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1 2010 NEBRASKA BASEBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 2010 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 W, /27 at No. 9 Rice L, 3-4 2/28 vs. Elon W, 5-3 3/5 at No. 14 UCLA (DH) L, /5 at No. 14 UCLA (DH) L, 3-5 3/6 at No. 14 UCLA L, 4-5 3/10 Nebraska-Kearney W, 8-1 3/13 Houston Baptist (DH) W, /13 Houston Baptist (DH) W, 8-0 3/14 Houston Baptist W, /16 South Dakota State W, /19 at No. 2 Texas # L, 5-6 3/20 at No. 2 Texas # W, 5-3 3/21 at No. 2 Texas # (Fox College Sports) L, 3-13 (8) 3/23 Northern Colorado W, /24 Northern Colorado W, /26 No. 12 Oklahoma # L, /27 No. 12 Oklahoma # L, 1-4 3/28 No. 12 Oklahoma # W, /30 North Dakota 6:35 p.m. 3/31 North Dakota 1:35 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 Baseball Contact: Shamus McKnight smcknight@huskers.com Office Phone: (402) Office Fax: (402) Home Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Release Date: March 29, 2010 This Week in Nebraska Baseball March 30-April Record (12-11, 2-4 Big 12) Date Date Opponent Time/Result Tuesday March 30 North Dakota (1-12) 6:35 p.m. Wednesday March 31 North Dakota 1:35 p.m. Friday April 2 Oklahoma State (14-6, 0-3 Big 12) 6:30 p.m. Saturday April 3 Oklahoma State 2 p.m. Sunday April 4 Oklahoma State 1 p.m. Media Info Live Radio: Live Video: Live Stats: Husker Sports Network and for free on the Internet at Huskers.com (affiliate list on page five of game notes) HuskersNside Huskers.com Probable Starting Pitchers Tuesday NU-Mike Nesseth, Jr., RHP (1-2, 6.43 ERA) UND-David Lind, So., RHP (0-1, 7.36 ERA) Wednesday NU-Khris Tate, Jr., RHP (0-0, 4.91 ERA) UND-Zach Salfer, So., RHP (0-1, ERA) Huskers Host North Dakota for Two Games This Week: The Nebraska baseball team wraps up the its season-long sevengame homestand at Hawks Field with a pair of non-conference games against North Dakota. Tuesday s series opener is set for a 6:35 p.m. start, while Wednesday s contest has a 1:35 p.m. first pitch. The Huskers are on the season after dropping 2-of-3 to No. 12 Oklahoma. North Dakota has just one win on the season in 13 contests after getting swept at Oral Roberts over the weekend. Tickets: Single-game tickets for this weekend are available by visiting the Hawks Field Ticket Office 90 minutes before first pitch. Tickets are $10 (reserved and Home Run Terrace) and $7 (GA) with youth and senior citizens GA seats at $5. All UNL students receive free admission with a valid N-card. Radio: Both games against North Dakota will be on selected Husker Sports Network stations, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, and on Huskers.com. Video: Both contests will be carried on HuskersNside, as a minimum of 29 games this season will be on Huskers.com or HuskersNside. For more information, visit Huskers.com. Midweek Preview: The Huskers will look to build some momentum following a 10-0 win over No. 12 Oklahoma on Sunday. Freshman right-hander Tom Lemke tossed a three-hit shutout, earning Big 12 co-pitcher-of-the-week honors, as he struck out eight to run his record to 4-1. NU s offense got going after being held in check in the first two games of the series, belting 12 hits, including two each from 3THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEK 1,072: Number of days since the last homer by a Husker shortstop prior to Chad Christensen s solo blast on Sunday when Christensen made his first career start at shortstop in the finale vs. Oklahoma..486: Kale Kiser s batting average since moving up to the No. 2 spot in the Husker lineup. Kiser now leads the Big 12 with a.431 batting average and is sixth with 25 runs scored. 6: Number of RBIs that Adam Bailey had against North Dakota in 2009, as Nebraska rallied for a 10-6 victory. Kale Kiser, Adam Bailey, Tyler Farst, Cody Asche and Chad Christensen. Bailey, Christensen and Farst all homered in the win, marking the eighth time this year the Huskers hit multiple homers in a game. The most encouraging thing from last week was the emergence of freshmen Bryan Peters and Christensen. Peters hit.588 (10-for-17) with eight runs scored last week, nearly doubling his season batting average in the process. Christensen made the most of his opportunities against the Sooners, drawing a pinch-hit walk on Friday before coming up with a pair of hits, including his third homer of the season, in a start at shortstop on Sunday. Mike Nesseth will start on Tuesday after tossing three shutout no-hit innings against South Dakota State last week, as he was on a pre-determined pitch count. He is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last seven outings. On Wednesday, junior Khris Tate makes his first start since Feb. 21, after earning a chance with solid relief work, as he had a 1.50 ERA in his last five appearances dating back to March 5. The Husker Position Players Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting C 19 Patric Tolentino R Jr Second-team NJCAA All-American in 2009 by hitting B 32 Tyler Farst R Sr Hitting.400 (6-for-15) with two homers & five RBIs last five contests 2B 7 Bryan Peters R Fr Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball and football as a senior SS 6 Kyle Bubak S Sr First 5-hit day by a Husker since 2009 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi (2/26) -or- 2 Chad Christensen R Fr Homered and drove in two runs vs. No. 12 Oklahoma (3/28) 3B 22 Cody Asche L So Saw his 12-game hit streak snapped against No. 12 Oklahoma (3/26) LF 24 Khiry Cooper R So th-round draft pick of Los Angeles in 2008; Made 17 appearances CF 4 DJ Belfonte L Sr Recorded first career multi-homer game vs. South Dakota State (3/16) RF 12 Adam Bailey R Sr Leads Big 12 in homers (eight), RBIs (32), hits (43) and total bases (65) DH 14 Kale Kiser S So Leads team in runs scored (25), on-base pct (.564) and walks (14) OFF THE BENCH C 13 Cory Burleson S So Made 24 starts at catcher in 2009, most by NU freshman since 1990 OF 1 Boomer Collins R So Ranks among team leaders in walks (10) and stolen bases (four) 1B/OF 23 Cade Thompson L Sr Went 2-for-3 vs. Elon (3/28); 2nd career multi-hit game at NU INF 10 Kurt Farmer R Fr st-team all-state pick who led state in BA (.568) and RBIs (44) in 09 DH 20 Josh Scheffert R Fr Will miss remainder of 2010 season with broken bone in left hand

