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This Week in Nebraska Baseball • March 27-April 12007 Record (13-9, 2-4 Big 12)

Rankings: NR (CB) • NR (BA) • NR (Sports Weekly) • 26 (NCBWA)This Week’s ScheduleDay Date NU Rank Matchup Location Radio TimeTues. March27 --/--/-- NorthernColorado(7-13) HawksField HuskerSportsNetwork 6:35p.m.Wed. March28 --/--/-- NorthernColorado HawksField HuskerSportsNetwork 1:35p.m.Fri. March30 --/--/-- No.14/18/14TexasA&M(22-5,3-3) CollegeStation HuskerSportsNetwork 6:35p.m.Sat. March31 --/--/-- No.14/18/14TexasA&M CollegeStation HuskerSportsNetwork 2p.m.Sun. April1 --/--/-- No.14/18/14TexasA&M CollegeStation HuskerSportsNetwork 1p.m.Pollsareinthefollowingorder:CollegiateBaseball/BaseballAmerica/SportsWeekly

Husker Pitching Probables UNC Pitching ProbablesTues. MattFoust,Jr.,RHP(1-0,2.29ERA,17K,19.2IP) JoeSawicki.Fr.,RHP(0-0,2.70ERA,6K,10IP)Wed. DrewBowman,So.,LHP(3-1,3.38ERA,17K,24IP) EricMaydew,Sr.,RHP(3-2,5.86ERA,28K,35.1IP)

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2007 Nebraska Baseball Weekly Release

2007 Baseball ScheduleHiltonArlingtonUTAInvitational Feb.16 NewMexico W,6-2Feb.16 NewMexico L,2-6Feb.17 atTexas-Arlington W,5-4Feb.18 IllinoisState W,7-3 RiceInvitationalFeb.23 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi W,9-1Feb.24 atNo.6Rice L,5-9Feb.25 No.28FloridaAtlantic W,8-7 StetsonInvitational March4 Iowa L,8-12(8)March4 NotreDame L,6-16(7)March5 atStetson W,6-2 March 6 Nebraska-Kearney ppdMarch9 atNo.22Alabama L,0-8March10 atNo.22Alabama W,4-3March11 atNo.22Alabama W,6-5March 13 Wayne State W, 6-1March15 atTexasTech # L,6-7(11)March16 atTexasTech # W,13-1March17 atTexasTech # L,8-9March 20 Western Illinois W, 3-2March 21 Western Illinois W, 8-0March 23 Missouri # L, 1-5 (11)March 24 Missouri # L, 3-4 March 25 Missouri # W, 16-1March 27 Northern Colorado 6:35 p.m.March 28 Northern Colorado 1:35 p.m.March30 atTexasA&M# 6:30p.m.March31 atTexasA&M# 2p.m.April1 atTexasA&M# 1p.m.April3 atCreighton 6:35p.m.April 5 Oklahoma State # 6:35 p.m.April 6 Oklahoma State # 6:35 p.m.April 7 Oklahoma State # 1:05 p.m.April 10 Iowa 6:05 p.m.April11 atWichitaState 7p.m.April13 atOklahoma# 7p.m.April14 atOklahoma#(FSN) 3p.m.April15 atOklahoma# 1p.m.April 17 Creighton 6:35 p.m.April 20 Texas # 6:35 p.m.April 21 Texas # (FSN) 3 p.m.April 22 Texas # 12:05 p.m.April 24 North Dakota State 6:35 p.m.April 25 North Dakota State 1:35 p.m.April 27 Kansas State # 6:35 p.m.April 28 Kansas State # 2:05 p.m.April 29 Kansas State # 1:05 p.m.May 4 Coastal Carolina 6:35 p.m.May 5 Coastal Carolina 2:05 p.m.May 6 Coastal Carolina 1:05 p.m.May 11 Baylor # 6:35 p.m.May 12 Baylor # 2:05 p.m.May 13 Baylor # 1:05 p.m.May15 vs.Creighton 7:05p.m.May18 atKansas# 7p.m.May19 atKansas# 6p.m.May20 atKansas# 5p.m.May23-27 Phillips66Big12Championship TBAJune1-4 NCAARegionals TBAJune8-12 NCAASuperRegionals TBAJune15-25 CollegeWorldSeries TBA

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The Husker Position PlayersPos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth NotingC 13 MitchAbeita R Jr .280 0 5 Hitting.363overhislasteightcontests;3RBIsatTech(3/16)-or- 8 JeffLanning R So. .278 1 5 Drovein2runsvs.WIU(3/21);3-hitgamevs.UT-Arlington(2/17)1B 18 AndrewBrown R Sr. .278 5 15 Tiedschoolrecordw/three2Bvs.MU(3/24)at.444w/2HRatAla.2B 3 JakeOpitz L Jr. .307 4 16 1erroroverlast14games;Big12PlayeroftheWeek(2/26)SS 10 RyanWehrle R Jr. .205 2 10 Third-teamAll-Americanin2006;18th-rounddraftpick3B 15 CraigCorriston R Jr. .386 2 21 TopsNUinmulti-hit(nine)andmulti-RBIgames(six)OF 12 AndyGerch R Jr. .253 1 7 5-hitdayvs.ISUon2/18;2006honorable-mentionAll-Big12OF 24 BryceNimmo L Jr. .268 0 3 Hitting.455sincereturningfrominjury;3-3w/3runsvs.MU(3/25)OF 4 DJBelfonte L Fr. .294 0 5 Team-highsinwalks(17),on-basepct.(.489)andsteals(7)DH 19 JeffTezak S Jr. .383 2 18 6RBIsvs.MU(3/25);Big12PlayeroftheWeek(3/12)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INF 2 JakeMort R So. .240 0 3 .964fieldingpct.in2006wasbestbyNU3Bin20yearsOF/RHP 9 SteveEdlefsen R Jr. .214 0 4 TiedNUrecordwith6hitsandhitforcyclevs.Iowain20061B/RHP 14 ThadWeber R Jr. .258 0 6 2-for-4w/2RBIand2scorelessinningsvs.TAMUCCDH/OF 21 NickSullivan L So. .207 0 2 2walksandSBvs.WIU(3/21);3-for-4vs.ND(3/4)OF 38 JohnLee L R-Fr. .000 0 0 Career.427hitteratMasonCity(Iowa)HS;3.912GPAinchemistryC 45 MarkHightower R Jr. .000 0 0 Startedvs.IllinoisSt.;Formerwalk-onnowonscholarship

Huskers Close Homestand with No. ColoradoThe Nebraska baseball team wraps up its seven-

game homestand this week, as the Huskers take onNorthern Colorado in a two-game series from HawksFieldatHaymarketPark.

FirstpitchforTuesday’sgameisset for6:35p.m.and the game will be carried on the Husker SportsNetworkandonHuskers.com,whileWednesday’s1:05p.m.startwillbecarriedexclusivelyonHuskers.com.Inaddition,bothgamesof theNU-UNCserieswill beshown on HuskersNside (subscription required) whilelivestatswillbeonHuskers.com.

General admission tickets -priced at $7 and $5 -areavailableforbothgamesbyvisitingHuskers.com,callingtheNUTicketOffice(800-8-BIGRED)orat theHawks Field Ticket Office beginning 90 minutes priortofirstpitch.

TheHuskers(13-9)willlooktotakethemomentumfrom Sunday’s 16-1 victory over Missouri into thisweek’s action with the Bears. Nebraska establishedseasonhighsinbothrunsandhits(17),highlightedbya12-runoutburstinthesixththatturneda4-1gameintoarout.FirstbasemanAndrewBrownledthechargewitha4-for-5afternoonandtiedaschoolrecordwiththreedoubles,asheenjoyedhisfirstcareerfour-hitday.DesignatedhitterJeffTezaksingle-handeddidmostofthedamagewithsixRBIsinthesixthinning,including

agrandslam,astheHuskerssnappedMU’s14-gamewin streak. Third baseman Craig Corriston continuedhishothittingovertheweekend,batting.462(6-for-13)withahomerandfiveRBIsagainsttheTigers,raisinghisseasontotalsto386-2-21.

One area where the Huskers have made markedstridesonthehomestandiswiththepitchingstaff,asNUhasateamERAof1.40overthelastfivecontests,including the staff’s first shutout of the year againstWesternIllinoisonMarch20.ThestringofsolidoutingscontinuedonSunday,asJohnnyDorntossedacomplete-gamefivehitteragainstMissouri.Dorn,whouppedhisrecordto4-1ontheseason,struckoutaseason-highnine batters in a game shortened to seven inningsbecauseoftherunrule.

Northern Colorado brings a 7-13 record into townafter dropping a series at nationally ranked Arizonaovertheweekend. InSunday’sfinale, theBearshada5-4lead,onlytoseeArizonatiethegameintheninthandwinwithawalk-offhomerinthe12th.TheBearsalreadyhaveonewinoveraBig12team,astheysplitapairofgamesagainstKansaslastWednesday.

Nebraska leads the series with UNC, 20-3, as theteamssplitapairofmeetings lastseasoninLincoln.TheBearsposteda5-2meetingintheopenerbeforeNUreboundedwitha9-1wininthefinale.

Nebraska Baseball 2007 Weekly Release #9 • • March 26, 2007 • Huskers.com

Head Coach Mike Anderson - Fifth SeasonNorthernColorado,1990•195-82(.704)

• 2003 & 2005 Big 12 Coach of the YearMikeAndersonisinhisfifthyearasNebraska’shead

baseballcoachafterbecomingthe23rdheadcoachintheprogram’shistoryonJune21,2002.

HehasguidedtheHuskerprogramtotwoBig12titles(2003and2005),threeNCAARegionalsandtheschool’sthirdCollegeWorldSeriesappearancesince2001.Sincejoining the Nebraska staff in the fall of 1994, he hascoachedatotalof22first-teamall-conferencehonorees,while32ofhisformerplayershavesignedprocontracts.AndersonhascoachedeightplayerswhohavereachedtheMajorLeagues,includingMLBAll-StarsDarinErstadand Ken Harvey, and eight All-Americans, including2005NationalPlayeroftheYearAlexGordon.

