Huskers Win School-Record 57 Games and Reach College World Series for Third Time in Five Years

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2 2005 Season Review Huskers Win School-Record 57 Games and Reach College World Series for Third Time in Five Years The Huskers celebrate after winning the Super Regional with a 6-3 victory over Miami. It marked NU s third College World Series appearance in the last five years. Alex Gordon earned national player-of-the-year honors and was the No. 2 pick in the 2005 Major Leauge Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals. While the 2005 Nebraska baseball season will be remembered for many things, it was the never-say-die attitude that captured the hearts of Husker fans around the state. Never was the Huskers true spirit more evident than on college baseball s grandest stage the College World Series in Omaha. Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning, the Huskers were down to their last at-bat, looking to extend the most successful season in school history. As they had done 20 times during the season, Nebraska began to rally, opening the inning with two hits before Alex Gordon s RBI single pulled NU within 5-4. Two batters later, freshman Andy Gerch provided one of the most memorable moments in school history, sending an 0-2 pitch into the left-fi eld bleachers, giving the Huskers a 7-5 lead. Alas, the lead was short-lived, as Arizona State scored twice in the bottom of the ninth including a game-tying homer by Jeff Larish before ending one of the most memorable games in recent CWS history two innings later for an 8-7 ASU win. For Head Coach Mike Anderson, the heart shown by the Huskers was a characteristic that he saw develop throughout the year. This was a resilient group all year long, Anderson said. We fought and fought, and it didn t surprise me at all that we scored those runs in the ninth. While its resiliency allowed the Huskers to never be out of a contest, Anderson credited the team s selfl essness as the catalyst for going from eighth to fi rst in the Big 12 and returning to the College World Series for the fi rst time since For Nebraska s eight seniors, 2005 capped a remarkable fi ve-year run in which NU won 237 games, claimed three Big 12 titles and made three College World Series appearances. We re at the World Series this year because we had a group of young men that gave of themselves for their team, Anderson said. It s the most unique group of young men that I ve ever been around. They bought into the team concept. They understood the team concept and got to where they are at because of the team concept. I can t say how proud I am of them. A total of six Huskers were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including four players in the top 10 rounds. Alex Gordon became Nebraska s fi fth fi rst-round pick, as he was chosen by Kansas City with the No. 2 overall pick. Brian Duensing and Zach Kroenke joined Gordon as players taken in the fi rst fi ve rounds, as they were picked in the third and fi fth rounds, respectively. The trio s selections marked the fi rst time that three Huskers were taken in the fi rst fi ve rounds of the draft. Nebraska relied on the combination of a dominant pitching staff, strong defense and clutch hitting to put together a record and sweep the Big 12 regularseason and tournament titles en route to a berth in the College World Series. The 57 wins not only led the nation, but easily topped the previous school mark of 51 set in The Huskers fi nished the year ranked as high as fi fth in the national polls after opening the year at No. 50 in Baseball America s preseason issue. On the mound, Nebraska put together one of the most dominant staffs in Big 12 history. The Huskers ranked second nationally with a Big 12-low 2.69 ERA, the best by a Husker staff since NU set single- 58

