2010 NEBRASKA BASEBALL WEEKLY RELEASE

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1 2010 NEBRASKA BASEBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Baseball Contact: Shamus McKnight Office Phone: (402) Office Fax: (402) Home Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Release Date: Feb. 25, Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time 2/19 at Fresno State L, 5-7 2/20 at Fresno State L, 2-8 2/21 at Fresno State L, 9-10 (11) 2/22 at Fresno State W, 4-1 2/26 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 p.m. 2/27 at Rice 4:30 p.m. 2/28 vs. Elon Noon 3/5 at UCLA 8 p.m. 3/6 at UCLA 4 p.m. 3/7 at UCLA 1 p.m. 3/10 Nebraska-Kearney 1:05 p.m. 3/12 Houston Baptist 1:05 p.m. 3/13 Houston Baptist 2:05 p.m. 3/14 Houston Baptist 1:05 p.m. 3/16 South Dakota State 1:35 p.m. 3/19 at Texas # 6:05 p.m. 3/20 at Texas # 2:05 p.m. 3/21 at Texas # 1:05 p.m. 3/23 Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. 3/24 Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. 3/26 Oklahoma # 6:35 p.m. 3/27 Oklahoma # 2:05 p.m. 3/28 Oklahoma # 1:05 p.m. 3/30 North Dakota 6:35 p.m. 3/31 North Dakota 1:05 p.m. 4/2 at Oklahoma State # 6:30 p.m. 4/3 at Oklahoma State # 2 p.m. 4/4 at Oklahoma State # 1 p.m. 4/6 Creighton 6:35 p.m. 4/9 at Kansas State # 6:30 p.m. 4/10 at Kansas State # 2 p.m. 4/11 at Kansas State # 1 p.m. 4/13 Wichita State 6:35 p.m. 4/16 Kansas # 6:35 p.m. 4/17 Kansas # 4:05 p.m. 4/18 Kansas # 1:05 p.m. 4/20 at Creighton 6:30 p.m. 4/23 at Baylor # 6:30 p.m. 4/24 at Baylor # 3 p.m. 4/25 at Baylor # 1 p.m. 4/27 at Iowa 6 p.m. 4/30 Texas A&M # 6:35 p.m. 5/1 Texas A&M # 2:05 p.m. 5/2 Texas A&M # 11:05 a.m. 5/7 Southeast Missouri State 6:35 p.m. 5/8 Southeast Missouri State 2:05 p.m. 5/9 Southeast Missouri State 12:05 p.m. 5/14 at Missouri # 7 p.m. 5/15 at Missouri # 7 p.m. 5/16 at Missouri # Noon 5/18 vs. Creighton 7 p.m. 5/21 Texas Tech # 6:35 p.m. 5/22 Texas Tech # 2:05 p.m. 5/23 Texas Tech # 1:05 p.m. 5/26-30 at Big 12 Tournament TBA 6/4-7 NCAA Regional TBA 6/11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 6/19-30 College World Series (Rosenblatt) TBA #-Big 12 games; All times listed are Central and dates and times are subject to change This Week in Nebraska Baseball Feb. 25-March Record (1-3, 0-0 Big 12) Date Date Opponent Radio Internet Time Friday Feb. 26 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-0) Husker Sports Network Huskers.com 1 p.m. Saturday Feb. 27 at No. 9 Rice (0-4) Husker Sports Network Huskers.com 4:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 28 vs. Elon (4-0) Husker Sports Network Huskers.com Noon Media Info Live Radio: Live Stats: Live Video: Television: Selected Husker Sports Network and for free on the Internet at Huskers.com (affiliate list on page five of today s notes) Huskers.com Friday and Sunday s game on HuskersNside; Saturday on Riceowls.com None Probable Starting Pitchers Day Nebraska Opponent Fri. Sean Yost, So., RHP (0-0, 4.91 ERA) TAMU-CC - Ian Campbell, Jr., RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Sat. Michael Mariot, So., RHP (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Rice - Taylor Wall, So., LHP (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Sun. Tom Lemke, Fr., RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Elon - Daniel Britt, Sr., RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Huskers Travel to Rice Invitational this Weekend This Week: The Nebraska baseball program continues its early-season travels, as the Huskers travel to Houston, Texas, for the Rice Invitational this weekend at Reckling Park. Nebraska (1-3) will take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday (1 p.m.), No. 9 Rice on Saturday (4:30 p.m.) and Elon on Sunday (Noon). It was a short turnaround for the Huskers, as they returned to Lincoln Tuesday afternoon and left Thursday morning for Houston. On the Radio: Fans across Nebraska can listen to Greg Sharpe and Lane Grindle call all of the action this weekend on selected Husker Sports Network stations - including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln and KRVN 880 AM in Lexington - and on the Internet at Huskers.com. Saturday s game will be Internet only because of conflicts with men s and women s basketball that day. The Huskers come off a 1-3 weekend at Fresno State, as two of the Bulldogs three victories came on its last at-bat. The Huskers took the finale, 4-1, late Monday, as freshmen Tom Lemke and Kurt Giller held Fresno State scoreless until the ninth. Lemke fanned six over five shutout innings in his collegiate debut, while Giller, who made two appearances on the weekend, went the final four innings for the save. Nebraska hit.279 as a team on the weekend, reaching double figures in hits in each of the final two games of the series. The Huskers were led by senior outfielder DJ Belfonte, who hit.611 (11-for-18) in last week s series with the Bulldogs, as he recorded four straight multiple-hit games. He matched a career-best four hits on Feb. 21, in the Huskers extra-inning setback to the Bulldogs. Belfonte leads the Big 12 in hits (11) and is fourth in batting average entering this weekend s action. Belfonte was one of three Huskers to hit over.500 in Fresno, as Adam Bailey went 9-for-17 with a homer and three RBIs, while freshman Josh Scheffert went 5-for-7 with five RBIs in just two contests. Bailey also had a four-hit day on Feb. 21, including his first homer of the season. The Husker Position Players Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting C 13 Cory Burleson S So Made 24 starts at catcher in 2009, most by NU freshman since or- 19 Patric Tolentino R Jr Second-team NJCAA All-American in 2009, hitting B 32 Tyler Farst R Sr Honorable-mention All-Big 12; led NU in doubles (15), hits (63) & runs (36) 2B 14 Kale Kiser S So Committed one error in 26 games during 2009 season -or- 7 Bryan Peters R Fr Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball and football as senior