Nebraska Daily Roundup: Friday, May 8th
May 9, 2026
The 2026 high school baseball season is underway and, as usual, excitement is present throughout Nebraska. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across the Cornhusker State.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons at Werner Park at the NSAA championship games, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to shine a spotlight on all teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Nebraska.
Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state.
Each week we will be releasing our Power Rankings, Scout Blog, Diamond Notes, and Player of The Week, covering all the bases across the state of Nebraska.
NOTE: All scores listed above were provided by MaxPreps. Games not included were either not listed on MaxPreps or did not have a reported final score at the time of publication.
Thursday, May 7th
| Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue East | 0 | (#2) Omaha Westside | 9 | Final |
| GACCWPB (CO-OP) | 12 | Adams Central | 4 | Final |
| Mount Michael Benedictine | 10 | Lincoln Christian | 0 | Final |
| Wayne | 1 | Central City/Centura | 3 | Final |
| (#11) Gretna East | 12 | (#19) Seward | 5 | Final |
| Arlington | 5 | Auburn | 0 | Final |
| Columbus | 3 | (#4) Millard North | 10 | Final |
| Omaha North | 0 | (#8) Millard South | 4 | Final |
| St. Paul/Palmer | 15 | Malcolm | 13 | Final |
| Omaha South | 0 | (#3) Lincoln Southwest | 10 | Final |
| Burke | 2 | (#15) Westview | 1 | Final |
| (#25) Kearney | 1 | (#18) Papillion-LaVista | 4 | Final |
| Lincoln Northeast | 1 | (#1) Lincoln East | 11 | Final |
| Roncalli Catholic | 9 | Lincoln Lutheran | 3 | Final |
| Lincoln Southeast | 9 | (#13) Millard West | 3 | Final |
| Omaha Central | 0 | (#7) Creighton Prep | 15 | Final |
| Norris | 3 | (#16) Bennington | 5 | Final |
NOTES-
+ Bennington’s Conner Smith (2027) struck out 6 over 6IP allowed 1 run in Badger Semi-Final win over Norris
+ Omaha Burke’s Landon Foster (2027, Central Arkansas) pitched a 7 inning complete game striking out 7 allowed 1 ER and 1 BB while scattering 4 hits
+ Creighton Preps Cal Anthony (2026, Nebraska) went 3-4 bringing 5 RBIs an scoring 3 runs thanks to 3 home runs in Jr Jays route in District Semi final
Note: All stat lines obtains from X and GameChanger. Coaches will be able to submit weekly standout stat lines for our Player & Pitcher of the Week submissions.
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UPCOMING EVENTS ⤵️
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION |
| Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) | 05/24 | Lincoln, NE |
| NE Summer ID | 06/01 | Omaha, NE |
| Summer Rising Stars ID (2030s Only) | 06/01 | Omaha, NE |
| Central Legion ID | 07/06 | Grand Island, NE |