Nebraska will welcome fans to Memorial Stadium on Saturday for the annual Red-White Spring Game presented by FNBO. Approximately 54,000 tickets have been sold for the spring game as of Wednesday morning with tickets still available at Huskers.com.

Below is information for fans attending Saturday’s Red-White contest, with kickoff set for 11:05 a.m.  The game will be televised by BTN and available on the Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com and the official Huskers App. 
 
Tickets & Gate Information

• Fans are encouraged to purchase mobile tickets in advance of Saturday’s game. Tickets are $15 each and are available at Huskers.com.
• On game day, tickets may still be purchased for $15 when purchased through Huskers.com and choosing mobile delivery. Tickets purchased in person at ticket windows on game day will be $25 each.
• The Athletic Ticket Office on Stadium Drive will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and tickets may be purchased using credit/debit cards or cash.  Tickets can also be purchased at Gate 21 beginning at 9 a.m.
• Fans should access their mobile tickets to the game prior to reaching the stadium gates. To make the process of entering Memorial Stadium as efficient as possible fans are encouraged to access their ticket account and save their digital tickets to their Apple or Google Wallet apps prior to arrival.
• Stadium gates will open at 9:30 a.m. Gates 1, 6, 8 and 17 will be closed for entry. Gates 18, 19 and 21 will close shortly after kickoff.
• Re-entry will be allowed through the end of the third quarter. After that point, there will be no entry to Memorial Stadium.
• Fans are encouraged to travel light. All bags, purses or carry items must conform to Memorial Stadium’s clear bag policy. For more information on clear bags and other game day policies and procedures, please visit Huskers.com/operations.   

Parking & Transportation Information

• There will be several cashiered lots around Memorial Stadium for fans. Lots on the UNL Campus, at Haymarket Park and Pinnacle Bank Arena will all cost $10 each.
• All campus lots will open at 6 a.m. and payment for those lots will be credit or debit card only. (No Cash). Fans are encouraged to either log onto https://unl.parkmobile.io or download the Park Mobile App.
• All Pinnacle Bank Arena controlled lots (Festival Parking, PBA Garage) open at 7 a.m. and are Cash Only.
• Haymarket Park parking lots (20 & 21) will open at 6:00 am on Saturday. Additional baseball and softball parking is available in Pinnacle Bank Arena’s Festival Lot on the south side of the Breslow Ice Hockey for $10.
• Fans with a Husker baseball or softball ticket can show a ticket upon lot entry and be let in free of charge. The Lot 20 VIP area will be reserved after the conclusion of Friday evening’s games and will be held for VIP individuals for Saturday’s baseball game.
• Lot 19 will be used for Teammates Mentoring organization for the Red-White spring game and will likely not have parking stalls available until approximately 2:00 pm.
• All parking is general admission.
• Responsible tailgating will be enforced by lot attendants.
• The city’s Big Red Express (StarTran) will not be operating for the spring game.
• Rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft have a designated drop off/pickup area on Vine Street just east of 14^th Street. 
• Reserved, pre-paid parking is available for the spring game at City of Lincoln garages designated with “Park & Go” signs. Visit parkandgo.org to find locations and rates and to reserve parking. All-day parking at on-street parking meters is available through the Passport application. Downtown parking meters are enforced Saturday’s from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Download at the App Store, passportparking.com. When creating a new session, use Zone 90. Parking meters are enforced Monday-Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• To avoid gameday traffic and parking challenges, fans are urged to visit lincoln.ne.gov/closures or use the Waze mobile app.
• There are numerous lane closures in downtown Lincoln near Memorial Stadium. Fans should plan for congestion on those streets and allow ample time to arrive for the spring game.

Husker Nation Pavilion

• The Husker Nation Pavilion will be staged on Stadium Drive on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. The Husker Nation Pavilion will include food vendors, inflatables, and other interactive activities for fans of all ages. All activities on Stadium Drive will shut down at kickoff.

Rosters & Media Coverage

• Rosters will be sold at Memorial Stadium concession stands for $1.
• Rosters for the spring game will also be available on-line at Huskers.com later this week, available to download on the official Huskers mobile app, and QR codes will be placed in the Memorial Stadium concourses to download the roster.
• The Huskers Radio Network will provide radio coverage of the Red-White game statewide and around the world through Huskers.com, and the official Huskers App. Husker Sports Network coverage begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, and Jessica Coody will provide the coverage of the Red-White game on the Huskers Radio Network.
• The game can be seen live on BTN beginning at 11 a.m. Larry Punteney, Kenny Bell and Brooke Fletcher will be on the call for BTN.

Other Husker Events this Weekend

• Both the Nebraska baseball and softball teams will be home for a three-game series this weekend. The baseball team will host Iowa, with Saturday’s first pitch set for 1:15 p.m. The softball game against Northwestern on Saturday begins at 1:30 p.m.   A limited number of tickets remain for each of the baseball and softball games. Visit Huskers.com to purchase tickets.

EARLY DEFICIT COSTS HUSKERS ON TUESDAY

Nebraska couldn’t climb out of an early four-run deficit, as the Huskers fell 9-4 vs. Kansas on Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

Nebraska (25-13) scored four runs on eight hits, while Kansas (22-15) totaled nine runs, 11 hits and an error.

Tyler Stone led the way for the Huskers, going 3-for-4 with a solo home run in the second inning. Cayden Brumbaugh finished 1-for-4 with an RBI double, while Riley Silva extended his on-base streak to 13 games and stole his 23rd base of the season. Josh Caron, Dylan Carey and Joshua Overbeek each added a hit for the Big Red.

