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1 2006 Nebraska Baseball Weekly Release Baseball Contact: Shamus McKnight Office Phone: (402) Office Fax: (402) Home Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Release Date: May 18, Schedule & Results Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 16 at Charleston Southern W, 11-1 Homewood Suites Shootout Feb. 17 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State W, 4-3 Feb. 18 at The Citadel L, 5-8 Feb. 19 vs. Richmond W, 5-4 (12 inn.) Rice Invitational Feb. 24 vs. Texas State W, 10-3 Feb. 25 at No. 4 Rice L, 2-3 Feb. 26 vs. St. John s W, 12-4 Dairy Queen Classic March 3 vs. Notre Dame W, 11-1 March 4 vs. Arizona W, 3-1 March 5 at Minnesota W, 4-1 March 10 No. 25 Alabama W, 2-1 (11 inn) March 11 No. 25 Alabama W, 5-1 March 12 No. 25 Alabama W, 6-2 March 14 Illinois State W, 10-7 March 15 Illinois State W, 12-6 March 17 South Dakota State (DH) W, 10-0 (7 inn) March 17 South Dakota State (DH) W, 3-0 (7 inn) March 18 South Dakota State ccd. March 19 South Dakota State ccd. March 21 Western Illinois ccd. March 22 Western Illinois ccd. March 25 Kansas (DH) (Cox) W, 9-2 March 25 Kansas (DH) W, 4-1 March 26 Kansas L, 6-7 March 28 Northern Colorado L, 2-5 March 29 Northern Colorado W, 9-1 March 31 at Kansas State L, 5-11 April 1 at Kansas State W, 5-4 April 2 at Kansas State W, 12-2 (8) April 4 vs. No. 21 Creighton (Rosenblatt) (NET) W, 6-4 April 7 at Missouri W, 6-3 April 8 at Missouri W, 5-2 (13) April 9 at Missouri W, 13-7 April 11 at Iowa W, (13) April 13 Texas A&M (Cox) W, 5-4 April 14 Texas A&M W, 4-3 April 15 Texas A&M W, 6-0 April 18 Creighton (Cox) W, 4-2 April 19 Nebraska-Kearney W, 15-2 April 21 at No. 5 Texas L, 2-6 April 22 at No. 5 Texas (FSN) W, 7-5 April 23 at No. 5 Texas W, 6-0 April 25 Wichita State (Cox) W, 11-0 April 29 Texas Tech (DH) W, 4-3 (11) April 29 Texas Tech (DH) W, 14-4 (7) April 30 Texas Tech W, 14-4 (8) May 6 at Oklahoma State L. 4-5 May 7 at Oklahoma State L, 6-7 May 8 at No. 24 Oklahoma State W, 10-6 May 10 Northern Iowa L, 1-5 May 12 at Baylor L, 5-6 May 13 at Baylor L, 1-4 May 14 at Baylor L, 2-12 May 16 vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt) (NET) W, 4-1 May 19 No. 12 Oklahoma 6:35 p.m. May 20 No. 12 Oklahoma (Cox) 2:05 p.m. May 21 No. 12 Oklahoma 1:05 p.m. May at Big 12 Championship TBA June 2-5 NCAA Regionals TBA June 9-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA June College World Series (Rosenblatt) TBA All Dates and Times listed are central and subject to change Home Games in Bold Cox - Cox Cable: NET-Nebraska Educational Television; FSN-Fox Sports Net This Week in Nebraska Baseball May Record (38-12, 16-8 Big 12) National Rankings: 10 (CB) 8 (BA) 11 (Sports Weekly) 11 (NCBWA) Day Date Rank Opponent Location TV Video Time Tuesday May 16 -/-/- Creighton Rosenblatt Stadium NET/CSTV W, 4-1 Friday May 19 15/14/13 Oklahoma (37-16, 15-9 Big 12) Hawks Field None HuskersNside 6:35 p.m. Saturday May 20 15/14/13 Oklahoma Parents Day Hawks Field Cox TV Huskers.com 2:05 p.m. Sunday May 21 15/14/13 Oklahoma Senior Day Hawks Field None HuskersNside 1:05 p.m. (1st 500 kids ages 12-and-under receive trading card set courtesy of Cook s Ham) Polls are in the following order: Collegiate Baseball/Baseball America/Sports Weekly Pitching Probables Game Nebraska Oklahoma Friday Joba Chamberlain, Jr., RHP (5-4, 3.75 ERA, 69.2 IP) Daniel McCutchen, Sr., RHP (6-7, 3.67 ERA, IP) Saturday Tony Watson, So., LHP (7-1, 3.20 ERA, 81.2 IP) Steve Guerra, Sr., RHP (9-2, 3.66 ERA, 86.0 IP) Sunday Johnny Dorn, So., RHP (9-3, 3.65 ERA, 74.0 IP) P.J. Sandoval, Sr., RHP (6-3, 4.70 ERA, 74.2 IP) Media Information Tickets: GA Tickets are $7 (adults) and $5 (youth and seniors); UNL students are FREE with valid student ID Television: Saturday on Cox (Ch. 2 in Omaha; Ch. 77 in Lincoln, Charter Media in Western Nebraska) Live Stats: Huskers.com Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Internet Radio: Huskers.com Video Streaming: HuskersNside (Huskers.com on Saturday) Satellite Radio: SIRIUS (Ch. 147 on Saturday and Sunday) Huskers Return Home for No. 13 Oklahoma Fresh off a win over Creighton, the No. 8 Nebraska baseball team returns to Hawks Field, as its hosts No. 13 Oklahoma this weekend. The three-game series between the Huskers and Sooners commences Friday at 6:35 p.m. with afternoon tilts set for Saturday (2:05) and Sunday (1:05). The entire series will be carried across the state on the Pinnacle Sports Network, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington, and on the Internet at Huskers.com. Saturday and Sunday s games will also be carried on SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Ch. 147). Saturday s game will be televised and produced by Cox Communications and available on Cox Cable in Omaha (Ch. 2), Time Warner Cable in Lincoln and surrounding areas (Ch. 77) and on Charter Media across the western portion of the state with Greg Sharpe, Kyle Peterson and Paul Meyers calling all of the action. The game will also be shown in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas. The Huskers used a combination of strong pitching and timely hitting to complete a season sweep of Creighton with a 4-1 win on Tuesday in front of a crowd of 21,158 at Omaha s Rosenblatt Stadium. Four pitchers combined to hold the Bluejays to one run, while NU broke a 1-all deadlock with a run in the seventh and two more in the eighth. With Tuesday s win, NU is on the season and is on pace for its seventh 40-win season in the last eight years. The Huskers, who have not played a Big 12 home game since April 30, will face a stern test from an Oklahoma club that is and ranked in the top-15 nationally this week. While Texas wrapped up the Big 12 regular-season title last week, both the Huskers and Sooners have a lot to play for this weekend. Nebraska (16-8) is a game ahead of both Oklahoma (15-9) and Oklahoma State (15-9) in the race for second place in the Big 12. A series win over Oklahoma would guarantee NU a top-two finish in the Big 12 for the sixth time in seven seasons and would mean the second or third seed in next week s Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City. A busy weekend at Hawks Field is planned with Parents Day set for Saturday, while Husker seniors Brandon Buckman, Jeff Christy and Brett Jensen will be honored prior to Sunday s regular-season finale. The trio all have played instrumental roles in helping NU post a (.766) record over the past two years as Huskers. The Husker Lineup Card Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting C 16 Jeff Christy R Sr Had 3 hits, including 2B and 3B, vs. Creighton on Tuesday 1B 19 Brandon Buckman L Sr multi-hr games; 4 four-hit games; 5 RBIs vs. UNK on April 19 2B 3 Jake Opitz L So over last 11 games; 5-for-7 w/5 RBI at Iowa (4/11) SS 10 Ryan Wehrle R So Hit.556 (5-for-9) at BU last weekend; Team-high 25 multi-hit games 3B 2 Jake Mort R R-Fr Career-high 3 hits vs. Creighton (5/16); 4 RBIs vs. No. 5 UT (4/23) OF 6 Nick Jaros R Jr Hitting.372 (16-for-43) w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 13 runs over last 13 games -or- 18 Andrew Brown R Jr with 2 HR at BU;.500 (12-for-24) with 4 HR over last 8 games OF 24 Bryce Nimmo L So Leads NU in steals (16) and HBP (10); 6th in Big 12 in steals OF 14 Luke Gorsett R Jr Top-3 in Big 12 in HR, total bases, slugging pct; Hit for cycle vs. ND (3/3) DH 12 Andy Gerch R So Hitting.395 with 9 RBIs & 9 runs scored over last 11 contests -or- 21 Nick Sullivan L R-Fr Four hits including first career HR vs. UNK (4/19); 2-for-4 vs. UT (4/21) Off the Bench Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting C 8 Jeff Lanning R Fr for-3 with a 2B vs. Iowa (4/11); 1st-team All-Iowa in 2005 ( ) INF 9 Steve Edlefsen S So Tied school mark with 6 hits and hit for the cycle vs. Iowa (4/11) INF 17 Casey Klapperich R R-Fr First career two-hit game vs. UNK (4/19); 2x all-state performer in S.D. C 45 Mark Hightower R So NU s top backup at catcher in 2005, appearing in 18 games a year ago

