Baseball: 2021
Baseball archive: 2021
Will Bolt's Huskers won the Big Ten championship in his first full season as coach. In the NCAA Tournament, Nebraska was eliminated by No. 1 national seeed Arkansas in the championship game of the Fayetteville regional.
August
Outfielder Matt Evans from Canada announces his commitment to the Huskers' 2023 class.
Former Husker Jake Meyers hits his first major-league home run, and then a grand slam, in the Astros' 8-2 win over the Angels.
Kansas City-area pitcher Beau Peterson, 14 years old and not yet in high school, commits to the Huskers.
Noah Madsen, a California pitcher with Nebraska family connections, has committed to the Huskers for 2023.
July
Right-handed pitcher Dawson McCarville, a transfer from Grand Canyon, announces his commitment to the Huskers.
Spencer Schwellenbach signs with the Braves for a reported $1 million, and Cade Povich signs with the Twins.
Nebraska adds pitcher Mason Ornelas via a player purge at Texas A&M.
Elkhorn pitcher Drew Christo is heading to Nebraska instead of turning pro after not being selected in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft. | Phillies pick Wynne
The Atlanta Braves take Spencer Schwellenbach in the second round of the MLB draft, and Cade Povich goes to the Twins in the third.
Rob Childress is returning to Husker baseball as director of player development. | Discuss
The OWH looks back 20 years at Nebraska's first run to the College World Series.
Will Bolt has received a pay raise and a contract extension through the 2026 season.
The Huskers finish in the top 25 for the first time in 13 years.
June
D1Baseball names Spencer Schwellenbach to its first-team All-America squad.
Kansas City-area infielder/pitcher Austin Berggren commits to the Huskers for 2022.
Longtime Nebraska baseball commit Mikey Pauley gets a Kansas State football offer to play quarterback.
Dwight Siebler, who threw Nebraska's first no-hitter but lost the game, has died at age 83.
Spencer Schwellenbach adds first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors to his list of accolades.
Bellevue West pitcher Jaxon Jelkin has accepted a Nebraska walk-on offer.
Will Bolt reflects on the Huskers memorable season during a Big Red Blitz stop in South Sioux City.
Congrats to Spencer Schwellenbach, named college baseball's Two-Way Player of the Year and a second-team Baseball America All-American.
Athletic Director Bill Moos says he intends to "reinvest in the success" of Nebraska baseball.
Why did Mojo Hagge become a target of Arkansas fans? The OWH looks into it.
Max Anderson is named to Collegiate Baseball's freshman All-America team.
Spencer Schwellenbach is one of 25 semifinalists for college baseball's highest individual honor, the Golden Spikes Award.
Under the tutelage of Will Bolt, the seniors of 2021 helped awaken the Nebraska baseball program from a long slumber, Tad Stryker writes. More commentary from Nebraska's swan song in Fayetteville: Sipple, Shatel, Babcock, McKewon
Arkansas scores four runs with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning to end the Huskers' baseball season with a 6-2 win in Fayetteville. | Stats | Photos
The Huskers upset Arkansas, 5-3, to force a Monday showdown for a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals. | Stats | Photos | Quotes
An 18-4 romp over NJIT keeps the Huskers alive in the Fayetteville NCAA regional and sets up a Sunday night rematch against top-ranked Arkansas. | Stats
Walks and miscues hurt Nebraska as No. 1 Arkansas leads from start to finish in a 5-1 win over the Huskers in the NCAA tournament, and NU may be without Max Anderson on Sunday. | Stats | Photos
The Huskers dig out of a 4-0 hole and beat Northeastern 8-6 in the Fayetteville regional of the NCAA tournament. | Stats | Photos
Spencer Schwellenbach has been named second-team All-American.
Junior left-hander Cade Povich has again been named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.
MAY
The Huskers are shrugging off the toughness of their assignment after learning they'll have to get past No. 1 Arkansas in order to advance in the NCAA tournament. | Commentary: Callahan, Shatel, Sipple | Discuss
Tad Stryker reports on the low-scoring Nebraska-Michigan series and the robust crowds that turned out.
