All Huskers

Nebraska Pitcher Named D1Baseball Preseason All-America

After earning All-Big Ten honors in 2024, Mason McConnaughey has earned a preseason All-America nod.
Kaleb Henry|
Mason McConnaughey
Mason McConnaughey | Amarillo Mullen

Less than a month away from the start of the collegiate baseball season and a Nebraska pitcher has been named preseason All-America.

D1Baseball named Mason McConnaughey third-team All-America Tuesday. McConnaughey is coming off a second-team All-Big Ten campaign, where he went 9-3 with a 3.45 ERA in 17 appearances, including 11 starts in 2024.

Mason McConnaughey started for the Huskers and went six innings and struck out ten batters.
Mason McConnaughey | Amarillo Mullen

The Topeka, Kan., native totaled 91 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .239 batting average in 73 innings last season. As a sophomore, he struck out nine or more batters in five starts, including three games with at least 10 strikeouts and a season-high 11 against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament.

McConnaughey is the fifth NU pitcher in school history to return after a 90-plus strikeout season, joining Bob Sebra, Troy Brohawn, Shane Komine, and Joba Chamberlain.

Nebraska baseball coach Will Bolt addresses the crowd in Omaha after his Huskers won the Big Ten Conference Tournament.
Nebraska baseball coach Will Bolt addresses the crowd in Omaha after his Huskers won the Big Ten Conference Tournament. | Nebraska Athletics

The No. 24 Huskers open their season at the MLB Desert Invitational against UC Irvine on Feb. 14. While in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nebraska will also face No. 16 Vanderbilt and San Diego State.

The home opener for the Big Red is March 5 against South Dakota State. Other opponents heading to Lincoln include Big Ten foes Washington, Rutgers, Northwestern, Minnesota and Michigan and a non-conference series vs. No. 7 Oregon State. Season tickets for the 25-game home slate are on sale now at Huskers.com.

MORE: How to Watch Nebraska Men’s Basketball vs. USC: Preview, Breakdown, TV Channel

MORE: Nebraska Women's Basketball Hammers Wisconsin, Wins Fifth Straight

MORE: Nebraska Women's Basketball Just Outside of Associated Press Top 25 Rankings

MORE: Associated Press Top 25 Features Six Big Ten Men's Programs

MORE: Michigan State, Purdue Flex the Big Ten's Muscles

Stay up to date on all things Huskers by bookmarking Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI, subscribing to HuskerMax on YouTube, and visiting HuskerMax.com daily.

Published
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. 

Share on XFollow iKalebHenry
Home/Baseball