Jeter Worthley Season 2026

Honors & Awards
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2026)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2026)

2026
Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. • Appeared in 53 games, including 51 starts, primarily at catcher. • Batted .321 with 13 doubles, three triples and two home runs. • Posted a .433 on-base percentage and .451 slugging percentage. • Drove in 21 runs while scoring 45 runs. • Recorded 16 multi-hit games, including seven games with three hits and one five-hit game. • Had five multi-RBI games. • Went 5-for-5 against Kansas State. • Compiled three hits against Michigan State, Maine, Wichita State (twice), Kansas State, Michigan and No. 22 Arizona State in the Lincoln Regional. • Reached base safely in 41 consecutive games, second longest streak on the team. • Homered against Illinois and Minnesota.

Lincoln East High School
Tabbed the No. 64 catcher nationally and the No. 6 overall prospect in the state of Nebraska by Perfect Game. • Lettered in baseball for four seasons at Lincoln East High School. • Led the Spartans to state titles in sophomore and senior seasons as a three-time Super-State honoree. • Helped Lincoln East to a third-place finish as a freshman and runner-up finish at the state tournament as a junior. • As a senior, batted .380 with two home runs and 20 stolen bases while leading the Spartans to a 33-3 record on their way to a state championship. • Recorded a .426 batting average with a pair of home runs and 21 steals as a junior after tallying two homers and 20 stolen bases while hitting .360 in his sophomore season. • Also played quarterback for the Spartans for three seasons as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

Personal
Parents are Chris and Ronnette Worthley. • Has two brothers, Jalen and Jarrett, and one sister, Jacey. • Older brother, Jalen, was a senior left-handed pitcher for the Huskers in 2023-26. • Majoring in marketing.