The 2006 season saw the Huskers continue theirsuccessunderAnderson,asNebraskacompileda42-17record and reached an NCAA Regional for the seventhtime in the last eight seasons. ThreeHuskerplayers -LukeGorsett,TonyWatsonandRyanWehrle-garneredAll-Americahonors.

In2005,theHuskersswepttheBig12regular-seasonandtournamenttitlesenroutetoaschool-record57wins.The Huskers had three All-Americans, led by consensusnationalplayeroftheyearAlexGordon,theNo.2overallpick in the 2005 MLB Draft, along with pitchers JobaChamberlainandJohnnyDorn.

In2003,AndersonguidedNUtoa47-18recordanda20-7Big12record,earningBig12Coach-of-the-Yearaccolades. In 2004, the Huskers finished 36-23, whileGordon was a first-team All-American and named toTeamUSA,thefirstHuskerhonoredinnearly20years.

The Huskers led the Big 12 in hitting in each ofAnderson’sfinalfourseasonsasanassistant,includinga.338teamaveragein1999.TheHuskersledtheBig12insevenoffensivecategoriesin2002,includingbattingaverage, hits and runs. In 2001, Anderson coached aHuskeroffense that ranked in the top10nationally inbothteamaverageandruns.Astheoutfielderscoach,Anderson has coached three All-Americans and sevenall-conferenceselections,includingJeffLeise,whowasafirst-teamAll-Americanin2002.

Anderson’scommitmenttohisstudent-athletesalsoextends to the classroom. Over the past 12 years, theHuskers have placed 54 players on the first-team all-conference squad. NU has had 10 CoSIDA AcademicAll-Americans and 15 first-team academic all-districtselectionssince1997.

Before arriving in the fall of 1994, Anderson wasthe top assistant coach at the University of NorthernColorado.HejoinedtheBears’staffafterfouryearsasaheadcoachwiththeNorthernColoradoLabSchool.From1983through1986,AndersonwasanoutfielderatUNCfor College Hall of Fame Coach Tom Petroff. Andersonwas an eighth-round pick by the California Angels,spendingfourseasonswiththeAngelsorganization.Heearnedabachelor’sdegree inphysical education fromNorthernColoradoin1990.

Year-by-Year TotalsYear Overall (Pct.) Big 12 (Pct.)2003 47-18(.723) 20-7(.741)2004 36-23(.610) 11-16(.407)2005 57-15(792) 19-8(.704)2006 42-17(.712) 17-10(.630)2007 13-9(.591) 2-4(.333)Totals 195-82 (.704) 69-45 (.605)

Husker Pitching Rotation vs. Northern Colorado#36 - Matt Foust • Jr. • RHP • 6-3 • 223 • Overland Park, Kan.

Foust looksforhissecondwinoftheseason,asheearnsthestartingnodTuesdaynightagainstNorthernColorado•Hasa1-0recordanda2.29ERAinsevenappearances,splittingtimebetweentherotationandbullpen•Hasallowed15hitsover19.2inningsofworkandisholdingopponentstoa.227average•SettledintotheroleofNU’sfourthstarter,goingatleastfiveinningsinbothofhisstarts•Threwwellinano-decisionagainstWesternIllinoisinhislastappearanceonMarch20,allowingtworunsonfivehitsoveracareer-high5.2innings•Hisinningtotalalreadyexceedshiscareertotalenteringthe2007campaign•MadetwoappearancesovertheweekendatTexasTech,ashestruckoutsixandallowedonehitover3.1inningsofwork•Matchedacareerhighwithfourstrikeoutsover1.1inningsofshutoutballonMarch15•EarnedhisfirstcollegiatewininhisonlyotherstartoftheyearagainstIllinoisStateonFeb.18,allowingonerunonfourhitsandstrikingoutthreeoveracareer-highfiveinningsofwork•MadetwoappearancesagainstAlabama,including1.2inningsoftwo-hitreliefintheseriesfinaleonMarch11•AllowedonerunoverfourinningsatNo.6RiceonFeb.25,fanningacareer-highfourOwlsintheprocess•Sawtimeasastarterandinrelieflastseason,going0-0withasaveanda3.18ERAinthreeappearances•Turnedinasolidredshirtfreshmancampaignin2005,postinga2.57ERAinfivereliefappearances•Missedallofthe2004seasonafterashoulderinjury•NamedtheGatoradePlayeroftheYearinthestateofKansas,leadingtheJaguarstoa17-6recordandaregionaltitlein2003.

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2005 2.57 0-0 5 0 0 0 1 1 7.0 6 2 2 3 52006 3.18 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5.2 2 2 2 4 32007 2.29 1-0 7 2 0 0 0 0 19.2 15 5 5 12 17TOTAL 2.51 1-0 15 3 0 0 1 2 32.1 23 9 9 19 25

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 5.2 WesternIllinois 3/20/07LongestStart: 5.2 WesternIllinois 3/20/07ShortestStart: 1.2 IllinoisState 3/14/06Hits: 5 WesternIllinois 3/20/07Runs: 2 ThreeTimes(W.Illinois) 3/20/07EarnedRuns: 2 ThreeTimes(W.Illinois) 3/20/07Walks: 4 IllinoisState 3/20/07Strikeouts: 4 TwoTimes(TexasTech) 3/15/07

#28 - Drew Bowman • So. • LHP • 6-3 • 190 • Morrison, Colo.Bowman makes his fifth start of the season on Wednesday

afternoon,ashefacesNorthernColoradointheseriesfinale•Is3-1witha3.38ERAineightappearances,asthehard-throwingleft-handerhasfanned17over24inningsandranks15thintheBig12inERA•HasbeenoneofNU’sbestpitchersinrecentweeks,allowingtworunsandstrikingout10overhislast14.2inningsofworkdatingbacktoMarch11•SufferedthelossagainstMissourionMarch24,allowingarunover3.2inningsofthree-hitreliefina4-3setback•Turned inasolidperformance inhis laststart,scattering two singlesand striking out four over 5.2 shutout innings in an8-0 shutout over againstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•PitchedwellagainstWayneStateonMarch13,fanningfourwhilescatteringsixhitsoverfiveinningsofone-runball•RetiredtheonlybatterhefacedagainstNo.22AlabamaonMarch11•Didn’tgetoutofthefirstinninginastartagainstNotreDameonMarch4,allowingfiverunsonfourhitsinjustathirdofaninning•CollectedhisfirstwininaspotstartagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23,allowingonerunandscatteringsixhitsoversixinnings•FannedthreewithoutawalkagainsttheIslanders•FannedthreeovertwoinningsofworkagainstIllinoisStateonFeb.18andthrewashutoutinningagainstNewMexicoonFeb.15•SpenttwoseasonsatArizonaState,going0-1witha6.08ERAin14appearancesin2006•PitchedfortheLiberal(Kan.)BeeJaysinthesummerof2006,helpingLiberaltotheNationalBaseballCongress(NBC)WorldSeries•Was3-1witha1.99ERAinfivegames,strikingout27over36.1inningswhileholdingfoestoa.173average•PlayedthreeseasonsofbaseballatDakotaRidgeHighSchool•RankedastheNo.14highschoolprospectheadingintohissenioryearandtheNo.30prospectheadingintothe2004MLBDraftbyTeamOneBaseball.com•NamedtheColoradoGatoradePlayeroftheYearin2004,going8-3withtwosavesandastate-best0.75ERAand117strikeouts.

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2007 3.38 3-1 8 4 0 0 1 0 24.0 25 10 9 5 17TOTAL 3.38 3-1 8 4 0 0 1 0 24.0 25 10 9 5 17

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 6.0 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi 2/23/07LongestStart: 6.0 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi 2/23/07ShortestStart: 0.1 NotreDame 3/4/07Hits: 7 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi 2/23/07Runs: 5 NotreDame 3/4/07EarnedRuns: 4 NotreDame 3/4/07Walks: 1 TwoTimes(NotreDame) 3/4/07Strikeouts: 4 TwoTimes(W.Illinois) 3/21/07

Scouting Northern ColoradoUnderCoachKevinSmallcomb(113-121infiveyears),NorthernColoradocomestoLincolnwitha7-13record

afterdroppingthree-gamesatnationallyrankedArizonaovertheweekend.TheBearsareinthemidstofanseven-game,eight-dayroadtripwithgamesagainstKansas,ArizonaandNebraska.UNCsplitwithKansasinatwinbilllastWednesday.AfterdroppingthefirsttwogamesatArizona,UNCled5-4intheninthonSunday,onlytoseetheWildcatstiethescoreinthebottomoftheninthandwinonawalk-offhomerinthe12th.

CenterfielderZachBrockmanleadstheBearswitha.352averagewhileleadingUNCinbothdoubles(seven)andhomers(two).FirstbasemanKevinSandberghasdriveninateam-best16runsandistiedwithBrockmanandJohnRaywithtwohomers.Freshmanright-handerJoeSawicki(0-0,2.70ERA)willgettheballonTuesday,whileseniorEricMaydew(3-2,5.86ERA)takesthehillonWednesday.MaydewallowedtworunsoversevenframeslastWednesdayinUNC’s4-2winatKansas.


March 27 - Tues.GAME DAY

vs.NorthernColorado,6:35p.m.

Radio:Huskers.com

Live Video:HuskersNside

March 28 - Wed.GAME DAY

vs.NorthernColorado,1:35p.m.

Radio:Huskers.com


March 29 - Thurs.TRAVEL DAY

PracticeinCollegeStationat7:30p.m.

March 30 - Fri.GAME DAY

TexasA&M,6:30p.m.

Radio:HuskerSportsNetwork/Huskers.com


March 31 - Sat.GAME DAY

TexasA&M,2p.m.



April 1- Sun.GAME DAY

TexasA&M,1p.m.



April 2 - Mon.OFF DAY

HUSKER BASEBALLRADIO SHOW

7-8p.m.HuskerSportsNetwork/

Huskers.com

Media Weekly Planner (March 27-April 2)

Traffic Issues Around the BallparkTheNDORhasannouncedthatSunValleyBoulevard

from Charleston to North 10th Street will be closedbeginning March 19th. This closure is to repair theabutmentsanddeckingofthebridgeover I-180,andisexpectedtotakeaboutsixweekstocomplete.DetourrouteswillbemarkedonCharlestontoNorth1stStreettheneastonCornhuskerHighway.

