Nebraska 2000 Release Date: Thursday, June 1, 2000 Attention: Sports Desks Baseball SID Contact: Aaron Babcock 2000 NCAA Super Regional [email protected] No. 6/9/10 Nebraska (50-15) vs. No. 2/2/3 Stanford (45-14) Off: (402) 472-7779 • Cell: (402) 540-9090 June 2-4, Sunken Diamond, Palo Alto, Calif. 2000 Schedule (50-15) Friday, June 2, Nebraska vs. Stanford, 9 p.m. (Central) Saturday, June 3, Nebraska vs. Stanford, 3 p.m. (Central) Date Event ...... Time/Score 2/11 vs. Northwestern State...... L 6-8 if Necessary - Sunday, June 4, Nebraska vs. Stanford, 3 p.m. (Central) 2/12 at #7 Rice ...... L 1-2 Radio: KLIN 1400, Pinnacle Sports Network 2/13 vs. Arkansas State ...... W 10-6 Live Internet Broadcasts/TotalCasts: huskerwebcast.com 2/18 vs. Texas-Arlington ...... W 3-1 2/19 vs. Washington State ...... W 12-4 Nebraska's Probable Starting 2/20 vs. Arkansas ...... W 13-2 2/25 at Texas-San Antonio ...... L 3-4 Season Career 2/26 at Texas-San Antonio ...... W 10-1 No. R/L Name Yr. ERA App. GS IP SO Record Record 2/27 at Texas-San Antonio ...... W 3-2 28 R So. 2.14 16 16 117.2 154 11-3 17-5 2/29 Nebraska-Omaha ...... canc. 3/3 *at Oklahoma State...... W 13-10 33 L Jamie Rodrigue Fr. 2.53 16 14 85.1 53 9-3 9-3 3/4 *at Oklahoma State...... L 2-4 26 L Trevor Bullock Sr. 2.21 18 8 69.1 56 6-1 6-1 3/5 *at Oklahoma State...... L 2-8 3/7 Nebraska-Omaha ...... W 18-2 NU Makes Second Straight NCAA Appearance 3/10 *at Kansas State ...... L 3-4 3/11 *at Kansas State ...... W 16-0 The sixth-ranked Nebraska baseball team (50- Nebraska vs. the NCAA Field 3/12 *at Kansas State ...... W 12-4 15) enters its first-ever Super Regional looking (17-8 in 2000) 3/14 at Arkansas ...... W 10-4 to cap the most successful season in Nebraska 3/15 at Arkansas ...... W 10-3 2/12 at Rice ...... L 1-2 3/17 *Oklahoma ...... W 10-1 baseball history with the school’s first College 3/17 Oklahoma ...... W 10-1 3/18 *Oklahoma ...... W 12-0 World Series appearance. Nebraska’s task won’t 3/19 Oklahoma ...... W 12-0 3/19 *Oklahoma ...... L 3-4 be an easy one, as Nebraska’s road to Omaha 3/19 Oklahoma ...... L 3-4 3/21 at #23 Creighton ...... W 9-5 will go through nine-time CWS qualifier Stanford 3/21 at Creighton ...... W 9-5 3/24 *Texas Tech ...... W 11-0 3/25 *Texas Tech ...... W 7-6 (10) (45-14) at the Cardinal’s Sunken Diamond in Palo 3/24 Texas Tech...... W 11-0 3/25 *Texas Tech ...... L 5-7 (11) Alto, Calif., in a best-of-three game series, Friday- 3/25 Texas Tech...... W 7-6 3/28 North Dakota State ...... W 12-2 Sunday, June 2-4. 3/25 Texas Tech...... L 5-7 3/31 *at #17 Baylor ...... L 2-4 While this is just Nebraska’s fifth NCAA 3/31 at Baylor ...... L 2-4 4/1 *at #17 Baylor ...... L 2-3 4/1 at Baylor ...... L 2-3 Tournament in school history, it is not the first 4/2 *at #17 Baylor ...... L 6-7 (10) 4/2 at Baylor ...... L 6-7 (10) 4/4 Northwest Missouri State ...... W 18-6 time the Huskers have had to win in Palo Alto to 4/11 Creighton ...... W 6-3 4/7 *Kansas ...... W 9-3 advance to the . Nebraska 4/8 *Kansas ...... W 14-2 (7) 5/6 at Texas ...... W 4-0 4/9 *Kansas ...... W 18-11 played at Stanford in 1985, where the Huskers 5/7 at Texas ...... L 6-8 4/11 #21 Creighton ...... W 6-3 defeated Pepperdine, 4-2, in the first game of the 5/8 at Texas ...... W 2-0 4/14 *at Missouri, 1-9 ...... W 7-2 regional. The Huskers were one out from 5/10 vs. Creighton ...... W 10-2 4/15 *at Missouri, 1-9 ...... W 15-8 advancing to the championship game, but 5/12 Fresno State ...... W 3-2 4/16 *at Missouri, 1-9 ...... W 9-5 4/18 Western Illinois ...... W 16-5 Stanford rallied to score two runs in the bottom 5/13 Fresno State ...... L 1-6 4/19 Western Illinois ...... W 19-6 of the ninth, handing the Huskers a 9-8 loss. 5/14 Fresno State ...... W 8-0 4/21 *Texas A&M ...... W 16-2 Nebraska fell in the next game to Pepperdine, 7- 5/20 vs. Oklahoma ...... W 3-1 4/22 *Texas A&M ...... W 11-3 5/20 vs. Oklahoma ...... W 6-1 4/22 *Texas A&M ...... W 10-3 6, after having an opportunity to win that game. The Huskers gave up two runs in the top of the 5/21 vs. Baylor ...... W 11-3 4/24 UW-Milwaukee ...... W 11-0 5/27 vs. Butler ...... W 2-1 4/24 UW-Milwaukee ...... W 8-5 ninth for Pepperdine to take a 7-4 lead. The Big 5/29 vs. Minnesota ...... W 4-1 4/25 UW-Milwaukee ...... L 7-9 Red battled, but managed to score only two runs 4/28 *Iowa State (CSS) ...... W 5-0 5/30 vs. WichitaState ...... W 8-1 4/29 *Iowa State (CSS) ...... W 14-13 (10) in the bottom of the ninth. 4/30 *Iowa State (CSS) ...... W 12-0 (7) The Huskers enter their first Super Regional after a historic weekend, sweeping 5/6 *at #6 Texas (FSN) ...... W 4-0 through the Minnneapolis Regional to claim its first-ever NCAA regional title, while 5/7 *at #6 Texas ...... L 6-8 setting the school’s single-season win record. Nebraska’s 50 wins surpassed the old 5/8 *at #9 Texas ...... W 2-0 5/9 Northern Iowa ...... W 9-7 record of 49 wins set during the 1979 and 1980 seasons. 5/10 at Creighton ...... W 10-2 Nebraska has been impressive in the NCAA Tournament, sweeping through the 5/12 #21 Fresno State ...... W 3-2 Minneapolis Regional behind three dominant pitching performances and its stingy 5/13 #21 Fresno State ...... L 1-6 defense to defeat Butler (2-1), Minnesota (5-1) and Wichita State (8-1) at Siebert Field in 5/14 #21 Fresno State ...... W 8-0 5/17-21 at Big 12 Tournament ...... Minneapolis. 5/17 vs. Missouri (CSS) ...... L 10-12 Nebraska has had great success against the tournament field this year, going 14- 5/18 vs. Oklahoma State (CSS) ...... W 7-5 8 during the regular season. One of the hottest teams in the country, Nebraska enters 5/19 vs. #22 Oklahoma (CSS) ...... W 3-1 the NCAA Tournament after posting a 32-4 record since April 4. After then-No. 17 5/19 vs. #22 Oklahoma (CSS) ...... W 6-1 5/20 vs. #5 Baylor (FSN) ...... W 11-3 Baylor swept the Huskers in Waco, Nebraska dropped to 18-11 overall and 7-8 in the at NCAA Regionals ...... TBA Big 12. The Huskers regrouped after the losses by winning 24 of their final 27 regular 5/26 vs. Butler ...... W, 2-1 season games, vaulting from seventh in the conference to a second-place finish. The 5/28 at Minnesota ...... W, 4-1 Husker offense has played a key part in the stretch, hitting .358 in those 36 games. 5/29 vs. Wichita State ...... W, 8-1 6/2-4 at NCAA Super Regionals ...... TBA 6/9-17 at College World Series ...... TBA * Denotes Game http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 2 Nebraska Baseball 2000 Quick Facts Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament History Head Coach: This marks Nebraska’s second straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the school’s fifth Nebraska’s NCAA Alma Mater: Arkansas, 1988 overall. The Huskers played in the NCAA District Tournament Results Assistant Coach: Mike Anderson playoffs for a chance to advance to the NCAA (8-8 Record) Alma Mater: Northern Colo., 1990 Tournament in 1948 and 1950, but did not actually at Annapolis, Md., 1979 (1-2) Assistant Coach: compete in the tournament. vs. St. John’s ...... L 0-5 Alma Mater: Northwood, 1990 Nebraska is fresh off its first-ever regional title at Navy ...... W 13-4 1999 Overall Record: 42-18 after compiling an all-time NCAA Tournament vs. Connecticut ...... L 0-15 1999 Big 12 Record: 16-9 record of 8-8. Last year’s team defeated lost to at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1980 (2-2) 1999 Big 12 Finish: Fifth Mississippi State, defeated Bowling Green, before vs. BYU ...... W 12-0 1999 Big 12 Tournament: 4-0, 1st getting eliminated by Mississippi State. Nebraska at Michigan...... L 0-7 1999 NCAA Tournament: 1-2 also made back-to-back showings in 1979-80, vs. BYU ...... W 12-4 winning one and two games, respectively. at Michigan...... L 3-12 Travel Information The only other time Nebraska has won two at Palo Alto, Calif., 1985 (1-2) Depart Wednesday, May 31, 2000 games in a regional came in 1980, as the Huskers vs. Pepperdine ...... W 4-2 Sheraton Palo Alto defeated Brigham Young twice, by scores of 12-0 at Stanford ...... L 8-9 625 El Camino Road and 12-4, but lost to Michigan twice. vs. Pepperdine ...... L 6-7 ph: 650-328-2800; fax: 650-327-7362 The Huskers have been shutout three times in at Columbus, Ohio, 1999 (1-2) their 18 tournament games, while recording one vs. Mississippi State ...... L 14-18 shut out, a 12-0 blanking over BYU in 1980. Husker vs. Bowling Green ...... W 10-5 hitters have eight total home runs in NCAA vs. Mississippi State ...... L 7-13 The Polls play, including three this year (Matt Hopper 2, Dan at Minneapolis, Minn., 2000 (3-0) Johnson). vs. Butler ...... W, 2-1 USA Today Baseball Weekly/ at Minnesota ...... W, 4-1 ESPN Coaches’ Top 25 Poll vs. Wichita State ...... W, 8-1 Through May 23, 2000 Nebraska Sweeps Regional Nebraska had an impressive in the NOTES: 2000 Last Minneapolis Regional as the No. 1 seed, NU won Largest Margin of Victory: Rk Team (1st place) Record Week Pts. all three games against Butler, host Minnesota and def. BYU, 12-0, 1980 1. South Carolina (26) (52-8) 1 1,035 Wichita State. Largest Margin of Defeat: 2. Stanford (8) (42-13) 2 1,014 NU allowed just two earned runs in the three lost to UConn, 15-0, 1979 3. Arizona State (2) (42-13) 3 987 games for a team ERA of 0.67 in the tournament. Most Runs Scored: 4. Georgia Tech (6) (47-14) 6 961 Nebraska def. Butler, 2-1: Nebraska won its 13 in win over Navy, 1979 5. Baylor (45-15) 5 846 first game of the regional by sneaking past Butler, Least Runs Scored: 6. LSU (43-17) 9 807 2-1. Nebraska ace Shane Komine was stellar, 0 vs. St. Johns, 1979; vs. Michigan, 7. Florida State (45-15) 4 795 striking out 12 and allowing just two hits in 7.1 1980 8. Clemson (45-16) 7 775 innings. The Honolulu native was on pace to throw 9. Houston (44-15) 8 753 a complete game, before taking a line drive off his jaw. Nebraska’s Jamal Strong hit a 10. Nebraska (1) (47-15) 15 627 one-run single to score to score the deciding run in the sixth inning. 11. Miami (37-17-1) 14 558 Nebraska def. Minnesota, 4-1: Against Minnesota Trevor Bullock allowed just one hit 12. USC (38-18) 16 504 through seven scoreless innings before giving up a solo in the eighth to spoil a 13. Texas (40-18) 11 484 shutout in his first complete game of the season, as Nebraska handed the Gophers a 4-1 14. Mississippi State (38-17) 10 455 15. Auburn (40-18) 12 432 loss. Matt Hopper lifted the Huskers in the second inning with a solo home run, his 20th 16. North Carolina (44-15) 13 430 of the year, to left field. Justin Cowan added a run-scoring in the second and NU 17. Alabama (38-22) 18 349 added two more runs in the the fourth to knock the Gophers into the losers’ bracket. 18. Florida (41-21-1) 23 300 Nebraska def. Wichita State, 8-1: Freshman Jamie Rodrigue was two outs away from 19. CS-Fullerton (36-19) 17 264 a school record fifth career shutout against Wichita State in the regional championship, 20. Wake Forest (39-18-1) 19 200 before he allowed a one-out walk and a single. A Husker prevented Nebraska from 21. Loyola Marymount (39-17) 24 142 ending the nation’s longest scoring streak, but the Huskers scored all the runs they 22. Nevada (37-17) NR 141 needed on a three-run home run from Hopper in the first inning to give Nebraska a 4-0 23. Rutgers (39-16) NR 140 lead. homered in the fourth before Nebraska tacked on a run in the seventh 24. Stetson (46-14) 25 138 and two in the ninth to win the Huskers’ first regional championship. 