2006 Nebraska Weekly Release Baseball Contact: Shamus McKnight • E-Mail: [email protected] • Offi ce Phone: (402) 472-7772 Offi ce Fax: (402) 472-2005 • Home Phone: (402) 742-5465 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0268 • Release Date: March 16, 2006 2006 Schedule & Results This Week in Nebraska Baseball • March 14-20 Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 16 at Charleston Southern W, 11-1 2006 Record (13-2, 0-0 Big 12) Homewood Suites Shootout National Rankings: 3 (CB) • 12 (BA) • 6 (Sports Weekly) • t5 (NCBWA) Feb. 17 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State W, 4-3 Day Date Rank Opponent Radio Live Video Time Fri. March 17 -/-/- South Dakota St. (DH) Pinnacle Sports Network HuskersNside 12:05 p.m. Feb. 18 at The Citadel L, 5-8 Sat. March 18 -/-/- South Dakota St. Pinnacle Sports Network HuskersNside 12:05 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Richmond W, 5-4 (12 inn.) Sun. March 19 -/-/- South Dakota St. Pinnacle Sports Network HuskersNside 1:05 p.m. Rice Invitational Polls are in the following order: Collegiate Baseball//Sports Weekly Feb. 24 vs. Texas State W, 10-3 Pitching Probables Feb. 25 at No. 4 Rice L, 2-3 Game Nebraska South Dakota State Feb. 26 vs. St. John’s W, 12-4 Fri.-1 Tony Watson, So., LHP (2-0, 2.13 ERA, 25.1 IP) Danny Klous, Jr., RHP (0-2, 12.46 ERA, 8.1 IP) Dairy Queen Classic Fri.-2 Charlie Shirek, R-Fr., RHP (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 15.0 IP) Matt Bowman, Jr., RHP (0-2, 9.00 ERA, 10 IP) March 3 vs. Notre Dame W, 11-1 Sat. Johnny Dorn, So., RHP (3-1, 3.33 ERA, 24.1 IP) Robby Apo, Jr., RHP (0-1, 7.24 ERA, 13.2 IP) March 4 vs. Arizona W, 3-1 Sun. TBA Christian Larson, So. RHP (0-0, 4.97 ERA, 12.2 IP) March 5 at Minnesota W, 4-1 Media Information March 10 No. 25 Alabama W, 2-1 (11 inn) Tickets: Club (sold out); Reserved (sold out); General Admission ($7, $5, UNL Students free with ID) March 11 No. 25 Alabama W, 5-1 Live Stats: Huskers.com Radio: Selected Pinnacle Sports Networks March 12 No. 25 Alabama W, 6-2 Live Video: HuskersNside (subscription package) Internet Radio: Huskers.com March 14 Illinois State W, 10-7 March 15 Illinois State W, 12-6 No. 3 Huskers Hunt Jackrabbits at Hawks Field this Weekend March 17 South Dakota State (DH) 12:05 p.m. Nebraska continues its 16-game homestand this South Dakota State comes to Lincoln with a 2-8 March 18 South Dakota State 12:05 p.m. weekend, as the third-ranked Huskers (13-2) host record, but has been playing better in recent weeks. March 19 South Dakota State 1:05 p.m. South Dakota State (2-8) for a four-game series. The The Jackrabbits, which are in their second year at March 21 Western Illinois 4:05 p.m. two teams will open with a doubleheader Friday at 12: the Division I level, started the 2006 season with six March 22 Western Illinois 1:05 p.m. 05 p.m. with -games set for Saturday (12:05 straight losses, including a pair of close games at March 24 Kansas 6:35 p.m. p.m.) and Sunday (1:05 p.m.). The forecast of inclement March 25 Kansas 2:05 p.m. nationally ranked Kansas State, before splitting their weather caused the shift of the doubleheader to March 26 Kansas 1:05 p.m. last four games. Nebraska leads the all-time series, 11- March 28 Northern Colorado 6:35 p.m. Friday, as the fi rst game will be a nine- game, 2, and won all four meetings during the 2005 season. March 29 Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. followed by a seven-inning contest. Tickets for this Prior to last season, the two teams had met only once March 31 at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. weekend’s games are available at the Hawks Field since 1971 - a 3-0 Husker win in 1997. April 1 at Kansas State 2 p.m. at Haymarket Park ticket offi ce beginning 90 minutes Nebraska baseball Mike Anderson announced April 2 at Kansas State 1 p.m. prior to fi rst pitch. All four games will be carried on Thursday that will miss his April 4 vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt) (NET) 7 p.m. selected Pinnacle Sports Network affi liates (check local scheduled turn in the rotation on Friday against South April 7 at Missouri 6:30 p.m. Pinnacle affi liate for availability) and on the Internet at Dakota State. Chamberlain, who was cleared to return April 8 at Missouri 2 p.m. Huskers.com as a school-record 49 regular-season to the mound following Tuesday’s bullpen session, will April 9 at Missouri 1 p.m. games will be carried on the radio network during the be held out as a precaution, as the weekend forecast April 11 at Iowa 6 p.m. 2006 season. In addition, live video streaming for all shows a strong probability of inclement weather and April 13 Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. four games is available on HuskersNside. cool temperatures. April 14 Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. The Huskers, who are ranked as high as third in “We are just trying to be smart about what we are April 15 Texas A&M 3:05 p.m. this week’s national polls, bring a nine-game winning doing,” Anderson said on Thursday. “After his workouts April 18 Creighton 6:35 p.m. streak into this weekend’s action following a two- this week, we feel as though Joba is ready to pitch, April 21 at Texas 6:15 p.m. game sweep of Illinois State (10-7, 12-6). Against and our team is ready to play (this weekend), but both April 22 at Texas (FSN) 3 p.m. the Redbirds, Nebraska .365 as a team and hit conditions (his health and the weather) need to be April 23 at Texas 1 p.m. six homers, including two by fi rst baseman Brandon conducive for Joba to get on the mound. We will wait April 25 Wichita State 6:35 p.m. Buckman in Tuesday’s 10-7 victory. NU is 5-0 at until both conditions are right.” April 28 Texas Tech 6:35 p.m. HawksHawks FFieldield this spring. April 29 Texas Tech 2:05 p.m. April 30 Texas Tech 1:05 p.m. The Husker Lineup Card May 6 at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting May 7 at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. C 21 Jeff Christy R Sr. .188 2 4 Thrown out 44 percent of base runners; 2 HR tops entire ‘05 total May 8 at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. 1B 19 Brandon Buckman L Sr. .298 5 11 Has two multi-homer games; Matched career high w/4 RBI on 3/14 May 10 Northern Iowa 6:35 p.m. -or- 18 Andrew Brown R Jr. .296 2 6 1-for-2 w/HR and 3 BB on Wed; Key two- single vs. Alabama (3/11) May 12 at Baylor 7 p.m. 2B 3 Jake Opitz L So. .300 0 5 3-for-6 with 4 BB in ISU series; 3-for-4 vs. St. John’s (2/26) May 13 at Baylor 6 p.m. SS 10 Ryan Wehrle R So. .393 2 15 Three RBI in fi nale vs. Ala. (3/12); 3-for-3 w/HR and 5 RBIs vs. CSU (2/16) May 14 at Baylor 1 p.m. 3B 2 Jake Mort R R-Fr. .310 0 5 Hitting team-high .714 with RISP; 2-for-4 with 2 RBI vs. ISU (3/15) -or- 9 Steve Edlefsen S So. .154 0 0 Hit .341-1-21 at Barton County CC in ‘04; 41st-round pick in 2004 May 16 vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt) (NET) 7 p.m. OF 6 Nick Jaros R Jr. .340 1 9 Hit .428 (6-for-14) with fi ve RBIs at Rice Tourney; 2-for-4 w/HR vs. TSU May 19 Oklahoma 6:35 p.m. OF 24 Bryce Nimmo L Fr. .346 1 12 Two multi-hit games vs. Alabama; Has team-high 7 multi-hit games May 20 Oklahoma 2:05 p.m. OF 14 Luke Gorsett R Jr. .383 8 17 Minnesota Tourney MVP (.500-2-4); Hit for cycle vs. ND (3/3) May 21 Oklahoma 1:05 p.m. DH 26 Andy Gerch R So. .310 1 3 2-for-4 w/2 doubles vs. ISU (3/14); Two multi-hit games at Minn. Tourney May 24-28 at Big 12 Championships TBA June 2-5 NCAA Regionals TBA Off the Bench June 9-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting June 16-26 College (Rosenblatt) TBA C 8 Jeff Lanning R Fr. .500 0 1 2-for-3 in 2 games vs. ISU; 1st-team All-Iowa in 2005 (.509-14-48) OF 21 Nick Sullivan L R-Fr. .500 0 0 Team-high 2 pinch hits, including a pinch-hit RBI single vs. Rice All Dates and Times listed are central and subject to change INF 17 Casey Klapperich R R-Fr. .500 0 0 First career hit vs. St. John’s; 2x all-state performer in S.D. Home Games in Bold NET-Nebraska Educational Television; FSN-Fox Sports Net C 45 Mark Hightower R So. .000 0 0 Was NU’s top backup at catcher, appearing in 18 games in 2005 Head Coach Mike Anderson Northern Colorado, 1990 Weekend Rotation vs. South Dakota State 153-58 (.725) - FourthFourth Season #11 - Tony Watson • So. • LHP • 6-4 • 210 • Grimes, Iowa • 2003 & 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year Watson looks for his fi rst win since Feb. 24, as he takes the hill in Friday’s nightcap • Is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA, Mike Anderson is in his fourth year ranking 14th in the Big 12 in ERA • Is holding opponents to a .215 average and posts nearly 3-to-1 -to as Nebraska’ Nebraska’ss head baseball coach, becoming the walk ratio • Has allowed one run or less in three of his four outings, including each of his last two appearances • 23rd head coach in the program’s history on June Has pitched at least six in three of his fi rst four outings • Matched up against Alabama Wade LeBlanc 21, 2002. in his last outing on March 10 and allowed one run on fi ve hits over six-plus innings, but did not factor in the At Nebraska, Anderson has guided the Husker decision •Was solid in a no-decision against Arizona, allowing one run on four hits over 6.1 innings, as he matched program to two Big 12 titles (2003 and 2005), two his career best with eight • Established career bests in both strikeouts (eight) and innings (seven) in NCAA Regionals and the school’s third College World earning the win over Texas State on Feb. 24, allowing three runs in a 10-3 victory • Held Charleston Southern to Series appearance since 2001. Since joining the one run over six innings in NU’s 11-1 season opener on Feb. 16 • Earned Freshman All-America honors from Nebraska staff in the fall of 1994, he has coached Collegiate Baseball as a redshirt freshman in 2005, going 6-1 with a 2.82 ERA • Missed all of 2004 after shoulder a total of 19 fi rst-team all-conference honorees, surgery • Was a 23rd-round draft pick out of Dallas Center-Grimes High • Totaled a 29-9 record and 513 strikeouts, while 26 of his former players have signed pro the eighth-highest total in Iowa high school baseball history • His strikeout total was the most by an Iowa high contracts. Anderson has coached seven players who school since Major Leaguer Cal Eldred recorded 743 strikeouts from 1983 to 1986 • Went 9-0 with three have reached the Major Leagues, including MLB saves and a miniscule 0.10 ERA in 2003, striking out 148 hitters in 69 innings. All-Stars and Ken Harvey, and eight All-Americans, including 2005 National Player of the Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO Year . 2005 2.82 6-1 23 5 0 0 0 1 44.2 41 20 14 26 39 2006 2.13 2-0 4 4 0 0 0 0 25.1 20 6 6 7 19 In 2005, the Huskers swept the Big 12 regular- TOTAL 2.57 8-1 27 9 0 0 0 1 70.0 61 26 20 33 58 season and tournament titles en route to a school- record 57 wins. The Huskers had three All-Americans, led by consensus national player of the year Alex #40 - Charlie Shirek • R-Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 205 • Minot, N.D. Gordon, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2005 MLB Draft, Redshirt freshman who will pitch against SDSU in Friday’s nightcap • Is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA, as he ranks sixth in along with Joba Chamberlain and Johnny the Big 12 in ERA and is holding hitters to a .196 average, a total that is eighth in the league • Pitched well in a Dorn. Gordon, a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, no-decision against No. 25 Alabama, holding the Crimson Tide to one run on three hits over fi ve innings of work, a led a contingent of 11 players who brought home All- game NU eventually won 6-2 • Turned in a strong outing in his fi rst career start, taking a into the seventh Big 12 accolades in 2005. inning against Richmond, but did not factor in the decision, as NU won, 5-4, in 12 innnings • Fanned four Spiders In 2003, Anderson guided NU to a 47-18 record and allowed just four hits in six-plus innings, as he left with a 2-1 lead • Tossed 2.2 innings of shutout relief in and a 20-7 record, earning Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year NU’s victory over St.John’s on Feb. 26 • Fired 1.1 innings of one-hit relief to pick up a hold in NU’s 4-1 victory over accolades. In 2004, the Huskers fi nished 36-23, while Minnesota on March 5 • Redshirted in 2005, but pitched for Duluth (Minn.) in the Northwoods League • Named the Gordon was a fi rst-team All-American and named to No. 2 prospect in the league by Baseball America after compiling a 9-2 record and a 1.69 ERA, fanning 56 in 80 Team USA, the fi rst Husker honored in nearly 20 innings • Tied for the league lead in wins and topped Duluth in wins, strikeouts and starts, while holding opponents years. In 2005, the Huskers went 19-8 in the Big 12, to a .210 average • Was an all-state performer at Minot (N.D.) High School • Selected as the 2004 tying Baylor for the conference crown. Gatorade Player of the Year in North Dakota • Went 8-1 with two saves and a 0.39 ERA in 2004, earning fi rst-team The Huskers led the Big 12 in hitting in each all-state and all-region honors • Selected to try out for the U.S. Junior National Team, but was unable to participate of Anderson’s fi nal four seasons as an assistant, because of an injury • Posted a career American Legion mark of 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA, striking out 254 in 199 including a .338 team average in 1999. The Huskers innings • Played baseball, football and basketball at MHS, earning 10 letters • Named fi rst-team all-region in all led the Big 12 in seven offensive categories in 2002, including batting average, hits and runs. In 2001, three sports in 2003-04 and was an all-state defensive back in football as a senior • Older brother, Phil, pitched at Anderson coached a Husker offense that ranked in Nebraska from 2002 to 2005 and helped the Huskers to a pair of Big 12 titles and CWS appearances. the top 10 nationally in both team average and runs. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO As the outfi elders coach, Anderson has coached 2006 1.80 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 10 3 3 7 6 three All-Americans and seven all-conference TOTAL 1.80 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 10 3 3 7 6 selections, including Jeff Leise, who was a fi rst-team All-American in 2002. Anderson’s commitment to his student-athletes #23 - Johnny Dorn • So. • RHP • 6-3 • 210 • Grand Island, Neb. Sophomore right-hander looks for his fourth straight win as he takes the hill on Saturday • Comes into his scheduled also extends to the classroom. Over the past 11 years, the Huskers have placed 50 players on the start with a 3-1 record and a 3.33 ERA in 24.1 innings of work • Is sixth in the Big 12 in wins and ranks in the fi rst-team all-conference squad. NU has had nine top 10 in complete games (two, second) and opponent batting average (.202, 10th) • Has been dominant over his CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 13 fi rst-team last three outings, going 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA • Earned Big 12 weekly honors following an excellent performance academic all-district selections in the past decade. against No. 25 Alabama last weekend, tossing a complete-game four-hitter against the Crimson Tide • Fanned a Before arriving in the fall of 1994, Anderson was season-high eight hitters in a 107-pitch gem against the Crimson Tide • Tossed six shutout innings in a victory over the top assistant coach at the University of Northern Minnesota, scattering three hits and fanning four in a 4-1 Husker victory • Earned the win over St. John’s on Feb. Colorado. He joined the Bears’ staff after four years as 24, allowing three earned runs on six hits over fi ve innings in a 12-4 NU win • Suffered the loss in his 2006 debut a head coach with the Northern Colorado Lab School. against the Citadel, allowing six runs on fi ve hits over 4.1 innings • Earned third-team All-America honors in 2005, From 1983 through 1986, Anderson was an outfi elder going 12-2 with a 2.16 ERA • Led all freshmen nationally in wins a year ago and topped Big 12 rookies in nearly at UNC for College Hall of Fame Coach Tom Petroff. every pitching category • Missed the summer and fall with an elbow injury • Posted 12 wins, which were the most Anderson was an eighth-round pick by the California by any fi rst-year Husker pitcher (freshman or JC transfer) and ranked third on Nebraska’s single-season list, trailing Angels, spending four seasons with the Angels only fi rst-team All-Americans and Troy Brohawn • Finished seventh nationally in wins and ranked organization. He earned a bachelor’s degree in in the top fi ve of the Big 12 in wins (fi rst), ERA (fi fth) and opponent batting average (.199, fi fth) • Earned fi rst-team physical education from Northern Colorado in 1990. All-Big 12 honors, going 5-0 with a and a 2.05 ERA in eight conference outings, earning series-clinching wins Anderson graduated from Eaton High School where in four of NU’s last fi ve league series • Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against Creighton on March 29, 2005, he was a fi rst-team all-state shortstop. and struck out 10 Bluejays in a 10-2 Husker win • 2004 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the year, going 9-1 with a Year-by-Year Totals 1.15 ERA while fanning 92 in 60 innings. Year Overall (Pct.) Big 12 (Pct.) Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2003 47-18 (.723) 20-7 (.741) 2005 2.16 12-2 20 13 1 0 0 1 104.0 75 33 25 21 76 2004 36-23 (.610) 11-16 (.407) 2006 3.33 3-1 4 4 1 0 0 0 24.1 18 11 9 7 16 2005 57-15 (792) 19-8 (.704) TOTAL 2.38 15-3 24 17 2 0 0 1 128.1 93 44 34 28 92 2006 13-2 (.867) 0-0 (.000) Career 153-58 (.725) 50-31 (.617) Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 • Page 3 • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