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 #10 Page 2 March 29, 2010 Huskers.com Rotation vs. North Dakota Tues: #41 - Mike Nesseth Jr. RHP Windom, Minn (Windom Area) Mike Nesseth makes his second start of the season, as he toes the rubber against North Dakota Tuesday evening Is 1-2 with a 6.43 ERA, but has not allowed a base hit in his last two appearances, spanning 6.1 innings Earned a win against Northern Colorado on March 24, tossing three innings of no-hit ball with four strikeouts in a pre-determined outing, as NU won 15-2 Retired all 10 hitters he faced over 3.1 perfect innings at No. 2 Texas on March 21 Allowed three runs on three hits in 0.2 innings of work against South Dakota State on March 16 Tossed Career Highs Innings: 9.0 Cal State Northridge 3/6/09 Longest Start: 9.0 Cal State Northridge 3/6/09 Shortest Start: 2.2 Kansas-1 4/26/09 Strikeouts: 12 Sam Houston State 2/28/09 a shutout inning of relief against Houston Baptist on March 14 Threw the ninth inning against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Pitched twice against No. 14 UCLA, not allowing a run and picking up a strikeout in NU s 5-3 loss on March 5 Preserved NU s 5-3 win over Elon on Feb. 28, as he struck out the potential winning run Was on the hook for a pair of losses at Fresno State during the opening weekend, as the Bulldogs won two last at-bat wins Selected in the 15th round by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2009 MLB Draft Was a workhorse for the Huskers in 2009, going 5-4 with two saves in 20 games, as he led the team in wins (five), saves (two) and strikeouts (73) and finished second with 64.2 innings Tossed a complete game against Cal State Northridge on March 6, scattering six hits and fanning seven in a 9-3 win Was dominant against Sam Houston State on Feb. 28, tossing six shutout innings and fanning a career-high 12 hitters Was a hard-luck loser against UL-Lafayette on Feb. 21, allowing one earned run on two hits while fanning seven over six innings Went 4-1 with four saves and a 3.58 ERA in 27 appearances in 2008, as he fanned 53 over 37.2 innings Redshirted in 2007 Named first-team all-state as a senior at Windom Area (Minn.) High School, going 3-4 with a 2.47 ERA, fanning 78 and allowing 18 walks over 51 innings of work TOTAL Wed.: #9 - Khris Tate Jr. RHP Carthage, Texas (Weatherford College/Carthage HS) Tate makes his second start of the season and first since Feb. 21, as he takes the hill in the series finale Does not have a decision in his six Career Highs appearances, sporting a 4.91 ERA Has pitched well of late, posting a 1.50 Innings: 3.0 at UCLA-1 3/5/10 ERA in his last five outings, holding foes to a.217 batting average Comes Longest Start: 1.1 at Fresno State 2/21/10 off a shutout inning of relief against No. 12 Oklahoma on March 26 Fanned two in a scoreless inning of relief against Houston Baptist on March 14 Turned in a solid effort at No. 9 UCLA, allowing one run over three innings Shortest Start: Strikeouts: at Fresno State at UCLA-1 2/21/10 3/5/10 of relief while fanning five in the series opener on March 5 Struggled in the rain at Fresno State on Feb. 21, as he walked three and hit another in 1.1 innings, allowing three runs in a no-decision to the Bulldogs Spent two seasons at Weatherford College, posting a 4-3 record in 2009, fanning 41 over 52.1 innings Turned in his best performance of 2009 against Cisco JC, when he fanned 10 over seven innings of two-hit shutout ball Pitched extensively as a freshman, going 4-2 with a 3.27 ERA, as he fanned 45 over 52 innings Named first-team all-state in class 3A as a senior at Carthage High School, hitting.402 with a school-record 10 homers and 38 RBIs, while also going 5-0 with a 0.45 ERA and fanning 35 in 32 innings TOTAL Scouting North Dakota North Dakota is in the middle of a 27-game road trip to begin the 2010 season. The Fighting Sioux, one of three nonconference foes in the newly formed Great West Conference, opened with a 1-12 mark on the season after being swept at Oral Roberts over the weekend. UND has played a tough schedule with games against Wichita State, Missouri and Oral Roberts before the two-game series with the Huskers. This is the second year North Dakota has been at the Division I level in baseball, as they move up from the Division II ranks. The Fighting Sioux return eight everyday starters and 15 letterwinners from last season, including outfielder Aaron Cook, who hit.328 with six homers and 27 RBIs. Josh Ray has led UND with a.350 average and seven runs scored, while Omaha Cenral product Jabby Bakhit is hitting.289 with a team-high three stolen bases. Infielder Andrew Gudmunson, who began his career at Nebraska, also hit better than.300 last year, hitting.314 with five homers and 25 RBIs, but is hitting just.125 in nine games this season. Junior right-hander David Lind makes his second appearance of the season on Tuesday, as he allowed three earned runs on eight hits over 3.2 innings in his only other start. Last meeting and Series History: Nebraska leads 1-0 as the two teams have played only once, a 10-6 victory last season. In that game, Adam Bailey went 3-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and a career high six RBIs. His six RBI effort was the most by a Husker since Ryan Wehrle drove in six runs against Texas Tech in Trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth, Nebraska responded with five runs, loading the bases before Khiry Cooper s two-run single gave NU the lead for good. Tyler Farst, who went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, then coaxed a bases-loaded walk to plate another run before Bailey - who belted a three-run homer earlier in the game - gave the Huskers a pair of insurance runs with a two-run double. Casey Hauptman earned the win in relief, allowing one run over the final 3.1 innings.

