2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

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2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–30 (10–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachDanny Marcuzzo (3rd season)
Hitting coachLance Harvell (3rd season)
Pitching coachJeff Christy (3rd season)
Home stadiumHaymarket Park
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 48 13   .787
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 44 15   .746
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 36 19   .655
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 31 22   .585
Michigan  ‍‍y 12 12   .500 34 28   .548
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 26 29   .473
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 29 21   .580
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 27 32   .458
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 24 27   .471
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 23 30   .434
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 21 30   .412
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 24 30   .444
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 16 36   .308
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2022[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team was a baseball team that represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cornhuskers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were led by third-year head coach Will Bolt.

Previous season[edit]

The Cornhuskers finished the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season 31–12 overall (31–12 conference) and first place in conference standings, as the season was limited to only conference games for all Big Ten teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason[edit]

For the 2022 Big Ten Conference poll, Nebraska was voted to finish in first by the Big Ten Coaches.[2]

Roster[edit]

2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
1 OF Luke Jessen L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elkhorn South H.S. Elkhorn, Nebraska
3 INF Max Petersen L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lincoln Southwest H.S. Lincoln, Nebraska
4 INF Max Anderson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Millard West H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
5 U Josh Caron R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sun Prairie H.S. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
8 RHP Shay Schanaman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Grand Island Senior H.S. Grand Island, Nebraska
9 INF Efry Cervantes R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr South Mountain C.C. Tucson, Arizona
10 U Leighton Banjoff R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Elyria Catholic H.S. Sheffield, Ohio
11 INF Jack Steil R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Rocori H.S. Cold Spring, Minnesota
12 RHP Braxton Bragg R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Liberty H.S. Kansas City, Missouri
13 U Cam Chick S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Hickman H.S. Columbia, Missouri
14 INF Brice Matthews R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Atascocita H.S. Humble, Texas
16 C Griffin Everitt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kansas City Kansas C.C. Lincoln, Nebraska
17 OF Tyler Palmer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Scotus Central Catholic H.S. Columbus, Nebraska
18 OF Grant Anglim R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Papillion-La Vista H.S. La Vista, Nebraska
19 LHP Kyle Perry L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Millard South H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
20 INF Core Jackson L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Central Catholic Wyoming, Ontario
21 OF Luke Sartori R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hutchinson C.C. Lincoln, Nebraska
25 RHP Drew Christo L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Elkhorn H.S. Elkhorn, Nebraska
26 C Drew Wessell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Millard South H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
27 LHP Jake Bunz L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hutchinson C.C. Elkhorn, Nebraska
28 RHP Koy Frank R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Eastern Oklahoma State College Tushka, Oklahoma
30 U Will Walsh R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Rockhurst H.S Leawood, Kansas
32 RHP C. J. Hood R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Norris H.S. Hickman, Nebraska
33 LHP Jackson Brockett L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Buford H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
34 RHP Colby Gomes R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Millard West H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
35 RHP Quinn Mason R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Gretna H.S. Gretna, Nebraska
37 LHP Chandler Benson L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Liberty H.S. Frisco, Texas
38 LHP Emmett Olson L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Maine West H.S. Des Plaines, Illinois
39 RHP Corbin Hawkins R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Millard West H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
40 LHP Caleb Feekin L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Papillion-La Vista H.S. Papillion, Nebraska
41 LHP Tyler Martin L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Webb City H.S. Webb City, Missouri
43 RHP Jaxon Jelkin R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bellevue West H.S. Bellevue, Nebraska
44 INF Gabe Swansen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Johnston H.S. Johnston, Iowa
45 U Matthew Guthmiller L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Millard South H.S. Omaha, Nebraska
47 C Nick Wimmers S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Eastern Oklahoma State College Oregonia, Ohio
48 LHP Ethan Bradford L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Free State H.S. Lawrence, Kansas
49 RHP Dawson McCarville R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Sandra Day O'Connor H.S. Glendale, Arizona
51 RHP Mason Ornelas R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr L. D. Bell H.S. Fort Worth, Texas
Head coach

