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Nebraska baseball’s 2025 campaign was full of surprises — from fighting the majority of the season to climb above .500, repeating as back-to-back Big Ten Tournament champions and then finishing with a crushing loss in the Chapel Hill Regional — it was full of turmoil.
Looking back, where did the Huskers’ statistics rank as a team in the Big Ten?
Here’s a quick breakdown:
Pitching
Nebraska had the seventh-best pitching staff in the conference based on team ERA. The Huskers posted a 5.06 ERA, along with allowing a .262 opponent batting average.
Although the ERA trended towards the middle of the league, Nebraska permitted 543 hits, the second most in the Big Ten behind Maryland’s 568.
Nebraska’s 1.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio gave opponents many free passes, leading to its 349 runs allowed for 12th in the league. The long ball was the main kryptonite, with 74 homers granted — the third-worst mark in the conference.
The Huskers will likely get their ace Mason McConnaughey back from injury next season. And with the emergence of Ty Horn, these two starting arms should bolster the Big Red on the mound in 2026.
Hitting
Nebraska ranked 11th in the Big Ten with its .275 team batting average and 379 runs plated.
Despite racking up 581 knocks, the Huskers couldn’t capitalize. Interestingly, 121 of those hits were doubles, only behind Iowa’s conference-leading 125, an indicator of the Big Red’s struggles with runners in scoring position.
What killed Nebraska inside the batter’s box was its 23% strikeout rate. The Huskers struck out 484 times, more than any team in the Big Ten except USC and Washington.
The basepaths were another struggle for Nebraska, getting caught stealing 28 times — Washington was the worst with 29.
Those swing-and-miss numbers negated much of the Huskers’ ceiling. And with Nebraska losing three of its best contact hitters — Cayden Brumbaugh, Robby Bolin and Riley Silva — via the transfer portal, head coach Will Bolt will need to reload his offense.
Schneider is a sports journalist who analyzes Nebraska baseball and football. Follow him on X @bschneider33 for more coverage.