Big 12 Preseason Polls 2006 Nebraska Baseball Quick Facts Location ...... Lincoln, Neb. Collegiate Baseball Baseball America Big 12 Coaches No. Team No. Team No. Team Population ...... 235,694 1. Texas 1. Texas 1. Texas Founded ...... 1869 2. Nebraska 2. Missouri 2. Nebraska Enrollment...... 22,000 3. Missouri 3. Nebraska 3. Missouri Nickname ...... Cornhuskers/Huskers 4. Baylor 4. Baylor 4. Baylor Colors...... Scarlet and Cream 5. Oklahoma 5. Oklahoma State 5. Oklahoma Conference...... Big 12 6. Kansas 6. Kansas 6. Oklahoma State 7. Oklahoma State 7. Oklahoma 7. Texas A&M Chancellor ...... Harvey Perlman, J.D. 8. Texas A&M 8. Texas A&M 8. Kansas Head Coach ...... Mike Anderson 9. Texas Tech 9. Texas Tech 9. Texas Tech Record at NU/Year...... 153-58/Fourth 10. Kansas State 10. Kansas State 10. Kansas State Alma Mater...... Northern Colorado (1990) Player of the Year Player of the Year Player of the Year Assistant Coach...... Dave Bingham , UT Drew Stubbs, UT N/A Alma Mater...... Emporia State (1972) Pitcher of the Year Pitcher of the Year Pitcher of the Year Assistant Coach...... Andy Sawyers , MU Max Scherzer, MU N/A Alma Mater...... Nebraska (1998) Volunteer Coach...... Justin Seely Who’s Hot The streak equals the longest home winning streak Alma Mater...... Nebraska (2003) •-Brandon Buckman is hitting .455 (10-for-22) with in the Hawks Field era (2002-present), also matching Graduate Manager...... Ryan Strain four homers and nine RBIs over his last six contests. a 17-game home win streak set to start the 2005 Alma Mater...... Nevada (2003) Buckman has two multi-homer games in that stretch campaign. The streak is well shy of the school record, Baseball Offi ce...... (402) 472-2269 and matched his career high with four RBIs on which was a 39-game stretch between 1979 and 1980, Baseball Offi ce Fax ...... (402) 472-9641 Tuesday. but in that streak, only 13 wins were against Division Baseball Secretary...... Renee Brinkmann •-Since allowing three runs in the ninth inning of I teams. Athletic Trainer...... Derek Birkley Strength Coach...... Mike Arthur his 2006 debut, senior closer Brett Jensen has been Current Home Winning Streaks nothing short of spectacular, going 3-0 with three Equipment Manager ...... Mike Mason No. Team Home Win Streak Facility...... Hawks Field at Haymarket Park saves and a 0.00 ERA in his last seven appearances, 1. Florida State 27 2. Oral Roberts 18 Baseball Main Press Box...... (402) 434-6861 spanning 14 innings of work. Capacity ...... 8,486 •-Reserve catcher Jeff Lanning has made the most 3 . Nebraska 17 4 . Georgia 15 2006 Season Information of his limited time behind the plate, going 3-for-5 in 4 . Kansas State 15 2005 Record...... 57-15 three appearances since March 15. He went 1-for-2 as of Thursday (www.warren-nolan.com) with an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in his fi rst career start 2005 Big 12 Record (Finish)...... 19-9 (t-1st) against Illinois State on Wednesday. • Nebraska has had four home win streaks of at Big 12 Tournament Record...... 5-1 (1st) NCAA Postseason ...... CWS, 1-2 (5th) •-Second baseman Jake Opitz snapped a 1-for-14 least 10 games since moving into Hawks Field at the Home Record...... 33-4 dryspell, hitting .500 (3-for-6) against Illinois State. start of the 2002 season. •-Nebraska has one player from South Dakota, Away Record ...... 15-6 His two-hit game on Wednesday was his fi rst since Neutral Record...... 9-5 March 4. redshirt freshman Casey Klapperich, who hails from Rapid City. Klapperich, a reserve infi elder, is hitting Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 16/12 .500 in two plate appearances. Position Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/6 (min 35 starts) Leading Off Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 10/4 • Nebraska is off to one of its best starts in school •-Nebraska ranks fi fth in the latest Boyd’s World history, as its 13-2 record ties for the third-best start in psuedo-RPI rankings (updated Thursday morning) after Husker Baseball History school history. Only the 1983 team (which opened the the series against Illinois State. First Year of Baseball...... 1889 year with 26 straight wins) and the 1979 teams had a Years in NCAA Tournament...... Nine Boyds World Puesdo RPI (March 16) better 15-game stretch to open the year...... (1979, 1980, 1985, 1999-2003, 2005) No. Team RPI Record Conference Titles...... Six 1. Clemson .699 11-3 ...... (1929, 1948, 1950, 2001, 2003 and 2005) Best 15-game starts in school history 2. Mississippi State .674 13-0 Date Season 15-games Final Record 3. Georgia Tech .670 17-1 NCAA Tournament Record...... 28-19 1. 1983 15-0 44-15 4. Alabama .669 14-6 CWS Appearances ...... Three (2001, 2002, 2005) 2. 1979 14-1 49-15 5. Nebraska .651 13-2 3. 2006 13-2 --- Media Information 2005 13-2 57-15 •-Probably no player is looking forward to Friday’s Baseball MRD ...... Shamus McKnight 1988 13-2 48-23 twinbill more than sophomore outfi elder Andy Gerch. McKnight’s Offi ce Phone...... (402) 472-7772 1987 13-2 46-21 Last season, Nebraska played twice in one day fi ve McKnight’s Cell Phone ...... (402) 540-0268 1980 13-2 49-15 times (four scheduled doubleheaders and twice against Press Box Phone...... (402) 434-6861 • Nebraska is 5-0 at home this season and has a Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament). In those games, McKnight’s e-mail...... [email protected] Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 17-game home winning streak dating back to a 7-5 Gerch hit .633 (19-for-30) with two homers and 19 Website ...... Huskers.com win over Missouri on May 7, 2005 (The streak was RBIs, highlighted by a career-high six RBIs against incorrectly noted in the previous set of game notes). Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament. Media Weekly Planner (March 14-20) March 14- Tues. March 15 - Wed. March 16 - Thurs. March 17 - Fri. March 18 - Sat. March 19 - Sun. March 20 - Mon. GAME DAY GAME DAY PRACTICE GAME DAY GAME DAY GAME DAY OFF DAY - vs. Illinois St., 1:05 p.m. vs. Illinois St., 1:05 p.m. Noon (Hawks Field) vs. So. Dakota St. (DH), vs. So. Dakota St., vs. So. 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•-Nebraska has already sold out all the reserved Week in Review Husker Baseball on the Radio and club seats at Hawks Field for the 2006 season. Tuesday (NU 10, Illinois State 7): Behind two The University of Nebraska and Pinnacle Sports NU ranked sixth nationally in average attendance, homers from Brandon Buckman, Nebraska increased Productions have announced that a school-record averaging a school-record 4,984 fans per game its win streak to eight games with a 10-7 victory. 49 regular-season Husker baseball games will be Buckman picked up his second multi-homer game of broadcast this season, beginning with the March 3 in 2005. NU’s number is based on actual game the season, leading the Huskers from a 6-4 defi cit, as contest against Minnesota. attendance, not tickets sold. the Husker fi rst baseman went 3-for-4 and matched The broadcast team of Jim Rose and Randy •-Nebraska has held 12 of its fi rst 15 opponents to his career high with four RBIs. Ryan Wehrle also had Lee will carry all 27 Big 12 contests and a number four runs or less this season. two hits, including a game-tying homer in the sixth, and of non-conference matchups, including games •-Nebraska’s bullpen has made great strides from against Notre Dame, Arizona, Minnesota, Alabama, the season’s opening weekend. After giving up eight scored twice, while Andy Gerch went 2-for-4 with two Illinois State, South Dakota State, Western Illinois, runs in 14.1 innings, NU has posted a 1.43 ERA over its doubles and scored three times in helping the Huskers Northern Colorado, Creighton, Iowa, Wichita State last 11 games. Brett Jensen and Jared Cranston have pound out 12 hits and win their 15th straight at home and Northern Iowa. All of the Husker baseball games not allowed an since the opening weekend. dating back to last season. Luke Wertz earned the win can also be heard live on the Internet by accessing in relief, allowing one run on three hits over 2.2 innings Bullpen Improvement of work. Nebraska’s home page at Huskers.com. Week ERA W-L SV IP H R ER B K Pinnacle Sports Productions is in its 10th 1st 4 games 5.02 1-0 1 14.1 14 8 8 3 7 Wednesday (NU 12, Illinois State 6): Luke Gorsett year producing and marketing live broadcasts of Since Then 1.43 5-0 3 37.2 39 12 6 18 26 and Jake Mort both drove in two runs in a fi ve-run fi fth as No. 3 Nebraska posted its ninth straight win with a University of Nebraska football, men’s and women’s •-Nebraska is one of only three teams in the country 12-6 victory. The Huskers used homers from Gorsett, basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball games. that returns two pitchers who won at least 10 games in Pinnacle was fi rst awarded the rights on Feb. 9, Andrew Brown and Nick Jaros in an 11-hit attack while 2005 (Oregon State and Miami of Ohio are the others). 1996. The University renewed the Pinnacle contract NU scored eight unanswered runs to break the game •-Nebraska is one of only seven teams in all of in the fall of 2003, which extends the contract to July open. Gorsett went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Mort, 31, 2011. Division I baseball to post team ERAs below 4.00 over Jake Opitz and Ryan Wehrle all had two hits apiece in In addition to broadcasting Husker games, the last four seasons, joining Cal State Fullerton, Long the win. The run support was more than enough for the Pinnacle Sports also provides Sports Nightly, a daily Beach State, Oral Roberts, Rice, Texas and Wichita Huskers pitchers, who struggled early but got better as live call-in show focusing on NU athletics and other State. The Huskers were second nationally with a 2.69 the game progressed. Jon Klausing picked up his fi rst area sports. The show runs from 6 to 8 p.m. (central) team ERA in 2005. win since May of 2004, as he fanned two on 2.1 innings on Pinnacle’s statewide network. Pinnacle Sports •-Nebraska is one of only six programs nationally of relief for the win. Productions is owned by Paul Aaron of Elkhorn, Neb., to reach the College World Series in three of the past and Dale Jensen of Phoenix, Ariz. fi ve seasons, joining Cal State Fullerton, Miami, South Dorn Shares Big 12 Honor Carolina, Stanford and Texas. The Big 12 is the only Johnny Dorn was honored Tuesday as he was 2006 Pinnacle Sports Network league with more than one team in that group. chosen as the Big 12’s Co-Pitcher of the Week for City Station Frequency • - Nebraska has scored at least one run in each of March 7-13. Dorn was tabbed for the honor following Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM its last 146 games dating back to the start of the 2005 his complete-game victory against Alabama on March Alliance KCOW 1400 AM campaign. The streak is the longest in the Big 12, while 11. The right-hander from Grand Island allowed one Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM unearned run on four hits, while fanning a season-high Broken Bow KCNI 1280 AM NU has scored in 477 of the last 478 games dating back to the 1998 season. eight Crimson Tide hitters. It was Dorn’s fi rst complete Fremont KHUB 1340 AM game of the season and fi rst since last season’s Big 12 Holdrege KUVR 1430 AM Scouting South Dakota State Tournament. Over his last three starts, Dorn is 3-0 with Kearney KGFW 1340 AM Under the direction of Reggie Christiansen (13-37 in a 1.35 ERA, holding opponents to a .176 average Lexington KRVN 880 AM two seasons), the Jackrabbits come to Lincoln with a Dorn is the second Husker pitcher to take home Lincoln KLIN 1400 AM 2-8 record after dropping 2-of-3 at Southeast Missouri the Big 12’s weekly award, joining fellow All-American McCook KSWN 93.9 FM Joba Chamberlain, who has been honored twice this Norfolk KNEN 94.7 FM State last weekend. SDSU went 12-36 in its fi rst year of season. North Platte KODY 1240 AM Division I competition, highlighted by a win over Notre Ogallala KOGA 930 AM Dame, and had lost its fi rst six games before a win over Chamberlain Reaches Figures Southern Illinois on March 8 Omaha KFAB 1110 AM With a 2-1 record and a 1.29 ERA, Chamberlain has Offensively, shortstop Jake Rogers has been the Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM gotten off to a quick start. He has reached double- Jackrabbits’ top performer at the plate, batting .310 Sidney KSID 1340 AM fi gures in strikeouts in two of his three appearances, with two homers and seven RBIs. He is the only regular Valentine KVSH 940 AM including 10 strikeouts in a loss to No. 4 Rice on Feb. above the .300 mark, as the team is just hitting at a West Point KTIC 840 AM 25, and 11 strikeouts against Notre Dame on March York KAWL 1370 AM .229 clip. Rogers is tied with fi rst baseman Tyler Fisher 4. In his last two starts, Chamberlain has a 21-to-2 Contact local Pinnacle Stations for broadcast availability for the team lead in RBIs. strikeout-to-walk ratio. He will not pitch this weekend On the hill, right-hander Christian Larson leads the because of tightness in his tricep. Husker Baseball Radio Show SDSU starters with a 4.97 ERA in a pair of starts, as opponents are hitting just .261 against him. Chamberlain’s 10-K Days Beginning on Feb. 20, Nebraska baseball Coach Date Opponent Strikeouts Mike Anderson will join Jim Rose for the Husker Team Comparison Feb. 25, 2005 New Mexico 15 Baseball Show. The show will run between 7 and 8 Huskers ...... Category...... SDSU June 10, 2005 Miami 13 p.m. every Monday during the baseball season and 15 ...... Games...... 10 March 18, 2005 Seton Hall 12 will feature player and coach interviews and calls .315 ...... Batting Average...... 229 March 3, 2006 Notre Dame 11 from Husker fans around the state. 517 ...... At Bats ...... 327 April 8, 2005 Texas 10 6.8 ...... Runs/Game...... 4.3 April 22, 2005 Baylor 10 12.1 ...... Hits/Game...... 7.4 Feb. 24, 2006 Rice 10 23 ...... Home Runs ...... 4 20-29...... Stolen Bases...... 6-9 The Buck Starts Here 2.48 ...... ERA...... 7.75 After hitting just three homers in his fi rst 197 at-bat 138.0 ...... Innings ...... 79.0 at Nebraska, senior fi rst baseman Brandon Buckman 3.1 ...... Runs Allowed/Game ...... 7.5 has enjoyed a power surge in recent weeks. 105 ...... Strikeouts ...... 41 54 ...... Walks ...... 31 He began the stretch with his fi rst career multi- 6.5 ...... Hits Allowed/Game ...... 10.9 homer game against Minnesota on March 5, capping 18 ...... Errors ...... 13 his second career four-hit day with a towering blast .971 ...... ...... 964 into the upper deck in the Metrodome. Since then, Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 • Page 5 • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

