This Week in Nebraska Baseball March Schedule & Results. The Husker Lineup Card. Off the Bench

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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: March 16, 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) 12:05 p.m. March 18 South Dakota State 12:05 p.m. March 19 South Dakota State 1:05 p.m. March 21 Western Illinois 4:05 p.m. March 22 Western Illinois 1:05 p.m. March 24 Kansas 6:35 p.m. March 25 Kansas 2:05 p.m. March 26 Kansas 1:05 p.m. March 28 Northern Colorado 6:35 p.m. March 29 Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. March 31 at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. April 1 at Kansas State 2 p.m. April 2 at Kansas State 1 p.m. April 4 vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt) (NET) 7 p.m. April 7 at Missouri 6:30 p.m. April 8 at Missouri 2 p.m. April 9 at Missouri 1 p.m. April 11 at Iowa 6 p.m. April 13 Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. April 14 Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. April 15 Texas A&M 3:05 p.m. April 18 Creighton 6:35 p.m. April 21 at Texas 6:15 p.m. April 22 at Texas (FSN) 3 p.m. April 23 at Texas 1 p.m. April 25 Wichita State 6:35 p.m. April 28 Texas Tech 6:35 p.m. April 29 Texas Tech 2:05 p.m. April 30 Texas Tech 1:05 p.m. May 6 at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. May 7 at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. May 8 at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. May 10 Northern Iowa 6:35 p.m. May 12 at Baylor 7 p.m. May 13 at Baylor 6 p.m. May 14 at Baylor 1 p.m. May 16 vs. Creighton (Rosenblatt) (NET) 7 p.m. May 19 Oklahoma 6:35 p.m. May 20 Oklahoma 2:05 p.m. May 21 Oklahoma 1:05 p.m. May at Big 12 Championships 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 NET-Nebraska Educational Television; FSN-Fox Sports Net This Week in Nebraska Baseball March Record (13-2, 0-0 Big 12) National Rankings: 3 (CB) 12 (BA) 6 (Sports Weekly) t5 (NCBWA) Day Date Rank Opponent Radio Live Video Time Fri. March 17 -/-/- South Dakota St. (DH) Pinnacle Sports Network HuskersNside 12:05 p.m. Sat. March 18 -/-/- South Dakota St. Pinnacle Sports Network HuskersNside 12:05 p.m. Sun. March 19 -/-/- South Dakota St. Pinnacle Sports Network HuskersNside 1:05 p.m. Polls are in the following order: Collegiate Baseball/Baseball America/Sports Weekly Pitching Probables Game Nebraska South Dakota State Fri.-1 Tony Watson, So., LHP (2-0, 2.13 ERA, 25.1 IP) Danny Klous, Jr., RHP (0-2, ERA, 8.1 IP) Fri.-2 Charlie Shirek, R-Fr., RHP (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 15.0 IP) Matt Bowman, Jr., RHP (0-2, 9.00 ERA, 10 IP) Sat. Johnny Dorn, So., RHP (3-1, 3.33 ERA, 24.1 IP) Robby Apo, Jr., RHP (0-1, 7.24 ERA, 13.2 IP) Sun. TBA Christian Larson, So. RHP (0-0, 4.97 ERA, 12.2 IP) Media Information Tickets: Club (sold out); Reserved (sold out); General Admission ($7, $5, UNL Students free with ID) Live Stats: Huskers.com Radio: Selected Pinnacle Sports Networks Live Video: HuskersNside (subscription package) Internet Radio: Huskers.com No. 3 Huskers Hunt Jackrabbits at Hawks Field this Weekend Nebraska continues its 16-game homestand this weekend, as the third-ranked Huskers (13-2) host South Dakota State (2-8) for a four-game series. The two teams will open with a doubleheader Friday at 12: 05 p.m. with single-games set for Saturday (12:05 p.m.) and Sunday (1:05 p.m.). The forecast of inclement weather caused the shift of the doubleheader to Friday, as the fi rst game will be a nine-inning game, followed by a seven-inning contest. Tickets for this weekend s games are available at the Hawks Field at Haymarket Park ticket offi ce beginning 90 minutes prior to fi rst pitch. All four games will be carried on selected Pinnacle Sports Network affi liates (check local Pinnacle affi liate for availability) and on the Internet at Huskers.com as a school-record 49 regular-season games will be carried on the radio network during the 2006 season. In addition, live video streaming for all four games is available on HuskersNside. The Huskers, who are ranked as high as third in this week s national polls, bring a nine-game winning streak into this weekend s action following a twogame sweep of Illinois State (10-7, 12-6). Against the Redbirds, Nebraska hit.365 as a team and hit six homers, including two by fi rst baseman Brandon Buckman in Tuesday s 10-7 victory. NU is 5-0 at Hawks Field this spring. The Husker Lineup Card South Dakota State comes to Lincoln with a 2-8 record, but has been playing better in recent weeks. The Jackrabbits, which are in their second year at the Division I level, started the 2006 season with six straight losses, including a pair of close games at nationally ranked Kansas State, before splitting their last four games. Nebraska leads the all-time series, 11-2, and won all four meetings during the 2005 season. Prior to last season, the two teams had met only once since a 3-0 Husker win in Nebraska baseball coach Mike Anderson announced Thursday that Joba Chamberlain will miss his scheduled turn in the rotation on Friday against South Dakota State. Chamberlain, who was cleared to return to the mound following Tuesday s bullpen session, will be held out as a precaution, as the weekend forecast shows a strong probability of inclement weather and cool temperatures. We are just trying to be smart about what we are doing, Anderson said on Thursday. After his workouts this week, we feel as though Joba is ready to pitch, and our team is ready to play (this weekend), but both conditions (his health and the weather) need to be conducive for Joba to get on the mound. We will wait until both conditions are right. Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting C 21 Jeff Christy R Sr Thrown out 44 percent of base runners; 2 HR tops entire 05 total 1B 19 Brandon Buckman L Sr Has two multi-homer games; Matched career high w/4 RBI on 3/14 -or- 18 Andrew Brown R Jr for-2 w/hr and 3 BB on Wed; Key two-run single vs. Alabama (3/11) 2B 3 Jake Opitz L So for-6 with 4 BB in ISU series; 3-for-4 vs. St. John s (2/26) SS 10 Ryan Wehrle R So Three RBI in fi nale vs. Ala. (3/12); 3-for-3 w/hr and 5 RBIs vs. CSU (2/16) 3B 2 Jake Mort R R-Fr Hitting team-high.714 with RISP; 2-for-4 with 2 RBI vs. ISU (3/15) -or- 9 Steve Edlefsen S So Hit at Barton County CC in 04; 41st-round pick in 2004 OF 6 Nick Jaros R Jr Hit.428 (6-for-14) with fi ve RBIs at Rice Tourney; 2-for-4 w/hr vs. TSU OF 24 Bryce Nimmo L Fr Two multi-hit games vs. Alabama; Has team-high 7 multi-hit games OF 14 Luke Gorsett R Jr Minnesota Tourney MVP ( ); Hit for cycle vs. ND (3/3) DH 26 Andy Gerch R So for-4 w/2 doubles vs. ISU (3/14); Two multi-hit games at Minn. Tourney Off the Bench Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting C 8 Jeff Lanning R Fr for-3 in 2 games vs. ISU; 1st-team All-Iowa in 2005 ( ) OF 21 Nick Sullivan L R-Fr Team-high 2 pinch hits, including a pinch-hit RBI single vs. Rice INF 17 Casey Klapperich R R-Fr First career hit vs. St. John s; 2x all-state performer in S.D. C 45 Mark Hightower R So Was NU s top backup at catcher, appearing in 18 games in 2005

