2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record33–29 (15–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lance Harvell (6th season)
  • Ty Neal (1st season)
Hitting coachMike Sirianni (2nd season)
Pitching coachRob Childress (2nd season)
Home stadiumHaymarket Park
2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Oregon ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 42 – 16 – 0   .724
No. 13 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 48 – 16 – 0   .750
Iowa ‍‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 33 – 22 – 1   .598
USC  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Washington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Indiana ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 23 – 0   .589
 ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 29 – 0   .532
Penn State ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Illinois ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 25 – 27 – 0   .481
Maryland ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 27 – 29 – 0   .482
Purdue ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 13 – 37 – 0   .260
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cornhuskers were led by head coach Will Bolt in his sixth season, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.

Preseason All-Big Ten Team
Player Position Year Ref.
Dylan Carey SS Junior [2]
Cael Frost OF Senior [2]
Mason McConnaughey RHP Junior [2]

Preseason All-Americans

Preseason All-Americans
Player Position Selector Ref.
Mason McConnaughey RHP D1Baseball.com
NCBWA 		[3]
Golden Spikes Watchlist
Player Position Ref.
Mason McConnaughey RHP [4]

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 11, 2025. Nebraska was selected to finish second in the Big Ten.

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 Oregon
2 Nebraska
3 Indiana
4 UCLA
5 Michigan
6 USC
7 Iowa
8 Illinois
9 Purdue
10 Ohio State
11 Michigan State
12 Washington
13 Minnesota
14 Penn State
15 Maryland
16 Northwestern
17 Rutgers

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 34 Colin Cymbalista Junior
1B 14 Case Sanderson Sophomore
2B 0 Cayden Brumbaugh RS Junior
SS 15 Dylan Carey Junior
3B 9 Rhett Stokes Senior
LF 44 Gabe Swansen Senior
CF 5 Robby Bolin Junior
RF 55 Tyler Stone Senior
DH 11 Max Buettenback Sophomore
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 51 Mason McConnaughey Junior
Saturday 20 Ty Horn Sophomore
Sunday

Roster

2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
0 UTL Cayden Brumbaugh R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Edmond, OK
1 OF Riley Silva L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cambridge, ON
4 INF Joshua Overbeek S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
5 OF Robby Bolin L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Topeka, KS
6 RHP Pryce Bender R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Edmond, OK
9 INF Rhett Stokes R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Roswell, NM
10 C Hogan Helligso R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Elkhorn, NE
11 UTL Max Buettenback L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lincoln, NE
12 OF Cael Frost L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Gilbertville, IA
13 UTL Will Jesske R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln, NE
14 UTL Case Sanderson L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nevada, MO
15 INF Dylan Carey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Castle Rock, CO
16 INF Devin Nunez L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Navasota, TX
17 OF Hayden Lewis L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Yutan, NE
18 C Kanon Sundgren R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Silsbee, TX
20 RHP Ty Horn L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Halstead, KS
21 INF Jaron Cotton R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Leander, TX
23 RHP Blake Encarnacion R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Friendswood, TX
24 LHP Caleb Clark L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Orillia, ON
25 RHP Drew Christo R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Elkhorn, NE
26 RHP TJ Coats R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Overland Park, KS
28 RHP Luke Broderick R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Omaha, NE
30 LHP Will Walsh R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Leawood, KS
32 RHP Tucker Timmerman R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Beatrice, NE
33 LHP Jackson Brockett L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Omaha, NE
34 C Colin Cymbalista R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pickering, ON
35 RHP Ryan Harrahill R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Elkhorn, NE
36 LHP Grant Cleavinger L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lawrence, KS
37 RHP J'Shawn Unger R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Blair, NE
39 RHP Carson Jasa R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Thornton, CO
41 LHP Chase Olson L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Raymore, MO
42 LHP Jalen Worthley L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lincoln, NE
43 RHP Aiden Lieser L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lino Lakes, MN
44 OF Gabe Swansen R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Johnston, IA
45 RHP Casey Daiss R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Webster, FL
46 LHP Aiden White L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Prosper, TX
47 LHP Colin Nowaczyk L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Elkhorn, NE
50 RHP Gavin Blachowicz L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Olathe, KS
51 RHP Mason McConnaughey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Topeka, KS
55 INF Tyler Stone L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Scottsdale, AZ
Head coach

7 Will Bolt

Assistant coach(es)

29 Rob Childress (Pitching & catching)
22 Lance Harvell (Outfielders)
3 Mike Sirianni (Hitting & infielders)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2025

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Caron 5 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Junior Sun Prairie, WI Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 121st overall by Seattle Mariners
Ben Columbus 10 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Senior North Vancouver, BC, CAN Graduated
Cole Evans 12 OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 2,010 pounds (910 kg) Senior Grand Island, NE Graduated
Garrett Anglim 18 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) RS Junior La Vista, NE Graduated; did not return[a]
Kyle Perry 19 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Graduate Omaha, NE Graduated, signed with Savannah Bananas
Clay Bradford 21 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Senior Humble, TX Graduated
Brett Sears 34 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Senior Westphalia, IA Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 221st overall by Atlanta Braves
Rans Sanders 48 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Senior Grand Island, NE Graduated
Trey Frahm 54 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 240 pounds (110 kg) RS Junior Elkhorn, NE Graduated; did not return[a]