Buckman, who was hitting .200 at the time, is hitting at strikeouts against Texas State on Feb. 24 and against Big 12 Standings - March 15 a .455 clip with four homers and nine RBIs over the last Arizona on March 4. Team Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. six games. Buckman had his second two-homer day Kansas State 0-0 .000 13-1 .929 on March 14 against Illinois State, matching his career Pen Pals Nebraska has relied on the work of junior college Nebraska 0-0 .000 13-2 .867 high with four RBIs in a 10-7 Husker win. Buckman also Oklahoma 0-0 .000 17-4 .810 has three game-winning RBIs in that stretch. transfer Jared Cranston and closer Brett Jensen to Oklahoma State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 anchor a young bullpen. Kansas 0-0 .000 15-6 .714 Chamberlain Picks up 2nd Big 12 Award Jensen, a preseason All-American, is 3-0 with three Texas Tech 0-0 .000 15-6 .714 Joba Chamberlain picked up his second Big 12 honor saves and a 1.80 ERA in eight appearances. The senior Baylor 0-0 .000 12-5 .706 in three weeks on March 8, as he was selected as the allowed three runs in his fi rst outing of the year, but Texas A&M 0-0 .000 14-6 .700 Big 12’s co-Pitcher of the Week for the weekend ending has slammed the door since then, going 3-0 with Texas 0-0 .000 13-9 .591 March 5. Chamberlain also picked up some additional three saves and has not allowed a run in his last seven Missouri 0-0 .000 10-7 .588 hardware, as he was picked for the NCBWA Pitcher of appearances, spanning 14 straight innings. Against the Week for his performance against Notre Dame. No. 25 Alabama, Jensen picked up a pair of wins, This Week in the Big 12 Chamberlain was dominant against Notre Dame on combining to throw 5.1 innings of two-hit ball. Mon., March 13 Texas A&M 11, Illinois 1 March 3, holding the Fighting Irish to just three hits over Jensen, who is on the initial NCBWA Stopper of Tue., March 14 at Nebraska 10, Illinois State 7 seven shutout innings. He posted his second-straight the Year Watch List, has converted 19 of 21 save at Texas 11, Arizona State 6 double-fi gure strikeout effort with a season-high 11 Ks, opportunities over the past two years, setting a school Oklahoma 8, at Texas-Arlington 0 including six of the fi rst 11 hitters he retired in order. He single-season record with 16 saves in 2005. at Oklahoma State 10, San Diego State 7 needed just 89 pitches to get through the seventh. at Kansas State 6, Wichita State 3 Cranston has developed into NU’s top option from the at Houston 5, Baylor 3 This was his second honor of the year, as he was also left side, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in a team-high nine Texas Tech 8, New Mexico State 4 selected on Feb. 22, after holding No. 19 North Carolina appearances. He has also not allowed an earned run State to just two singles over 7.1 shutout frames. since the opening weekend and has fanned nine in his Wed., March 15 Illinois State 6 at Nebraska 12 San Diego State 6 at Oklahoma State 16 Chamberlain fanned seven and took a no-hitter into the eight innings of work. fi fth against a team that entered the game hitting .460 Fri., March 17 South Dakota St. at Nebraska (DH) 12:05 p.m. as a team and averaging over 17 runs per game. Drawing a Crowd North Dakota State at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Fans turned out in record-breaking numbers for Stony Brook at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. Elementry Watson, Elementry Nebraska’s home-opening weekend against No. 25. Texas at Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. It does not take a detective to fi gure out that Tony The Huskers’ opening-day crowd of 6,291, not only Missouri at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. Watson has emerged into one of Nebraska’s top Kansas at Baylor* 7 p.m. was the largest home crowd in the Big 12 this season, Oklahoma at Arizona State 8 p.m. starters. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound left-hander has but easily shattered NU’s previous opening-day mark of performed exceptionally well in the early going, going 3,412 set in 2002 against Nebaska-Kearney in the fi rst Sat., March 18 South Dakota State at Nebraska 12:05 p.m. 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in a team-best 25.1 innings of collegiate game at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. North Dakota State at Kansas State 2 p.m. work. Watson has pitched at least six innings in all four Stony Brook at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. In addition, the series attendance of 14,885 against Texas at Texas Tech* 2 p.m. of his starts, holding opponents to one run or less three the Crimson Tide broke NU’s record for largest non- Kansas at Baylor* 6 p.m. times. He is 14th in the league in ERA, has a 19-to-7 conference regular-season series, topping the previous Missouri at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. strikeout to walk ratio and is holding foes to a .215 mark of 13,290 set in 2002. Oklahoma at Arizona State 8 p.m. average. Watson’s numbers are more impressive given Recent Performances Sun., March 19 Missouri at Texas A&M* 1 p.m. that NU has scored just fi ve runs in his last two starts. Texas at Texas Tech* 1 p.m. Against No. 25 Alabama on March 10, he moved into Opponent Weekend Series Total Attend. Alabama March 10-12, 2006 14,885 Kansas at Baylor* 1 p.m. the No. 1 spot and held the Crimson Tide to just one Louisiana Tech May 17-19, 2002 13,290 Stony Brook at Oklahoma State 1 p.m. run over six innings of work, a contest NU won 2-1 Louisiana-Lafayette May 2-4, 2003 11,135 North Dakota State at Kansas State 1 p.m. South Dakota State at Nebraska 1:05 p.m. in 11 innings. He matched his career high with eight Oklahoma at Arizona State 2 p.m. Huskers in At the end of the 2005 season, a total of 23 former Huskers were listed on professional rosters. The list is headlined by fi ve players who spent part of the 2005 season in the Major Leagues, including Adam Stern, Adam Shabala and Dan Johnson, who all made their MLB debuts in 2005. In all, a total of 22 former Huskers have reached the Major Leagues and made an appearance in a Major League game. Former Huskers in Professional Baseball Player 2005 Team (Organization) 2005 Level Position At Nebraska Drafted (Team) Darin Erstad of Anaheim Majors 1B/OF 1993-95 1st round (Anaheim) Adam Stern Majors OF 1999-2001 3rd round (Atlanta) Dan Johnson Majors 1B 2000-01 7th round (Oakland) Ken Harvey Majors 1B 1997-99 5th round (Kansas City) Jamal Strong Majors OF 1999-2000 6th round (Seattle) Todd Sears Albuquerque (Florida) AAA 1B 1995-97 3rd round (Colorado) Adam Shabala Fresno (San Francisco) AAA OF 1999-2000 10th round (San Francisco) R.D. Spiehs Fresno (San Francisco) AAA RHP 1999-2001 33rd round (San Francisco) Shane Komine Midland (Oakland) AA RHP 1999-2002 9th round (Oakland) Jed Morris Midland (Oakland) AA C 2001-02 36th round (Oakland) Aaron Marsden Modesto (Colorado) A LHP 2002-03 3rd round (Colorado) Jason Burch Modesto (Colorado) A RHP 2001-03 21st round (St. Louis) Drew Anderson Brevard County (Milwaukee) A OF 2001-03 24th round (Milwaukee) Jake Mullinax Quad Cities (St. Louis) A 2B 2003-04 14th round (St. Louis) Mike Sillman Quad Cities (St. Louis) A RHP 2001-04 21st round (St. Louis) Quinton Robertson New Jersey (St. Louis) A RHP 2003-04 44th round (St. Louis) Justin Pekarek Kinston (Cleveland) A LHP 2000-04 8th round (Cleveland) Joe Simokaitis Peoria (Chicago-NL) A SS 2002-05 10th round (Chicago) Curtis Ledbetter Inland Empire 66ers (Seattle) A C 2002-05 18th round (Seattle) Elizabethton (Minnesota) Rookie LHP 2002-05 3rd round (Minnesota) Zach Kroenke Staten Island Yankees Rookie LHP 2003-05 5th round () Alex Gordon * Kansas City Royals Not Assigned 3B 2003-05 1st round (Kansas City) Brian Rodaway Lincoln Northern League LHP 1998-2001 17th round (Houston) * - Signed following conclusion of minor league season Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 • Page 6 • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

