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Nebraska Baseball Picks Up Mississippi State Pitcher Kevin Mannell

The Huskers have gained an SEC righthander from the transfer portal.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska transfer pitcher Kevin Mannell during his time at Mississippi State.
Nebraska transfer pitcher Kevin Mannell during his time at Mississippi State. / @kevinmannell44 on Instagram
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The transfer portal has at least one player headed to Lincoln this cycle.

Mississippi State relief pitcher Kevin Mannell announced on social media Sunday that he would be continuing his baseball career at Nebraska. Mannell has one year of eligibility remaining.

The righthanded Mannell made 11 appearances this spring. In 14.2 innings, he had a 4.30 ERA while giving up 14 hits and walking five. He also had 19 strikeouts.

Prior to his time in Starkville, Mannell spent three seasons between Kansas State and Cloud County Community College. He did not appear in a game over two years in Manhattan.

In his lone junior college season, Mannell earned All-KJCCC West Division Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-KJCCC West Starting Pitcher. He was also named NJCAA All-American after striking out 92 over 75.1 innings and finishing with a 1.91 ERA.

The Topeka, Kan., native is the first poral pickup for the Big Red. There have been 10 Huskers use the portal to exit the program, including Cayden Brumbaugh to Oklahoma.

Nebraska captured a second straight Big Ten Tournament title after making a run in Omaha over Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State and UCLA. Those good times were short-lived, with the Huskers getting shellacked in the Chapel Hill Regional to finish the season at 33-29.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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