Head coach Will Bolt announced the 2024 baseball schedule Wednesday, which features 27 home games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park for the Huskers.

“We are really excited about the 2024 season and slate of games on the schedule,” Bolt said. “The Big Ten continues to improve every year and our non-conference matchups will help us get ready for league play. I’m looking forward to our home schedule this year and can’t wait to play in front of our great fans at Hawks Field in six months.”

The 2024 slate includes six 2023 NCAA Tournament participants in Big Ten regular-season and tournament champion Maryland, Southland Conference regular-season and tournament champion Nicholls and at-large selections Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas Tech.

The Huskers begin the 56-game campaign in one of college baseball’s premier events at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown (Feb. 16-18) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Nebraska opens the season against Baylor, before taking on Texas Tech and Oklahoma.

The following two weekends, Nebraska treks to Phoenix and Charleston, S.C., for consecutive four-game series at Grand Canyon (Feb. 22-25) and College of Charleston (Feb. 29-Mar. 3).

NU gets an early jump on its home slate and plays 11 of its next 13 games at Hawks Field. The Huskers open the home schedule with a three-game series against South Alabama (March 8-10). After a quick trip to Wichita for a pair of midweek games at Wichita State (Feb. 12-13), the Big Red return home for an eight-game homestand.

The Huskers begin the homestand with a three-game set against Nicholls (March 15-17) before midweek visits from Omaha (March 19) and North Dakota State (March 20). NU wraps up non-conference action before league play by hosting New Mexico State (March 22-24) and traveling to K-State (March 26).

Nebraska opens Big Ten play on the road at Northwestern (March 28-30) before a midweek visit to Creighton (April 2) and a home series with Ohio State (April 5-7).

The Big Red visit Kansas (April 9) and make the trip to Rutgers (April 12-14), followed by a stretch of eight consecutive home games beginning with Creighton (April 16).

NU welcomes Maryland (April 19-21) to Hawks Field and takes on Kansas (April 23) in a midweek return visit before wrapping up the homestand with Iowa (April 26-28).

The Huskers step out of Big Ten action with midweek contests at Creighton (April 30) and against K-State (May 1) in Lincoln, followed by a trip to Minnesota (May 3-5).

Nebraska hosts South Dakota State (May 8) and concludes the regular-season slate with a home series against Indiana (May 10-12) and a visit to Michigan State (May 16-18) in the final weekend of Big Ten play. 

Charles Schwab Field in Omaha will be the setting for the Big Ten Tournament for the seventh time, having previously been the site in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023. The 2024 event runs May 21-26, and the tournament champion advances to the NCAA Tournament with the league’s automatic bid.

SCHUTZ CLAIMS BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR

Berlyn Schutz was honored as the Big Ten Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week, announced by the conference on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

The freshman from Lincoln opened her first season as a Husker with back-to-back meet titles. On Saturday, Schutz won her division at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite, covering the course in 17:10.66. She finished eight seconds before the next finisher and helped Nebraska to a second-place team finish. A week prior, Schutz crossed the line first in 17:17.18, propelling the NU women to a team title at the Augustana Twilight.

Alea Hardie was the last Husker to earn a cross country weekly award, with the announcement from the Big Ten on Oct. 5, 2022. As the second honor of her freshman season, Hardie became the first Nebraska cross country athlete to win multiple weekly honors in one season.

The Huskers return to action on Sept. 29 at the Gans Creek Classic, hosted by Mizzou. Races begin at 9 a.m. (CT) on the Gans Creek Cross Country Course.

HUSKERS CONTINUE CONFERENCE PLAY AT OSU, #4 PSU

After three-straight home matches, the Nebraska soccer team continues conference play as it hits the road to face Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State this week.

The Huskers (6-1-2, 0-0-1 Big Ten) will meet Ohio State (4-2-2, 0-0-1 Big Ten) on Thursday starting at 5 p.m. (CT) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. On Sunday, Nebraska battles the Nittany Lions (7-0-1, 1-0-0 Big Ten) starting at 12 p.m. (CT) at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa. Thursday’s match will air on BTN and Sunday’s game will stream on Big Ten Plus.