2 Head Coach Mike Anderson Northern Colorado, (.725) - Fourth Season 2003 & 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year Mike Anderson is in his fourth year as Nebraska s head baseball coach, 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 fi rst-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 record, earning Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year accolades. In 2004, the Huskers fi nished 36-23, while Gordon was a fi rst-team All-American and named to Team USA, the fi rst 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 fi nal 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 outfi elders coach, Anderson has coached three All-Americans and seven all-conference selections, including Jeff Leise, who was a fi rst-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 fi rst-team all-conference squad. NU has had nine CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 13 fi rst-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 outfi elder 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 fi rst-team all-state shortstop. Year-by-Year Totals Year Overall (Pct.) Big 12 (Pct.) (.723) 20-7 (.741) (.610) (.407) (792) 19-8 (.704) (.867) 0-0 (.000) Career (.725) (.617) Weekend Rotation vs. South Dakota State #11 - Tony Watson So. LHP Grimes, Iowa Watson looks for his fi rst win since Feb. 24, as he takes the hill in Friday s nightcap Is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA, ranking 14th in the Big 12 in ERA Is holding opponents to a.215 average and posts nearly 3-to-1 strikeout-to walk ratio Has allowed one run or less in three of his four outings, including each of his last two appearances Has pitched at least six innings in three of his fi rst four outings Matched up against Alabama ace Wade LeBlanc in his last outing on March 10 and allowed one run on fi ve hits over six-plus innings, but did not factor in the decision Was solid in a no-decision against Arizona, allowing one run on four hits over 6.1 innings, as he matched his career best with eight strikeouts Established career bests in both strikeouts (eight) and innings (seven) in earning the win over Texas State on Feb. 24, allowing three runs in a 10-3 victory Held Charleston Southern to one run over six innings in NU s 11-1 season opener on Feb. 16 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. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO TOTAL #40 - Charlie Shirek R-Fr. RHP Minot, N.D. Redshirt freshman who will pitch against SDSU in Friday s nightcap Is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA, as he ranks sixth in the Big 12 in ERA and is holding hitters to a.196 average, a total that is eighth in the league Pitched well in a no-decision against No. 25 Alabama, holding the Crimson Tide to one run on three hits over fi ve innings of work, a game NU eventually won 6-2 Turned in a strong outing in his fi rst career start, taking a shutout into the seventh inning against Richmond, but did not factor in the decision, as NU won, 5-4, in 12 innnings Fanned four Spiders and allowed just four hits in six-plus innings, as he left with a 2-1 lead Tossed 2.2 innings of shutout relief in NU s victory over St.John s on Feb. 26 Fired 1.1 innings of one-hit relief to pick up a hold in NU s 4-1 victory over Minnesota on March 5 Redshirted in 2005, but pitched for Duluth (Minn.) in the Northwoods League Named the No. 2 prospect in the league by Baseball America after compiling a 9-2 record and a 1.69 ERA, fanning 56 in 80 innings Tied for the league lead in wins and topped Duluth in wins, strikeouts and starts, while holding opponents to a.210 batting average Was an all-state performer at Minot (N.D.) High School Selected as the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year in North Dakota Went 8-1 with two saves and a 0.39 ERA in 2004, earning fi rst-team all-state and all-region honors Selected to try out for the U.S. Junior National Team, but was unable to participate because of an injury Posted a career American Legion mark of 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA, striking out 254 in 199 innings Played baseball, football and basketball at MHS, earning 10 letters Named fi rst-team all-region in all three sports in and was an all-state defensive back in football as a senior Older brother, Phil, pitched at Nebraska from 2002 to 2005 and helped the Huskers to a pair of Big 12 titles and CWS appearances. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO TOTAL #23 - Johnny Dorn So. RHP Grand Island, Neb. Sophomore right-hander looks for his fourth straight win as he takes the hill on Saturday Comes into his scheduled start with a 3-1 record and a 3.33 ERA in 24.1 innings of work Is sixth in the Big 12 in wins and ranks in the top 10 in complete games (two, second) and opponent batting average (.202, 10th) Has been dominant over his last three outings, going 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA Earned Big 12 weekly honors following an excellent performance against No. 25 Alabama last weekend, tossing a complete-game four-hitter against the Crimson Tide Fanned a season-high eight hitters in a 107-pitch gem against the Crimson Tide Tossed six shutout innings in a victory over Minnesota, scattering three hits and fanning four in a 4-1 Husker victory Earned the win over St. John s on Feb. 24, allowing three earned runs on six hits over fi ve innings in a 12-4 NU win Suffered the loss in his 2006 debut against the Citadel, allowing six runs on fi ve hits over 4.1 innings 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 Missed the summer and fall with an elbow injury Posted 12 wins, which were the most by any fi rst-year Husker pitcher (freshman or JC transfer) and ranked third on Nebraska s single-season list, trailing only fi rst-team All-Americans Shane Komine and Troy Brohawn Finished seventh nationally in wins and ranked in the top fi ve of the Big 12 in wins (fi rst), ERA (fi fth) and opponent batting average (.199, fi fth) Earned fi rst-team All-Big 12 honors, going 5-0 with a save and a 2.05 ERA in eight conference outings, earning series-clinching wins in four of NU s last fi ve league series Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against Creighton on March 29, 2005, and struck out 10 Bluejays in a 10-2 Husker win 2004 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the year, going 9-1 with a 1.15 ERA while fanning 92 in 60 innings. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO TOTAL

