Nebraska hosting regional for NCAA baseball tournament, will face South Dakota State
BACK DOWN. COMING UP. BACK TO YOU. I KNOW GARFIELD ON FRIDAY AND IT’S BECAUSE HUSKER NATION IS SO FAITHFUL. THE ROAD TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES STARTS RIGHT NOW FOR THE HUSKERS. NEBRASKA WAS SELECTED TO HOST A REGIONAL. THIS WEEKEND. THE HUSKERS ARE THE 13TH OVERALL SEED. THEY’LL PLAY SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ON FRIDAY AT 3 P.M. ARIZONA STATE AND OLE MISS WILL FOLLOW, AND KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S BETH CARLSON IS HERE. BETH, THE NEBRASKA GAME IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH TICKET TO GET. YES, THAT IS RIGHT. IT’S A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER SEAT. THE HUSKERS HAVE NOT HOSTED A BASEBALL REGIONAL SINCE 2008. WE SPOKE TO FANS AND HEARD FROM. HEAD COACH WILL BOLT ON THE ROAD TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. IT’S OFFICIAL. I THINK IT’S HUGE FOR THEM. THEY THEY’VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, GRINDING THE LAST TEN YEARS AND UNDER WILL BOLT SINCE HE GOT THERE. THEY’VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO GET BACK. AND I WATCHED THE SELECTION SHOW THIS MORNING. SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THEM HOSTING REGIONAL HUSKER BASEBALL IS HOSTING THEIR FIRST REGIONAL MATCHUP IN NEARLY 20 YEARS. I’M A BIG BASEBALL GUY. I’VE BEEN GOING TO COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SINCE I WAS YOUNG. MY DAD TOOK MY BROTHER AND I. FANS LIKE GREG TOLLEFSON KNOW IT’S A HOT TICKET. I THINK IT IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE. NOT FOR EVERY TEAM, BUT FOR NEBRASKA, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE HOME ENVIRONMENT IS SO BIG AND THEY’RE GOING TO PACK THAT STADIUM AND IT’S GOING TO BE VERY INTIMIDATING TO THE OPPOSING TEAM’S HEAD COACH WILL BOLT SAYS IT’S TIME TO PACK HAYMARKET PARK ON FRIDAY AT THREE. COULD 10,000. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO FIND OUT. RIGHT. BUT THEY PLAYED IN FRONT OF 15,000. YOU KNOW. SO THESE A LOT OF THESE GUYS, THESE UPPERCLASSMEN, YOU KNOW, THEY’VE SEEN THESE TYPE OF CROWDS BEFORE. BUT YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME SCENE. TICKETS TO WITNESS THE ACTION GO ON SALE FOR THE PUBLIC 3 P.M. ON TUESDAY. BUT NEBRASKA ATHLETICS SAYS STARTING AT 9 A.M., DONORS AND SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WILL GET A CHANCE TO GRAB A SEAT IN A TIERED FORMAT BASED ON THEIR ATHLETIC FUND RANKING. THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE TO GET TO OMAHA. IT’S ALSO THE BEST WAY TO SHOWCASE YOUR PROGRAM. DESPITE THE BUZZ AROUND TICKETS. FANS HOPE THIS WON’T BE THE LAST BALL GAME OF THE SEASON. I THINK THEY TAKE SOFTBALL’S MINDSET OF ONE PITCH AT A TIME AND ONE GAME AT A TIME. THEY HAVE A GOOD CHANCE. GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS FOR FRIDAY START AT $56, WHILE RESERVED SEATS WILL COST YOU STARTING AT 91 NOW, NEBRASKA ATHLETICS SAY THERE’S A MAXIMUM OF TWO TICKETS PER ORDER. THEY’RE EVEN HAVING SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TO STOP ORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME ADDRESS, NAME OR CREDIT CARD THAT EXCEED T
Nebraska hosting regional for NCAA baseball tournament, will face South Dakota State
Updated: 10:38 PM CDT May 25, 2026
The Huskers are hosting the program’s first NCAA baseball regional since 2008.Nebraska baseball (42-15, 23-7 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed in the Lincoln regional and will face South Dakota State (24-31) on Friday at 3 p.m. at Haymarket Park in the double-elimination bracket. Arizona State (37-19) will play Ole Miss (36-21).NU is the No. 13 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.NU advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament, before falling short against Oregon. Nebraska is 23-1 at home this season.The Huskers are making their 20th overall regional appearance and are hosting a regional for the seventh time. Tickets for the Lincoln Regional will go on sale on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and will be available here.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
LINCOLN, Neb. —
The Huskers are hosting the program’s first NCAA baseball regional since 2008.
Nebraska baseball (42-15, 23-7 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed in the Lincoln regional and will face South Dakota State (24-31) on Friday at 3 p.m. at Haymarket Park in the double-elimination bracket. Arizona State (37-19) will play Ole Miss (36-21).
NU is the No. 13 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
NU advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament, before falling short against Oregon. Nebraska is 23-1 at home this season.
The Huskers are making their 20th overall regional appearance and are hosting a regional for the seventh time. Tickets for the Lincoln Regional will go on sale on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and will be available here.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
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