Nebraska baseball is finally on a roll.

It took longer than they expected coming off a Big Ten Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth, but the Huskers (26-26 overall, 13-14 Big Ten) have done some work over the past month.

Nebraska has gone 11-6 since April 13 and has reached the .500 mark by winning seven of their last 10 games. That stretch from mid-April to mid-May has been highlighted by four consecutive series victories in Big Ten play over Northwestern, Maryland, Minnesota and Michigan (8-4 record in those 12 games) after losing four of five B1G series to begin the year against Washington, UCLA, USC and Iowa (3-9 record in those nine games, plus a 2-1 series win over Rutgers).

This recent run has put the Huskers in a good position to reach the 12-team Big Ten Tournament, as they sit in a tie for ninth place entering the final series of the season at Purdue (30-21, 10-17) this weekend.

To gear you up for the three-game set that gets underway this evening, the following is a preview of the Nebraska-Purdue series with info provided by Nebraska Athletics.

*Scroll below for the full Big Ten baseball standings entering the games on May 15

The Top 12 in the standings qualify for the Big Ten Tournament (May 20-25 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha). The standings entering May 15:

Place, Team, Big Ten record (overall record)

1: Iowa 21-6 (32-17-1)

2: UCLA 20-7 (37-14)

3: Oregon 19-8 (38-13)

4: USC 17-10 (33-18)

T5: Michigan 15-12 (32-19)

T5: Washington 15-12 (27-25)

7: Indiana 14-13 (29-22)

8: Penn State 15-15 (29-21)

***T9: Nebraska 13-14 (26-26)***

T9: Rutgers 13-14 (26-26)

T11: Illinois 12-15 (27-22)

T11: Michigan State 12-15 (27-23)

T11: Northwestern 12-15 (24-25)

14: Maryland 11-16 (26-27)

***15: Purdue 10-17 (30-21)***

16: Minnesota 8-19 (22-27)

17: Ohio State 4-23 (12-35)

THURSDAY

Time: 4:30 p.m. CT

Pitching: RHP Tucker Timmerman (2-1, 3.55 ERA) vs. RHP Carter Doorn (4-5, 5.04 ERA)

TV/Streaming: B1G+

Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App

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FRIDAY

Time: 5 p.m. CT

Pitching: RHP Ty Horn (2-4, 5.97 ERA) vs. RHP Cole Van Assen (4-3, 4.13 ERA)

TV/Streaming: B1G+

Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App

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SATURDAY

Time: 1 p.m. CT

Pitching: LHP Jackson Brockett (2-3, 3.76 ERA) vs. LHP Easton Storey (4-2, 5.01 ERA)

TV/Streaming: B1G+

Radio: Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App

>> All games will be played at Alexander Field in West Lafayette, Ind.

>> Purdue’s projected rotation based off last two weekends

>> Thursday's first pitch moved up from 5 p.m. CT to 4:30 p.m. CT "due to forecasted inclement weather in the area," per Nebraska Athletics.

>> All three games of this weekend's series can be seen on B1G+.

>> Fans can also listen to Ben McLaughlin call the action this weekend on the Huskers Radio Network.

>> Every game this season can be heard for free on Huskers.com and the Official Nebraska Huskers App for both iOS and android devices.

>> Through 31 all-time meetings, Nebraska holds a 20-11 advantage over Purdue in the all-time series.

>> The Huskers and Boilermakers met in the Big Ten Tournament last season, where the Big Red picked up a 6-2 win to end Purdue's season on a seven-game losing skid.

>> In their last meeting in West Lafayette, Nebraska won two of three games to take the series win in 2023.

>> Sophomore Tucker Timmerman gets the nod Thursday night and holds a 2-1 record on the season with a 3.55 ERA, 23 strikeouts and opposing batting average of .221 in 25.1 innings.