3 March 14- Tues. GAME DAY vs. Illinois St., 1:05 p.m. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Internet Video: HuskerNside (subscription required) Live Stats: Huskers.com Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 Page 3 March 16, 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 Who s Hot -Brandon Buckman is hitting.455 (10-for-22) with four homers and nine RBIs over his last six contests. Buckman has two multi-homer games in that stretch and matched his career high with four RBIs on Tuesday. -Since allowing three runs in the ninth inning of his 2006 debut, senior closer Brett Jensen has been nothing short of spectacular, going 3-0 with three saves and a 0.00 ERA in his last seven appearances, spanning 14 innings of work. -Reserve catcher Jeff Lanning has made the most of his limited time behind the plate, going 3-for-5 in three appearances since March 15. He went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in his fi rst career start against Illinois State on Wednesday. -Second baseman Jake Opitz snapped a 1-for-14 dryspell, hitting.500 (3-for-6) against Illinois State. His two-hit game on Wednesday was his fi rst since March 4. Leading Off Nebraska is off to one of its best starts in school history, as its 13-2 record ties for the third-best start in school history. Only the 1983 team (which opened the year with 26 straight wins) and the 1979 teams had a better 15-game stretch to open the year. Best 15-game starts in school history Date Season 15-games Final Record Nebraska is 5-0 at home this season and has a 17-game home winning streak dating back to a 7-5 win over Missouri on May 7, 2005 (The streak was incorrectly noted in the previous set of game notes). March 15 - Wed. GAME DAY vs. Illinois St., 1:05 p.m. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Internet Video: HuskerNside (subscription required) Live Stats: Huskers.com The streak equals the longest home winning streak in the Hawks Field era (2002-present), also matching a 17-game home win streak set to start the 2005 campaign. The streak is well shy of the school record, which was a 39-game stretch between 1979 and 1980, but in that streak, only 13 wins were against Division I teams. Current Home Winning Streaks No. Team Home Win Streak 1. Florida State Oral Roberts Nebraska Georgia Kansas State 15 as of Thursday ( Nebraska has had four home win streaks of at least 10 games since moving into Hawks Field at the start of the 2002 season. -Nebraska has one player from South Dakota, redshirt freshman Casey Klapperich, who hails from Rapid City. Klapperich, a reserve infi elder, is hitting.500 in two plate appearances. -Nebraska ranks fi fth in the latest Boyd s World psuedo-rpi rankings (updated Thursday morning) after the series against Illinois State. Boyds World Puesdo RPI (March 16) No. Team RPI Record 1. Clemson Mississippi State Georgia Tech Alabama Nebraska Probably no player is looking forward to Friday s twinbill more than sophomore outfi elder Andy Gerch. Last season, Nebraska played twice in one day fi ve times (four scheduled doubleheaders and twice against Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament). In those games, Gerch hit.633 (19-for-30) with two homers and 19 RBIs, highlighted by a career-high six RBIs against Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament. Media Weekly Planner (March 14-20) March 16 - Thurs. PRACTICE Noon (Hawks Field) March 17 - Fri. GAME DAY vs. So. Dakota St. (DH), 12:05 p.m. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Internet Video: HuskerNside (subscription required) Live Stats: Huskers.com March 18 - Sat. GAME DAY vs. So. Dakota St., 12:05 p.m. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Internet Video: HuskerNside (subscription required) Live Stats: Huskers.com 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 Offi ce... (402) Baseball Offi ce Fax... (402) Baseball Secretary...Renee Brinkmann Athletic Trainer... Derek Birkley Strength Coach... Mike Arthur Equipment Manager... Mike Mason Facility...Hawks Field at Haymarket Park Baseball Main Press Box... (402) Capacity...8, Season Information 2005 Record Big 12 Record (Finish) (t-1st) Big 12 Tournament Record (1st) NCAA Postseason... CWS, 1-2 (5th) Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Letterwinners Returning/Lost...16/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost... 4/6 (min 35 starts) Pitchers Returning/Lost...10/4 Husker Baseball History First Year of Baseball Years in NCAA Tournament...Nine... (1979, 1980, 1985, , 2005) Conference Titles... Six...(1929, 1948, 1950, 2001, 2003 and 2005) NCAA Tournament Record CWS Appearances... Three (2001, 2002, 2005) Media Information Baseball MRD...Shamus McKnight McKnight s Offi ce Phone... (402) McKnight s Cell Phone... (402) Press Box Phone... (402) McKnight s ... smcknight@huskers.com Media Relations Fax... (402) Website...Huskers.com March 19 - Sun. GAME DAY vs. So. Dakota State, 1:05 p.m. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Internet Video: HuskerNside (subscription required) Live Stats: Huskers.com March 20 - Mon. OFF DAY - No practice Husker Baseball Radio Show: 7-8 p.m. (central) Pinnacle Sports Network & Huskers.com

4 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 Page 4 March 16, 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, beginning with the March 3 contest against Minnesota. 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 fi rst 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 Contact local Pinnacle Stations for broadcast availability Husker Baseball Radio Show Beginning on Feb. 20, Nebraska baseball Coach Mike Anderson will join Jim Rose for the Husker Baseball Show. The show will run between 7 and 8 p.m. every Monday during the baseball season and will feature player and coach interviews and calls from Husker fans around the state. -Nebraska has already 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 NU s number is based on actual game attendance, not tickets sold. -Nebraska has held 12 of its fi rst 15 opponents to four runs or less this season. -Nebraska s bullpen has made great strides from the season s opening weekend. After giving up eight runs in 14.1 innings, NU has posted a 1.43 ERA over its last 11 games. Brett Jensen and Jared Cranston have not allowed an earned run since the opening weekend. Bullpen Improvement Week ERA W-L SV IP H R ER B K 1st 4 games Since Then Nebraska is one of only three teams in the country that returns two pitchers who won at least 10 games in 2005 (Oregon State and Miami of Ohio are the others). -Nebraska is one of only seven teams in all of Division I baseball to post team ERAs below 4.00 over the last four seasons, 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 Nebraska is one of only six programs nationally to reach the College World Series in three of the past fi ve 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. - Nebraska has scored at least one run in each of its last 146 games dating back to the start of the 2005 campaign. The streak is the longest in the Big 12, while NU has scored in 477 of the last 478 games dating back to the 1998 season. Scouting South Dakota State Under the direction of Reggie Christiansen (13-37 in two seasons), the Jackrabbits come to Lincoln with a 2-8 record after dropping 2-of-3 at Southeast Missouri State last weekend. SDSU went in its fi rst year of Division I competition, highlighted by a win over Notre Dame, and had lost its fi rst six games before a win over Southern Illinois on March 8 Offensively, shortstop Jake Rogers has been the Jackrabbits top performer at the plate, batting.310 with two homers and seven RBIs. He is the only regular above the.300 mark, as the team is just hitting at a.229 clip. Rogers is tied with fi rst baseman Tyler Fisher for the team lead in RBIs. On the hill, right-hander Christian Larson leads the SDSU starters with a 4.97 ERA in a pair of starts, as opponents are hitting just.261 against him. Team Comparison Huskers...Category...SDSU 15...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 Week in Review Tuesday (NU 10, Illinois State 7): Behind two homers from Brandon Buckman, Nebraska increased its win streak to eight games with a 10-7 victory. Buckman picked up his second multi-homer game of the season, leading the Huskers from a 6-4 defi cit, as the Husker fi rst baseman went 3-for-4 and matched his career high with four RBIs. Ryan Wehrle also had two hits, including a game-tying homer in the sixth, and scored twice, while Andy Gerch went 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored three times in helping the Huskers pound out 12 hits and win their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Luke Wertz earned the win in relief, allowing one run on three hits over 2.2 innings of work. Wednesday (NU 12, Illinois State 6): Luke Gorsett and Jake Mort both drove in two runs in a fi ve-run fi fth as No. 3 Nebraska posted its ninth straight win with a 12-6 victory. The Huskers used homers from Gorsett, Andrew Brown and Nick Jaros in an 11-hit attack while NU scored eight unanswered runs to break the game open. Gorsett went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Mort, Jake Opitz and Ryan Wehrle all had two hits apiece in the win. The run support was more than enough for the Huskers pitchers, who struggled early but got better as the game progressed. Jon Klausing picked up his fi rst win since May of 2004, as he fanned two on 2.1 innings of relief for the win. Dorn Shares Big 12 Honor Johnny Dorn was honored Tuesday as he was chosen as the Big 12 s Co-Pitcher of the Week for March Dorn was tabbed for the honor following his complete-game victory against Alabama on March 11. The right-hander from Grand Island allowed one unearned run on four hits, while fanning a season-high eight Crimson Tide hitters. It was Dorn s fi rst complete game of the season and fi rst since last season s Big 12 Tournament. Over his last three starts, Dorn is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA, holding opponents to a.176 average Dorn is the second Husker pitcher to take home the Big 12 s weekly award, joining fellow All-American Joba Chamberlain, who has been honored twice this season. Chamberlain Reaches Double Figures With a 2-1 record and a 1.29 ERA, Chamberlain has gotten off to a quick start. He has reached doublefi gures in strikeouts in two of his three appearances, including 10 strikeouts in a loss to No. 4 Rice on Feb. 25, and 11 strikeouts against Notre Dame on March 4. In his last two starts, Chamberlain has a 21-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He will not pitch this weekend because of tightness in his tricep. Chamberlain s 10-K Days Date Opponent Strikeouts Feb. 25, 2005 New Mexico 15 June 10, 2005 Miami 13 March 18, 2005 Seton Hall 12 March 3, 2006 Notre Dame 11 April 8, 2005 Texas 10 April 22, 2005 Baylor 10 Feb. 24, 2006 Rice 10 The Buck Starts Here After hitting just three homers in his fi rst 197 at-bat at Nebraska, senior fi rst baseman Brandon Buckman has enjoyed a power surge in recent weeks. He began the stretch with his fi rst 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,