2 Head Coach Mike Anderson Northern Colorado, (.724) - Fourth Season 2003 & 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year Mike Anderson is in his fourth year as Nebraska s head baseball coach after becoming the 23rd head coach in the program s history on June 21, At Nebraska, Anderson has guided the Husker program to two Big 12 titles (2003 and 2005), two NCAA Regionals and the school s third College World Series appearance since Since joining the Nebraska staff in the fall of 1994, he has coached a total of 19 first-team all-conference honorees, while 26 of his former players have signed pro contracts. Anderson has coached seven 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. In 2005, the Huskers swept the Big 12 regularseason and tournament titles en route to a schoolrecord 57 wins. The Huskers had three All-Americans, led by consensus national player of the year Alex Gordon, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2005 MLB Draft, along with pitchers Joba Chamberlain and Johnny Dorn. Gordon, a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, led a contingent of 11 players who brought home All- Big 12 accolades in In 2003, Anderson guided NU to a record and a 20-7 Big 12 record, earning Big 12 Coach-ofthe-Year accolades. In 2004, the Huskers finished 36-23, while Gordon was a first-team All-American and named to Team USA, the first Husker honored in nearly 20 years. In 2005, the Huskers went 19-8 in the Big 12, tying Baylor for the conference crown. The Huskers led the Big 12 in hitting in each of Anderson s final four seasons as an assistant, including a.338 team average in The Huskers led the Big 12 in seven offensive categories in 2002, including batting average, hits and runs. In 2001, Anderson coached a Husker offense that ranked in the top 10 nationally in both team average and runs. As the outfielders coach, Anderson has coached three All-Americans and seven all-conference selections, including Jeff Leise, who was a first-team All-American in Anderson s commitment to his student-athletes also extends to the classroom. Over the past 11 years, the Huskers have placed 50 players on the first-team all-conference squad. NU has had nine CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 13 first-team academic all-district selections in the past decade. 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 Anderson graduated from Eaton High School where he was a first-team all-state shortstop. Year-by-Year Totals Year Overall (Pct.) Big 12 (Pct.) (.723) 20-7 (.741) (.610) (.407) (792) 19-8 (.704) (.760) 16-8 (.667) Totals (.724) (.629) Weekend Rotation vs. Oklahoma #44 - Joba Chamberlain Jr. RHP Lincoln, Neb. All-American who is rated as a potential first-round draft pick by Baseball America and is ranked the No. 8 college junior by the publication Is 5-4 with a 3.75 ERA in 11 starts, and is third in the league in strikeouts (83) and sixth in opponent batting average (.238) Fanned 10 or more nine times in his career, including four times in 2006 Suffered the loss at Baylor on May 12, allowing four earned runs over 7.1 innings, but struck out 12 and matched his season high with 7.1 innings Struck out seven and allowed four runs on eight hits at OSU on May 6 Pitched well in a no-decision against Texas Tech on April 29, allowing three runs on eight hits, while fanning nine over seven innings Enjoyed one of his best outings of the season against Texas A&M on April 13, taking a shutout into the seventh and striking out 11 Two-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week who missed two starts with tightness in his triceps before returning to earn the win against Kansas on March 25 Was brilliant against Notre Dame on March 3, holding the Fighting Irish to three singles over seven shutout innings while striking out 11 en route to Big 12 and national weekly honors Pitched well in a losing effort at No. 4 Rice on Feb. 25, fanning 10 over 6.2 innings Turned in a dominant performance vs. No. 19 North Carolina State on Feb. 17, holding the Wolfpack to two hits over 7.1 innings Earned All-Big 12 and All-America honors in his first season at NU, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA, striking out 130 in innings Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in strikeouts (130, second), wins (third), innings (118.2, third), ERA (ninth) and opponent batting average (.218, 10th) Fanned a career-high 15 in seven innings vs. New Mexico Compiled a 3-6 record and a 5.23 ERA at Division II Nebraska-Kearney in 2004 Didn t become a full-time pitcher until his senior year of high school, when he earned second-team all-state honors TOTAL #11 - Tony Watson So. LHP Grimes, Iowa Watson looks for his eighth win of the year on Saturday against OU, as he comes into the contest with a 7-1 record and a 3.20 ERA Seventh in the Big 12 in ERA, fourth in opponent batting average (.233), sixth in wins, ninth in strikeouts (62) and ninth in innings pitched (81.2) Had won his last 12 decisions before taking the loss at Baylor on May 13, where he allowed four runs on five hits over 6.2 innings Allowed one earned run or less in six of his 13 starts Earned a no-decision against Oklahoma State on May 7, allowing three runs - all on solo homers - on six hits over 5.1 innings, as he left with a 4-3 lead Overcame a rocky start to earn the win over Texas Tech on April 29, as he allowed all four runs in the first before holding the Red Raiders scoreless with six strikeouts in a 14-4 win Fired a complete-game five hitter with six strikeouts in a 4-3 win over Texas A&M on April 14 Was dominant against Missouri on April 8, giving up one earned run on three hits over 7.2 innings Held Kansas State to three runs over 7.1 innings in a 5-4 victory on April 1 Allowed one run on three hits while fanning a career-high 10 Jayhawks in a 4-1 win over KU on March 26 Matched up against Alabama ace Wade LeBlanc on March 10 and allowed one run on five hits over six innings, but did not factor in the decision Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball as a redshirt freshman in 2005, going 6-1 with a 2.82 ERA Missed all of 2004 after shoulder surgery Was a 23rd-round draft pick out of Dallas Center-Grimes High Totaled a 29-9 record and 513 strikeouts, the eighth-highest total in Iowa high school baseball history His strikeout total was the most by an Iowa high school pitcher since Major Leaguer Cal Eldred recorded 743 strikeouts from 1983 to 1986 Went 9-0 with three saves and a miniscule 0.10 ERA in 2003, striking out 148 hitters in 69 innings TOTAL #23 - Johnny Dorn So. RHP Grand Island, Neb. All-American and Howser Trophy candidate who enters the Oklahoma series with a 9-3 record and a 3.65 ERA in 11 starts, ranking second in the Big 12 in wins, third in shutouts (one), fourth in complete games (two) and 15th in ERA Is 21-5 in just two seasons at Nebraska, ranking sixth on NU s career wins list, while posting a nearly 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio Suffered his first loss since March 26, as he allowed four earned runs on six hits in just 2.1 innings, the shortest start of his career at Baylor on May 14 Picked up the victory in the finale at Oklahoma State, allowing three runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings of NU s 10-6 win on May 8 Earned the win in the finale vs. Texas Tech on April 30 when he allowed three earned runs on six hits, snapping a streak of 20.2 scoreless innings Fired seven shutout innings, scattering five hits and striking out seven in a win at No. 5 Texas on April 23 Earned Big 12 honors after tossing a complete-game shutout against Texas A&M on April 14, fanning seven without a walk Limited Kansas State to one run over seven frames in a 12-2 victory on April 2 Earned Big 12 weekly honors following a complete-game four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts over No. 25 Alabama on March 10 Tossed six shutout innings in a victory over Minnesota, scattering three hits and fanning four in a 4-1 Husker victory Earned third-team All-America honors in 2005, going 12-2 with a 2.16 ERA Led all freshmen nationally in wins a year ago and topped Big 12 rookies in nearly every pitching category Posted 12 wins, which were the most by any first-year Husker pitcher (freshman or JC transfer) and ranked third on NU s single-season list, trailing only first-team All-Americans Shane Komine and Troy Brohawn Finished seventh nationally in wins and ranked in the top five of the Big 12 in wins (first), ERA (fifth) and opponent batting average (.199, fifth) 2004 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year, going 9-1 with a 1.15 ERA while fanning 92 in 60 innings TOTAL

3 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 3 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com Leading Off -Nebraska has played well in front of the cameras this season, going 7-0 in televised games following Tuesday s win over Creighton. -The Huskers.239 team average last weekend at Baylor marked only the second time this season that NU failed to hit.300 or better in a Big 12 series. The Huskers previous low was a.291 average at Texas. NU leads the Big 12 in team batting average in conference games with a.315 team average. -Andrew Brown s two-homer game on May 12 at Baylor marked the Huskers sixth multi-homer game of the season. Husker Two-Home Run Games in 2006 Player Opponent Date Result Buckman Minnesota 3/5 W, 4-1 Buckman Illinois State 3/14 W, 10-7 Gorsett Kansas State 4/2 W, 12-2 Buckman Creighton 4/4 W, 6-4 Jaros Nebraska-Kearney 4/19 W, 15-2 Brown Baylor 5/12 L, 5-6 -Tuesday s total attendance of 21,158 at Rosenblatt Stadium not only ranked as college baseball s largest single-game total of the 2006 season, but also outdrew six Major League games that evening s Largest College Baseball Crowds Attend. Game (Location) Date 27,134* Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park) Feb ,158 Nebraska vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt Stadium) May 16 19,119 Georgia at Georgia Tech (Turner