>> Sophomore Ty Horn is set to take the mound in game two for the Huskers this weekend. Horn is 2-4 with a 5.97 ERA and 61 punchouts in 63.1 innings of work.

>> Senior Jackson Brockett is scheduled to start the series finale, holding a 2-3 record with a 3.76 ERA and 35 strikeouts across 13 appearances, including 12 starts.

>> Nebraska recorded three walk-off wins in a span of 12 days during the Huskers' eight-game homestand in the last two weeks.

>> Gabe Swansen delivered the walk-off three-RBI double in a midweek matchup against Kansas State on April 29, before Robby Bolin and Case Sanderson came through in the clutch vs. Minnesota and Michigan in the last two weekends.

>> Bolin lined an RBI single through the right side in the bottom of the ninth to even the series with the Gophers with a 5-4 victory in game two.

>> Sanderson drilled a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the series vs. Michigan with a 5-2 win over the Wolverines last Saturday.

>> As of May 14, junior closer Luke Broderick comes into the weekend tied for 12th nationally and is one of 17 closers with at least 10 saves on the season.

>> Broderick holds a 3-2 record and 10 saves with a 4.33 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 27 innings across 23 appearances this season.

>> Broderick is the 12th Husker reliever in program history to reach double-digit saves in a season and is one shy of tying Thom Ott (2001) in eighth with 11.

>> Redshirt senior Will Walsh enters the weekend ranked among DI's active career leaders in fewest walks allowed per nine innings, sitting seventh with 1.64 walks per nine innings.

>> Walsh has surrendered 32 free passes in 175.2 innings in his time as a Husker and is one of two P4 pitchers ranked in the top 10.

>> Freshman Gavin Blachowicz is one of 16 freshman pitchers nationally with a sub-2.80 ERA and an opponent batting average of .225 or lower, having pitched at least 19 innings this season.

>> Blachowicz is 3-0 on the season with a 2.79 ERA, 19 strikeouts and opposing batting average of .225 in 19.1 innings.

>> The freshman has allowed just two earned runs in the last nine innings pitched across nine appearances.

>> Blachowicz enters the weekend with a streak of seven consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.

>> Nebraska's starting rotation has played a large role in the Huskers' 4-1 record in the last five Big Ten games.

>> Tucker Timmerman, Jackson Brockett and Ty Horn have totaled a combined 3.10 ERA, allowing 10 earned runs across 29 combined innings of work.

>> The starting trio is holding opponents to a .217 batting average and has struck out 20 batters while issuing six walks.

>> Nebraska is 125-28 under head coach Will Bolt when scoring at least six runs.

>> The Big Red have scored six-plus runs in 21 of the 26 victories this season, defeating No. 16 Vanderbilt (6-4), San Diego State (13-0), Louisiana (6-1), Washington (6-2), Wichita State (10-1), Pepperdine (9-6, 11-4). USC (6-5), Oregon State (7-3, 16-7), Rutgers (8-5, 10-5), No. 22 Kansas (7-5), Iowa (6-4), Creighton (6-3), Northwestern (14-4), Maryland (7-2, 21-5), Kansas State (7-6) and Minnesota (8-3).

>> The Husker offense reached the six-run mark 34 times last season, compiling a 28-6 record.

>> Nebraska scored six-plus runs in 33 contests (26-7) in 2023 after tallying at least six runs 23 times (19-4) in 2022, 28 times (26-2) in 2021 and seven times (5-2) in 2020.

>> True freshmen Blake Encarnacion, Gavin Blachowicz and Pryce Bender have put up strong numbers since the start of April for the NU bullpen.

>> The trio have totaled a combined 3.15 ERA, allowing seven earned runs across 20.0 combined innings of work in 21 total appearances.

>> Bender picked up the first two wins of his career in Nebraska's midweek matchups against No. 22 Kansas and Creighton, while Blachowicz improved to 3-0 on the season in NU's win vs. K-State on April 29.

All stats & info provided by Nebraska Athletics