Nebraska baseball falls to Ole Miss 6-3 in Lincoln Regional after resumption of play on Sunday
No. 13 overall seed Nebraska baseball (43-16) finally fell to Ole Miss (38-21), 6-3, on Sunday afternoon in the Lincoln Regional.
After a lengthy delay due to severe thunderstorms, the game was suspended in the top of the ninth on Saturday and play resumed at noon on Sunday.
The Huskers will now face No. 3 seed Arizona State today at 2 p.m. CT. Watch on the ESPN Network or listen on the Huskers Radio Network.
Nebraska tossed lefty Jalen Worthley in the final inning, and he struck out the side with the hope of providing a spark for another miraculous Husker comeback.
And boy did it seem like NU had a shot. Joshua Overbeek and Drew Grego led off the inning with back-to-back singles.
However, Rhett Stokes grounded out into a 5-3 double play, and Jeter Worthley followed with another groundout to end it.
Here is what transpired in the Saturday-Sunday winner’s bracket matchup…
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Horn, Rabe duel on marquee stage
It just seems like the big stage is meant for Ty Horn (4.08 ERA). From his shutout outing in the 2025 Big Ten Tournament title game to tonight against an SEC powerhouse, Horn thrives on the boiling-red adrenaline.
He tossed an incredible 116-pitch effort. The junior righty went 5 2/3 innings with three earned runs surrendered and had nine strikeouts to retire 16-of-25 Rebels.
Horn worked those 5 2/3 IP scoreless before the pitch count got the best of him. UM drilled two singles before a two-out RBI double to take the lead, 3-1, and spoil an outstanding pitcher’s duel.
The 6-foot-2 Nebraska starter displayed swagger for constant swing-and-miss changeups early and often. In fact, Horn struck seven of the first 14 Rebels he faced.
In the fourth, he stranded the first Ole Miss runner in scoring position thanks to savvy fielding from first baseman Case Sanderson and his toe-tap. And Horn capped off the fifth by utilizing his Husker defense to hold the shutout intact. Most impressively, Horn stranded a runner on base in each of those five frames.
Similar to Horn, Ole Miss starter Taylor Rabe brought the heat to the Big Red lineup, with just one hiccup.
In the fourth, Jett Buck obliterated a two-out solo blast to right field to put the Big Red up 1-0 as it appeared NU may start rolling.
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Despite that, Rabe kept cruising through as Nebraska kept turning over its order. The UM starter matched Horn with nine Ks and left six Huskers on base, including the bases loaded in the sixth.
Rebels steal momentum, chronic bullpen issues catch up
In the sixth, the high pitch count, and the third time through the order got to Horn. Ole Miss plagued the Halstead (Kan.) native with three hits — including a two-RBI double — which put the Rebels up 2-1 and put a sour taste to end Horn’s 5 2/3 effort.
Following Horn, Tucker Timmerman took over as Ole Miss plated its third run of the frame. All of those three runs came with two outs. UM grabbed the momentum and rolled with it.
Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, NU loaded the bases behind roaring “Go Big Red” chants. However, Rabe escaped the jam by striking out Buck and forcing a groundout by Joshua Overbeek as the air dropped at Hawks Field.
While Nebraska has gotten away with its chronic bullpen turmoil throughout the regular season, Ole Miss exploited those woes.
Timmerman walked the first two in the seventh to end his 1/3 outing. Caleb Clark took over the two-on, none-down jam and nearly escaped.
However, a rare defensive miscue between Overbeek at third and shortstop Dylan Carey missed the routine pop-up in foul territory. Clark then walked in a run, and Pryce Bender followed suit to trail 5-1.
Rabe posted six innings with the lone run surrendered on 113 pitches (74 strikes) to sit down 18-of-25 Huskers.
Ole Miss plated its sixth run off Bender in the eighth. Max Buettenback pinch-hit a two-run homer right before the suspension with the hope of a monumental comeback.
