Nebraska hits the road for Creighton on Tuesday night, where the two teams will resume the suspended game from last month and play in the series finale at Charles Schwab Field.
The Huskers and Bluejays will resume the suspended game at 5 p.m. with the game tied at four in the bottom of the seventh inning with Nebraska batting and no outs. Gabe Swansen will be at the plate with the bases loaded and an 0-0 count.
Following the completion of the suspended game, the Huskers and Bluejays will meet in the series finale scheduled for 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, with Carter Blackburn and Todd Coffey on the call. Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call the action on the Huskers Radio Network, which can be heard on KLIN (1400 AM, 99.3 FM) in Lincoln and KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha.
Nebraska vs. Creighton
- Nebraska and Creighton have met 145 times on the baseball diamond, with the Huskers holding an 86-57-2 advantage in the all-time series.
- Creighton has won the last four meetings after winning earlier this season in Omaha. The last time the Huskers won over the Bluejays was on March 26, 2019 with a 6-3 victory in Omaha.
Speed & Power Combo
- Brice Matthews is one of three players nationally with at least 17 home runs and 17 stolen bases this season.
- Matthews and North Carolina’s Mac Horvath are the only two players at the Power Five level with 17 homers and 17 stolen bases, joining Morehead State’s Ryley Preece.
Player (School) BA HR SB
Ryley Preece (MSU) .332 18 18
Mac Horvath (UNC) .312 19 21
Brice Matthews (NEB) .382 17 18
Matthews, Anderson in Elite Company
- Through May 7, Brice Matthews and Max Anderson are two of the 10 players nationally hitting at least .380 at the plate with 17-plus home runs and 58 or more RBI this season.
Player (School) BA HR RBI
Charlie Condron (Georgia) .410 22 61
Charlie Pagliarini (Fairfield) .399 18 67
Max Anderson (Nebraska) .398 19 58
Jeremiah Jenkins (Maine) .396 17 68
Ethan Petry (South Carolina) .395 21 68
Brice Matthews (Nebraska) .382 17 59
Edrick Felix (FGCU) .381 21 64
Joe Kinker (FGCU) .380 17 66
Nick Lorusso (Maryland) .380 20 84
Three’s Company
- Nebraska is one of five teams nationally with at least three players with 14 or more home runs this season.
- Max Anderson leads the Big Red with 19 homers, followed by Max Anderson and Gabe Swansen with 17 and 14 home runs, respectively.
- Nebraska is one of three Power Five schools with three players having 14-plus home runs, joining Florida (SEC) and South Carolina (SEC).
- FGCU (ASUN) and Campbell (Big South) lead the way with four players homering at least 14 times this season.
Anderson Moves to Eighth on All-Time HR List
- Max Anderson enters Tuesday night tied for eighth all-time with 36 career home runs at Nebraska.
- Anderson is tied with Paul Meyers (1984-1986) and is five away from Darin Erstad (1993-95) in seventh.
No. Player (Years) HR
- Matt Hopper (2000-03) 64
- Bobby Benjamin (1988-90) 48
- Dan Johnson (2000-01) 46
- Scott Schreiber (2015-18) 44
Alex Gordon (2003-05) 44
- Steve Stanicek (1980-82) 42
- Darin Erstad (1993-95) 41
- Max Anderson (2021-Pres.) 36
Paul Meyers (1984-86) 36
- Ken Harvey (1997-99) 35
Huskers Closing in on Single-Season HR Record
- Through 45 games, the Big Red have totaled 83 home runs, which is second-most in program history.
- Before this season, the Huskers hadn’t reached the 75-homer mark in a season since 2003.
No. Season HR
- 1985 93
- 2023 83
- 2001 81
1988 81
- 1999 77
- 2003 76
2000 76
1990 76
- 2002 74
- 1986 73
Burnham Plunked Sixth-Most Times in Season
- Casey Burnham has been hit by pitch 18 times this season, which is tied for sixth-most in program history.
- Burnham is three away from reaching a four-way tie for third with Kash Kalkowksi (2013), Dave Crain (1995) and Derek Dukart (1994).
No. Player (Year) HBP
- Daniel Bruce (2002) 28
- Corey Miller (1996) 24
- Kash Kalkowski (2013) 21
Dave Crain (1995) 21
Derek Dukart (1994) 21
- Casey Burnham (2023) 18
Bryan Peters (2011) 18
Bryan Peters (2010) 18
DJ Belfonte (2007) 18
Brant Vlieger (2000) 18
Husker Duo Nearing Single-Season HR Chart
- Entering the second week of May, Max Anderson and Brice Matthews are nearing the top 10 for home runs in a single-season at Nebraska.
- Anderson is tied with Alex Gordon (2005) and Darin Erstad (1995) for ninth, while Matthews is two shy of the ninth-place trio.
No. Player (Year) HR
- Dan Johnson (2001) 25
- Jed Morris (2002) 23
Ken Harvey (1999) 23
- Matt Hopper (2003) 22
- Matt Hopper (2000) 21
Dan Johnson (2000) 21
Bobby Benjamin (1988) 21
- Steve Stanicek (1982) 20
- Max Anderson (2023) 19
Alex Gordon (2005) 19
Darin Erstad (1995) 19
Numbers to Know
5 – With seven strikeouts in the win at No. 23 Maryland, Shay Schanaman climbed to fifth all-time at Nebraska with 235 career strikeouts.
14 – Nebraska is one of five teams nationally with at least three players totaling 14-plus homers this season, joining Florida (SEC), South Carolina (SEC), FGCU (ASUN) and Campbell (Big South).
6 – The Huskers are 23-2-1 this season when holding the lead after the sixth inning.
15 – Casey Burnham sits 15th nationally after being plunked 18 times this season. The Kansas transfer is currently tied for sixth in most times hit by pitch in a single-season at Nebraska.
10 – With 83 home runs this season, the Huskers are 10 away from the program record set in 1985. This season is the first time the Big Red have had 75-plus homers since 2003.
