The Nebraska softball team is set to make its 25th appearance in the NCAA Tournament at the NCAA Stillwater Regional. The Huskers will face North Texas in game one on Friday, May 20, at 5 p.m. (CT) at Cowgirl Stadium. 

Fans can listen to the action live on the Huskers Radio Network and Huskers.com with the call from Nate Rohr. The game will also be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required). Tickets are available at http://okstate.com/ncaasoftball. 

The Huskers will face North Texas (35-14) in game one of the NCAA Stillwater Regional. The Mean Green received an automatic bid to their first NCAA Tournament after claiming the CUSA Tournament title. UNT had five players receive all-conference honors from the CUSA for their performances throughout the year. 

No. 7 Oklahoma State (41-12) received an automatic bid after claiming the Big 12 Tournament title, winning over No. 1 Oklahoma, 4-3, in eight innings. This marks the third consecutive season in which the Cowgirls earned the right to host an NCAA Regional and the second straight season in which OSU secured a top-eight national seed. 

Oklahoma State will face Fordham (30-20) who also received an automatic bid after winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament title. This marks the Rams 10th trip to the NCAA Tournament and first appearance since 2019. 

Nebraska Quick Hits

• Nebraska is 16th in the nation in slugging percentage (.536), 18th in doubles (83), and 19th in scoring (6.20) and batting average (.315). 
• The Huskers' .971 fielding percentage is currently chasing the school record of .973 which was set in 2006. 
• NU currently holds a team batting average of .315. This looks to be one of the highest team averages since 2015 (.337). 
• Nebraska's defense is ranked 15th in the nation in double plays per game.
• The Huskers finished regular-season conference play with the best batting average (.328) and best ERA (2.36).  
• This marks the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Nebraska since 2016 when the Huskers finished their season at the NCAA Columbia Regional. 
• Billie Andrews is 13th in the nation in home runs (19).
• Courtney Wallace (17) and Olivia Ferrell (19) have both recorded career-high victories in the circle this season. 
• Mya Felder and Cam Ybarra were the only Big Ten Conference players to receive All-Conference, All-Defensive and All-Tournament honors. 
• Abbie Squier has been hit by a pitch a team-high nine times. 

Huskers in the Ranks 

• Nebraska's 75 home runs this season is 16th in the NCAA. 
• The Huskers rank 19th in the nation in batting average (.315) and scoring per game (6.20). 
• The Big Red averages 1.39 home runs per game which is 22nd in the NCAA. 
• Nebraska ranks first in the Big Ten in batting average (.315), hits (468), home runs (75), RBIs (311), total bases (796) and slugging percentage (.536).
• Courtney Wallace is 33rd in the NCAA with three saves. 
• Olivia Ferrell and Courtney Wallace are sixth and seventh in the Big Ten in victories (19 and 17).  
• Mya Felder has the sixth-best batting average (.395) in the Big Ten. 
• Billie Andrews is 13th in the nation in home runs with 19. 
• Billie Andrews is second in the Big Ten in RBIs (49) and home runs (19). 
• Billie Andrews leads the conference in assists with 111. 
• Mya Felder and Cam Ybarra lead the Big Ten in fielding double plays with 20 and 18.

Huskers Wrap Up Regular Season vs. Michigan State

NEBRASKA vs MICHIGAN STATE
May 19-21, 2022
Hawks Field | Lincoln, Neb.
 
Thursday, May 19 – 6:35 p.m.
Pitching: LHP Jackson Brockett (0-0) vs. RHP Conner Tomasic (3-4)
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Friday, May 20 – 6:32 p.m.
Pitching: LHP Emmett Olson (3-3) vs. TBA
TV/Streaming: Nebraska Public Media
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Saturday, May 21 – 12:05 p.m.
Pitching: TBA vs. TBA
TV/Streaming: B1G+
Radio: Huskers Radio Network – Lincoln (1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
 
Nebraska is set for the final weekend of the regular-season, as the Huskers welcome Michigan State to Hawks Field for a three-game series on Thursday-Saturday, May 19-21 in Lincoln.
 
First pitch for the series opener on Thursday is set for 6:35 p.m. The Huskers and Spartans continue the series with game two scheduled for a 6:32 p.m. start on Friday. Nebraska and Michigan State wrap up the series on Saturday at 12:05 p.m.
 
Saturday's series finale is Senior Day for Nebraska, where the Huskers will recognize six seniors – Shay Schanaman, Efry Cervantes, Cam Chick, Griffin Everitt, Koty Frank and Dawson McCarville.
 
The games on Thursday and Saturday will be broadcast live on B1G+, while Friday night's game will be televised on Nebraska Public Media with John Bishop and Brian Duensing on the call. Fans can also listen to Greg Sharpe and Ben McLaughlin call all the action on the Huskers Radio Network. All three games this weekend will be carried on KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln and KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha. Every game this season can be heard for free on Huskers.com and the Official Nebraska Huskers app for both iOS and Android devices.
 