25. Long Beach State (31-25) NR 105 Dropped out: No. 20 Notre Dame (43-16, 1-2 last week), No. 21 Fresno State (40-19, 1-2 last Nebraska vs. Stanford week), No. 22 Oklahoma (39-21, 2-2 last week). Friday’s game will mark the third meeting between Nebraska and Stanford, with The Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 100, Fresno Cardinal winning both previous meetings. Stanford defeated Nebraska, 9-8, with a two- State 93, East Carolina 84, Wichita State 73, run rally in the bottom of the ninth, in the 1985 NCAA Tournament and won the 1993 Notre Dame 70, Louisiana-Lafayette 48, Rice meeting, 14-3. 41, UCLA 41, Tulane 25, New Orleans 15, Illi- nois 15, Seton Hall 15, Texas Tech 15, Oral Rob- erts (12), Oklahoma State (11), Kentucky (10), Komine Questionable for Stanford Series Evansville (9), Penn State (7), Minnesota (7), First-Team All-America right-hander Shane Komine is questionable for Nebraska’s Kent State (5), Louisiana-Monroe (4), Georgia Super Regional against Stanford after taking a line drive off his jaw in NU’s game against Southern (4), San Jose State (3), Miami, Ohio Butler on Friday, May 26. The Honolulu native received a scare when Eddie Olzsta hit a (2), Central Florida (2), Florida International (1), sharp line drive off Komine’s glove in the eighth inning, fracturing his jaw in two places. Central Michigan (1). http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 3 Nebraska Baseball 2000 The sophomore was hospitalized and underwent surgery at Fairview University Hospital, Around the Big 12 where Dr. David Hamlar inserted a titanium plate in Komine’s jaw. Fortunately, Komine’s As of May 22, 2000 jaw did not need to be wired shut, and he may be able to return to action without missing School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Streak a start. The injury spoiled a superb outing after Komine struck out 12 and allowed just Baylor 23-7 .767 45-17 .726 L3 two hits in 7 1/3 innings against the Bulldogs. Two days later, Butler freshman Pat NEBRASKA 21-9 .700 50-15 .769 W8 Neshek suffered a non-displaced fracture of his jaw after taking a liner off his face from Oklahoma 20-10 .667 41-22 .651 L1 Wichita State’s Dustin Hawkins. Texas 19-10 .655 44-19 .698 W3 Texas Tech 18-12 .600 36-26 .581 L1 Okla. State 14-13 .519 36-22 .621 L3 Will Bolt Named Minneapolis Regional MVP Missouri 13-14 .481 35-24 .579 L2 Sophomore second baseman Will Bolt’s outstanding play in the field and at the plate Texas A&M11-19 .367 23-35 .397 L5 earned him tournament MVP honors at the Minneapolis Regional last weekend. Bolt led all Kansas 10-20 .333 25-30 .455 L1 tournament participants with a .545 average, collecting six hits in 11 at bats. He also anchored Iowa State 7-23 .233 19-37 .339 L1 Kansas State5-24 .172 19-32 .373 L4 Nebraska’s infield, as the Huskers turned four double plays in three games. Bolt, who was hitting .263 through the first 23 games, has raised his average to .356, thanks to 14 hits in Big 12 in NCAA Tournament Play Nebraska’s nine postseason games. Friday, May 26-May 29 Bolt was joined on the all-tournament team by pitchers Shane Komine and Trevor Minneapolis Regional Bullock, along with Justin Cowan, center fielder Jamal Strong and designated Nebraska 2, Butler 1 hitter Matt Hopper. Nebraska 4, at Minnesota 1 Nebraska 8, Wichita State 1 Huskers Land Four-First Team All Big 12 Selections Houston Regional Nebraska cleaned up on all-conference honors Rice 5, Texas Tech 2 this season, earning four first-team selections, NU’s All-Big 12 Coaches Team Texas Tech 10, Princeton 1 most first-team selections since the 1966, when the First Team Rice 11, Texas Tech 4 Huskers had four Big Eight honorees. Only the 1B-Dan Johnson C-Justin Cowan Waco Regional 1966 and 1958 squads also managed four first-team DH-Matt Hopper Southwest Texas State 6, at Baylor 0 all-conference awards. Florida 10, at Baylor 1 Shane Komine, last year’s freshman of the year, SP-Shane Komine is Nebraska’s first Big 12 Player of the Year and Player of the Year Oklahoma City Regional NU’s first conference player of the year since Darin Shane Komine, Nebraska Oklahoma 6, Oral Roberts 5 (11 inn.) Erstad was named Co-MVP of the Big Eight in 1995. Newcomer Player of the Year UCLA 10, Oklahoma 5 For the first time in circuit history, the Freshman Dan Johnson, 1B, Nebraska Oklahoma 9, Oral Roberts 3 and Newcomer of the Year honors were split into Freshman Player of the Year Matt Hopper, DH, Nebraska Tempe Regional Player and Pitcher designations because of a solid Second Team Texas 5, Creighton 4 amount of young talent. Nebraska designated at Arizona State 3, Texas 1 hitter Matt Hopper was named the Freshman OF-Adam Stern Texas 11, Miami(Ohio) 1 Player of the Year, while Freshman Pitcher of the Honorable Mention Texas 6, at Arizona State 4 Year is Baylor relief ace Zane Carlson. Dan Johnson 2B-Will Bolt Texas 9, at Arizona State 7 was named the Newcomer Player-of-the-Year, SP-Jamie Rodrigue while Newcomer Pitcher-of-the-Year laurels went to Charlie Thames of Texas. Friday-Sunday, June 2-4 NCAA Super Regionals Austin Super Regional Komine Named Finalist For Dick Howser Trophy June 2—Penn State at Texas, 7 p.m. (CDT) Shane Komine was named one of 12 finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy presented to June 3—Penn State at Texas, 7 p.m. June 4—Penn State at Texas (if necessary), 2 p.m. the nation’s college baseball player of the year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association, Tuesday afternoon. Stanford Super Regional The Big 12 Player of the Year was also tabbed a First-Team All-American by USA Today/ June 2-Nebraska at Stanford, 9 p.m. (CDT) Baseball Weekly after striking out 154 batters in 117.2 innings. He allowed just 29 walks and June 3-Nebraska at Stanford, 3 p.m. compiled a 11-3 record with a 2.14 ERA. June 4-Nebraska at Stanford (if necessary), 3 The trophy has been presented to the college player of the year since 1987, by the American p.m. Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) from 1987-98 and the National Collegiate Baseball Fri.-Sat., June 9-17 Writers Association (NCBWA) beginning in 1999. Named after the late two-time All-America NCAA World Series, Omaha, Neb., TBD shortstop and college coach at Florida State. Howser was also a major league manager with Kansas City and the . Cowan Named Semifinalist for Johnny Bench Award Senior catcher Justin Cowan was named on of 10 finalists for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate catcher. Cowan was selected to the 10-player field after he led the Big 12 in hits, doubles and RBI during the regular season. He is hitting .381 with 22 doubles, nine home runs and a 70 runs batted in. He is also 7-for-7 on attempts and has committed just four errors this season behind the plate. Other semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award include (in alphabetical order): Brad Cresse from LSU, Danny Massiatte from Louisiana-Lafayette, Casey Myers from Arizona State; Bradon Pack from South Carolina, Bryan Prince from Georgia Tech, Dane Sardinha http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 4 Nebraska Baseball 2000 from Pepperdine, Mike Tonis from California, Scott Walter from Loyola Marymount and Other Polls John Wilson from Kentucky. Collegiate Baseball Poll Three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award will be selected by a national voting panel at May 30, 2000 the end of May. The finalists will be announced in Omaha, Neb. during the College World Last Series. The final vote will occur at the end of the CWS, with the three finalists being invited Rk Team (Record) Pts. Week to Wichita, Kan. for the Third Annual Greater Wichita Sports Banquet, June 20 at the Hyatt 1. Georgia Tech (50-14) 487 1 Regency Hotel. 2. South Carolina (55-8) 485 3 3. Stanford (45-14) 484 2 4. Louisiana St. (46-17) 479 7 Matt Hopper Named Freshman All-American 5. Clemson (48-16) 478 8 USA Today/Baseball Weekly has named Nebraska freshman Matt Hopper to its Freshman 6. Houston (47-16) 476 9 All-American Team as a /. Hopper set a Big 12 freshman 7. Florida St. (49-16) 475 10 record with 21 home runs this season and led the conference in total bases with 159 after 8. Miami, Fla. (40-17-1) 473 11 9. NEBRASKA (50-15) 472 6 hitting 14 doubles and recording 82 total hits. Hopper is the fifth Husker to be named a 10. Mississippi St. (41-18) 465 12 freshman All-American and the first to be named to the USA Today/Baseball Weekly team. 11. Texas (44-19) 461 13 Other Husker freshman All-Americans included Darin Petersen (1992), Jed Dalton (1992), 12. Arizona St. (44-15) 459 4 Todd Sears 13. USC (41-18) 458 16 14. UCLA (38-24) 440 22 15. San Jose St. (39-21) 438 - Cole Named First-Team Academic All-District 16. Florida (44-23-1) 435 18 Sophomore left fielder/second baseman John Cole was named to the 2000 GTE Academic 17. Baylor (45-17) 432 5 All-District VII Baseball Team, announced May 10. Cole owns a 3.75 grade-point average, 18. Penn St. (45-17) 430 - is batting .324 with 38 runs and 37 RBI through Tuesday. 19. Wake Forest (41-20-1) 425 14 A 2000 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America selection, 20. North Carolina (46-17) 424 15 Cole is tied for second on the team with 16 stolen bases on 19 attempts and is third on the 21. Cal. St. Fullerton (38-21) 423 17 22. La.-Lafayette (45-17) 420 - team with 11 doubles. 23. Stetson (48-16) 417 28 The Kanata, Ontario, native finished the 1999 season batting .396 as a freshman – good 24. Loyola Marymount (40-19) 416 20 for second on the team. The 10 student-athletes selected to the first team advance to the 25. Auburn (41-20) 412 19 national GTE Academic All-America ballot. 26. Rice (43-23) 409 24 27. Alabama (41-24) 406 21 28. Wichita State (44-21) 397 26 1999 NCAA Tournament Recap 29. East Carolina (46-18) 392 - The 1999 season marked Nebraska’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1985 and 30. Central Florida (43-19) 390 27 just the fourth in school history after clinching an automatic berth by winning the Big 12 Tournament. The Huskers went into the regional with a 41-16 record and a nine-game Baseball America winning streak. May 30, 2000 In the first game of regionals at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Nebraska played two-time defending CWS qualifier Mississippi State. The Huskers led 8-6 after four innings, 2000 Last Last but MSU erupted for 12 runs in the final five innings to hand NU its first loss in nine games. Rk Team Record Wk. Rk. The Huskers rebounded the next day defeating Bowling Green, 10-5. R.D. Spiehs earned 1. Georgia Tech 50-14 3-0 1 the win, allowing no runs in 5.2 . Nebraska pounded out 15 hits, including four 2. South Carolina 55-8 3-0 2 3. Stanford 45-14 3-1 3 by junior shortstop Brandt Vlieger. NU trailed 5-2 after five innings before scoring eight runs 4. Louisiana State 46-17 3-0 7 in the sixth, seventh and eighth. 