Drew Christo fell to 1-3 on the season after giving up four runs on four hits in two innings. The junior recorded a season-high five strikeouts and issued two walks. Caleb Clark allowed one run on one hit with a pair of strikeouts in an inning of work.

Tucker Timmerman and Kyle Froehlich combined to pitch an inning, while Jalen Worthley, Evan Borst, Kyle Perry and Casey Daiss threw one relief inning apiece. Grant Cleavinger and Trey Frahm teamed up to record the final three outs for the NU pitching staff.

Silva was plunked in the first inning, before stealing second and taking third on an errant throw from the KU pitcher with one out. A lineout followed by a strikeout prevented the Husker offense from plating the game’s first run in the opening frame.

The Jayhawks erupted for four runs in the top of the second to jump ahead 4-0. KU had runners on first and second with a one-out single and a walk, while an RBI double to left-center, followed by an RBI groundout had the visitors up a pair. Kansas plated their third run of the night on a wild pitch, before John Nett’s solo homer to right made it a four-run game.

Nebraska immediately got one of the four runs back with Stone’s 418-foot solo homer to begin the bottom of the second.

The lead grew back to four in the top of the third after a leadoff solo home run to right off the bat of Michael Brooks.

Kansas led off the inning for the second straight time with a solo homer in the fourth, while an RBI single later in the inning built the lead to 7-1.

The Huskers trimmed the deficit to four with a pair of runs on two hits in the fourth inning. Walks to Garrett Anglim and Overbeek gave the NU offense a pair of baserunners with two outs, setting up Brumbaugh’s two-RBI double off the wall in right-center.

After two scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth innings, the Jayhawks added to the lead with a two-RBI single from Collier Cranford to extend the lead to 9-3 in the seventh.

Nebraska had a pair of baserunners with two outs in the eighth after a full-count walk to Clay Bradford and Carey’s first-pitch single through the left side. Bradford came around to score on Overbeek’s RBI single that was drilled to right field.

The Huskers loaded the bases in the ninth inning, but couldn't come through as a flyout ended it.

Nebraska wraps up its homestand with a weekend series vs. Iowa on Friday-Sunday, April 26-28 at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. First pitch in Friday’s series opener between the Huskers and Hawkeyes is set for 6:05 p.m.

BREDWELL'S WALK-OFF HOMER COMPLETES SWEEP

Ava Bredwell hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to power the Nebraska softball team to a 7-6 victory over Iowa and complete a doubleheader sweep Tuesday at Bowlin Stadium.

Nebraska led 4-0 early and took a 5-3 lead into the seventh inning. But Iowa used a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to take a 6-5 lead. Bredwell answered with her seventh home run of the season to give Nebraska its second walk-off win of the doubleheader.

With the win and hte doubleheader sweep, Nebraska improved to 27-19 on the season and moved to 10-6 in Big Ten play.

Bredwell and Billie Andrews each had two RBIs in the game while Bella Bacon was 2-for-4 and Katelyn Caneda went 2-for-3. Samantha Bland was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs and Peyton Cody went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.

In the circle, Sarah Harness started and re-entered the game in the seventh inning to earn the win. Harness (6-4) allowed three runs in 5.0 total innings. Emmerson Cope pitched 2.0 innings and gave up three runs.

Jalen Adams (9-12) took the loss for Iowa, which fell to 16-23 on the year and 4-13 in conference play.

Nebraska nearly grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Billie Andrews narrowly missed a leadoff home run. Andrews hit a deep drive into the wind in center and the ball had home-run distance but Iowa center fielder Grace Banes reached over the wall to rob a would-be home run.

The Huskers had two hits in the second inning but could not score.

Then in the third, Nebraska scored four runs. Caneda led off with a double and Brooke Andrews followed with a single. Billie Andrews lined a two-run double to left center to give Nebraska a 2-0 lead. Billie Andrews then scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0. With two outs, Cody walked and Bacon reached on an error to load the bases before a wild pitch brought home the fourth run of the inning.

Iowa got a run back in the top of the fourth on a solo home run.

In the fifth, Iowa loaded the bases with one out. A two-run single then cut the Husker lead to 4-3 and the Hawkeyes still had runners on second and third with two outs but the Huskers escaped further damage. 

Nebraska got a run back in the bottom of the fifth to make it 5-3. Bland drew a leadoff walk and stole second after the next two Huskers were retired. Cody then came through with an RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, a leadoff walk, a single and a three-run homer gave Iowa a 6-5 lead.

That set the stage for Bredwell's big hit in the bottom of hte seventh. Cody drew a one-out walk and was replaced by pinch runner Alina Felix. After a pop out marked the second out of the inning, Bredwell launched a 1-2 pitch over the wall in left for the win.

Nebraska remains home this weekend when the Huskers host league-leading Northwestern in a three-game series at Bowlin Stadium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

Post-Game Notes

• Nebraska won on a walk-off hit for the second straight game. Bella Bacon had a walk-off double in game one of the doubleheader and Ava Bredwell had the walk-off home run in game two.
• The Huskers have hit two walk-off home runs this season.
• Nebraska won a game it trailed for the 16th time this season.
• The Huskers played yet another one-run game. Five of Nebraska's last six games have been decided by one run while nine of the Huskers' 16 Big Ten games have been one-run games.
• NU improved to 10-6 this season in one-run games.