3 season records for wins (57), saves (23) and strikeouts (538), while holding opponents to a.227 average. The heart of the staff was a four-man rotation of right-handers Joba Chamberlain and Johnny Dorn and southpaws Brian Duensing and Zach Kroenke. The quartet combined for a 37-6 record, as all earned All- Big 12 honors in A transfer from Division II Nebraska-Kearney, Chamberlain took the Big 12 by storm, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA en route to third-team All-America honors. The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a fi rst-team allleague pick, Chamberlain was second in the Big 12 with 130 strikeouts and ranked in the top 10 in seven categories. The sophomore right-hander recorded fi ve double-digit strikeout performances, including 15 against New Mexico in just his second start as a Husker. Chamberlain saved his best performance of the year until the Super Regional against Miami, which he fanned 13 and allowed one run over eight innings to out-duel Cesar Carillo in a 3-1 win. Dorn became one of the Big 12 s top freshmen, going 12-2 to capture third-team All-America honors. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a fi rst-team allconference selection, Dorn went 12-2 with a 2.16 ERA, tying for the league lead in wins and ranking among the top fi ve in the Big 12 in wins, ERA and opponent batting average. Dorn was superb in conference play, going 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA, as he earned the clinching win in fi ve of NU s eight series victories. Duensing returned from missing nearly two full seasons with an elbow injury to post an 8-0 record and earn All-Big 12 honors. Duensing split time between the rotation and the bullpen, but saved his best effort for the Big 12 title game, when he tossed 7.2 innings of shutout ball, as NU blanked Baylor, 1-0, to win the conference tournament title. Kroenke rounded out the quartet, going 7-2 with a 2.82 ERA to pick up second-team all-conference Brian Duensing went 8-0 in 2005 and tossed 7.2 innings of shutout ball in the Big 12 Tournament title game in Oklahoma City. First baseman Curtis Ledbetter earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and was named MVP of the 2005 Big 12 Tournament. He was also chosen in the 18th round by the Seattle Mariners in the 2005 MLB Draft. accolades. The Omaha native saved his best efforts for NU s biggest moments, tossing a complete game against Kansas State to help clinch the Big 12 title. Two weeks later, Kroenke struck out a career-high 13 in a complete-game masterpiece against Creighton in the regional title game. While NU s rotation was the envy of much of college baseball, the Huskers also relied on a talented bullpen led by closer Brett Jensen. The junior ranked third in the country with 16 saves to earn All-Big 12 honors, while set-up man Dustin Timm also earned All-Big 12 honors. Offensively, the Huskers were led by the leadership and all-around abilities of third baseman Alex Gordon. A two-time All-American, Gordon etched his name in Husker history by becoming the fi rst NU baseball player to be named national player of the year. The junior from Lincoln hit.372 with 19 homers, 66 RBIs and 23 stolen bases, as he topped the Big 12 in six categories and became the fi rst player in seven years to repeat as conference player of the year. Gordon was one of four hitters to receive All-Big 12 honors in Senior fi rst baseman Curtis Ledbetter garnered fi rst-team All-Big 12 honors, hitting.319 with 13 homers and 55 RBIs. He ranked fourth in the Big 12 in homers and was named MVP of the Big 12 Tournament, leading NU back to its fourth conference tournament title since While Gordon and Ledbetter provided most of the offensive fi repower, seniors Joe Simokaitis and Daniel Bruce provided leadership with their relentless aggressiveness on the fi eld to instrumental roles in Simokaitis fi nished his career as the Big 12 s alltime leader in assists and routinely made spectacular plays look routine. A 10th-round pick in the MLB Draft, Simokaitis put together the best offensive year of his career, hitting.310 with three homers, 37 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Bruce shined in both the classroom and on the diamond in A second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, he was named Nebraska s Male Student- Athlete of the Year and earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Bruce also hit.322 with fi ve homers and 32 RBIs to earn All-Big 12 honors. Fans also turned out in record numbers to watch the Huskers in 2005, as NU averaged a school-record 4,984 fans per home game to rank sixth nationally. Hawks Field drew seven of its 10 largest crowds in 2005, highlighted by a school-record crowd of 8,771 for the Super Regional clinching win over Miami. NU enjoyed immense success at home, going 33-4 at its home park, including a perfect 5-0 during the NCAA Tournament. While