Nebraska Baseball Transfer Portal Tracker: Additions, Departures & Updated Roster for 2026-27

The offseason is here and that means potential roster reconstruction.

Nebraska baseball is bringing in 17 players from the high school and junior college ranks, but several Huskers are already departing. Those departures come by way of exhausted eligibility, the Major League Baseball draft, and the transfer portal.

The Huskers put together the best season in years, going 43-17 overall and 23-7, the latter being good enough to finish second in the 17-team Big Ten Conference. The Big Red hosted a regional for the first time since 2008, but bowed out with a 1-2 showing.

A general view of Haymarket Park for the Lincoln Regional game between Nebraska and Ole Miss. — Haymarket Park was the home of a regional for the first time since Nebraska was in the Big 12 Conference. | Kenny Larabee, KLIN

The transfer portal window runs from June 1 through June 30. Follow along with all of the developments below.

Exhausted Eligibility
MLB Draft with Remaining Eligibility
Transfers Out
Transfers In
Returners
High School Signees
Junior College Additions
Transfer Updates

Exhausted Eligibility

Name	Position
Lynden Bruegman	LHP
Jett Buck	INF
Dylan Carey	INF
Caleb Clark	LHP
Grant Cleavinger	LHP
Cole Kitchens	INF
Kevin Mannell	RHP
Joshua Overbeek	INF
Rhett Stokes	INF
Jalen Worthley	LHP

MLB Draft with Remaining Eligibility

Name	Position
Ty Horn	RHP

Transfers Out

Name	Position	Years Remaining
Max Buettenback	OF	1
Cooper Katskee	RHP	1
Carter Kutz	RHP	4
Nico Newhan	INF	2
Blake Sebastian	RHP	4

Transfers In

Name	Position	Years Remaining	Previous School
Caleb Hoover	OF/INF	2	South Carolina
Cole Moore	RHP	3	Iowa

Returners

Name	Position	Years Remaining
Pryce Bender	RHP	2
Gavin Blachowicz	RHP	2
Blake Encarnacion	RHP	3
Trey Fikes	C	1
Preston Freeman	OF	1
Cooper Grace	RHP	3
Drew Grego	OF	3
Ryan Harrahill	RHP	1
Carson Jasa	RHP	2
Will Jesske	OF	1
Carter Kelley	INF	1
Miken Miller	C	1
May Moyer	OF	1
Colin Nowaczyk	LHP	2
Devin Nunez	OF	2
Chase Olson	LHP	3
Auden Pankonin	RHP	3
Case Sanderson	INF	1
Joey Senstock	INF	4
Braxton Stewart	LHP	2
Reed Strohmeyer	INF	3
Tucker Timmerman	RHP	1
J'Shawn Unger	RHP	2
Jeter Worthley	C	3
Jace Ziola	RHP	3

High School Signees

Name	Position	High School (State)
Cal Anthony	OF	Creighton Prep (NE)
Brody Jindra	SS/RHP	Millard South (NE)
Cooper Kardokus	INF	Edmond Memorial (OK)
Colton Petersmith	OF	Rolla (MO)
Wyatt Reeder	INF	Home School (SD)
Colton Roemmich	RHP	West Des Moines Valley (IA)
Rowen Scholting	RHP	Millard West (NE)
Zane Shaw	RHP	Lawrence Free State (KS)
Drew Sullivan	RHP	Dubuque (IA)
Charlie Ziola	OF	Creighton Prep (NE)

Junior College Additions

Name	Position	Junior College
Logan Groh	INF	Johnson County
Keston Holman	RHP	Johnson County
Cohen Nelson	LHP	Cloud County
Tyler Ness	INF	McLennan
Lachlan Rosser	LHP	Hutchinson
Tyce Powers	LHP	Northwest Mississippi
Brynner Waiolama	RHP	Iowa Western

Transfer Updates

Cooper Katskee, RHP - Entered Portal on June 9

After two years at Indiana and one at Miami (OH), Katskee's lone season at Nebraska went well. The righty posted a 6-2 record over 18 appearances, with a 5.71 ERA.

Cooper Katskee celebrates an inning-ending double play — Pitcher Cooper Katskee is in the transfer portal with one year of eligibility. | Amarillo Mullen

While in Bloomington, Katskee had an ERA of 8.22 with 18 strikeouts and nine walks. In Lincoln, he notched 65 Ks to 24 walks.

Caleb Hoover, OF/INF - Committed to Nebraska on June 6

The Texas native began his college career at Grayson College before transferring to South Carolina for the 2026 season. This year with the Gamecocks, Hoover played in eight games, going hitless over nine at-bats. He did reach base on one walk and a two HPB, leading to a trio of runs scored.

Cole Moore, RHP - Committed to Nebraska on June 6

A homegrown Iowan, Moore pitched in 20 games, including seven starts as a true freshman. He finished 2026 with a 3-0 record, notching a 4.68 ERA. He had 23 strikeouts and 17 walks on the year.

Max Buettenback, OF - Entered Portal on June 5

A Lincoln Southeast grad, Buettenback dropped back in the pecking order as a junior compared to his sophomore year.

Nebraska outfielder Max Buettenback prepares to swing at a pitch from Northeastern. — Outfielder Max Buettenback will finish his collegiate career away from Lincoln. | Nebraska Athletics

Buettenback made 31 starts across 40 appearances in 2025. In 2026, he played in 32 games with 16 starts.

This past season also saw Buettenback take a step back in average (.286 to .206) and slugging percentage (.532 to .412), as well as every batting category, with nearly half as many at-bats.

Nico Newhan, INF - Entered Portal on June 5

After one season at Grossmont College, where he was named the Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year, Newhan made just eight appearances and three starts in Lincoln. He posted a .143 batting average, which included a home run against Auburn back in February.

Carter Kutz, RHP - Entered Portal on June 2

Out of Wisconsin, Kutz was rated as the No. 24 third baseman in the 2025 class from Perfect Game. He did not see action in Lincoln.

Blake Sebastian, RHP - Entered Portal on June 1

Perfect Game's No. 13 overall prospect in the state of Kansas for the class of 2025, Sebastian redshirted during the 2026 season at Nebraska.

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