Tag: Nebraska NCAA Tournament

Huskers bounce back in elimination with 7-5 win over Niagara

The Nebraska baseball team entered Saturday afternoon facing elimination in the NCAA Regional. The Huskers clashed against Niagara in Saturday’s showdown and, following a rough start, bounced back to survive, winning 7-5. The Purple Eagles took off …

The Nebraska baseball team entered Saturday afternoon facing elimination in the NCAA Regional. The Huskers clashed against Niagara in Saturday’s showdown and, following a rough start, bounced back to survive, winning 7-5.

The Purple Eagles took off in the first inning, scoring three runs off the opening five pitches before earning another run in the second. But Nebraska responded, outscoring Niagara 7-1 through the following five innings. Mason McConnaughey earned the win on the mound, throwing for 6.0 innings and facing 28 batters.

McConnaughey coughed up five hits and five runs but delivered 10 strikeouts on the day. Jalen Worthley pitched the final three innings and earned the save. Worthley stood against 11 batters and allowed two hits while throwing two strikeouts.

Nebraska delivered eight hits and earned six RBIs and three home runs. Gabe Swansen and Case Sanderson led the way for the Huskers in the batter’s box. Swansen slammed two solo home runs on the afternoon, bringing him up to six total home runs in the postseason. Sanderson drove in four RBIs, the majority coming off a three-run home run in the third.

The Huskers earned their 40th win of the season, their first 40-win season since 2014. Nebraska moves on to the second elimination game and will await the loser between Florida and Oklahoma State on Sunday.

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Nebraska baseball set to face Florida in Stillwater Regional

The Huskers return to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year absence and will travel down to Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Huskers return to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year absence and will travel down to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Now, Nebraska will look to make its first super regional since 2005.

The Huskers are in the Stillwater Regional along with Florida, No. 11 Oklahoma State, and Niagara. Nebraska punched its ticket to the tournament following its first Big Ten Tournament Championship and is entering with a 39-20 record.

The championship win is the Huskers’ first tournament win as a member of the Big Ten Conference after winning the conference regular season in 2021.

Tournament MVP Josh Caron launched six home runs across the Big Ten Tournament, the most home runs in a single Big Ten Tournament. Caron also set the total bases record in the tournament with 28.

Nebraska even set a Big Ten Tournament record with 17 doubles in six games. The Huskers’ pitching staff recorded 56 strikeouts over six games in the tournament.

Nebraska opens the regional against Florida on Friday. This is the second meeting between the Huskers and Gators on the diamond. The first pitch is set for 3 p.m. The Gators enter the tournament with 28-27 following a first-round knockout in the SEC Tournament.

Niagara is 38-15 on the season and punched its ticket in with a MAAC Championship win. Oklahoma State, which won the Big 12 Championship, plays host in the Regional.

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Nebraska Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament History

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is right around the corner. Heading into the 2024 edition of the postseason, it appears as if the Nebraska Cornhuskers will be making their eighth trip to March Madness. The Huskers are 0-7 all-time in the …

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is right around the corner. Heading into the 2024 edition of the postseason, it appears as if the Nebraska Cornhuskers will be making their eighth trip to March Madness.

The Huskers are 0-7 all-time in the Tournament and are the only power conference school that has never won an NCAA Tournament game.

Nebraska has made postseason trips before, having appeared in the National Invitation Tournament nineteen times with a combined record of 24-18. They even won the tournament in 1996.

The Huskers last NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2014 when they lost to Baylor. Their first appearance was in 1986 when they lost to Western Kentucky in the Round of 64.

You can find an entire history of Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament history below.

March Madness expert projects Nebraska as nine seed

March madness expert Andy Katz latest projection has the Cornhuskers as a top 10 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball team is looking to make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2013-14 season and just its second since the turn of the millennium.

At 19-8 overall and 9-7 in Big Ten play, the Huskers have positioned themselves well to go dancing. One March Madness expert is projecting the Huskers to be a 9 seed come March.

In his latest projections, Andy Katz has the Huskers as the No. 9 seed in the South Region, facing the Colorado State Rams in the first round. If the Huskers would end up with the South Region’s No. 9 seed, their first round matchup would be in Memphis, Tennessee.

While the Huskers can practically smell the tournament, they’ll first need to take care of business throughout the rest of the regular season. They have remaining matchups against Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers and Michigan.

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A closer look at Nebraska’s comeback victory against No. 6 Wisconsin

The Nebraska men’s basketball team had one of their biggest wins of the year on Thursday night.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team had one of their biggest wins of the year on Thursday night. The Cornhuskers overcame a 19-point deficit to defeat No. 6 Wisconsin, 80-72, in overtime.

C.J. Wilcher led the way for Nebraska with a career-high 22 points. The Huskers fell behind 19 before clawing back to force overtime. Head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg told the press after the game that he was proud of the way his team responded after falling behind.

“We jumped them at halftime. That’s about as animated as I’ve been at halftime, and to their credit, they came out and responded, and that’s what it’s all about. You’ve got to find a way to bounce back when things aren’t going your way.”

The head coach also said the home crowd is the best he’s seen since becoming the head coach at Nebraska.

“Best environment I’ve seen since I’ve been here, for sure. They absolutely were a huge part in that win. I think when C.J. cut it to seven, when we finally got it under ten, the roof blew off the place. Then we just kept chipping away and finally get the lead there late in the game. And our fans were phenomenal.”

With the win, Nebraska now improves to 16-6 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten. The Huskers will take the floor next on Sunday, February 4, against No. 14 Illinois in Champaign.

You can find a photo gallery of Nebraska’s win below.