Nebraska Baseball heads to Auburn for ‘SEC-type weekend’ series

nebraska baseball will open a three-game series at Plainsman Park against No. 5 Auburn, the first meeting in program history, with first pitches set for Friday at 6 p. m. CT, Saturday at 2 p. m. and Sunday at 1 p. m. The series arrives as Auburn calls it an “SEC-type weekend” and aims to extend a long home-series success run.

Nebraska Baseball meets top-10 Auburn rotation

No. 5 Auburn (7-1) will hand the ball to its rotation of Jake Marciano, Jackson Sanders and Alex Petrovic across the weekend while Nebraska (4-3) counters with a mix of right-handed and left-handed starters. The scheduled starting matchups are:

• Friday — So. LHP Jake Marciano (1-0, 0. 82) vs. Jr. RHP Ty Horn (0-0, 1. 86)
• Saturday — So. LHP Jackson Sanders (1-0, 3. 27) vs. R-So. RHP Carson Jasa (1-0, 5. 06)
• Sunday — R-So. RHP Alex Petrovic (2-0, 2. 70) vs. So. RHP Gavin Blachowicz (1-0, 1. 86)

Auburn’s three-man starting rotation is a combined 4-0 with 51 strikeouts and two walks in 32. 0 innings pitched. The Tigers’ staff has produced 102 strikeouts through eight games and ranks among the NCAA leaders in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5. 37), walks allowed per 9. 0 innings (2. 41), WHIP (1. 00) and strikeouts per 9. 0 innings (12. 9).

‘This is going to be a SEC-type weekend’ — Auburn focused on preparation

Head coach Butch Thompson framed the series as a stiff test: “This is going to be a SEC-type weekend. It’s going to be a rehearsal, ” Thompson said. “This is going to be one good, solid baseball club that we’re going to have to face for a three-game series. ”

Auburn is also chasing its 11th straight regular season home series dating back to the last series at Plainsman Park in 2024, and the Tigers have won 15 of 18 regular season weekends dating back to late 2024, the second most winning weekends in the SEC during that span.

Nebraska’s recent form and offensive leaders

nebraska baseball enters the weekend 4-3 overall after a 1-2 outing in Arlington, where the Cornhuskers dropped close games to No. 15 Louisville (2-4) and Kansas State (3-5) before defeating No. 9 Florida State (10-1) in the finale. Offensively, Nebraska is hitting. 319 as a team with 49 runs on 81 hits and 23 doubles.

Six everyday starters are hitting. 348 or higher, led by Dylan Carey at a. 455 clip; Carey also has three home runs and 12 RBI. On the mound, Nebraska’s staff ERA sits at. 375 with 69 strikeouts and 31 walks in 60. 0 innings, and the weekend rotation has combined for 39 strikeouts in 30. 0 innings.

The series will be broadcast on the Auburn Sports Network and can be heard locally on Wings 94. 3 FM Friday and Sunday and 106. 7 FM Saturday; it will also be available digitally on SEC Network+.

First pitch is Friday at 6 p. m. CT at Plainsman Park, with Saturday’s game scheduled for 2 p. m. CT and Sunday’s finale at 1 p. m. CT.