3 #1 BOOMER COLLINS OF Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie) Collins has appeared in 17 contests, hitting.171 with four RBIs and six runs scored Went 1-for-2 with a double and RBI in two games against Northern Colorado Saw action in all three games at No. 2 Texas, going hitless with a walk and a run scored Hit.286 (2-for-7) with an RBI in two appearances against No. 9 UCLA, getting an eighthinning RBI single in the finale to help NU tie the score at four Drew two walks and had a stolen base against TAMU-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 Went just 2-for-10 at Fresno State, but coaxed six walks and had three stolen bases, all coming in a 10-9 loss on Feb. 20 Spent the summer in La Crosse in the Northwoods League, helping the Loggers to a playoff appearance, as he hit.195 with three homers and 21 RBIs in the wood-bat league, including a.316 average and three RBIs in the playoffs Earned extensive time as a freshman, despite missing three weeks with a broken right thumb suffered in his first collegiate start Appeared in 40 contests, hitting.245 with a homer and 11 RBIs Totaled five multi-hit games on the season, highlighted by a pair of three-hit games Went 5-for-11 with five RBIs in the series loss at No. 11 Oklahoma, including a pinch-hit homer in the series opener and a career-best 3-for-5 effort in the twinbill nightcap on March 29 Established career highs in both hits (three) and runs (three) in a win over Northern Colorado on March 24, finishing a homer short of the cycle Two-time all-state pick who finished his prep career with a.465 average, 19 homers, 123 RBIs, 191 runs scored and 61 stolen bases Garnered all-state honors as a senior, hitting.522 with nine homers, 35 RBIs, 49 runs scored and 23 stolen bases to help his team to a state runner-up finish Teamed with fellow freshman Kale Kiser on the DBAT team that won the 2006 AABC Mickey Mantle World Series title Three-sport standout who also played football (quarterback and safety) and basketball in high school and was a two-time district player of the year in football Father (Tom) was a punter at the University of Indiana #2 CHAD CHRISTENSEN OF/INF Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington) Talented freshman who can play in the infield or outfield and is hitting.316 with three homers and five RBIs in 13 contests Three of his six hits are home runs, as he tied the most homers by a Husker freshman since 2006 Made his first career start at shortstop against No. 12 Oklahoma on March 26, going 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs and a stolen base His second-inning homer was the first homer by a Husker shortstop since April 20, 2007 Came off the bench for a pinch-hit single against Northern Colorado on March 23 before going hitless in a pair of at-bats in the finale Was 2-for-4 with a homer in two games against Houston Baptist, belting a pinch-hit homer in the nightcap on March 13 Became the first Husker freshman to homer in his debut since 1999, going 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs in a start against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 Was a four-year starter at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, holding school records for batting average (.438), homers (42), RBIs (163), hits (208), runs (166), walks (66), wins (20) & saves (nine) Named first-team Super State (all classes) as a senior after hitting.524 with 16 homers, 49 RBIs, 57 runs scored and 26 stolen bases in helping Washington High School to the 2009 state tournament in 2009 Earned first-team Class 4A all-state honors at shortstop as a junior, hitting.565 with 17 homers en route to earning Mississippi Valley Conference MVP honors Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 5x (UCLA) 3/6/10 Runs scored: 3 Northern Colorado 3/24/09 Hits: 3 2x (Oklahoma-2) 3/29/09 Doubles: 1 4x (Northern Colorado 3/24/10 Triples: 1 Northern Colorado 3/24/09 Home Runs: 1 Oklahoma-1 3/29/09 RBIs: 2 2x (Oklahoma) 3/30/09 Total bases: 6 Northern Colorado 3/24/09 Walks: 3 Fresno State 2/19/10 Strikeouts: 3 Kansas State 3/4/09 Stolen bases: 3 Fresno State 3/21/10 Hit Streak: 5 3/24-3/30/09 Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 4 TAMU-Corpus Christi 2/26/10 Runs scored: 2 TAMU-Corpus Christi 2/26/10 Hits: 2 Oklahoma 3/28/10 Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: 1 3x (Oklahoma) 3/28/10 RBIs: 2 2x (Oklahoma) 3/28/10 Total bases: 5 Oklahoma 3/28/10 Walks: 1 2x (Oklahoma) 3/26/10 Strikeouts: 3 TAMU-Corpus Christi 2/26/10 Stolen bases: 1 Oklahoma 3/28/10 Hit Streak: 2 3/13-3/14/10

4 #4 DJ BELFONTE OF Sr. Bats/Throws: L/L Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 2010 HONORS Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Nominee (PRONOUNCED BELL-FONT-E) Senior center fielder who is hitting.371 with three homers, 20 RBIs, 22 runs scored and nine stolen bases Ranks third in the Big 12 in triples (three), fourth in stolen bases and eighth in hits (33) Was 3-for-10 with a pair of walks and two runs scored in the series loss to No. 12 Oklahoma, including a 2-for-4 effort with a run scored in the opener on March 26 Was 2-for-7 against Northern Colorado, but delivered a three-run triple in the sixth inning that gave Nebraska the lead for good in the opener on March 23 Hit.455 (5-for-11) with four runs scored and a stolen base in the series at No. 2 Texas, highlighted by a 3-for-4 afternoon with two runs scored in a 5-3 win on March 21 Enjoyed his first multi-homer day of his career against South Dakota State on March 16, going 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBIs and four runs scored Hit.400 (4-for-10) with three walks, three RBIs and a pair of sacrifices against Houston Baptist, putting together a pair of muliti-hit games Was just 1-for-12 with an RBI in a series loss to No. 14 UCLA, as he saw his career-best 11-game hit streak snapped in the series opener on March 5 Matched his season best with two RBIs against Elon on Feb. 28 Scored three times and drove in two runs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 Hit.611 (11-for-18) with