5 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 Page 5 March 16, 2006 Huskers.com Buckman, who was hitting.200 at the time, is hitting at a.455 clip with four homers and nine RBIs over the last six games. Buckman had his second two-homer day on March 14 against Illinois State, matching his career high with four RBIs in a 10-7 Husker win. Buckman also has three game-winning RBIs in that stretch. Chamberlain Picks up 2nd Big 12 Award Joba Chamberlain picked up his second Big 12 honor in three weeks on March 8, as he was selected as the Big 12 s co-pitcher of the Week for the weekend ending March 5. Chamberlain also picked up some additional hardware, as he was picked for the NCBWA Pitcher of the Week for his performance against Notre Dame. Chamberlain was dominant against Notre Dame on March 3, holding the Fighting Irish to just three hits over seven shutout innings. He posted his second-straight double-fi gure strikeout effort with a season-high 11 Ks, including six of the fi rst 11 hitters he retired in order. He needed just 89 pitches to get through the seventh. This was his second honor of the year, as he was also selected on Feb. 22, after holding No. 19 North Carolina State to just two singles over 7.1 shutout frames. Chamberlain fanned seven and took a no-hitter into the fi fth against a team that entered the game hitting.460 as a team and averaging over 17 runs per game. Elementry Watson, Elementry It does not take a detective to fi gure out that Tony Watson has emerged into one of Nebraska s top starters. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound left-hander has performed exceptionally well in the early going, going 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in a team-best 25.1 innings of work. Watson has pitched at least six innings in all four of his starts, holding opponents to one run or less three times. He is 14th in the league in ERA, has a 19-to-7 strikeout to walk ratio and is holding foes to a.215 average. Watson s numbers are more impressive given that NU has scored just fi ve runs in his last two starts. Against No. 25 Alabama on March 10, he moved into the No. 1 spot and held the Crimson Tide to just one run over six innings of work, a contest NU won 2-1 in 11 innings. He matched his career high with eight strikeouts against Texas State on Feb. 24 and against Arizona on March 4. Pen Pals Nebraska has relied on the work of junior college transfer Jared Cranston and closer Brett Jensen to anchor a young bullpen. Jensen, a preseason All-American, is 3-0 with three saves and a 1.80 ERA in eight appearances. The senior allowed three runs in his fi rst outing of the year, but has slammed the door since then, going 3-0 with three saves and has not allowed a run in his last seven appearances, spanning 14 straight innings. Against No. 25 Alabama, Jensen picked up a pair of wins, combining to throw 5.1 innings of two-hit ball. Jensen, who is on the initial NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List, has converted 19 of 21 save opportunities over the past two years, setting a school single-season record with 16 saves in Cranston has developed into NU s top option from the left side, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in a team-high nine appearances. He has also not allowed an earned run since the opening weekend and has fanned nine in his eight innings of work. Drawing a Crowd Fans turned out in record-breaking numbers for Nebraska s home-opening weekend against No. 25. The Huskers opening-day crowd of 6,291, not only was the largest home crowd in the Big 12 this season, but easily shattered NU s previous opening-day mark of 3,412 set in 2002 against Nebaska-Kearney in the fi rst collegiate game at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. In addition, the series attendance of 14,885 against the Crimson Tide broke NU s record for largest nonconference regular-season series, topping the previous mark of 13,290 set in Recent Opening Day Performances Opponent Weekend Series Total Attend. Alabama March 10-12, ,885 Louisiana Tech May 17-19, ,290 Louisiana-Lafayette May 2-4, ,135 Huskers in Professional Baseball At the end of the 2005 season, a total of 23 former Huskers were listed on professional rosters. The list is headlined by fi ve players who spent part of the 2005 season in the Major Leagues, including Adam Stern, Adam Shabala and Dan Johnson, who all made their MLB debuts in In all, a total of 22 former Huskers have reached the Major Leagues and made an appearance in a Major League game. Former Huskers in Professional Baseball Player 2005 Team (Organization) 2005 Level Position At Nebraska Drafted (Team) Darin Erstad Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Majors 1B/OF st round (Anaheim) Adam Stern Boston Red Sox Majors OF rd round (Atlanta) Dan Johnson Oakland Athletics Majors 1B th round (Oakland) Ken Harvey Kansas City Royals Majors 1B th round (Kansas City) Jamal Strong Seattle Mariners Majors OF th round (Seattle) Todd Sears Albuquerque (Florida) AAA 1B rd round (Colorado) Adam Shabala Fresno (San Francisco) AAA OF th round (San Francisco) R.D. Spiehs Fresno (San Francisco) AAA RHP rd round (San Francisco) Shane Komine Midland (Oakland) AA RHP th round (Oakland) Jed Morris Midland (Oakland) AA C th round (Oakland) Aaron Marsden Modesto (Colorado) A LHP rd round (Colorado) Jason Burch Modesto (Colorado) A RHP st round (St. Louis) Drew Anderson Brevard County (Milwaukee) A OF th round (Milwaukee) Jake Mullinax Quad Cities (St. Louis) A 2B th round (St. Louis) Mike Sillman Quad Cities (St. Louis) A RHP st round (St. Louis) Quinton Robertson New Jersey (St. Louis) A RHP th round (St. Louis) Justin Pekarek Kinston (Cleveland) A LHP th round (Cleveland) Joe Simokaitis Peoria (Chicago-NL) A SS th round (Chicago) Curtis Ledbetter Inland Empire 66ers (Seattle) A C th round (Seattle) Brian Duensing Elizabethton (Minnesota) Rookie LHP rd round (Minnesota) Zach Kroenke Staten Island Yankees Rookie LHP th round (New York Yankees) Alex Gordon * Kansas City Royals Not Assigned 3B st round (Kansas City) Brian Rodaway Lincoln Northern League LHP th round (Houston) * - Signed following conclusion of minor league season Big 12 Standings - March 15 Team Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Kansas State Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State Kansas Texas Tech Baylor Texas A&M Texas Missouri This Week in the Big 12 Mon., March 13 Texas A&M 11, Illinois 1 Tue., March 14 at Nebraska 10, Illinois State 7 at Texas 11, Arizona State 6 Oklahoma 8, at Texas-Arlington 0 at Oklahoma State 10, San Diego State 7 at Kansas State 6, Wichita State 3 at Houston 5, Baylor 3 Texas Tech 8, New Mexico State 4 Wed., March 15 Illinois State 6 at Nebraska 12 San Diego State 6 at Oklahoma State 16 Fri., March 17 South Dakota St. at Nebraska (DH) 12:05 p.m. North Dakota State at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Stony Brook at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. Texas at Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. Missouri at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. Kansas at Baylor* 7 p.m. Oklahoma at Arizona State 8 p.m. Sat., March 18 South Dakota State at Nebraska 12:05 p.m. North Dakota State at Kansas State 2 p.m. Stony Brook at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. Texas at Texas Tech* 2 p.m. Kansas at Baylor* 6 p.m. Missouri at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. Oklahoma at Arizona State 8 p.m. Sun., March 19 Missouri at Texas A&M* 1 p.m. Texas at Texas Tech* 1 p.m. Kansas at Baylor* 1 p.m. Stony Brook at Oklahoma State 1 p.m. North Dakota State at Kansas State 1 p.m. South Dakota State at Nebraska 1:05 p.m. Oklahoma at Arizona State 2 p.m.

