BSB Preview: at No. 7 Auburn

NEBRASKA at NO. 7 AUBURN
Feb. 27-March 1, 2026
Auburn, Ala. | Plainsman Park

Friday, Feb. 27 – 6 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Ty Horn (0-0, 1.86 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Marciano (1-0, 0.82 ERA)
TV/Streaming: SEC Network+
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Huskers App

Saturday, Feb. 28 – 2 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Carson Jasa (1-0, 5.06 ERA) vs. LHP Jackson Sanders (1-0, 3.27 ERA)
TV/Streaming: SEC Network+
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Huskers App

Sunday, March 1 – 1 p.m. CT
Pitching: RHP Gavin Blachowicz (1-0, 1.86 ERA) vs. RHP Alex Petrovic (2-0, 2.70 ERA)
TV/Streaming: SEC Network+
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers Radio Network, Huskers App

Follow the Game
• All three games of this weekend's at No. 7 Auburn can be seen on SEC Network+.   
• Fans can also listen to Kyle Crooks and Ben McLaughlin call the action this weekend on the Huskers Radio Network.
• Every game of the 2026 season can be heard for free on Huskers.com and the Official Nebraska Huskers App for both iOS and android devices.

Nebraska vs. Auburn
• This weekend's three-game series marks the first all-time meeting between the Huskers and Auburn.
• The Tigers are one of two first-time opponents on Nebraska's 2026 non-conference slate, joining Maine.

Notables Through the First Two Weeks
• Nebraska is off to one of its most productive offensive starts this century, totaling the most extra-base hits (29), fifth-highest batting average (.319) and hits (81) and ninth-most runs scored (49) through seven games to begin a season. 
• Junior Mac Moyer has found success setting the table for the NU offense in the leadoff spot, ranking as one of 10 Power Four players in the country with at least a .625 on-base percentage in more than 15 at-bats as of Feb. 24.  
• Jett Buck and Joshua Overbeek have recorded a hit in each of Nebraska's seven games this season, joining Colby Gomes (2022) as the only three Huskers to do so since the 2020 season.
• With a 3.75 ERA, the NU pitching staff has compiled a sub-4.00 ERA through the first seven games of the season for the third time since the 2016 campaign.
• Nebraska is one of nine Power Four teams nationally batting at least .300 at the plate with 20-plus doubles as of Feb. 24, as the Husker offense has compiled a .319 batting average and 23 doubles through its first seven games this season. 
• Senior Dylan Carey ranks in the top 10 of the DI active career leaders in three categories, including fifth in doubles (50) and at-bats (697) and sixth in games played (183). 

Big Red Success Against Ranked Foes
• With this weekend's series against No. 7 Auburn, Nebraska is looking to build off the success against ranked opponents since the start of last season.
• The Big Red are 7-3 in their last 10 games against ranked foes after splitting against No. 15 Louisville and No. 16 Florida State in last weekend's Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field.
• In 2025, the Huskers went 6-2 against ranked teams after facing No. 2 LSU, No. 4 Oregon, No. 5 Oregon State (3x), No. 13 UCLA, No. 16 Vanderbilt and No. 22 Kansas. 

A Look at the Weekend Rotation
• Ty Horn takes the mound on Friday's series opener and is 0-0 on the season with a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings on the season after allowing one run on five hits with five strikeouts in five innings against No. 15 Louisville.
• Redshirt sophomore Carson Jasa gets the nod on Saturday after pitching a career-high 5.2 innings against Kansas State last weekend. On the year, Jasa is 1-0 with a 5.06 ERA and 17 punchouts in 10.2 innings of work.
• Sophomore Gavin Blachowicz is scheduled to start the series finale and is 1-0 on the season with a 1.86 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings on the season after dealing five one-hit innings against No. 16 Florida State on Sunday. 

