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Nebraska Hosts First NCAA Regional at Hawks Field Since 2008

5/26/2026

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Nebraska Hosts Regional

The United States will host an NCAA baseball regional at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, the first regional there since 2008.
Nebraska entered as the No. 1 seed and No. 13 national seed with a 42-15 overall, 23-7 conference, and 23-1 home record.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 26 at 3 p.m., priced at $91 Reserved, $56 Adult, $42 Youth/Senior, prompting coach Will Bolt to praise fan support.

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Nebraska Regional

Nebraska will host the NCAA regional, which could draw up to 10,000 fans and break attendance records, coach Will Bolt said.
Nebraska entered with nine quad-1 wins, a No. 10 final RPI and a non-conference strength of schedule ranked 43rd.
Nebraska was a preseason fourth-place Big Ten pick but finished second.
Freshman catcher Jeter Worthley called the fan base the nation’s best after record crowds versus USC and Iowa.

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Nebraska CWS Runs

In 2001 Nebraska entered as the No. 8 seed, won Lincoln regional and swept Rice 7-0, 9-6 in the Super Regional.
In 2005 Nebraska, the No. 3 seed, beat UIC and Creighton twice, swept Miami (FL) Super Regional and beat Arizona State 5-3 College World Series.
In 2008 Nebraska beat Eastern Illinois 13-10, lost to UC Irvine 3-2, was shut out 8-0 by Oral Roberts and played the final Lincoln regional before 2026.

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South Dakota Advances

The NCAA selection show airs Monday at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2, revealing regional brackets and seedings.
South Dakota State won the Summit League title under coach Rob Bishop, earning its first NCAA regional since 2013.
Ole Miss (36-21) fell to 16-seed Missouri in the SEC Tournament and will face Arizona State in the Lincoln Regional.
Conference-pairing rules bar first-round matchups between same-conference teams, removing USC as a possible Lincoln Regional opponent.

History

Historical Context

Nebraska hired Dave Van Horn in 1998, leading the Cornhuskers to their first College World Series in 2001 and a 57-15 season in 2005. The team moved to Hawks Field at Haymarket Park in 2002; under Will Bolt, appointed in 2020, Nebraska will host a 2026 NCAA regional, marking its third CWS appearance and solidifying its Big Ten stature.

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Nebraska Hosts Regional

The United States will host an NCAA baseball regional at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, the first regional there since 2008.
Nebraska entered as the No. 1 seed and No. 13 national seed with a 42-15 overall, 23-7 conference, and 23-1 home record.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 26 at 3 p.m., priced at $91 Reserved, $56 Adult, $42 Youth/Senior, prompting coach Will Bolt to praise fan support.

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