6 Cool Hand Luke Junior college transfer Luke Gorsett has quickly made a name for himself as one of the Big 12 s top newcomers this spring. Gorsett has started all 15 games, hitting.383 with team highs in both homers (eight) and RBIs (17), as he ranks in the top-10 in the Big 12 stats in homers (fi rst), slugging percentage (.867, 1st) and total bases (52, sixth). He began his Husker career with a 12-game hitting streak, including a binge of seven homers in a ninegame stretch. Two weeks ago at the Dairy Queen Classic, Gorsett hit.500 with two homers and four RBIs, including a cycle against Notre Dame on March 3. Last season, Gorsett was a fi rst-team NJCAA All- American at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, hitting a national-best 24 homers and driving in 71 runs. Recent 15-Game Starts Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H HR RBI Gorsett, Luke ( 06) Gordon, Alex ( 05) Gordon, Alex.( 04) Hopper, Matt ( Leise, Jeff ( 02) Morris, Jed ( 02) Hopper, Matt ( 01) Johnson, Dan ( Cole, john ( 01) Cowan, Justin ( 00) Harvey, Ken. ( 99) Huskers End 11-Year Search for Cycle It took junior college transfer Luke Gorsett just eight games to accomplish a feat that hasn 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 fi rst Husker to accomplish the feat since Mel Motley on May 10, 1995, against Nebraska-Kearney. No Name Offense Develops Identity Hitting coach Andy Sawyers faced an unenviable task this spring, replacing the bulk of an offensive lineup that produced a school-record 57 wins games Most Recent National Polls Collegiate Baseball (3/14) No. School Record 1. Florida State Georgia Tech Nebraska Clemson Rice North Carolina Tennessee Louisiana State South Carolina Arkansas Arizona State Mississippi State Cal State Fullerton Oregon State Florida Texas Stanford Baylor Wichita State Miami Oklahoma North Carolina State Georgia Tulane Washington Pepperdine Long Beach State Winthrop Kansas State James Madison 11-4 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 Page 6 March 16, 2006 Huskers.com a year ago. The group included consensus national player of the year Alex Gordon, two-time All-Big 12 fi rst baseman Curtis Ledbetter and four-year starters Daniel Bruce and Joe Simokaitis. In fact, NU returned just 13 homers from last year with no player hitting more than four. In response, Sawyers started referring to NU s lineup as the No Name Offense. Percentage Back from 2005 Player R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB O6 Returnees Pct. 34% 36% 30% 20% 19% 39% 23% Early on, NU has quickly developed an offensive identity, ranking among the Big 12 leaders in both average (.315) and homers (15) while reaching double fi gures six times in 16 games. Earlier this month, the Huskers placed fi ve offensive players on the all-tournament team: Jeff Christy (C), Brandon Buckman (1B), Andy Gerch (DH), Bryce Nimmo (OF) and Luke Gorsett (OF). Gorsett was named Tournament MVP after hitting.500 (6-for-12) with two homers, four RBIs and fi ve runs scored, while Nimmo batted a tournament-high.545 (6-for-11) to earn the Silver Stick Award. What a Difference a Year Makes Shortstop Ryan Wehrle has emerged as one of the catalysts at the top of the Husker lineup. The sophomore from Papillion, Neb., is hitting a team-best.395, an average which is 12th in the conference, and has driven in 15 runs. Wehrle, who has two homers after not belting a homer in 2005, already has a trio of three-hit performances and drove in a career high fi ve runs against Charleston Southern on Feb. 16. Wehrle also continued Nebraska s trend of recent opening day outbursts, as he had career-high fi ve RBIs and had three hits against Charleston Southern. Recent Opening Day Performances Year Player (Offensive Output) 2006 Ryan Wehrle (3-for-3, 2BB, HBP, HR, 5 RBIs) 2005 Brandon Buckman (4-for-5, RBI) 2004 Alex Gordon (2-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBIs) 2003 Curtis Ledbetter (3-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBIs) Baseball America (3/14) No. School Record 1. Georgia Tech Clemson Rice North Carolina Tennessee Mississippi State Cal State Fullerton Florida State South Carolina Arkansas Louisiana State Nebraska Oregon State Tulane Florida Arizona State Stanford Texas Washington Georgia Pepperdine Baylor Wichita State Oklahoma Kansas 15-6 Sports Weekly/ESPN (3/14) No. School (1st-place votes) Record 1. Georgia Tech Florida State Clemson North Carolina Rice Nebraska Cal State Fullerton Arkansas Tennessee Louisiana State South Carolina Mississippi State Arizona State Florida Oregon State Texas Tulane Baylor Miami North Carolina State Long Beach State Stanford Wichita State Oklahoma Georgia 11-2 Stern Shines in World Baseball Classic Former Nebraska outfi elder 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 fi rst CWS squad, hit.667 (6-for-9) with a homer and fi ve RBIs in three games. Against Team USA, Stern single-handedly led the Canadians to an 8-6 win, going 3-for-4 with an inside the park homer and four RBIs. Stern s.667 average is the highest at the WBC, which concludes next week. He also helped Team Canada to a fourth-place fi nish at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Stern is currently in camp with the Boston Red Sox, where he spent all of the 2005 season in the Major League. Husker Pitching Stems Tide Despite not having All-American Joba Chamberlain, Nebraska posted an impressive pitching performance in a sweep of No. 25 Alabama. NU held the Crimson Tide to four runs (two earned) and forced Alabama into hitting just 1-of-26 with runners in scoring position. Combined with the three games of the Dairy Queen Classic, where NU allowed one run in each game, the Husker pitching staff allowed just one run in fi ve consecutive games, the fi rst time that has happened at Nebraska since the 1980 season. It s Like DQ Deja Vu All Over Again The Husker pitching staff must enjoy pitching at the Metrodome in the Dairy Queen Classic. Earlier this month, the Huskers held Notre Dame, Arizona and Minnesota to a combined three runs. That performance tied the tournament record, set originally by Nebraska during the 2003 campaign, which marked the only other time in the last six seasons where the Husker staff allowed three runs during a weekend. In addition to those efforts, NU also allowed just three runs during three games of the NCAA Regional, which took place in Minneapolis Siebert Field. NCBWA (3/14) No. School Record 1 Georgia Tech Florida State North Carolina Rice 15-5 t5 Clemson 10-3 t5 Nebraska Arkansas Mississippi State Tennessee LSU Oregon State South Carolina 13-2 t13 Arizona State 17-5 t13 Florida 14-6 t13 Tulane Cal State Fullerton Wichita State Texas NC State Southern Miss Oklahoma Miami (Fla.) Stanford 11-7 t24 Baylor 12-4 t24 Long Beach State Georgia Winthrop Pepperdine Mississippi Hawaii 17-6