5. Houston 46-16 3-1 6 In NU’s second elimination game of the tournament and second contest against Mississippi 6. NEBRASKA 50-15 3-0 8 State, Jim Bailey homered for the second time in the regional, but the Bulldogs pounded 17 7. Clemson 48-16 3-0 9 hits against three Nebraska pitchers in a 13-7 Mississippi State win. 8. Florida State 49-16 4-1 10 9. Southern California 41-18 3-0 13 10. Miami 40-17 3-0 11 NU Pitching Staff Among Nation’s Best 11. Arizona State 44-15 2-2 4 Nebraska’s pitching staff has made dramatic improvements over the past few seasons 12. Baylor 45-17 0-2 5 and has emerged this year as one of the nation’s elite groups. The Huskers led the Big 12 13. Texas 44-19 4-1 16 with a 3.31 earned-run average in conference games and currently lead the nation with a 14. Mississippi State 41-18 3-1 17 15. Loyola Marymount 40-19 1-2 12 3.10 ERA for the season. The Huskers also have two pitchers among the nation’s top 50 16. UCLA 38-24 3-0 NR individual ERA leaders. 17. Louisiana-Lafayette 45-17 3-0 NR Sophomore Shane Komine, Nebraska’s ace, carries a 2.14 ERA, best among NU starters. 18. San Jose State 39-21 3-1 NR The Big 12 Player of the Year and First-Team All-American’s ERA and 154 rank 19. Penn State 45-17 4-1 NR among the national leaders, after leading the nation in total strikeouts the majority of the 20. Florida 43-23 2-2 14 season. Komine (11-3) is questionable for the Super Regional after having his jaw broken 21. Wake Forest 41-20 2-2 18 by a line drive against Butler, where he struck out 12 and allowed just two hits in 7 1/3 22. Cal State Fullerton 38-21 2-2 20 innings. The outing erased his worst outing of the year, where he allowed seven earned 23. Rutgers 40-18 1-2 15 24. Alabama 41-24 3-2 23 runs in the first game of the Big 12 Tournament against Missouri. Prior to that he entered 25. Auburn 41-20 1-2 19 the Big 12 Tournament as one of the hottest pitchers in the country, posting a 6-0 record in Dropped Out: North Carolina (No. 21), his previous six appearances, with a sparkling 1.08 ERA. Nevada (No. 22), East Carolina (No. 24), Komine has set school records for single-season strikeouts and innings pitched, while Stetson (No. 25). tying the school's single-game record with 17 strikeouts this season. He has thrown six http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 5 Nebraska Baseball 2000 2000 Individual Honors complete games this season, and struck out double- digit batters in nine of his last 13 appearances. National Leaders in ERA Collegiate Baseball (Stats through May 21) All-American One of Nebraska’s best additions this season has 1. Rice ...... 3.19 SP-Shane Komine ...... First-Team been freshman Jamie Rodrigue, a 6-0 lefty from St. 2. La.-Lafayette...... 3.20 C- Justin Cowan...... Third-Team Clair, Mo. He is 9-3 this season with a 2.53 ERA in 85.1 3. Texas ...... 3.22 USA Today/Baseball Weekly innings. Rodrigue is the first Husker to throw four 4. NEBRASKA ...... 3.24 All-American shutouts in a season and one of just two NU players 5. Florida State ...... 3.31 SP-Shane Komine ...... First-Team to throw four in a career. Komine and Rodrigue have 6. Rutgers ...... 3.36 combined to earn four Big 12 Pitcher-of-the-Week 7. Seton Hall ...... 3.44 USA Today/Baseball Weekly awards this season (Komine honored three times), 8. La-Monroe ...... 3.49 Freshman All-American 9. Miami ...... 3.53 with Komine grabbing national pitcher of the week DH-Matt Hopper ...... First-Team 10. Baylor ...... 3.55 honors twice. NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy Finalist Nebraska has a number of weapons out of the Individual Leaders Shane Komine, one of 12 ...... RHP bullpen this season, including sophomore Thom Ott. Total Strikeouts A transfer from James Madison University, Ott is 2-1 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist 2. Shane Komine, NU ...... 142 Justin Cowan, one of 10 ...... C with six saves and a 1.34 ERA in 33.2 innings and has not allowed a run in 18 relief appearances and has Strikeouts per Nine Innings Minneapolis Regional All-Tournament allowed only one all season. 11. Shane Komine, NU ...... 11.6 Will Bolt, MVP ...... 2B Despite this being just R.D. Spiehs’ seond season Shane Komine ...... RHP on the mound, he has become a familiar face on the Trevor Bullock ...... LHP Individual Leaders in ERA hill, after making a freshman record 23 appearances a Justin Cowan...... C 15. Shane Komine, NU ...... 2.20 Jamal Strong ...... CF year ago. The Grand Island, Neb., native has picked 47. Jamie Rodrigue, NU ...... 2.81 Matt Hopper ...... DH up where he left off with 18 appearances this season. He has lowered his ERA from 6.27 as a freshman to 3.29 this year. Spiehs is 7-2 this season Big 12 All-Tournament and 12-3 in his career, picking up five of his six wins in relief. Adam Shabala, MVP ...... RF Chad Wiles ...... RHP As a staff, Nebraska has struck out a school record 470 batters while allowing just 160 walks, a 3.01-to-1 ratio. Nebraska has held opponents to a .240 batting average this season, All-Big 12 Coaches Team including a .167 average in the last three games. Shane Komine ...... Player of the Year Dan Johnson ...... Newcomer Player of Year Matt Hopper ...... Freshman Player of Year Justin Cowan Makes Dramatic Return at Big 12 Tourney 1B-Dan Johnson ...... First-Team Senior team captain Justin Cowan, one of 10 Nebraska Career Doubles C-Justin Cowan...... First-Team finalists for the Johnny Bench Award, which is given DH-Matt Hopper ...... First-Team 1. 47 Jed Dalton ...... 1992-95 SP-Shane Komine ...... First-Team to the nation's top collegiate catcher, was named a 2. 46 Todd Sears ...... 1995-97 OF-Adam Stern ...... Second-Team third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball after 46 ...... 1993-95 2B Will Bolt ...... Honorable-Mention undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a 4. 45 Paul Meyers ...... 1984-86 SP Jamie Rodrigue ...... Honorable-Mention torn lateral meniscus on Tuesday, May 9. A First- 5. 44* Justin Cowan ...... 1999-00 Team All-Big 12 selection and third-team Collegiate 44 Mark Kister ...... 1985-87 Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 Team 44 Steve Stanicek ...... 1980-82 Shane Komine, RHP ...... Player of the Year Baseball All-American, he missed eight games before 8. 39* Burt Beattie ...... 1985-86 C-Justin Cowan...... First-Team returning as a designated hitter in Nebraska’s first 39 Bill McGuire ...... 1983-85 DH-Matt Hopper ...... First-Team elimination game of the Big 12 Tournament against 10. 37 Ken Harvey ...... 1997-99 SP-Shane Komine ...... First-Team Oklahoma, May 20. Since then, he has not missed a * Indicates two-year player 1B-Dan Johnson ...... Second-Team step, going 9-for-22 (.409) at the plate, including a SP-Jamie Rodrigue ...... Second-Team solo home run in the Big 12 championship game. NU Single Season Doubles Austin American Statesman Cowan has shouldered much of the load for the 1. 26 Mike Duncan ...... 1985 All-Big 12 Team Huskers at the plate, both defensively and offensively 2. 24 Derek Dukart ...... 1994 24 Burt Beattie ...... 1986 Shane Komine, RHP ...... Player of the Year this season. The Huskers’ starting catcher has been 4. 23 Justin Cowan ...... 2000 C-Justin Cowan...... First-Team consistent this season, hitting .381, the second-best DH-Matt Hopper ...... First-Team 5. 22 Gabe Garcia ...... 1997 SP-Shane Komine ...... First-Team average on the team and second-best in the Big 12. 22 Alvie Shepherd ...... 1995 2B-Will Bolt ...... Second-Team Cowan posted a 19-game hitting streak this season, 22 Jed Dalton ...... 1995 UT-Dan Johnson ...... Second-Team the seventh longest in school history, which came to 22 Dan Boever ...... 1983 OF-Adam Stern ...... Second-Team an end in the first game against Baylor. Cowan was SP-Jamie Rodrigue ...... Second-Team superb during the month of March, hitting .429 in Nebraska’s 18 games with 10 doubles National Pitcher of the Week and a .597 . Shane Komine, Collegiate Baseball ...... 4/10 Cowan, who led the Big 12 with 13 doubles in league play, also led the conference in hits Shane Komine, Collegiate Baseball ...... 5/8 (51), and runs batted in (40) , and was third in total bases (79), trailing teammates Dan Johnson and Matt Hopper. Cowan is on a record pace with his 23 doubles. His 23 doubles Big 12 Pitcher/Player of the Week surpassed his 1999 total of 21, giving him 44 for is career in his second year as a Husker. Jamie Rodrigue...... 3/20 Shane Komine ...... 3/27 Cowan holds the school record for doubles by a two-year player, previously held by Burt Shane Komine ...... 4/10 Beattie in 1985 to 1986. Cowan is four doubles shy of breaking the school’s all-time career Dan Johnson ...... 4/17 record of 47 set by Jed Dalton (1992-95). His 23 doubles are currently fourth in a single Matt Hopper ...... 5/1 season. Shane Komine ...... 5/8 http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 6 Nebraska Baseball 2000 Nebraska In The Big 12 Stats Komine Sweeps Conference Honors TEAM (BIG 12 GAMES) Honolulu, Hawaii native Shane Komine Career Strikeouts Batting Avg...... 345 ...... 1st (pronounced co-ME-nay) is one of the premier 1. 289 Mike Zajeski ...... 1988-92 On Base Pct...... 438 ...... 1st pitchers in college baseball. A USA Today/Baseball 2. 233 Shane Komine .. 1999-00 Slugging Pct...... 529 ...... 1st 2. 233 John Lepley ...... 1985-88 Home Runs ...... 45 ...... 1st Weekly and a Collegiate Baseball First-Team All- American, the sophomore swept Big 12 Player-of- 4. 225 Josh Bullock ...... 1990-92 Stolen Bases ...... 58 ...... 1st 5. 212 Bob Sebra ...... 1981-83 the-Year honors from Big 12 coaches, the Walks Drawn ...... 153 ...... 1st Dallas 6. 191 Cliff Faust ...... 1977-80 Sacrifice Flies ...... 16 ...... 1st Morning News and the Austin American Statesman. 7. 190 Jonas Armenta ... 1994-97 ERA ...... 3.31 ...... 1st Komine is hoping to return to action this week 8. 180 Paul Leinen ...... 1988-90 Strikeouts (pitching) .. 224 ...... 1st after suffering a broken jaw in his last outing in 9. 178 Tim Burke ...... 1978-80 Shutouts ...... 7 ...... 1st Nebraska’s first game of the NCAA regional against 10. 170 Jeff Anderson ..... 1981-84 Fielding ...... 972 ...... t1st Butler. He leads the Huskers with 16 starts this season, Opp. B/Avg...... 259 ...... 2nd throwing 117.2 innings and holding opponents to a Season Strikeouts Walks Allowed ...... 80 ...... 2nd 1. 154 Shane Komine ...... 2000 Doubles ...... 50 ...... 5th meager .200 batting average. Komine has 2. 123 Troy Brohawn ...... 1993 Triples ...... 3 ...... 10th surrendered just 28 earned runs and 29 walks this 3. 98 Phil Harrison ...... 1986 Saves ...... 2 ...... t10th season, carrying an astounding 5.5-to-1 -to- 4. 95 Mike Zajeski ...... 1992 walk ratio. Komine has allowed just 25 extra-base 5. 90 Bob Sebra ...... 1981 INDIVIDUAL (BIG 12 GAMES) hits this season, including five home runs, three of 87 John Lepley ...... 1988 Batting Average which were surrendered against Missouri in the Big 7. 84 Steve Fish...... 1997 Dan Johnson ...... 443 ...... 1st 12 Tournament. 8. 80 Josh Bullock ...... 1992 Matt Hopper ...... 415 ...... 3rd 9. 79 Shane Komine ...... 1999 Justin Cowan...... 405 ...... 