Field) May 11 13,617 Georgia at Mississippi State (Dudy Noble Field) April 8 12,276 Nebraska vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt Stadium) April 4 11,512 Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park) Feb ,193 Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park) Feb ,011 LSU at Tulane (Zephyr Field) April 18 *-multiple games counted as one session MLB Games Outdrawn by NU-CU on 5/16 Teams Attend. San Diego at Arizona 20,015 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 14,315 Kansas City at Cleveland 15,399 Minnesota at Detroit 18,115 Chicago (AL) at Tampa Bay 11,566 Seattle at Oakland 16,397 -Nebraska s record entering this weekend s series is only one game behind last season s record at the 50-game mark and is equal to or better than NU s other CWS squads ( ). Game-by-Game ( ) Game Nebraska is two wins away from achieving its 16th 40-win season in school history, including seventh in the past eight seasons. In fact, the Huskers are tied with Texas Tech for the most 40-win seasons in Big 12 history with six apiece. Player 40 Win Seasons 50 Win Seasons Nebraska 6 ( 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 05) 3 ( 00, 01, 05) Texas Tech 6 ( 97, 98, 99, 01, 02, 04) - Texas 5 ( 00, 02, 03, 04, 05) 4 ( 02, 03, 04, 05) Baylor 5 ( , 00, 03, 05) 1 ( 99) Oklahoma State 4 ( 97, 98, 99, 01) - Texas A&M 4 ( 98, 99, 03, 04) 1 (99) Oklahoma 2 ( 98, 00) - Missouri 1 ( 05) Kansas 0 Kansas State 0 -Nebraska has gotten off to fast starts, outscoring its opponents in the first inning of games this season. In fact, NU has scored at least one run in the first inning in 21 of its last 33 contests. -Nebraska has held 34 of its first 50 opponents to four runs or less this season and its 3.8 runs allowed per game ranks fifth nationally. Runs Allowed Per Game No. Team Runs Allowed/Gm 1. Cal State Fullerton Virginia College Of Charleston 3.6. Rice Nebraska 3.8 Monmouth 3.8 Wichita State 3.8 -Entering this weekend, NU is now sixth in the latest simulated RPI (warrennolan.com and in Boydsworld.com). NU is against teams rated in the top 100 of the RPI. As a league, the Big 12 is third in the RPI, with four teams in the top-15 (NU, Texas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State). Division I RPIs (as of May 14) No Team RPI Schedule Strength 1. Clemson Rice Texas Georgia Tech Alabama Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State Nebraska is well represented in the latest NCAA stats released May 17. The Huskers rank in the top-20 in five team categories, including ERA (3.40, 16th), slugging percentage (.495, 17th), fielding percentage (.975, 12th), homers per game (1.27, 13th) and winning percentage (.755, 8th). Individually, Luke Gorsett ranks among the national leaders in homers per game (28th) and slugging percentage (36th). Other Huskers ranked in the top 50 nationally include Brandon Buckman, who is 37th in homers per game, Johnny Dorn, who is 16th nationally in wins, Joba Chamberlain, who is 23rd in strikeouts per nine innings and Ryan Wehrle, who is 47th in doubles per game. Media Weekly Planner (May 16-21) Big 12 Standings - May 18 Team Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. xy-texas x-nebraska x-oklahoma State x-oklahoma x-baylor x-kansas x-texas Tech Missouri Texas A&M Kansas State y-regular-season champion x-big 12 Championship qualifier Big 12 Schedule Tues, May 16 at Baylor 15, Dallas Baptist 6 Kansas State 21, at South Dakota State 5 Oral Roberts 13, at Oklahoma State 2 Nebraska 4, Creighton 1 Wed., May 17 Kansas State 24, South Dakota St. 3 Missouri 14, Illinois 2 Fri., May 19 Texas at Missouri 6:30 p.m. Baylor at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Nebraska 6:35 p.m. Texas A&M at Kansas 7 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. Sat., May 20 Texas at Missouri 2 p.m. *Baylor at Kansas State 2 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. Oklahoma at Nebraska 2:05 p.m. Texas A&M at Kansas 6 p.m. Sun., May 21 Baylor at Kansas State 1 p.m. Texas A&M at Kansas 1 p.m. Texas at Missouri 1 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma State 1 p.m. Oklahoma at Nebraska 1:05 p.m. End of regular-season May 16 - Tues. GAME DAY vs. Creighton W, 4-1 TV: Live on NET (Ch. 12 and 112) Delayed on CSTV Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Live Stats: Huskers.com May 17- Wed. PRACTICE Time: Noon Hawks Field May 18 - Thurs. PRACTICE Time 10 a.m. Hawks Field May 19 - Fri. GAME DAY vs. Oklahoma 6:35 p.m. TV: None Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Live Stats: Huskers.com Video: HuskersNside May 20 - Sat. GAME DAY vs. Oklahoma 2:05 p.m. TV: Cox TV (Ch. 3 in Omaha; Ch. 77 in Lincoln Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Live Stats: Huskers.com Video: HuskersNside May 21 - Sun. GAME DAY vs. Oklahoma 1:05 p.m. TV: None Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Live Stats: Huskers.com Video: HuskersNside May 21- Mon. DEPART FOR BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP Approx. 9:45 a.m. Husker Baseball Radio Show 6 p.m. (Pinnacle Sports Network & Huskers.com)

4 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 4 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com Husker Baseball on the Radio The University of Nebraska and Pinnacle Sports Productions have announced that a school-record 49 regular-season Husker baseball games will be broadcast this season. The broadcast schedule began on March 3 The broadcast team of Jim Rose and Randy Lee will carry all 27 Big 12 contests and a number of non-conference matchups, including games against Notre Dame, Arizona, Minnesota, Alabama, Illinois State, South Dakota State, Western Illinois, Northern Colorado, Creighton, Iowa, Wichita State and Northern Iowa. All of the Husker baseball games can also be heard live on the Internet by accessing Nebraska s home page at Huskers.com. Pinnacle Sports Productions is in its 10th year producing and marketing live broadcasts of University of Nebraska football, men s and women s basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball games. Pinnacle was first awarded the rights on Feb. 9, The University renewed the Pinnacle contract in the fall of 2003, which extends the contract to July 31, In addition to broadcasting Husker games, Pinnacle Sports also provides Sports Nightly, a daily live call-in show focusing on NU athletics and other area sports. The show runs from 6 to 8 p.m. (central) on Pinnacle s statewide network. Pinnacle Sports Productions is owned by Paul Aaron of Elkhorn, Neb., and Dale Jensen of Phoenix, Ariz Pinnacle Sports Network City Station Frequency Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM Alliance KCOW 1400 AM Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM Broken Bow KCNI 1280 AM Fremont KHUB 1340 AM Holdrege KUVR 1430 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 Sidney KSID 1340 AM Valentine KVSH 940 AM West Point KTIC 840 AM York KAWL 1370 AM Loveland, Colo. KXST 1570 AM Contact local Pinnacle Stations for broadcast availability Husker Baseball on SIRIUS All of Nebraska s weekend Big 12 games beginning on April 1 will be available nationally on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. SIRIUS has over four million subscribers across the country. For more information on Sirius Satellite Radio, go to Husker Baseball Radio Show Nebraska Baseball Coach Mike Anderson joins Jim Rose for the Husker Baseball Show. The show runs between 6 and 7 p.m. every Monday during the baseball season and will feature player and coach interviews and calls from Husker fans around the state. The show is also available on Huskers.com. -Nebraska is at home against ranked teams over the last seven seasons, including a mark since Hawks Field opened in NU already has 13 come-from-behind wins this season, including a trio of four-run deficits, most recently against Texas Tech on April Nebraska has scored at least one run in each of its last 181 games dating back to the start of the 2004 campaign. The streak is the longest in the Big 12, while NU has scored in 512 of the last 513 games dating back to the 1998 season. -Nebraska has committed one error or less in 36 of its first 50 contests, including 16 games without an error. -One of NU s keys to success is the ability to run while shutting down other team s running games. NU is third in the Big 12 with 78 stolen bases, including 32-of-45 in Big 12 play, and has allowed a league-low 31 stolen bases. -While NU s pitching has been as good as advertised for most of the 2006 campaign, NU s offensive numbers have been among the Big 12 leaders in most categories. The Huskers.317 team average is on pace for NU s best team average since the 2001 CWS team hit.334. Getting Offensive - Overall vs. Big 12 Numbers No. Big 12 Rank Category No. Big 12 Rank.317 5th Batting Avg st 63 2nd Homers 23 3rd 81 3rd Stolen Bases 32 2nd.401 3rd On-Base Pct st.496 2nd Slugging Pct nd -Nebraska is one of only seven teams in all of Division I baseball to post team ERAs below 4.00 over the