Will Bolt

Assistant coach(es)
Hitting coach(es)

Lance Harvell

Base coach(es)

Danny Marcuzzo

Pitching coach(es)

Jeff Christy


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

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2022

Schedule[edit]

2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball game log
Regular season
February (1–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
1 February 18 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders StadiumHuntsville, Texas 5–8[3] Wesneski (1–0) Olson (0–1) Lusk (1) 423 0–1
2 February 19 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, Texas 1–5[4] Atkinson (1–0) Schanaman (0–1) None 1,488 0–2
3 February 19 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, Texas 12–9[5] Ornelas (1–0) Rudis (0–1) None 1,488 1–2
4 February 20 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, Texas 3–6[6] Beard (1–0) Bragg (0–1) Lusk (2) 1,255 1–3
5 February 25 vs #17 TCU Globe Life FieldArlington, Texas 1–4[7] Krob (1–0) Perry (0–1) Ridings (2) 4,912 1–4
6 February 26 vs #17 TCU Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas 3–8[8] Cornelio (1–0) Schanaman (0–2) Bolden (1) 5,476 1–5
7 February 27 vs #17 TCU Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas 3–5[9] Walker (2–0) McCarville (0–1) Ridings (3) 1–6
March (8–8)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
8 March 4 vs Northwestern State Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas 2–0[10] Frank (1–0) Carver (0–2) Olson (1) 200 2–6
9 March 4 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas 3–4[11] Peters (1–0) Gomes (0–1) None 720 2–7
10 March 5 vs Northwestern State Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas 6–0[12] Schanaman (1–2) Harmon (1–1) None 311 3–7
11 March 5 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas 8–2[13] McCarville (1–1) Moffat (0–3) None 766 4–7
12 March 8 at Kansas State Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, Kansas 4–6 Hassall (1–2) Olson (0–2) Rothermel (1) 4–8
March 11 Long Beach State Haymarket ParkLincoln, Nebraska Game cancelled
March 12 Long Beach State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska Game cancelled
March 13 Long Beach State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska Game cancelled
13 March 15 at Omaha Tal Anderson FieldOmaha, Nebraska 3–4[14] Machado (2–1) Perry (0–2) None 3,009 4–9
14 March 16 Omaha Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–5[15] Bragg (1–1) Howe (0–3) None 1,466 5–9
15 March 15 New Mexico State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 12–6[16] McCarville (2–1) Blazek (1–2) None 4,901 6–9
16 March 16 New Mexico State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–5[17] Olson (1–2) Rodriguez (0–2) None 5,043 7–9
17 March 18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 13–12[18] Ornelas (2–0) Nelson (0–1) None 4,407 8–9
18 March 19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–4[19] Thomas (3–1) Schanaman (1–3) Garcia (2) 5,446 8–10
19 March 20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–21[20] Perez (2–1) McCarville (2–2) None 5,627 8–11
March 23 South Dakota State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska Game cancelled
20 March 25 Michigan Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 13–9[21] Koty (2–0) Rennard (2–1) None 5,109 9–11 1–0
21 March 26 Michigan Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–8[22] Allen (3–0) Bragg (1–2) None 6,561 9–12 1–1
22 March 27 Michigan Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–6[23] Denner (3–2) McCarville (2–3) Rennard (2) 5,075 9–13 1–2
23 March 29 at Creighton Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3[24] Vetock (1–0) Jelkin (0–1) Steier (3) 3,110 9–14 1–2
April (8–10)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
24 April 1 at Ohio State Bill Davis StadiumColumbus, Ohio 5–3[25] Schanaman (2–3) Coupet (2–3) Bragg (2) 1,370 10–14 2–2
25 April 2 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 10–5[26] Martin (1–0) Haberthier (0–3) None 1,118 11–14 3–2
