Nebraska Hosts First NCAA Regional Game in 18 Years, Names Carson Jasa Friday Starter
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Updated · KOLN · May 30
Nebraska Hosts First NCAA Regional Game in 18 Years, Names Carson Jasa Friday Starter
13 articles · Updated · KOLN · May 30
Nebraska opens its NCAA Regional at 3 p.m. Friday against South Dakota State at Haymarket Park, ending an 18-year wait to host a tournament game in Lincoln.
Carson Jasa will start for the 42-15 Huskers after posting a 3.78 ERA and 109 strikeouts this season, giving Nebraska its top announced pitching choice for the opener.
Will Bolt said the chance to bring postseason baseball back to Lincoln has been a goal since he arrived in 2019, with the program hoping for a crowd near 10,000.
Ole Miss and Arizona State join South Dakota State in the four-team regional, which runs Friday through Monday and sends Nebraska into a high-profile home postseason stage.
How will Nebraska's pitching staff handle Arizona State's Landon Hairston, the nation's most powerful hitter?
Can Nebraska’s dominant home record overcome a regional widely considered the most difficult in the entire NCAA tournament?