Nebraska was dominant at home, the Huskers put themselves in position to reach the postseason with success on the road. NU went 15-6 in road games during the regular season, a total that ranked third nationally. In Big 12 play, the Huskers stayed in contention for the league title, going 8-4 away from Hawks Field and winning every conference road series for the fi rst time since Heading into the fi nal weekend of the season, the Huskers were two games behind Baylor in the conference race. Nebraska won its fi rst two games against Kansas State, while Baylor and Missouri split their fi rst two contests, putting the Huskers in position to earn a share of the league crown. Behind Kroenke s complete-game gem on Senior Day, Nebraska posted a 3-1 victory, while Missouri capped NU s title hopes by beating Baylor in Waco later that day, giving the two teams a share of the Big 12 crown. The two teams would meet one week later with the Big 12 Tournament title on the line. The game was scoreless until the sixth when Andy Gerch s sacrifi ce fl y plated Gordon for the game s only run. Duensing and Jensen combined on a three-hit shutout to give NU a 1-0 win over the Bears and the Huskers fourth Big 12 Tourney crown since

4 2005 Season Stats Overall Record 19-8 Big Home 15-6 Away 9-5 Neutral Individual Hitting Player AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD Gordon, Alex Buckman, Brandon Bruce, Daniel Ledbetter, Curtis Simokaitis, Joe Fusilier, Brandon Wehrle, Ryan Boyer, Jesse Christy, Jeff Hightower, Mark Gerch, Andy Bohanan, Ryan Opitz, Jake Adams, Trey Nimmo, Bryce Totals Opponents LOB - Team (587), Opp (460). DPs turned - Team (62), Opp (62). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). CI - Team (2), Christy, J. 2. IBB - Team (17), Gordon, A. 13, Fusilier, B. 1, Ledbetter, C 1, Opitz, J. 1, Wehrle, R. 1, Opp (13). Picked off - Wehrle, R. 2, Gordon, A. 2, Fusilier, B. 2, Gerch, A. 1, Adams, T. 1, Nimmo, B. 1, Simokaitis 1, Buckman, B. 1, Ledbetter, C 1, Christy, J. 1. Individual Pitching Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Dorn, Johnny Kroenke, Zach Chamberlain, Joba Duensing, Brian Klausing, Jon Jensen, Brett Timm, Dustin Becker, Jeremy Foust, Matt Bohanan, Ryan Watson, Tony Harmelink, Mike Shirek, Phil Wertz, Luke Totals Opponents PB - Team (14), Christy, J. 11, Ledbetter, C 2, Hightower 1, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (13), Watson, T. 3, Christy, J. 3, Kroenke, Z. 2, Duensing, B. 2, Chamberlain 1, Ledbetter, C 1, Dorn, J. 1, Opp (13). 3), Klausing, J. (0-2), Bowden, J. (1-1), Becker, J. (1-1). Fielding Statistics Player C PO A E Fld% DPs SBA CS PB CI Buckman, Brandon Hightower, Mark Chamberlain, Joba Duensing, Brian Kroenke, Zach Dorn, Johnny Shirek, Phil Watson, Tony Bohanan, Ryan Harmelink, Mike Wertz, Luke Becker, Jeremy Foust, Matt Klausing, Jon Boyer, Jesse Christy, Jeff Ledbetter, Curtis Nimmo, Bryce Bruce, Daniel Simokaitis, Joe Gerch, Andy Adams, Trey Wehrle, Ryan Opitz, Jake Gordon, Alex Fusilier, Brandon Timm, Dustin Jensen, Brett Totals Opponents

5 2005 Big 12 Stats 19-8 Big Home 8-4 Away Individual Hitting Player AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD Gordon, Alex Bruce, Daniel Ledbetter, Curtis Boyer, Jesse Simokaitis, Joe Buckman, Brandon Christy, Jeff Fusilier, Brandon Wehrle, Ryan Opitz, Jake Adams, Trey Gerch, Andy Nimmo, Bryce Bohanan, Ryan Hightower, Mark Totals Opponents LOB -Team (218), Opp (182). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (22). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). CI - Team (1), Christy, J. 1. IBB - Team (10), Gordon, A. 8, Ledbetter, C 1, Wehrle, R. 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Gordon, A. 1, Ledbetter, C 1, Wehrle, R. 1, Buckman, B. 1, Gerch, A. 1, Christy, J. 1, Nimmo, B. 1, Adams, T. 1. Individual Pitching Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Dorn, Johnny Kroenke, Zach Chamberlain, Joba Duensing, Brian Watson, Tony Harmelink, Mike Bohanan, Ryan Timm, Dustin Jensen, Brett Becker, Jeremy Wertz, Luke Shirek, Phil Totals Opponents PB - Team (6), Christy, J. 5, Ledbetter, C 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (5), Kroenke, Z. 2, Duensing, B. 2, Christy, J. 1, Opp. (8). Miscellaneous Statistics Category... Record Overall Big 12 Conference Big 12 Tournament NCAA Regional NCAA Super Regional College World Series Non-Conference vs. Ranked Teams