last four years, joining Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, Oral Roberts, Rice, Texas and Wichita State. The Huskers were second nationally with a 2.69 team ERA in The Huskers are 12-5 in games decided by two runs or less this season. -Nebraska s consecutive shutouts of Texas and Wichita State last month marked the first time ever that any school had posted consecutive shutouts against college baseball s two winningest coaches (Texas Augie Garrido and Wichita State s Gene Stephenson). -Nebraska has sold out all the reserved and club seats at Hawks Field for the 2006 season. NU ranked sixth nationally in average attendance, averaging a school-record 4,984 fans per game in The Huskers are averaging 4,307 fans per game this spring, including four of the 20 largest crowds in school history. -Nebraska is one of only three teams in the country that returned two pitchers who won at least 10 games in 2005 (Oregon State and Miami of Ohio are the others). -Nebraska is one of only six programs nationally to reach the College World Series in three of the past five seasons, joining Cal State Fullerton, Miami, South Carolina, Stanford and Texas. The Big 12 is the only league with more than one team in that group. Last Time Out Tuesday (Nebraska 4, Creighton 1): Charlie Shirek pitched six strong innings, and Andrew Brown paced a 12-hit NU attack, leading the Huskers to a 4-1 win over Creighton in front of 21,158 at Omaha s Rosenblatt Stadium. Shirek (4-2) picked up the victory allowing one run on five hits through six innings, while striking out three, while relievers Erik Bird, Zach Herr and Brett Jensen combined for three innings of shutout relief. Brown enjoyed his third multi-hit game in the last four contest with three hits, including a homer, while Jake Mort and Jeff Christy also added a trio of hits. Christy used his first multi-hit day since April 29, including a double and his first career triple, to break an 0-for-14 slump, while Mort s three hits was also career high. Scouting Oklahoma Under first-year Coach Sunny Gollway, the Sooners have enjoyed a resurgence in 2006, coming to Lincoln with a record and are ranked as high as 13th in the national polls this week. OU is a veteran club with eight returning starters from a year ago and a weekend rotation and closer which is entirely made up of seniors. Offensively, eight of OU s nine starters are above.300, including Chuckie Caufield, who is hitting.363 with seven homers, 39 RBIs and a team-best 18 stolen bases. Ryan Rohlinger is also above the.350 mark while leading the squad in homers (nine) and RBIs (49). While the Sooners offense is among the Big 12 s best, their defense has been even better, as their.984 fielding percentage is the nation s best. On the mound, right-hander Daniel McCutchen has six wins and a 3.67 ERA, striking out 103 in innings. Steven Guerra is tied for second in wins and leads the starters with a 3.66 ERA in 86 innings. Oklahoma leads the all-time series, , but Nebraska has enjoyed the better of the rivalry in recent years. The Huskers won 3-of-4 meetings last season, including a series win in Norman, and has dropped only one series to OU since the 1998 season. The Huskers are 22-6 against the Sooners in that span. Team Comparison Huskers...Category... Oklahoma 49...Games Batting Average At Bats Runs/Game Hits/Game Home Runs Stolen Bases ERA Innings Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts Walks Hits Allowed/Game Errors Fielding Percentage Busy Weekend Planned for OU Series Several events are planned for this weekend s series with Oklahoma. Saturday (Parents Day): The parents of the 2006 Huskers will be honored prior to Saturday s game. Saturday (Jr. Home Run Club Picnic): Members of the Husker Junior Home Run Club will have a team picnic following Saturday s game. Sunday (Senior Day) - Seniors Brandon Buckman, Jeff Christy and Brett Jensen will be honored in pregame ceremonies. Sunday (Cook s Ham Trading Card Day) - The first 500 kids ages 12 and under will receive a set of 2006 Husker trading cards, courtesy of the Lancaster County Sheriff s Office and Cook s Hams. Sunday (Jr. HRC Baseball Clinic) - The Husker baseball team will host a free youth clinic for junior Home Run Club members. For more information on any of the Junior Home Run Club events or to sign up, contact the Husker baseball office at (402)

5 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 5 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com Field Nearly Set for OKC Seven of the eight teams for next week s Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City have been determined heading into this weekend s action. Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Kansas and Texas Tech have all clinched berths, while the final spot will go to either Missouri or Texas A&M. The Tigers need one win against Texas or one loss by Texas A&M to lock up the final berth. Nebraska will depart from Oklahoma City on Monday morning at approximately 10 a.m. and will practice Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. The Division schedules for next week are as follows, but teams will not be assigned into Divisions until after this weekend s action. Division I Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday (Championship) Division 2 Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday (Championship) Session Times 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. 4:30 or 7:30 p.m. Off Day 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Session Times 5 or 8 p.m. Off Day 4:30 or 7:30 p.m. 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Husker Record Watch -Sophomore Johnny Dorn needs only one more win to become the second Husker pitcher to reach 10 wins in consecutive seasons. He would join two-time All- American Shane Komine, who reached double figures in wins in each of his final three seasons ( ). With his save on Tuesday, Brett Jensen became the first Husker to reach double-figure save totals more than once. He now holds two of the top-four singleseason totals in school history with a school-record 16 in 2005 and 10 in With 74 career appearances, he also ranks third in school charts in that category. Huskers Rank Among Nation s Best Nebraska has been among the nation s top programs over the past few years. The Huskers rank fifth nationally in wins in that stretch, highlighted by three College World Series appearances (2001, 2002, 2005). In Big 12 play, the Huskers have shown that same consistency, ranking first or second in the Big 12 in five of the last six seasons, including a Big 12-best three regularseason titles (2001, 2003, 2005). Here is a list of top-two finishes by league schools over the last six years. Most Wins in Division I (2000-Present) No. School Wins 1. Florida State Texas South Carolina Rice Nebraska 326 Totals as of 5/18/06 Top-Two Big 12 Finishes ( ) School No. Years Nebraska , 2005 Texas , 2006 Baylor , 2005 Texas Tech Oklahoma Texas A&M Buckman, Nimmo Earn Academic All-District Honors Husker baseball players Brandon Buckman and Bryce Nimmo were honored on May 7, as they were both selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII team. It was the first honor for both players, giving NU a total of 15 Academic All-District VII selections over the past decade. A native of Monument, Colo., Buckman carries a 3.48 GPA in civil engineering and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in He has been chosen to the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll all three semesters at NU Nimmo, who hails from Cheyenne, Wyo., has also Huskers in Professional Baseball At the start of the 2006 season, a total of 19 former Huskers were listed on professional rosters (as of April 27). The list is headlined by a pair of Huskers in the Major Leagues, including Darin Erstad (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) and Dan Johnson (Oakland). In all, a total of 22 former Huskers have reached the Major Leagues and made an appearance in a Major League game entering the 2006 season Former Huskers in Professional Baseball Player 2006 Team (Organization) 2006 Level Position At Nebraska Drafted (Team) Darin Erstad Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Majors 1B/OF st round (Anaheim) Dan Johnson Oakland Athletics Majors 1B th round (Oakland) Adam Stern Pawtucket (Boston) AAA OF rd round (Atlanta) Adam Shabala Fresno (San Francisco) AAA OF th round (San Francisco) Shane Komine Sacramento (Oakland) AAA RHP th round (Oakland) Todd Sears Tacoma (Seattle) AAA 1B rd round (Colorado) Jed Morris Sacramento (Oakland) AAA C th round (Oakland) Ken Harvey Omaha (Kansas City) AAA 1B th round (Kansas City) Jamal Strong Iowa (Chicago-NL) AAA OF th round (Seattle) Alex Gordon Wichita (Kansas City) AA 3B st round (Kansas City) Jason Burch Tulsa (Colorado) AA RHP st round (St. Louis) Drew Anderson Huntsville (Milwaukee) AA OF th round (Milwaukee) R.D. Spiehs Fresno (San Francisco) AA RHP rd round (San Francisco) Mike Sillman Palm Beach (St. Louis) A RHP st round (St. Louis) Brian Duensing Beloit (Minnesota) A LHP rd round (Minnesota) Joe Simokaitis Daytona (Chicago-NL) A SS th round (Chicago) Quinton Robertson New Jersey (St. Louis) A RHP th round (St. Louis) Curtis Ledbetter Everett (Seattle) A C th round (Seattle) Zach Kroenke Tampa (NY-AL) A LHP th round (New York Yankees) Aaron Marsden Lincoln Amer. Assoc LHP rd round (Colorado) Brian Rodaway Chinese Pro League in Taiwan. LHP th round (Houston) Not assisgned (team and organization listed is from the end of 2005) Jake Mullinax Quad Cities (St. Louis) A 2B th round (St. Louis) Husker Baseball on Television The Nebraska Athletic Department and Cox Communications Omaha announced on March 17, that Cox Communications will televise five Husker baseball games this season. Cox will make available all six Husker baseball games to Cox systems in the opposing teams states and will also market the games to other cable systems within the state of Nebraska. Time Warner Cable of Lincoln has announced they will also carry the Cox Communications-produced games. Cox Communications will produce six home Husker baseball games, beginning with the March 25 contest against Kansas. Husker Baseball on Cox Cable Date Day Contest First Pitch March 25 Sat. vs. Kansas W, 9-1 April 13 Thurs. vs. Texas A&M W, 5-4. April 18 Tues. vs. Creighton W, 4-2 April 25 Tues. vs. Wichita State W, 11-0 May 20 Sat. vs. Oklahoma 2:05 p.m. The six games on Cox Cable are among the eight Husker baseball games scheduled to be telecast this season. Nebraska Educational Television and FSN will also air selected NU games during the season, and those schedules are listed below. Husker Baseball TV Affiliates Affiliate City Ch. Cox Cable Omaha Ch. 2*/3 *-Saturday Games on Ch. 2, weekday games on Ch. 3 Time Warner Cable Cities Affiliate City Ch. Time Warner Cable Lincoln Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Denton Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Crete Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Seward Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable York Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable David City Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Columbus Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Fremont Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Auburn Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Nebraska City Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Tecumseh Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Table Rock Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Fairbury Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Falls City Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Pawnee City Ch. 77 Time Warner Cable Humboldt Ch. 77 Charter Media Cities Affiliate City Ch. Charter Media Kearney Ch. 20 Charter Media Hastings Ch. 20 Charter Media Grand Island Ch. 20 Charter Media North Platte Ch. 7 Charter Media Holdrege Ch. 20 Charter Media Minden Ch. 20 Charter Media Kimball Ch. 2 Charter Media Springfield Charter Media Scottsbluff Ch. 10 Charter Media Lexington Ch. 8 Charter Media Gothenburg Ch. 8 Charter Media Cozad Ch. 8 Charter Media Sidney Ch. 2 Charter Media Ogallala Ch. 14 Charter Media Springfield Ch. 14 Charter Media Beatrice Ch. 2

6 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 6 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com Hawks Field at Haymarket Park The 2002 season marked the debut of the Huskers new home Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. The field is named in memory of Myrna Hawks, as the Hawks family was one of the major benefactors in the Haymarket Park project. In March of 2000, Howard and Myrna Hawks guaranteed the unfunded portion of UNL s $10.6 million commitment to the baseball/softball complex, which enabled the University to move forward in a joint venture with the City of Lincoln and NEBCO Inc., the owners of the Lincoln Saltdogs in the Northern League. The University retained the right to name the field and on Feb. 23, 2002, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the name of Hawks Field. It was formally dedicated in pregame ceremonies against Kansas on April 28, The ballpark includes 4,500 chair-back seats, 16 suites, a Diamond View Lounge and a Sub-Air system that allows the field to grow grass nearly year-round. The park was one of only three fields in the country that uses this state-of-the-art heating system (Invesco Field at Mile High and Safeco Field are the others). Other highlights of the complex include a 1,400- square feet clubhouse for the Husker baseball program, a video board/scoreboard in right center field, the Buck Beltzer Playgound for kids down the right field line and numerous restrooms and concession stands. Hawks Field, as well as the adjacent Bowlin Stadium the 2,500-seat softball stadium which opened in the fall of 2001 are both located inside Haymarket Park, a 32-acre complex that includes both stadiums as well as the plaza area and 2,500 parking stalls. Top-10 Crowds at Hawks Field No. Att. Opponent Date 1. 8,757 vs. Texas A&M 4/14/ ,711 vs. Miami# 6/11/ ,662 vs. Creighton* 6/4/ ,569 vs. Richmond# 6/9/ ,485 vs. Texas 4/8/ ,481 vs. Richmond# 6/8/ ,474 vs. Richmond# 6/7/ ,415 vs. Texas A&M 4/15/ ,308 vs. Miami# 6/10/ ,304 vs. Creighton* 6/5/05 # - NCAA Super Regional; * - NCAA Regional Year-by-Year Record at Hawks Field Year Record (.853) (.829) (.678) (.892) (.864) Totals (.838) been on the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll all three semesters at NU, as he carries a 3.43 in management. Nebraska joined St. Louis University as the only players to have more than one first-team selection in District VII. The two players will now move on to the national ballot, where they will be under consideration for Academic All-America honors and will look to join the nine other Huskers who have earned Academic All- America honors since Cool Hand Luke Junior college transfer Luke Gorsett has quickly made a name for himself as one of the Big 12 s top newcomers and a fan favorite at Hawks Field. The junior from Denver enters the weekend hitting.363 (13th in the Big 12) and ranks in the top 10 in the Big 12 in homers (15, second), slugging percentage (.674, third) and total bases (128, second). He is 28th nationally in homers per game and 36rd in slugging percentage according to this week s NCAA rankings. Gorsett was among the top-10 players listed on the CSTV National Player of the Year Watch for several weeks during the season and was added to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List on May 7. While Gorsett has shown his power potential throughout the year, he has consistently been among the Big 12 s top hitters, putting two double-digit hit streaks including a Big 12-high 17 game hit streak from March 26 to April 23. In fact, he had reached safely via hit or walk in his first 48 contests before the streak was snapped on Tuesday. In 2005, Gorsett was a first-team NJCAA All-American at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, hitting a national-best 24 homers and driving in 71 runs. Big 12 s Top Newcomers Player School Avg. HR RBIs Tyler Mach Oklahoma State Diek Scram Oklahoma State Roger Kieschnick Texas Tech Luke Gorsett Nebraska The Buck Starts Here After hitting just three homers in his first 197 at-bats at Nebraska, senior first baseman Brandon Buckman has enjoyed a power surge this spring. He began the stretch with his first career multihomer game against Minnesota on March 5, capping his second career four-hit day with a towering blast into the upper deck in the Metrodome. Since then, Buckman, who was hitting.200 at the time, has increased his average to.335 while hitting 14 homers and driving in a team-high 48 RBIs. He ranks among the Big 12 s top performers in homers (third), slugging percentage (.598, 10th), total bases (116, 10th) and RBIs (48, ninth). The Huskers Dynamic Duo The pairing of Buckman and Gorsett in the middle of the Husker lineup has provided Nebraska with one of the nation s most productive duos. The pair have both hit at least 14 homers, marking the first time since the 2000 campaign - and only the fourth time since that NU has had a pair of players with at least 14 homers Husker Power Duos Since 1990 Year Player No. Player No Brandon Buckman 14 Luke Gorsett Dan Johnson 21 Matt Hopper Marc Sagmoen 18 Derek Dukart Bobby Benjamin 18 Kevin Jordan 14 Wehrle Makes his Case at Short Ryan Wehrle has emerged as one of the catalysts at the top of the Husker lineup and is making a bid to become the first Husker shortstop to earn first-team all-conference honors since On the season, Wehrle is seventh in the Big 12 with a.370 average while chipping in five homers and 41 RBIs. He is second in the Big 12 with 16 doubles and also tops the Huskers with 25 multi-hit games. In the clutch, Wehrle is hitting.400 with runners in scoring position and has a team-high 17 two-out RBIs. Wehrle enters the final weekend of the regular season needing four doubles to break into NU s top-10 single-season list in that