NEBRASKA BASEBALL 2018 GAME NOTES Communications Contact: Connor Stange • Email: [email protected] • Office Phone: 402-472-6684 • Cell Phone: 402-560-3758 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW 24-28, 8-14 BIG TEN • Nebraska went 24-28 with an 8-14 record in Big Ten play to finish 10th in the conference. Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result » Nebraska finished the season with 47 home runs, tying the most in a season under Head Coach Husker Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Darin Erstad. The 2012 team also hit 47 home runs. Feb. 16 vs. UC Riverside W, 8-3 » As a team, the Huskers drew 255 walks in 2018, the most in a season since 2005 when NU drew Feb. 17 vs. Washington State W, 8-3 307 walks. Feb. 17 vs. UC Riverside L, 1-8 » Nebraska earned 16 saves in 2018, marking the eighth consecutive season the Huskers have Feb. 18 vs. Washington State W, 5-3 recorded double-digit saves. Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge (Surprise, Ariz.) THREE HUSKERS SELECTED IN 2018 MLB DRAFT Feb. 22 vs. #2 Oregon State L, 1-9 • Scott Schreiber – Houston Astros (Ninth Round – 282nd Overall Pick) Feb. 23 vs. Utah W, 4-2 (10) • Jesse Wilkening – Philadelphia Phillies (14th Round – 407th Overall Pick) Feb. 24 vs. #2 Oregon State L, 3-10 • Luis Alvarado – Los Angeles Angels (17th Round – 511th Overall Pick) Feb. 25 vs. Utah W, 7-4 Two Husker signees were also drafted in 2018. March 2 at Wichita State L, 1-9 • Spencer Schwellenbach (RHP) - Cleveland Indians (34th Round - 1,033rd Overall Pick) March 3 at Wichita State L, 3-6 • Bo Blessie (RHP) - Washington Nationals (36th Round - 1,091st Overall Pick) March 4 at Wichita State W, 10-9 (10) March 8 Cal Poly L, 8-14 SCHREIBER SIZZLES DURING SENIOR SEASON March 9 Cal Poly W, 4-0 • Second-team All-Big Ten selection Scott Schreiber led Nebraska’s offense in most statistical March 10 Cal Poly (DH 1) W, 22-3 categories this season and had 14 home runs in the last 30 games. March 10 Cal Poly (DH 2) W, 13-2 March 13 Northern Colorado L, 3-6 • Schreiber was among the Big Ten and national leaders in several offensive categories. March 14 Northern Colorado W, 14-2 » Team-high 79 hits: tied for fourth in the Big Ten and 91st in the nation March 17 Northwestern State L, 2-6 » Team-high 62 runs scored: first in the Big Ten and 36th in the nation March 18 Northwestern State W, 7-6 » Team-high 18 home runs: second in the Big Ten and 17th in the nation March 20 at Oral Roberts L, 4-11 » Team-high 148 total bases: second in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation March 21 at Oral Roberts W, 11-10 » Team-high .692 slugging percentage: 11th in the nation March 23 Minnesota * L, 1-5 » .369 batting average: fifth in the Big Ten and 47th in the nation March 24 Minnesota * W, 8-2 March 25 Minnesota * L, 0-2 • Schreiber climbed up the career charts among active NCAA Division I players. March 27 at Creighton L, 1-3 » 259 career hits: ranks tied for 19th among active NCAA Division I players March 30 at Ohio State * W, 7-3 » 44 career home runs: ranks tied for eighth among active NCAA Division I players March 31 at Ohio State * L, 4-7 » 172 RBIs: ranks 11th among active NCAA Division I players » 166 runs scored: ranks tied for 23rd among active NCAA Division I players April 1 at Ohio State * L, 14-15 » 441 total bases: ranks ninth among active NCAA Division I players April 7 at Michigan State * L, 5-17 April 8 at Michigan State * L, 3-5 • In his last 39 games, Schreiber went 66-for-164 (.402) with 17 home runs, 42 RBIs and 53 runs April 10 at Kansas State W, 11-9 scored. In the first 13 games of the season, Schreiber went 13-for-50 (.260) with one home run, six April 13 Iowa (DH 1) * L, 1-7 RBIs and nine runs scored. April 13 Iowa (DH 2) * W, 10-4 April 17 Kansas State L, 3-4 • In Big Ten play (22 games), Schreiber went 35-for-87 (.402) with 11 home runs, six doubles, 19 RBIs April 18 Omaha L, 7-8 and 28 runs scored. April 20 at Rutgers * L, 2-4 April 21 at Rutgers * W, 12-4 WILKENING FINISHES STRONG April 22 at Rutgers * L, 4-8 • Second-team All-Big Ten selection Jesse Wilkening led the Huskers in batting average (.372) during April 24 Creighton L, 9-12 the 2018 campaign. He was the team’s best bat over the last 16 games. April 26 Nevada W, 9-5 April 27 Nevada W, 9-6 • Wilkening had at least one hit in 15 of the last 16 games, including 10 multi-hit games during that April 28 Nevada W, 