vs. Unranked Teams Home Away Neutral Day Night vs. Left vs. Right Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Run games Run games Run games In Extra Innings Shutouts Game 1 of Big 12 series Game 2 of Big 12 series Game 3 of Big 12 series Scoring first When opponent scores first or More Hits < 10 Hits When NU starter goes 5+ innings When NU starter goes <5 innings Leading after six innings Trailing after six innings Tied after six innings Leading after seven innings Trailing after seven innings Tied after seven innings Leading after eight innings Trailing after eight innings Tied after eight innings Last at-bat wins...4 Last at-bat losses...7 When hitting a home run When not hitting a home run When allowing a home run When not allowing a home run When striking out 10 or more batters When striking out < 10 batters February March April May June White Tops Red Tops Grey Tops w/red White Sleeveless Tops w/pinstripes Red Caps Grey Caps *- does not include one game that went only seven innings. 61

6 2005 Schedule and Results Overall Record 19-8 Big 12 Date Opponent Score NU R-H-E Opp. R-H-E Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Att. Time Feb. 17 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Timm, D. (W, 1-0) 150 3:13 Feb. 18 at Hawaii-Hilo W, 2-1 (7) Jensen, B. (W, 1-0) 150 2:15 Feb. 18 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Duensing, B. (W, 1-0) 150 2:27 Feb. 19 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Watson, T. (W,1-0) 200 2:45 Feb. 20 at Hawaii Hilo W, Shirek, P. (W, 1-0) 200 2:47 Feb. 25 vs. New Mexico W, Chamberlain (W, 1-0) 2,466 3:15 Feb. 27 at Rice W, Duensing, B. (W, 2-0) 2,824 2:37 March 4 vs. Rice W, Chamberlain (W, 2-0) 3,471 2:39 March 5 vs. Texas State L, 1-2 (10) Dorn, J. (L, 0-1) 2,790 2:55 March 6 vs. USC L, Watson, T. (L, 1-1) 1,245 3:25 March 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, Chamberlain (W, 3-0) 2,414 2:10 March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 15-1 (7) Kroenke, Z. (W, 1-0) - 2:03 March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 15-3 (7) Dorn, J. (W, 1-1) 3,079 1:53 March 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, Shirek, P. (W, 2-0) 2,094 2:41 March 15 NORTHERN COLORADO W, Duensing, B. (W, 3-0) 1,210 2:43 March 16 NORTHERN COLORADO W, Watson, T. (W, 2-1) 1,619 2:15 March 17 NORTHERN COLORADO W, Dorn, J. (W, 2-1) 1,508 2:40 March 18 SETON HALL W, Chamberlain (W, 4-0) 1,353 2:41 March 19 SETON HALL W, Kroenke, Z. (W, 2-0) 2,053 2:37 March 20 SETON HALL W, Shirek, P. (W, 3-0) 2,198 2:35 March 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, Watson, T. (W, 3-1) 1,591 2:06 March 26 at Kansas L, Jensen, B. (L, 1-1) - 3:00 March 26 at Kansas W, Kroenke, Z. (W, 3-0) 1,020 2:50 March 27 at Kansas W, Duensing, B. (W, 4-0) 904 2:37 March 29 CREIGHTON W, Dorn, J. (W, 3-1) 7,278 2:09 April 1 OKLAHOMA STATE W, Timm, D. (W, 2-0) 5,910 2:23 April 2 OKLAHOMA STATE W, Kroenke, Z. (W, 4-0) 6,596 2:29 April 3 OKLAHOMA STATE W, 10-0 (7) Duensing, B. (W, 5-0) 5,638 2:05 April 5 at Creighton L, Timm, D. (L, 2-1) 7,012 2:25 April 6 IOWA W, Dorn, J. (W, 4-1) 2,468 2:14 April 8 TEXAS W, 4-3 (16) Timm, D. (W, 3-1) 8,485 4:17 April 9 TEXAS L, Kroenke, Z. (L, 4-1) 8,163 2:59 April 10 TEXAS L, 5-6 (8) Shirek, P. (L, 3-1) 5,947 3:06 April 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 12-1 (7) Watson, T. (W, 4-1) - 2:06 April 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 10-0 (8) Bohanan, R. (W, 1-0) 2,011 2:00 April 15 at Texas A&M W, Chamberlain (W, 5-0) 6,812 1:55 April 16 at Texas A&M L, 4-5 (10) Jensen, B. (L, 1-2) 6,326 3:08 April 17 at Texas A&M W, Dorn, J. (W, 5-1) 5,742 2:36 April 20 vs. Northern Iowa W, Becker, J. (W, 1-0) 2,159 3:01 April 22 BAYLOR W, Chamberlain (W, 6-0) 5,015 2:45 April 23 BAYLOR L, Kroenke, Z. (L, 4-2) 5,481 3:21 April 24 BAYLOR W, Dorn, J. (W, 6-1) 5,584 2:26 April 27 at Wichita State W, Shirek, P. (W, 4-1) 5,270 2:47 April 28 at Oklahoma L, Chamberlain (L, 6-1) 1,546 2:47 April 29 at Oklahoma W, Kroenke, Z. (W, 5-2) 1,123 2:38 April 30 at Oklahoma W, Dorn, J. (W, 7-1) 2,419 2:56 May 6 MISSOURI L, Chamberlain (L, 6-2) 6,441 2:40 May 7 MISSOURI W, Timm, D. (W, 4-1) 6,026 2:54 May 8 MISSOURI W, 6-5 (11) Jensen, B. (W, 2-2) 5,849 3:22 May 10 vs. Creighton L, Bohanan, R. (L, 1-1) 20,011 2:46 May 13 at Texas Tech W, Duensing, B. (W, 6-0) 3,370 3:07 May 14 at Texas Tech W, Dorn, J. (W, 