Following an 11-day road trip to California and Illinois, the Nebraska baseball team plays its 12th straight game away from Hawks Field when it travels to Manhattan, Kan., for a midweek game with the Kansas State Wildcats.

The former Big 12 Conference foes are scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium.

Tuesday’s meeting will be the first of three games between the two teams this season, as Nebraska heads back to Manhattan the very next week on Tuesday, April 2, and the Wildcats make a trip to Hawks Field on Tuesday, April 23.

The will Huskers play their first game at Hawks Field since Wednesday, March 6, when the Northwestern Wildcats come to Lincoln for a three-game Big Ten series.

The Huskers and Wildcats open their series on national TV Friday night at 6:35 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. The teams then meet on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:05 p.m.