Feb. 22, 2026, 7:45 p.m. CT<\/p>\n
Nebraska (3-3) continued the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series on Saturday night against Kansas State (5-1). Despite holding a 3-1 lead through five, the Huskers fell to the Wildcats 5-3.<\/p>\n
Nebraska took the lead in the third, going up 2-1 following a two-RBI double from Joshua Overbeek<\/a>. Jeter Worthley<\/a> scored the Huskers’ third run on an error after Case Sanderson<\/a> reached first on a fielder’s choice. Mac Moyer<\/a>\u00a0led Nebraska at the plate, hitting 2-for-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kansas State’s Carlos Vasquez lifted the Wildcats to victory by finishing 3-for-4 with four RBIs, delivering runs in three separate innings. Nebraska finished the game with six hits and an error. Kansas State got just four hits, but seven walks.<\/p>\n J\u2019Shawn Unger<\/a>\u00a0(0-1) took the loss at the mound for the Huskers, throwing one strikeout and surrendering one hit and one run through 1.1 innings. Carson Jasa<\/a> started the game for Nebraska,\u00a0pitching 5.2 innings, throwing eight strikeouts against two hits, four walks and three runs.\u00a0Grant Cleavinger<\/a>\u00a0allowed one run off a walk. Kevin Mannell<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chase Olson<\/a>\u00a0each pitched one inning and faced four batters. Both allowed no runs.<\/p>\n Nebraska concludes the series on Sunday afternoon against No. 16 Florida State. The first pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on FloCollege.com.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n Contact\/Follow us\u00a0@CornhuskersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n