category. In addition, he has been solid defensively, fielding at a.946 clip, as NU is second in the Big 12 with a.974 fielding percentage. Comparing Wehrle & 2006 Year Avg GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Brown Hits his Stride Junior college transfer Andrew Brown has worked his way into the lineup in recent weeks, as the Carrollton, Texas, native has been one of NU s hottest hitters. Brown has been on a tear of late, hitting.500 with four homers in his last 11 contests, raising his season average to.314. He was one of NU s top performers in the Baylor series, going 5-for-9 with two homers in Friday s series opener and matching his career high with three hits on Saturday. He continued his hot hitting on Tuesday with three more hits, including his fourth homer in NU s last six contests. Brown earned NJCAA All-Region honors at Paris (Texas) Junior College, hitting.404 with 18 homers and 55 RBIs in He was also chosen as the MVP of the Texas Collegiate League in 2005, a wood bat league that ranks as one of the nation s top summer leagues. Gerch Provides Emotional Lift The Huskers welcomed the return of sophomore Andy Gerch to the lineup on April 28. Gerch, who had missed the previous 11 games because of a shoulder injury and the death of his father earlier in the month, has provided immediate dividends. He sparked NU s ninth-inning rally against Texas Tech by coaxing a pinch-hit walk, as the Huskers scored once in the ninth before winning in the 11th. Gerch, who was hitless in his first 12 conference at-bats, has been on a roll, hitting.395 (15-for-38) with nine RBIs and nine runs scored over his last 11 games. He saw his eight-game hit streak snapped in Sunday s loss to Baylor. Husker Defense Excels Under Head Coach Mike Anderson, the Huskers have been one of the nation s top defensive clubs over the last three years. NU ranked in the top 10 nationally in fielding percentage in both 2004 and 2005 and is 12th in this week s NCAA ranking. Despite having to replace three infield starters this spring, NU is fielding at a near record pace, as its.974 fielding percentage is just behind the school record of.975 set in both 2004 and Husker Fielding Pct. ( ) Player Fielding Pct. Natl. Rank th th th

7 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 7 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com Big 12 Preseason Polls Collegiate Baseball Baseball America Big 12 Coaches No. Team No. Team No. Team 1. Texas 1. Texas 1. Texas 2. Nebraska 2. Missouri 2. Nebraska 3. Missouri 3. Nebraska 3. Missouri 4. Baylor 4. Baylor 4. Baylor 5. Oklahoma 5. Oklahoma State 5. Oklahoma 6. Kansas 6. Kansas 6. Oklahoma State 7. Oklahoma State 7. Oklahoma 7. Texas A&M 8. Texas A&M 8. Texas A&M 8. Kansas 9. Texas Tech 9. Texas Tech 9. Texas Tech 10. Kansas State 10. Kansas State 10. Kansas State Player of the Year Player of the Year Player of the Year Drew Stubbs, UT Drew Stubbs, UT N/A Pitcher of the Year Pitcher of the Year Pitcher of the Year Max Scherzer, MU Max Scherzer, MU N/A Nick at Night Junior college transfer Nick Jaros has been a welcome addition to the Husker lineup since missing three games with a hand bruise. Since his return on April 19, he is hitting.372 (16-for-43) with two homers, seven RBIs and 13 runs scored in his last 12 contests. Jaros, who is 19th in the Big 12 in hitting with a.352 average, collected his first career four-hit game against UNK on April 19 before hitting.455 with four runs scored in the series win at No. 5 Texas en route to earning Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors for the first time in his career. In addition to his offensive performances, Jaros also preserved NU s 7-5 win over the Longhorns on April 22 with an acrobatic sprawling catch that started a seventh-inning double play. Jaros continued his hot hitting in a sweep of Texas Tech, going 3-for-7 with two walks and three runs scored, as he drove in the game-winning run in a 4-3, 11-inning win. Jaros jammed his wrist making a diving catch at Oklahoma State on May 10, and didn t return to the starting lineup until Sunday s finale at Baylor. A Night to Remember Sophomore Steve Edlefsen needed just 13 games to accomplish a pair of feats that two-time All-American Alex Gordon could not do during his illustrious career. On April 8 against Iowa, Edlefsen not only tied Nebraska s single-game record with six hits, but became the second Husker to hit for the cycle in He singled in the first, belted his first career homer in the third, doubled in the eighth and completed the cycle with a stand-up triple in the 11th. Edlefsen, who had just six hits in his first 16 career games, doubled that total against the Hawkeyes, raising his average from.162 to.267 by going 6-for-8 and scoring five times. He became the sixth player in school history to record six hits in a game, a feat most recently accomplished by John Cole in Gordon, who played in 193 games at NU and whose name is littered up and down the school record charts, only had one four-hit game during his Husker career. Six Hits in a Game No. Player Opponent Date 6 Steve Edlefsen at Iowa 4/11/06 6 John Cole vs. Kansas State 5/16/99 6 Francis Collins vs. Nebraska-Omaha 4/25/96 6 Darin Erstad vs. Missouri 4/2/95 6 Marc Sagmoen vs. Jamestown 3/13/92 6 Gene Torczon vs. Tulsa 4/5/58 Buckman & Wehrle Go Back-2-Back With consecutive weekly Big 12 hitting honors for Brandon Buckman and Ryan Wehrle, it marks only the third time in the league s 10-year existence that Husker hitters won the award in consecutive weeks. The only other times the feat has been accomplished were by first-team All-Americans Alex Gordon (March 22-29, 2005) and Ken Harvey (April 12-19, 1999). Buckman led the Huskers to a series win over Kansas, hitting.615 (8-for-13) with a homer and four RBIs in three games. He had three multi-hit games on the weekend, including a 4-for-5 effort in the series opener on March 25. Wehrle hit.591 (13-for-22) with six runs, four stolen bases, a homer and four RBIs in five contests. He posted five straight multi-hit games during the week, including his first career four-hit day against Northern Colorado on March 29. Elementary, Watson, Elementary It does not take a detective to figure out that Tony Watson has emerged into one of the Big 12 s top starters in The 6-foot-4, 210-pound left-hander has been exceptional during the season, as he is 7-1 with a 3.20 ERA in a team-best 81.2 innings of work. Watson has pitched at least five innings in 12 of his 13 starts, holding opponents to one run or less six times. He ranks in the top 10 of the league in ERA (seventh), opposing batting average (.233, fourth) and strikeouts (62, ninth), posting nearly a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Watson had won 12 straight decisions dating back to March of 2005 before taking the loss at Baylor on Saturday, an outing where he gave up five hits over 6.1 innings in a 4-1 loss. He is 13-2 in his career at NU. Against Texas A&M on April 14, Watson tossed a complete-game five-hitter in a 4-3 victory, the third straight outing where he set a career high in innings pitched. On March 26, Watson fanned a career high 10 hitters in a 4-1 victory. Chamberlain Reaches Double Figures With a 5-4 record and a 3.75 ERA, Joba Chamberlain has been solid in the No. 1 spot for the Huskers. The All-American has held seven of his 11 opponents to three runs or less, including seven innings of shutout ball against Notre Dame on March 3. He is third in the Big 12 in strikeouts (83), sixth in opposing batting average (.238) and 18th in ERA (3.75). Chamberlain pitched well at Baylor in his last outing, allowing four earned runs while striking out a seasonhigh 12 Bears over 7.1 innings of work. He has thrown at least seven innings in each of his last three starts. A two-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, Chamberlain has reached double figures in strikeouts three times this season, as he also had 11 against Notre Dame on March 3 and 10 strikeouts at No. 4 Rice on Feb. 25. With 12 strikeouts last Friday at Baylor, Chamberlain now sits in fifth place on NU s career charts with 213 strikeouts upped his career total to 201, tying Jamie 2006 Nebraska Baseball Quick Facts Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population...235,694 Founded Enrollment...22,000 Nickname...Cornhuskers/Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Conference...Big 12 Chancellor...Harvey Perlman, J.D. Head Coach... Mike Anderson Record at NU/Year /Fourth Alma Mater...Northern Colorado (1990) Assistant Coach...Dave Bingham Alma Mater... Emporia State (1972) Assistant Coach... Andy Sawyers Alma Mater... Nebraska (1998) Volunteer Coach... Justin Seely Alma Mater... Nebraska (2003) Graduate Manager... Ryan Strain Alma Mater... Nevada (2003) Baseball Office... (402) Baseball Office Fax... 