SS 6 Kyle Bubak S Sr Tied for 2nd on team with 16 multi-hit games in B 22 Cody Asche L So Saw action in 43 games as starter at 3B and designated hitter LF 1 Boomer Collins R So Played in 40 games in 2009; Drew six walks at Fresno State CF 4 DJ Belfonte L Sr Three-year starter who paced team in steals (nine) and triples (three) RF 12 Adam Bailey R Sr Led NU in homers, RBIs and slugging percentage (.598) DH 20 Josh Scheffert R Fr st-team all-state pick hit.416 w/32 RBIs as senior at Lincoln Southeast OFF THE BENCH 1B/OF 23 Cade Thompson L Sr Led Nebraska with 3 pinch hits in 2009 OF 24 Khiry Cooper R So th-round draft pick of Los Angeles in 2008; Starting WR in football INF 10 Kurt Farmer R Fr st-team all-state pick who led state in hitting (.568) and RBIs (44) OF/INF 2 Chad Christensen R Fr Two-time all-state pick who hit in Iowa as a senior 3 THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEK 1. Senior DJ Belfonte opened the season with four straight multi-hit games, becoming only the third Husker since 1999 (also Luke Gorsett, 2006; Alex Gordon, 2004) to begin a season with four straight multi-hit games. 2. Eight newcomers saw their first action as Huskers at Fresno State, while five earned their first starts last weekend (Josh Scheffert, Patric Tolentino, Bryan Peters Khris Tate and Tom Lemke 3. Six of the Huskers first seven contests are against teams that qualified for last year s NCAA Tournament (Fresno State, Rice, Elon).

2 University of Nebraska Quick Facts Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,744 Founded Enrollment... 23,573 Nickname... Cornhuskers/Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Chancellor... Harvey Perlman, J.D. Conference... Big 12 Athletic Director...Tom Osborne Facility...Hawks Field at Haymarket Park Capacity... 8, Coaching Staff Head Coach...Mike Anderson Alma Mater (Year)...Northern Colorado (1990) Nebraska Record (Year) (8th) Career Record... Same Assistant Coach... Dave Bingham, Fifth Year Alma Mater (Year)... Emporia State (1972) Assistant Coach...Eric Newman, Third Year Alma Mater (Year)... Texas Tech (1997) Volunteer Assistant Coach...Nate Thompson, Third Year Alma Mater (Year)... Dallas Baptist (2006) Baseball Office...(402) Baseball Office Fax...(402) Director of Baseball Operations... Curtis Ledbetter Baseball Secretary...Renee Brinkmann Athletic Trainer...Jerry Weber Strength Coaches... Mike Arthur and Brandon Rigoni Equipment Manager...Chris McQuillan 2010 Quick Facts 2009 Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Big 12 Record (Finish) (10th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...18/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost...4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost...9/5 Program History First Year of Baseball All-Time Record (Entering 2010)...1,901-1, Years in NCAA Tournament (1979, 1980, 1985, , ) Conference Titles...Six... (1929, 1948, 1950, 2001, 2003 and 2005) NCAA Tournament Record CWS Appearances...Three (2001, 2002, 2005) Media Relations Baseball MRD... Shamus McKnight McKnight s Office Phone...(402) McKnight s Cell Phone...(402) Press Box Phone...(402) McKnight s ...smcknight@huskers.com Media Relations Fax...(402) Website...Huskers.com Nebraska Baseball 2010 Weekly Release #2 Page 2 Feb. 25, 2010 Huskers.com Weekend Rotation (Nebraska at Rice Invitational) Friday: #8 - Sean Yost So. RHP Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) Sean Yost makes his 10th career start, as he takes the hill against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi Friday afternoon Is 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA this season, as he allowed two runs over 3.2 innings against Fresno State on Feb. 19 Has bulked up in his career, adding 40 pounds to his frame since he arrived on campus in the fall of 2007 Comes off a solid summer, earning Northwoods League All-Star honors, as he led Duluth in starts (11), innings (74.1) and strikeouts (53) Stepped into the weekend rotation midway through the 2009 season and went 2-5 with a 6.02 ERA in 18 appearances, fanning 48 over 55.1 innings Pitched well in the second half of Big 12 play, going 1-1 with a 2.28 ERA in his final four Big 12 starts, holding foes to a.214 batting average in that stretch Turned in his best start in his final appearance of 2009, becoming the first Husker freshman to throw a nine-inning shutout since 2000 in a 5-0 shutout victory over Baylor on May 16 Matched his career high with six strikeouts and was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for his performance Pitched well in a no-decision against Missouri on May 3, matching then-season highs in strikeouts (6) and innings (5.1), as he allowed two earned runs in a no-decision Redshirted in 2008 and spent the summer playing for the Beatrice Bruins, helping the Bruins to a 33-9 record and a third-place showing at the 2008 NBC World Series Went 3-2 with a save in 12 appearances in Beatrice, fanning 24 over 30.2 innings and holding opponents to a.204 average Rated by Baseball America as the top high school player in Nebraska for the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft Named first-team Super-State by the Lincoln Journal Star after putting up a 6-2 record with a 2.09 ERA over 53.2 innings as a senior. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO TOTAL Saturday: #33 - Michael Mariot Jr. RHP Southlake, Texas (Carroll) Junior right-hander who makes his second start of the season against No. 9 Rice on Saturday Is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA, as he allowed five runs over 5.0 innings at Fresno State on Feb. 20 Settled down after a fourrun second inning against the Bulldogs Added 15 pound since the end of 2009 season, which has increased velocity Turned in a strong summer campaign, going 3-3 with a 3.13 ERA for the Beatrice Bruins, as he led the Bruins in innings (46) and strikeouts (43) Rated by Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect in the M.I.N.K League in 2009 Was NU s opening-day starter in 2009, as he went 2-2 with a 7.06 ERA in 19 games Worked as both a starter and reliever, fanning 36 over 51.0 innings Made eight starts on the year, after working exclusively out of the bullpen as a freshman Turned in an outstanding effort against Cal Career Highs Category High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 9.0 Baylor 5/16/09 Longest Start: 9.0 Baylor 5/16/09 Shortest Start: 2.1 Oklahoma 3/30/09 Longest Relief: 3.2 Northern Colorado 3/25/09 Hits: 6 2x (Baylor) 5/16/09 Runs: 6 Cal State Bakersfield 5/10/09 Earned Runs: 5 Cal State Bakersfield 5/10/09 Walks: 6 Cal State Bakersfield 5/10/09 Strikeouts: 6 3x (Baylor) 5/16/09 Career Highs Category High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 7.0 Cal State Northridge 3/8/09 Longest Start: 7.0 Cal State Northridge 3/8/09 Shortest Start: 2.1 Northern Colorado 3/25/09 Longest Relief: 3.1 Kansas State-2 4/3/09 Hits: 9 Fresno State 2/20/10 Runs: 8 Missouri State 2/27/09 Earned Runs: 8 Missouri State 2/27/09 Walks: 4 Kansas State-2 4/3/09 Strikeouts: 8 UL-Lafayette 2/20/09 State Northridge on March 8, allowing one run on five hits over a career-high seven innings of work in an 8-2 Husker win Went 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts for the Bruins in the summer of 2008, helping Beatrice to a third-place showing at the NBC World Series in Wichita Compiled a 2-0 record with a 6.75 ERA in eight appearances in 2008 Attended Southlake Carroll High School for his junior and senior years after transferring from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Calif. Pitched as a junior at Southlake Carroll, but did not pitch as a senior because of issues regarding his transfer. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO TOTAL Saturday: #30 - Tom Lemke Fr. RHP Phoenix, Ariz. (Northwest Christian) Freshman who makes his second career start on Sunday against Elon Is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, as he struck out six over five shutout innings against Fresno State on Feb. 22 Became only the second NU true freshman pitcher to start on the opening weekend in the last decade, joining Johnny Dorn in 2005 Drafted in the 10th round by the Texas Longest Relief: N/A Rangers in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft and was one of only 11 high school seniors selected in the top-10 rounds to not sign Was Runs: N/A a four-year performer who went 25-9 with a 2.01 ERA in his career Earned Runs: N/A at Northwest Christian High School, striking out 333 in career innings Was a three-time all-region honoree and three-time all-state performer Earned first-team honors as a senior, going 5-2 with 87 Career Highs Category High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 5.0 Fresno State 2/22/10 Longest Start: 5.0 Fresno State 2/22/10 Shortest Start: 5.0 Fresno State 2/22/10 Hits: 6 Fresno State 2/22/10 Walks: 2 Fresno State 2/22/10 Strikeouts: 6 Fresno State 2/22/10 strikeouts Selected to participate in the 2008 USA Junior National Team Trials Compiled a 10-1 record with a 1.43 ERA as a sophomore to earn first-team all-state honors Fanned a state-high 108 hitters and walked only 29 in 63 innings of work. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO TOTAL

3 Nebraska Baseball 2010 Weekly Release #2 Page 3 Feb. 25, 2010 Huskers.com Scouting the Rice Invitational Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: The Islanders are 2-0 on the season heading into a Thursday afternoon contest against UH-Victoria, as they swept Prairie View A&M in a twinbill on Sunday. TAMU-CC returns 15 players, including four starters, from a team that went in Catcher Stephen Floria is the Islanders top returnee, as he hit.309 with nine homers and a team-best 43 RBIs in Flora topped TAMU-CC in RBIs, runs (41) and doubles (18) last season. Junior college transfer Ian Campbell will take the hill against Nebraska in his first start of the year. Campbell allowed one hit in three innings of one-hit relief against Prairie View A&M on Sunday for the win. Series History: Nebraska is 1-0 against the Islanders, picking up a 9-1 victory in the 2007 Rice Invitational. In that game, Jake Opitz went 3-for-4 with three runs scored while Drew Bowman allowed one run over six innings for the win. Rice: The Owls are an uncharacteristic 0-4 on the season after a 13-7 loss to Lamar on Wednesday. The Owls returned eight everyday starters and 12 pitchers from a team that went and lost eventual national champion LSU in the Baton Rouge Super Regional. The Owls, coached by Wayne Graham, were swept by Stanford last weekend to open the season. The Owls return Anthony Rendon, who was the Conference USA Player of the Year and Baseball America s National Freshman of the Year in Sophomore left-hander Taylor Wall will face NU on Saturday, as he went 7-6 with a 3.72 ERA in 18 appearances as a freshman. Wall took the loss in Rice s season opener at Stanford on Feb. 19. Series History: Rice is all-time against Nebraska dating back to 1956 and have won the last two meetings. NU s last win over the Owls was on March 4, 2005 in Round Rock, Texas. The Huskers have been a fixture in Rice s tournaments in recent years, making its eighth appearance since Elon: The Phoenix head to Houston with a 4-0 mark after winning the Elon Classic last weekend and then posting an 8-3 victory over High Point on Tuesday afternoon. The Phoenix finished the 2009 season ranked 24th by Baseball America, as they finished with a record. Last season, Elon led the nation with 138 homers in 59 contests and had eight players with at least 10 round trippers. Offensively, Elon returns just three offensive starters, but are led by catcher Mike Melillo, who hit.344 with 18 homers and 59 RBIs. Nebraska will face senior Daniel Britt in its tournament finale. Britt fanned five over six innings of shutout ball against North Carolina A&T on Sunday to earn the victory. Last year, he