5th In his last outing against Butler, he struck out 12 79 Josh Bullock ...... 1991 Adam Stern ...... 377 ...... 7th and allowed just two hits in 7 1/3 innings, Brandt Vlieger ...... 356 ...... 10th beforing suffering his injury in the eighth Komine’s Top Strikeout Performances Earned-Run Average frame. 4/8/00 Kansas*...... 17 Shane Komine ...... 1.51 ...... 1st One week after earning the Collegiate 4/14/00 Missouri ...... 16 4/18/99 at Iowa State ...... 16 Jamie Rodrigue...... 2.88 ...... 4th Baseball National Pitcher and Big 12 Pitcher R.D. Spiehs ...... 3.49 ...... 7th 3/24/00 Texas Tech...... 13 of the Week award, Komine suffered his 5/19/00 vs. Butler ...... 12 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings worst outing of the season against Missouri Shane Komine ...... 12.28 ...... 1st 4/28/00 Iowa State ...... 12 Opponent Batting Average in NU’s Big 12 opener. He surrendered eight 3/17/00 Oklahoma ...... 12 Shane Komine ...... 193 ...... 1st hits and seven earned runs in just 4.2 innings 2/27/00 at Texas-San Antonio ...... 12 Hits against the Tigers. Missouri scored three 4/21/00 Texas A&M ...... 11 Justin Cowan...... 51 ...... 1st earned runs, all off a Landon Brandes home * tied single-game school record Matt Hopper ...... 44 ...... 2nd run, before Komine got the first out of the game. He also gave up solo home runs in the Adam Stern ...... 43 ...... t3rd third and fifth innings and left the game with the Huskers trailing, 8-7. He was not charged Home Runs with the loss as the Huskers took a 9-8 lead in the sixth to take him off the hook, before Dan Johnson ...... 16 ...... 1st Missouri upset Nebraska, 12-10. Matt Hopper ...... 12 ...... 2nd Prior to that, Komine had an incredible run, winning six straight starts and compiling a Doubles Justin Cowan...... 13 ...... 1st 1.08 ERA in those six contests, with shutouts against then-No. 6 Texas on May 6 and Iowa Runs Batted In State on April 28. Justin Cowan...... 40 ...... 1st Komine, second nationally with 154 total strikeouts (CS-Fullerton’s Adam Johnson Dan Johnson ...... 37 ...... 2nd finished with 166), has set Nebraska's single-season strikeout record in 117.2 innings this Matt Hopper ...... 33 ...... t3rd season, breaking two-time All-American Troy Brohawn's record of 123 set in 1993. Brohawn, Stolen Bases a 6-1 left-hander, set the mark as a sophomore in 111 innings en route to a perfect 13-0 Jamal Strong ...... 16 ...... 2nd record on the mound. Total Bases One of just four 10-game winners in school history, Komine stands alone in second place Matt Hopper ...... 88 ...... t1st Dan Johnson ...... 88 ...... t1st for single-season victories with 11 and is two shy of tying Brohawn’s single-season record Justin Cowan...... 79 ...... 3rd of 13. He surpassed Brohawn’s record for innings on the hill in a single season in his last Walks appearance. Adam Shabala ...... 28 ...... 1st Komine has put together some of the best performances in school history this season, Wins tying a school record with 17 strikeouts in a win over Kansas (April 8), only to follow it up Shane Komine ...... 6 ...... t4th with 16 strikeouts in a complete-game win over Missouri (April 14). Against the Jayhawks, Innings Pitched he struck out eight batters through the first three innings and finished with his fifth double- Shane Komine ...... 77.2 ...... 2nd Strikeouts digit strikeout game of the season. Komine finished strong against the Tigers, striking out Shane Komine ...... 106 ...... 1st the last five batters he faced. (next closest, Austin Mix, Oklahoma, 59) Following his school-record performance against Kansas, Komine was named Collegiate Shutouts Baseball's Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week and the Phillips 66 Big 12 Pitcher Jamie Rodrigue...... 3 ...... 1st of the Week. He has been named national pitcher of the week twice this season and has Complete Games earned the conference pitcher-of-the-week award three times during the year, as he led the Shane Komine ...... 5 ...... 3rd Big 12 with 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings in league games. Jamie Rodrigue...... 3 ...... t4th Komine is now 17-5 in his young Husker career with 233 strikeouts, tied for second on NU’s all-time strikeout chart. Komine's success is even more remarkable considering his back problems as a freshman. http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 7 Nebraska Baseball 2000 Nebraska In The NCAA Stats After battling back spasms that limited him to just 5.1 innings in the final 16 games in 1999, TEAM he changed his training routine in the offseason to get dramatic results. He has recorded ERA ...... 3.24 ...... 4th eight or more strikeouts in 10 of his 15 appearances this season. Avg...... 330 ...... 15th Scoring ...... 8.82 rpg ...... 16th Rodrigue Nearly Nabs Record Fifth Shutout of Season Fielding ...... 968 ...... 15th Won-Loss ...... 758 ...... 7th Jamie Rodrigue, a freshman left-handed pitcher Shutouts in a Season from St. Clair, Mo., has had an impressive freshman 1. 4 Jamie Rodrigue ...... 2000 INDIVIDUAL campaign for Nebraska. Rodrigue has compiled a 9-3 2. 3 Gary Neibauer ...... 1966 Home Runs (per game) record and a 2.53 earned-run average this season, 3 Stan Bahnsen ...... 1965 Dan Johnson, NU ...... 40 ...... 5th including a 5-1 mark and a 2.88 ERA in Big 12 play. 4. 2 Troy Brohawn ...... 1993 Earned-Run Average Rodrigue has given up just seven runs in his last 2 Alvie Shepherd ...... 1993 Shane Komine ...... 2.20 ...... 15th six appearances, totaling 41 2/3 innings. Rodrigue was 2 Phil Harrison ...... 1984 Jamie Rodrigue...... 2.83 ...... 47th two outs away from handing Wichita State its first Total Strikeouts shutout in over 300 games and collecting his fifth Shutouts in a Career Shane Komine ...... 142 ...... 2nd 1. 4 Jamie Rodrigue ...... 2000 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings shutout of the season, which would have made him 1. 4 Ryan Kurosaki ...... 1971-73 Shane Komine ...... 11.6 ...... 11th NU’s all-time leader in shutouts. His current stretch 3. 3 Kirk Eymann ...... 1974, 76-77 began with consecutive shutouts against Wisconsin- 3 Al Furby ...... 1967-69 Multiple Home Run Games Milwaukee and Iowa State and continued through 7 3 Gary Neibauer ...... 1965-66 Player HRs Opponent (Date) 1/3 scoreless innings in a win over Texas. His streak 3 Stan Bahnsen ...... 1965 Dan Johnson 2 Oklahoma (3/19) came to a close against No. 21 Fresno State in the final 3 Fran Hoffmaier ...... 1952-55 Matt Hopper 2 Kansas (4/8) series of the regular season, throwing 3 2/3 scoreless Matt Hopper 2 Western Illinois (4/18) innings, before the Bulldogs had a pair of two-out hits to break onto the scoreboard. Dan Wright 2 Western Illinois (4/19) Rodrigue has already accomplished what only one other pitcher in Nebraska history has Dan Johnson 3 Texas A&M (4/22) Matt Hopper 2 UW-Milwaukee (4/24) ever done -- throw four shutouts in a career, and Rodrigue's have all come in his rookie Dan Johnson 2 Iowa State (4/30) season. He broke the single-season record for shutouts with his 12-0 victory over Iowa Dan Johnson 2 at Texas (5/7) State on Sunday, April 30. The Nebraska offense has given Rodrigue tremendous support. The Huskers averaged Total 11.1 runs per game in his first 10 starts and 9.3 for the season. The school record holder for Dan Johnson 4 multiple HR games wins by a freshman, Nebraska has a 13-2 record in Rodrigue-started games. His first two Matt Hopper 3 multiple HR games shutouts made school history, coming in back-to-back blankings of Kansas State and Dan Wright 1 multiple HR games Oklahoma, throwing 14 consecutive scoreless innings. He is the only NU freshman to shut out three conference schools in a single season. The "Bash Brothers" His success shouldn’t come as a surprise as the first-team all-state pitcher went 10-3 as a Nebraska is 6-0 when Johnson and Hopper homer in the same game. senior at St. Clair High School, striking out 138 batters in 80 innings of work. He was also a threat at the plate, hitting .523 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI, earning first-team all-state 3/12 NU won at Kansas State, 12-4 designated hitter/utility player honors. (Hopper solo in the 2nd; Johnson 3-run in 8th) 4/4 NU def. Northwest Mo. State, 18-6 (Hopper 3-run in 1st; Johnson solo in 3rd) Strong Sets Two-Year Stolen Base Record 4/8 NU def. Kansas, 9-3 Jamal Strong, a 5-10, 175-pound center fielder out of Altadena, Calif. (Citrus College), (Hopper solo in 1st; Johnson two-run in 3rd) had one of the most impressive streaks in college Career Stolen Bases 4/16 NU won at Missouri, 9-5 baseball snapped on April 8, when he failed to reach 1. 103 Jeff Carter ...... 1982-85 (Johnson two-run in 1st; Hopper solo in 1st -- base for the first time in his career as a starter. came back-to-back) 2. 90 Scott Hooper ...... 1981-84 4/22 NU def. Texas A&M, 11-3 Entering the Kansas series, Strong had reached base 3. 89 Ken Ramos ...... 1987-89 (Hopper three-run in 1st; Johnson solo in 3rd; in every game as a starter in an NU uniform. That 4. 67 Jed Dalton ...... 1992-95 two-run in fifth; solo in eighth) streak of 79 games came to a halt in the first game of 5.* 65 Jamal Strong ...... 1999-00 5/29 NU def. Wichita State, 8-1 a double header, as Strong went 0-for-5. Fresno State 6.* 61 Larry Mims ...... 1985-86 (Hopper three-run in 1st; Johnson solo in 4th) became just the second team to keep Strong off the 61 Bob Cerv ...... 1947-50 8. 60 Paul Meyers ...... 1984-86 Grand Slams basepaths on May 13 as the California native went 0- 9.* 57 Eddie Anderson .... 1990-91 Nebraska has hit four grand slams this season, for-4. In the next game, however, Strong reached 10.* 54 Roger Hill ...... 1981-82 including two in one game. base in all five appearances. 54 Joe Scherger ...... 1977-80 4/4 Brandt Vlieger vs. Kansas Strong returned to action Monday, May 8, against * Indicates two-year player 4/19 Dan Wright vs. Western Illinois Texas after missing nine games with a separated 4/19 Jeff Leise vs. Western Illinois shoulder. Single Season Stolen Bases 4/19 Will Bolt vs. Iowa State Strong’s numbers are incredible. He has played 1. 60 Scott Hooper ...... 1984 5/17 Adam Shabala vs. Missouri (Big 12 Trn) 2. 46 Ken Ramos ...... 1989 in 109 games at Nebraska and started 105. Strong 3. 43 Jeff Carter ...... 1984 Inside-the-Park Home Runs has reached base in 101 of 105 games as a starter and 4. 41 Eddie Anderson .... 1990 Will Bolt has Nebraska's only inside-the-park all but five overall. In the 105 games as a starter, he 41 Jeff Carter ...... 1985 home run this season, a three-run shot to has reached base on hits in 74 of those games. In the 6. 37 Larry Mims ...... 1986 centerfield on April 21 in a win over Texas A&M. other 29 games, he has reached base on walks 14 7. 36 Chris Chavez ...... 1981 times, errors eight times, five times as a hit batter, 8. 34 Jamal Strong ...... 1999 once on a wild pitch after a strikeout and once on a 34 Ken Ramos ...... 1988 fielder’s choice. 10. 33 Jamal Strong ...... 2000 http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 8 Nebraska Baseball 2000 Nebraska Is... Strong’s presence on the base paths has made opposing pitchers and sweat when he is in the Husker lineup. Strong, who holds the ninth-longest hitting streak in Overall ...... 