three runs scored at Fresno State, collecting four straight multihit contests Tied his career best with four hits, including a triple, and added a stolen base and a walk in a 10-9 loss to Fresno State on Feb. 21 Spent the summer in the Cape Cod League playing for the Harwich Mariners, hitting.280 with 33 runs scored and 11 stolen bases in 31 games, as he topped the Mariners in steals, walks (19) and hit-by-pitches (11) Was the Huskers starting right fielder and split time in the leadoff spot in 2008, hitting.241 with a homer, 37 RBIs and 47 runs scored Paced the Huskers in doubles (15), triples (three), sacrifice flies (six) and stolen bases (14) while ranking third in runs Started nearly every game as a freshman, hitting.307 and pacing the Huskers in five offensive categories, including multi-hit games, on-base percentage and sacrifices Earned all-state honors in Missouri as both a junior and senior, despite missing nearly all of his senior campaign with a torn ACL suffered during the fall of 2005 Garnered All-Missouri honors as a junior hitting.406 with four homers, five triples and four doubles Named the 2005 Class 6A (largest) Missouri Defensive Player of the Year by the Missouri High School Football Coaches Association #6 KYLE BUBAK SS Sr. Bats/Throws: S/R Layton, Utah (Salt Lake City CC) (PRONOUNCED BOO-BOCK) Senior shortstop who has anchored Nebraska s middle infield defense, hitting.183 with 12 RBIs while committing one error in 82 chances Started the first two games vs. No. 12 Oklahoma, going 1-for-5 with an RBI and a walk Drew four walks and went 1-for-5 at the plate in two games against Northern Colorado Went hitless in 10 at-bats in the series at No. 2 Texas Drove in a pair of runs in the series opener against Houston Baptist on March 13 Established a career best with three RBIs, going 2-for-2 with a sacrifice fly against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Became the first Husker in four seasons to collect a five-hit game, as he went 5-for-5 with two doubles and four runs scored against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 Was 2-for-16 with three RBIs and three walks in the season-opening series at Fresno State Became one of the Huskers top middle infielders in his first season in the program, hitting.277 with a homer, 14 RBIs and 35 runs scored in 41 contests Ranked among the team leaders in runs (35, second), doubles (nine, fourth) and hits (44, fourth) Was second on the team with 16 multi-hit games, including a season-best four hits against Cal State Northridge on March 8 Fielded at an infield best.975 in Big 12 action Attended Salt Lake Community College in 2008, hitting.276 with two homers, 47 runs scored, 34 RBIs, 14 doubles and 14 stolen bases, as he led the team in runs and was second in doubles and triples (five) Selected as the 2008 Scenic West Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, recording 172 assists and helping turn 28 double plays, as SLCC posted a record Began his college career at Yavapai College with Coach Sky Smeltzer, hitting.271 with a homer and 12 RBIs, as he played every infield position for the school Was a four-year starter at Layton (Utah) High School, earning first-team all-state recognition in each of his final two years as he hit.410 with three homers and 22 RBIs as a senior Lettered in football, basketball and baseball, garnering second-team all-state laurels in football after throwing for 2,117 yards in 2005 Father (Brad) played football at Utah and Ricks College, while his older brother (Wyatt) was a quarterback at Weber State Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 8 UL-Lafayette 2/20/09 Runs scored: 4 South Dakota State 3/16/10 Hits: 4 2x (Fresno State) 2/21/08 Doubles: 2 3x (St. Mary s) 2/28/09 Triples: 1 9x Times (Northern Colorado) 3/24/10 Home Runs: 2 South Dakota State 3/16/10 RBIs: 4 Stanford-2 2/22/08 Total bases: 9 South Dakota State 3/16/10 Walks: 3 North Dakota 3/25/09 Strikeouts: 3 Missouri State 3/1/09 Stolen bases: 2 4x (South Dakota State) 3/16/10 Hit Streak: 11 5/15/09-2/28/10 Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 7 UL-Lafayette 2/20/09 Runs scored: 4 2x (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 2/26/10 Hits: 5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/26/10 Doubles: 2 3x (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 2/26/10 Triples: 1 2x (Oklahoma-2) 3/29/09 Home Runs: 1 Cal State Northridge 3/8/09 RBIs: 3 Nebraska-Kearney 3/10/10 Total bases: 7 2x (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 2/26/10 Walks: 3 2x (Northern Colorado) 3/24/10 Strikeouts: 4 Texas-1 4/10/09 Stolen bases: 1 5x (Creighton) 4/21/09 Hit Streak: 6 3/7-3/15/09

5 #7 BRYAN PETERS 2B/SS Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) Freshman who has split time at second base with Kale Kiser and is hitting.341 with 13 runs scored in 17 games Has found his hitting stroke in the last week, hitting.588 (10-for-17) with eight runs scored in the past five games, raising his average from.167 to.341 Hit.500 (5-for-10) with three runs scored and a pair of multi-hit games against No. 12 Oklahoma Enjoyed a breakout series against Northern Colorado, hitting 5-for-7 with five runs scored and three RBIs, while also getting hit by three pitches Put together his first career three-hit day against Northern Colorado on March 24, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a pair of RBIs against the Bears on March 23 Was hit by pitch in his only plate appearance against Texas on March 21 Enjoyed his best weekend against Houston Baptist, going 3-for-8 with four runs scored, including a 2-for-3 performance with a pair of runs scored on March 14 Collected his first hit, a double, against Elon on Feb. 28 Had an RBI and a run scored against Fresno State on Feb. 22, accounting for two of Nebraska s four runs in a 4-2 victory Led Rocky Mountain High School to three consecutive state crowns, going 21-0 on the mound while also hitting.430 with 15 homers and 83 RBIs in his prep career Named Gatorade Player of the Year in both football and baseball as a senior, becoming one of