went 8-1 with 5.86 ERA in 17 appearances. Series History: Sunday s match up between the Huskers and Elon will be the first meeting between the two schools. Last Time Out Friday (Fresno State 7, NU 5): Jordan Ribera s two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth capped a four-run inning, giving Fresno State an improbable 7-5 victory in the season opener. The Bulldogs trailed 5-3 before scoring four times in the ninth off of reliever Mike Nesseth, getting a two-run double from Brennan Gowens before Ribera s game-winning homer. DJ Belfonte had three hits in a losing effort, while Kyle Bubak drove in a pair of runs, as the Huskers jumped to a four-run lead against WAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year Derek Benny. Boomer Collins drew a career three walks, as the top two and bottom two spots in the order produced all five of the Huskers hits. Jordan Roualdes and Casey Hauptman were strong in relief, as the pair allowed just three hits over 4.1 innings heading to the ninth. Saturday (Fresno State 8, NU 2): The Huskers struggled with timely hitting, as Fresno State used a pair of big innings to post an 8-2 victory. Jordan Ribera and Trent Garrison drove in three runs apiece, as the Bulldogs (2-0) used a four-run second inning to seize control early off of Nebraska starter Michael Mariot. Nebraska had ample opportunities, but could not take advantage, going hitless in 13 at-bats with runners in scoring position and leaving eight of 11 stranded runners in scoring position. Trailing 5-2, the Huskers loaded the bases in the sixth and eighth, but came away empty both times before the Bulldogs scored three in the bottom of the eighth to extend the lead. Adam Bailey had three of NU s seven hits on the day. Sunday (Fresno State 10, NU 9, 11 inn.): Nebraska could not hold a pair of late game leads, as Fresno State picked up its second walk-off win of the weekend, pulling out an 11-9 win. Nebraska overcame a three-run deficit to take a 8-6 lead into the ninth, but the Bulldogs scored twice in the frame to send it to extra innings, and NU led 9-8 in the bottom of the 11th, only to see Fresno State score twice, including a wild pitch with the bases loaded to end the game. The Huskers rapped out 15 hits, as Adam Bailey and DJ Belfonte both tied career highs with four hits apiece. Bailey and freshman Josh Scheffert both drove in three runs, as Scheffert went 3-for-4 in his Husker debut. Monday (Nebraska 4, Fresno State 1): Freshmen Tom Lemke and Kurt Giller held a potent Fresno State in check, allowing one run in a 4-1 victory on Monday Lemke (1-0) tossed five shutout innings for his first career win, as the right-hander scattered five hits and struck out six in his Husker debut. Giller closed the door on NU s first win of the season by going the final four innings for his first save, as the duo held the Bulldogs scoreless until the ninth. Nebraska totaled 12 hits, including two each from DJ Belfonte, Adam Bailey, Josh Scheffert and Cody Asche. Scheffert provided the game s biggest hit, a two-out, two-run single in the sixth to spot the Huskers a 3-1 lead. Big 12 Standings/Schedule Team Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Oklahoma Texas Tech Baylor Texas A&M Kansas State Missouri Texas Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma State Thursday, Feb. 25 Bethune-Cookman at Texas Tech Friday, Feb. 26 Oklahoma vs. Valparaiso Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Nebraska Texas State at Baylor Missouri vs. Florida Atlantic Stanford at Texas Kansas vs. Sacramento State Washington State at Texas Tech Texas A&M vs. Western Kentucky Oklahoma State vs. Southern California Saturday, Feb. 20 Texas A&M at Baylor Stanford at Texas Oklahoma at Jacksonville Missouri at Auburn Bethune-Cookman at Texas Tech Oklahoma State at UCLA Kansas vs. Sacramento State Kansas State vs. Duquesne Kansas vs. Gonzaga Sunday, Feb. 28 Oklahoma vs. Richmond Kansas vs. Gonzaga Missouri vs. Boston College Nebraska vs. Elon Oklahoma State vs. Vanderbilt Washington State at Texas Tech Western Kentucky at Baylor Stanford at Texas Kansas State vs. Northeastern Texas A&M vs. Texas State Monday, March 1 Kansas State vs. St. Bonaventure 4 p.m. Noon 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 8 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon Noon Noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. Media Weekly Planner (Feb March 1) Feb Tues. TRAVEL DAY TO LINCOLN Feb Wed. PRACTICE (2-4 p.m. ) Feb Thurs. DEPART LINCOLN PRACTICE at Rice (6 p.m.) Feb Fri. GAME DAY at Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, 1 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network (free on Huskers.com) Video: TBA Feb Sat. GAME DAY at Rice 4:30 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network (free on Huskers.com) Video: Riceowls.com Feb. 28- Sun. GAME DAY vs. Elon, Noon Radio: Husker Sports Network (free on Huskers.com) Video: TBA March 1 - Mon. OFF DAY

4 Leading Off -Nebraska has annually participated in one of Rice s earlyseason tournaments, as the 2010 campaign marks the ninth time in 12 years that NU has played in one of the Owls events. NU is all-time at Rice s non-conference events. Huskers at Rice Tournaments Year Record Results (W, Nicholls State; L-Rice; W-Jacksonville St.) (L-Northwestern State, L-Rice, W-Arkansas St.) (L-Rice, W-Lamar; L, Georgia Tech) (W-New Mexico; L-Rice; L-Wake Forest) (W-Northwestern State; L-Rice; W-No. Carolina) (W-New Mexico; W-Rice) (W-Texas State; L-Rice; W-St. John s) (W-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; L-Rice; W-Fla. Atlantic.) -Center fielder DJ Belfonte picked up where he finished the 2009 campaign, recording multi-hit games in each of Nebraska s first four games. He is the first Husker to do that since Luke Gorsett in 2006, and has hit safely in his last seven games dating back to The seven-game hit streak is the longest of Belfonte s career, and he is hitting a blistering.426 (20-for-47) in his last 12 contests dating back to the end of the 2009 season. Prior to his current seven-game hit streak, Belfonte s longest career hit streak was five games. Last year, Belfonte hit just.400 (4-for-20) in Nebraska s season-opening series at UL-Lafayette. Collegiate Baseball (Feb. 22) No. Team Record 1. Louisiana State Arizona State Georgia Tech Texas Virginia Cal State Fullerton Florida State UC Irvine Florida Oregon State Miami North Carolina Ohio State Texas Christian Clemson Louisville UCLA Stanford New Mexico Oklahoma Coastal Carolina East Carolina South Carolina San Diego Oregon Southern Miss Wichita State Mississippi Texas A&M Arkansas 2-1 Nebraska Baseball 2010 Weekly Release #2 Page 4 Feb. 25, 2010 Huskers.com -Two of the Huskers three losses at Fresno State came after taking a lead into the ninth inning. It marked only the third and fourth times in 141 games dating back to 2005 that Nebraska had lost when heading into the ninth. The Huskers are (.973) when leading after eight innings under Mike Anderson. -Freshman Tom Lemke became the just the fourth Husker freshman to earn a start during the opening week of the season since 1999, and the first to collect a win in that stretch. Here is how Lemke s line against Fresno State compared to the other three freshman hurlers. Freshman Starting Pitchers on Opening Weekend Name Opponent Dec. Inn H R ER BB K Shane Komine New Mexico St. ND Brent Potter San Diego St. ND Johnny Dorn Hawaii-Hilo ND Tom Lemke Fresno State W Freshman Josh Scheffert enjoyed quite a debut against Fresno State on Feb. 21. He went 3-4 with three RBIs. He is the only Husker freshman in the last decade to have at least three hits or three RBIs in his first game as Husker. Here are the other newcomers who had at least three hits or three RBIs in their Husker debut since Freshman Starting Pitchers on Opening Weekend Name Year Hits RBIs Josh Scheffert at Fresno State Craig Corriston vs. New Mexico Nick Jaros, vs. Charleston Southern Baseball America (Feb. 22) No. Team Record 1. Virginia Louisiana State Texas Georgia Tech Florida UC Irvine Florida State Cal State Fullerton Rice South Carolina Texas Christian Coastal Carolina Louisville Arizona State Clemson Miami Arkansas Stanford San Diego North Carolina Southern Mississippi East Carolina UCLA Mississippi Oregon State 2-1 Weekly National Polls USA Today/ESPN Coaches (Preseason) No. Team (1st-place) 2009 Record 1. Texas (18) LSU (10) Cal State-Fullerton (2) Virginia (1) Florida State Rice UC Irvine Arizona State Florida Georgia Tech North Carolina TCU Miami (Fla.) Oregon State Clemson Arkansas Mississippi East Carolina Coastal Carolina Louisville Ohio State Oklahoma San Diego Southern Mississippi Stanford Curtis Ledbetter, vs. Texas State Jeff Blevins, vs. Lamar Adam Shabala vs New Mexico State The Huskers bring back one of its most experienced teams in a while, as 18 letterwinners are back for the 2010 campaign. It is the second-highest number of returning letterwinners since Mike Anderson took over in 2003 and only the third time this decade NU has had at least 18 letterwinners. The biggest amount of experience is on the pitching side, where Nebraska returns at least 75 percent of its wins, starts, innings and strikeouts in 2010, a far cry compared to a year ago. What s Back - Offense Category At-Bats Runs Hits HR RBIs SB Total back from , Percentage 62% 64% 62% 58% 61% 63% Compared with 2009 Season Opener Category At-Bats Runs Hits HR RBIs SB Total back from Percentage 50% 47% 47% 24% 43% 51% What s Back - Pitching Category Wins Starts IP K Total back from Percentage 80% 81% 76% 76% Compared with 2009 Season Opener Category Wins Starts IP K Total back from Percentage 32% 14% 27% 27% NCBWA (Feb. 22) No. Team Record 1. LSU Florida State Virginia UC Irvine Georgia Tech Arizona State Florida Texas TCU Miami Cal State Fullerton North Carolina Clemson Rice Louisville Arkansas Stanford South Carolina Coastal Carolina Oregon State East Carolina Oklahoma Ohio State Mississippi San Diego Southern Miss UCLA Texas A&M Kentucky Vanderbilt 3-0

5 Nebraska Baseball 2010 Weekly Release #2 Page 5 Feb. 25, 2010 Huskers.com 2010 Big 12 Preseason Polls Collegiate Baseball Baseball America Big 12 Coaches No. Team No. Team No. Team 1. Texas 1. Texas 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 2. Texas A&M 2. Kansas 3. Texas A&M 3. Kansas 3. Texas A&M 4. Kansas 4. Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma 5. Missouri 5. Oklahoma State 5. Oklahoma State 6. Nebraska 6. Texas Tech 6. Baylor 7. Baylor 7. Baylor 7. Kansas State 8. Oklahoma State 8. Missouri t8. Nebraska 9. Kansas State 9. Nebraska t8. Missouri 10. Texas Tech 10. Kansas State 10. Texas Tech Pitcher of the Year Tony Thompson, Kansas Tony Thompson, Kansas None Selected Player of the Year Jungmann, UT/Ruffin, UT Taylor Jungmann, Texas None Selected -One area of focus in the offseason was adding strength, and a quick look at the rosters over the last two seasons show a dramatic improvement. Under strength coaches Mike Arthur and Brandon Rigoni, the 18 returnees from last year have gained a total of 203 pounds, an average of 11.2 pounds per player. Of the 18 players, 11 are at least 10 pounds heavier than their playing weight during the 2009 campaign. As a team, the Huskers gained a total of 328 pounds during the team s off-season strength program in the fall. Measuring Up Name Difference Cody Asche Cade Thompson Michael Mariot Tyler Farst Boomer Collins Jordan Roualdes Nebraska had 15 come-from-behind wins among its 25 victories last season, including eight wins where the Huskers had to overcome at least a three-run deficit. NU has 114 come-from-behind wins under Mike Anderson since The Huskers are 94-1 under Mike Anderson when reaching double figures in runs, including 66-0 since the start of the 2005 season. -The Huskers are 55-6 dating back to last season when they out-hit an opponent and have won nearly 90 percent of their