Nebraska Wins Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai (2024)

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Nebraska Wins Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. OMAHA, Neb. — Fueled by a sea of red in the stands, Nebraska edged Penn State, 2-1, in the championship game of the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. Sunday's final drew 13,300 fans to Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

The two programs met in the College World Series on June 19, 2005 with No. 7 national seed Florida pulling out a 7-4 win over No. 3 national seed Nebraska. The Huskers then got bounced from the CWS with an 8-7 loss to Arizona State while the Gators finished as the national runner-up to Texas.

Nebraska makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2021. The No. 2 seed Huskers will face No. 3 seed Florida on Friday, May 31st at 2:00pm CT.

Nebraska players celebrate after defeating Penn State to win the Big Ten baseball tournament championship on Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

The field of 64 in the NCAA baseball tournament is down to 16, and by the time this long weekend is over, the eight winners of the best-of-three super regional matchups will be off to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

Why is the College World Series played in Omaha? The first three years of the CWS weren't played in Nebraska. It spent two seasons in Kalamazoo, Michigan and a season in Wichita, Kansas. The current home can thank former Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt, along with a group called "the founding fathers" in local circles.

It's a very special moment for the entire city of Omaha, which has hosted the CWS since 1950. An NCAA championship owning that sort of distinction to one location is unique. The city has done so much to make sure that not only the fans, but the players as well, have an experience they will always remember.

Nebraska baseball coach Will Bolt speaks after his team earned the No. 2 seed at the Stillwater Regional. Florida's Michael Robertson signals to his dugout as Nebraska's Rhett Stokes looks on during an NCAA regional game Friday in Stillwater, Okla.

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The Big Ten Conference announced that it has signed a three-year contract with the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority to hold the Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai at Charles Schwab Field Omaha through 2027.

UW-Madison had to cut the program in 1991 for financial reasons. In order to bring the program back, UW-Madison would need to add a women's sport in addition to baseball to keep in compliance with Title IX. Title IX exists to keep opportunities fair for both genders.

The Big Ten Tournament features an eight-team, six-day, double-elimination format.

The stadium has seating for 24,000 fans, including three decks of general grandstands, bleacher seating lining the outfield and club seating for 2,500 members, with special access to three, full-service food stations will draw parties and groups to the facility.

The Mavericks hockey program was started in 1997; the team has qualified for the NCAA tournament on four occasions, in 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2021.

The College World Series, held for the nineteenth time in 1965, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona State claimed the championship.

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament is a 64-team tournament in the spring. After two rounds of play (which each consist of multiple games), there are just eight teams left. These eight teams then head to Omaha, Nebraska, for the Men's College World Series.

Ole Miss won the 2022 Men's College World Series in two games over Oklahoma. Omaha, Neb.

Finnegan became the first player to play in a College World Series and an MLB World Series in the same year when he took the mound in the seventh inning of Game 3 of the 2014 World Series against the San Francisco Giants.