8-1) 2,584 2:31 May 15 at Texas Tech L, Jensen, B. (L, 2-3) 2,443 2:51 May 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, Watson, T. (W, 5-1) 4,304 2:56 May 18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, Wertz, L. (W, 1-0) 3,164 2:00 May 20 KANSAS STATE W, Chamberlain (W, 7-2) 6,593 2:50 May 21 KANSAS STATE W, Dorn, J. (W, 9-1) 6,056 2:55 May 22 KANSAS STATE W, Kroenke, Z. (W, 6-2) 6,653 2:16 May 25 vs. Texas Tech L, Jensen, B. (L, 2-4) 6,078 2:58 May 26 vs. Oklahoma W, Chamberlain (W, 8-2) 5,451 2:47 May 27 vs. Texas Tech W, Dorn, J. (W, 10-1) 5,909 2:05 May 28 vs. Missouri W, Jensen, B. (W, 3-4) 6,032 2:54 May 28 vs. Missouri W, Watson, T. (W, 6-1) 4,091 3:06 May 29 vs. Baylor W, Duensing, B. (W, 7-0) 5,862 2:25 June 3 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, Duensing, B. (W, 8-0) 7,669 3:10 June 4 CREIGHTON W, Dorn, J. (W, 11-1) 8,662 2:40 June 5 CREIGHTON W, Kroenke, Z. (W, 7-2) 8,304 2:38 June 10 MIAMI W, Chamberlain (W, 9-2) 8,308 2:19 June 11 vs. MIAMI W, Dorn, J. (W, 12-1) 8,711 3:03 June 17 vs. Arizona State W, Chamberlain (W, 10-2) 24,904 3:13 June 19 vs. Florida L, Dorn, J. (L, 12-2) 26,813 3:09 June 21 vs. Arizona State L, 7-8 (11) Jensen, B. (L, 3-5) 26,220 4:07 Key: * = Big 12 Conference game; () innings of games that did not go nine innings 62

7 Miscellaneous Stats Game Highs Hitting Streaks Starting Lineups Team Game Highs Batting At bats: vs. Texas (April 8) Runs scored: (2 games) Hits: vs. Missouri (May 28) RBIs: (2 games) Doubles: vs. Creighton (June 5) Triples: vs. Missouri (May 28) Home runs: vs. South Dakota State (March 13) Total bases: vs. South Dakota State (March 13) Walks: (3 games) Strikeouts: vs. Baylor (April 23) Sac hits: vs. Hawaii-Hilo (Feb. 18) Sac flies: vs. Creighton (June 4) Stolen bases: vs. Hawaii-Hilo (Feb. 18) Hit by pitch: vs. Texas State (March 5) Caught stealing: (2 games) Runners LOB: vs. Texas (April 8) Hit into DP: vs. Northern Iowa (April 20) Fielding Putouts: vs. Texas (April 08) Assists: vs. Arizona State (June 21) Errors: (2 games) Passed balls: (2 games) DPs turned: (5 games) Pitching Innings pitched: vs. Texas (April 8) Runs allowed: vs. Texas (April 9) Earned runs: vs. Texas (April 9) Walks allowed: (2 games) Strikeouts: vs. New Mexico (Feb. 25) Hits allowed: vs. Texas (April 9) Homers allowed: (3 games) Wild pitches: (4 games) Hit batters: vs. Creighton (June 4) Individual Game Highs Batting At bats: Ledbetter, Curtis & Buckman, Brandon vs. Texas (April 8) Runs scored: (6 games) Hits: Ledbetter, Curtis vs. Missouri (May 28) RBIs: Nimmo, Bryce vs. Seton Hall (March 19) Gerch, Andy vs. Missouri (May 28) Doubles: (7 games) Triples: (15 games) Home runs: (8 games) Total bases: Ledbetter, Curtis vs. South Dakota State (March 13) Walks: Gordon, Alex vs. Texas (April 8) Simokaitis, Joe vs. Arizona State (June 21) Strikeouts: Boyer, Jesse vs. Baylor (April 23) Sac hits: Simokaitis, Joe vs. Hawaii-Hilo (Feb. 18) Gerch, Andy vs. Baylor (May 29) Sac flies: (28 games) Stolen bases: Gordon, Alex vs. Hawaii-Hilo (Feb. 18) Simokaitis, Joe vs. Seton Hall (March 20) Hit by pitch: (5 games) Caught stealing: Gordon, Alex vs. Texas A&M (April 15) Runners LOB: Ledbetter, Curtis vs. Creighton (April 5) Fielding Putouts: Ledbetter, Curtis vs. Creighton (June 4) Assists: Opitz, Jake vs. Northern Illinois (May 18) Errors: (8 games) Passed balls: Christy, Jeff vs. Missouri (May 7) Pitching Innings pitched: (7 games) Runs allowed: Watson, Tony vs. Missouri (May 28) Earned runs: (4 games) Strikeouts: Chamberlain, Joba vs. New Mexico (Feb. 25) Multiple-Hit Games Player Total Gordon, Alex Ledbetter, Curtis Simokaitis, Joe Bruce, Daniel Buckman, Brandon Gerch, Andy Boyer, Jesse Fusilier, Brandon Wehrle, Ryan Christy, Jeff Opitz, Jake Bohanan, Ryan Adams, Trey Nimmo, Bryce Hightower, Mark TEAM Multiple-RBI Games Player Total Gordon, Alex Ledbetter, Curtis Fusilier, Brandon Gerch, Andy Buckman, Brandon Wehrle, Ryan Simokaitis, Joe Christy, Jeff Opitz, Jake Bohanan, Ryan Bruce, Daniel Boyer, Jesse Adams, Trey Nimmo, Bryce Hightower, Mark TEAM Hitting Streaks Player Longest End of Season Streak Simokaitis, Joe Ledbetter, Curtis 16 1 Bruce, Daniel 15 8 Fusilier, Brandon 13 - Gordon, Alex 13 2 Buckman, Brandon 8 1 Boyer, Jesse 7 2 Adams, Trey 6 - Wehrle, Ryan 6 - Gerch, Andy 5 4 Opitz, Jake 5 - Christy, Jeff 4 3 Nimmo, Bryce 3 - Bohanan, Ryan 3 - Hightower, Mark 1 - Starts