the few athletes to earn two state honors in a year over the 25-year history of the award Earned High School All-America honors from Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball in 2009 after hitting.398 with nine homers and 27 RBIs, while going 7-0 on the mound with a 3.10 ERA and 58 strikeouts Chosen as the Gatorade Player of the Year and Denver Post Golden Helmet winner in 2008, as he threw for 2,536 yards, 31 touchdowns and just two interceptions, while rushing for 1,013 yards and 12 touchdowns #10 KURT FARMER SS/2B Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) Backup middle infielder who has seen limited time during the early portion of the season, appearing in eight games Saw action in both games against Northern Colorado, but went hitless in his only at-bat Collected his first career hit against South Dakota State on March 16 Came off the bench in all three games in the Houston Baptist series, going 0-for-2 with a HBP on March 14 Drew a walk in his only plate appearance against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Tabbed as a first-team all-state selection by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a senior after leading Columbus High School to its first state tournament appearance Became the first player in Columbus High School program history to sign to play baseball at Nebraska Paced the state in all three triple crown categories in 2009, hitting.568 with 10 homers and 44 RBIs Belted three homers, including a grand slam, and drove in nine runs in a district playoff game in 2009 Garnered second-team all-state honors as a junior, leading the state with six homers, while ranking in the top 10 in the state in batting average (.466, sixth), RBIs (33, fifth) and doubles (15, second) Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 Houston Baptist-2 3/13/10 Runs scored: 3 Northern Colorado 3/23/10 Hits: 3 Northern Colorado 3/24/10 Doubles: 1 2x (Northern Colorado( 3/23/10 Triples: Home Runs: RBIs: 2 Northern Colorado 3/23/10 Total bases: 4 Northern Colorado 3/24/10 Walks: 1 Elon 2/28/10 Strikeouts: 2 2x (Oklahoma) 3/27/10 Stolen bases: 1 2x (Northern Colorado) 3/23/10 Hit Streak: 5 3/23-3/27/10 Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 1 4x (South Dakota State) 3/16/10 Runs scored: Hits: 1 South Dakota State 3/16/10 Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: RBIs: Total bases: 1 South Dakota State 3/16/10 Walks: 1 Nebraska-Kearney 3/10/10 Strikeouts: 1 UCLA-1 3/5/10 Stolen bases: Hit Streak: 1

6 #12 ADAM BAILEY OF Sr. Bats/Throws: L/L Scottsdale, Ariz. (South Mountain CC) 2010 HONORS Big 12 Player of the Week (March 22) Senior outfielder who has been a threat in the middle of the Husker lineup, hitting.426 with eight homers and 32 RBIs Leads the Big 12 in homers, RBIs, hits (43), total bases (75) and is also among Big 12 leaders in hitting (third) and slugging percentage (.743, second) Has a team-best 15 multi-hit games, including a four-hit effort against Fresno State on Feb. 21, and has 13 multi-rbi efforts Had an 11-game hit streak snapped on March 26 against No. 12 Oklahoma, as he was hitting.520 (26-for-50) with five homers and 23 RBIs Was 3-for-12 with a homer and three RBIs in the series loss to the Sooners Was 5-for-10 with a homer and six RBIs in two games against Northern Colorado, belting a grand slam in the third inning of the finale on March 24 Named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 22 after hitting.562 (9-for-16) with two homers and eight RBIs in four games Torched Texas by hitting.636 (7-for-11) with two homers and six RBIs, including a threehit night in the opener and a game-tying two-run homer the following day Hit.538 (7-for-13) with two homers, six RBIs and five runs scored against Houston Baptist Was 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a stolen base against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Went 4-for-14 with a homer and three RBIs in the series loss at UCLA, belting a solo homer off of Garrit Cole in the opener and driving in a pair of runs as part of a three-hit day on March 6 Got off to a blistering start at Fresno State, hitting.529 (9-for-17) with three RBIs and five runs scored in the four game series Posted his first career four-hit day, going 4-for-5 with a homer, three RBIs and three runs scored in a 10-9 loss at Fresno State on Feb. 21 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 38th round, but returned to school for 2010 Was one of the Big 12 s top newcomers after coming to Nebraska from South Mountain (Ariz.) Community College, hitting.325 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs in 52 games Led NU in homers, RBIs, slugging percentage (.598), hits (63), doubles (15) and total bases (116) while ranking second on the squad in batting average and runs scored (35) Finished with 17 multi-hit games, including a four-hit effort against Baylor on May 15, and a team-high 11 multi-rbi efforts Also saw time on the mound, going 1-0 with a save in five appearances Earned first-team Arizona Community College Athletic Conference honors at South Mountain (Ariz.) CC, hitting.400 with four homers, 21 doubles and 40 RBIs Was a three-time all-region selection at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, helping the team to a 94-8 record and three straight state titles Hit.389 or better in all three seasons for Coach Jerry Dawson Garnered first-team all-state honors in football as a senior Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 6 Northern Colorado 3/23/10 Runs scored: 4 Oklahoma State 3/21/09 Hits: 4 Fresno State 2/21/10 Doubles: 2 North Dakota 2/25/09 Triples: 1 Missouri State 2/27/08 Home Runs: 2 Cal State Bakersfield 5/9/09 RBIs: 6 North Dakota 2/25/09 Total bases: 9 Cal State Bakersfield 5/9/09 Walks: 2 2x (Texas) 3/20/09 Strikeouts: 2 7x (UCLA-2) 3/5/10 Stolen bases: 1 5x (Nebraska-Kearney) 3/10/10 Hit Streak: 13 2/28-3/21/09 #13 CORY BURLESON C So. Bats/Throws: S/R Midland, Texas (Midland Christian) Sophomore who splits catching duties with Patric Tolentino and has appeared in 15 games, hitting.143 with five runs scored