Cool Hand Luke a year ago. The group included consensus national Stern Shines in World Baseball Classic Junior college transfer Luke Gorsett has quickly player of the year Alex Gordon, two-time All-Big 12 fi rst Former Nebraska outfi elder Adam Stern helped the made a name for himself as one of the Big 12’s top baseman Curtis Ledbetter and four-year starters Daniel Canadian National Team to a 2-1 record at the World newcomers this spring. Gorsett has started all 15 Bruce and Joe Simokaitis. In fact, NU returned just 13 Baseball Classic. Stern, who played at NU from 1999 games, hitting .383 with team highs in both homers homers from last year with no player hitting more than to 2001 and was a member of the Huskers’ fi rst CWS (eight) and RBIs (17), as he ranks in the top-10 in the four. In response, Sawyers started referring to NU’s squad, hit .667 (6-for-9) with a homer and fi ve RBIs in Big 12 stats in homers (fi rst), lineup as the “No Name Offense.” three games. Against Team USA, Stern single-handedly (.867, 1st) and (52, sixth). Percentage Back from 2005 led the Canadians to an 8-6 win, going 3-for-4 with an He began his Husker career with a 12-game hitting Player R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB inside the park homer and four RBIs. streak, including a binge of seven homers in a nine- ‘O6 Returnees 167 268 38 3 13 165 23 Stern’s .667 average is the highest at the WBC, game stretch. Two weeks ago at the Dairy Queen Pct. 34% 36% 30% 20% 19% 39% 23% which concludes next week. He also helped Team Classic, Gorsett hit .500 with two homers and four RBIs, Early on, NU has quickly developed an offensive Canada to a fourth-place fi nish at the 2004 Olympics including a cycle against Notre Dame on March 3. identity, ranking among the Big 12 leaders in both in Athens. Stern is currently in camp with the Boston Last season, Gorsett was a fi rst-team NJCAA All- average (.315) and homers (15) while reaching double Red Sox, where he spent all of the 2005 season in the American at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, fi gures six times in 16 games. Major League. hitting a national-best 24 homers and driving in 71 runs. Earlier this month, the Huskers placed fi ve offensive Recent 15-Game Starts players on the all-tournament team: Jeff Christy Husker Pitching Stems Tide Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H HR RBI (C), Brandon Buckman (1B), Andy Gerch (DH), Bryce Despite not having All-American Joba Chamberlain, Gorsett, Luke (‘06) .383 15-15 60 15 23 8 17 Nimmo (OF) and Luke Gorsett (OF). Gorsett was named Nebraska posted an impressive pitching performance Gordon, Alex (‘05) .400 15-15 50 23 20 5 16 Tournament MVP after hitting .500 (6-for-12) with two in a sweep of No. 25 Alabama. NU held the Crimson Gordon, Alex.(‘04) .396 15-15 53 17 21 4 20 homers, four RBIs and fi ve runs scored, while Nimmo Tide to four runs (two earned) and forced Alabama into Hopper, Matt (‘03 .500 12-12 40 20 20 8 14 Leise, Jeff (‘02) .385 15-15 65 15 25 4 11 batted a tournament-high .545 (6-for-11) to earn the hitting just 1-of-26 with runners in scoring position. Morris, Jed (‘02) .350 15-15 60 16 21 4 15 Silver Stick Award. Combined with the three games of the Dairy Queen Hopper, Matt (‘01) .462 15-15 65 15 30 3 29 Classic, where NU allowed one run in each game, Johnson, Dan (‘01 .415 12-12 41 16 17 5 15 What a Difference a Year Makes the Husker pitching staff allowed just one run in fi ve Cole, john (‘01) .404 14-14 52 12 21 2 13 Shortstop Ryan Wehrle has emerged as one of consecutive games, the fi rst time that has happened at Cowan, Justin (‘00) .344 15-15 61 15 21 3 25 the catalysts at the top of the Husker lineup. The Nebraska since the 1980 season. Harvey, Ken. (‘99) .500 14-14 60 17 30 7 18 sophomore from Papillion, Neb., is hitting a team-best .395, an average which is 12th in the conference, and It’s Like DQ Deja Vu All Over Again Huskers End 11-Year Search for Cycle has driven in 15 runs. Wehrle, who has two homers The Husker pitching staff must enjoy pitching at the It took junior college transfer Luke Gorsett just eight after not belting a homer in 2005, already has a trio of Metrodome in the Dairy Queen Classic. Earlier this games to accomplish a feat that hasn’t happened at three-hit performances and drove in a career high fi ve month, the Huskers held Notre Dame, Arizona and Nebraska since the Big 12 formed in 1996 - to hit for runs against Charleston Southern on Feb. 16. Wehrle Minnesota to a combined three runs. That performance the cycle. Gorsett went 4-for-5 against Notre Dame on also continued Nebraska’s trend of recent opening day tied the tournament record, set originally by Nebraska March 3, as he singled (1st), homered (3rd), doubled outbursts, as he had career-high fi ve RBIs and had during the 2003 campaign, which marked the only (4th) and tripled (8th). Gorsett became the fi rst Husker three hits against Charleston Southern. other time in the last six seasons where the Husker to accomplish the feat since Mel Motley on May 10, staff allowed three runs during a weekend. 1995, against Nebraska-Kearney. Recent Opening Day Performances Year Player (Offensive Output) In addition to those efforts, NU also allowed just three “No Name Offense” Develops Identity 2006 Ryan Wehrle (3-for-3, 2BB, HBP, HR, 5 RBIs) runs during three games of the NCAA Regional, which 2005 Brandon Buckman (4-for-5, RBI) took place in Minneapolis’ Siebert Field. Hitting coach Andy Sawyers faced an unenviable 2004 Alex Gordon (2-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBIs) task this spring, replacing the bulk of an offensive 2003 Curtis Ledbetter (3-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBIs) lineup that produced a school-record 57 wins games Most Recent National Polls Collegiate Baseball (3/14) Baseball America (3/14) Sports Weekly/ESPN (3/14) NCBWA (3/14) No. School Record No. School Record No. School (1st-place votes) Record No. School Record 1. Florida State 18-1 1. Georgia Tech 16-1 1. Georgia Tech 16-1 1 Georgia Tech 16-1 2. Georgia Tech 16-1 2. Clemson 10-3 2. Florida State 18-1 2 Florida State 18-1 3. Nebraska 11-2 3. Rice 15-5 3. Clemson 10-3 3 North Carolina 13-2 4. Clemson 10-3 4. North Carolina 13-2 4. North Carolina 13-2 4 Rice 15-5 5. Rice 15-5 5. Tennessee 13-2 5. Rice 15-5 t5 Clemson 10-3 6. North Carolina 14-2 6. Mississippi State 11-0 6. Nebraska 11-2 t5 Nebraska 11-2 7. Tennessee 13-2 7. Cal State Fullerton 14-6 7. Cal State Fullerton 14-6 7 Arkansas 16-1 8. Louisiana State 16-3 8. Florida State 18-1 8. Arkansas 16-1 8 Mississippi State 11-0 9. South Carolina 13-2 9. South Carolina 13-2 9. Tennessee 13-2 9 Tennessee 13-2 10. Arkansas 16-1 10. Arkansas 16-1 10. Louisiana State 16-3 10 LSU 16-3 11. Arizona State 17-5 11. Louisiana State 16-3 11. South Carolina 13-2 11 Oregon State 11-5 12. Mississippi State 11-0 12. Nebraska 11-2 12. Mississippi State 11-0 12 South Carolina 13-2 13. Cal State Fullerton 14-6 13. Oregon State 11-5 13. Arizona State 17-5 t13 Arizona State 17-5 14. Oregon State 11-5 14. Tulane 12-6 14. Florida 14-6 t13 Florida 14-6 15. Florida 14-6 15. Florida 14-6 15. Oregon State 11-5 t13 Tulane 12-6 16. Texas 13-9 16. Arizona State 17-5 16. Texas 13-9 16 Cal State Fullerton 14-6 17. Stanford 11-7 17 Stanford 11-7 17. Tulane 12-6 17 Wichita State 17-2 18. Baylor 12-4 18. Texas 13-9 18. Baylor 12-4 18 Texas 13-9 19. Wichita State 17-2 19. Washington 15-5 19. Miami 16-6 19 NC State 18-4 20. Miami 16-6 20. Georgia 11-2 20. North Carolina State 18-4 20 Southern Miss 13-4 21. Oklahoma 16-4 21. Pepperdine 12-10 21. Long Beach State 12-9 21 Oklahoma 16-4 22. North Carolina State 18-4 22. Baylor 12-4 22. Stanford 11-7 22 Miami (Fla.) 16-6 23. Georgia 11-2 23. Wichita State 17-2 23. Wichita State 17-2 23 Stanford 11-7 24. Tulane 12-6 24. Oklahoma 16-4 24. Oklahoma 16-4 t24 Baylor 12-4 25. Washington 15-5 25. Kansas 15-6 25. Georgia 11-2 t24 Long Beach State 12-9 26. Pepperdine 12-10 26 Georgia 11-2 27. Long Beach State 12-9 27 Winthrop 15-4 28. Winthrop 15-4 28 Pepperdine 12-10 29. Kansas State 12-1 29 Mississippi 10-6 30. James Madison 11-4 30 Hawaii 17-6 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 • Page 7 • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

Jensen Goes the Extra (Innings) Mile named to the initial Roger Clemens Award Watch List. Nebraska is 2-0 in extra-inning affairs this season, The trio makes Nebraska one of only three schools in a 5-4 win in 12 innings over Richmond on Feb. 19, the country with three Clemens Watch List members, and a 2-1 victory over Alabama on March 10. In both joining defending NCAA champion Texas and fellow games, NU received outstanding relief performances 2005 College World Series qualifi er Oregon State. from Brett Jensen. Against Richmond, the Husker closer The Big 12 combined for seven of the 40 Watch went a season-long four innings, striking out three and List members, including Missouri right-hander Max allowing two hits. In the win over Alabama, Jensen went Scherzer, the second most of any conference. the fi nal 3.1 innings to help NU pull out a 2-1 win. Roster Features Seven Drafted Huskers Tickets for Nebraska-Creighton Nebraska’s 2006 roster boasts a total of seven Games Go on Sale next Monday Huskers who have been previously selected in the Tickets for Nebraska’s two games against Creighton annual First-Year Player Draft. at Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium go on sale this Monday, The list includes seniors Brett Jensen and Dustin Timm, March 20. Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster who have both been drafted twice during their career. Hawks Field at Haymarket Park (ticketmaster.com, 402-422-1212), at Creighton’s Drafted Huskers The 2002 season marked the debut of the Michael Morrison Stadium (19th and California), or at Player Round Team Year Huskers’ new home – Hawks Field at Haymarket Jared Cranston 46th San Francisco 2005 any Omaha area Baker’s or Younkers store. Park. The fi eld is named in memory of Myrna In Lincoln, tickets can be purchased through Jeff Christy 49th Los Angeles 2002 Steve Edlefsen 41st Boston 2004 Hawks, as the Hawks family was one of the major Ticketmaster (402-475-1212), at the Nebraska Student Brett Jensen 45th Baltimore 2003 benefactors in the Haymarket Park project. Union (14th and R), Younkers (Gateway Mall), Pershing Brett Jensen 23rd Washington 2005 In March of 2000, Howard and Myrna Hawks Auditorium or at Russ’s Market stores. Jake Opitz 39th Seattle 2004 Dustin Timm 41st Kansas City 2000 guaranteed the unfunded portion of UNL’s $10.6 Three Named Preseason All-Americans Dustin Timm 26th Milwaukee 2004 million commitment to the baseball/softball A trio of Husker baseball players have been honored Tony Watson 23rd Florida 2003 complex, which enabled the University to move during the preseason, as pitchers Joba Chamberlain, Three Huskers Earn Laurels forward in a joint venture with the City of Lincoln Johnny Dorn and Brett Jensen have been selected to from Baseball America and NEBCO Inc., the owners of the Lincoln various preseason All-America teams. A trio of Husker baseball players were honored in Saltdogs in the Northern League. The University Chamberlain turned in an impressive fi rst season Baseball America’s preseason issue. retained the right to name the fi eld and on Feb. 23, at NU, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA to earn fi rst-team Joba Chamberlain and closer Brett Jensen were both 2002, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents All-Big 12 honors. Chamberlain struck out 130 in 118.2 chosen as fi rst-team preseason All-Big 12 picks, while approved the name of Hawks Field. It was formally innings in 2005, including a 13-strikeout effort against senior catcher Jeff Christy was tabbed as the best dedicated in pregame ceremonies against Kansas Miami. He also picked up the Huskers’ fi rst-ever CWS defensive catcher in the Big 12 after throwing out on April 28, 2002. The ballpark includes 4,500 win with a victory over Arizona State in Omaha. 46 percent of baserunners and fi nishing with a .985 chair-back seats, 16 suites, a Diamond View Jensen is one of the nation’s top closers after saving fi elding percentage in 2005. Lounge and a Sub-Air system that allows the a school-record 16 games in 2005. He posted a 2-5 fi eld to grow grass nearly year-round. The park record and a 1.96 ERA in 33 games. He was 16-of-17 Chamberlain Climbs Up Draft List was one of only three fi elds in the country that Although the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft in save chances and ranked third nationally in saves uses this state-of-the-art heating system (Invesco is several months away, Nebraska pitcher Joba in 2005. Field at Mile High and Safeco Field are the others). Chamberlain received consideration as one of the Dorn enjoyed the fi nest freshman pitching season Other highlights of the complex include a 1,400- nation’s top draft-eligible prospects. Chamberlain in school history, going 12-2 with a 2.16 ERA in 104 square feet clubhouse for the Husker baseball ranked 12th on Baseball America’s list and was one of innings. The Grand Island, Neb., native led all freshmen program, a video board/scoreboard in right center four Big 12 players in the top 15, joining Missouri’s Max nationally in wins and ranked among the Big 12 leaders fi eld, the Buck Beltzer Playgound for kids down Scherzer (No. 3) and the Texas duo of Drew Stubbs (No. in ERA and opponent batting average (.199), as he the right fi eld line and numerous restrooms and 2) and Kyle McCulloch (No. 11). Of the top 15 players earned third-team All-America honors in 2005. He was concession stands. on Baseball America’s list, Chamberlain and Long also a second-team preseason pick by the NCBWA. Hawks Field, as well as the adjacent Bowlin Beach State infi elder were the only two Stadium – the 2,500-seat softball stadium which Preseason All-Americans who were not previously drafted. opened in the fall of 2001 – are both located Player All-America Team (Publication) Chamberlain is projected by Baseball America as inside Haymarket Park, a 32-acre complex that Joba Chamberlain 1st (CB); 2nd (NCBWA, BA, RR) a fi rst-round pick, as the Huskers will look to post Brett Jensen 1st (CB, RR); 3rd (NCBWA) includes both stadiums as well as the plaza area Johnny Dorn 2nd (NCBWA, CB, RR) consecutive fi rst-round picks for the fi rst time in school and 2,500 parking stalls. NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America history. Alex Gordon was the No. 2 overall pick by BA - Baseball America; CB - Collegiate Baseball; RR-Rosenblatt Report Kansas City in 2005. Top-10 Crowds at Hawks Field No. Att. Opponent Date Jensen Named to Stopper Watch List Huskers Rank Among Nation’s Best 1. 8,711 vs. Miami# 6/11/05 Nebraska has been among the nation’s top programs 2. 8,662 vs. Creighton* 6/4/05 Nebraska closer Brett Jensen was one of 30 players 3. 8,569 vs. Richmond# 6/9/02 on the initial watch list for the National Collegiate over the past few years. The Huskers rank fi fth nationally in wins in that stretch, highlighted by three 4. 8,485 vs. Texas 4/8/05 Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award 5. 8,481 vs. Richmond# 6/8/02 released on Feb. 2. This is the second major award College World Series appearances (2001, 2002, 2005). 6. 8,474 vs. Richmond# 6/7/02 watch list for Jensen. He was named to the Roger In Big 12 play, the Huskers have shown that same 7. 8,308 vs. Miami# 6/10/05 consistency, ranking fi rst or second in the Big 12 in fi ve of 8. 8,304 vs. Creighton* 6/5/05 Clemens Award Watch list last month. In 2005, Jensen the last six seasons, including a Big 12-best three regular- 9. 8,163 vs. Texas 4/9/05 set a school record with 16 saves, as he posted a 2-5 10. 7,669 vs. Illinois-Chicago* 6/3/05 season titles (2001, 2003, 2005). Here is a list of top-two record with a 1.96 ERA in 33 games. He was 16-of-17 # - NCAA Super Regional; * - NCAA Regional fi nishes by league schools over the last six years. in save chances in 2005, while his total ranked third Year-by-Year Record at Hawks Field nationally. Jensen, who posted a 46-to-9 strikeout- Most Wins (2000-05) Year Record to-walk ratio in 46 innings of work, is the nation’s No. School Wis 2002 29-5 (.853) 1. Florida State 312 2003 29-6 (.829) returning leader in saves. 2. Texas 303 2004 19-8 (.678) 3. South Carolina 301 2005 33-4 (.892) Three Huskers on Clemens Watch List 4. Rice 291 2006 5-0 (1.000) Husker pitchers Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Dorn and 5. Nebraska 288 Totals 115-23 (.833) Brett Jensen are also among the 40 college pitchers The Automated ScoreBook Statistics Summary for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games)

Record: 13-2 Home: 5-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 6-0 Big 12: 0-0

Date Opposing team Score Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT ------2/16 at Charleston Southern W 11-1 10 Wehrle, Ryan...... 393 14-14 56 10 22 6 0 2 15 7 2 11 2-2 2/17 vs #19 North Carolina S W 4-3 14 Gorsett, Luke.... .383 15-15 60 15 23 3 1 8 17 8 0 11 3-4 2/18 at The Citadel 5-8 L 6 Jaros, Nick...... 353 15-13 51 10 18 3 0 2 11 6 1 7 3-4 2/19 vs Richmond W 5-4 24 Nimmo, Bryce...... 346 14-14 52 13 18 3 1 1 12 8 4 5 4-5 2/24 vs Texas State W 10-3 12 Gerch, Andy...... 310 11-10 42 11 13 4 0 1 3 5 2 10 0-2 2/25 at #4 Rice 2-3 L 3 Opitz, Jake...... 300 15-15 50 7 15 1 0 0 5 9 3 13 1-3 2/26 vs St. John's W 12-4 19 Buckman, Brandon. .298 15-14 57 10 17 3 0 5 11 7 0 8 0-0 3/3 vs Notre Dame W 11-1 16 Christy, Jeff.... .188 14-13 48 9 9 2 0 2 5 4 1 9 3-3 3/4 vs Arizona W 3-1 ------3/5 at Minnesota W 4-1 8 Lanning, Jeff.... .500 5-1 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 3/10 #25 Alabama W 2-1 17 Klapperich, Casey .500 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 3/11 #25 Alabama W 5-1 2 Mort, Jake...... 310 12-9 29 6 9 2 0 0 5 2 4 8 1-3 3/12 #25 Alabama W 6-2 21 Sullivan, Nick... .300 8-2 10 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0-0 3/14 Illinois State W 10-7 18 Brown, Andrew.... .296 12-7 27 5 8 2 0 2 6 5 0 6 0-0 3/15 Illinois State W 12-6 9 Edlefsen, Steve.. .154 10-7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2-2 45 Hightower, Mark.. .000 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0

Totals...... 315 15-15 517 102 163 30 2 23 94 64 20 99 20-29 Opponents...... 209 15-15 487 46 102 17 1 6 40 54 19 105 11-18

LOB - Team (120), Opp (117). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (18).