50-15 school history (17-games from 1999-2000), led the Big 12 with 16 stolen bases in league Big 12 Conference ...... 21-9 Big 12 Tournament ...... 5-1 games and is second with 33 thefts on 40 attempts this season. His 0.70 stolen bases per Non-Conf ...... 24-5 game rank 16th nationally. Home ...... 24-4 Strong now has 67 career stolen bases, which is tied for fourth on the Nebraska career Away ...... 15-9 stolen base chart and first among NU’s two-year players. Larry Mims (1985-86) held the old Neutral ...... 11-2 two-year record with 61, while Jeff Carter (1982-85) holds NU’s all-time mark of 103. Strong vs. 2000 NCAA Tourney teams ...... 17-8 needs just one theft to stand in fourth place alone, but would need 23 more stolen bases to vs. 2000 Super Regional Teams ...... 2-1 pass Ken Ramos (1987-89) for third place. Day ...... 39-11 Strong's 33 stolen bases this year is 10th best on the single-season charts, and he is eight Night ...... 11-4 shy of moving into a tie for fourth on the single-season list. vs Left ...... 16-3 Before his injury, Strong was on pace to record 40 stolen bases this year, good enough vs Right ...... 34-12 for seventh on the single-season list. In the field, the talented centerfielder can cover an 1-Run games ...... 6-6 amazing amount of ground in the field, and rarely makes a mistake, committing just three 2-Run games ...... 5-7 errors in his Husker career. 5+Run games ...... 32-2 Extra innings ...... 2-2 Shutouts ...... 9-0 Dave Van Horn Leads Nebraska to Second Big 12 Title Game 1 of series ...... 9-3 Dave Van Horn has emerged as one of the Van Horn’s Career Records Game 2 of series ...... 9-3 nation’s top young coaches. Hired in January 1998, Game 3 of series ...... 7-4 Van Horn has guided Nebraska from the depths Career (12th yr): ...... 487-201 Scoring first ...... 39-7 of the conference standings prior to his arrival at Nebraska (3rd yr): ...... 116-53 in Big 12 (3rd yr): ...... 47-31 When opponent scores first ...... 11-8 (10th in 1997), to its best season in the 111-year history of the program. at Division I (6th yr): ...... 220-118 Leading after six innings ...... 44-5 at Four-Yr Schools (7th yr): ...... 267-129 In Van Horn's debut season, he led the Huskers Trailing after six innings ...... 2-7 at Northwestern St. (3 yrs): ...... 106-65 to a 24-20 record with a seventh-place finish in Tied after six innings ...... 4-3 at Central Mo. St. (1 yr): ...... 51-11 the Big 12, playing for a spot in the Big 12 When hitting a home run ...... 37-6 at Texarkana CC (5 yrs): ...... 214-72 When not hitting a home run ...... 13-9 Tournament going into the final week of play, When allowing a home run ...... 21-9 despite being hired just 35 days prior to the beginning of the season. When not allowing a home run...... 29-6 The Huskers not only qualified for the Big 12 Tournament in 1999, but won the When striking out 10 or more batters ...... 10-4 tournament championship, marking the school’s first conference title of any type since When striking out less than 10 batters ... 40-11 1950. Nebraska finished with a 42-18 record, and its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 14 seasons. General summary: Van Horn has put the Huskers on the college map this season, leading the Big Red to its Current winning streak ...... 8 first Super Regional tournament. Nebraska raced to the front of the Big 12 pack this Longest winning streak ...... 15 season, posting a second-place league finish, NU’s best since 1982. Van Horn then did the Longest losing streak ...... 3 improbable, leading the Huskers through the losers’ bracket to a second straight Big 12 Tournament title. This year's team led the powerful Big 12 in batting average, ERA, home runs, stolen bases and ranked second in fielding percentage. Attendance Summary Average home attendance ..... 1,148 (24 dates) In his 11th season as a head coach, Van Horn has a career record of 487-201 including a record of 116-53 at Nebraska. Van Horn coached three seasons at Northwestern State in Average away attendance ..... 2,965 (36 dates) Natchitoches, La. (1995-97), where he compiled a 106-65 (.620) overall record. Before coaching Average attendance ...... 2,238 (60 dates) for the Demons, he led Central Missouri State to a 51-11 record and the NCAA Division II national title in 1994. In six seasons at the Division I level, he has a 220-118 record (.651). Van Horn, 39, also ranks among the best for coaches aged 45 or younger. He ranks 16th with 270 wins. Before becoming a head coach, Van Horn was an assistant coach for three seasons at Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to two College World Series appearances (1985 and 1987). On the field, he was just as impressive, earning All-Southwest Conference honors as an infielder for the Razorbacks. He was the team’s MVP and was drafted in the 10th round of the 1982 MLB draft by the , spending three seasons in the organization. NU-Creighton Draw Nation's Largest Crowd in 2000 The Huskers got a taste on May Top Five Regular Season Attendance Dates 10 of what playing to the College 1. 21,043 TCU vs. Texas, May 4, 1996 World Series might be like. The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas The Huskers played a non- 2. 18,348 Hawaii vs. UNLV, May 19, 1979 conference game against Creighton Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii at Rosenblatt Stadium, the site of 3. 15,649 Texas vs. TCU, April 8, 1997 the CWS, and drew the nation's The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas largest college baseball crowd of the 4. 15,436 Creighton vs. Nebraska, May 10, 2000 Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb. season and the fourth-largest 5. 14,991 Mississippi State vs. Florida, April 22, 1989 regular-season college baseball Dudy Noble Field, Starkville, Miss. crowd in NCAA history. Nebraska defeated the Bluejays, 10-2, in front of a frenzied Husker crowd. The attendance http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 9 Nebraska Baseball 2000 Diamond Notes surpassed this season's best mark of 13,123 set in the Ole Miss at Mississippi State game in Starkville on April 15. • 13 of Nebraska’s 15 losses have been by The mark was well shy of the all-time NCAA mark of 21,043 set in 1996 in the Texas two runs or less Christian-Texas game at The Ballpark in Arlington. • Nebraska has scored 10 or more runs 29 times this season. By comparison, the Huskers have allowed only four opponents NU Puts Together One of School's Longest Win Streaks to reach double figures. Oklahoma scored Nebraska's impressive finish during the last Nebraska’s Longest Win Streaks 10 runs, Kansas scored 11, and Iowa State half of the season was sparked by a 15-game Rk. Year Dates ...... Wins scored 13 but the Huskers countered with winning streak that spanned from April 7 to April 1. 1983 March 7-April 7 ...... 26 13, 18 and 14 runs, respectively to win all 24, beginning with a win over Northwest Missouri 2. 1979 April 14-April 27 ...... 16 three games. Missouri is the only team to State and ending with a loss to Wisconsin- 3. 2000 April 7-April 24 ...... 15 score more than 10 runs (12) and beat the Milwaukee on April 25. The streak was the third 4. 1979 March 11-March 25 .... 14 Huskers. longest in school history, the longest in 18 seasons 4. 1980 Feb. 23-March 19 ...... 13 • The Huskers have held their opponents to and the longest ever in the Big 12. 6. 1994 April 6-April 20 ...... 12 6. 1977 March 29-April 14 ...... 12 four or fewer runs in 46 of 65 games, Of Nebraska's 15 consecutive wins, 14 were 8. 1999 March 7-March 28 ...... 11 including nine shutouts (Kansas State, 3/11; against Division I opponents, breaking the school 8. 1988 Feb. 20-March 8 ...... 11 Oklahoma, 3/19; Texas Tech, 3/24; record for consecutive Division I wins (12) set in 8. 1984 March 20-April 4 ...... 11 Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 4/24; Iowa State, 4/ 1983. 8. 1982 April 18-April 28 ...... 11 28; Iowa State, 4/30; Fresno State, 8-0) The Huskers finished 11 wins shy of matching 8. 1980 April 25-May 11 ...... 11 • Nebraska has allowed just seven earned the longest win streak in school history set in 1983. runs runs in its last seven games, for an The '83 squad kicked off the season with an Nebraska's Longest Div. I Win Streaks ERA of 1.00. impressive 26-0 record from March 7 to April 7. Rk. Year Dates ...... Wins 1. 2000 April 4-April 24 ...... 14 • Nebraska has 73 more stolen bases than Nebraska's offense was the story during the 2. 1983 March 7-April 7 ...... 12 its opponents this season 15-game streak, as the Huskers hit .409 as a team 3. 1994 April 6-April 20 ...... 11 • NU pitchers are allowing just 2.5 walks with a .657 slugging percentage. 4. 1999 March 7-March 28 ...... 9 per game, while NU batters are drawing 5.2 Junior first baseman Dan Johnson set the pace, 4. 1985 April 7-April 16 ...... 9 per game hitting .513 with eight home runs and two doubles 4. 1984 March 20-April 4 ...... 9 • Husker batters have been hit by 67 pitches during that stretch, while Adam Shabala hit .512. 4. 1980 April 25-May 11 ...... 9 compared to 36 by opponents. Senior Brandt Matt Hopper cranked out 12 of his 19 home runs NR 2000 May 18-present ...... 7 Vlieger leads the team, getting plunked 17 during NU's 15-0 run. times. • Nebraska’s on base percentage of .426 is If The Buck Is A Rocking.... 125 points higher than opponents Coach Dave Van Horn has made it a priority to win home games since taking over as • NU pitchers are holding opponents to a head coach at Nebraska. The results have been impressive, as the Huskers are 61-13 (.824) .240 batting average, which is best in the Big at Buck Beltzer Stadium under Van Horn. In 1999, Nebraska went 24-5 at home, sweeping 12. No. 8 Texas at home and taking two of three from No. 23 Oklahoma State. During his NU • During Nebraska's last 33 games, the team career, Van Horn is 14-5 at home against ranked teams. This season, Nebraska is 24-4 at is hitting .369, led by Adam Shabala’s .449 home, includings two wins against No. 21 Fresno State. The Huskers strung together a and Dan Johnson's .438 average and .996 stretch of 13 straight home wins before Wisconsin-Milwaukee snapped NU's streak on slugging percentage. April 25. • Adam Shabala has raised his batting Nobody has enjoyed the confines of Buck Beltzer more than freshman Matt Hopper. A average from .234 on March 11 to .346. native of Morrison, Colo., Hopper has hit 14 of his 21 home runs at the 'Buck, while hitting .440. Dan Johnson has also thrived on the home turf, hitting .417 and cranking 13 of his 21 home runs out of Buck Beltzer Stadium. Husker base runners are nearly unstoppable at home, stealing 55 bases on 63 attempts (87 percent). Attendance has also seen great improvements over the past couple of seasons. Last year the Huskers averaged 895 fans in 25 home dates, up 33 percent from the previous season. Husker fans continued to flock to Buck Beltzer Stadium this season, as Nebraska averaged 1,148 fans per date this year, a 48 percent increase from 1998.