games since 2003 when out-hitting an opponent. -Adam Bailey s 12 homers is the most by any Husker returning player since Alex Gordon in Gordon belted 18 homers en route to Big 12 Player-of-the-Year honors in Senior outfielder DJ Belfonte ranks second on Nebraska s career hit-by-pitch list with 44. He is just the second Husker to be hit by 40 pitches in a career, joining Daniel Bruce, who was hit 67 times in his playing career from 2002 to Career Hit by Pitch List No. HBP Player Years Daniel Bruce DJ Belfonte 2007-present Alex Gordon Nick Sullivan 2006-present Huskers to Be Tested Again in 2010 A total of 31 contests against NCAA Tournament teams and 26 home games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park highlight the 2010 Nebraska baseball schedule. The 2010 schedule includes match ups with College World Series runner-up Texas and Super Regional qualifiers Rice along with home games against Texas A&M, Wichita State, Oklahoma and Creighton. The Huskers open the 2010 campaign this Friday, when Nebraska begins a four-game series at Fresno State, home of the 2008 College World Series champions. The following weekend, the Huskers will head to Houston for the Rice Invitational and a field that includes the host Owls, who reached a Super Regional in 2009, and Elon, which led the nation in homers last year in earning an NCAA Tournament bid. The home portion of the schedule begins on Tuesday, March 2, when the Huskers host South Dakota State at 1:05 p.m., before returning to the West Coast for a three-game series at nationally ranked UCLA (March 5-7). Recruiting Class Ranked 13th Nationally Nebraska s class of newcomers was recognized nationally, as Collegiate Baseball rated the class No. 13 nationally in its rankings. The rating is the highest ever for Nebraska in the publication s 27-year history of ranking recruiting classes. Nebraska s recruiting class features four players who had been drafted previously before coming to Nebraska, pitchers Ryan Hughes (16th round in 2008), Tom Lemke (10th round in 2009), Kurt Giller (21st round in 2009) and Ryan Hander (38th round in 2009). Lemke was one of just 11 high school seniors selected in the top-10 rounds to not sign over the summer. Home Opener Postponed The Nebraska Athletic Department announced om Feb 25 that Nebraska s scheduled home opener against South Dakota State set for Tuesday, March 2, has been postponed until Tuesday, March 16, at 1:35 p.m. Fans that had tickets to the March 2 game (Game 1 in season-ticket package sheets) should use those tickets for the rescheduled game on March 16, or have the option to use those tickets for general admission seating at any regularseason home game in 2010, depending on seating availability. The Huskers will now open the home portion of their 2010 schedule on Wednesday, March 10, against UNK. Eight Draftees on 2010 Roster Nebraska s 2010 roster boasts a total of eight Huskers who have been previously selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Five of the players were picked in last year s draft, including Mike Nesseth (15th) and Adam Bailey (38th) who both elected to return for the upcoming season. Nebraska s eight draft selections ranks fourth in the Big 12. Drafted Huskers Player Round Team Year Khiry Cooper 5th Los Angeles-AL 2008 Tom Lemke 10th Texas 2009 Mike Nesseth 15th Los Angeles-AL 2009 Ryan Hughes 16th Arizona 2008 Husker Baseball on the Radio IMG Husker Sports Network continues the strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2010 as it brings Husker baseball to fans across the nation. A total of 29 stations will carry games around the state, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha and KRVN 880 AM in Lexington. The Husker Sports Network, in its 14th year of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of Nebraska Athletics, extended and expanded its agreement with the University on June 13, Under the agreement, IMG College s Husker Sports Network will manage and market all rights associated with radio programming, coaches TV and radio shows, program sales, sponsorship inventory and publication printing rights. IMG College, which purchased Host Communications and the Husker Sports Network on Nov. 16, 2007, is the leader in developing integrated licensing, marketing and multi-media opportunities for the nation s top collegiate brands across local, regional and national platforms. In addition to Nebraska, IMG College represents athletic organizations from across the country including such universities as Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. IMG College partners include the NCAA and its 88 championships, NCAA football, leading conferences, some of the most prestigious universities and licensing for nearly 200 institutions. IMG College is a division of IMG, the world s premier sports, entertainment and media company. IMG employs more than 3,000 people in 30 countries. For more information, visit imgworld.com. Greg Sharpe, Lane Grindle and Jeff Culhane will bring another exciting season of baseball with every broadcast beginning 20 minutes prior to first pitch Husker Sports Network Baseball Stations City Station Frequency Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM Alliance KCOW 1400 AM Aurora KRGY 97.3 FM Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM Broken Bow KBBN 95.3 FM Chadron KCSR 610 AM Columbus KJSK 900 AM Falls City KTNC 1230 AM Fairbury KUTT 99.5 FM Fremont KHUB/KFMT 1340 AM/105.5 FM Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM Hastings KHAS 1230 AM Holdrege KUVR 1380 AM Kearney KGFW 1340 AM Lexington KRVN 880 AM Lincoln KLIN 1400 AM McCook KSWN 93.9 FM Norfolk KNEN 94.7 FM North Platte KODY 1240 AM Ogallala KOGA 930 AM Omaha KFAB 1110 AM Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM/94.1 FM Sidney KSID 1340 AM Superior KRFS 1600 AM/103.9 FM Valentine KVSH 940 AM West Point KTIC 840 AM Contact your local Husker Sports Network affiliate for broadcast availability.