Leading Off•-Nebraska’s12runsagainstMissouriinthesixth

inning on Sunday was the Huskers’ highest single-inningtotalsinceputtingup13runsinthefifthinningagainstChicagoStateonMarch16,1999.

•-NebraskaHeadCoachMikeAndersontakesonhisalmamaterthisweek,asAndersonplayedatUNCfrom1983to1986andservedasanassistantcoachattheschoolin1994.Duringhisplayingdays,Andersonhit.450with30stolenbasesin1986,hisfinalseasonattheschool.

•-Nebraska has enjoyed its best success in two-outsituationsduringthefirstpartoftheseason.TheHuskershavedriveninnearly37percentoftheirrunswithtwoouts.CraigCorristonhas11ofhis21RBIsintwo-outsituations,whileAndyGerchhasdriveninallsevenofhisrunswithtwoouts.

•-ThreeofNU’sfourBig12losseshavebeenbyonerunwiththeothercominginextrainnings.

•-NU’sshutoutagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21marked the first shutout of the year for the Huskers,andthefirstsinceconsecutiveshutoutsofTexas(6-0)andWichitaState(11-0)lastApril.

•-Eight of Nebraska’s 22 games have beendecidedbyonerun,astheHuskersare5-3inone-runcontests.

•-TheHuskersare9-0whenout-hittingopponents,butisjust4-9whentheopponenthasmorehits.

•-Nebraska’s bullpen has been solid in recentgames, posting a team ERA of 1.74 over the last 10contests,whileholdingfoestoa.214average.

•-TheHuskersdidnotcommitanerrorinthefinaltwogamesoftheMissouriseries,markingthefirsttimeall season that NU has went two consecutive gameswithoutanerror.

•-Nebraska is looking to pick up its first extra-inningwinof theyear,as theHuskersare0-2so farthis season. NU had won all five of its extra-inningcontestsduringthe2006campaign.

•-NUisoneofonlyseventeamsinallofDivisionIbaseballtopostteamERAsbelow4.00ineachofthelastfiveyears,joiningCalStateFullerton,LongBeachState,OralRoberts,Rice,TexasandWichitaState.

Weekend RecapFriday (Missouri 5, Nebraska 1, 11 inn):TonyWatson

allowedoneunearnedrunover10innings,butcouldnotgetthewin,asMissouriscoredfourrunsinthe11thtoearna5-1victory.Watsonturnedinoneofthefinestperformances of his career, scattering three hits andstrikingoutsevenandretiring14ofthefinal15hittershefaced.MissouriralliedofftheHuskerbullpeninthe11th,asTrevorColeman’stwo-runbases-loadedsinglebrokethetie.CraigCorristonhadthreehitsanddroveinNU’sonlyrunofthegameinalosingeffort.

Saturday (Missouri 4, Nebraska 3):JakeOpitzwent2-for-3withahomer,butEvanFrey’seighth-inningRBIsinglebrokea3-alltie,liftingMissouritoa4-3victory.Frey’s two-outRBI single in the top off ofNU relieverDrewBowmanplatedthego-aheadrunforMU,whichovercame an early 3-1 deficit. Nebraska had ampleopportunitiesagainstTigerstarterRickZagone,puttingthe tying run in scoring position in both the seventhandninth,butcouldcapitalizeandpushthetyingrunacross.DJBelfontewent2-for-4andscored twice,asheandOpitzcombinedforhalfofNebraska’seighthits,butNUwasheldscorelessafterthethird.

Sunday (Nebraska 16, Missouri 1):JeffTezakdroveinsixrunsaspartofNU’s12-runsixthinning,astheHuskers snappedMissouri’s 14-gamewin streakwitha16-1win.Tezak,whowent3-for-5andscoredtwice,brokeopena4-1gamewithagrandslambeforedrivingintwomorerunslaterintheinningwithanRBIdouble.AndrewBrownandCraigCorristonalsohomeredintheinningasNUtotaled10hitsoffoffourTigerpitchers.Brownfinishedwithacareerhighfourhits, includinga school-record three doubles. Bryce Nimmo was 3-for-3 and scored three times on the afternoon, whileCorristonhadtwohitsanddroveinthreeruns.JohnnyDornwasthebeneficiaryofNU’soutburst,ashetossedacomplete-gamefivehitterandstruckoutaseason-highnineTigersforhisfourthwin.

Morris Returns to Hawks FieldTheHuskerswelcomedaspecialguestback to the

ballparkonSunday,asformerAll-AmericanJedMorrisreturnedtowatchtheseriesfinalebetweentheHuskersandTigers.Morris,whohadnotseentheHuskersplayatHawksFieldsincehisplayingdays,wasdiagnosedwithacutelymphocyticleukemialastsummerandunderwenttreatmentthroughoutthefall.Theconditioniscurrentlyinremission,andMorriswill travel toArizona inearlyApriltobeginextendedspringtrainingintheOaklandAthleticsorganization.

Last fall, the Husker coaches and players raisedmoneyforMorris’medicalbills,culminatingwithafullday of batting practice for fans at Hawks Field. Theeventraisedmorethan$11,000.

Big 12 Standings (March 26)Team Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Texas 5-1 .833 22-8 .733Missouri 2-1 .667 20-6 .769OklahomaState 2-1 .667 19-6 .760Oklahoma 2-1 .667 20-7 .741TexasA&M 3-3 .500 22-5 .815TexasTech 3-3 .500 18-10 .643KansasState 1-2 .333 18-6 .750Nebraska 2-4 .333 13-9 .591Baylor 2-4 .333 15-11 .577Kansas 2-4 .333 15-14 .517

Results/Upcoming ScheduleTues.,March27 MissouriatCreighton 3p.m. RiceatTexas 6:05p.m. BayloratTexas-Arlington 6:30p.m. NewMexicoStateatTexasTech 6:30p.m. TCUatTexasA&M 6:30p.m. NorthernColoradoatNebraska 6:35p.m. KansasatMissouriState 7p.m. WichitaStateatKansasState 7p.m.

Wed.,March28 NorthernColoradoatNebraska 1:35p.m.

Fri.,March30 OklahomaatTexas 6:05p.m. BayloratOklahomaState* 6:30p.m. KansasatMissouri* 6:30p.m. NebraskaatTexasA&M* 6:30p.m. TexasTechatKansasState* 6:30p.m.

Sat.,March31 BayloratOklahomaState* 2p.m. KansasatMissouri* 2p.m. NebraskaatTexasA&M* 2p.m. OklahomaatTexas* 2p.m. TexasTechvs.KansasState* 2p.m.

Sun.,April1 BayloratOklahomaState* 1p.m. KansasatMissouri* 1p.m. NebraskaatTexasA&M* 1p.m. OklahomaatTexas* 1p.m. TexasTechatKansasState* 1p.m.

Tues.,April3 TexasA&Mvs.TexasState 6p.m. Texas-SanAntonioatTexas 6:05p.m. HoustonatBaylor 6:30p.m. SouthernIllinoisvsMissouri 6:30p.m. NebraskaatCreighton 6:35p.m. KansasatKansasState* 7p.m. TCUatOklahoma 7p.m.

Thu.,April4 MissouriatKansasState* 6:30p.m. OklahomaatBaylor* 6:30p.m. TexasA&MatTexasTech* 6:30p.m. OklahomaStateatNebraska* 6:35p.m. TexasatKansas* 7p.m.


Husker Baseball on the RadioTheUniversityofNebraskaAthleticDepartment

and the Husker Sports Network announced thatnearly 50 regular-season games will be carriedliveontheHuskerSportsNetworkduringthe2007season.

Jim Rose and Randy Lee will form the regularbroadcastteamwithSportsNightly’sLaneGrindleapartofthebroadcastlineupforselectedgames.The Husker Sports Network will carry all 27 Big12 contests and 22 non-conference matchups,including games against Notre Dame, Stetson,Alabama,WayneState,Nebraska-Kearney,WesternIllinois, Northern Colorado, Creighton, WichitaState, North Dakota State and Coastal Carolina.The broadcast schedule, which also includes anyBig12ChampionshipandNCAATournamentgametheHuskersparticipatein,isthemostextensiveinschoolhistory.

Beginning March 2, every Husker game will beproduced by the Husker Sports Network, heardon Huskers.com and available to Husker SportsNetwork stations across the state. Nebraska’snon-conference midweekafternoon gameswill beofferedtonetworkstations,butareguaranteedtobeavailableonHuskers.com.

Forthe2007season,theHuskerSportsNetworkhas a 22-station network for baseball, includingflagship stations KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, KFAB1110AMinOmahaandKRVN880AMinLexington.BothKFABandKRVNare50,000-wattstationsandcombinetoreachmostoftheMidwest.

Inaddition to the radiobroadcasts, theHuskerSports Network will also carry Coach Anderson’sradioshow forasecondyear.Thehour-longshowacrossthestatewillairfrom7to8p.m.(central)onMondaynightsbeginningMarch19.

2007 Husker Sports Network Baseball StationsCity Station FrequencyAinsworth KBRB 1400AMAlliance KCOW 1400AMBeatrice KWBE 1450AMChadron KCSR 610AMFallsCity KTNC 1230AMFremont KHUB/KFMT 1340AM/105.5FMGrandIsland KRGI 1430AMHoldrege KUVR 1430AMKearney KGFW 1340AMKimball KIMB 1260AMLexington KRVN 880AMLincoln KLIN 1400AMMcCook KSWN 93.9FMNorfolk KNEN 94.7FMNorthPlatte KODY 1240AMOgallala KOGA 930AMOmaha KFAB 1110AMScottsbluff KNEB 960AMSidney KSID 1340AMValentine KVSH 940AMWestPoint KTIC 840AMContactyourlocalHuskerSportsNetworkaffiliateforbroadcastavailability.