http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 10 Nebraska Baseball 2000 Harvey Just Hits Lincoln Breaks Ground on New Ballparks By Alan Eskew Lincoln, Neb. — Dreams turned into reality Wednesday, April 12, as the City of Lincoln, from Baseball America (4/28/2000) the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Lincoln officially broke ground KANSAS CITY, Mo.–All Ken Harvey on a new $32.1 million ballpark. The complex will be located north of the Haymarket needed was one more hit to finish with a District near downtown and west of Memorial Stadium, at the corner of North Sixth and .400 average in 1999 with short-season Spo- Charleston Streets. kane. The ceremonial ground breaking came shortly after final approval from the University After leading Division I in hitting in the of Nebraska Board of Regents and Lincoln City Council. spring at Nebraska, Harvey took a .402 av- The ballpark will be shared between the Husker softball and baseball teams and Lincoln erage into the final day for the Indians. He Professional Baseball, which has been awarded a new Northern League franchise and will was chasing the Northwest League record begin play in the spring of 2001. The baseball stadium will seat 4,500, with a capacity near of .403, set by Ron McNeely in 1976 with 9,000, while the softball stadium will seat nearly 2,000. The baseball stadium should be Boise. But Harvey went 1-for-5 with an RBI completed next spring, while the softball stadium should be finished in fall of 2001. double, and finished the season batting .397- The ballpark is being designed by the DLR Group of Omaha, Sinclair Hille and Associates 8-41 in 204 at-bats. of Lincoln, and Olsson Associates of Lincoln. The construction manager is Sampson Con- “I wasn’t disappointed at all,” he said. struction. “Baseball is set up for hitters to fail. I can’t The new baseball stadium will give Nebraska baseball one of the nicest facilities in the get greedy and say I’m disappointed that I nation after playing more than 20 seasons at Buck Beltzer Stadium. It also will mark the hit .397.” return of professional baseball to Lincoln for the first time since 1961. Harvey led the nation in batting during his .478-23-86 All-America season, leading Project Quick Facts: the Huskers to the Big 12 tournament cham- N The baseball stadium will have 4,500 chair-back seats, with a total capacity estimated at pionship and their first regional berth since over 9,000, will include upper-deck club seats, bleacher seating or grass-berm seating along 1985. Still, he lasted until the fifth round of the first and third base lines and in the outfield. The outfield area will be a prime family the draft, where the Royals snatched him. hangout, featuring picnic tables, concession stands and restrooms. “I had people calling me, agents saying I N Hitters in the ballpark will have a dense grove of pinetrees to make up the batter’s eye in was going to go in the first three rounds of centerfield. The field dimensions will be 335 down the left field line 402 to straight-away the draft,” Harvey said. “I didn’t listen to center, and a short 325-foot porch in right. The leftfield and rightfield allies will be 377 and the hype. I hoped I would go that high. I felt 365, respectively. I put myself in that position to be drafted N The baseball stadium will have 16 skybox suites (approximately 240 square feet each), high. giving a luxurious view for baseball during Nebraska and Northern League games. Each “It’s not where you are drafted, but skybox will have access to 12 chair-back seats outside of the each box. where you end up.” N Nebraska’s baseball offices will be housed in a 7,000-square foot building that will include The Royals believe Harvey, a laundry facilities, large locker rooms, training and weight rooms, and a players’ lounge. righthanded hitter, will end up playing first N Nebraska will have one of the largest lockerrooms in college baseball at nearly 1,400 base in Kansas City. The organization wants square feet, giving players and coaches spacious lockers, complete with special lockers for him to improve his defense, and brought catchers and coaches. him to Kansas City in February for a tutor- N The Husker player’s lounge, which will be connected to the spacious lockerroom, will be ing session with coaches Scott Leius and approximately 350 square feet and will overlook the field where players can study or relax Frank White. between classes or before and after games. The lounge will have a big-screen television and “He has a chance to hit for both average game tables. and power,” Royals farm director Bob N The 500-square foot training room will have hot and cold whirlpools and along with an Hegman said. “He may have to make an evaluation area and trainers’ office. adjustment or two along the way. His swings N Husker players can avoid the elements by taking a private 90-foot tunnel from the look better when he goes to right-center.” playing field to the clubhouse. Harvey, 6-foot-2 and 255 pounds, was off N Players will use big-league style, heated dugouts, complete with bat and helmet racks, a to a .357-2-10 start at Class A Wilmington. storage room and restroom. The Royals would like him to drop his weight N The baseball stadium’s sunken-playing field will feature the latest technology in field to about 240. He had surgery on his right maintenance, with an air-heated underground system, allowing groundskeepers to grow foot and big right toe during the offseason, grass year-round. It is the first field in the country (major league stadiums included) to have which kept him from running much before a heated air-system under the playing surface. he reported to . N Media representatives will cover the game from one of the top press facilities in college or . The 2100-square foot press box will have more than 75 seats for working media, including four radio/television booths. A club lounge can serve as a host site for special events or can be converted to host overflow media for NCAA regional tournaments. N Visiting collegiate teams will have access to their own 2,000-square foot clubhouse, complete with showers, lockers, laundry facilities and a coach’s office. N The baseball stadium will include a towering scoreboard in rightfield.

