It took longer than they expected coming off a Big Ten Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth, but the Huskers (26-26 overall, 13-14 Big Ten) have done some work over the past month.

Nebraska has gone 11-6 since April 13 and has reached the .500 mark by winning seven of their last 10 games. That stretch from mid-April to mid-May has been highlighted by four consecutive series victories in Big Ten play over Northwestern, Maryland, Minnesota and Michigan (8-4 record in those 12 games) after losing four of five B1G series to begin the year against Washington, UCLA, USC and Iowa (3-9 record in those nine games, plus a 2-1 series win over Rutgers).

This recent run has put the Huskers in a good position to reach the 12-team Big Ten Tournament, as they sit in a tie for ninth place entering the final series of the season at Purdue (30-21, 10-17) this weekend.

To gear you up for the three-game set that gets underway this evening, the following is a preview of the Nebraska-Purdue series with info provided by Nebraska Athletics.