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8 Chamberlain s 10-K Days Date Opponent Strikeouts Feb. 25, 2005 vs. New Mexico 15 June 10, 2005 Miami 13 March 18, 2005 Seton Hall 12 May 12, 2006 at Baylor 12 April 13, 2006 Texas A&M 11 March 3, 2006 vs. Notre Dame 11 April 8, 2005 Texas 10 April 22, 2005 Baylor 10 Feb. 24, 2006 at Rice 10 Johnny Be Good The third member of the Huskers weekend rotation, sophomore Johnny Dorn has continued his winning ways in After losing his first start after missing all of fall drills, the right-hander has earned wins in nine of his last 11 starts and has been chosen as the Big 12 s Pitcher of the Week on two occasions. He earned his most recent honor on April 18, after tossing a complete-game shutout against Texas A&M. In that outing, he didn t allow a runner to reach third and struck out seven Aggies. He followed that performance with seven shutout innings in a 6-0 win at No. 5 Texas on April 25, fanning five and scattering five hits while extending his streak of shutout innings to 19.1 dating back to April 9. In Big 12 games, Dorn is 11-2 in his two-year Husker career, including 7-0 in games which decide a conference series. Overall, he is 21-5 as a Husker, moving into a tie for sixth on NU s career wins list. Jensen Shines in Closing Time Senior closer Brett Jensen has been entrenched as one of the Big 12 s premier relievers for the past two years. The 6-foot-7 senior is 5-0 with 10 saves and a 2.65 ERA, ranking second in the Big 12 in saves. The right-hander is holding opponents to a.180 average and has a 34-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio. With 28 career saves, Jensen already holds NU s career saves mark and is third in school history with 74 career appearances. Jensen tossed two shutout innings in Tuesday s win over Creighton for his 10th save, as he became the first Husker to record double-figure save This Week s National Polls Collegiate Baseball (5/15) No. School Record 1. Rice Cal State Fullerton Texas Kentucky Clemson North Carolina Oregon State Alabama Virginia Nebraska Houston Georgia Oklahoma State Arizona State Oklahoma Tulane Georgia Tech Miami Fla Mississippi Arkansas Notre Dame Wake Forest North Carolina State Baylor Florida State Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 8 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com totals in consecutive seasons. Jensen showed his hitting abilities in the series opener against Texas Tech on April 29. In the 11th inning, he was forced to hit for the first time since high school. Jensen calmly slapped a single to center and then scored moments later on Nick Jaros RBI double to center. Two Huskers Named to Watch List A pair of Huskers were honored on May 1, as pitchers Brett Jensen and Johnny Dorn were selected to the initial Dick Howser Award Watch List. Jensen is one of the nation s premier closers, going 5-0 with 10 saves and a 2.65 ERA in 21 appearances. Jensen is second in the Big 12 in saves and is holding opponents to a.180 batting average over 37.1 innings. Dorn, a third-time All-American as a freshman, has been one of the Big 12 s best starters in 2006, posting an 9-3 record and 3.65 ERA in 11 starts. The righthander is tied for first in wins, third in complete games, fourth in shutouts and 15th in ERA. The 2006 winner will be announced at the College World Series in Omaha on Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m. (CDT). Both Dorn and Jensen will look to follow in the footsteps of 2005 winner Alex Gordon. The Set-Up Freshmen relievers Erik Bird and Zach Herr have been instrumental in NU s strong performances this year, setting the table for All-American closer Brett Jensen. The duo has allowed just nine of 44 inherited runners to score this season. Bird comes into the OU series allowing one earned run in 20 appearances, spanning 17.2 innings of work. He fired a career-high 2.2 innings of work in Wednesday s loss to Northern Iowa and notched his first career save against Creighton on April 18, fanning two over 1.1 innings of perfect relief. Herr has been spectacular in recent weeks, allowing only two earned run in his last 13 appearances dating back to April 7. He has a 2.25 ERA in 20 appearances Baseball America (5/15) No. School Record 1. Rice Cal State Fullerton Texas Clemson North Carolina Oregon State Kentucky Nebraska Virginia Alabama Georgia Georgia Tech Arizona State Oklahoma Arkansas Houston Oklahoma State Mississippi Notre Dame Pepperdine College of Charleston Miami Winthrop Tulane Baylor Sports Weekly/ESPN (5/15) No. School (1st-place votes) Record 1 Rice (30) Cal State Fullerton (3) Clemson (3) Texas North Carolina Kentucky Virginia Georgia Tech Alabama Oregon State Nebraska Arizona State Oklahoma Georgia Arkansas Miami South Carolina Florida State Mississippi North Carolina State Houston Baylor Notre Dame Oklahoma State Tulane after retiring both batters he faced in Tuesday s win over Creighton. NU Enjoys Record-Breaking Crowds Nebraska s series against Texas A&M brought record-breaking crowds to Hawks Field. NU recorded three of the top 13 crowds in school history, including a school-record crowd of 8,787 on April 14. The threeday total of 24,490 shattered the previous three-game regular-season weekend mark of 22,595 set against Texas in Top-Five Big 12 Series Attendance Marks No Opponent Dates Attend. 1. Texas A&M April 13-15, , Texas April 8-10, , Kansas State May 20-22, , Baylor May 16-18, , Missouri May 6-8, ,316 Huskers Go Extra for Wins NU has shown a knack for winning in extra innings this season. The Huskers are 5-0 in extra-inning games this season. NU is an impressive 11-4 in extra inning games in Mike Anderson s four seasons at Nebraska. Huskers End 11-Year Search for Cycle It took junior college transfer Luke Gorsett just eight games to accomplish a feat that hadn t happened at Nebraska since the Big 12 formed in to hit for the cycle. Gorsett went 4-for-5 against Notre Dame on March 3, as he singled (1st), homered (3rd), doubled (4th) and tripled (8th). Gorsett became the first Husker to accomplish the feat since Mel Motley on May 10, 1995, against Nebraska-Kearney (a feat later matched by Steve Edlefsen at Iowa on April 11). Stern Shines in World Baseball Classic Former NU outfielder Adam Stern helped the Canadian National Team to a 2-1 record at the World Baseball Classic. Stern, who played at NU from 1999 to 2001 and was a member of the Huskers first CWS squad, hit.667 (6-for-9) with a homer and five RBIs in three games. Against Team USA, Stern single-handedly led the Canadians to an 8-6 win, going 3-for-4 with NCBWA (5/15) No. School Record 1 Rice Clemson Cal State Fullerton Texas North Carolina Virginia Georgia Tech Kentucky Oregon State Alabama Nebraska Arizona State Tulane Houston Florida State Winthrop Arkansas Oklahoma Notre Dame College of Charleston Miami South Carolina Georgia Oklahoma State Wichita State Old Dominion NC State Wake Forest Elon Mississippi 33-19

9 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 9 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com an inside the park homer and four RBIs. Stern led the tournament in three offensive categories, batting average, slugging (1.333) and on-base percentage (.727). He also helped Team Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Stern opened the season on the Boston Red Sox roster. Three Named Preseason All-Americans A trio of Husker baseball players have been honored during the preseason, as pitchers Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Dorn and Brett Jensen have been selected to various preseason All-America teams. Chamberlain turned in an impressive first season at NU, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors. Chamberlain struck out 130 in innings in 2005, including a 13-strikeout effort against Miami. He also picked up the Huskers first-ever CWS win with a victory over Arizona State in Omaha. Jensen is one of the nation s top closers after saving a school-record 16 games in He posted a 2-5 record and a 1.96 ERA in 33 games. He was 16-of-17 in save chances and ranked third nationally in saves in Dorn enjoyed the finest freshman pitching season in school history, going 12-2 with a 2.16 ERA in 104 innings. The Grand Island, Neb., native led all freshmen nationally in wins and ranked among the Big 12 leaders in ERA and opponent batting average (.199), as he earned third-team All-America honors in He was also a second-team preseason pick by the NCBWA. Preseason All-Americans Player All-America Team (Publication) Joba Chamberlain 1st (CB); 2nd (NCBWA, BA, RR) Brett Jensen 1st (CB, RR); 3rd (NCBWA) Johnny Dorn 2nd (NCBWA, CB, RR) NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America BA - Baseball America; CB - Collegiate Baseball; RR-Rosenblatt Report Three Huskers on Clemens Watch List Husker pitchers Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Dorn and Brett Jensen are also among the 40 college pitchers named to the initial Roger Clemens Award Watch List. The trio makes Nebraska one of only three schools in the country with three Clemens Watch List members, joining defending NCAA champion Texas and fellow 2005 College World Series qualifier Oregon State. The Big 12 combined for seven