and seven walks Went hitless in a start against No. 12 Oklahoma on March 27 Was 0-for-2 with a walk while throwing out a runner against Northern Colorado on March 23 Had a single in his only at bat against South Dakota State on March 16 Saw limited duty against Houston Baptist, going 0-for-3 with two walks and an RBI over two games Went 3-for-5 in two games at the Rice Invitational, including a 3-for-4 effort with a pair of runs scored against Elon on Feb. 26 Drew three walks in a pair of games at Fresno State, as he went hitless in six at bats Split time behind the plate as a true freshman, hitting.275 with a homer and eight RBIs in 32 contests Made 24 starts behind the plate, the most by a Husker freshman since Sean McKenna made 26 starts in 1990 Totaled eight multi-hit games, including a career-high four hits against Sam Houston State on Feb. 28, to earn a spot on the Bearkat Classic All-Tournament Team Started all four years behind the plate at Midland Christian High School, earning alldistrict honors each season Collected second-team all-state honors as a senior, hitting.402 with five homers, 22 RBIs, a.728 on-base percentage and a.988 fielding percentage in helping his team to a state regional finals appearance Received all-state honors for the first time as a junior, hitting.396 with a.550 on-base percentage to lead his team to a state semifinals appearance Was a multi-sport standout, starting at quarterback, where he earned all-state recognition as a junior and senior and guided his team to a state title as a junior Completed 158 of 300 passes for 2,529 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior, collecting first-team all-state honors and breaking seven school records in the process Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 Sam Houston State 2/28/09 Runs scored: 3 Cal State Bakersfield 5/8/09 Hits: 4 Sam Houston State 2/28/09 Doubles: 1 3x (Missouri) 5/3/09 Triples: Home Runs: 1 Cal State Bakersfield 5/8/09 RBIs: 2 2x (Sam Houston State) 2/28/09 Total bases: 4 2x (Cal State Bakersfield) 5/8/09 Walks: 2 Fresno State 2/21/10 Strikeouts: 3 Texas Tech 3/15/09 Stolen bases: 1 2x (Creighton) 4/21/09 Hit Streak: 4 3/6-3/14/09

7 #14 KALE KISER 2B So. Bats/Throws: S/R Plano, Texas (Plano West) Kiser has been a solid performer, hitting second and seeing the majority of time at second base Hitting.431 in 20 games, leading the Big 12 in batting average and on-base percentage (.561) while ranking sixth in runs scored (25) Hitting.471 (24-for-51) with five doubles and 24 runs scored over his last 17 contests Went 5-for-10 with a pair of walks in the series loss against No. 12 Oklahoma, including a 2-for-2 effort with two runs scored in the finale on March 28 Was 3-for-4 with four runs scored, three RBIs and was hit by three pitches against Northern Colorado, as he went 2-for-4 and scored four times on March 24 Went 3-for-10 with a homer, an RBI and five runs scored at No. 2 Texas, as his solo shot helped NU to a 5-3 win on March 20 Was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and scored twice against South Dakota State on March 16 Went 3-5 with two runs scored in a pair of wins over Houston Baptist Was 1-for-3 with a stolen base against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Led Nebraska with a.500 average (4-for-8) with three runs scored in the series loss, picking up multi-hit games in both appearances Was 1-for-3 with three walks and scored a career-best four runs against TAMU-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 Was 2-for-9 at Fresno State while also getting hit in the lip with a grounder that required 16 stitches in his lip Earned playing time at second base and designated hitter as a freshman, hitting.208 with two homers and nine RBIs in 26 contests Matched a season high with two hits, including a homer, and drove in a season-high three RBIs against Cal State Bakersfield on May 9 Was 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs in a victory over Missouri State on Feb. 27 Helped Plano West to a 40-2 record as a senior with a Class 5A state title and a No. 1 national ranking from Max Preps Earned honorable-mention All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball after hitting.432 with 52 runs scored, 18 doubles, four triples and 19 stolen bases as a senior Garnered all-state recognition from the state coaches and sportswriters, while also being named first-team all-area by the Dallas Morning News and District 9-5A MVP Went 8-for-9 with five doubles, a triple, six RBIs and five runs scored in a pair of district playoff wins against Plano East Named to the Texas 5A State All-Tournament team after going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs, a game-tying RBI and a stolen base in the title game against Southlake Carroll Earned first-team all-district accolades as a junior, hitting.452 with 40 runs scored, 19 stolen bases and 17 RBIs in helping Plano West to a regional semifinal appearance #19 PATRIC TOLENTINO C Jr. Bats/Throws: R/R Mission Viejo, Calif. (Redlands CC/Lookeba Sickles HS) Junior college transfer who is seeing the majority of time behind the plate for Nebraska in the early going, batting.259 with six RBIs Drove in a pair of runs, as he went 1-for-3 in the series finale against No. 12 Oklahoma on March 28 Came off the bench to go 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and threw out a runner against Northern Colorado on March 23 Was 1-for-9 with a double in the series loss at No. 2 Texas Was 2-for-3 with a run scored against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Went 2-for-6 with a pinch-hit single to help Nebraska rally from a three-run deficit in the series finale on March 6 Hit.375 (3-for-8) at the Rice Invitational, going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before driving in a pair of runs in NU s 4-3 loss to No. 9 Rice Started three games at Fresno State, going 2-for-8 but also throwing out three runners Garnered second-team NJCAA All-America honors at Redlands (Okla.) CC in 2009, hitting.435 with 11 homers and 62 RBIs, as he struck out just 11 times all season