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------44 Chamberlain, Joba 1.29 2-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 21.0 11 3 3 6 28 33 Jensen, Brett.... 1.80 3-0 8 0 0 0/0 3 15.0 7 3 3 3 10 40 Shirek, Charlie.. 1.80 0-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 15.0 10 3 3 7 6 11 Watson, Tony..... 2.13 2-0 4 4 0 0/0 0 25.1 20 6 6 7 19 23 Dorn, Johnny..... 3.33 3-1 4 4 1 0/0 0 24.1 18 11 9 7 16 ------30 Bird, Erik...... 0.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 39 Harmelink, Mike.. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 37 Herr, Zach...... 2.08 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 2 3 1 2 4 34 Cranston, Jared.. 2.25 1-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8.0 10 4 2 5 9 20 Wertz, Luke...... 3.68 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 5 3 3 3 5 36 Foust, Matt...... 3.86 0-0 2 1 0 0/0 1 4.2 2 2 2 4 2 22 Klausing, Jon.... 6.00 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 8 4 2 1 2 31 Radmacher, Tim... 6.75 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 2.2 2 2 2 6 2 26 Jennings, Dan.... 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 47 Schwab, Drew..... 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 1 1 1 1 0

Totals...... 2.48 13-2 15 15 1 0/0 4 138.0 102 46 38 54 105 Opponents...... 6.41 2-13 15 15 0 0/0 2 133.1 163 102 95 64 99

PB - Team (5), Christy, J. 5, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Dorn, J. 2, Watson, T. 2, Opp (4).

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total ------Nebraska 14 8 14 10 12 9 12 17 4 2 102 Opponents 5 5 5 8 8 0 6 5 4 0 46

Win-loss breakouts: Day 13-2; Night 0-0; vs Left 5-1; vs Right 8-1; 1-Run games 3-1; 2-Run games 1-0; 5+Run games 5-0; Extra inns 2-0; 0-0. Current streak: Won 9; Longest winning streak: 9; Longest losing streak: 1. Attendance: Home 18495 (avg 3699); Away 8410 (avg 841); Total 26905 (avg 1793). The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 13-2 Home: 5-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 6-0 Big 12: 0-0

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

10 Wehrle, Ryan...... 393 14-14 56 10 22 6 0 2 15 34 .607 7 2 11 1 .477 0 0 2-2 21 47 4 .944 14 Gorsett, Luke.... .383 15-15 60 15 23 3 1 8 17 52 .867 8 0 11 0 .449 1 1 3-4 26 1 0 1.000 6 Jaros, Nick...... 353 15-13 51 10 18 3 0 2 11 27 .529 6 1 7 3 .431 0 3 3-4 18 1 1 .950 24 Nimmo, Bryce...... 346 14-14 52 13 18 3 1 1 12 26 .500 8 4 5 2 .462 1 3 4-5 35 0 0 1.000 12 Gerch, Andy...... 310 11-10 42 11 13 4 0 1 3 20 .476 5 2 10 1 .400 1 0 0-2 1 0 0 1.000 3 Opitz, Jake...... 300 15-15 50 7 15 1 0 0 5 16 .320 9 3 13 2 .429 1 2 1-3 33 48 2 .976 19 Buckman, Brandon. .298 15-14 57 10 17 3 0 5 11 35 .614 7 0 8 1 .369 1 1 0-0 145 11 1 .994 16 Christy, Jeff.... .188 14-13 48 9 9 2 0 2 5 17 .354 4 1 9 0 .259 1 1 3-3 84 14 2 .980 ------8 Lanning, Jeff.... .500 5-1 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 .500 0 1 1 2 .571 0 0 1-1 12 0 0 1.000 17 Klapperich, Casey .500 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 0 3 0 1.000 2 Mort, Jake...... 310 12-9 29 6 9 2 0 0 5 11 .379 2 4 8 0 .429 0 2 1-3 4 16 1 .952 21 Sullivan, Nick... .300 8-2 10 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 .400 0 2 2 0 .385 1 0 0-0 2 0 1 .667 18 Brown, Andrew.... .296 12-7 27 5 8 2 0 2 6 16 .593 5 0 6 0 .406 0 0 0-0 17 2 1 .950 9 Edlefsen, Steve.. .154 10-7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 .154 2 0 6 0 .214 0 1 2-2 5 30 4 .897 45 Hightower, Mark.. .000 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000

Totals...... 315 15-15 517 102 163 30 2 23 94 266 .515 64 20 99 12 .406 7 14 20-29 414 193 18 .971 Opponents...... 209 15-15 487 46 102 17 1 6 40 139 .285 54 19 105 14 .310 4 13 11-18 400 158 14 .976

LOB - Team (120), Opp (117). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (18).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

44 Chamberlain, Joba 1.29 2-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 21.0 11 3 3 6 28 0 0 1 70 .157 1 1 1 0 1 33 Jensen, Brett.... 1.80 3-0 8 0 0 0/0 3 15.0 7 3 3 3 10 0 0 2 47 .149 0 0 0 1 2 40 Shirek, Charlie.. 1.80 0-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 15.0 10 3 3 7 6 0 0 0 51 .196 2 1 0 0 2 11 Watson, Tony..... 2.13 2-0 4 4 0 0/0 0 25.1 20 6 6 7 19 4 0 0 93 .215 1 6 1 1 0 23 Dorn, Johnny..... 3.33 3-1 4 4 1 0/0 0 24.1 18 11 9 7 16 5 0 2 89 .202 0 1 1 1 2 ------30 Bird, Erik...... 0.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 .214 0 0 0 0 0 39 Harmelink, Mike.. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0 37 Herr, Zach...... 2.08 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 2 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 15 .133 0 1 0 0 1 34 Cranston, Jared.. 2.25 1-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8.0 10 4 2 5 9 3 0 0 33 .303 0 1 0 0 1 20 Wertz, Luke...... 3.68 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 5 3 3 3 5 1 0 1 24 .208 1 1 0 0 2 36 Foust, Matt...... 3.86 0-0 2 1 0 0/0 1 4.2 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 13 .154 3 5 1 0 0 22 Klausing, Jon.... 6.00 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 8 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 15 .533 0 2 0 1 1 31 Radmacher, Tim... 6.75 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 2.2 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 10 .200 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jennings, Dan.... 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 .400 0 0 1 0 0 47 Schwab, Drew..... 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 1

Totals...... 2.48 13-2 15 15 1 0/0 4 138.0 102 46 38 54 105 17 1 6 487 .209 8 19 5 4 13 Opponents...... 6.41 2-13 15 15 0 0/0 2 133.1 163 102 95 64 99 30 2 23 517 .315 7 20 1 7 14

PB - Team (5), Christy, J. 5, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Dorn, J. 2, Watson, T. 2, Opp (4). The Automated ScoreBook AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games)

#18 #19 #16 #9 #12 #14 #45 #6 #17 #8 #2 #24 #3 #21 #10 Opponent Date BROWN,A BUCKMAN, CHRISTY, EDLEFSEN GERCH,A GORSETT, HIGHTOWE JAROS,N KLAPPERI LANNING, MORT,J NIMMO,B OPITZ,J SULLIVAN WEHRLE,R ------CSU06 Feb 16 1-0-1-0 5-1-1-1 5-0-0-0 3-1-2-0 5-1-1-1 3-0-2-1 ..Def.. 4-3-3-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-2-2-0 3-0-0-1 1-1-1-0 3-2-3-5 NCS Feb 17 ...... 3-1-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 3-0-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-2 ...... 5-1-1-1 3-1-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-1 CIT Feb 18 4-2-3-1 5-1-1-1 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 5-0-3-0 5-1-2-0 ...... 3-1-1-1 1-0-0-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 5-0-3-0 UR Feb 19 ...... 4-0-0-0 4-1-1-1 6-0-2-0 6-1-2-1 5-1-2-2 ...... 5-1-1-1 ...... 3-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 ...... 6-1-1-0 TXST Feb 24 3-0-0-0 2-0-1-0 4-2-1-0 ...... 2-1-0-0 5-1-1-2 ...... 4-1-2-3 ...... 4-1-2-0 2-2-2-2 2-1-1-1 ...... 5-1-3-2 RICE Feb 25 1-0-0-0 4-0-2-0 4-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-0-1-0 ...... 4-0-1-1 ...... 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 4-1-2-0 1-0-1-1 4-0-0-0 SJU Feb 26 4-1-1-0 5-0-1-0 4-3-2-2 ...... 5-1-1-2 ...... 6-1-3-1 1-0-1-0 ..Def.. 3-2-2-2 5-1-2-3 4-2-3-0 1-0-0-0 4-1-2-1 ND Mar 03 1-0-1-1 4-1-1-0 2-2-2-1 2-1-0-0 4-2-2-1 5-3-4-3 ...... 3-0-2-0 ..Def.. 2-1-1-0 2-0-0-1 5-1-3-2 3-0-0-1 0-0-0-1 3-0-1-0 ARIZ Mar 04 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-2-0 3-1-1-1 ...... 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 4-1-2-0 3-0-2-1 ...... 4-0-1-1 MINN Mar 05 4-0-0-0 4-2-4-3 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-1-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 2-1-1-0 4-0-0-0 ...... ALABAMA Mar 10 1-0-0-0 5-0-2-1 3-0-0-0 ..Def.. 3-0-0-0 4-1-1-1 ...... 4-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-2-0 ALABAMA Mar 11 3-0-1-2 3-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 ...... 4-2-2-1 ...... 0-0-0-0 ...... 3-1-2-2 3-0-1-0 3-1-1-0 3-1-0-0 ALABAMA Mar 12 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-1 4-0-0-0 ...... 2-0-0-1 ...... 3-1-0-0 ...... 1-2-1-0 4-2-2-0 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-1 3-1-1-3 ISU Mar 14 0-0-0-0 4-3-3-4 0-0-0-1 4-0-0-0 4-3-2-0 5-1-1-0 ...... 1-0-1-1 ...... 2-0-1-1 0-0-0-0 6-0-1-1 2-1-1-0 2-0-0-0 4-2-2-1 ISU Mar 15 2-2-1-2 3-1-0-0 ...... 2-1-0-0 3-2-2-3 1-0-0-0 3-2-1-1 ...... 1-1-1-0 4-1-2-2 2-0-0-1 4-1-2-1 ...... 4-1-2-1 The Automated ScoreBook IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games)

#30 #44 #34 #23 #36 #39 #37 Opponent Date BIRD,E CHAMBERLAIN CRANSTON,J DORN,J FOUST,M HARMELINK,M HERR,Z ------Charleston Souther Feb 16 ...... 3.0- 1- 0- 0- 1- 0 ...... North Carolina Sta Feb 17 ...... 7.1- 2- 0- 0- 4- 7* 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 0- 2 ...... The Citadel Feb 18 ...... 4.1- 5- 6- 6- 4- 1* ...... Richmond Feb 19 1.1- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 0.1- 3- 2- 2- 0- 0 ...... Texas State Feb 24 ...... 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 1- 0 ...... Rice Feb 25 ...... 6.2- 6- 3- 3- 1-10* 1.1- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... St. John's Feb 26 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 5.0- 6- 4- 3- 0- 3* ...... Notre Dame Mar 03 ...... 7.0- 3- 0- 0- 1-11* ...... 1.2- 0- 0- 0- 1- 3 Arizona Mar 04 ...... 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... Minnesota Mar 05 ...... 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 6.0- 3- 0- 0- 1- 4* ...... Alabama Mar 10 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 1- 0 ...... 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... Alabama Mar 11 ...... 9.0- 4- 1- 0- 2- 8* ...... Alabama Mar 12 ...... 2.0- 3- 1- 0- 1- 2 ...... Illinois State Mar 14 ...... 1.2- 4- 1- 0- 1- 3 ...... 1.2- 1- 2- 2- 3- 2* ...... 2.2- 2- 3- 1- 1- 1 Illinois State Mar 15 1.0- 2- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... 2.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 1 ......