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Evan Borst 6 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Des Moines, IA Junior Grand View
Matt Evans 2 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Tillsonburg, ON, CAN Freshman Cloud County[b]
Matt Evans 27 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Roseville, CA Freshman Folsom Lake[b]
Kyle Froehlich 26 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Nipawin, SK, CAN Senior Texas–Tyler
Dylan Hufft 6 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Parkville, MO RS Sophomore Northwest Missouri State
Bryce Hughes 23 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Channelview, TX RS Junior Texas Southern
Aaron Manias 16 INF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 pounds (99 kg) Uxbridge, ON, CAN Junior Purdue
Bobby Olsen 28 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Powdersville, SC Graduate Villanova
Ian Regal 37 LHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Rochester, MN Freshman Butler
Brooks Kneifl 38 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Wayne, NE Freshman Wayne State (NE)

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
4 18 121 Josh Caron C Seattle Mariners [5]
7 24 221 Brett Sears RHP Atlanta Braves [6]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Hogan Helligso 10 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Elkhorn, NE Senior Creighton
Cael Frost 12 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Gilbertville, IA Senior South Dakota State
Kanon Sundgren 18 C 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Silsbee, TX Junior Weatherford[b]
TJ Coats 26 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Overland Park, KS Sophomore Cloud County[b]
Luke Broderick 28 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Omaha, NE Junior Iowa Western[b]
Colin Cymbalista 34 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Pickering, ON, CAN Junior Hutchinson[b]

Incoming recruits

2024 Nebraska Recruits
Name Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Pryce Bender 6 R/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Edmond, OK Edmond North [7]
Gavin Blachowicz 50 L/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Olathe, KS Olathe South [8]
Blake Encarnacion 23 L/R RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Friendswood, TX Friendswood [9]
Aiden Lieser 43 L/R RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Lino Lakes, MN Centennial (MN) [10]
Colin Nowaczyk 23 L/L LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Elkhorn, NE Elkhorn North [11]
Devin Nuñez 16 L/R INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Navasota, TX Navasota [12]
Chase Olson 41 L/L LHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Raymore, MO Raymore–Peculiar [13]
J'Shawn Unger 37 R/R RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Blair, NE Blair (NE) [14]
Aidan White 46 L/L LHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Prosper, TX Prosper [15]

Game log

2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers Baseball Game Log (33–29)
Regular Season (28–27)
Postseason (5–2)
NCAA tournament (1–2)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Source
May 30 ESPN+ Oklahoma* Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		 L 4–7 Witherspoon (4–8) Brockett (4–4) Crooks (15) 987 32–28 Report
May 31 ESPN+ Holy Cross* Boshamer Stadium W 4–1 Horn (4–4) Wywoda (9–3) Broderick (13) 897 33–28 Report
June 1 ESPN+ Oklahoma* Boshamer Stadium L 1–17 Crossland (5–5) Walsh (4–8) None 809 33–29 Report
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =Nebraska team member   * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[16]

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[17]*RV—————————————
Baseball America[18]————————————————
NCBWA†[19]2422—RVRV——————————RV
D1Baseball[20]2423——————————————
Perfect Game[21]————————————————

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Player had one more year of eligibility.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Junior college

References

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  3. ^ "McConnaughey Tabbed NCBWA Preseason All-American". huskers.com. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "McConnaughey Lands on Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List". huskers.com. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Caron Selected in Fourth Round of MLB Draft by Seattle Mariners". huskers.com. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics. July 14, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  6. ^ Codo, Thomas (July 16, 2024). "Husker pitcher Brett Sears drafted by Atlanta Braves". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Codo, Thomas (August 22, 2023). "Right-handed Oklahoma pitcher and shortstop commits to Nebraska". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Gavin Blachowicz Announces Commitment to University of Nebraska Baseball". fieldlevel.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Bland, Evan (August 5, 2023). "Righty Blake Encarnacion is latest 2024 pitcher to commit to Nebraska and Rob Childress". Fremont Tribune. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Hansen, Grant (February 3, 2023). "Nebraska baseball brings in 2024 RHP Aiden Lieser". On3.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. ^ Patterson, Mike (July 19, 2023). "Elkhorn North star Colin Nowaczyk flips from Creighton baseball to Nebraska". Columbus Telegram. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  12. ^ Bruntz, Michael (January 27, 2023). "Baseball: 2024 infielder talks Husker commitment". 247Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  13. ^ Bland, Evan (September 23, 2022). "Nebraska baseball adds LHP Chase Olson to 2024 class". Omaha World-Herald. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  14. ^ @JshawnUnger1 (October 12, 2021). "I am very excited to announce my commitment to the University of Nebraska to continue my academic and baseball career. I want to thank my family, coaches, and teammates that helped me along the way. GO HUSKERS!!! #Boltera #GBR @Prospects_NE @Husker_Baseball @Blairbaseball1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @aiden.white25; (June 20, 2023). "I am honored and blessed to announce my commitment to further my academic and athletic career at the University of Nebraska! Thank you to my family, coaches, and teammates for helping me get to where I am today. #GBR ❤️🌽 @husker_baseball @thephsbaseball" – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". huskers.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  17. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  18. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  19. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  20. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  21. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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