Schanaman inks free agent deal with Braves

Nebraska senior Shay Schanaman signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves organization in Florida this week.

Schanaman is the fifth Husker from this year’s team to continue with a Major League Baseball organization after Brice Matthews, Max Anderson, Emmett Olson and Jace Kaminska were selected in the MLB Draft last week.

A product of Grand Island, Neb., Schanaman went 3-6 with six saves and a 3.07 ERA in a team-high 26 appearances for the Huskers in 2023. He compiled 66 strikeouts with 28 walks in 55.2 innings and held opponents to a .189 batting average.

Tabbed a third-team All-Big Ten selection in 2023, Schanaman totaled 13 wins, nine saves and a 4.29 ERA in his five seasons with the Huskers. He recorded 247 strikeouts in 233 innings while making 79 appearances on the mound, including 25 starts.

Schanaman concluded his career among the top 10 all-time in program history in pitching appearances and strikeouts. Schanaman is tied for fifth with Dylan Vogt (2010-13) with 79 career appearances and is fifth with 247 strikeouts, six shy of Matt Waldron (2016-19) in fourth.