By Position Pos. Name Starts (Record) P: Chamberlain, Joba 18 (15-3); Kroenke, Zach 16 (11-5); Dorn, Johnny 13 (12-1); Duensing, Brian 10 (7-3); Shirek, Phil 7 (4-3); Watson, Tony 5 (5-0); Wertz, Luke 2 (2-0); Bohanan, Ryan 1 (1-0) C: Christy, Jeff 64 (51-13); Ledbetter, Curtis 7 (5-2); Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0) 1B: Ledbetter, Curtis 60 (48-12); Buckman, Brandon 12 (9-3) 2B: Wehrle, Ryan 40 (33-7); Opitz, Jake 32 (24-8) 3B: Gordon, Alex 72 (57-15) SS: Simokaitis, Joe 69 (54-15); Wehrle, Ryan 3 (3-0) LF: Fusilier, Brandon 37 (29-8); Boyer, Jesse 22 (16-6); Gerch, Andy 12 (11-1); Adams, Trey 1 (1-0) CF: Bruce, Daniel 44 (33-11); Nimmo, Bryce 17 (15-2); Adams, Trey 9 (7-2); Gerch, Andy 2 (2-0) RF: Boyer, Jesse 22 (17-5); Gerch, Andy 21 (16-5) Adams, Trey 15 (12-3); Bruce, Daniel 14 (12-2) DH: Buckman, Brandon 33 (24-9); Fusilier, Brandon 17 (13-4); Bohanan, Ryan 14 (12-2); Ledbetter, Curtis 3 (3-0); Gerch, Andy 3 (3-0); Boyer, Jesse 1 (1-0) Opitz, Jake 1 (1-0) 63

8 2005 Game-by-Game Team Hitting Game-by-Game Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb. 17 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 18 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 18 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 19 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 20 at Hawaii Hilo Feb. 25 vs. New Mexico Feb. 27 at Rice March 4 vs. Rice March 5 vs. Texas State March 6 vs. USC March 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 15 NORTHERN COLORADO March 16 NORTHERN COLORADO March 17 NORTHERN COLORADO March 18 SETON HALL March 19 SETON HALL March 20 SETON HALL March 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS March 26 at Kansas* March 26 at Kansas* March 27 at Kansas* March 29 Creighton April 1 OKLAHOMA STATE* April 2 OKLAHOMA STATE* April 3 OKLAHOMA STATE* April 5 at Creighton April 6 Iowa April 8 TEXAS* April 9 TEXAS* April 10 TEXAS* April 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE April 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE April 15 at Texas A&M* April 16 at Texas A&M* April 17 at Texas A&M* April 20 vs. Northern Iowa April 22 BAYLOR* April 23 BAYLOR* April 24 BAYLOR* April 27 at Wichita State April 28 at Oklahoma* April 29 at Oklahoma* April 30 at Oklahoma* May 6 MISSOURI* May 7 MISSOURI* May 8 MISSOURI* May 10 vs. Creighton May 13 at Texas Tech* May 14 at Texas Tech* May 15 at Texas Tech* May 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS May 18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS May 20 KANSAS STATE* May 21 KANSAS STATE* May 22 KANSAS STATE* May 25 vs. Texas Tech May 26 vs. Oklahoma May 27 vs. Texas Tech May 28 vs. Missouri May 28 vs. Missouri May 29 vs. Baylor June 3 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO June 4 CREIGHTON June 5 CREIGHTON June 10 MIAMI June 11 MIAMI June 17 vs. Arizona State June 19 vs. Florida June 21 vs. Arizona State Totals * - Big 12 game 64

9 2005 Game-by-Game Team Pitching Game-by-Game Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb. 17 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 18 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 18 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 19 at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 20 at Hawaii Hilo Feb. 25 vs. New Mexico Feb. 27 at Rice March 4 vs. Rice March 5 vs. Texas State March 6 vs. USC March 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE March 15 NORTHERN COLORADO March 16 NORTHERN COLORADO March 17 NORTHERN COLORADO March 18 SETON HALL March 19 SETON HALL March 20 SETON HALL March 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS March 26 at Kansas* March 26 at Kansas* March 27 at Kansas* March 29 Creighton April 1 OKLAHOMA STATE* April 2 OKLAHOMA STATE* April 3 OKLAHOMA STATE* April 5 at Creighton April 6 Iowa April 8 TEXAS* April 9 TEXAS* April 10 TEXAS* April 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE April 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE April 15 at Texas A&M* April 16 at Texas A&M* April 17 at Texas A&M* April 20 vs. Northern Iowa April 22 BAYLOR* April 23 BAYLOR* April 24 BAYLOR* April 27 at Wichita State April 28 at Oklahoma* April 29 at Oklahoma* April 30 at Oklahoma* May 6 MISSOURI* May 7 MISSOURI* May 8 MISSOURI* May 10 vs. Creighton May 13 at Texas Tech* May 14 at Texas Tech* May 15 at Texas Tech* May 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS May 18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS May 20 KANSAS STATE* May 21 KANSAS STATE* May 22 KANSAS STATE* May 25 vs. Texas Tech May 26 vs. Oklahoma May 27 vs. Texas Tech May 28 vs. Missouri May 28 vs. Missouri May 29 vs. Baylor June 3 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO June 4 CREIGHTON June 5 CREIGHTON June 10 MIAMI June 11 MIAMI June 17 vs. Arizona State June 19 vs. Florida June 21 vs. Arizona State Totals * = Big 12 game 65