Watson Garners Big 12 HonorNebraskapitcherTonyWatsonwasselectedasthe

Big12’sPitcheroftheWeekbytheconferenceofficeonMarch26.ItwasthefirstcareerhonorforWatson.

He earned the honor after allowing one unearnedrunover10inningsofworkintheseriesopeneragainstMissouri.Watsonallowedjustthreehitsandstruckouta season-high seven Tigers, while retiring 14 of thefinal15hittershefaced.

His 10 innings against the Tigers was not only acareer-longperformance,butalsothelongestoutingbyaHuskerpitchersincetheBig12wasformedin1996.Longest Husker Pitching Performances (Big 12 ERA)

No. Name Opponent Date10.0 Tony Watson Missouri 3/24/079.2 ShaneKomine atTexasA&M 4/3/999.2 ShaneKomine atIowaState 4/18/99

What an InningNebraska’s 12-run outburst against Missouri on

March25notonlywasthemostrunsinaninningbya Husker team in eight years, but also featured itsmostprolificpowerdisplayoftheseason.NUhitthreehomersina11-pitchsequence,turninga4-1leadintoa10-runcushion.JeffTezakbeganthescoringwithagrandslam-thefirstbyaHuskerinexactlyoneyear.AndewBrownfollowedTezak’shomerwithasoloblastbeforeCraigCorristonaddedathirdhomertwobatterslater.ItmarkedthefifthtimeinnineseasonsthatNUscoredatleast10runsinaninning.Double Figure Innings Since 1999

Runs Inn Opponent Date13 5th ChicagoState 3/16/9912 6th Missouri 3/25/0711 5th Nebraska-Kearney 3/5/0210 2nd ChicagoState 3/16/9911 4th SouthDakotaState 3/13/05

Corriston, Tezak Make Immediate ImpactJunior college transfers Craig Corriston and Jeff

Tezakhaveflourishedduringthefirsthalfofthe2007campaign,asbothrankamongtheBig12leadersinthatcategory.

Corriston,whohasstartedatfivedifferentpositions(1B,3B,SS,RFandDH),iseighthintheBig12witha.386averagewhiletoppingtheHuskerswith21RBIs.

TheParis,Texas,native leads theHuskers inbothmulti-hit (nine) and multi-RBI (six) contests and ishitting.450(18-for-40)withahomer,12RBIsandeightmulti-hitgamesoverhislast10contests.CorristonisthirdintheBig12witha.471averageinconferencecontestsandiseighthwithsevenRBIs.LastweekendagainstMissouri,Corristonwent6-for-13anddroveinfourrunsagainsttheTigers,includingthreerunsintheseriesfinale.

Tezak,whotransferredinfromPalomar(Calif.)JCatthestartofthespringsemester, isaswitch-hitterwhoprovidesbalanceinNU’slineup.Heisbatting.383in19gamestorank10thintheleaguewhilealsodrivingin18runs.TezakhasbeenatthefocalpointofbothofNU’slastat-batwinsthisseason,deliveringasacrificeflyagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch20whilecappingafive-hitdayat No. 22 Alabama on March 10 with his ninth-inningRBIsingle.Hewaschosenastheleague’sPlayeroftheWeekonMarch12,hitting.728withahomer,threeRBIsandtwodoublesintheserieswinovertheCrimsonTide.Tezakisbatting.395withtwohomersand16RBIsoverhislast12contests,drivinginacareer-bestsixrunsvs.MissourionMarch25.

DJ Finds Offensive GrooveTrue freshman DJ Belfonte has quickly made the

transition to the college ranks after a stellar prepcareer.TheoutfielderfromKansasCityishitting.294ontheseasonandtopstheHuskersinwalks(17),hit-by-pitches(nine)andstolenbases(seven),whilehis.489on-basepercentagerankseighthintheconference.

Belfonte, the only true freshman on NU’s 27-manconference roster, has shown a knack for getting hitbypitches.Hehasbeenplunkedonceinevery11.1at-batsandhisninehit-by-pitchesisonpacetochallengeDanielBruce’sschoolrecordof28setin2002.

Welcome Back NimmoAfter missing nine games with a shoulder injury,

centerfielderBryceNimmohasreturnedwithaflourish.Nimmoishitting.455(5-for-11)withtwostolenbasesandfourrunsscoredinhisfirstthreegames,includingapairofmulti-hitgames.Hewent3-for-3withawalkandscoredthreetimesinSunday’swinoverMissouri.

Doubling Up with BrownSeniorAndrewBrownfoundhiswayintotheHusker

record books on March 25, belting three doubles inNU’s win over Missouri. He became the 15th Huskertohit threedoubles inagame,ashesnappedan0-for-7 slump with doubles in his first three at-bats.TheHuskerfirstbasemanthencappedhisfirstcareerfour-hitdaywithahomeraspartofNU’s12-runinningagainsttheTigers.

Tezak Earns Big 12 HonorThirdbaseman Jeff Tezakwasselectedas theBig

12’s Player of the Week on March 12 following theHuskers’serieswinatNo.22Alabama.

Tezak hit .727 (8-for-11) with a home run, twodoubles,threeRBIandasluggingpercentageof1.182inhelpingNUtoa3-1week.Heopenedtheweekendwithsixconsecutivehits,includinga5-for-5effortwithahomerandtwoRBIsina4-3come-from-behindwinoverAlabama’spreseasonAll-AmericanTommyHunter.

Tezak tied a Sewell-Thomas stadium record withfivehits,includingahomerinthesevenththattiedthegameatthreebeforedrivinginthego-aheadruninthetopoftheninth.Hepostedhissecondmulti-hitgameoftheweekendintheseriesfinale,going2-for-5withapairofdoublesandanRBIintheHuskers’6-5win.

Dorn Climbs Husker Win ListWith his complete-game win against Missouri on

March25,JohnnyDornmovedintosolepossessionofthirdplaceonNebraska’scareerwins list. The juniorright-hander is 25-7 in his career and passed MikeZajeski(1988-92)forthirdplaceonNU’sall-timewinslist.Dornfannedaseason-highnineTigersenroutetohisfourthconsecutivevictory.

Thewinschartisoneofthreetop-10liststhatDornison,asheisninthonbothNU’scareerinnings(222.2)andstarts(33)lists.

Nebraska Career Wins ListNo. Mark Player Years1. 41 ShaneKomine 1999-022. 30 JeffAnderson 1981-843. 25 Johnny Dorn 2005-Present4. 24 MikeZajeski 1988-92


Opitz Shows Offensive PunchOne of the offensive keys for NU during the early

partoftheseasonhasbeenthedevelopmentofsecondbaseman Jake Opitz. The junior second baseman ishitting .307 with four homers and 16 RBIs, rankingsecondonthesquadinhomersandthirdinRBIsanddoubles(six).

Opitz earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week accoladesforhiseffortsattheRiceInvitational,hitting.600andscoringfive runs inhelpingNU toa2-1weekend.AtStetsonthefollowingweekend,heshowedhisimprovedpower,beltingtwohomersanddrivinginsevenrunsintwogamesonSunday,asheequaledhisentire2006totalofhomersinoneafternoon.

The junior fromLittleton,Colo.,nearlybecamethefirstHuskertohitforacycleatHawksFieldonMarch21,going3-for-5withahomerandtripleinNU’s8-0winoverWesternIllinois.

Edlefsen, Weber Provide Dual ThreatsIf the first half of the season is any indication,

theHuskerswill rely on the two-way talents ofSteveEdlefsenandThadWeberduring2007.

Edlefsen,whocanplaynearlyeverypositiononthediamond,hasbeenNU’smostvaluableperformerduringfirsthalfoftheseason.HestartedninegamesintheoutfieldwhileBryceNimmowassidelined.Althoughheisbattingjust.214,Edlefsenenjoyedhisbestoffensiveweekend of the year at Texas Tech, hitting .444 withfour RBIs, as he drove in a career-high three runsagainsttheRedRaidersonMarch16.Onthemound,Edlefsenhasmovedintothecloser’srole,makingnineappearances.Hehastwosavesandwentacareer-long2.2inningsinNU’s11-inninglossonMarch15.

Weber,ajuniorcollegeAll-AmericanatHutchinson(Kan.)CC,hasbeenoneoftheHuskers’tophitterssofar,batting.258withsixRBIsinninegames,whilenotallowinga run infive reliefappearances. Weberhasseentimeatbothfirstbaseanddesignatedhitterwhennotonthemound.AgainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23,hewent2-for-4withapairofRBIs,whilealsocomingoutofthebullpen,fanningthreeIslandersovertwoshutoutframesinhisfirstmoundappearanceoftheyear.

Three Huskers Rank Among Top Draft ProspectsThreeHuskersarerankedamongthetop100draft-

eligible players in college for June’s Major LeagueBaseballDraft.Thelistisheadedbyjuniorleft-handerTonyWatson,whoisratedNo.28,whileshortstopRyanWehrle (No. 38) and right-hander Charlie Shirek (No.62)alsocrackthelist.Ofthethreeplayers,onlyTonyWatson-a23rd roundpickoutofhighschool -wasdraftedbeforeattendingNU.

Baseball America’s Top Big 12 Prospects for 2007 DraftNo. Player, Pos. Yr. School Previous Draft9. MattMangini,3b Jr. OSU NeverDrafted28. TonyWatson,lhp Jr. Nebraska Orioles‘06(17)38. RyanWehrle,ss Jr. Nebraska Reds‘06(18)39. CoreyBrown,of Jr. OSU NeverDrafted49. BradSuttle,3b So. Texas Angels‘05(21)53. RandyBoone,rhp Sr. Texas Twins‘06(38)56. MilesMorgan,rhp So. TexasTech NeverDrafted57. PrestonClark,c So. Texas Indians‘04(39)62. CharlieShirek,rhp So. Nebraska NeverDrafted79. KyleRussell,of So. Texas NeverDrafted94. JoeDunigan,of Jr. Oklahoma Expos‘04(41)

Two Huskers Earn Preseason RecognitionA pair of Nebraska baseball players have been

honoredduringthepreseason,asTonyWatsonandRyanWehrlehavebeennamedpreseasonAll-Americansbyvariousorganizations.