#26 #33 #22 #31 #47 #40 #11 Opponent Date JENNINGS,D JENSEN,B KLAUSING,J RADMACHER,T SCHWAB,D SHIREK,C WATSON,T ------Charleston Souther Feb 16 ...... 6.0- 7- 1- 1- 2- 2* North Carolina Sta Feb 17 ...... 1.0- 2- 3- 3- 1- 1 ...... The Citadel Feb 18 0.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 0.1- 2- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... Richmond Feb 19 ...... 4.0- 2- 0- 0- 1- 3 ...... 0.1- 1- 1- 1- 0- 0 6.0- 4- 1- 1- 2- 4* ...... Texas State Feb 24 ...... 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 1- 0 ...... 7.0- 4- 3- 3- 2- 8* Rice Feb 25 ...... St. John's Feb 26 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 2.2- 2- 0- 0- 2- 0 ...... Notre Dame Mar 03 ...... 0.1- 3- 1- 1- 0- 0 ...... Arizona Mar 04 ...... 2.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 3 ...... 6.1- 4- 1- 1- 2- 8* Minnesota Mar 05 ...... 1.1- 1- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... 1.1- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1 ...... Alabama Mar 10 ...... 3.1- 1- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... 6.0- 5- 1- 1- 1- 1* Alabama Mar 11 ...... Alabama Mar 12 ...... 2.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... 5.0- 3- 1- 1- 2- 1* ...... Illinois State Mar 14 ...... 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... Illinois State Mar 15 1.0- 1- 1- 1- 1- 0 ...... 2.1- 3- 3- 1- 1- 2 2.2- 2- 2- 2- 6- 2* ...... The Automated ScoreBook IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games)

#20 Opponent Date WERTZ,L ------Charleston Souther Feb 16 ...... North Carolina Sta Feb 17 ...... The Citadel Feb 18 3.1- 2- 2- 2- 0- 1 Richmond Feb 19 ...... Texas State Feb 24 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 2- 2 Rice Feb 25 ...... St. John's Feb 26 ...... Notre Dame Mar 03 ...... Arizona Mar 04 ...... Minnesota Mar 05 ...... Alabama Mar 10 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 1- 0 Alabama Mar 11 ...... Alabama Mar 12 ...... Illinois State Mar 14 2.2- 3- 1- 1- 0- 2 Illinois State Mar 15 ...... The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) Batting (All games)

Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg

Feb 16, 2006 at Charleston Southern 39 11 16 9 0 0 1 9 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 4 27 15 1 .410 Feb 17, 2006 vs North Carolina State 33 4 8 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 27 12 1 .333 Feb 18, 2006 at The Citadel 41 5 15 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 14 0 .345 Feb 19, 2006 vs Richmond 44 5 9 5 1 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 36 22 3 .306 Feb 24, 2006 vs Texas State 33 10 13 10 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 6 27 6 1 .321 Feb 25, 2006 at Rice 35 2 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 24 8 0 .311 Feb 26, 2006 vs St. John's 42 12 18 11 6 0 2 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 27 16 2 .330 Mar 03, 2006 vs Notre Dame 36 11 17 11 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 2 2 6 27 6 0 .347 Mar 04, 2006 vs Arizona 31 3 9 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 7 27 9 0 .341 Mar 05, 2006 at Minnesota 32 4 7 3 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 27 13 2 .331 Mar 10, 2006 Alabama 34 2 6 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9 33 18 2 .317 Mar 11, 2006 Alabama 27 5 9 5 2 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 5 27 13 3 .319 Mar 12, 2006 Alabama 27 6 4 6 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 27 17 0 .308 Mar 14, 2006 Illinois State 34 10 12 9 2 0 3 6 0 3 0 4 1 1 0 4 27 12 2 .311 Mar 15, 2006 Illinois State 29 12 11 11 2 0 3 11 0 4 1 1 1 2 2 7 27 12 1 .315

Totals 517 102 163 94 30 2 23 64 4 20 9 20 14 7 12 99 414 193 18 .315

The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) Pitching (All games)

Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA

Feb 16, 2006 at Charleston Southern 9.0 8 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 11-1 1-0 1 1.00 Feb 17, 2006 vs North Carolina State 9.0 4 3 3 5 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4-3 2-0 1 2.00 Feb 18, 2006 at The Citadel 8.0 10 8 8 4 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 5-8 2-1 1 4.15 Feb 19, 2006 vs Richmond 12.0 10 4 4 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5-4 3-1 1 3.79 Feb 24, 2006 vs Texas State 9.0 4 3 3 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-3 4-1 1 3.64 Feb 25, 2006 at Rice 8.0 6 3 3 1 10 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2-3 4-2 1 3.60 Feb 26, 2006 vs St. John's 9.0 8 4 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 12-4 5-2 1 3.52 Mar 03, 2006 vs Notre Dame 9.0 6 1 1 2 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11-1 6-2 1 3.21 Mar 04, 2006 vs Arizona 9.0 4 1 1 3 12 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3-1 7-2 2 2.96 Mar 05, 2006 at Minnesota 9.0 5 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4-1 8-2 3 2.77 Mar 10, 2006 Alabama 11.0 7 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2-1 9-2 3 2.56 Mar 11, 2006 Alabama 9.0 4 1 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 10-2 3 2.35 Mar 12, 2006 Alabama 9.0 7 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6-2 11-2 3 2.25 Mar 14, 2006 Illinois State 9.0 10 7 4 5 8 4 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 10-7 12-2 4 2.37 Mar 15, 2006 Illinois State 9.0 9 6 4 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12-6 13-2 4 2.48

Totals 138.0 102 46 38 54 105 34 2 12 8 5 19 15 3 102-46 13-2 4 2.48

* = Big 12 game The Automated ScoreBook Individual Season/Career Summary for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 13-2 Home: 5-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 6-0 Big 12: 0-0

SEASON CAREER

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT

10 Wehrle, Ryan...... 393 14-14 56 10 22 6 0 2 15 7 2 11 2-2 | .307 71-57 205 36 63 12 1 2 40 28 6 28 6-7 14 Gorsett, Luke.... .383 15-15 60 15 23 3 1 8 17 8 0 11 3-4 | .383 15-15 60 15 23 3 1 8 17 8 0 11 3-4 6 Jaros, Nick...... 353 15-13 51 10 18 3 0 2 11 6 1 7 3-4 | .353 15-13 51 10 18 3 0 2 11 6 1 7 3-4 24 Nimmo, Bryce...... 346 14-14 52 13 18 3 1 1 12 8 4 5 4-5 | .261 60-31 134 32 35 4 1 3 24 20 7 17 8-10 12 Gerch, Andy...... 310 11-10 42 11 13 4 0 1 3 5 2 10 0-2 | .352 68-48 193 44 68 11 2 5 38 19 9 33 3-8 3 Opitz, Jake...... 300 15-15 50 7 15 1 0 0 5 9 3 13 1-3 | .268 67-48 179 26 48 7 0 3 19 26 6 37 4-8 19 Buckman, Brandon. .298 15-14 57 10 17 3 0 5 11 7 0 8 0-0 | .326 64-59 218 36 71 13 0 7 41 26 1 36 4-5 16 Christy, Jeff.... .188 14-13 48 9 9 2 0 2 5 4 1 9 3-3 | .226 81-77 239 41 54 7 0 3 37 37 5 45 7-10 ------8 Lanning, Jeff.... .500 5-1 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 | .500 5-1 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 17 Klapperich, Casey .500 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 | .500 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 Mort, Jake...... 310 12-9 29 6 9 2 0 0 5 2 4 8 1-3 | .310 12-9 29 6 9 2 0 0 5 2 4 8 1-3 21 Sullivan, Nick... .300 8-2 10 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0-0 | .300 8-2 10 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0-0 18 Brown, Andrew.... .296 12-7 27 5 8 2 0 2 6 5 0 6 0-0 | .296 12-7 27 5 8 2 0 2 6 5 0 6 0-0 9 Edlefsen, Steve.. .154 10-7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2-2 | .154 10-7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2-2 45 Hightower, Mark.. .000 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 | .000 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0

Totals...... 315 15-15 517 102 163 30 2 23 94 64 20 99 20-29 Opponents...... 209 15-15 487 46 102 17 1 6 40 54 19 105 11-18

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO

44 Chamberlain, Joba 1.29 2-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 21.0 11 3 3 6 28 | 2.58 12-3 21 21 1 0/1 0 139.2 102 47 40 39 158 40 Shirek, Charlie.. 1.80 0-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 15.0 10 3 3 7 6 | 1.80 0-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 15.0 10 3 3 7 6 33 Jensen, Brett.... 1.80 3-0 8 0 0 0/0 3 15.0 7 3 3 3 10 | 3.09 7-9 61 0 0 0/4 21 93.1 80 39 32 17 78 11 Watson, Tony..... 2.13 2-0 4 4 0 0/0 0 25.1 20 6 6 7 19 | 2.57 8-1 27 9 0 0/0 1 70.0 61 26 20 33 58 23 Dorn, Johnny..... 3.33 3-1 4 4 1 0/0 0 24.1 18 11 9 7 16 | 2.38 15-3 24 17 2 0/0 1 128.1 93 44 34 28 92 ------30 Bird, Erik...... 0.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 | 0.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 39 Harmelink, Mike.. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 | 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 37 Herr, Zach...... 2.08 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 2 3 1 2 4 | 2.08 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 2 3 1 2 4 34 Cranston, Jared.. 2.25 1-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8.0 10 4 2 5 9 | 2.25 1-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8.0 10 4 2 5 9 20 Wertz, Luke...... 3.68 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 5 3 3 3 5 | 4.21 2-0 14 2 0 0/0 0 25.2 27 12 12 8 23 36 Foust, Matt...... 3.86 0-0 2 1 0 0/0 1 4.2 2 2 2 4 2 | 3.09 0-0 7 1 0 0/1 2 11.2 8 4 4 7 7 22 Klausing, Jon.... 6.00 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 8 4 2 1 2 | 4.11 2-0 16 3 0 0/0 1 35.0 36 20 16 10 14 31 Radmacher, Tim... 6.75 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 2.2 2 2 2 6 2 | 6.75 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 2.2 2 2 2 6 2 26 Jennings, Dan.... 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 | 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 47 Schwab, Drew..... 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 |13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 1 1 1 1 0

Totals...... 2.48 13-2 15 15 1 0/0 4 138.0 102 46 38 54 105 Opponents...... 6.41 2-13 15 15 0 0/0 2 133.1 163 102 95 64 99 2006 Schedule and Results

Date Opponent Score NU R-H-E Opp. R-H-E Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Att. Time Huskers by the Numbers Feb. 16 at Charleston Southern W, 11-1 11-16-1 1-8-3 1-0-0 0-0-0 Watson, T. (W, 1-0) 236 3:08 Category ...... Record Overall...... 13-2 Homestead Suites Shootout (Charleston, S.C.) ...... 0-0 Feb. 17 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State W, 4-3 4-8-1 3-4-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 Chamberlain (W, 1-0) 315 2:22 Big 12 Tournament...... 0-0 Feb. 18 at The Citadel L, 5-8 5-15-0 8-10-2 2-1-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (L, 0-1) 1,474 3:15 NCAA Regional...... 0-0 Feb. 19 vs. Richmond W, 5-4 (12) 5-9-3 4-10-1 3-1-0 0-0-0 Jensen, B. (W, 1-0) 483 3:17 NCAA Super Regional ...... 0-0 College World Series...... 0-0 Rice Invitational (Houston Texas) Non-Conference ...... 13-2 Feb 24 vs Texas State W, 10-3 10-13-1 3-4-2 4-1-0 0-0-0 Watson, T. (W, 2-0) 2,760 2:20 vs. Ranked Teams...... 4-1 Feb 25 at Rice L, 2-3 2-9-0 3-6-0 4-2-0 0-0-0 Chamberlain (L, 1-1) 2,732 2:23 vs. Unranked Teams...... 9-1 Feb 26 vs St. John’s W, 12-4 12-18-2 4-8-0 5-2-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (W 1-1) 3,147 2:50 Home ...... 5-0 Away ...... 2-2 Dairy Queen Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) March 3 vs. Notre Dame W, 11-1 11-17-0 1-6-0 6-2-0 0-0-0 Chamberlain (W, 2-1) 3,175 2:30 Neutral...... 6-0 March 4 vs. Arizona W, 3-1 3-9-0 1-4-2 7-2-0 0-0-0 Cranston, J. (W, 1-0) 6.151 2:28 Day...... 13-2 March 5 at Minnesota W, 4-1 4-7-2 1-5-0 8-2-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (W, 2-1) 3,170 2:25 Night ...... 0-0

vs. Left...... 5-1 March 10 ALABAMA W, 2-1 2-6-2 1-7-0 9-2-0 0-0-0 Jensen, B. (W, 2-0) 6,291 3:11 vs. Right...... 8-1 March 11 ALABAMA W, 5-1 5-9-3 1-4-0 10-2-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (W, 3-1) 5,311 2:11 Friday...... 4-0 March 12 ALABAMA W, 6-2 6-4-0 2-7-1 11-2-0 0-0-0 Jensen, B. (W, 3-0) 3,283 2:38 Saturday ...... 2-2 Sunday...... 4-0 March 14 ILLINOIS STATE W, 10-7 10-12-2 7-10-1 12-2-0 0-0-0 Wertz, L. (W, 1-0) 1,738 3:19 Monday...... 0-0 March 15 ILLINOIS STATE W, 12-6 12-11-1 6-9-1 13-2-0 0-0-0 Klausing, J. (W 1-0) 1,872 3:05 Tuesday...... 1-0 Wednesday ...... 1-0 () extra inning game Thursday...... 1-0 Key: = Big 12 Conference game; () extra inning game or game that is less than nine innings 1-Run games ...... 3-1 2-Run games ...... 1-0 5+Run games...... 5-0 In Extra Innings ...... 2-0 Shutouts ...... 0-0 Game 1 of Big 12 series...... 0-0 Game 2 of Big 12 series ...... 0-0 Game 3 of Big 12 series...... 0-0 Scoring first ...... 12-0 When opponent scores first ...... 1-2 10 or More Hits ...... 6-1 < 10 Hits...... 7-1 When NU starter goes 5+ innings...... 11-1 When NU starter goes <5 innings...... 2-1 Leading after six innings...... 9-0 Trailing after six innings...... 0-1 Tied after six innings...... 4-1 Leading after seven innings...... 10-0 Trailing after seven innings...... 1-2 Tied after seven innings...... 2-0 Leading after eight innings ...... 11-0 Trailing after eight innings ...... 1-2 Tied after eight innings ...... 1-0 Last at-bat wins...... 3 Last at-bat losses ...... 0 When hitting a ...... 10-1 When not hitting a home run...... 3-1 When allowing a home run...... 2-1 When not allowing a home run...... 11-1 When striking out 10 or more batters .... 3-1 When striking out < 10 batters...... 10-1 February ...... 5-2 March...... 8-0 April ...... 0-0 May...... 0-0 June...... 0-0 White Tops ...... 3-0 Red Tops...... 6-0 Grey Tops w/Red...... 2-2 White Tops w/Pinstripes ...... 2-0 Red Caps...... 13-0 Grey Caps ...... 0-2 The Automated ScoreBook AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games)