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

11 Big 12 Information Final Standings All Conference Teams Season Stats NCAA Results Final Big 12 Team Standings School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Streak #%Nebraska L2 #Baylor L1 Texas W7 Missouri L1 Oklahoma L1 Oklahoma St L2 Kansas L3 Texas Tech L2 Texas A&M L2 Kansas State L3 #-Regular Season Co-Champions; %-Big 12 Tournament Champion 2005 Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament SBC Bricktown Ballpark Wednesday, May 25 Game 1: #6 Oklahoma State 10, #3 Texas 4 Game 2: #2 Baylor 2, #7 Kansas 1 (10 inn.) Game 3: #4 Missouri 8, #5 Oklahoma 7 Game 4: #8 Texas Tech 5, #1 Nebraska 3 Thursday, May 26 Game 5: Texas 9, Kansas 0 Game 6: Nebraska 6, Oklahoma 3 Game 7: Baylor 8, Oklahoma State 3 Game 8: Missouri 10, Texas Tech 1 Friday, May 27 Game 9: Texas 6, Oklahoma State 1 Game 10: Nebraska 2, Texas Tech 1 Saturday, May 28 Game 11: Baylor 9, Texas 8 (FSN) Game 12: Nebraska 5, Missouri 4 (FSN) Game 13: Nebraska 17, Missouri 9 Sunday, May 30 Game 14: Nebraska 1, Baylor 0 (FSN) All-Big 12 Team (Selected by League Coaches) First Team C-Taylor Teagarden, Texas 1B-Curtis Ledbetter, Nebraska 3B-Alex Gordon, Nebraska IF-Joey Callender, Texas Tech IF-Seth Johnston, Texas IF-Cliff Pennington, Texas A&M IF-Cameron Blair, Texas Tech OF-Drew Stubbs, Texas OF-A.J. Van Slyke, Kansas OF-Corey Brown, Oklahoma State OF-James Boone, Missouri DH-Zach Dillon, Baylor UT-Adam Carr, Oklahoma State SP-Max Scherzer, Missouri SP-Joba Chamberlain, Nebraska SP-Kyle McCulloch, Texas SP-Johnny Dorn, Nebraska SP-Mark McCormick, Baylor RP-J. Brent Cox, Texas RP-Ryan LaMotta, Baylor Honorable Mention (NU players only): 2B Ryan Wehrle, Nebraska; P Brian Duensing, Nebraska; P Dustin Timm, Nebraska Big 12 Individual Honors Coach of the Year Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Newcomer of the Year Freshman Player of the Year Freshman Pitcher of the Year Mike Anderson, Nebraska Alex Gordon, Nebraska Max Scherzer, Missouri Joba Chamberlain, Nebraska Corey Brown, Oklahoma State Johnny Dorn, Nebraska Second Team C-Josh Ford, Baylor 1B-Jared Schweitzer, Kansas 3B-Ryan Rohlinger, Oklahoma IF-Russell Raley, Oklahoma IF-Ryne Price, Kansas IF-Joe Simokaitis, Nebraska IF-Chris Guitierrez, Oklahoma State OF-Hunter Mense, Missouri OF-Matt Baty, Kansas OF-Daniel Bruce, Nebraska DH-Ryan Hill, Texas A&M UT-Clay Van Hook, Texas SP-Cory VanAllen, Baylor SP-Kodiak Quick, Kansas SP-Nathan Culp, Missouri SP-Zach Kroenke, Nebraska SP-Garrett Patterson, Oklahoma RP-Taylor Parker, Missouri RP-Brett Jensen, Nebraska Big 12 Team Statistics (All Games) Hitting Team G Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State Nebraska Texas Texas Tech Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Texas A&M Baylor Pitching Team G ERA W-L SV IP H R ER BB SO Nebraska Texas Missouri Baylor Texas A&M Oklahoma State Kansas State Kansas Oklahoma Texas Tech NCAA Tournament Results NCAA Austin Regional at Texas 20, Quinnipiac 2 Arkansas 9, at Texas 2 at Texas 12, Miami (Ohio) 5 at Texas 19, Arkansas 8 at Texas 5, Arkansas 2 (Regional champion) NCAA Lincoln Regional at Nebraska 8, Illinois-Chicago 6 at Nebraska 10, Creighton 8 at Nebraska 10, Creighton 8 (Regional Champion) NCAA Waco Regional at Baylor 8, Texas-San Antonio 3 at Baylor 8, TCU 3 at Baylor 4, Stanford 3 (12 inn.) (Regional Champion) NCAA Oxford Regional Oklahoma 5, Southern Miss 4 at Ole Miss 7, Oklahoma 3 Oklahoma 11, Maine 10 at Ole Miss 20, Oklahoma 5 (Oklahoma eliminated) NCAA Fullerton Regional Arizona 5, Missouri 3 Missouri 14, Harvard 6 at Cal State Fullerton 8, Missouri 6 (Missouri eliminated) NCAA Lincoln Super Regional at Nebraska 3, Miami 1 at Nebraska 6, Miami 3 (NU advances to CWS) NCAA Waco Super Regional Clemson 4, at Baylor 2 at Baylor 7, Clemson 1 at Baylor 6, Clemson 1 (BU advances to CWS) NCAA Oxford Super Regional at Mississippi 6, Texas 4 Texas 3, at Mississippi 1 Texas 6, at Mississippi 4 (UT advances to CWS) NCAA World Series, Omaha, Neb. Nebraska Results Nebraska 5, Arizona State 3 Florida 7, Nebraska 4 Arizona State 8, Nebraska 7 (11 inn., NU eliminated) Baylor Results Texas 5, Baylor 1 Baylor 4, Oregon State 3 (10 inn.) Baylor 8, Tulane 7 Texas 4, Baylor 3 (Baylor eliminated) Texas Results Texas 5, Baylor 1 Texas 4, Baylor 3 Texas 5, Tulane 0 Texas 4, Florida 2 Texas 6, Florida 2 (NCAA champion) 67

