2003 University of Nebraska Baseball Baseball SID: Shamus McKnight E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (402) 472-7772 Cell Phone: (402) 540-0268 Fax: (402) 472-2005 Website: Huskers.com 2003 Schedule Huskers Host NCAA Regional this Weekend Date ............ Event ..................................... Time/Score For the third consecutive season, the Nebraska Feb. 14 ........ vs. SW Texas State $..................... W, 9-6 NCAA Lincoln Regional Feb. 15 ........ vs. UT-Pan American $ ................. W, 9-1 baseball program has been selected as an NCAA Feb. 16 ........ vs. California $ ............................. L, 7-8 Regional host, as the Huskers (44-16) will play No. 9/10/9 Nebraska (44-16) Feb. 21 ........ at Louisiana Tech (DH) ................ L, 5-6 host to the Lincoln Regional this weekend at Hosts NCAA Feb. 22 ........ at Louisiana Tech (DH) ............. W, 14-3 Hawks Field. Lincoln Regional Feb. 23 ........ at Louisiana Tech ....................... W, 13-8 Regional action begins Friday when Nebraska, Feb. 28 ........ vs. No. 14 Notre Dame ^ ............ W, 7-1 the regional’s top seed, takes on fourth-seeded (Friday, May 30 - Sunday, June 1) March 1 ....... vs. No. 7 Wake Forest ^ ............... W, 6-0 (Hawks Field - 8,486 capacity) March 2 ....... at Minnesota ^ .......................... W, 15-2 Eastern Michigan (32-26) beginning at 12:05 March 7 ....... Wisconsin-Milwaukee (DH) ........ W, 8-0 p.m. This marks the fifth straight season and Radio: Pinnacle Sports /Huskers.com March 7 ....... Wisconsin-Milwaukee (DH) ........ W, 9-6 eighth time in school history that Nebraska has Live Stats: Huskers.com March 8 ....... Wisconsin-Milwaukee ....................... ccd. participated in NCAA Regional play. The Probable Starters March 11 ..... Nebraska-Kearney ....................... W, 12-2 Huskers, who won the Big 12 regular-season title March 14 ..... at No. 22 Texas A&M .................. W, 3-2 Fri. - #13 Quinton Robertson, RHP (8-2, 3.97 ERA) March 15 ..... at No. 22 Texas A&M ................... L, 1-5 for the second time in three years, are a No. 1 Sat. - #36 Aaron Marsden, LHP (7-2, 2.64 ERA) March 16 ..... at No. 22 Texas A&M ................... L, 3-6 seed for the fourth straight year. The Eagles are March 18 ..... at No. 1 Rice ................................. L, 1-4 making their first NCAA appearance in 21 seasons Regional Schedule March 19 ..... at Sam Houston State .................. L, 3-10 after winning the Mid-American Conference Thursday, May 29 March 21 ..... Kansas State ................................ W, 12-3 Tournament title last weekend. 10 a.m. -11:15 a.m. Nebraska Practice March 22 ..... Kansas State ................................ W, 10-4 The second game of the evening, which is 11:15 a.m. Nebraska Press Conference March 23 ..... Kansas State ................................ W, 11-9 March 25 ..... Cal Poly ....................................... W, 8-3 scheduled for a 7:05 start, features a pair of 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m SMS Practice March 26 ..... Cal Poly ....................................... W, 6-0 tournament-tested programs in Coastal Carolina 12:45 p.m. SMS Press Conference March 28 ..... at Oklahoma................................. W, 5-1 (45-16), the regional’s No. 2 seed, and third- 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Eastern Michigan Practice March 29 ..... at Oklahoma (FSN) ...................... W, 8-6 seeded Southwest Missouri State (35-23). The 2:15 p.m. Eastern Michigan Press Conference March 30 ..... at Oklahoma................................. W, 5-2 Chanticleers are making their third straight 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Coastal Carolina Practice 3:45 p.m. Coastal Carolina Press Conference April 1 ......... Western Illinois .......................... W, 16-2 regional appearance, while SMS advanced to the April 2 ......... Western Illinois ............................ W, 5-3 April 4 ......... at Kansas ..................................... W, 16-7 regional title game in Lincoln last season before Friday, May 30 April 5 ......... at Kansas (DH) .............................. L, 4-5 falling to the Huskers. All of the Huskers’ 12:05 p.m. Nebraska vs. Eastern Michigan April 5 ......... at Kansas (DH) ......................W, 13-0 (7) postseason games will be carried on the Pinnacle 7:05 p.m. Coastal Carolina vs. SMS April 8 ......... at Wichita State ............................. L, 5-7 Sports Network with Jim Rose and Gary Sharp April 11 ....... No. 20 Missouri ............................ L, 3-4 calling all the action. Saturday, May 31 April 12 ....... No. 20 Missouri ..................W, 11-9 (10) 11:05 a.m. Game 3 (L-Game 1 vs. L-Game 2) April 13 ....... No. 20 Missouri ........................... W, 7-6 As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly 5,000 all- 3:35 p.m. Game 4 (W-Game 1 vs. W-Game 2) April 15 ....... McNeese State ............................ W, 11-1 session passes have been sold, with only general 8:05 p.m. Game 5 (W-Game 3 vs. L-Game 4) April 16 ....... McNeese State .............................. W, 8-5 admission passes, which cost $46, available for April 18 ....... No. 7 Texas .................................. W, 3-2 presale purchase. Single-session tickets go on sale April 19 ....... No. 7 Texas (NETV/CSTV) ........ W, 6-4 Sunday, June 1 Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. 1:05 p.m. Game 6 (W-Game 4 vs. W-Game 5) April 20 ....... No. 7 Texas ................................. L, 4-10 The Huskers look to bounce back after going April 22 ....... Creighton ..................................... W, 8-7 TBA* Game 7 (same teams as Game 6) April 23 ....... South Dakota ............................... W, 9-1 2-2 at the Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City *- If necessary April 25 ....... at Texas Tech ............................... L, 9-16 last weekend. NU won its first two games, April 26 ....... at Texas Tech ................................ W, 6-3 including a win over No. 16 Baylor, before falling Ticket Availability General Admission All-Session April 27 ....... at Texas Tech ................................ W, 8-4 twice to the Bears on Saturday, including a 14- Passes are available at $46 apiece by calling (800) 8- April 29 ....... Creighton (NETV) ....................... W, 8-0 inning contest - NU’s longest game in five years. Big Red or on the Internet at Huskers.com. Single- April 30 ....... No. 25 Minnesota ........................ W, 9-2 It marked the first time in five years that the session passes, if available, would go on sale Friday May 2 ......... Louisiana-Lafayette ........................ L, 2-4 morning at Hawks Field. May 3 ......... Louisiana-Lafayette ....................... W, 6-2 Huskers did not advance to the tournament title May 4 ......... Louisiana-Lafayette ........................ L, 2-8 game. May 11 ........ Oklahoma State (DH) .................. W, 8-7 Nebraska will look to continue its success in May 11 ........ Oklahoma State ............................ W, 5-2 regional play, as the Huskers are 10-2 in NCAA May 12 ........ Oklahoma State ............................ W, 9-1 Regional play the last four seasons, including a current nine-game winning streak dating back to 2000. May 13 ......... vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt - NETV) . W. 9-5 May 16 ........ Baylor ........................................... W, 6-2 This marks the third straight year that Nebraska has been a host, as Buck Beltzer Field was the site of the May 17 ........ Baylor (NETV/CSTV) .................. L, 1-7 2001 regional, while Hawks Field has played host in each of the past two years. May 18 ........ Baylor ........................................... W, 7-6 May 21-25 ... Big 12 Conference Tournament ............... NCAA Notes May 21 ........ vs. Kansas ..................................... W, 9-4 •- Nebraska will be making its fifth consecutive NCAA appearance and eighth in school history (1979, May 22 ........ vs. No. 16 Baylor.......................... W, 9-5 May 22 ........ vs. No. 16 Baylor.................... L, 5-7 (14) 1980, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003). May 22 ........ vs. No. 16 Baylor........................... L, 2-6 •- The Big 12 was well-represented in the tournament draw, as four schools (Baylor, Nebraska, Texas May 29-31 ... Regionals ...........................................TBA and Texas A&M) were selected as No. 1 seeds, while Missouri makes its first postseason appearance since .................... vs. Eastern Michigan .............. 12:05 p.m. 1996 and is a No. 3 seed at the Starkville, Miss., regional. Nebraska, Texas and Texas A&M were all .................... vs. C. Carolina/SMS ... 11:05 a.m./3:35p.m. chosen as regional hosts, as the Big 12 tied the SEC and the ACC for the most host sites among June 6-8 ....... Super Regionals .................................TBA June 13-23 ... College World Series .........................TBA conferences. •- Nebraska is a combined 13-9 against other NCAA Regional teams, including three wins over Baylor $- Express College Classic (Round Rock, Texas) and two wins apiece over both Texas and Minnesota. ^ - Dairy Queen Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) NETV - Nebraska Educational Television •- Nebraska is one of four teams nationally, and the only Big 12 team, to earn a No. 1 seed in the CSTV - College Sports Television; FSN - FOX Sports Net NCAA Regional in each of the past four seasons, joining Stanford, Florida State and LSU. * - Big 12 games Nebraska Baseball Release - 2 - May 27 (NCAA Lincoln Regional) Coach Mike Anderson Big 12 Predictions A new era of Husker baseball No. ..... Collegiate Baseball ......... Baseball America