Watson,afirst-teamselectionby theNCBWA,wasalsotabbedbyCollegiateBaseballandRivals.comintheirpreseasonpredictions.Hecompiledanimpressive10-2markwitha2.78ERAin17appearancesin2006,rankingamongtheBig12leadersinERA(third),wins(fourth), opponent batting average (.236, fifth) andinnings pitched (100.1) in his first full season as astarter.

Wehrle, a third-team selection by the NCBWA andCollegiate Baseball, anchors a Husker infield thatreturns three starters. In 2006, he became the firstHusker shortstop in 21 seasons to earn first-teamall-conference honors, hitting a team-best .367 witheighthomersand49RBIs.Wehrle ledNU inaverageand ranked second on the squad in RBIs, while alsogoing a perfect 14-for-14 on the base paths. A two-yearstarter,Wehrlealsoenjoyedastrongperformancein the field, posting a .949 fielding percentage whilestarting57contests.

Watson, Wehrle Lauded by Baseball AmericaTwo Huskers were honored in Baseball America’s

preseason issue. Shortstop Ryan Wehrle and left-hander Tony Watson were both tabbed as first-teamselections,withWatsonbeingchosenastheBig12’sPitcheroftheYear.

Two Husker Games Set for National TVTheNebraskabaseballteamwillmakeatleasttwo

national television appearances this spring, as theBig12releasedits2007baseballbroadcastschedule.TheHuskerswillfaceOklahomaonSaturday,April14,at 3 p.m. on FSN before taking on defending Big 12championTexasinamatch-upoftheleague’slasttworegular-seasonchampionsonSaturday,April21.

NU’sgameagainst theLonghornswillmarkFSN’sfirstgamebroadcast fromHawksFieldatHaymarketPark since the park opened in 2002. The nationaltelecastalsomeansa later start time,as thegame,originally slated for 2:05 p.m., now has a first pitchtimeof3p.m.

Huskers Picked Third in the Big 12The Nebraska baseball team was picked to finish

third in the preseason vote of the Big 12 coaches.The Huskers, who finished 42-17 and reached NCAARegionalplayfortheseventhtimeineightseasonsin2006,totaled64pointsinthevotingoftheleague’s10coaches.NUtiedforthirdintheBig12lastseasonwitha17-10leaguemarkandreachedthetitlegameoftheBig12ChampionshipinOklahomaCity.

NU finished behind defending Big 12 championTexas and Oklahoma State in the tabulation. TheLonghornstotaled79pointsandsevenofthe10first-placevotes.OklahomaStatetotaled70pointsandtwofirst-placevotes,ascoacheswerenotallowedtovotefortheirownteams.TexasA&Mreceivedtheotherfirst-placevote.FollowingNebraskainthepollwasBaylor,Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Missouri, KansasandKansasState.

Hawks Field at Haymarket ParkThe2002seasonmarkedthedebutoftheHuskers’

new home – Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Thefield is named in memory of Myrna Hawks, as theHawks family was one of the major benefactors intheHaymarketParkproject.

In March of 2000, Howard and Myrna Hawksguaranteed the unfunded portion of UNL’s $10.6millioncommitmenttothebaseball/softballcomplex,which enabled the University to move forward in ajointventurewiththeCityofLincolnandNEBCOInc.,the owners of the Lincoln Saltdogs in the NorthernLeague. The University retained the right to namethe field and on Feb. 23, 2002, the University ofNebraska Board of Regents approved the name ofHawks Field. Itwas formally dedicated in pregameceremoniesagainstKansasonApril28,2002. Theballparkincludes4,500chair-backseats,16suites,aDiamondViewLoungeandaSub-Airsystemthatallowsthefieldtogrowgrassnearlyyear-round.Theparkwasoneofonlythreefieldsinthecountrythatuses this state-of-the-art heating system (InvescoFieldatMileHighandSafecoFieldaretheothers).Other highlights of the complex include a 1,400-square feet clubhouse for the Husker baseballprogram, a video board/scoreboard in right centerfield, the Buck Beltzer Playground for kids downthe right field line and numerous restrooms andconcessionstands.

Hawks Field, as well as the adjacent BowlinStadium – the 2,500-seat softball stadium whichopenedinthefallof2001–arebothlocatedinsideHaymarket Park, a 32-acre complex that includesbothstadiumsaswellastheplazaareaand2,500parkingstalls.

Top-10 Crowds at Hawks FieldNo. Att. Opponent Date1. 8,757 TexasA&M April14,20062. 8,711 Miami# June11,20053. 8,662 Creighton* June4,20054. 8,613 Oklahoma May21,20055. 8,569 Richmond# June9,20026. 8,485 Texas April8,20057. 8,481 Richmond# June8,20028. 8,474 Richmond# June7,20029. 8,415 TexasA&M April15,200610. 8,310 Oklahoma May20,2006#-NCAASuperRegional;*-NCAARegional

Year-by-Year Record at Hawks FieldYear Record2002 29-5(.853)2003 29-6(.829)2004 19-8(.678)2005 33-4(.892)2006 20-7(.741)2007 4-2(.667)Totals 134-32 (.807)


Weekly National PollsCollegiate Baseball (March 26)No. Team Record1. FloridaState 26-12. OregonState 22-33. NorthCarolina 22-44. SouthCarolina 21-45. Vanderbilt 23-36. Virginia 22-57. Arkansas 19-78. Kentucky 23-2-19. Texas 22-810. ArizonaState 21-811. WichitaState 21-512. Clemson 15-713. Mississippi 18-814. TexasA&M 22-515. Rice 19-916. CalStateFullerton 15-1017. Pepperdine 19-818. LongBeachState 13-919. CoastalCarolina 23-320. Oklahoma 20-721. EastCarolina 19-622. OklahomaState 19-623. Arizona 21-624. SanDiego 21-1025. Missouri 20-626. TCU 18-727. UCIrvine 19-5-128. Louisiana-Lafayette 20-529. Tulane 19-730. TexasState 19-8

Baseball America (March 26)No. Team Record1. SouthCarolina 21-42. FloridaState 26-13. Vanderbilt 23-34. OregonState 22-35. Virginia 22-56. NorthCarolina 22-47. Arkansas 19-78. Rice 19-99. Texas 22-810. WichitaState 21-511. Clemson 15-712. Pepperdine 19-813. CalStateFullerton 15-1014. OklahomaState 19-615. CoastalCarolina 23-316. ArizonaState 21-817. Oklahoma 20-718. TexasA&M 22-519. EastCarolina 19-620. SanDiego 21-1021. Mississippi 18-822. Kentucky 23-223. LongBeachState 13-924. UCIrvine 19-525. SouthernCalifornia 17-12

NCBWA (March 26)No. Team Record1. FloridaState 26-12. SouthCarolina 21-43. Vanderbilt 23-34. OregonState 22-35. NorthCarolina 22-46. Virginia 22-57. Arkansas 19-78. Texas 22-89. Rice 19-910. Pepperdine 19-811. Clemson 15-712. ArizonaState 21-813. Kentucky 23-2-114. CalStateFullerton 15-1015. WichitaState 21-516. OklahomaState 19-617. TexasA&M 22-518. Mississippi 18-819. CoastalCarolina 23-320. Arizona 21-621. EastCarolina 19-622. LongBeachState 13-923. Oklahoma 20-724. SanDiego 21-1025. Alabama 17-1026. Nebraska 13-927. NCState 18-828. Missouri 20-629. OhioState 13-330. SouthernMiss 17-8

Sports Weekly (March 26)No. Team (1st-place) Record1. FloridaState(27) 16-12. OregonState(1) 22-33. SouthCarolina(1) 21-44. Vanderbilt(1) 23-35. NorthCarolina 22-46. Virginia(1) 22-57. Texas 22-88. Arkansas 19-79. Rice 19-910. ArizonaState 21-811. Clemson 15-712. Pepperdine 19-813. WichitaState 21-514. TexasA&M 22-515. CalStateFullerton 15-1016. Kentucky 23-2-117. CoastalCarolina 23-318. OklahomaState 19-619. Mississippi 18-820. EastCarolina 19-621. Oklahoma 20-722. SanDiego 21-1023. LongBeachState 13-924. UCIrvine 19-5-125. Arizona 21-6

Five Games Set for NET TelecastThe Nebraska Athletic Department and Nebraska

EducationalTelevisionannouncedonMarch14thatfiveHuskerbaseballgameswillbecarriedliveonNETthisspring.AllsixgameswillbetelecastinhighdefinitiononNET-HDandshownstate-wideonNET1.

ThebaseballschedulebeginsonSaturday,April7,astheHuskershostnationallyrankedOklahomaStateatHawksFieldatHaymarketParkat1:05p.m.ItisoneoffourBig12gamesslatedfortelecastthisseason,asNU’scontestswithTexas(Friday,April20,6:35p.m.),KansasState(Saturday,April28,2:05p.m.)andBaylor(Saturday,May12,2:05p.m.)willalsobecarriedlive.Inaddition,theHuskers’gameagainstCreightonfromOmaha’sRosenblattStadiumonWednesday,May15,roundsouttheNETregular-seasontelecastschedule.Husker Baseball on NETDate Opponent Time ChannelSaturday,April7 OklahomaState 1:05p.m. NET1/NET-HDFriday,April20 Texas 6:35p.m. NET1/NET-HDSaturday,April28 KansasState 2:05p.m. NET1/NET-HDSaturday,May12 Baylor 2:05p.m. NET1/NET-HDWednesday,May15 Creighton 7:05p.m. NET1/NET-HD

Huskers Honored by Baseball AmericaThe Nebraska baseball program was recently

honored by Baseball America when the magazineranked its top 64 teams of the 64-team field era(1999-2006).TheHuskerswererated11thoverallandsecond only to Texas among Big 12 teams. Winningpercentage, postseason success, All-American, draftchoicesandnumberofalumniinthemajorsallplayedinto the rankings. In fact, Nebraska was the onlynorthernschoolinthetop15intherankings.