Hit.413 with seven homers and 43 RBIs as a freshman Spent the summer playing for the Santa Barbara Foresters and Coach Bill Pintard, hitting.238 with 17 RBIs in 35 contests in the wood-bat league Selected to the California Collegiate League All-Star game in 2009, as he threw out nearly 45 percent of base runners Helped Santa Barbara to a fourth-place showing at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. Played all nine positions in a game for the Santa Barbara Foresters during the summer Was an all-state selection at Lookeba-Sickles High School for Coach Darly Scales, helping the school win a state title in 2006 Turned in his best performance during the state championship game, going 3-for-4 with a double and a homer, while also going six innings for the win. His father, Jose, was an All-SWC first baseman on Texas 1983 national title team, hitting and reached the Major Leagues with the Houston Astros in 1991 Jose also served as an assistant coach for the Mexican National Team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 Sam Houston State 2/28/09 Runs scored: 4 2x (Northern Colorado) 3/23/10 Hits: 2 9x (Oklahoma) 3/28/10 Doubles: 1 6x (Oklahoma) 3/27/10 Triples: Home Runs: 1 3x (Texas) 3/2009 RBIs: 3 Cal State Bakersfield 5/9/09 Total bases: 5 2x (Cal State Bakersfield) 5/9/09 Walks: 3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/26/09 Strikeouts: 2 4x (UCLA) 3/6/10 Stolen bases: 1 2x (Northern Colorado) 3/24/10 Hit Streak: 9 2/22-3/16/10 At-bats: 4 5x (Northern Colorado) 3/23/10 Runs scored: 2 2x (Houston Baptist) 3/13/10 Hits: 2 3x (Northern Colorado) 3/23/10 Doubles: 1 3x (Northern Colorado) 3/23/10 Triples: Home Runs: RBIs: 2 2x (Oklahoma) 3/28/10 Total bases: 3 Northern Colorado 3/23/10 Walks: 1 3x (South Dakota State) 3/16/10 Strikeouts: 2 at Frenso State 2/19/10 Stolen bases: Hit Streak: 5 3/5-3/13/10

8 #20 JOSH SCHEFFERT 3B/1B Fr. Bats/Throws: R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) Freshman who provided a solid bat in the Husker lineup before suffering a broken bone in his left hand on March 27 Hit.317 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 20 games, ranking among team leaders in walks (12, second), RBIs (third), homers (third) and runs scored (16, fourth) at the time of the injury Went 2-for-4 with a HBP in his two appearances against No. 12 Oklahoma, breaking a bone on a third-inning pitch from Bobby Shore Went 2-for-7 with a pair of homers, five runs scored and five RBIs in two games against Northern Colorado, going 1-for-2 with three walks, a homer and three RBIs on March 24 Went 2-for-12 at No. 2 Texas, but drove in the game-winning RBI with a seventh inning sacrifice fly to right in NU s 5-3 win on March 20 Belted his first career homer and drove in a career-high four RBIs in a 12-6 win over South Dakota State on March 16 Hit.444 (4-for-9) with three RBIs and three runs scored in a sweep of Houston Baptist Was hit by two pitches and drew a walk in his four plate appearances against UNK on March 10 Went 1-for-7 at No. 14 UCLA, but drew two walks in the finale on March 6 Went 1-for-3 with an RBI in NU s 5-3 win over Elon on Feb. 28 Turned in a dazzling debut against Fresno State on Feb. 21, going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs Had two hits, including a two-run single, and a sacrifice in the finale with Fresno State on Feb. 22 Co-captained the Lincoln Journal Star s Super-State Team in 2009, hitting.416 with 32 RBIs while drawing 17 intentional walks at Lincoln Southeast High School Pitched when not playing shortstop, going 6-2 with three saves and a 0.96 ERA, fanning 77 over 51 innings Garnered first-team all-state accolades from both the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald as a junior, hitting.447 with 16 doubles, four triples and four homers, while also going 6-2 with a 0.50 ERA His mother - Candice (Hoffman) Scheffert - played softball at Nebraska in 1979 and 1980 #22 CODY ASCHE 3B So. Bats/Throws: L/R O Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) (PRONOUNCED ASH-EE) Comes into Tuesday s game with a.326 average with three homers and 18 RBIs Saw his career-best 12-game hit streak snapped against No. 12 Oklahoma on March 26, but finished the weekend with two hits, including a double, in the finale Hit during the 12-game hit streak from March 5-24, including six mult hit games Was 3-for-8 with a walk in two appearances against Northern Colorado Hit.500 (6-for-12) with two doubles and five RBIs at No. 2 Texas, matching his career best with three hits and adding three RBIs in NU s 6-5 loss on March 19 Torched Houston Baptist by hitting.500 (6-for-12) with three homers and nine RBIs Established career bests in hits (three) and RBIs (five) in the series finale against Houston Baptist on March 14 Had two hits against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Went 2-for-11 in two games at No. 14 UCLA last weekend Drove in three runs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, going 2-for-3 with a walk and stolen base, but missed the final two games of the Rice Invitational with a hamstring injury Was 4-for-18 at Fresno State, as he went 2-for-5 with a double on Feb. 21, and had two hits and scored a run in the finale one night later Split time with Jake Mort at third base in 2009, hitting.290 with two homers and 21 RBIs in 43 games Totaled eight multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts, and was sixth on the squad with five multi-rbi efforts, as his totals in both categories led all Husker freshmen Committed just four errors all season while making a combined 33 starts at third base and designated hitter Drove in 13 of his 21 runs in two-out situations, hitting.308 in those situations Finished his three-year career holding records for batting average (.425) and hits (88) at Fort Zumwalt West High School Tabbed for Collegiate Baseball s High School All-America team as a senior after hitting.512 with three homers, 25 RBIs, 15 doubles and 13 stolen bases Established single-season school marks for batting average, hits (44), on-base percentage (.580) and slugging