Quick Hits
• Garrett Anglim is hitting .305 with 11 doubles, four triples, four homers and 28 RBI on the season.
• Griffin Everitt leads the Husker offense with 12 doubles while second the team with seven homers and 38 RBI this season.
• Cam Chick and Max Anderson are tied with a team-high eight home runs this season, followed by six home runs by Brice Matthews and Colby Gomes.
• Gomes has posted a .319 batting average with four doubles, six home runs, 19 RBI and 15 runs in 25 games this season.
• Emmett Olson sits third in the Big Ten with a 2.75 ERA in 18 appearances this season, including seven starts.
• Braxton Bragg has a team-high five saves on the season with 35 strikeouts and only seven walks in 32 innings.
• Koty Frank has a perfect 4-0 record with a 3.95 ERA and 67 strikeouts this season. Frank has totaled 57 innings in 13 total appearances, including seven starts.
• As a team, Nebraska is hitting .248 with 409 hits, 74 doubles, 13 triples, 45 homers and 293 runs.
• The Husker pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.72, while allowing 283 runs, 226 earned, and striking out 412 in 431 innings.
 
Scouting the Michigan State Spartans
• Michigan State enters the weekend with a 23-28 overall record and 7-14 mark in Big Ten play after winning one of three games last weekend vs. Iowa.
• Mitch Jebb has started all 51 games this season, hitting .351 with 10 doubles, three triples, six homers and 46 RBI. Casey Mayes has totaled 10 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 25 RBI this season, while Jack Frank has slugged a team-high eight home runs.
• Thursday night starter Conner Tomasic is 3-4 on the season with a 4.91 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 16 appearances including eight starts. Kyle Bischoff has made a team-high 22 relief appearances, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.35 ERA and team-high 11 saves.
• As a team, Michigan State is hitting .272 with 474 hits, 90 doubles, 18 triples, 34 home runs and 279 runs through 51 games.
• The Spartan pitching staff has a team ERA of 6.16, while allowing 376 runs, 205 earned, and striking out 363 in 445.2 innings.
• Head coach Jake Boss Jr. is in his 14th season at Michigan State and holds a record of 382-330 with the Spartans. Overall, Boss Jr. is 407-364 in his 15th season as a head coach.
 
Series History
• Nebraska and Michigan State have played 26 all-time, with the Huskers leading the all-time series with a 15-9 record.
• The Huskers are 5-1 against the Spartans all-time in Lincoln.
• Nebraska won two of three games in a three-game series in East Lansing last season on April 23-25. The Huskers had a 4-0 win the series opener, while the Spartans evened the series on Saturday with a 4-2 victory. The Big Red clinched the series with a 9-6 win in 12 innings in the series finale.

Otterdahl Named Field Athlete of the Championships

Nebraska track and field's Maxwell Otterdahl was named the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Championships on Wednesday after a vote by the league's head coaches.

Otterdahl completed an impressive double over the weekend at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Minneapolis. He won the shot put on Saturday with a throw of 64-8 (19.71m) and followed up with the discus gold medal after a personal best of 190-11 (58.19m) on Sunday. Otterdahl became the first Husker male to win both the shot put and discus titles at the same conference meet since Carl Myerscough at the 2004 Big 12 Championships. 

The Husker men have won three Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships awards over the last two seasons, all three by a different Husker thrower. Burger Lambrechts Jr. became Nebraska's first-ever winner in the 2021 indoor season after winning the shot put title. Alex Talley followed up by earning the award this indoor season after winning the weight throw and finishing second in the shot put. And Otterdahl became the third Husker in the last two years with his stellar performance over the weekend. 

Nebraska's Maddie Harris and Alex Talley received Big Ten Sportsmanship Awards. 

Nebraska Athletic Communications Receives Super 11 Honor

DALLAS (FWAA) – Nebraska's Athletic Communications staff was honored for its work during the season, as the Huskers were honored as the Football Writers Association of America announced its Super 11 for the 2021 football season on Thursday.

The honor, which was first presented in 2009, is presented to the best performing sports information departments in the Football Bowl Subdivision. It is the eighth time Nebraska has received the honor under the direction of Associate A.D/Communications Keith Mann and the Husker Athletic Communications staff, including the third time in the last four seasons.  Nebraska has previously received the award in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021.

"The 2020 and 2021 football seasons featured unprecedented challenges for all of us, but some sports information departments worked with coaches and players to go above and beyond and to make sure media could do their jobs and provide fans with the information they crave," said David Ubben, 2022 FWAA President. "That allows all of us to have jobs, and we're appreciative of these departments for providing that access while also making sure both media and members of football programs remain safe. College football is better and grows when sports information departments are able to provide as much access as possible."

The 2021 winners also included Clemson, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, Navy, New Mexico and South Carolina.

The 2021 FWAA Super 11
Clemson 
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas State
Louisville
Miami
Ole Miss
Navy
Nebraska
New Mexico