Lucky Number Six in the Bolt Era
• Nebraska is 133-29 under head coach Will Bolt when scoring at least six runs.
• The Husker offense has scored six-plus runs in all four victories this season after reaching the six-run mark 32 times last season, compiling a 25-7 record.
• Nebraska scored six-plus runs in 34 contests (28-6) in 2024 after tallying at least six runs 33 times (26-7) in 2024, 23 times (19-4) in 2022, 28 times (26-2) in 2021 and seven times (5-2) in 2020. 

Horn on the Hill: 2.78 ERA in Last 10 Starts
• Across his last 10 starts, Horn is 4-0 with a 2.78 ERA and 47 punchouts in 55 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a .219 batting average. 
• The right-hander picked up his fourth quality start in 2025 with a career outing against No. 13 UCLA in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament last season.
• Horn blanked the 13th-ranked Bruins and allowed just three hits in a career-high eight innings with six strikeouts and three walks while allowing just one baserunner to reach third base.

Going the Extra Mile
• The Huskers have recorded at least four extra-base hits in 117 games under head coach Will Bolt, posting a 92-24-1 mark in those games since 2020.
• Additionally, the Big Red are 61-9-1 when the Husker offense tallies five-plus extra-base hits under Bolt.

Carey Nearing All-Time Doubles Record
• With 50 career doubles in four seasons at Nebraska, Dylan Carey needs seven doubles to become the program's all-time leader. 
• Carey is fifth all-time after recording two doubles in last weekend's Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field.
• The Castle Rock, Colo., native is three shy of tying Alex Gordon (2003-05) in fourth and five away from Daniel Bruce (2002-05) and Matt Hopper (2000-03) in second. 

Carey Closing in on 200-Career Hit Club
• Dylan Carey enters the weekend with 196 hits, putting him four hits shy of becoming the 28th member of Nebraska's 200-hit club.
• Carey has averaged 62 hits over the last two seasons, which would put him just outside NU's all-time top 10 if he were to reach that average in 2026. 
• The Huskers have had four players join the 200-hit club since 2015, including second-round draft picks Max Anderson (2021-23) and Ryan Boldt (2014-16). 

Bats in the Husker Lineup
• Mac Moyer has appeared in all seven games, making four starts, and is batting .438 with two doubles while drawing a team-best eight walks on the year. 
• Jett Buck is third on the team with a .414 batting average and has doubled three times with five RBI and four runs scored in seven starts. 
• Case Sanderson has scored a team-best eight runs and is second on the team with seven walks drawn while hitting .360 at the plate with three doubles.
• Joshua Overbeek leads the Husker offense with five doubles and is batting .393 with 10 runs driven in and seven runs scored.
• Dylan Carey has paced the Huskers through seven games, hitting a team-best .455 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 12 RBI and six runs scored with a 1.334 OPS.
• Will Jesske is second on the team with two homers while batting .348 with two doubles and five RBI in seven starts.
• Cole Kitchens has driven in eight runs and doubled twice with seven hits in seven starts as NU's designated hitter.
• Jeter Worthley has recorded two doubles and scored four times, while Miken Miller has driven in a run and tallied two hits and a run scored while splitting time behind the plate this season.

Notable Arms in the Pen
• Ryan Harrahill has made a team-high three relief appearances this season, allowing a run on two hits with four strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work.
• Chase Olson is 1-0 in two relief appearances and has pitched 2.1 scoreless innings with three punchouts.
• J'Shawn Unger has recorded a 2.70 ERA in two relief outings, surrendering a run on one hit and three strikeouts in 3.1 innings, while Kevin Mannell has a 3.38 ERA and a save in 2.2 innings across a trio of relief outings.
• Cooper Katskee made his Husker debut against No. 16 Florida State last weekend, allowing one hit and striking out four in a pair of scoreless frames.
• Caleb Clark has appeared three times in relief this season, while Grant Cleavinger, Tucker Timmerman and Colin Nowaczyk have toed the rubber two times each for the NU pitching staff on the year.