Nebraska Captures Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai

Photo by Mark Kuhlmann

OMAHA, Neb. – No. 8 seed Nebraska jumped to an early lead and received solid pitching to post a 5-0 shutout of No. 2 seed UCLA in the championship game of the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. The Cornhuskers became the lowest seed to win the tournament, playing in front of 15,139 fans Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

The Cornhuskers (32-27) are also the first team since Indiana in 2013-14 to repeat as tournament champions, extending their win streak in Omaha to nine games. Nebraska receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air at noon ET Monday on ESPN2.

Nebraska starter Ty Horn tossed a three-hitter over eight innings, fanning six batters in a 118-pitch effort. DH Devin Nunez blasted a two-run homer as the Cornhuskers pushed five runs across in the first three innings for all the run production they would need.

UCLA (42-16) finished with a 3-1 record in its debut appearance in the Big Ten Tournament. Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

All-Tournament Team
P — Cade Obermueller, Iowa
P — Jackson Brockett, Nebraska
P — Luke Broderick, Nebraska
C — Noah Miller, Michigan
1B — Drake Westcott, Illinois
2B — Cayden Brumbaugh, Nebraska
SS — Roch Cholowsky, UCLA
3B — Roman Martin, UCLA
OF — Devin Taylor, Indiana
OF — Gabe Swansen, Nebraska
OF — Paxton Kling, Penn State
DH — Dominic Hellman, Oregon

Most Outstanding Player
Roch Cholowsky, UCLA