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One step from Oklahoma City, one step from hosting

Nebraska softball will host Oklahoma State in Lincoln, while Nebraska baseball enters the Big Ten Tournament still fighting to bring NCAA postseason baseball home.

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Erin Sorensen
May 19, 2026
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Nebraska softball is back in the Super Regionals but this time, the Huskers don’t have to leave Lincoln.

The Huskers won the Lincoln Regional over the weekend, beating South Dakota once and Grand Canyon twice to advance to a Super Regional for the second straight season. They will host Oklahoma State beginning Thursday at Bowlin Stadium, with a trip to the Women’s College World Series on the line.

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Nebraska baseball, meanwhile, closed the regular season with a sweep at Minnesota and enters the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Huskers are 41-14 overall, 23-7 in Big Ten play and firmly in the conversation to host an NCAA Regional at Haymarket Park.

Let’s unpack it all. Softball first, then baseball.

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