7 Nebraska Baseball 2006 Weekly Release #6 Page 7 March 16, 2006 Huskers.com Jensen Goes the Extra (Innings) Mile Nebraska is 2-0 in extra-inning affairs this season, a 5-4 win in 12 innings over Richmond on Feb. 19, and a 2-1 victory over Alabama on March 10. In both games, NU received outstanding relief performances from Brett Jensen. Against Richmond, the Husker closer went a season-long four innings, striking out three and allowing two hits. In the win over Alabama, Jensen went the fi nal 3.1 innings to help NU pull out a 2-1 win. Tickets for Nebraska-Creighton Games Go on Sale next Monday Tickets for Nebraska s two games against Creighton at Omaha s Rosenblatt Stadium go on sale this Monday, March 20. Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com, ), at Creighton s Michael Morrison Stadium (19th and California), or at any Omaha area Baker s or Younkers store. In Lincoln, tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster ( ), at the Nebraska Student Union (14th and R), Younkers (Gateway Mall), Pershing Auditorium or at Russ s Market stores. 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 fi rst season at NU, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA to earn fi rst-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 fi rst-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 fi nest 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 Jensen Named to Stopper Watch List Nebraska closer Brett Jensen was one of 30 players on the initial watch list for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award released on Feb. 2. This is the second major award watch list for Jensen. He was named to the Roger Clemens Award Watch list last month. In 2005, Jensen set a school record with 16 saves, as he posted a 2-5 record with a 1.96 ERA in 33 games. He was 16-of-17 in save chances in 2005, while his total ranked third nationally. Jensen, who posted a 46-to-9 strikeoutto-walk ratio in 46 innings of work, is the nation s returning leader in saves. 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 qualifi er 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 Baseball America 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 fi rst-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 fi nishing with a.985 fi elding 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 infi elder Evan Longoria were the only two who were not previously drafted. Chamberlain is projected by Baseball America as a fi rst-round pick, as the Huskers will look to post consecutive fi rst-round picks for the fi rst time in school history. Alex Gordon was the No. 2 overall pick by Kansas City in Huskers Rank Among Nation s Best Nebraska has been among the nation s top programs over the past few years. The Huskers rank fi fth 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 fi rst or second in the Big 12 in fi ve of the last six seasons, including a Big 12-best three regularseason titles (2001, 2003, 2005). Here is a list of top-two fi nishes by league schools over the last six years. Most Wins ( ) No. School Wis 1. Florida State Texas South Carolina Rice Nebraska 288 Hawks Field at Haymarket Park The 2002 season marked the debut of the Huskers new home Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. The fi eld 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 fi eld 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 fi eld to grow grass nearly year-round. The park was one of only three fi elds 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 fi eld, the Buck Beltzer Playgound for kids down the right fi eld 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. 8,711 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/ ,308 vs. Miami# 6/10/ ,304 vs. Creighton* 6/5/ ,163 vs. Texas 4/9/ ,669 vs. Illinois-Chicago* 6/3/05 # - NCAA Super Regional; * - NCAA Regional Year-by-Year Record at Hawks Field Year Record (.853) (.829) (.678) (.892) (1.000) Totals (.833)

8 The Automated ScoreBook Statistics Summary for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games) Record: 13-2 Home: 5-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 6-0 Big 12: 0-0 Date Opposing team Score Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT /16 at Charleston Southern W Wehrle, Ryan /17 vs #19 North Carolina S W Gorsett, Luke /18 at The Citadel 5-8 L 6 Jaros, Nick /19 vs Richmond W Nimmo, Bryce /24 vs Texas State W Gerch, Andy /25 at #4 Rice 2-3 L 3 Opitz, Jake /26 vs St. John's W Buckman, Brandon /3 vs Notre Dame W Christy, Jeff /4 vs Arizona W /5 at Minnesota W Lanning, Jeff /10 #25 Alabama W Klapperich, Casey /11 #25 Alabama W Mort, Jake /12 #25 Alabama W Sullivan, Nick /14 Illinois State W Brown, Andrew /15 Illinois State W Edlefsen, Steve Hightower, Mark Totals Opponents LOB - Team (120), Opp (117). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (18). Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO Chamberlain, Joba / Jensen, Brett / Shirek, Charlie / Watson, Tony / Dorn, Johnny / Bird, Erik / Harmelink, Mike / Herr, Zach / Cranston, Jared / Wertz, Luke / Foust, Matt / Klausing, Jon / Radmacher, Tim / Jennings, Dan / Schwab, Drew / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (5), Christy, J. 5, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Dorn, J. 2, Watson, T. 2, Opp (4). Score by innings EX Total Nebraska Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 13-2; Night 0-0; vs Left 5-1; vs Right 8-1; 1-Run games 3-1; 2-Run games 1-0; 5+Run games 5-0; Extra inns 2-0; Shutouts 0-0. Current streak: Won 9; Longest winning streak: 9; Longest losing streak: 1. Attendance: Home (avg 3699); Away 8410 (avg 841); Total (avg 1793).

9 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 13-2 Home: 5-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 6-0 Big 12: 0-0 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 10 Wehrle, Ryan Gorsett, Luke Jaros, Nick Nimmo, Bryce Gerch, Andy Opitz, Jake Buckman, Brandon Christy, Jeff Lanning, Jeff Klapperich, Casey Mort, Jake Sullivan, Nick Brown, Andrew Edlefsen, Steve Hightower, Mark Totals Opponents LOB - Team (120), Opp (117). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (18). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 44 Chamberlain, Joba / Jensen, Brett / Shirek, Charlie / Watson, Tony / Dorn, Johnny / Bird, Erik / Harmelink, Mike / Herr, Zach / Cranston, Jared / Wertz, Luke / Foust, Matt / Klausing, Jon / Radmacher, Tim / Jennings, Dan / Schwab, Drew / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (5), Christy, J. 5, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Dorn, J. 2, Watson, T. 2, Opp (4).