12 2005 Honors and Awards Record 19-8 Big 12 Big 12 Regular-Season and Tournament Champions CWS Appearance A two-time All-Big 12 selection, shortstop Joe Simokaitis finished his career with a Big 12 record 695 assists after setting a school mark with 223 assists in Individual Honors & Awards Team Accomplishments College World Series Participant Super Regional Champions Lincoln Regional Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions Big 12 Regular-Season Champions Crowne Plaza/Rice Invitational Champions Mike Anderson, Head Coach Big 12 Coach of the Year National Coach of the Year Finalist (Collegebaseballinsider.com) Jeremy Becker, Sr., LHP First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Daniel Bruce, Jr., OF Second-Team All-Big 12 Second-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American 2005 Nebraska Male Student-Athlete of the Year First-Team Academic All-Big 12 First-Team Academic All-Big Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship 2005 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Joba Chamberlain, So., RHP 44th-Round MLB Draft Pick (St. Louis) 2005 Third-Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball) 2005 First-Team All-Big Big 12 Newcomer Pitcher of the Year Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (3/1 & 4/25) Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (3/1) Johnny Dorn, Fr., RHP 2005 Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Third-Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball, ABCA, NCBWA) 2005 First-Team All-Big Big 12 Freshman Pitcher of the Year 2005 First-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region 2005 Team USA Invitee Brian Duensing, Jr., LHP Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Big 12 All-Tournament Team First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Third-Round MLB Draft Pick (Minnesota Twins) Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (5/30) Andy Gerch, Fr., OF College World Series All-Tournament Team NCAA Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team Big 12 All-Tournament Team 2005 Lifter of the Year Finalist Alex Gordon, Jr., 3B First-Round MLB Draft Pick (K.C. Royals) USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Winner Xanthus Dick Howser Trophy Winner Brooks Wallace Award Winner ABCA National Player of the Year Baseball America National Player of the Year ESPY Award Finalist for Male College Athlete of the Year Omaha World-Herald Ware Award Winner Lincoln Journal Star Husker Athlete of the Year First-Team All-American (Baseball America, Sports Weekly, NCBWA, ABCA, Collegiate Baseball) NCBWA District VI Player of the Year Big 12 Player of the Year First-Team All-Big 12 First-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region Team NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team Big 12 All-Tournament Team Husker Power Lifter of the Year Two Time Big 12 Player of the Week (3/22 & 3/29) Brett Jensen, Jr., RHP Second-Team All-Big 12 23rd-Round MLB Draft Pick (Washington Nationals) Zach Kroenke, Jr., LHP Second-Team All-Big 12 NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team Fifth-Round MLB Draft Pick (N.Y. Yankees) Curtis Ledbetter, Sr., 1B First-Team All-Big 12 Big 12 Tournament MVP Big 12 All-Tournament Team NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team 18th-Round MLB Draft Pick (Seattle Mariners) Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region Team Phil Shirek, Sr., RHP Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 Joe Simokaitis, Sr., SS Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Big 12 All-Tournament Team 10th-Round MLB Draft Pick (Chicago Cubs) Dustin Timm, Jr., RHP Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Tony Watson, Fr., LHP Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Ryan Wehrle, Fr., 2B Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 68