12-5 stretch. He ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak. May 4 Maryland * L, 7-15 • He was 32-for-66 (.485) with eight doubles, one triple, four home runs, 18 RBIs and 17 runs scored May 5 Maryland * W, 17-8 in his last 16 games. May 6 Maryland * W, 5-2 May 8 at Creighton L, 4-5 May 11 Indiana * W, 5-2 NEBRASKA BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS May 12 Indiana * L, 3-6 May 13 Indiana * L, 6-8 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 21 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS May 17 at Illinois * L, 2-5 May 18 at Illinois * L, 6-13 3 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 98 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS May 19 at Illinois * W, 11-8 7 CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 2 PERFECT GAMES *-Big Ten games 4 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES 7 NO HITTERS Home games in BOLD 103 ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES 36 MAJOR LEAGUERS 2018 NEBRASKA BASEBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Letters Pos. No. Player B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous Schools) 4 Andrew Abrahamowicz RHP 1 Zac Repinski R/R OF 6-1 195 Sr. Prior Lake, Minn. (Des Moines Area CC) (Prior Lake) 5 Joe Acker * OF 2 Jaxon Hallmark R/R INF/OF 5-10 175 Fr. Midland, Texas (Midland) 6 Mike Addante OF 3 Alex Henwood L/R INF 5-9 168 Jr. Appleton, Wis. (Appleton North) 7 Angelo Altavilla ** INF 4 Andrew Abrahamowicz R/R RHP 6-3 190 Fr. Lorain, Ohio (Elyria Catholic) 19 Luis Alvarado *** RHP/OF 5 Joe Acker R/R OF 6-0 192 So. Waukesha, Wis. (Marquette) 23 Jeff Athey * INF 6 Mike Addante L/R OF 5-9 175 Fr. Algonquin, Ill. (Harry D. Jacobs) 21 Brison Cronenbold * INF 7 Angelo Altavilla S/R INF 6-1 195 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) 26 Carter Cross OF 8 Jesse Wilkening R/R C 5-10 200 Jr. Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central) 37 Connor Curry * LHP 10 Matt Waldron R/R RHP 6-2 185 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 30 Reece Eddins *** RHP 11 Scott Schreiber R/R OF 6-3 225 Sr. Menasha, Wis. (Kimberly) 24 Zack Engelken ** RHP 13 Chad Luensmann R/R RHP 6-4 237 Jr. Altoona, Pa. (Bellwood-Antis) 18 Nate Fisher ** LHP 14 Kennet Sorenson L/R C/OF 5-11 188 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X) 55 Ethan Frazier ** RHP 16 Nolan Hakel L/L OF 6-0 185 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) (Pius X) 39 Mojo Hagge * OF 18 Nate Fisher L/L LHP 6-1 205 Jr. Yutan, Neb. (Yutan) 16 Nolan Hakel OF 19 Luis Alvarado R/R RHP/OF 6-4 210 Sr. Salinas, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy) 2 Jaxon Hallmark INF/OF 20 Paul Tillotson R/R RHP 6-2 205 RFr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) 31 Gunner Hellstrom C 21 Brison Cronenbold S/R INF 6-2 170 Sr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Ventura College) (Thousand Oaks) 3 Alex Henwood ** INF 22 Ben Klenke L/R UTL 6-2 205 So. Seward, Neb. (Seward) 38 Jake Hohensee *** RHP 23 Jeff Athey L/R INF 6-3 220 RFr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 48 Byron Hood ** RHP 24 Zack Engelken R/R RHP 6-5 235 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 22 Ben Klenke * UTL 25 Luke Roskam L/R UTL 6-2 218 So. Chaska, Minn. (Chaska) 36 Zac Luckey INF 26 Carter Cross R/R OF 6-0 188 RFr. Fairview, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) 13 Chad Luensmann ** RHP 27 Mitch Steinhoff L/L LHP 6-1 212 Jr. Crete, Neb. (Crete) 33 Jake McSteen *** LHP 28 Keegan Watson R/R OF/RHP 6-3 198 Fr. Fountaintown, Ind. (New Palestine) 47 Robbie Palkert ** RHP 30 Reece Eddins R/R RHP 6-5 210 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South) 1 Zac Repinski * OF 31 Gunner Hellstrom R/R C 6-4 210 Fr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Grace Brethren) 25 Luke Roskam * UTL 32 Mike Waldron R/R UTL 6-2 203 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 49 Max Schreiber RHP 33 Jake McSteen R/L LHP 6-0 205 Jr. Great Falls, Va. (Langley) 11 Scott Schreiber *** OF 34 Matt Warren R/R RHP 6-0 215 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton) (Skutt Catholic) 14 Kennet Sorenson C/OF 36 Zac Luckey R/R INF 5-11 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 27 Mitch Steinhoff ** LHP 37 Connor Curry R/L LHP 6-3 211 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 20 Paul Tillotson * RHP 38 Jake Hohensee S/R RHP 6-2 231 Sr.