10 The Automated ScoreBook AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games) #18 #19 #16 #9 #12 #14 #45 #6 #17 #8 #2 #24 #3 #21 #10 Opponent Date BROWN,A BUCKMAN, CHRISTY, EDLEFSEN GERCH,A GORSETT, HIGHTOWE JAROS,N KLAPPERI LANNING, MORT,J NIMMO,B OPITZ,J SULLIVAN WEHRLE,R CSU06 Feb Def NCS Feb CIT Feb UR Feb TXST Feb RICE Feb SJU Feb Def ND Mar Def ARIZ Mar MINN Mar ALABAMA Mar Def ALABAMA Mar ALABAMA Mar ISU Mar ISU Mar

11 The Automated ScoreBook IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games) #30 #44 #34 #23 #36 #39 #37 Opponent Date BIRD,E CHAMBERLAIN CRANSTON,J DORN,J FOUST,M HARMELINK,M HERR,Z Charleston Souther Feb North Carolina Sta Feb * The Citadel Feb * Richmond Feb Texas State Feb Rice Feb * St. John's Feb * Notre Dame Mar * Arizona Mar Minnesota Mar * Alabama Mar Alabama Mar * Alabama Mar Illinois State Mar * Illinois State Mar #26 #33 #22 #31 #47 #40 #11 Opponent Date JENNINGS,D JENSEN,B KLAUSING,J RADMACHER,T SCHWAB,D SHIREK,C WATSON,T Charleston Souther Feb * North Carolina Sta Feb The Citadel Feb Richmond Feb *... Texas State Feb * Rice Feb St. John's Feb Notre Dame Mar Arizona Mar * Minnesota Mar Alabama Mar * Alabama Mar Alabama Mar *... Illinois State Mar Illinois State Mar *

12 The Automated ScoreBook IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games) #20 Opponent Date WERTZ,L Charleston Souther Feb North Carolina Sta Feb The Citadel Feb Richmond Feb Texas State Feb Rice Feb St. John's Feb Notre Dame Mar Arizona Mar Minnesota Mar Alabama Mar Alabama Mar Alabama Mar Illinois State Mar Illinois State Mar 15...

13 The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) Batting (All games) Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 16, 2006 at Charleston Southern Feb 17, 2006 vs North Carolina State Feb 18, 2006 at The Citadel Feb 19, 2006 vs Richmond Feb 24, 2006 vs Texas State Feb 25, 2006 at Rice Feb 26, 2006 vs St. John's Mar 03, 2006 vs Notre Dame Mar 04, 2006 vs Arizona Mar 05, 2006 at Minnesota Mar 10, 2006 Alabama Mar 11, 2006 Alabama Mar 12, 2006 Alabama Mar 14, 2006 Illinois State Mar 15, 2006 Illinois State otals The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) Pitching (All games) ate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA eb 16, 2006 at Charleston Southern eb 17, 2006 vs North Carolina State eb 18, 2006 at The Citadel eb 19, 2006 vs Richmond eb 24, 2006 vs Texas State eb 25, 2006 at Rice eb 26, 2006 vs St. John's Mar 03, 2006 vs Notre Dame Mar 04, 2006 vs Arizona Mar 05, 2006 at Minnesota Mar 10, 2006 Alabama Mar 11, 2006 Alabama Mar 12, 2006 Alabama Mar 14, 2006 Illinois State Mar 15, 2006 Illinois State otals = Big 12 game

14 The Automated ScoreBook Individual Season/Career Summary for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 13-2 Home: 5-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 6-0 Big 12: 0-0 SEASON CAREER Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT 10 Wehrle, Ryan Gorsett, Luke Jaros, Nick Nimmo, Bryce Gerch, Andy Opitz, Jake Buckman, Brandon Christy, Jeff Lanning, Jeff Klapperich, Casey Mort, Jake Sullivan, Nick Brown, Andrew Edlefsen, Steve Hightower, Mark Totals Opponents (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 44 Chamberlain, Joba / / Shirek, Charlie / / Jensen, Brett / / Watson, Tony / / Dorn, Johnny / / Bird, Erik / / Harmelink, Mike / / Herr, Zach / / Cranston, Jared / / Wertz, Luke / / Foust, Matt / / Klausing, Jon / / Radmacher, Tim / / Jennings, Dan / / Schwab, Drew / / Totals / Opponents /

15 2006 Schedule and Results Huskers by the Numbers Category... Record Overall Big 12 Conference Big 12 Tournament NCAA Regional NCAA Super Regional College World Series Non-Conference vs. Ranked Teams vs. Unranked Teams Home Away Neutral Day Night vs. Left vs. Right Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Run games Run games Run games In Extra Innings Shutouts Game 1 of Big 12 series Game 2 of Big 12 series Game 3 of Big 12 series Scoring first When opponent scores first or More Hits < 10 Hits When NU starter goes 5+ innings When NU starter goes <5 innings Leading after six innings Trailing after six innings Tied after six innings Leading after seven innings Trailing after seven innings Tied after seven innings Leading after eight innings Trailing after eight innings Tied after eight innings Last at-bat wins...3 Last at-bat losses...0 When hitting a home run When not hitting a home run When allowing a home run When not allowing a home run When striking out 10 or more batters When striking out < 10 batters February March April May June White Tops Red Tops Grey Tops w/red White Tops w/pinstripes Red Caps Grey Caps Date Opponent Score NU R-H-E Opp. R-H-E Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Att. Time Feb. 16 at Charleston Southern W, Watson, T. (W, 1-0) 236 3:08 Homestead Suites Shootout (Charleston, S.C.) Feb. 17 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State W, Chamberlain (W, 1-0) 315 2:22 Feb. 18 at The Citadel L, Dorn, J. (L, 0-1) 1,474 3:15 Feb. 19 vs. Richmond W, 5-4 (12) Jensen, B. (W, 1-0) 483 3:17 Rice Invitational (Houston Texas) Feb 24 vs Texas State W, Watson, T. (W, 2-0) 2,760 2:20 Feb 25 at Rice L, Chamberlain (L, 1-1) 2,732 2:23 Feb 26 vs St. John s W, Dorn, J. (W 1-1) 3,147 2:50 Dairy Queen Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) March 3 vs. Notre Dame W, Chamberlain (W, 2-1) 3,175 2:30 March 4 vs. Arizona W, Cranston, J. (W, 1-0) :28 March 5 at Minnesota W, Dorn, J. (W, 2-1) 3,170 2:25 March 10 ALABAMA W, Jensen, B. (W, 2-0) 6,291 3:11 March 11 ALABAMA W, Dorn, J. (W, 3-1) 5,311 2:11 March 12 ALABAMA W, Jensen, B. (W, 3-0) 3,283 2:38 March 14 ILLINOIS STATE W, Wertz, L. (W, 1-0) 1,738 3:19 March 15 ILLINOIS STATE W, Klausing, J. (W 1-0) 1,872 3:05 () extra inning game Key: = Big 12 Conference game; () extra inning game or game that is less than nine innings

16 The Automated ScoreBook AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for Nebraska (as of Mar 16, 2006) (All games) #18 #19 #16 #9 #12 #14 #45 #6 #17 #8 #2 #24 #3 #21 #10 Opponent Date BROWN,A BUCKMAN, CHRISTY, EDLEFSEN GERCH,A GORSETT, HIGHTOWE JAROS,N KLAPPERI LANNING, MORT,J NIMMO,B OPITZ,J SULLIVAN WEHRLE,R CSU06 Feb Def NCS Feb CIT Feb UR Feb TXST Feb RICE Feb SJU Feb Def ND Mar Def ARIZ Mar MINN Mar ALABAMA Mar Def ALABAMA Mar ALABAMA Mar ISU Mar ISU Mar