#18 #19 #16 #9 #12 #14 #45 #6 #17 #8 #2 #24 #3 #21 #10 Opponent Date BROWN,A BUCKMAN, CHRISTY, EDLEFSEN GERCH,A GORSETT, HIGHTOWE JAROS,N KLAPPERI LANNING, MORT,J NIMMO,B OPITZ,J SULLIVAN WEHRLE,R ------CSU06 Feb 16 1-0-1-0 5-1-1-1 5-0-0-0 3-1-2-0 5-1-1-1 3-0-2-1 ..Def.. 4-3-3-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-2-2-0 3-0-0-1 1-1-1-0 3-2-3-5 NCS Feb 17 ...... 3-1-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 3-0-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-2 ...... 5-1-1-1 3-1-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-1 CIT Feb 18 4-2-3-1 5-1-1-1 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 5-0-3-0 5-1-2-0 ...... 3-1-1-1 1-0-0-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 5-0-3-0 UR Feb 19 ...... 4-0-0-0 4-1-1-1 6-0-2-0 6-1-2-1 5-1-2-2 ...... 5-1-1-1 ...... 3-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 ...... 6-1-1-0 TXST Feb 24 3-0-0-0 2-0-1-0 4-2-1-0 ...... 2-1-0-0 5-1-1-2 ...... 4-1-2-3 ...... 4-1-2-0 2-2-2-2 2-1-1-1 ...... 5-1-3-2 RICE Feb 25 1-0-0-0 4-0-2-0 4-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-0-1-0 ...... 4-0-1-1 ...... 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 4-1-2-0 1-0-1-1 4-0-0-0 SJU Feb 26 4-1-1-0 5-0-1-0 4-3-2-2 ...... 5-1-1-2 ...... 6-1-3-1 1-0-1-0 ..Def.. 3-2-2-2 5-1-2-3 4-2-3-0 1-0-0-0 4-1-2-1 ND Mar 03 1-0-1-1 4-1-1-0 2-2-2-1 2-1-0-0 4-2-2-1 5-3-4-3 ...... 3-0-2-0 ..Def.. 2-1-1-0 2-0-0-1 5-1-3-2 3-0-0-1 0-0-0-1 3-0-1-0 ARIZ Mar 04 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-2-0 3-1-1-1 ...... 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 4-1-2-0 3-0-2-1 ...... 4-0-1-1 MINN Mar 05 4-0-0-0 4-2-4-3 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-1-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 2-1-1-0 4-0-0-0 ...... ALABAMA Mar 10 1-0-0-0 5-0-2-1 3-0-0-0 ..Def.. 3-0-0-0 4-1-1-1 ...... 4-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-2-0 ALABAMA Mar 11 3-0-1-2 3-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 ...... 4-2-2-1 ...... 0-0-0-0 ...... 3-1-2-2 3-0-1-0 3-1-1-0 3-1-0-0 ALABAMA Mar 12 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-1 4-0-0-0 ...... 2-0-0-1 ...... 3-1-0-0 ...... 1-2-1-0 4-2-2-0 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-1 3-1-1-3 ISU Mar 14 0-0-0-0 4-3-3-4 0-0-0-1 4-0-0-0 4-3-2-0 5-1-1-0 ...... 1-0-1-1 ...... 2-0-1-1 0-0-0-0 6-0-1-1 2-1-1-0 2-0-0-0 4-2-2-1 ISU Mar 15 2-2-1-2 3-1-0-0 ...... 2-1-0-0 3-2-2-3 1-0-0-0 3-2-1-1 ...... 1-1-1-0 4-1-2-2 2-0-0-1 4-1-2-1 ...... 4-1-2-1 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups

Game Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Starting Lineup by Position Charleston Sou. Feb. 16 Nimmo Wehrle Gerch Buckman Gorsett Opitz Christy Jaros Edlefsen PITCHER: N.C. State Feb. 17 Nimmo Wehrle Gerch Buckman Gorsett Jaros Christy Opitz Edlefsen Dorn, Johnny 4 (3-1) The Citadel Feb. 18 Mort Wehrle Gerch Buckman Gorsett Brown Jaros Christy Opitz Watson, Tony 4 (4-0) Richmond Feb. 19 Nimmo Edlefsen Wehrle Buckman Gerch Jaros Gorsett Opitz Christy Chamberlain, Joba 3 (2-1) Texas State Feb. 24 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Brown Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Shirek, Charlie 2 (2-0) Rice Feb. 25 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Buckman Gorsett Gerch Optiz Christy Edlefsen Radmacher, Tim 1 (1-0) St. John’s Feb. 26 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Christy Opitz Mort Foust, Matt 1 (1-0) Notre Dame Mar. 3 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Arizona Mar. 4 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Gerch Christy Opitz Mort CATCHER: Minnesota Mar. 5 Nimmo Jaros Gorsett Buckman Brown Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Christy, Jeff 13 (11-2) Alabama Mar. 10 Nimmo Jaros Gorsett Gerch Buckman wehrle Christy Opitz Mort Lanning, Jeff 1 (1-0) Alabama Mar. 11 Nimmo Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Opitz Christy Sullivan Edlefsen Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0) Alabama Mar. 12 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Optiz Christy Mort Illinois St. Mar. 14 Nimmo Edlefsen Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Gerch Optiz Lanning Sullivan FIRST BASE: Illinois St. Mar. 15 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Optiz Hightower Mort Buckman, Brandon 13 (11-2) Brown, Andrew 2 (2-0)

SECOND BASE: Opitz, Jake 14 (12-2) Edlefsen, Steve 1 (1-0)

THIRD BASE: Mort, Jake 9 (8-1) Edlefsen, Steve 6 (5-1)

SHORTSTOP: Wehrle, Ryan 14 (12-2) Opitz, Jake 1 (1-0)

LEFT FIELD: Jaros, Nick 12 (11-1) Brown, Andrew 2 (1-1) Gerch, Andy 1 (1-0)

CENTER FIELD: Nimmo, Bryce 14 (13-1) Jaros, Nick 1 (0-1)

RIGHT FIELD: Gorsett, Luke 14 (12-2) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0)

DESIGNATED HITTER: Gerch, Andy 9 (7-2) Brown, Andrew 3 (3-0) Gorsett, Luke 1 (1-0) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) Buckman, Brandon 1 (1-0) Husker Starting Lineups by Position

Game Date C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH Charleston Sou. Feb. 16 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch N.C. State Feb. 17 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Starting Lineup by Lineup Spot The Citadel Feb. 18 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Brown Jaros Gorsett Gerch LEADOFF: Richmond Feb. 19 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Nimmo, Bryce 14 (13-1) Texas State Feb. 24 Christy Brown Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Mort, Jake 1 (0-1) Rice Feb. 25 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch St. John’s Feb. 26 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Brown 2ND SPOT: Notre Dame Mar. 3 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Jaros, Nick 9 (8-1) Arizona Mar. 4 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Wehrle, Ryan 4 (3-1) Minnesota Mar. 5 Christy Buckman Edlefsen Opitz Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Brown Edlefsen, Steve 2 (2-0) Alabama Mar. 10 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Alabama Mar. 11 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Brown Nimmo Gorsett Sullivan 3RD SPOT: Alabama Mar. 12 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Brown Wehrle, Ryan 9 (8-1) Illinois St. Mar. 14 Lanning Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Gerch Nimmo Sullivan Gorsett Gerch, Andy 3 (2-1) Illinois St. Mar. 15 Hightower Brown Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Buckman Gorsett, Luke 3 (3-0)

CLEANUP: Buckman, Brandon 7 (5-2) Gorsett, Luke 7 (7-0) Gerch, Andy 1 (1-0)

5TH SPOT: Buckman, Brandon 7 (7-0) Gorsett, Luke 4 (2-2) Brown, Andrew 3 (3-0) Gerch, Andy 1 (1-0)

6TH SPOT: Gerch, Andy 5 (4-1) Brown, Andrew 4 (3-1) Opitz, Jake 3 (3-0) Jaros, Nick 2 (2-0) Wehrle, Ryan 1 (1-0)

7TH SPOT: Christy, Jeff 9 (9-0) Opitz, Jake 4 (3-1) Gorsett, Luke 1 (1-0) Jaros, Nick 1 (0-1)

8TH SPOT: Opitz, Jake 7 (7-0) Christy, Jeff 3 (1-2) Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0) Jaros, Nick 1 (1-0) Lanning, Jeff 1 (1-0) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) Edlefsen, Steve 1 (1-0)

9TH SPOT: Mort, Jake 8 (8-0) Edlefsen, Steve 4 (3-1) Christy, Jeff 1 (1-0) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) Opitz, Jake 1 (0-1) Charting the Husker Pitchers

Starters Run Support Nebraska’s Bullpen No. of Total Runs/ Team Inherited Runners 1st. Batters Starter Starts Runs Gm. Record Player APP IP H R ER BB K ERA IR SC Pct. Faced Ret. Pct. W L S BS HLD Watson 4 26 6.5 4-0 Erik Bird 4 3.67 3 0 0 1 1 0.00 4 0 0.000 4 2 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 Chamberlain 3 17 5.7 2-1 Matt Foust 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! 1 1 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 Dorn 4 26 6.5 3-1 Mike Harmelink 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Shirek 2 11 5.5 2-0 Brett Jensen 8 15 7 3 3 3 10 1.80 9 2 0.222 8 6 0.750 3 0 3 1 0 Foust 1 10 10.0 1-0 Zach Herr 2 4.33 2 3 1 2 4 2.08 3 1 0.333 2 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Radmacher 1 12 12.0 1-0 Jared Cranston 9 8 10 4 2 5 9 2.25 10 2 0.200 9 4 0.444 1 0 0 1 4 Charlie Shirek 2 4 3 1 1 3 1 2.25 0 0 #DIV/0! 2 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 1 Luke Wertz 4 7.33 5 3 3 3 5 3.68 6 3 0.500 4 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 Jon Klausing 3 3 8 4 2 1 2 6.00 3 1 0.333 3 2 0.667 1 0 0 0 0 Dan Jennings 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 9.00 3 1 0.333 2 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Schwab 2 0.67 1 1 1 1 0 13.43 1 0 0.000 2 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 38 52.00 43 20 14 21 33 2.42 40 10 0.250 38 19 0.500 6 0 4 2 7

Nebraska’s Starters Chart Starter Date Opponent W/L IP H R ER BB SO When Left Final Score Watson Feb. 16 Charleston Southern W 6.0 7 1 1 2 2 W, 9-1 W, 11-1 Chamberlain Feb. 17 North Carolina State W 7.1 2 0 0 4 7 W, 4-0 W,4-3 Dorn Feb. 18 The Citadel L 4.1 5 6 6 4 1 W, 4-3 L, 5-8 Shirek Feb. 19 Richmond ND 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 W, 4-0 W, 5-4 Watson Feb. 24 Texas State W 7.0 4 3 3 2 8 W, 4-3 W, 10-3 Chamberlain Feb. 25 Rice L 6.2 6 3 3 1 10 L, 2-3 L, 2-3 Dorn Feb. 26 St. John’s W 5.0 6 4 3 0 3 W, 10-4 W, 12-4 Chamberlain March 3 Notre Dame W 7.0 3 0 0 1 11 W, 10-0 W, 11-1 Watson March 4 Arizona ND 6.1 4 1 1 2 8 T, 1-1 W, 3-1 Dorn March 5 Minnesota W 6.0 3 0 0 1 4 W, 3-0 W, 4-1 Watson March 10 Alabama ND 6.0 5 1 1 1 1 T, 1-1 W, 2-1 Dorn March 11 Alabama W 9.0 4 1 0 2 8 W, 5-1 W, 5-1 Shirek March 12 Alabama W 5.0 3 1 1 2 1 L, 0-1 W, 6-2 Foust March 14 Illinois State ND 1.2 1 2 2 3 2 W, 4-1 W, 10-7 Radmacher March 15 Illinois State ND 2.2 2 2 2 6 2 L, 1-2 W, 12-6 The Last Time...