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POSITION PLAYERS #10 Dan Wright #1 Jamal Strong Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 5 vs. Northwestern St. (2/11) ...... same At Bats ...... 6 two times ...... 6 - 8x (NDSU; 3/24/00) Runs ...... 4 vs. Western Illinois#2 (4/19) ...... same Runs ...... 3 six times ...... 4 - 5x (MU#3; 4/25/99) Hits ...... 3 two times ...... same Hits ...... 5 at KSU#2 (3/11) ...... same RBI ...... 5 vs. Western Illinoi#2 (4/19) ...... same RBI ...... 5 VS. KU#3 (4/9) ...... same BB ...... 2 vs. OSU#1 (3/4) ...... same BB ...... 3 three times ...... 3 - 4x (NW Mo. St.; 4/4/00) SB ...... 1 vs. Kansas #3 (4/9) ...... same SB ...... 3 2x vs. N. Iowa (5/9) ...... 3 - 5x (N. Iowa; 5/9/00) HR ...... 2 vs. Western Illinois#1 (4/18) ...... same HR ...... None ...... None #12 Jeff Leise #3 Adam Shabala Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 6 vs. Iowa State#2. (4/29) ...... same At Bats ...... 6 vs. Texas Tech (3/25) ...... 7 vs. ISU#2 (4/18/99) Runs ...... 2 two times ...... 2 - 2x (UW-Milwaukee#1; 4/24/00) Runs ...... 2 - 17 times ...... 4 vs. UW-Milwaukee (2/28/99) Hits ...... 3 vs. Western Illinois#1 (4/18) ...... same Hits ...... 3 four times ...... 4 vs. N. Iowa (5/11/99) RBI ...... 4 vs. Western Illinois#2 (4/19) ...... same RBI ...... 4 vs. Missouri #4 (5/17) ...... 4 vs. Missouri #4 (5/17/00) BB ...... 1 eight times ...... 1-8x (Iowa State#3; 4/30/00) BB ...... 4 two times (UWM#3, 4/25) ...... same SB ...... 1 vs. NW Mo. State (4/4) ...... same SB ...... 2 two times ...... 3 - 2x (S. Illinois; 5/8/99) HR ...... 1 vs. Western Illinois#2 (4/19) ...... same HR ...... 1 four times ...... 1 - 4x (vs. Baylor #4; 5/21/00) #15 Dan Johnson #4 John Cole Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 5 three times ...... 5-3x (Baylor#4; 5/21/00) At Bats ...... 6 three times (MU#4; 5/17) ...... 7 vs. KSU#3 (5/16/99) Runs ...... 3 three times ...... 3-3x (Texas#2; 5/7/00) Runs ...... 3 three times ...... 6 vs. Chicago St. (3/16/99) Hits ...... 3 four times ...... 3-4x (Northern Iowa; 5/9/00) Hits ...... 4 two times ...... 6 vs. KSU#3 (5/16/99) RBI ...... 4 three times ...... 4-4x (TAMU#2; 4/22/00) RBI ...... 4 vs. OSU#1 (3/4) ...... 6 vs. KSU#3 (5/16/99) BB ...... 3 two times ...... 3-2x (Western Illinois#2; 4/19/00) BB ...... 2 vs. KU#2 (4/8) ...... 2 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) SB ...... 1 at UT#2 (5/7) ...... same SB ...... 4 vs. UTSA#2 (2/26) ...... same HR ...... 3 vs. TAMU#2 (4/22) ...... same HR ...... 1 two times ...... 2 - 2x (KSU#3; 5/16/99) #16 Matt Hopper #5 Josh Hesse Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 6 three times ...... 6-3x (Iowa State#2; 4/29/00) At Bats ...... 5 three times ...... 5 -two times Western Ill#2 (4/19/00) Runs ...... 3 three times ...... 3-3x (Iowa State#2; 4/29/00) Runs ...... 3 vs. Iowa State#3 (4/30) ...... same Hits ...... 5 vs. ISU#2 (4/29) ...... same Hits ...... 4 vs. Kansas#3 (4/9) ...... same RBI ...... 5 four times ...... 5-4x (vs. UW-Milwaukee; 4/24/00) RBI ...... 5 vs. Kansas#3 (4/9) ...... same BB ...... 2 two times ...... 2 -2x (vs. Missouri#5; 5/19/00) BB ...... 1 five times ...... 2 - 5x (MU#5; 5/19/00) SB ...... 1 four times ...... 1-4x (vs. Missouri#5; 5/19/00) SB ...... 2 at Creighton#3 (5/10) ...... same HR ...... 2 three times ...... 2-3x (UW-Milwaukee#2; 4/24/00) HR ...... 1 two times ...... 1 - 2x Texas#3 (5/8/00) #18 Aaron Gozart #6 Brandt Vlieger Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 4 four times ...... 4-4x (vs. Baylor#4; 5/21/00) At Bats ...... 6 vs. KU#3 (4/9) ...... 6 - 3x (vs. Miss. St.; 5/28/99) Runs ...... 3 vs. Western Illinois (4/19) ...... same Runs ...... 3 two times ...... 4 vs. Louisiana Tech (2/12/99) Hits ...... 2 two times ...... 2-2x (vs. Okla. State#4; 5/18/00) Hits ...... 3 three times ...... 4 - 3x (Bowling Green; 5/29/99) RBI ...... 1 four times ...... 1-4x (vs. Okla. State#4; 5/18/00) RBI ...... 5 vs. Neb.-Omaha (3/7) ...... 4 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) BB ...... 4 vs. NDSU (3/28) ...... same BB ...... 2 five times ...... 2 - 7x (ISU#2; 4/18/99) SB ...... 3 vs. Northern Iowa (5/9) ...... same SB ...... 2 at MU#3 (4/17) ...... 3 vs. OSU (5/19/99) HR ...... none ...... none HR ...... 1 eight times (OU #4, 5/20) ...... 2 vs. Louisian Tech (2/12/99) #21 Adam Stern #7 Will Bolt Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 6 four times ...... 7 - 2x (vs. ISU#2; 4/18/99) At Bats ...... 6 vs. WIU#1 (4/18) ...... 7 vs. Iowa State#2 (4/18/99) Runs ...... 3 vs. Baylor#4 (5/21) ...... 5 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) Runs ...... 4 vs. Kansas (4/9) ...... same Hits ...... 4 vs. ISU#3 (4/30) ...... 4 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) Hits ...... 5 two times (UWM#1, 4/24) ...... same RBI ...... 3 five times ...... 6 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) RBI ...... 5 vs. ISU#2 (4/29) ...... same BB ...... 2 three times ...... 2 - 3x (Baylor#5; 5/21/00) BB ...... 3 vs. Creighton (4/11) ...... same SB ...... 2 at BU#1 (3/31) ...... Same SB ...... 2 two times ...... 2 - 3x (vs. OSU#1; 3/4/00) HR ...... None ...... 1 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) HR ...... 1 three times (ISU#2, 4/29) ...... 1 - 5x (OSU#1; 3/4/00) #24 Justin Cowan #8 Jim Bailey Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) Category ...... Season Best ...... Career Best (last) At Bats ...... 6 two times ...... 6 - 3x (vs. KU#3; 4/9/00) At Bats ...... 5 -2x vs. FSU#3 (5/14) ...... 5 - 3x (UNO; FSU #3 5/14/00) Runs ...... 4 two times ...... 4 - 2x (WIU; 4/19/00) Runs ...... 2 two times ...... 7 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) Hits ...... 4 vs. North Dakota State (3/28) ...... 4 - 2x (vs. NDSU; 3/28/00) Hits ...... 2 two times ...... 3 vs. ISU#2 (4/18/99) RBI ...... 5 - 5x (TAMU#1, 4/21) ...... 7 vs. Neb-Kearney (4/13/99) RBI ...... 1 four times ...... 3 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) BB ...... 2 three times ...... 2 - 4x (MU#1; 4/15/00) BB ...... 3 vs. NWMS (4/4) ...... 5 vs. Chicago State (3/16/99) SB ...... 1 seven times ...... 1 - 8x (vs. KSU#3; 5/16/99) SB ...... None ...... None HR ...... 1 - 9x (Baylor#4, 5/21) ...... 2 vs. Neb-Kearney (4/13/99) HR ...... None ...... 1 - 4x (vs. Miss. St.; 5/29/99) Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 12 Nebraska Baseball 2000

PITCHERS #17 Scott Fries #33 Jamie Rodrigue Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Inn. Pitched .... 9.0 vs. Oklahoma (5/20) ...... 9.0 -2x vs. Oklahoma (5/20/00) Inn. Pitched .... 9.0 vs. UWM#1 (4/24) ...... same Runs Allowed .. 6 vs. at Baylor (4/2) ...... 1 - 2x (S. Illinois; 5/9/99) Runs Allowed .. 5 vs. TTU#2 (3/25) ...... same Strikeouts ...... 5 vs. Oklahoma (5/20) ...... 14 vs. KU#1 (3/19/99) Strikeouts ...... 8 vs. KSU#2 (3/11) ...... same Hits Allowed ... 8 vs. Northwestern St. (2/11) ...... 2 vs. Miss. State (5/28/99) Hits Allowed ... 8 two times ...... same

#20 Steve Hale #34 Thom Ott Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Inn. Pitched .... 6.2 vs. TAMU#2 (4/22) ...... 7.2 vs. UW-Milw. (2/27/99) Inn. Pitched .... 5.0 vs. UWM#2 (4/24) ...... same Runs Allowed .. 6 at OSU#1 (3/4) ...... 6 vs. KU#2 (3/20/99) Runs Allowed .. 3 vs. UWM#2 (4/24) ...... same Strikeouts ...... 4 vs. UNI (5/9) ...... 10 vs. UW-Milw. (2/27/99) Strikeouts ...... 3 at Creighton (5/10) ...... same Hits Allowed ... 7 at MU#2 (4/15) ...... 7 - 2x (at KU#2; 3/20/99) Hits Allowed ... 3 vs. UWM#2 (4/24) ...... same

#22 R.D. Spiehs #35 Chad Wiles Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Inn. Pitched .... 9.0 at Creighton (5/10) ...... same Inn. Pitched .... 7.1 vs. UTSA#1 (2/25) ...... 9.0 vs. OSU (5/19/99) Runs Allowed .. 4 vs. Missouri#4 (5/17) ...... 5 - 3x (Creighton; 4/27/99) Runs Allowed .. 4 - 3x vs. ISU#2 (4/29) ...... 7 vs. Miss. St. (5/28/99) Strikeouts ...... 5 vs. Neb.-Omaha (3/7) ...... 8 vs. Lamar (2/13/99) Strikeouts ...... 7 vs. UTSA#1 (2/25) ...... 10 vs. KSU#1 (5/14/99) Hits Allowed ... 7 two times (OU#5; 5/20) ...... 8 - 2x (Neb-Omaha; 4/13/99) Hits Allowed ... 11 vs. Arkansas State (2/13) ...... 8 - 3x (Miss. St.; 5/28/99)

#26 Trevor Bullock #36 Brian Rodaway Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Inn. Pitched .... 9.0 at Minnesota (5/28) ...... same Inn. Pitched .... 5.0 at Arkansas (3/15) ...... 3.0 vs. W. Illinois (4/20/99) Runs Allowed .. 5 vs. ISU#2 (4/29) ...... same Runs Allowed .. 6 vs. UWM#3 (4/25) ...... 4 at Creighton (5/12/99) Strikeouts ...... 8 vs. MU#5 (4/19) ...... same Strikeouts ...... 3 at Arkansas (3/15) ...... 3 vs. MU#1 (4/24/99) Hits Allowed ... 7 two times (ISU#2, 4/29) ...... same Hits Allowed ... 6 two times ...... 6 vs. Chicago State (3/17/99)

#28 Shane Komine #37 Brandon Penas Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Inn. Pitched .... 9.0 five times vs. (ISU#1; 4/28) ...... 9.2 vs. TAMU#3 (4/3/99) Inn. Pitched .... 2.2 vs. NWMS (4/4) ...... 5.0 vs. La. Tech (2/12/99) ...... 9.2 vs. ISU#2 (4/18/99) Runs Allowed .. 2 vs. Neb.-Omaha (3/7) ...... 4 - 3x (vs. KSU#3 (5/15/99) Runs Allowed .. 7 vs. Missouri#4 (5/17) ...... same Strikeouts ...... 5 vs. NWMS (4/4) ...... 6 vs. La. Tech (2/12/99) Strikeouts ...... 17 vs. KU#1 (4/14) ...... same Hits Allowed ... 2 four times ...... 6 vs. KSU#3 (5/16/99) Hits Allowed ... 8 two times (vs. MU#4; 5/17) ...... 11 vs. ISU#2 (4/18/99) #19 Waylon Byers #31 Dave Schneider Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Category ...... Season High ...... Career High (last) Inn. Pitched .... 1.2 at Oklahoma State (3/5) ...... same Inn. Pitched .... 3.0 vs. Western Illinois (4/19) ...... 5.1 vs. N. Iowa (5/11/99) Runs Allowed .. 4 vs. NW Missouri State (4/4) ...... same Runs Allowed .. 3 vs. UWM#3 (4/25) ...... 7 vs. N. Iowa (5/11/99) Strikeouts ...... 1 two times ...... same Strikeouts ...... 2 two times ...... 7 vs. Neb-Kearney (4/13/99) Hits Allowed ... 2 two times ...... same Hits Allowed ... 2 vs. Northwestern St. (2/11) ...... 9 vs. N. Iowa (5/11/99)