17 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups Starting Lineup by Position PITCHER: Dorn, Johnny 4 (3-1) Watson, Tony 4 (4-0) Chamberlain, Joba 3 (2-1) Shirek, Charlie 2 (2-0) Radmacher, Tim 1 (1-0) Foust, Matt 1 (1-0) CATCHER: Christy, Jeff 13 (11-2) Lanning, Jeff 1 (1-0) Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0) FIRST BASE: Buckman, Brandon 13 (11-2) Brown, Andrew 2 (2-0) Game Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Charleston Sou. Feb. 16 Nimmo Wehrle Gerch Buckman Gorsett Opitz Christy Jaros Edlefsen N.C. State Feb. 17 Nimmo Wehrle Gerch Buckman Gorsett Jaros Christy Opitz Edlefsen The Citadel Feb. 18 Mort Wehrle Gerch Buckman Gorsett Brown Jaros Christy Opitz Richmond Feb. 19 Nimmo Edlefsen Wehrle Buckman Gerch Jaros Gorsett Opitz Christy Texas State Feb. 24 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Brown Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Rice Feb. 25 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Buckman Gorsett Gerch Optiz Christy Edlefsen St. John s Feb. 26 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Christy Opitz Mort Notre Dame Mar. 3 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Arizona Mar. 4 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Minnesota Mar. 5 Nimmo Jaros Gorsett Buckman Brown Gerch Christy Opitz Mort Alabama Mar. 10 Nimmo Jaros Gorsett Gerch Buckman wehrle Christy Opitz Mort Alabama Mar. 11 Nimmo Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Opitz Christy Sullivan Edlefsen Alabama Mar. 12 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Optiz Christy Mort Illinois St. Mar. 14 Nimmo Edlefsen Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Gerch Optiz Lanning Sullivan Illinois St. Mar. 15 Nimmo Jaros Wehrle Gorsett Buckman Brown Optiz Hightower Mort SECOND BASE: Opitz, Jake 14 (12-2) Edlefsen, Steve 1 (1-0) THIRD BASE: Mort, Jake 9 (8-1) Edlefsen, Steve 6 (5-1) SHORTSTOP: Wehrle, Ryan 14 (12-2) Opitz, Jake 1 (1-0) LEFT FIELD: Jaros, Nick 12 (11-1) Brown, Andrew 2 (1-1) Gerch, Andy 1 (1-0) CENTER FIELD: Nimmo, Bryce 14 (13-1) Jaros, Nick 1 (0-1) RIGHT FIELD: Gorsett, Luke 14 (12-2) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) DESIGNATED HITTER: Gerch, Andy 9 (7-2) Brown, Andrew 3 (3-0) Gorsett, Luke 1 (1-0) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) Buckman, Brandon 1 (1-0)

18 Husker Starting Lineups by Position Game Date C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH Charleston Sou. Feb. 16 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch N.C. State Feb. 17 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch The Citadel Feb. 18 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Brown Jaros Gorsett Gerch Richmond Feb. 19 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Texas State Feb. 24 Christy Brown Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Rice Feb. 25 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch St. John s Feb. 26 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Brown Notre Dame Mar. 3 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Arizona Mar. 4 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Minnesota Mar. 5 Christy Buckman Edlefsen Opitz Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Brown Alabama Mar. 10 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Gerch Alabama Mar. 11 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Brown Nimmo Gorsett Sullivan Alabama Mar. 12 Christy Buckman Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Brown Illinois St. Mar. 14 Lanning Buckman Opitz Wehrle Edlefsen Gerch Nimmo Sullivan Gorsett Illinois St. Mar. 15 Hightower Brown Opitz Wehrle Mort Jaros Nimmo Gorsett Buckman Starting Lineup by Lineup Spot LEADOFF: Nimmo, Bryce 14 (13-1) Mort, Jake 1 (0-1) 2ND SPOT: Jaros, Nick 9 (8-1) Wehrle, Ryan 4 (3-1) Edlefsen, Steve 2 (2-0) 3RD SPOT: Wehrle, Ryan 9 (8-1) Gerch, Andy 3 (2-1) Gorsett, Luke 3 (3-0) CLEANUP: Buckman, Brandon 7 (5-2) Gorsett, Luke 7 (7-0) Gerch, Andy 1 (1-0) 5TH SPOT: Buckman, Brandon 7 (7-0) Gorsett, Luke 4 (2-2) Brown, Andrew 3 (3-0) Gerch, Andy 1 (1-0) 6TH SPOT: Gerch, Andy 5 (4-1) Brown, Andrew 4 (3-1) Opitz, Jake 3 (3-0) Jaros, Nick 2 (2-0) Wehrle, Ryan 1 (1-0) 7TH SPOT: Christy, Jeff 9 (9-0) Opitz, Jake 4 (3-1) Gorsett, Luke 1 (1-0) Jaros, Nick 1 (0-1) 8TH SPOT: Opitz, Jake 7 (7-0) Christy, Jeff 3 (1-2) Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0) Jaros, Nick 1 (1-0) Lanning, Jeff 1 (1-0) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) Edlefsen, Steve 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: Mort, Jake 8 (8-0) Edlefsen, Steve 4 (3-1) Christy, Jeff 1 (1-0) Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0) Opitz, Jake 1 (0-1)

19 Charting the Husker Pitchers Starters Run Support No. of Total Runs/ Team Starter Starts Runs Gm. Record Watson Chamberlain Dorn Shirek Foust Radmacher Nebraska s Bullpen Inherited Runners 1st. Batters Player APP IP H R ER BB K ERA IR SC Pct. Faced Ret. Pct. W L S BS HLD Erik Bird Matt Foust #DIV/0! Mike Harmelink Brett Jensen Zach Herr Jared Cranston Charlie Shirek #DIV/0! Luke Wertz Jon Klausing Dan Jennings Drew Schwab Totals Nebraska s Starters Chart Starter Date Opponent W/L IP H R ER BB SO When Left Final Score Watson Feb. 16 Charleston Southern W W, 9-1 W, 11-1 Chamberlain Feb. 17 North Carolina State W W, 4-0 W,4-3 Dorn Feb. 18 The Citadel L W, 4-3 L, 5-8 Shirek Feb. 19 Richmond ND W, 4-0 W, 5-4 Watson Feb. 24 Texas State W W, 4-3 W, 10-3 Chamberlain Feb. 25 Rice L L, 2-3 L, 2-3 Dorn Feb. 26 St. John s W W, 10-4 W, 12-4 Chamberlain March 3 Notre Dame W W, 10-0 W, 11-1 Watson March 4 Arizona ND T, 1-1 W, 3-1 Dorn March 5 Minnesota W W, 3-0 W, 4-1 Watson March 10 Alabama ND T, 1-1 W, 2-1 Dorn March 11 Alabama W W, 5-1 W, 5-1 Shirek March 12 Alabama W L, 0-1 W, 6-2 Foust March 14 Illinois State ND W, 4-1 W, 10-7 Radmacher March 15 Illinois State ND L, 1-2 W, 12-6