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Honors & Awards
• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (Third Team, 2026)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2026)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024; Spring 2026)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025)
2026
Made 15 appearances on the mound, including one start for the Huskers. • Posted a 3-1 record. • Totaled 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings. • Pitched season-high 2.2 innings against Iowa. • Also had a two-inning outing against No. 16 Florida State. • Struck out season-high five batters against the Hawkeyes. • Struck out four in two scoreless frames against the Seminoles. • Picked up wins against Iowa (twice) and Minnesota.
2025
Made 10 relief appearances on the mound in first season at Nebraska. • Went 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA. • Totaled 10 strikeouts in nine innings. • Had five outings of at least an inning. • Pitched season-high 2.1 innings vs. Wichita State. • Tossed 1.2 innings against UC Irvine and Kansas State. • Tallied a strikeout in seven of 10 appearances, including season-high three strikeouts vs. Kansas State. • Struck out two batters against Wichita State.
Elkhorn North High School
Tabbed the No. 52 left-handed pitcher nationally and the No. 1 left-handed pitcher and No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Nebraska by Prep Baseball Report. • Lettered in baseball for four seasons at Elkhorn North High School. • Set career records in wins, ERA and strikeouts at Elkhorn North. • Finished prep career with single-season records in wins and ERA with the Wolves. • Holds the state record with 19 consecutive wins without a loss. • Led the Wolves to a district championship and state semifinals after going 9-0 with 74 punchouts in 56 innings as an all-state and all-conference pitcher in senior season. • As a junior, helped the Wolves to a second straight state championship and garnered a 0.39 ERA with a 9-0 record and 72 strikeouts in 54.1 innings. • Compiled a 7-1 record with a 1.81 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 50.1 innings to help the Wolves to their first of two consecutive state titles as a sophomore. • Went 2-1 with 35 innings pitched as an all-conference honorable-mention honoree in freshman season.
Personal
Parents are Raymond and Shari Nowaczyk. • Has one sister, Tori. • Management major.