Spencer Schwellenbach is Player of the Year, Will Bolt is Coach of the Year, and Max Anderson is Freshman of the Year as the Big Ten hands out its 2021 honors.
Michigan snaps the Huskers' nine-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory in Saturday's first game, but Nebraska is able to rebound and take the weekend series with a 5-3 win at Haymarket Park. | Stats: 1, 2 | Photos
Due to rain in the forecast, a Saturday doubleheader with Michigan will wrap up the regular season.
Cade Povich and two other Nebraska pitchers team up for a four-hit shutout as the Huskers get win No. 30 by shading Michigan, 1-0, in the teams' series opener.Stats | Photos
Chance Hroch is named Big Ten pitcher of the week.
The Huskers are back in the top 25 in multiple polls.
Tad Stryker says Will Bolt has quickly built the kind of resilient, team-first mindset that Scott Frost is still trying to achieve in football. More commentary on Nebraska's big weekend: McKewon, Sipple, Peterson, Shatel
The Huskers have won the Big Ten title with a 9-0 romp Sunday over Ohio State, securing the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. | Stats | The celebration | Championship caps & shirts
Former Husker assistant Rob Childress is out after 16 seasons as head coach at Texas A&M.
Nebraska caps a stirring Saturday with a 3-1 win over Indiana behind Chance Rhoch's three-hitter after rallying earlier in the day from seven runs down in the final three innings to stun Ohio State, 11-9. | Stats: 1, 2
The bullpen delivers as the Huskers start a key weekend with an 8-5 win over Indiana. | Stats
Haymarket Park will allow over 90% capacity for Nebraska-Michigan baseball series.
Conference player of the week honors go to Cade Povich and Max Anderson.
Tad Stryker reports on Husker baseball's two-game sweep of Northwestern and the big innnings that were involved.
A six-run seventh inning and three more runs in the eighth lift Nebraska to an 11-5 win over Northwestern. Sunday's game has been canceled due to the Wildcats' COVID-19 issues. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
The Huskers trounce short-handed Northwestern, 12-2, behind dominant pitching from Cade Povich in the weekend series opener. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
Nebraska and all other Big Ten teams are shut out as hosts for NCAA regionals.
After getting blanked for 11 consecutive innings, the Huskers edge Rutgers, 7-6, with Griffin Everitt's RBI single in the top of the 13th and Koty Frank's save in the bottom of the frame. Stats
Nebraska splits its Sunday games, falling 4-2 to fast-starting Indiana and then rebounding for a 15-5 romp over Rutgers behind Luke Roskam's six RBIs. | Stats: 1, 2
After blowing a 4-1 lead, the Huskers beat Indiana 7-6 on Gunner Hellstrom's pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. | Stats
The Huskers get just three hits and are swept at home in a conference series for the first time in more than a decade in a 6-0 loss to Rutgers. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
Nebraska again falters late, blowing a 5-0 lead, and Rutgers' 6-5 victory brings a series loss for the first time this season. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
APRIL
Rutgers torches Husker relievers for seven runs in the final two innings for a 9-4 win to open the weekend series in Lincoln. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2, 3
The Huskers' pullpen is delivering results after an offseason overhaul.
Updated guidelines will allow attendance of up to 6,100 for this weekend's games against Rutgers.
Nebraska jumps into the top 25 for the first time in nearly four years after hitting the 20-win mark over the weekend.
After the Huskers squander a 6-0 lead, Jaxon Hallmark's throw to the plate from center field saves Nebraska in the 11th inning, and the Huskers score three runs in the 12th for a 9-6 decision over the Spartans. | Stats
Nebraska is held to just five hits in a 4-2 loss to Michigan State. | Stats
Cade Povich and Jake Bunz combine for a five-hit shutout of Michigan State as the Huskers start their weekend in East Lansing with a 4-0 win. | Stats
Nebraska strands 10 baserunners but completes a weekend sweep with a 5-3 win over Penn State. | Stats
Nebraska jumps ahead early and cruises to an 11-2 win over Penn State. | Stats
The Huskers break open a tie game with a five-run eighth inning and defeat Penn State, 8-2. | Stats
Nebraska has submitted a bid to host one of the 16 four-team regionals in NCAA postseason play.