Last Time Out

The Nebraska soccer team opened conference play on Friday evening with a 1-1 tie against Wisconsin in front of 1,771 fans, the second-highest attendance in Barbara Hibner Stadium history.

Next Up

The Huskers will return home to matchup with Rutgers on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7:05 p.m. (CT). The match will be aired on BTN.

Quick Notes

  • The NCAA released this week’s RPI on Monday, and Nebraska is ranked 18th.
  • Nebraska’s devoted fan base has continued its strong attendance numbers at Hibner Stadium this season. In five matches this season, NU welcomed 5,599 fans overall, an average of 1,120 per contest. This average ranks 21st nationally and is fourth in the Big Ten.
  • Dale earned her second-straight Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor last week as she currently leads the country and conference in total goals (13) and game-winning goals (5), while also leading the conference in shots on goal (25) and points (28). Additionally, she’s tallied five braces in just nine games to open the season.
  • Junior forward Sarah Weber has continued her strong offensive attack as she is second in the conference standings in shots (36), third in shots on goal (18) and ninth in points (11).
  • As a team, the Huskers are third in the nation in shots on goal per game (10.67), fifth in assists per game (29), sixth in points per game (87) and tied for seventh in total goals (29).
  • In the goal, senior Sami Hauk has recorded 34 saves and is currently third in the conference standings in saves per game (3.78). The Huskers have tallied three shutouts in nine contests.
  • The Huskers’ six goals against Eastern Washington marked the most finishes the Huskers have tallied in a regular season match since the 2011 victory against Northern Arizona (8-1) and the most goals on the road since the win in 2009 at Kansas (7-4). Additionally, that was the first time since NU’s victory over Missouri in 2021 that the Big Red has netted four or more goals in the second half.
  • This season’s win over Eastern Washington also marked the 350th win in program history. Head Coach John Walker achieved the same milestone, having been at the helm of the program since its inception in 1994.
  • Head Coach John Walker is in his 30th season, alongside assistant coaches Savanah Anderson-Baer (first season), Ian Bridge (eighth season) and Marty Everding (26th season).       

Scouting the Ohio State Buckeyes

  • Ohio State is 4-2-2 overall with a 0-0-1 record in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes enter the week after a recent 1-1 tie against Michigan State on the road.
  • The Huskers lead the all-time series against Ohio State 5-4-3, dating back to the first meeting between the teams 2011. NU defeated the Buckeyes last season at home in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, 4-0.
  • Head Coach Lori Walker-Hock is 286-196-59 in her 27th season at Ohio State. She is assisted by Brian Jankowski, Gavin MacLeod and Shannon Locke.
  • Players to Watch
    • #21 Kailyn Dudukovich (Junior F): Team high seven goals and four assists
    • #2 Amanda Schlueter (Freshman F/MF): Recorded three goals and two assists to open 2023
    • #1 Molly Pritchard (Sophomore GK): Has tallied 27 saves and earned four wins

Scouting the Penn State Nittany Lions

  • Penn State is 7-0-1 this season with a 1-0-0 record in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions face Rutgers on Thursday night before their matchup against Nebraska on Sunday.
  • PSU leads the all-time series between the two teams, 6-3-2, dating back to 2011. Most recently, the Huskers defeated Penn State at home, 4-2.
  •  Head Coach Erica Dambach is 305-117-29 at Penn State. Dambach is assisted by Ann Cook, Tim Wassell and Daniel Baker.
  • Players to Watch
    • #33 Olivia Borgen (Sophomore MF): Team-high eight points (four goals)
    • #12 Payton Linnehan (Senior F): Team-high three assists and two goals
    • #26 Katherine Asman (Graduate GK): Ha recorded four shutouts and 23 saves this season