The Nebraska Cornhuskers will host the Iowa Hawkeyes for a three-game series from May 8th to 10th at Hawks Field in Lincoln, NE. Nebraska is currently ranked #25 with a record of 34-14, while Iowa holds a record of 29-18.
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Iowa Hawkeyes (29-18, 12-12 B1G) at #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers (34-14, 17-7 B1G)
Location:Â Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, Lincoln, NE
Dates:Â May 8th-10th
Times (all CDT):Â Friday @ 6pm , Saturday @ 2pm, Sunday @ 2pm
Coaches:Â Rick Heller (13th season, 785-602-2) & Will Bolt (7th season, 204-140-1)
TV/Stream:Â Friday is on Nebraska Public Media, Sunday will be on BTN, All games on B1G+
**Radio:**All Nebraska games on Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App
Well, where have we seen a talented but dazed Husker team take on a âmidâ Iowa team before? Itâs a nightmare weâve seen time and time agains in seemingly every sport. After having a lot of âluckâ metrics go their way for the entire season, the Huskers seemingly had every break go against them in Columbus last week. So far, a return home has righted the ship in a big way after some struggles away from home. Will the final few (regular season, fingers crossed) home games give them their mojo back? (Shout out, Mojo Hagge!)
Iowa has piled up wins by beating up on the weak sisters of the poor, with the 222nd ranked non-conference schedule. They are not as good as their overall record (which still isnât great) might make you think. In conference, theyâve been swept by the 2 California teams, and lost to Michigan State. Theyâve beaten bottom feeders Maryland, Indiana and Penn State, but have also won series against Minnesota and most recently Illinois.
Barring being swept by Nebraska and then Purdue, Iowa should be in the group that that plays in Omaha for the right to play in the final tournament against the top 4 seeds. I wouldnât get too attached to that âsweepâ thought though. Things rarely go as planned when the Hawkeyes come to town.
Game 1: RHP Carson Jasa (8-2, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Guerin (2-2, 6.80 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Ty Horn (2-2, 4.06 ERA) vs. RHP Maddux Frese (4-2, 2.56 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Gavin Blachowicz (4-2, 3.08 ERA) vs. TBD
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will face the Iowa Hawkeyes from May 8th to 10th.
The games will take place at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, NE.
Nebraska has a record of 34-14, while Iowa has a record of 29-18.
Nebraska is currently ranked #25 in college baseball.
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Coach Bolt and Co. have found their Friday night starter in Carson Jasa. They were protecting him in a way earlier in the year, putting him in a slightly less stressful day in Saturday, usually battling a less superior pitcher on the other team. Now he is âThe Manâ, and despite picking up the loss, he pitched very well. One ball just trickling out of Case Sandersonâs glove on a tough play was maybe the difference in the game. Going more than 6 innings has to be a goal going forward.
Welcome back to the rotation Ty Horn. He has rediscovered that little bit extra of his fastball that he was without for his last few Friday starts. That along with the confidence/attitude readjustment, and the giving his all on every pitch instead of worrying about going through an order a third time unlocked the Ty we saw at the end of 2025. Bolt said with only one mid week game left, Ty affecting multiple games a week wouldnât be as important, so made the decision to replace the suddenly struggling Katskee easier.
Bolt also said he thought Gavin Blachowicz just fit better on Sundays when deciding where to place Horn. Blachowicz suffered from a couple bad breaks, especially the 3 RBI triple that Drew Grego just couldnât quite get ahold of. Even-so, Blachowicz has been the most even keeled starter, even without his best stuff, so expect Championship Sundays to get back on track.
Iowa has been searching for a starting rotation all season. Theyâve finally arrived back where they started on Friday nights with Tyler Guerin. The 6â6â righty had a bad start to the season, then regrouped mostly in the bullpen before starting the past 3 weekends. He doesnât go long, rarely getting to 70 pitches, and is very prone to walking pitchers. Iowa has a lot of relievers it trusts, so the leash isnât long for its starters.
Maddux Frese has been a revelation over then last month for the Hawkeyes. Not only is he pitching effective, allowing 2 runs or less in 4 of his last 5 starts, but he is going deep into games, with quality starts in each of those 4 games as well. Heâs not a big strikeout guy, in fact he gets most of his outs via fly balls. That can be an adventure, depending on the wind at Haymarket Park. Logan Runde has been the third pitcher for the team over the entire year, but has struggled of late, so the team is considering a couple other options, depending on how the series goes for Sunday.
This weekend will be a battle between the top 2 hitting teams in the conference. Last week Nebraska was #1 and Iowa was #2, but as you can imagine after Columbus, the two have flipped. Itâs a rare Iowa team in that the offense carries the pitching staff. Probably been 2019 since that happened.
The best hitter on the Hawkeyes is easily in the mix of top 5 batters in the conference depending on the criteria. That is second baseman Gable Mitchell, who thankfully is finally a senior. He has taken the conference lead in hits and batting average away from Mac Moyer after last week. He has 75 hits, and is batting .393. At 5â9, 185 lbs, heâs not a big home run threat with 5 on the year, but can pile up doubles, with 14 on the year, and a B1G leading 4 triples as well. He will run on occasion, stealing 11 of 15 bases.
Caleb Wolf is almost a Mitchell clone. The diminutive first baseman is the same size as Mitchell and second on the team in batting average at .370. Wolf also has 12 doubles and 3 home runs.
In fact, the whole team has a similar stat line of piling up singles and doubles, and not really worrying about home run power. The team leader in home runs has only 6, and that is short stop and usual leadoff man Kooper Schulte. Schulte also leads the team with 17 doubles on the season while batting .286.
Iowa likes to run, stealing the second most bases in the Big Ten to Minnesota at 85. Outfielder Kellen Strohmeyer leads the team, going 17 for 17 on the season.
Iowa has numerous arms they turn to during a weekend, with 7 pitchers having over 12 appearances out of the pen on the season so far. Their most trusted arm is do everything reliever Kyle Alivo. He is tied for the team lead with 3 saves, and has thrown 38 innings in mostly relief. That includes a big time outing in his last appearance, going for 5 innings with 8 strikeouts Saturday against Illinois.
Freshman lefty Brolan Frost leads the pen with a 2.94 ERA and 0.94 WHIP. He has made 15 appearances, for 18.1 innings. Heâs been used a lot more recently, throwing an inning in one game against Illinois and then coming in for a single left handed batter in another. Expect to see something similar this weekend.
Grad transfer Joe Husak leads the team in appearances with 19 on the season. He has a 5.19 ERA and has struck out 23 batters in 26 innings of work. He should be in multiple games against Nebraska if the score is close.
As always, Iowa is an elite defense. They are currently #1 in the B1G and #3 in the country with a 98.5 fielding percentage.
Iowa leads the all time series 29-26 against Nebraska. In their last meeting, the Hawkeyes won 2 out of 3 in Iowa City last season.