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A No-Hitter - 9 Innings: Richard Geier vs. Kansas, April 20, 1954 A Husker Hitter Had... A No-Hitter - 7 Innings: Anthony Kelley vs. Oklahoma, April 5, 1981 8 At Bats in a Game: Patrick Johnson/Alvie Shepherd vs. Washington, A Combined No-Hitter: Tom Bergan (3), Casey Deskins (3), Troy Brohawn March 20, 1995 (1), Steve Boyd (2) vs. Peru State, March 6, 1993 7 At Bats in a Game: John Cole vs. Kansas State, May 16, 1999 Won both games of Doubleheader: vs. Oklahoma (Big12), May 20, 2000 5 Hits in a Game: Matt Hopper vs. Iowa State, April 29, 2000 Lost both games of Doubleheader: at Texas A&M, April 3, 1999 4 Hits in a Game: Adam Stern vs. Iowa State, April 30, 2000 6 Runs in a Game: Craig Moore vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 Nebraska (The Team)... 5 Runs in a Game: John Cole vs. Kansas State, May 16, 1999 Scored 25+ Runs: 50 vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 3 Doubles in a Game: Will Bolt at Arkansas, March 15, 2000 Scored 20+ Runs: 21 vs. Kansas State, May 16, 1999 2 Triples in a Game: Adam Shabala vs. Oklahoma, May 20, 2000 (game two) Had 20+ Hits: 22 vs. Kansas, April 8, 2000 Grand Slam: Will Bolt vs. Iowa State, April 30, 2000 Had 7 Doubles: vs. Kansas, April 8, 2000 A Pinch-Hit Home Run: Dan Johnson vs. Wichita State, May 29, 2000 Did Not Strikeout: vs. Kansas State, May 15, 1999 Hit For the Cycle: Mel Motley vs. Nebraska-Kearney, May 11, 1995 Had 3 Triples: vs. Northeast Illinois State, Feb. 20, 1997 9 RBI in a Game: Todd Sears vs. Washington, March 20, 1995 Had 9 HRs: vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 8 RBI in a Game: Gabe Garcia vs. Nebraska-Omaha, April 30, 1997 Had 6 HRs: vs. Wyoming, Feb. 25, 1990 7 RBI in a Game: Justin Cowan vs. Nebraska-Kearney, April 13, 1999 Had 5 HRs: vs. Texas A&M, April 22, 2000 6 RBI in a Game: John Cole vs. Kansas State, May 16, 1999 Had 10+ Walks: vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 25, 2000 (12) 10+ Total Bases: Dan Johnson (12) vs. Texas A&M, April 22, 2000 Stole 10+ Bases: vs. Peru State (10), May 6, 1996 5 Walks in a Game: Jim Bailey vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 Allowed less than Three Hits: at Kansas State (2), March 12, 2000 4 Walks in a Game: Adam Shabala vs. Wisconson-Milwaukee, April 25, Was Shut out -- General: at Texas (8-0), May 3, 1998 2000 Was Shut out -- At Home: Iowa State (2-0), May 15, 1994 4 Strikeouts in a Game: Jeff Hedman vs. Kansas State, May 16, 1999 Was Shut out -- On the Road: at Texas (8-0), May 3, 1998 Stole Home: Matt Hopper vs. Oklahoma State, March 4, 2000 Had Back-to-Back Homers: Matt Hopper/Brandt Vlieger vs. Texas A&M, 4 Stolen Bases: John Cole vs. Texas-San Antonio, Feb. 26, 2000 April 22, 2000 3 Stolen Bases: Jamal Strong vs. Northern Iowa, April 4, 2000 Had 3 Consecutive Homers: Jed Dalton/Darin Erstad/Derek Dukart, 2 HRs in a Game: Dan Johnson vs. Texas, May 7, 2000 vs. Iowa State, May 15, 1994 3 HRs in a Game: Dan Johnson vs. Texas A&M, April 22, 2000 (game 1) Hit 2 Grand Slams in a Game: Dan Wright/Jeff Leise vs. Western 2 HRs in an Inning: Matt Hopper vs. Western Illinois, April 18, 2000 Illinois, April 19, 2000 HRs in Consecutive At Bats: Dan Johnson vs. Texas A&M, April 22, Struck out 15+ Batters: at Missouri (16), April 14, 2000 2000 Rallied from a 10-0 deficit: vs. Iowa state, April 29, 2000 (W 14-13 in Inside-the-Park Home Run: Will Bolt vs. Texas A&M, April 21, 2000 10 innings) 2 Extra Base Hits in an Inning: Matt Hopper (HR, HR) vs. Western Was held to 2 or less hits: vs. Oklahoma State (1), April 24, 1998 Illinois, April 18, 2000 Childress Ejection: at Arkansas, March 15, 2000 2 Hits in an Inning: Matt Hopper (HR, HR) vs. Western Illinois, April 18, Anderson Ejection: vs. Creighton, April 27, 1999 2000 Van Horn Ejection: vs. Texas Tech, April 21, 1998 3 HBP in a Game: Bryan Schmidt vs. Nebraska-Omaha, March 19, 1997 Player Ejection: Will Bolt at Missouri, April 16, 2000 2 HBP in a Game: Brandt Vlieger vs. Iowa State, April 29, 2000 Turned a Play: vs. Minnesota, Feb. 16, 1998 Led Off Game with HR: Bryan Schmidt vs. Oklahoma, April 18, 1998 Seven Errors in a Game: vs. Kansas State, March 11, 1997 Four Sacrifice Bunts in Game: Andrew Sawyers vs. Kansas State, April Six Errors in a Game: vs. Oklahoma, April 2, 1996 4, 1998 (NCAA Record) Five Errors in a Game: at Oklahoma, March 6, 1999 A Husker Pitcher Had... An Opponent... A complete game: Trevor Bullock at Minnesota, May 28, 2000 Hit a Grand Slam: Brian Wiese, Mississippi State, May 29, 1999 A complete game - 7 Innings: Jamie Rodrigue vs. Iowa State, April 30, Threw a No-Hitter: Jim Maddock, Missouri (13-0), May 3, 1981 2000 Threw a One-Hitter: Matt Smith, Oklahoma State, April 24, 1998 A complete game (by a freshman for 9 innings): Jamie Rodrigue vs. Hit 3 Home Runs: Dell Lindsey, Texas A&M, April 2, 1999 Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 24, 2000 Hit 2 Home Runs: Landon Branes, Missouri, May 17, 2000 Consecutive complete games - 9 innings: Shane Komine vs. Iowa State, Had Back-to-Back Homers: Daylan Holt/John Scheschuk, Texas A&M, April 28, 2000; at Texas, May 6, 2000 April 3, 1999 Consecutive complete games - 7 innings: Jamie Rodrigue, Kansas State/ Team Hit 9 HR in a Game: at Missouri, April 1, 1998 Oklahoma, 2000 (game one) Had 4 Hits in a Game: Vince Pietro, Creighton, May 12, 1999 A shutout - 9 Innings: Shane Komine at Texas, May 6, 2000 Had 7 RBI in a Game: Jake Epstein, Missouri, April 1, 1998 A shutout - 7 Innings: Jamie Rodrigue vs. Iowa State, April 30, 2000 Scored 10+ Runs in an Inning: Oklahoma State (10 in the 3rd), April 8, Consecutive Shutouts: Shane Komine vs. Iowa State, April 28, 2000; at 1995 Texas, May 6, 2000 Had a Pinch-Hit Homer: Richard Park, Oklahoma, April 19, 1998 (grand A combined shutout 9 Innings: Trevor Bullock (7), Scott Fries (1), Chad slam) Wiles (1) vs. Fresno State, May 14, 2000 Pitched a Complete Game (9 innings): Tom Graham, Fresno State, May A shutout (by a freshman): Jamie Rodrigue vs. Iowa State, April 30, 13, 2000 2000 Three-pitch inning: Pete Lythgoe vs. Minnesota, Feb, 16, 1998 Hit Five Batters in a Game: Shane Komine vs. Nicholls State, Feb. 19, 1999 Hit Four Batters in a Game: Steve Fish vs. New Mexico State, Feb. 2, 1996 Had 10+ Strikeouts in a Game: Shane Komine (12) vs. Butler, May 26, 2000 A 2-Hit Game: Shane Komine (8)/Brandon Penas (1) vs. Texas Tech, March 24, 2000 A 1-Hit Game: Chad Wiles vs. Oklahoma State, May 19, 1999 http://huskerwebcast.com Nebraska Baseball Notes – June 1, 2000 – Page 14 Nebraska Baseball 2000

2000 Nebraska Baseball Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. Class Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown(High School/Previous) 8 Jim Bailey* IF 1 Jamal Strong* OF Sr. 5-10 175 R/R Altadena, Calif. (Pasadena/Citrus (Calif.) CC 45 Andrew Bent RHP 3 Adam Shabala* OF Sr. 6-1 190 L/R Streator, Ill. (Streator/Kiswaukee College) 7 Will Bolt* IF 4 John Cole* 2B/OF So. 5-11 185 R/R Kanata, Ontario (Earl of March) 26 Trevor Bullock LHP 5 Josh Hesse IF Jr. 5-11 175 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/Meridian [Miss.] CC) 4 John Cole* OF/2B 6 Brandt Vlieger* IF Sr. 6-2 200 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/Grayson County CC) 24 Justin Cowan* C 7 Will Bolt* IF So. 5-9 165 R/R Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 8 Jim Bailey* IF Sr. 5-10 185 L/R Nanaimo, B.C. (Nanaimo/New Mexico JC) 17 Scott Fries* LHP 10 Dan Wright IF Jr. 5-11 195 R/R St. George, Utah (Dixie/Dixie [Utah] CC) 18 Aaron Gozart C 12 Jeff Leise OF Fr. 5-9 165 L/L Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 20 Steve Hale* RHP 15 Dan Johnson OF/1B Jr. 6-2 215 L/R Coon Rapids, Minn. (Blaine/Iowa Western) 5 Josh Hesse IF 16 Matt Hopper IF Fr. 6-4 210 R/R Morrison, Colo. (Bear Creek) 16 Matt Hopper IF 17 Scott Fries* LHP Sr. 6-1 185 L/L Dannebrog, Neb. (Centura/Coffeyville CC) 15 Dan Johnson OF/1B 18 Aaron Gozart C Fr. 5-9 188 R/R Aberdeen, Wash. (Aberdeen) 28 Shane Komine* RHP 20 Steve Hale* RHP Fr. 5-11 195 R/R Yukon, Okla. (Yukon) 12 Jeff Leise OF 21 Adam Stern* OF So. 5-10 177 L/R London, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas) 34 Thom Ott RHP 22 R.D. Spiehs* RHP So. 6-3 225 R/R Grand Island, Neb.(Grand Island) 37 Brandon Penas* LHP 24 Justin Cowan* C Sr. 5-10 195 R/R Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater/South Mt n. CC) 36 Brian Rodaway** LHP 26 Trevor Bullock LHP Sr. 6-2 195 L/L Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast/Nebraska-Kearney) 33 Jamie Rodrigue LHP 28 Shane Komine* RHP So. 5-9 165 R/R Honolulu, Hawaii (Kalani) 3 Adam Shabala* OF 33 Jamie Rodrigue LHP Fr. 6-0 200 R/L St. Clair, Mo. (St. Claire) 22 R.D. Spiehs* RHP 34 Thom Ott RHP So. 6-3 200 R/R Nassau, Bahamas (James Madison University) 21 Adam Stern* OF/C 35 Chad Wiles*** RHP Sr. 6-1 210 R/R Wood River, Neb. (Wood River) 36 Brian Rodaway** LHP Jr. 6-3 185 L/L Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln High) 1 Jamal Strong* OF 37 Brandon Penas* LHP Jr. 5-9 185 L/L Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island/Doane College) 6 Brandt Vlieger* IF 45 Andy Bent RHP Jr. 6-1 190 R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice/Cloud County (Kan.) CC) 35 Chad Wiles*** RHP *-denotes letters earned. 10 Dan Wright IF Head Coach: (2) Dave Van Horn *-denotes letters earned. Assistant Coaches: (27) Mike Anderson, (29) Rob Childress; (23) Andy Sawyers; (9) Scott Larsen Trainers: Aaron Wells, Brian Hoesing Equipment Manager: Mike Mason Bat Boy: (14) Taylor Anderson

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