26 April 3 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 17–5[27] Jelkin (1–1) Loncar (1–3) None 1,079 12–14 4–2
27 April 6 at Omaha Tal Anderson Field • Omaha, Nebraska 5–6[28] Machado (4–1) Christo (0–1) Kreiling (1) 1,585 12–15 4–2
28 April 8 Rutgers Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–7[29] Kollar (6–0) Schanaman (2–4) None 5,053 12–16 4–3
29 April 9 Rutgers Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–5[30] French (2–0) Bragg (1–3) Stanavich (7) 5,852 12–17 4–4
30 April 10 Rutgers Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–19[31] Sinibaldi (2–0) McCarville (2–4) None 5,282 12–18 4–5
April 12 Creighton Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska Game cancelled
31 April 14 BYU Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–0[32] Martin (2–0) Sterner (3–2) Bragg (3) 4,382 13–18 4–5
32 April 15 BYU Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 2–3[33] Nielson (2–0) Schanaman (2–5) MaLaughlin (6) 5,219 13–19 4–5
33 April 15 BYU Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–7[34] Smith (1–0) Bragg (1–4) Dahle (1) 5,219 13–20 4–5
34 April 16 BYU Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–4[35] McKeehan (1–0) Hawkins (0–1) McLaughlin (7) 5,005 13–21 4–5
35 April 20 North Dakota State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–3[36] Hood (1–0) Smith (0–2) Bragg (4) 4,462 14–21 4–5
36 April 22 at Indiana Bart Kaufman FieldBloomington, Indiana 7–8[37] Perkins (3–2) Schanaman (2–6) Tucker (4) 1,655 14–22 4–6
37 April 23 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–8[38] Brehmer (4–2) Olson (1–3) Sharp (1) 1,751 14–23 4–7
38 April 24 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 19–7[39] Frank (3–0) Holderfield (2–3) None 1,973 15–23 5–7
39 April 26 Kansas State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 8–6[40] Hood (2–0) Ruhl (2–2) Bragg (5) 5,353 16–23 5–7
40 April 27 Omaha Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 14–3[41] McCarville (3–4) Sellers (3–1) None 4,867 17–23 5–7
41 April 29 Iowa Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 0–1[42] Mazur (5–3) Schanaman (2–7) None 4,835 17–24 5–8
May (6–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
42 May 1 Iowa Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 12–1[43] Olson (2–3) Schultz (2–1) None 5,741 18–24 6–8
43 May 1 Iowa Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–5[44] Nedved (5–2) Bragg (1–5) Beutel (2) 5,741 18–25 6–9
44 May 6 at Minnesota Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota 12–5[45] Frank (4–0) Ireland (4–5) None 606 19–25 7–9
45 May 7 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 8–9[46] Culliver (1–1) Bragg (1–6) None 1,272 19–26 7–10
46 May 8 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 1–3[47] Maldonado (2–3) McCarville (3–5) Liffrig (1) 504 19–27 7–11
47 May 13 at Illinois Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois 3–8[48] Kirschsieper (7–2) Schanaman (2–8) None 3,089 19–28 7–12
48 May 14 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 11–2[49] Olson (3–3) Gowens (5–3) None 789 20–28 8–12
49 May 15 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 4–5[50] Green (2–2) Hawkins (0–2) None 802 20–29 8–13
50 May 17 Oral Roberts Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 9–5[51] 'McCarville (4–5) Archambo (5–2) Ornelas (1) 4,480 21–29 8–13
51 May 19 Michigan State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–4[52] Tomasic (4–4) Brockett (0–1) Bischoff (12) 4,993 21–30 8–14
52 May 20 Michigan State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–3[53] Frank (5–0) Rush (3–3) None 5,602 22–30 9–14
53 May 21 Michigan State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–9[54] Bragg (2–6) Szczepaniak (4–3) Hood (1) 5,900 23–30 10–14

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'RVRV*
Baseball America20
Collegiate Baseball^31
NCBWA25RV
D1Baseball

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
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.

Awards[edit]

Big Ten Conference Players of the Week[edit]