Shay Schanaman rings up 11 strikeouts and Nebraska has its way at the plate in a 14-3 romp over Maryland. | Stryker report | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
A 5-1 Husker lead isn't enough as Maryland rallies for a 10-7 win to even up the weekend series. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2 | Video
Joe Acker's three doubles help pace Nebraska to a 6-2 win in the series opener against Maryland. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2 | Video
Nebraska rallies for seven runs in the sixth inning for a 12-7 victory and a series win over Illinois. | Stats
Four home runs can't save the Huskers in a 10-8 loss to Illinois that ends Nebraska's winning streak at seven games. | Stats
Nebraska rallies for an 8-6 win at Illinois and moves into first place in the Big Ten. | Stats
MARCH
Cade Povich earns Big Ten pitcher of the week honors.
A few game times have been adjusted, including weather-related moves in this weekend's Illinois series.
To Tad Stryker, the fans were the story in the sweep of Minnesota.
The lineup of televised games has been announced.
Shay Schanaman carries a shutout into the eighth inning as the Huskers complete a four-game sweep of Minnesota with a 10-2 win. | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
Nebraska ekes out an unlikely win in the first game and then blasts the Gophers in the second game for a Saturday doubleheader sweep. | Stats: 1, 2 | Photos: 1, 2
Cade Povich strikes out 10 in seven shutout innings as the Huskers win their home opener against Minnesota, 6-1. | Peterson commentary | Stats | Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4
Cam Chick earns Big Ten player of the week honors.
Max Anderson drives in five runs for the Huskers in a series-clinching 13-8 win over Iowa. | Stats
Cam Chick homers twice and drives in six runs as Nebraska gets a big lead and then hangs on to beat Iowa, 10-8. | Stats
The Huskers' skid reaches three games as Nebraska's offense is AWOL in a 3-0 loss at Iowa. | Stats
The weekend in Minneapolis ends in a thud, with Sunday losses to Ohio State and Iowa. | Stats: 1, 2
Spencer Schwellenbach snuffs Iowa's bases-loaded opportunity in the ninth, and Nebraska shuts out Iowa, 4-0. | Stats
Cade Povich registers a dozen strikeouts, the most by a Husker in more than a decade, in a 10-4 win over Ohio State. | Stats
Seven Nebraska pitchers team up for a shutout as the Huskers make it three in a row over Purdue, 4-0. | Stats
The Huskers sweep Saturday's doubleheader by scoring a total of 17 runs in pair of drama-free wins over Purdue. | Stats: 1, 2
Nebraska goes 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and Purdue rallies in the final two innings to win the opener, 6-5. | Stats | Video
It's the end of a 51-week wait as the Huskers get set to face Purdue in Texas.
Nebraska doesn't make the top six in the preseason Big Ten coaches' poll, but three Huskers are on the players to watch list.
Colby Gomes has undergone shoulder surgery and won't pitch this season.
FEBRUARY
There's finally a 2021 schedule, with several neutral-site games and no Big Ten tourney. | Chatelain: Double standard
Dave Feit says Husker baseball should leave the Big Ten.
Four captains for 2021 are named: Joe Acker, Mojo Hagge, Jaxon Hallmark and Spencer Schwellenbach.
SEPT.-NOV.
Will Bolt unveils a recruiting class of nine scholarship players and five walk-ons.
The Blacks down the Reds, 7-0 and 4-2, in the first two fall scrimmages.
Former Husker Alex Gordon announces his retirement after 14 seasons with the Kansas City Royals.
Newcomers don't disappoint in Nebraska's first fall scrimmage.
The Huskers' opening fall scrimmage will be viewable via live stream.
JULY
Juco lefthander Chat Hayes is joining the team this fall, and Millard North pitcher/shortstop Brandon Lundquist has committed for 2022.
The signings of Max Anderson, Chance Hroch and Luke Sartori are now official.
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