percentage (.884) in claiming first-team all-state recognition Received second-team all-state accolades as a junior, posting a.424 batting average with three homers, three triples, nine doubles, 24 RBIs and 25 runs scored Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 Northern Colorado 3/23/10 Runs scored: 3 2x (Northern Colorado) 3/24/10 Hits: 3 Fresno State 2/21/10 Doubles: 1 Fresno State 2/21/10 Triples: Home Runs: 1 3x (Northern Colorado) 3/24/10 RBIs: 4 South Dakota State 3/16/10 Total bases: 5 South Dakota State 3/16/10 Walks: 3 Northern Colorado 3/24/10 Strikeouts: 3 UCLA 3/6/10 Stolen bases: 1 Nebraska-Kearney 3/10/00 Hit Streak: 6 3/20-3/27/10 Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 12x (Northern Colorado) 3/23/10 Runs scored: 4 Iowa 4/14/09 Hits: 3 4x (Texas) 3/19/10 Doubles: 2 2x (Texas) 3/19/10 Triples: 1 Oklahoma State 3/20/09 Home Runs: 1 5x (Houston Baptist) 3/14/10 RBIs: 5 Houston Baptist 3/14/10 Total bases: 6 2x (Houston Baptist) 3/14/10 Walks: 1 16x (Oklahoma) 3/27/10 Strikeouts: 3 2x (Oklahoma) 3/26/10 Stolen bases: 1 4x (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 3/6/10 Hit Streak: 12 3/5-3/24/10

9 #23 CADE THOMPSON 1B/OF Sr. Bats/Throws: L/L Eatonville, Wash. (Central Arizona College) Senior who provides the Huskers with a valuable left-handed bat at first base, DH or in the outfield Has played in 11 games, including five starts, hitting.238 with an RBI Started in left field against No. 12 Oklahoma on March 27, going 1-for-4 with a double Returned to action in a pinch-hitting role against Northern Colorado on March 24, grounding out in his only at-bat Was 0-for-1 and was hit by a pitch at No. 2 Texas on March 20 before leaving the game with a hand injury, as he bare-handed a line drive at first base and recorded the out Saw action in all three games against Houston Baptist, going 2-for-4, including a pinchhit double in the nightcap on March 13 Picked up his first multi-hit game of 2010 against Elon on Feb. 28, going 2-for-4 with an RBI single in NU s 5-3 victory Saw action in 26 games in 2009, hitting.217 with a homer and three RBIs backing up All-Big 12 performer Tyler Farst Was the Huskers top pinch hitter, with three pinch hits, including a 12th-inning RBI single against Creighton at Rosenblatt Stadium on April 21 Enjoyed his best performance against Cal State Bakersfield on May 9, going 3-for-4 with a run scored Played his junior college ball at Central Arizona College, helping his team to a record and a third-place finish at the 2008 NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. Hit.318 with a homer, 47 RBIs and 49 runs scored in the wood-bat league, while also fielding at a.990 clip with over 450 chances Hit.400 in the NJCAA World Series, highlighted by a 4-for-6 effort with five RBIs and three runs scored in a win over Iowa Western CC Led the squad in 2007 with a.356 average and 31 RBIs, while scoring 43 runs en route to earning NJCAA All-Region 1 and all-conference honors Played three seasons at Eatonville (Wash.) High School for Coach Mike Moeller, earning all-state, all-class accolades as a senior #24 KHIRY COOPER OF So. Bats/Throws: R/R Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) (PRONOUNCED KY-REE) Cooper has gotten off to a solid start, hitting.277 with seven RBIs in 17 games Was hitless in six at-bats in two starts against Oklahoma Saw action in both games against Northern Colorado, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored Went 3-for-9 with an RBI in three games against Houston Baptist Was 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a sacrifice against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10 Hit.444 (4-for-9) with two doubles and an RBI in the series loss at No. 14 UCLA Tied his career high by going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI against the Bruins on March 5 Came off the bench to go 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 Multi-sport performer who also plays football, catching 17 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown, as Nebraska went 10-4 and won the Holiday Bowl in 2009 Played in 35 games as a true freshman, hitting.239 with a pair of homers and nine RBIs Selected in the fifth round by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 MLB Draft, but elected to play both football and baseball at Nebraska Is the highest draftee to play baseball at Nebraska since Turner Gill, who was a secondround pick in 1980 Earned all-state honors as a senior, hitting.366 with an on-base percentage of.533 and a slugging percentage of.574, as Calvary Baptist Academy won its second straight state title Carried his team in the state tournament, hitting.500 with two homers, eight RBIs and eight runs scored Hit.436 with three homers and 16 stolen bases as a junior, helping Calvary to the first of its back-to-back state titles Named the Shreveport Times Prep Athlete of the Year as a senior in Was a three-year starter in football, totaling over 1,700 yards and 42 touchdowns in his prep career Caught 60 passes for 1,038 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, helping his team to a 12-1 record and a Class 2A state semifinals appearance Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 4 4x (Oklahoma) 3/27/10 Runs scored: 2 Missouri State 2/27/09 Hits: 3 Cal State Bakersfield 5/10/09 Doubles: 1 5x (Oklahoma) 3/27/10 Triples: Home Runs: 1 Cal State Northridge-2 3/8/09 RBIs: 1 4x (Elon) 2/28/10 Total bases: 4 Cal State Northridge-2 3/8/09 Walks: 2 Missouri State 2/27/09 Strikeouts: 2 2x (Frenso State) 2/20/10 Stolen bases: Hit Streak: 2 2/27-3/4/09 Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT TOTAL At-bats: 5 2x (St. Mary s) 2/28/09 Runs scored: 2 3x (Missouri) 5/3/09 Hits: 3 2x (UCLA-2) 3/5/10 Doubles: 1 6x (Nebraska-Kearney) 3/10/10 Triples: Home Runs: 1 2x (Cal State Bakersfield) 5/10/09 RBIs: 2 3x (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 3/26/10 Total bases: 6 UL-Lafayette 2/22/09 Walks: 1 Three Times (Missouri) 5/3/09 Strikeouts: 3 3x (Texas) 3/19/10 Stolen bases: 1 4x (Fresno State) 2/21/10 Hit Streak: 4 3/5-3/13/09