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In-State Baseball Commit Flips from Nebraska to Creighton

An Omaha prospect will stay home, not just in the state, but in his city.
Kaleb Henry|
Nebraska head coach, Will Bolt, meets Creighton head coach, Ed Servais, at home plate prior to the game at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska head coach, Will Bolt, meets Creighton head coach, Ed Servais, at home plate prior to the game at Haymarket Park. | Amarillo Mullen

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An in-state baseball player will be staying within the borders but playing for a different program.

Braden Caito, a third baseman and pitcher for Creighton Prep, completed a flip of his commitment on Tuesday. Instead of heading to Nebraska, he is planning on attending Creighton.

The 6-foot-2, 185-pound prospect from Omaha had committed to the Huskers back in August.

According to MaxPreps, Caito hit .333 with five doubles, two triples, and a home run as a junior. On the mound, he went 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA over 22 innings. He had 30 strikeouts and 21 walks.

Nebraska 2026 recruiting class still has seven commits, including a pair of Caito's teammates at Creighton Prep: outfielders Charlie Ziola and Cal Anthony. The class also includes shortstop Brody Jindra (Elkhorn, Nebraska), pitcher Colton Roemmich (Valley, Iowa), Bryce Fountain (Lincoln, Nebraska), outfielder Colton Petersmith (Rolla, Missouri), and shortstop Cooper Kardokus (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).

Nebraska head coach, Will Bolt, meets Creighton head coach, Ed Servais, at home plate prior to the game at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska head coach, Will Bolt, meets Creighton head coach, Ed Servais, at home plate prior to the game at Haymarket Park. | Amarillo Mullen

Before any of those prospects make their way to campus as Huskers, Nebraska will play another season. That season will include a number of high school signees and juco transfers, but also several transfer portal additions. Among the incoming portal players are Missouri Western pitcher Lynden Bruegman, Southern Indiana infielderCole Kitchens, Augustana pitcher JD Hennen, MAC Pitcher of the Year Cooper Katskee, Mississippi State pitcher Kevin Mannell and Division II All-American Jett Buck.

NU went 33-29 in 2025, winning a second straight Big Ten Conference Tournament title. The Huskers then went 1-2 in the Chapel Hill Regional, beating Holy Cross but losing to Oklahoma twice.

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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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