of the 40 Watch List members, including Missouri right-hander Max Scherzer, the second most of any conference. Roster Features Seven Drafted Huskers Nebraska s 2006 roster boasts a total of seven Huskers who have been previously selected in the annual Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The list includes seniors Brett Jensen and Dustin Timm, who have both been drafted twice during their career. Drafted Huskers Player Round Team Year Jared Cranston 46th San Francisco 2005 Jeff Christy 49th Los Angeles 2002 Steve Edlefsen 41st Boston 2004 Brett Jensen 45th Baltimore 2003 Brett Jensen 23rd Washington 2005 Jake Opitz 39th Seattle 2004 Dustin Timm 41st Kansas City 2000 Dustin Timm 26th Milwaukee 2004 Tony Watson 23rd Florida 2003 Three Huskers Earn Laurels from BA A trio of Husker baseball players were honored in Baseball America s preseason issue. Starting pitcher Joba Chamberlain and closer Brett Jensen were both chosen as first-team preseason All-Big 12 picks, while senior catcher Jeff Christy was tabbed as the best defensive catcher in the Big 12 after throwing out 46 percent of baserunners and finishing with a.985 fielding percentage in Chamberlain Climbs Up Draft List Although the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft is several months away, Nebraska pitcher Joba Chamberlain received consideration as one of the nation s top draft-eligible prospects. Chamberlain ranked 12th on Baseball America s list and was one of four Big 12 players in the top 15, joining Missouri s Max Scherzer (No. 3) and the Texas duo of Drew Stubbs (No. 2) and Kyle McCulloch (No. 11). Of the top 15 players on Baseball America s list, Chamberlain and Long Beach State infielder Evan Longoria were the only two who were not previously drafted. Chamberlain is projected by Baseball America as a first-round pick, as the Huskers will look to post consecutive first-round picks for the first time in school history. Alex Gordon was the No. 2 overall pick by Kansas City in Huskers Feature Players from 11 States Of the 39 members of the 2005 squad, 14 are from the state of Nebraska, including seven from the Omaha metro area and three from Lincoln. In all, a total of 11 states are represented on the 2006 roster, including seven from Colorado and five from Iowa. Where the 2006 Huskers are From States No. of Players Nebraska 14 Colorado 7 Iowa 5 Kansas, Minnesota 3 North Dakota 2 South Dakota, Wyoming, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma 1 Husker Youth Movement Baseball Recruiting Class Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (Last School) Mitch Abeita C R/R Duncanville, Texas (North Central CC) D.J. Belfonte OF L/L Gladstone, Mo. (Rockhurst) Joe Broekemeier RHP R/R Aurora, Neb. Andy Cotton INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) Craig Corriston UTL R/R Paris, Texas (Paris JC) Brian Feekin LHP L/L Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) Aaron Jarosh OF R/R Ankeny, Iowa Shane Lowe INF S/R New Bloomfield, Mo. Zach McAllister RHP R/R Chillicothe, Ill. (Illinois Valley Central) Michael Nesseth RHP R/R Windom, Minn. Sam Sharpe RHP R/R Stillwell, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Charlie Shaver LHP L/L Elkhorn, Neb. Brett Sowers INF R/R Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Thad Weber RHP/1B R/R Friend, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Husker Baseball on Television Husker Baseball on FSN Date Day Contest First Pitch April 23 Sat. at Texas W, 7-5 Husker Baseball on NET Date Day Contest First Pitch April 4 Tues. vs. Creighton W, 6-4 May 16 Tues. vs. Creighton W, 4-1 The Husker Baseball Television Show This spring, get a behind-the-scenes look at the University of Nebraska baseball program on the Husker Baseball Show. With in-depth interviews, highlights and features, the half-hour show gives Husker fans a chance to follow the Big Red in its bid for a sixth NCAA Regional in the last seven years. The show, presented by the Midwest Ford Dealers, begins on Sunday, March 26, and runs until the end of the postseason on the following stations Husker Baseball Show Affiliates Station Coverage Area Day Time WOWT Omaha Sunday 11 p.m. KOLN/KGIN Lincoln/Grand Island Sunday 10:30 p.m. KPTH Sioux City, Iowa Sunday 11 p.m. KNOP/KIIT North Platte Tuesday 11 p.m. KSTF Scottsbluff Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Metro Sports Kansas City, Mo. Saturday 12:30 p.m. Cox Cable Tulsa, Okla. Wednesday 5 p.m. Lakes TV Northwest Iowa Wednesday 11 p.m. Nebraska Baseball on HuskersNside The HuskersNside staff announced that nearly every regular-season game in 2006 will be carried live or tape delayed on HuskersNside. For the fourth straight season, HuskersNside will be the place to follow the Huskers throughout the 2006 campaign, as Head Coach Mike Anderson and the Huskers chase their fourth Big 12 title in six seasons. After broadcasting almost 50 games in each of its first three seasons, HuskersNside will carry nearly every game both home and away - this spring. Games which are being televised on NET or Fox Sports Net will not be carried on HuskersNside. The site will also have the Husker baseball show every week on the site. All of the offerings are set up for broadband (Cable Internet, DSL or Satellite Internet) connections, providing video steams at anywhere from 300 to 750 kbps for subscribers. There are currently two ways to sign up for the service - a monthly rate of $9.95 per month and a special annual rate of $ Upcoming Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Time May 19 Oklahoma 6:35 p.m. May 20 Oklahoma (free on Huskers.com) 2:05 p.m. May 21 Oklahoma 1:05 p.m.

10 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #21 Page 10 May 18, 2006 Huskers.com Success on the Diamond -Since the 2000 season, Nebraska is fifth nationally in winning percentage among all college baseball programs. Over the last seven years, the Huskers have played in four Super Regionals ( ) and made made three College World Series appearances. Winningest Programs in Division I (2000-present) No. Team W L T Pct. Conf. 1. Rice C-USA/WAC 2. Florida St ACC 3. Oral Roberts Mid-Con 4. Notre Dame Big East 5. Nebraska Big 12 updated 5/11/06 -With Alex Gordon s unanimous first-team All- America selection in 2005, eight Huskers have combined for 10 first-team All-America honors since First Team All-Americans since 1999 Player (Years) Player (Years) Ken Harvey (1999) Shane Komine ( ) John Cole (2001) Matt Hopper (2001) Dan Johnson (2001) Jeff Leise (2002) Jed Morris (2002) Alex Gordon ( ) -Nebraska has had at least one player chosen as the Big 12 s Player or Pitcher of the Year in each of the past six seasons, including Alex Gordon s selection in 2004 and Big 12 Honors since 2000 Year Player Honor 2000 Shane Komine Player of the Year 2001 Shane Komine Pitcher of the Year 2002 Jed Morris Player of the Year 2003 Matt Hopper Player of the Year 2003 Aaron Marsden Pitcher of the Year 2004 Alex Gordon Player of the Year 2005 Alex Gordon Player of the Year -Over the past five seasons, a total of 29 Huskers have been drafted, including 12 players who were selected in the top 10 rounds. In 2005, Nebraska had four players taken in the first 10 rounds. Big 12 Players Drafted ( ) Team Draftees Texas 34 Baylor 32 Nebraska 29 Texas A&M 29 Oklahoma 26 Oklahoma State 24 Texas Tech 20 Missouri 17 Kansas 15 Kansas State 8 Crowds of 6,000 at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park No. Date Opponent (Postseason) Score Attend 1. April 14, 2006 Texas A&M W, 4-3 8, June 11, 2005 Miami (Super Regional) W, 6-3 8, June 4, 2005 Creighton (Regional) W, , June 9, 2002 Richmond (Super Regional) W, , April 8, 2005 Texas W, 4-3 8, June 8, 2002 Richmond (Super Regional) L, 2-6 8, June 7, 2002 Richmond (Super Regional) W, 2-0 8, April 15, 2006 Texas A&M W, 6-0 8, June 10, 2005 Miami (Super Regional) W, 3-1 8, June 5, 2005 Creighton (Regional) W, , April 9, 2005 Texas L, , June 3, 2005 Illinois-Chicago (Regional) W, 8-6 7, June 1, 2003 Southwest Missouri State (Regional) L, 0-7 7, April 13, 2006 Texas A&M W, 5-4 7, March 29, 2005 Creighton W, , June 2, 2002 Southwest Missouri State (Regional) W, , June 1, 2002 vs Marist (Regional) W, 9-1 6, April 18, 2003 Texas W, 3-2 6,879 April 18, 2006 Creighton W, 4-2 6, May 22, 2005 Kansas State W, 3-1 6, April 2, 2005 Oklahoma State W, 6-0 6, May 20, 2005 Kansas State W, 5-4 6, May 31, 2003 Southwest Missouri State (Regional) L, 2-4 6, May 18, 2003 Baylor W, 7-6 6, May 6, 2005 Missouri L, 1-2 6, May 31, 2002 UW-Milwaukee (Regional) W, 7-2 6, March 10, 2006 Alabama W, 2-1 6, May 17, 2003 Baylor L, 1-7 6, May 30, 2003 Eastern Michigan (Regional) W, , May 21, 2005 Kansas State W, , May 7, 2005 Missouri W, 7-5 6,026 Top-Three Non-Conference Series No Opponent Dates Attend. 1. Alabama March 10-12, , Louisiana Tech May 17-19, , Louisiana-Lafayette May 2-4, ,135 Top-Five Big 12 Series No Opponent Dates Attend. 1. Texas A&M April 13-15, , Texas April 8-10, , Kansas State May 20-22, , Baylor May 16-18, , Missouri May 6-8, ,316