Baseball America’s Top 64 Programs (1999-2006)No. School1. Texas11. Nebraska17. Baylor24. TexasA&M29. OklahomaState35. Oklahoma40. TexasTech59. Missouri

Two Former Huskers on Baseball America Top-100 Prospects List

ApairofformerHuskerAll-AmericansarefeaturedinBaseballAmerica’slistofthetop-100prospectsforthe 2007 season released last week. Third basemanAlex Gordon (Kansas City) is rated the No. 2 overallprospectandfirstamongpositionplayers,whileright-handerJobaChamberlain(NewYorkYankees)isratedNo.75.

Gordon, a two-time All-American at NU, wasBaseballAmerica’sMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearin2006,whileChamberlain,whopitchedatNUin2005and2006,wasselectedinthefirstroundofthe2006MLBDraft.

Husker-Creighton Tickets on Sale TicketsfortheannualNebraska-Creightonbaseball

gamesatRosenblattStadiumarenowonsale.Reserve seating prices for the Tuesday, May 15,

contest are $14, $12 and $10 and tickets can bepurchased over the phone at Ticketmaster in Lincolnat475-1212, inOmahaat (402)422-1212or on theInternet at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will not beavailable for purchase at the Nebraska Ticket Office.First pitch for the third game of the series is set for7:05p.m.

TheMaymatchupinOmahaisoneofthebiggestsporting events of the spring in the state, as thecontesthasdrawncrowdsofatleast10,000ineachofthelastsevenseasons.In2006,theNU-CUgamedrewacrowdof21,158.

The May contest is one of two Husker regular-seasongamesatRosenblattStadium this spring,asthe Huskers will also take on Creighton on Tuesday,April 3. Tickets for that game are also on sale atall Ticketmaster locations across the state and atTicketmaster.comwithpricesrangingfrom$6to$10.

Seven Draftees on 2007 Husker RosterNebraska’s 2007 roster boasts a total of seven

Huskers who have been previously selected in theannualMajorLeagueBaseballFirst-YearPlayerDraft.ThelistisledbypitcherTonyWatson,whowasdraftedin the23rd roundoutofhighschooland in the17throundbyBaltimorelastsummer.Drafted HuskersPlayer Round Team YearDrewBowman 21st Milwaukee 2005SteveEdlefsen 41st Boston 2004JakeOpitz 39th Seattle 2004DominicPiazza 49th Arizona 2006BrettSowers 47th LosAngeles 2006TonyWatson 23rd Florida 2003TonyWatson 17th Baltimore 2006RyanWehrle 18th Cincinnati 2006

Baseball 101 is a Big HitDuring the first week of baseball practice, the

Nebraskabaseball teamhostedBaseball101,aone-day clinic put on by the Husker coaches and playersto raise money for City Impact. The event had nearly100participantsandraisedover$3,000forchildreninLincoln’sUrbanneighborhoods.


2006 Fall Baseball Recruiting ClassName Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (Last School)ClayCuno OF 6-3 215 R/R NewBloomfield,Mo.(FortScottCC/NewBloomfield)JacobDiekman LHP 6-4 180 L/L Wymore,Neb.(CloudCountyCC/Doane/Southern)MattFreeman RHP 6-1 175 R/R Elkhorn,Neb.(Elkhorn)JoeHuwer C 5-11 180 L/R Boise,Idaho(Timberland)DanJohnston INF 6-1 175 R/R Papillion,Neb.(Papillion-LaVista)BenKline INF 6-2 165 R/R Omaha,Neb.(Central)TylerRank C/RHP 6-4 235 L/R Rochester,Minn.(Mayo)DavidStewart OF 6-6 230 L/R St.Louis,Mo.(St.JohnVianney)CameronRobulack 1B 6-3 215 L/R Toronto,Ontario(SilverthornCollegiateInstitute)SeanYost RHP 6-6 185 R/R Lincoln,Neb.(Southwest)

2007 Nebraska Baseball Quick FactsLocation.................................................... Lincoln,Neb.Population........................................................ 235,694Founded................................................................ 1869Enrollment.......................................................... 22,000Nickname..................................... Cornhuskers/HuskersColors............................................... ScarletandCreamConference.......................................................... Big12Chancellor..................................... HarveyPerlman,J.D.HeadCoach.............................................MikeAndersonRecordatNU/Year..................................... 195-82/FifthAlmaMater.............................NorthernColorado(1990)AssistantCoach..................................... DaveBinghamAlmaMater...................................EmporiaState(1972)AssistantCoach....................................... AndySawyersAlmaMater.......................................... Nebraska(1998)VolunteerCoach.......................................... JustinSeelyAlmaMater.......................................... Nebraska(2003)GraduateManager...................................... RyanStrainAlmaMater............................................. Nevada(2003)BaseballOffice..................................... (402)472-2269BaseballOfficeFax............................... (402)472-9641BaseballSecretary.............................ReneeBrinkmannAthleticTrainer............................................. JerryWeberStrengthCoach........................................... MikeArthurEquipmentManager..............................ChrisMcQuillenFacility..........................HawksFieldatHaymarketParkBaseballMainPressBox...................... (402)434-6861Capacity............................................................... 8,486

2007 Season Information2006Record.........................................................42-172006Big12Record(Finish)..................... 17-10(t-3rd)Big12TournamentRecord............................. 3-1(2nd)NCAAPostseason.........................LincolnRegional,0-2HomeRecord..........................................................20-7AwayRecord...........................................................13-9NeutralRecord.........................................................9-1LetterwinnersReturning/Lost................................. 22/8PositionStartersReturning/Lost.............................. 6/4PitchersReturning/Lost.......................................... 12/3

Husker Baseball HistoryFirstYearofBaseball............................................ 1889YearsinNCAATournament..................................... Nine.......................... (1979,1980,1985,1999-2003,2005)ConferenceTitles.......................................................Six.................... (1929,1948,1950,2001,2003and2005)NCAATournamentRecord.....................................28-21CWSAppearances................. Three(2001,2002,2005)

Media InformationBaseballMRD...................................ShamusMcKnightMcKnight’sOfficePhone....................... (402)472-7772McKnight’sCellPhone.......................... (402)540-0268PressBoxPhone................................... (402)434-6861McKnight’se-mail................. [email protected]............................. (402)472-2005Website..................................................... Huskers.com

Big 12 Preseason Polls CollegiateBaseball BaseballAmerica Big12Coaches No. Team No. Team No. Team 1. Texas 1. Texas 1. Texas 2. Nebraska 2. Nebraska 2. OklahomaState 3. Baylor 3. OklahomaState 3. Nebraska 4. OklahomaState 4. Oklahoma 4. Baylor 5. Oklahoma 5. Baylor 5. Oklahoma 6. TexasTech 6. TexasTech 6. TexasTech 7. TexasA&M 7. TexasA&M 7. TexasA&M 8. Missouri 8. Missouri 8. Missouri 9. Kansas 9. KansasState 9. Kansas 10. KansasState 10. Kansas 10. KansasStatePitcher of the Year Tony Watson, Nebraska Tony Watson, Nebraska NoneSelectedPlayer of the Year TylerMach,OklahomaState JordanDanks,Texas NoneSelected

Single-Game Tickets Now on SaleSingle-game general admission tickets for Husker

baseballhomegamesarenowonsale.GeneralAdmissionticketsforallregular-seasonhomegamesthisseasonare$7foradultsand$5foryouthinhighschooloryoungerorforseniorcitizensages60orolder.Generaladmissionticketsare free for childrenages sixand youngeralongwithUNLstudents(withavalidstudentID).

The2007scheduleincludesBig12homeseriesagainstMissouri,OklahomaState,Texas,BaylorandKansasStatealongwithnon-conferencecontestsagainstWayneState,Western Illinois, Northern Colorado, Iowa, North DakotaStateandCoastalCarolina.

Average Attendance (2002-06)Year Avg. Natl. Rank2000 1,148 32nd2001 2,681 11th2002 4,110 6th2003 4,299 6th2004 3,700 10th2005 4,984 6th2006 5,092* 5th*schoolrecord

Swing for a Cure Reaches GoalTheHuskerswrappedupfalldrillsbyraisingmoney

for former Husker Jed Morris to aide him in his fightagainstacutelymphocyticleukemia.

The Husker coaches and players raised money forMorris’ medical bills, culminating with a full day ofbatting practice for fans at Hawks Field. The eventraisedmorethan$11,000.Morris,whoplayedbaseballatNUin2001and2002,hopestoreturntoprofessionalbaseballthissummer.

Hightower Named to Inaugural Husker 24MarkHightowerwashonoredearlierthismonthas

amemberoftheinauguralHusker24,anawardthatrecognizes students for displaying the association’scorevaluesofleadership,service,integrityandspirit.

He is among 24 University of Nebraska juniors toreceive thehonor.Hewaschosenfromagroupof65nominees who were nominated by a faculty or staffmember. The inaugural group was recognized ata banquet earlier this month and will be awarded aNebraskaRingattheannualNebraskaRingCeremonyin April. Hightower is a two-year letterwinner on theHuskerbaseballteam.Aformerwalk-on,heplayedin18games in2005,helpingtheHuskers to their thirdCollegeWorldSeriesappearance.