6 Nebraska Baseball 2010 Weekly Release #2 Page 6 Feb. 25, 2010 Huskers.com Head Coach Mike Anderson Seventh Season - Northern Colorado, 1990 Career and NU Record: (.657) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2003 and 2005) 2005 National Coach-of-the-Year Finalist Mike Anderson is in his eighth year as Nebraska s head baseball coach after becoming the 23rd head coach in program history on June 21, At Nebraska, he has guided the Husker program to two Big 12 regular-season titles (2003 and 2005), five NCAA Regionals and an appearance in the 2005 College World Series. That season, the Huskers defeated Arizona State for the first CWS victory in program history. Since joining the Nebraska coaching staff in the fall of 1994, he has coached a total of 25 first-team all-conference honorees, while 48 of his former players have signed pro contracts. Anderson has coached 10 players who have reached the Major Leagues, including MLB All-Stars Darin Erstad and Ken Harvey, and eight All-Americans, including 2005 National Player of the Year Alex Gordon. Anderson s commitment to his student-athletes also extends to the classroom. Over the past 17 years, the Huskers have placed 70 players on the first-team allconference squad, including eight selections in NU has had 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 20 firstteam academic all-district selections since Before arriving in the fall of 1994, Anderson was the top assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado. He joined the Bears staff after four years as a head coach with the Northern Colorado Lab School. From 1983 through 1986, Anderson was an outfielder at UNC for College Hall of Fame Coach Tom Petroff. Anderson was an eighth-round pick by the California Angels, spending four seasons with the Angels organization. He earned a bachelor s degree in physical education from Northern Colorado in Year-by-Year Totals Year Overall (Pct.) Big 12 (Pct.) (.723) 20-7 (.741) (.610) (.407) (792) 19-8 (.704) (.712) (.630) (.542) (.519) (.716) (.648) (.472) (.296) (.250) 0-0 (.000) Totals (.656) (.563) Coaching Resume Nebraska, Head Coach 2002-present Nebraska, Assistant Coach Northern Colorado, Assistant Coach 1994 Toronto Blue Jays, Professional Scout Northern Colorado Lab School, Head Coach American Legion, Head Coach Playing Resume California Angels organization Northern Colorado Kurt Giller 21st Toronto 2009 Adam Bailey 38th New York-AL 2009 Ryan Hander 39th Los Angeles-NL 2009 Kash Kalkowski 48th Tampa Bay 2008 Drafted Players by Big 12 School No. School Player 1. Texas Oklahoma State Oklahoma 9 4. Nebraska 8 Texas A&M 8 6. Baylor 6 Texas Tech 6 8. Kansas State 5 Missouri 5 Kansas 5 Huskers Tabbed for Eighth in Big 12 The Nebraska baseball team was picked eighth in the Big 12 s preseason coaches poll released on Feb. 16. Nebraska returns four starters and five of its top six pitchers from last year s team that finished and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since Texas has been named the preseason favorite to win the 2010 Big 12 regular-season crown. The Longhorns are ranked No. 1 in all four of the major preseason polls (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, ESPN/USA Today Coaches and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association). UT (81 points) received nine of the possible 10 first-place votes while Kansas earned the remaining first-place tally and 69 points to come in second. Texas A&M and Oklahoma were third and fourth, respectively, followed by Oklahoma State, Baylor and Kansas State. Missouri and Nebraska were tied for eighth place, and Texas Tech filled the final spot. Huskers Boast Experienced Coaching Staff One of the strengths is an experienced coaching staff. All three full-time coaches have served as head coaches at the Division I level and combine for more than 1,200 career wins. Anderson, who is in his eighth season, has 271 wins entering the Rice Invitational. Dave Bingham won 837 games in stints between Kansas and Emporia State, while Eric Newman won 95 wins in a three-year stint at Dallas Baptist. Huskers From Around the Nation The 2010 Huskers come from 14 states across the nation. Nebraska natives comprise a quarter of the 36-man openingday roster with nine spots, while the Huskers also have seven Texans on the 2010 roster. State Players Nebraska 9 Texas 7 California, Colorado 3 Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri 2 Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah, Washington 1 Four Huskers Honored by Baseball America A quartet of Husker players were recognized by Baseball America in its college preview issue. Outfielder Adam Bailey was the only Husker player on the publication s preseason all-big 12 team, as he hit.325 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs a year ago. Bailey led the Huskers in homers, RBIs and slugging percentage (.598) in DJ Belfonte was recognized as the best defensive outfielder in the Big 12 in Baseball America s preseason issue. Belfonte, who has played both center and right field in his Husker career, has a.981 career fielding percentage and has thrown out seven runners from the outfield during his career. Lemke was the fifth-rated freshman in the Big 12 by Baseball America after a dominant high school career. He went 25-9 with a 2.01 ERA in his career at Northwest Christian High School, striking out 333 over career innings. He is also ranked No. 32 nationally among all freshman by the publication. Nesseth Ranked Among Top Prospects Sophomore right-hander Mike Nesseth is rated by Baseball America as one of the top college 100 prospects for this June s Major League Baseball Draft. He is rated as the No. 92 college prospect by the publication. Nesseth, who went 5-4 with a pair of saves last season, is also the ninth-rated draft prospect in the Big 12 for this June s draft by the publication. Belfonte Named to Senior CLASS Watch List Nebraska outfielder DJ Belfonte was honored on Feb. 17, as one of 30 seniors from around the country named to the Lowe s Senior Class Award Watch List. A three-year starter, Belfonte has started 157 games in his first three seasons at Nebraska, helping the Huskers to a pair of NCAA Regional appearances. He ranks second on NU s career hit-by-pitch list with 43 and has led NU in stolen bases in each of the past two seasons. Last year, he hit.256 with two homers, 26 RBIs and 34 runs scored, as he topped NU in three offensive categories and was fourth on the team in both runs and walks. He is also a strong performer in the classroom, carrying a 3.72 GPA in finance and has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll all seven semesters at NU. A two-time academic All-Big 12 performer, Belfonte plans to Breaking Down the 2010 Husker Roster By First Season at Nebraska Year No. Players 2007: 2 Belfonte, Nesseth 2008: 5 Yost, Freeman, Haumptman, Farst, Mariot 2009: 11 Collins, Kalkowski, Bubak, Bailey, Burleson, Kiser, Asche, Thompson, Cooper, Kerkhoff, Roualdes 2010: 18 Christensen, Peters, Tate, Farmer Williams, Bublitz, Tolentino, Scheffert Niederklein, Vogt, Hirsch, Lemke, Adams, Hander, Hirschberg, Giller Dolsky, Hughes Huskers by Class Year Year No. Players Seniors: 6 Belfonte, Bubak, Bailey, Thompson, Farst, Roualdes Juniors: 9 Yost, Freeman, Tate, Hauptman, Tolentino, Adams, Mariot, Nesseth, Hughes Sophomores: 7 Collins, Kalkowski, Burleson, Kiser, Asche, Cooper, Kerkhoff Freshman: 14 Christensen, Peters, Farmer, Williams, Bublitz, Scheffert Niederklein, Vogt, Hirsch, Lemke, Hander, Hirschberg, Giller, Dolsky

