UM to Enter Single-Elimination Phase of Big Ten Tournament vs. Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Michigan baseball workforce (34-23) superior to the single-elimination section of the Big Ten Tournament and can face off in opposition to No. 2-seeded and No. 20-ranked Nebraska at 6 pm CT on Friday (May 22) at Charles Schwab Stadium. The matchup can be broadcast reside on Big Ten Network.

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• With a win over Nebraska, Michigan would face the winner of No. 3-seed Oregon and No. 11-seed Washington on Saturday (May 23) earlier than a possible championship recreation on Sunday (May 24).

• After the double-elimination portion, which featured the Nos. 5-12 seeds, the new-look Big Ten Tournament enters a single-elimination format with the top-four seeds starting play. There can be 4 quarterfinal video games earlier than two semifinal video games on Saturday (May 23) and a championship recreation on Sunday (May 24).

• The Wolverines have performed three video games already in Omaha, opening up with a 10-0 run-rule victory over Rutgers. UM then dropped a contest to Washington 7-1, however rebounded with a 3-0 win over Ohio State.

• UM has tossed two complete-game shutouts already within the match, with Cade Montgomery pitching all seven innings in opposition to Rutgers earlier than Shane Brinham went the gap in opposition to Ohio State. Montgomery allowed simply 4 baserunners and struck out six on 92 pitches. Brinham threw Michigan’s first nine-inning, complete-game shutout since Tommy Henry in 2019. Brinham fanned a career-high 11 batters whereas permitting eight baserunners and tossing 124 pitches.

• Noah Miller has been the Wolverines’ finest hitter in Omaha, batting .417 with a .667 slugging proportion. His two hits Thursday represented the Wolverines’ complete in opposition to Ohio State, and he plated all three of their runs, whereas including a house run in opposition to Rutgers. Two of Miller’s 5 profession residence runs have come at Charles Schwab Field, and he’s 9-for-20 throughout his 5 video games within the Big Ten Tournament.

• Brayden Jefferis Michigan leads in on-base proportion (.538) within the Big Ten Tournament. He has simply two hits, however he has drawn 4 walks and a success by pitch. The sophomore has now reached base safely in 31 straight contests, rating second amongst Michigan gamers since 2000. Jefferis is batting .351 this season with 74 hits, 5 of them residence runs, and has scored 31 runs.

• David Lally Jr. He threw 5 innings in opposition to Washington on Wednesday (May 20), tallying a career-high seven strikeouts. He allowed two runs on 4 hits and will return later within the match. The senior holds a 4.15 earned-run common with a 1.30 WHIP whereas putting out 65 batters over 69.1 innings pitched.

• Dane Morrow you may have began all three video games within the outfield in the course of the match and 11 of the final 12 video games. He has three runs on three hits over the previous three video games whereas strolling eleven. The redshirt freshman tallied his fourth RBI of the season in opposition to Rutgers as half of a 3-for-4 day. This season, Morrow is hitting .246 with 16 hits and 14 runs.

• Colby Turner leads the Wolverines in most offensive classes, even after a gradual begin to the Big Ten Tournament. The junior is 3-for-13, however scored twice in opposition to Ohio State, reaching on two errors and a stroll. Turner is slashing .368/.435/.632 with a team-leading 144 complete bases, together with 56 from his 14 residence runs.

• This is Michigan’s twelfth straight Big Ten Tournament look, the longest energetic streak within the convention, and is the seventh seed for the second 12 months in a row. Last season, the Wolverines went 0-2 with losses to Illinois and UCLA to deliver their total report because the No. 7 seed to 2-3. UM is 10-11 all-time in Big Ten Tournament in opposition to No. 2 seeds.

• Nebraska enters the competition with a 41-14 total report and completed with a 23-7 convention report. The Cornhuskers are the No. 2 seed within the Big Ten Tournament and are ranked twentieth within the nation by D1Baseball. Nebraska gained all however two convention sequence this season — Oregon and Ohio State — however took two out of three from Michigan in Ann Arbor earlier this season.