Huskers Feature Players from 13 StatesOfthe42membersofthe2007squad,15arefrom

thestateofNebraska,includingninefromtheOmahametroareaandtwofromLincoln. Inall,atotalof13statesarerepresentedonthe2006roster,includingsixfromColoradoandfivefromIowa.Where the 2007 Huskers are FromStates No. of PlayersNebraska 15Colorado 6Iowa 5Texas 3Minnesota 4Kansas 2Missouri,NorthDakota,Montana,Arizona,Oklahoma,California,Wyoming 1

The Automated ScoreBook

Overall Statistics for Nebraska (as of Mar 26, 2007)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 13-9 Home: 4-2 Away: 5-4 Neutral: 4-3 Big 12: 2-4

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%

Corriston, Craig.... .386 19-19 70 7 27 6 0 2 21 39 .557 6 2 9 1 .443 1 4 1-2 23 30 4 .930

Tezak, Jeff......... .383 19-14 60 11 23 7 0 2 18 36 .600 5 5 10 0 .465 1 1 2-2 6 14 1 .952

Opitz, Jake......... .307 21-21 75 16 23 6 1 4 16 43 .573 10 4 17 1 .411 1 1 1-2 39 60 5 .952

Belfonte, DJ........ .294 22-21 68 18 20 5 0 0 6 25 .368 17 9 9 1 .489 0 6 7-10 34 0 1 .971

Brown, Andrew....... .278 18-18 72 17 20 7 0 5 15 42 .583 8 1 13 0 .358 0 1 0-0 156 6 4 .976

Gerch, Andy......... .253 22-21 83 10 21 4 0 1 7 28 .337 9 0 14 0 .326 0 2 3-4 22 2 1 .960

Wehrle, Ryan........ .205 21-20 78 13 16 2 0 2 10 24 .308 11 1 13 3 .311 0 3 1-1 25 77 6 .944

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Lanning, Jeff....... .278 16-10 36 8 10 2 0 1 5 15 .417 6 1 6 1 .386 1 0 1-2 72 4 3 .962

Nimmo, Bryce........ .268 12-11 41 10 11 0 0 0 3 11 .268 3 1 7 0 .333 0 2 5-5 25 0 0 1.000

Abeita, Mitch....... .267 14-11 30 8 8 4 0 0 5 12 .400 6 2 2 0 .421 0 4 0-0 78 13 2 .978

Weber, Thad......... .258 9-9 31 3 8 2 0 0 6 10 .323 2 1 8 0 .324 0 1 1-2 56 2 0 1.000

Mort, Jake.......... .240 13-5 25 5 6 1 0 0 3 7 .280 1 1 4 0 .276 2 0 0-0 5 11 0 1.000

Edlefsen, Steve..... .214 11-9 28 5 6 1 0 0 4 7 .250 4 2 2 1 .343 1 5 0-1 19 7 0 1.000

Sullivan, Nick...... .207 16-8 29 4 6 0 1 0 2 8 .276 5 3 6 1 .378 0 0 4-5 4 0 0 1.000

Hightower, Mark..... .000 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1 0-0 6 1 0 1.000

Lee, John........... .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Wertz, Luke......... .000 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 .000

Totals.............. .281 22-22 729 136 205 47 2 17 121 307 .421 93 33 122 9 .384 7 31 26-36 577 247 32 .963

Opponents........... .256 22-22 730 108 187 34 5 13 91 270 .370 83 29 160 22 .351 9 14 12-18 574 227 36 .957

LOB - Team (183), Opp (180). DPs turned - Team (26), Opp (12).

(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

Watson, Tony........ 3.31 1-1 5 5 0 0/0 0 32.2 26 17 12 14 26 7 2 3 122 .213 2 2 0 0 2

Bowman, Drew........ 3.38 3-1 8 4 0 0/1 0 24.0 25 10 9 5 17 4 1 1 93 .269 0 1 0 0 1

Dorn, Johnny........ 4.58 4-1 6 6 1 0/0 0 35.1 33 20 18 9 26 8 1 5 130 .254 3 10 0 2 3

Shirek, Charlie..... 4.65 2-2 6 5 0 0/0 0 31.0 38 21 16 10 21 5 0 1 125 .304 3 7 0 1 3

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Weber, Thad......... 0.00 0-0 5 0 0 0/1 0 5.0 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 17 .176 1 0 0 0 0

Scott, Tim.......... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Foust, Matt......... 2.29 1-0 7 2 0 0/0 0 19.2 15 5 5 12 17 1 1 1 66 .227 6 1 0 3 1

Edlefsen, Steve..... 2.53 0-1 9 0 0 0/0 2 10.2 9 3 3 8 11 1 0 1 39 .231 0 2 0 0 0

Herr, Zach.......... 2.89 2-2 11 0 0 0/1 1 9.1 6 8 3 9 11 1 0 1 32 .188 2 1 0 1 2

Jennings, Dan....... 3.38 0-0 8 0 0 0/0 0 5.1 4 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 20 .200 1 1 0 0 0

Harmelink, Mike..... 3.52 0-1 7 0 0 0/0 0 7.2 6 3 3 3 7 2 0 0 28 .214 2 3 0 0 1

Wertz, Luke......... 6.75 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 5.1 6 7 4 2 8 1 0 0 23 .261 2 0 0 2 0

Bird, Erik.......... 9.00 0-0 10 0 0 0/0 3 6.0 12 9 6 4 6 2 0 0 30 .400 0 0 0 0 1

Nihsen, Mike........ 81.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 .800 0 0 0 0 0

Totals.............. 3.93 13-9 22 22 1 1/1 6 192.1 187 108 84 83 160 34 5 13 730 .256 22 29 0 9 14

Opponents........... 5.36 9-13 22 22 1 1/1 0 191.1 205 136 114 93 122 47 2 17 729 .281 19 33 3 7 31

PB - Team (6), Abeita, M. 4, Hightower, M 1, Lanning, J. 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), Dorn, J. 1, Opp (10).

The Automated ScoreBook Games Summary for Nebraska (as of Mar 26, 2007) (All games)

Inning-by-inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total---------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----Nebraska 21 15 15 20 20 24 5 8 8 0 136Opponents 9 7 9 14 10 26 10 13 5 5 108

Win-Loss Record When--------------------Overall............. 13-9 After 6 leading..... 11-1Conference.......... 2-4 ....... trailing.... 1-6Non-Conference...... 11-5 ....... tied........ 1-2Home games.......... 4-2 After 7 leading..... 10-1Away games.......... 5-4 ....... trailing.... 0-4Neutral site........ 4-3 ....... tied........ 2-3Day games........... 13-6 After 8 leading..... 10-0Night games......... 0-3 ....... trailing.... 0-6vs Left starter..... 5-4 ....... tied........ 2-1vs Right starter.... 8-51-Run games......... 5-3 Hit 0 home runs..... 6-52-Run games......... 0-0 ... 1 home run...... 4-25+Run games......... 5-2 ... 2+ home runs.... 3-2Extra innings....... 0-2Shutouts............ 1-1 Opponent 0 home runs 8-5 ........ 1 home run. 4-2Scoring 0-2 runs.... 0-3 ........ 2+ HRs..... 1-2....... 3-5 runs.... 3-2....... 6-9 runs.... 8-4 Made 0 errors....... 5-2....... 10+ runs.... 2-0 .... 1 error........ 3-2 .... 2+ errors...... 5-5Opponent 0-2 runs... 8-0........ 3-5 runs... 4-2 Opp. made 0 errors.. 1-1........ 6-9 runs... 1-5 ......... 1 error... 6-4........ 10+ runs... 0-2 ......... 2+ errors. 6-4

Scored in 1st inning 5-6 Out-hit opponent.... 9-0Opp. scored in 1st.. 2-3 Out-hit by opponent. 4-9Scores first........ 10-5 Hits are tied....... 0-0Opp. scores first... 3-4

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 4-2 1-0 2-2 1-0 2-0

Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 1-0 4-0 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2

Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8W-L 4-5 7-6 8-4 9-3 13-2 11-1 10-1 10-0

Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8W-L 1-3 2-2 1-2 2-5 0-6 1-6 0-4 0-6

Record when tied after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8W-L 8-1 4-1 4-3 2-1 0-1 1-2 2-3 2-1

Current winning streak : 1Longest winning streak : 3Longest losing streak : 2

Home attendance : 20640 ( 6 dates avg = 3440 )Away attendance : 28370 ( 16 dates avg = 1773 )Total attendance: 49010 ( 22 dates avg = 2227 )

Position Player Bio Updates

Career StatisticsYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT2006 .265 49 42 136 20 36 6 0 0 24 17 28 9 122007 .240 13 5 25 5 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0TOTAL .261 62 47 161 25 42 7 0 0 27 18 32 9 12

#2 Jake Mort • INF5-11•170•So.•Bats/Throws:R/R•NebraskaCity,Neb.(NebraskaCityHS)

Noting Mort•ReturningstarteratthirdbasewhoisbattlingjuniorcollegetransfersCraigCorristonandJeffTezakforthejob•Hitting.240withthreeRBIin13games,andhasnotcommittedanerrorallseasonand25gamesoveralldatingbacktoendofthe2006season•Went1-for-4inastartagainstMissourionMarch24•StartedthefinaltwogamesatTexasTech,going2-for-6withfourrunsscored•HadhisbestgameoftheyearagainsttheRedRaidersonMarch16,going1-for-2withadouble,twoRBIsandscoredthreetimes•CameinasadefensivereplaceagainstWayneStateonMarch13•SawactionintwogamesatNo.22Alabama,goinghitlessinhisonlyat-bat•Went2-for-5inapairofappearancesattheStetsonInvitational,sparkingNU’sfive-runrallyagainstStetsonwithabasehit•PlayedforCoachBobSteinkamp’sBeatriceBruinsoverthesummer,hitting.375withnineRBIsand10runsscoredinjust12contests•Wastheonlyfreshmanintheregularstartinglineup,hitting.265with24RBIsin49contestsin2006•Rankedthirdontheteaminsacrificehits(six)andhit-by-pitches(10)andfourthwithninestolenbases•Hit.347withrunnersinscoringposition,anaveragewhichwasthirdontheteam•Totaled10multi-hitgames,includingacareerhighthreehitsinawinoverCreightonatRosenblattStadiumonMay16•Excelleddefensivelyashis.964fieldingpercentagewasthebestbyaHuskeratthepositioninmorethantwodecades•Wasafour-timeall-stateselectionatNebraskaCityHighSchool,earningfirst-teamhonorsasajuniorandseniorfromtheLincolnJournalStar•WrappeduphiscareerholdingsevencareerrecordsatNCHS,includingbattingaverage(.419),hits(119),runs(96),doubles(26),triples(seven),stolenbases(50)andsaves(seven)•Hit.414with10doublesand17stolenbasesasasenior•Totaled10lettersinhighschool,ashealsoplayedbasketballandfootball,earningall-statehonorsinbasketball