7 Nebraska Baseball 2010 Weekly Release #2 Page 7 Feb. 25, 2010 Huskers.com attend law school following his playing career. Belfonte was one of three Big 12 student-athletes on the 30-member watch list, joining Oklahoma State s Tyler Lyons and Texas Russell Moldenhauer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence classroom, character, community and competition. The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and will be announced at the 2010 College World Series in Omaha. Success in the Classroom NU enjoyed a strong performance in the classroom by posting a team GPA of during the fall semester. The team GPA was the highest in tracking the program s GPA over the last 20 years and the second straight fall above a 3.0 GPA. A total of 23 Huskers were named to the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll for the fall semester, including DJ Belfonte, who has been on the honor roll all seven semesters at Nebraska. Fall Team GPA Year GPA Big 12 Commissioner s Fall Honor Roll Name Yr. Hometown Major Asche, Cody So. O Fallon, Mo. Economics Belfonte, DJ Sr. Kansas City, Mo. Finance Bublitz, Luke Fr. Thornton, Colo. Undeclared Burleson, Cory So. Midland, Texas Business Administration Christensen, Chad Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Undeclared Collins, Boomer So. Waxahachie, Texas Broadcasting Farmer, Kurt Fr. Columbus, Neb. Undeclared Farst, Tyler Sr. Cedar Park, Texas History Freeman, Matt Jr. Omaha, Neb. Nutrition Science Giller, Kurt Fr. Manhattan, Kan Undeclared Hander, Ryan Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Business Administration Hauptman, Casey Jr. Omaha, Neb. Business Administration Hirsch, Zach Fr. St. Charles, Ill. Business Administration Hirschberg, Pat Fr. Parker, Colo. Business Administration Hughes, Ryan Jr. Pleasanton, Calif. Sociology Kerkhoff, Nate So. Overland Park, Kan. International Studies Lemke, Tom Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. Undeclared Mariot, Michael Jr. Southlake, Texas Communication Studies Nesseth, Mike Jr. Windom, Minn. Business Administration Peters, Bryan Fr. Ft. Collins, Colo. Engineering Scheffert, Josh Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Undeclared Tolentino, Patric Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. Business Administration Vogt, Dylan Fr. Omaha, Neb. Undeclared Single-Game Tickets Go on Sale March 3rd Single-game general admission tickets for Husker baseball home games will go on sale on Wednesday, March 3. Singlegame reserved tickets are $10 with general admission prices set at $7 (adults) and $5 (youth/seniors). In addition, General admission tickets are free for children ages six and younger along with UNL students (with a valid student ID). The 2010 schedule includes Big 12 home series against Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech as well as nonconference matchups with Creighton, Wichita State, South Dakota State, Nebraska-Kearney, Houston Baptist, Northern Colorado and North Dakota. Single-game tickets are now available for the new Husker Home Run Terrace in right field. The 125-seat section features counter height tables and is located next to the visitors bullpen in right field. Join the Husker Home Run Club at Oklahoma St. The Husker Home Run Club is sponsoring a bus trip to Stillwater, Okla., to support the baseball team against Oklahoma State on Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4. The trip includes game tickets for both days, selected meals and accommodations at the Embassy Suites in Norman. The deadline for registration is March 24. For more information and to download a registration form for the bus trip, please log on to huskerhomerunclub.com or contact Ed Bolejack at Husker Baseball on Television The Nebraska Athletic Department and NET Television announced on Feb. 19 that seven Nebraska baseball games will be televised statewide on the network this spring. All seven contests will be carried across Nebraska on NET-1 and in high definition on NET-HD. The 2010 telecast schedule begins on Tuesday, April 6, as the Huskers host Creighton in the first of three match ups between the programs this season. First pitch from Hawks Field is set for 6:35 p.m. Five of the NET contests will air in April, including home games against Wichita State (April 13), Kansas (April 18), and Texas A&M (April 30), along with the Huskers first game against Creighton at Rosenblatt Stadium (April 20). The May schedule includes a pair of games, including the Huskers final regular-season game against Creighton in historic Rosenblatt Stadium on May 18, and the middle game of Nebraska s series against Texas Tech (May 22). A total of eight Husker baseball games will be televised in 2010, as Nebraska s game at Texas on March 21 will be carried nationally on Fox College Sports Nebraska Baseball TV Schedule Date Opponent TV Time 3/21 at Texas Fox College Sports 1:05 p.m. 4/6 Creighton NET 6:35 p.m. 4/13 Wichita State NET 6:35 p.m. 4/18 Kansas NET 1:05 p.m. 4/20 at Creighton NET 6:30 p.m. 4/30 Texas A&M NET 6:35 p.m. 5/18 vs. Creighton NET 7 p.m. 5/22 Texas Tech NET 2:05 p.m. Next Up The Huskers will wrap up its season-opening 10-game road trip, as they travel to No. 17 UCLA for a three-game series beginning on Friday, March 5. The Huskers will open the home portion of their schedule against Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday, March 16, at 1:35 p.m Baseball Schedule A minimum of 24 games will be carried on HuskersNside or Huskers.com during the 2010 season. The HuskersNside broadcasts feature video with audio from the Husker Sports Network, while the Huskers.com feed are in cooperation with NET Television. HuskersNside also features video features, the Bank of the West Husker Baseball Show and much more. To become a HuskersNside subscriber, log on Huskers.com today. HuskersNside 2010 Schedule Date Opponent Time March 10 Nebraska-Kearney 1:05 p.m. March 12 Houston Baptist 1:05 p.m. March 13 Houston Baptist 2:05 p.m. March 14 Houston Baptist 1:05 p.m. March 16 South Dakota State 1:35 p.m. March 23 Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. March 24 Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. March 26 Oklahoma # 6:35 p.m. March 27 Oklahoma # 2:05 p.m. March 30 North Dakota 6:35 p.m. March 31 North Dakota 1:05 p.m. April 16 Kansas # 6:35 p.m. May 2 Texas A&M # 11:05 a.m. May 7 Southeast Missouri State 6:35 p.m. May 8 Southeast Missouri State 2:05 p.m. May 9 Southeast Missouri State 12:05 p.m. May 21 Texas Tech # 6:35 p.m. May 23 Texas Tech # 1:05 p.m. Huskers.com Free Video Streams Date Opponent Time April 6 Creighton 6:35 p.m. April 13 Wichita State 6:35 p.m. April 18 Kansas # 1:05 p.m. April 30 Texas A&M # 6:35 p.m. May 18 vs. Creighton 7 p.m. May 22 Texas Tech # 2:05 p.m.