A Nebraska Hitter Had... Nebraska Had... 8 At Bats in a Game: Patrick Johnson/Alvie Shepherd vs. Washington, March 20, 1995 25+ Runs: 50 vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 7 At Bats in a Game: Curtis Ledbetter/Brandon Buckman vs. Texas, April 8, 2005 20+ Runs: 22 at Kent State, Feb. 22, 2004 5 Hits in a Game: Curtis Ledbetter vs. Missouri, May 28, 2005 20+ Hits: 23 vs. Missouri, May 28, 2005 4 Hits in a Game: Brandon Buckman at Minnesota, March 5, 2006 7+ Doubles: vs. Creighton (8), June 5, 2005 6 Runs in a Game: Craig Moore vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 0 Strikeouts: vs. South Dakota State, March 13, 2005 5 Runs in a Game: Matt Hopper vs. Oklahoma State, May 6, 2001 0 Walks: vs. Oklahoma State, May 28, 2004 3 Doubles in a Game: Alex Gordon vs. West Virginia, March 7, 2004 3 Triples: vs. Texas-Pan American, April 24, 2002 2 Triples in a Game: Jeff Leise vs. Western Illinois, March 26, 2002 9 HRs: vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 : Daniel Bruce vs. Oklahoma State, May 10, 2004 6 HRs: vs. Southern Utah (1), March 6, 2001 A Pinch-Hit Home Run: Jake Opitz at Texas Tech, May 13, 2005 5 HRs: vs. South Dakota State, March 13, 2005 Hit For the Cycle: Luke Gorsett vs. Notre Dame, March 3, 2006 10 Runs in an Inning: 11 vs. South Dakota State (4th), March 13, 2005 9 RBI in a Game: Todd Sears vs. Washington, March 20, 1995 10+ Walks: 11 vs, Illinois State, March 15, 2006 8 RBI in a Game: Gabe Garcia vs. Nebraska-Omaha, April 30, 1997 10+ Stolen Bases: 10 vs. Peru State, May 6, 1996 7 RBI in a Game: Matt Hopper, vs. Missouri, April 12, 2003 Allowed less than Three Hits: 2 vs. Creighton, March 29, 2005 6 RBI in a Game: Andy Gerch vs. Missouri, May 28, 2005 Shut out – General: vs. SMS (7-0), June 1, 2003 10+ Total Bases: Brandon Buckman (11) at Minnesota, March 5, 2006 Shut out – At Home: vs. SMS (7-0), June 1, 2003 5 Walks in a Game: Jim Bailey vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 Shut out – On the Road: at Texas (8-0), May 3, 1998 4 Walks in a Game: Alex Gordon vs. Texas, April 8, 2005 Back-to-Back Homers: Alex Gordon/Curtis Ledbetter vs. Baylor, April 24, 2005 4 Strikeouts in a Game: Jesse Boyer vs. Baylor, April 23, 2005 Three Consecutive Homers: Jed Dalton/Darin Erstad/Derek Dukart vs. Iowa State, May Stole Home: Bryce Nimmo at Minnesota, March 5, 2006 15, 1994 4 Stolen Bases: John Cole vs. Texas-San Antonio, Feb. 26, 2000 3 Homers in an Inning: vs. Northern Colorado (3), March 15, 2005 3 Stolen Bases: Joe Simokaitis vs. Seton Hall, March 20, 2005 2 Grand Slams in a Game: Dan Wright/Jeff Leise vs. Western Ill., April 19, 2000 3 HRs in a Game: Dan Johnson vs. Southern Utah (game 1), March 6, 2001 Struck out 15+ Batters: 17 vs. New Mexico, Feb. 25, 2005 2 HRs in a Game: Brandon Buckman vs. Illinois State, March 14, 2006 Rallied from a 10-0 defi cit: vs. Iowa St., April 29, 2000 (W 14-13 in 10 inn.) 2 HRs in an Inning: Curtis Ledbetter/Brandon Fusilier vs. South Dakota State (4th inning Rallied from a defi cit of 5 runs or greater: vs. Missouri, April 12, 2003 for both), March 13, 2005 (trailed 8-1 in the seventh before winning 11-9 in 10 innings) HRs in Consecutive At Bats: Brandon Buckman vs. Illinois State, March 14, 2006 Been held to 2 or fewer hits: vs. Baylor, May 24, 2003 An Inside-the-Park Home Run: Jake Mullinax vs. West Virginia, March 7, 2004 A Player Ejection: Alex Gordon vs. Miami, June 11, 2005 Extra-Base Hits in an Inning: Curtis Ledbetter/Brandon Fusilier vs. South Dakota State, An Anderson Ejection: at Texas Tech, May 13, 2005 March 13, 2005 A Sawyers Ejection: vs. Missouri, May 6, 2005 2 Hits in an Inning: Joe Simokaitis (2B, 1B) vs. Northern Colorado, March 15, 2005 Turned a Play: vs. Minnesota, Feb. 16, 1998 3 HBP in a Game: Colin Shockey vs. UW-Milwaukee, March 30, 2004 Had a Triple Played Turned Against: at Texas A&M, April 16, 2005 2 HBP in a Game: Alex Gordon vs. Texas Tech, May 13, 2005 7 Errors in a Game: vs. Kansas State, March 11, 1997 Led Off Game with Home Run: Jeff Leise vs. Creighton, April 29, 2003 6 Errors in a Game: vs. Oklahoma, April 2, 1996 A Walk-Off Home Run to win a game: Jesse Boyer vs. Missouri, May 8, 2005 5 Errors in a Game: at Missouri, April 17, 2004 Four Sacrifi ce Bunts in Game: Andrew Sawyers vs. Kansas State, April 4, 1998 (NCAA Won both games of Doubleheader: vs. North Dakota State, April 13, 2005 Record) Lost both games of Doubleheader: at Texas A&M, April 3, 1999 Run-Ruled an Opponent: vs. North Dakota State (W, 10-0, 8 inn.), April 13, 2005 A Nebraska Pitcher Had... Run-Ruled by an Opponent: at Oklahoma St. (L, 0-12, 7 inn.), April 24, 1998 A - 9 innings: Johnny Dorn vs. Alabama, March 12, 2006 Scored in every inning (9 inn.): vs. Texas Tech (W, 12-8), May 23, 2002 A complete game - less than 9 inn.: Brian Duensing (7 inn.) vs. Okla. St., April 3, 2005 Scored in every inning (7 inn.): vs. Neb.-Kearney (W, 15-3), April 13, 1999 A complete game (by a freshman for 9 inn.): Johnny Dorn vs. Texas Tech, May 28, 2005 Consecutive complete games - 9 innings: Aaron Marsden vs. Kansas State and A Nebraska Opponent Had... Oklahoma, March 21-28, 2003 A Grand Slam: Josh Ford, Baylor, May 16, 2004 Consecutive complete games - 7 innings: Jamie Rodrigue, Kansas State and Oklahoma, A No-Hitter: Jim Maddock, Missouri (13-0), May 3, 1981 2000 (game one) A One-Hitter: Matt Smith, Oklahoma State, April 24, 1998 A shutout win - 9 Innings: Zach Kroenke vs. Oklahoma State, April 2, 2005 3 Home Runs: Jeff Larish, Arizona State, June 21, 2005 A shutout - less than 9 innings: Ryan Bohanan (3); Phil Shirek (2) and Matt Foust (3) vs. North 2 Home Runs: Jeff Larish, Arizona State, June 21, 2005 (3) Dakota State-2, April 13, 2005 Back-to-Back Homers: Sean Richardson/Ryan Baty, Kansas-1, March 26, 2003 Consecutive Shutouts: Shane Komine vs. Iowa State, April 28, 2000, and at Texas, May Team Hit 9 HR in a Game: at Missouri, April 1, 1998 6, 2000 4+ Hits in a Game: Ben Ziskund, Richmond (4), Feb, 19, 2006 A combined shutout 9 Innings: Brian Duensing (7.1) and Brett Jensen (1.2) vs. Baylor, 10+ Strikeouts in a Game: Jason Fernandez (10), New Mexico, Feb. 25, 2005 May 29, 2005 7 RBI in a Game: 7 by Lee Leskowski, Missouri, April 14, 2002 A shutout (by a freshman): Jamie Rodrigue vs. Iowa State, April 30, 2000 10+ Runs in an Inning: Georgia Tech (10 in the 5th), Feb. 11, 2001 A Three-pitch inning: Pete Lythgoe vs. Minnesota, Feb. 16, 1998 A Pinch-Hit Homer: Jeremy Synan, North Carolina State, Feb. 17, 2006 Hit Five Batters in a Game: Shane Komine vs. Nicholls State, Feb. 19, 1999 A Complete Game (9 innings): Tanner McElroy, Texas Tech, May 28, 2005 Hit Four or more Batters in a Game: Matt Foust, at Charleston Southern, Feb, 16, 2006 A Complete Game (< 9 innings): Nick Hall, Northern Illinois, May 18, 2005 10+ Strikeouts in a Game: Joba Chamberlain (11) vs. Notre Dame, March 3, 2006 15+ Strikeouts in a Game: Joba Chamberlain (15) vs. New Mexico, Feb. 25, 2005 A 2-Hit Game: Johnny Dorn (2) and Ryan Bohanan (0) vs. Creighton, March 29, 2005 A 1-Hit Game: Zach Kroenke vs. Kansas State, April 2, 2004 Individual 1-Hit Game: Zach Kroenke vs. Kansas State, April 2, 2004 An Individual No-Hitter - 9 Innings: Richard Geier vs. Kansas, April 20, 1954 An Individual No-Hitter - 7 Innings: Anthony Kelley vs. Oklahoma, April 5, 1981 A Combined No-Hitter: Tom Bergan (3), Casey Deskins (3), Troy Brohawn (1), Steve Boyd (2) vs. Peru State, March 6, 1993 Misc. Statistics

Game-Winning Hits Scoring by Innings Opponent (Date) Scoring Play Inning Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total Charleston Sou. (2/16) Gerch RBI single 1st Nebraska 14 8 14 10 12 9 12 17 4 2 102 North Carolina St. (2/17) Nimmo RBI triple 3rd Opponents 5 5 5 8 8 0 6 5 4 0 46 Richmond (2/19) Jaros RBI single 12th Texas State (2/24) Nimmo RBI single 7th St. John’s (2/26) Mort RBI double 2nd Multiple Hit Games Multiple RBI Games Hitting Streaks Notre Dame (3/3) Gorsett RBI single 1st Player 2 3 4 5+ Tot Player Longest Current Arizona (3/4) Wehrle RBI double 8th Player 2 3 4 5+ Tot Gorsett, Luke 12 2 Wehrle, Ryan 4 3 - - 7 Gorsett, Luke 3 2 - - 5 Minnesota (3/5) Buckman RBI double 1st Gorsett, Luke 6 - 1 - 7 Jaros, Nick 8 2 Alabama (3/10) Buckman RBI single 11th Nimmo, Bryce 3 1 - - 4 Nimmo, Bryce 6 1 - - 7 Christy, Jeff 5 - Alabama (3/11) Nimmo solo homer 6th Wehrle, Ryan 1 1 - 1 3 Wehrle, Ryan 5 3 Alabama (3/12) Wehrle walk 8th Gerch, Andy 4 1 - - 5 Mort, Jake 2 - - - 2 Nimmo, Bryce 4 - Illinois State (3/14) Buckman solo homer 7th Opitz, Jake 4 1 - - 5 Brown, Andrew 2 - - - 2 Illinois State (3/15) Gorsett 2-run homer 6th Buckman, Brandon 2 1 1 - 4 Buckman, Brandon 4 - Jaros, Nick 1 1 - - 2 Opitz, Jake 3 2 Jaros, Nick 2 2 - - 4 Buckman, Brandon - 1 1 - 2 Mort, Jake 3 - - - 3 Lanning, Jeff 3 3 Game-Winning RBIs Christy, Jeff 1 - - - 1 Gerch, Andy 3 - Player No. Last Edlefsen, Steve 2 - - - 2 TEAM 13 6 1 1 21 Bryce Nimmo 3 March 11 Christy, Jeff 2 - - - 2 Mort, Jake 2 2 Brandon Buckman 3 March 14 Brown, Andrew - 1 - - 1 Brown, Andrew 2 1 Ryan Wehrle 2 March 12 TEAM 35 10 2 0 47 Edlefsen, Steve 1 - Luke Gorsett 2 March 15 Sullivan, Nick 1 - Andy Gerch 1 Feb. 16 Klapperich, Casey 1 1 Nick Jaros 1 Feb. 19 Jake Mort 1 Feb. 26 Pinch Hitting Player Hits AB Avg. Brown, Andrew. 0 2 .000 Buckman, Brandon 0 0 .000 Team Game Highs Individual Game Highs Christy, Jeff 0 0 .000 Batting Batting Edlefsen, Steve 0 1 .000 At bats: 44 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) At bats: 6 (5 games ) Gerch, Andy 0 0 .000 Runs scored: 12 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) Runs scored: 3 (5 games ) Gorsett, Luke 0 0 .000 12 vs. Illinois State (March 15) Hits: 4 Gorsett, Luke vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Jaros, Nick 1 1 1.000 Hits: 18 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) 4 Buckman, Brandon vs. Minnesota (March 05) Klapperich, Casey 1 2 .500 RBIs: 11 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) RBIs: 5 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16) Lanning, Jeff 0 1 .000 11 vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Doubles: 2 Jaros, Nick vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) Mort, Jake 0 0 .000 11 vs. Illinois State (March 15) 2 Gerch, Andy vs. Illinois State (March 14) Nimmo, Bryce 0 0 .000 Doubles: 6 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) Triples: 1 Nimmo, Bryce vs. North Carolina State (Feb. 17) Opitz, Jake 0 0 .000 Sullivan, Nick 2 5 .400 Triples: 1 vs. North Carolina State (Feb. 17) 1 Gorsett, Luke vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Wehrle, Ryan 0 0 .000 1 vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Home runs: 2 Buckman, Brandon vs. Minnesota (March 05) Team Total 4 12 .333 Home runs: 3 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) 2 Buckman, Brandon vs. Illinois State (March 14) 3 vs. Illinois State (March 14) Total bases: 11 Buckman, Brandon vs. Minnesota (March 05) Back-to-Back Homers (0) 3 vs. Illinois State (March 15) Walks: 3 (4 games ) Players Opponent Date (Result) Total bases: 30 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) Strikeouts: 3 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Rice (Feb. 25) None Walks: 11 vs. Illinois State (March 15) 3 Gorsett, Luke vs. Rice (Feb. 25) Strikeouts: 13 vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) Sac hits: 1 (14 games ) Multi-Homer Games (2) Sac hits: 3 vs. Texas State (Feb. 24) Sac fl ies: 1 (7 games ) Players Opponent Date (Result) 3 vs. Alabama (March 11) Stolen bases: 2 Nimmo, Bryce vs. Minnesota (March 05) Buckman Minnesota 3/5 (W, 4-1) Sac fl ies: 2 vs. Notre Dame (March 03) : 1 (20 games ) Buckman Illinois State 3/14 (W, 10-7) 2 vs. Illinois State (March 15) : 1 (9 games ) Stolen bases: 4 vs. Illinois State (March 15) Runners LOB: 5 Gorsett, Luke vs. Illinois State (March 14) Hit by pitch: 4 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) 4 vs. Illinois State (March 14) Fielding Caught stealing: 2 vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) : 16 Buckman, Brandon vs. Alabama (March 11) 2 vs. Arizona (March 04) Assists: 7 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16) 2 vs. Alabama (March 11) 7 Edlefsen, Steve vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) Runners LOB: 14 vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16) 7 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Alabama (March 10) Hit into DP: 3 vs. Alabama (March 10) Errors: 2 Edlefsen, Steve vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) Passed balls: 1 (5 games ) Fielding Putouts: 36 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) Pitching Assists: 22 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) : 9.0 Dorn, Johnny vs. Alabama (March 11) Errors: 3 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) Runs allowed: 6 Dorn, Johnny vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) 3 vs. Alabama (March 11) Earned runs: 6 Dorn, Johnny vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) Passed balls: 1 (5 games ) Walks allowed: 6 Radmacher, Tim vs. Illinois State (March 15) DPs turned: 4 vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16) Strikeouts: 11 Chamberlain, Joba vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Hits allowed: 7 Watson, Tony vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16) Pitching Doubles allowed: 2 Dorn, Johnny vs. St. John’s (Feb. 26) Innings pitched: 12.0 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) Triples allowed: 1 Klausing, Jon vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Runs allowed: 8 vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) Homers allowed: 2 Jensen, Brett vs. North Carolina State (Feb. 17) Earned runs: 8 vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) Wild pitches: 2 Foust, Matt vs. Illinois State (March 14) Walks allowed: 8 vs. Illinois State (March 15) Hit batters: 4 Foust, Matt vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16) Strikeouts: 14 vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Hits allowed: 10 vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) 10 vs. Richmond (Feb. 19) 10 vs. Illinois State (March 14) Doubles allowed: 4 vs. Illinois State (March 14) Triples allowed: 1 vs. Notre Dame (March 03) Homers allowed: 2 vs. North Carolina State (Feb. 17) 2 vs. The Citadel (Feb. 18) Wild pitches: 2 vs. Illinois State (March 14) Hit batters: 5 vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 16)