Mort’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 5 Missouri 4/9/06Runsscored: 3 TexasTech 3/16/07Hits: 3 Creighton 5/16/06Doubles: 1 Seventimes(TexasTech) 3/16/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: NoneRBIs: 4 Texas 4/23/06Totalbases: 4 Creighton 5/16/06Walks: 2 ThreeTimes(TexasTech-2) 4/29/06Strikeouts: 3 Oklahoma 5/20/06Stolenbases: 3 TexasTech-2 4/29/06HitStreak: 8games 3/31-4/15/06

Career StatisticsYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT2005 .256 52 33 129 19 33 6 0 3 14 17 24 3 52006 .293 59 58 205 27 60 9 3 2 27 25 33 8 152007 .307 21 21 75 16 23 6 1 4 16 10 17 1 2TOTAL .284 132 112 409 62 116 21 4 9 57 52 74 12 22

#3 Jake Opitz (O-pits) • 2B6-0•188•Jr.•Bats/Throws:L/R•Littleton,Colo.(HeritageHS)

Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 26)

Noting Opitz •Third-yearstarteratsecondbasewhoisoneoftheBig12’sbestattheposition,hitting.307withfourhomersand16RBIsin19contests•Ranksamongteamleadersinhomers(4,second),doubles,(6,third),RBIs(16,third)andwalks(10,third)•Was4-for-12withahomer,twodoublesandthreeRBIsagainstMissouri,postingmulti-hitgamesinthefinaltwogamesoftheseries•NearlyhitforthecycleagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21,going3-for-5withahomer,tripleandtwoRBIs•Went2-for-5withadoubleandscoredtwiceinawinatNo.22AlabamaonMarch11•WasoneoftheHuskers’lonebrightspotsinalosstoNotreDameonMarch4,ashedroveinaseason-highfourruns,includingahomerandscoredtwice•Beltedathree-runhomeragainstIowainNU’slosstotheHawkeyesonMarch4•Hasthreemulti-hitgamesin2007,includinga3-for-4effortagainstTexasA&MCorpus-ChristionFeb.23•NamedBig12PlayeroftheWeekonFeb.26,afterhitting.600(6-for-10)withfiverunsscoredattheRiceInvitational•Was2-for-2withapairofwalksinalosstoNo.6RiceonFeb.24•HadthreehitsandscoredthreerunsagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23•PlayedfortheLiberal(Kan.)BeeJaysoverthesummer,hitting.330with10doublesand20RBIsinthewood-batJayhawkSummerLeague•WasoneoftheBig12’stopsecondbasemenin2006,hitting.293withapairofhomersand27RBIstogarnerhonorable-mentionAll-Big12accolades•LedNUintriples(three)andsacrifices(eight)whilehewasfourthonthesquadwith25walks•Hit.355withrunnersinscoringpositionand.339intwo-outsituations,rankingamongteamleadersinbothcategories•Wasexceptionaldefensively,fieldingata.971clip,whilehis169assiststiedKevinJordan’sschoolrecordformostassistsbyaHuskersecondbasemanandeighthonNUsingle-seasonlists•Enjoyedasolidfreshmancampaign,hitting.256withthreehomersand14RBIsin52games•Made33starts,mostlyatsecondbase,asheplatoonedwithRyanWehrleatthespot•WasasolidoffensivecontributorduringNU’sruntotheCollegeWorldSeries,hitting.333withahomerandtwoRBIsineightcontests•Selectedathird-teamAll-Americanandfirst-teamall-regionpickbytheNationalHighSchoolBaseballCoachesAssociationin2004•Pickedinthe39throundbytheSeattleMarinersinthe2004MLBDraft•Namedthe2004ColoradoPlayeroftheYearbytheDenverPost,batting.529with12homers,45RBIs,12doublesand18stolenbases

Opitz’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) DateAt-bats: 7 Iowa 4/11/06Runsscored: 3 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi 2/23/06Hits: 5 Iowa 4/11/06Doubles: 2 TexasA&M 4/15/06Triples: 1 FourTimes(WesternIllinois) 3/21/07HomeRuns: 1 NineTimes(Missouri) 3/24/07RBIs: 5 Iowa 4/11/06Totalbases: 10 Iowa 4/11/06Walks: 3 IllinoisState 3/14/06Strikeouts: 2 10Times(Missori) 3/23/07Stolenbases: 2 Iowa 4/11/06HitStreak: 7games 5/16-5/27/06&2/18-3/5/07



#8 Jeff Lanning • C5-11•204•So.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Ankeny,Iowa(AnkenyHS)

Noting Lanning•VeteranwhoisseeingamajorityofthetimebehindtheplateduringtheearlypartoftheseasonfortheHuskers,batting.278withahomerandfiveRBIsin16games•StartedtheseriesfinaleagainstMissouri,going1-for-3withawalkandscoringtwiceinNU’swin•Droveintworunsina1-for-2performanceagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•Hit.500(5-for-10)attheUTAInvitationalduringtheopeningweekend,includinga3-for-4performanceagainstUT-ArlingtononFeb.17•HithisfirstcareerhomerandstoleabaseagainstIowaonMarch4•StartedtwogamesintheAlabamaseries,going1-for-3withadoubleinthefinaleonMarch10•PlayedsummerballfortheWaterlooBucksintheNorthwoodsLeague,earningall-starhonorsafterhitting.273withateam-best24RBIsin35games•LedtheBuckswith26walksandhit.384withrunnersonbase•Hit.300withtwoRBIsin14gamesin2006,backingupJeffChristy,asixth-roundpickoftheMinnesotaTwins•MadesixstartsanddroveinrunsagainstIllinoisStateonMarch14andTexasTechonApril29•Sluggedhiswaytofirst-teamall-statehonorsin2005,hitting.509with14homers,48RBIsanda.983sluggingpercentageinleadingAnkenytoastaterunner-upfinish•Chosenasasecond-teamall-statehonoreeasajunior,hitting.387,asAnkenywent35-6andreachedthestatesemifinals•Earnedninevarsityletters,asheparticipatedinbaseball,trackandfootball•Starredinfootball,wherehewasnamedafirst-teamEliteall-statelinebackerafterhelpinghisteamtothestatesemifinalsasasenior•WasamemberofAnkeny’s4x400-meterstatechampionrelayteamsinboth2003and2004

Lanning’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 4 ThreeTimes(Stetson) 3/5/07Runsscored: 2 Missouri 3/25/07Hits: 3 atUT-Arlington 2/17/07Doubles: 1 FourTimes(Alabama) 3/11/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: 1 Iowa 3/4/07RBIs: 2 WesternIllinois 3/21/07Totalbases: 4 Iowa 3/4/07Walks: 1 SevenTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07Strikeouts: 2 Stetson 3/5/07Stolenbases: 1 ThreeTimes(Iowa) 3/5/07HitStreak: 4games 3/3-3/17/06

#4 DJ Belfonte (Bell-font-E) • OF5-10•180•Fr.•Bats/Throws:L/R•KansasCity,Mo.(RockhurstHS)

Noting Belfonte •Athleticoutfielderwhohasshowntheabilitytoplaybothcenterandrightfield•Hasmade21starts,hitting.294with18runsscoredandateam-highsevensteals•TopstheHuskersinwalks(17),hitbypitches(nine)andsacrifices(six)andhasa.494on-basepercentage,whichiseighthintheBig12•Was2-for-4withadoubleandscoredtwiceagainstMissourionMarch24,aspartofa2-for-12weekendagainsttheTigers•Hit.400(2-for-5)withtwowalks,ahit-by-pitchandastolenbaseagainstWIUthisweek•Went4-for-13withthreerunsscored,twowalksandtwohit-by-pitchesduringtheTexasTechseries,includinga3-for-4effortwithtworunsscoredinthefinaleonMarch17•Hadhisfirstcareerthree-hitperformance,going3-for-4withawalkinawinoverWayneStateonMarch13•HadtwoofNU’sfourhitsintheseriesopenerwithNo.22AlabamaonMarch9•Went2-for-3andscoredacareerhighthreerunsagainstIowaonMarch4•WashitbythreepitchesandscoredtwiceinawinoverStetsononMarch5•Collectedhisfirstcareermulti-hitdaybygoing2-for-2withadoubleagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23•Earnedall-statehonorsinMissouriasbothajuniorandsenior,despitemissingnearlyallofhisseniorcampaignwithatornACLsufferedduringthefallof2005•Rankedasthethird-besthighschoolproductinMissouriforthe2006MLBDraftbyBaseballAmerica•PlayedfortheKansasCitySluggersandCoachShaneWeldoverthesummer,hitting.395withfourhomers,32runsscored,17doublesandapairoftriples•GarneredAll-Missourihonorsasajuniorhitting.406withfourhomers,fivetriplesandfourdoubles•Namedthe2005Class6A(largest)MissouriDefensivePlayeroftheYearbytheMissouriHighSchoolFootballCoachesAssociation,leadingRHSintackles(47),rushingyards(743),andtouchdowns(11)forthestate’stop-rankedteambeforehisinjury

Belfonte’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 6 TexasTech 3/16/07Runsscored: 3 Iowa 3/4/07Hits: 3 TwoTimes(TexasTech) 3/17/07Doubles: 1 ThreeTimes(Alabama) 3/9/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: NoneRBIs: 1 FiveTimes(TexasTech) 3/17/07Totalbases: 3 ThreeTimes(WayneState) 3/13/07Walks: 2 FiveTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07Strikeouts: 2 TwoTimes(TexasTech) 3/15/07Stolenbases: 1 SixTimes(TexasTech) 3/15/07HitStreak: 4 3/16-3/21/07

Career StatisticsYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT2007 .294 22 21 68 18 20 5 0 0 6 17 9 7 10TOTAL .294 22 21 68 18 20 5 0 0 6 17 9 7 10



#9 Steve Edlefsen (Ed-luf-sin) • INF/OF/RHP6-2•176•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Bloomington,Minn.(BartonCountyCC/JeffersonHS)

Noting Edlefsen•SuperutilityplayerwhocanplayeverywherebutcatcherfortheHuskersandseesmostofhispositionplayingactionasadefensivereplacement•Ishitting.214withfourRBIsin11gamesintheoutfieldwhilealsomakingnineappearancesonthemound•EnjoyedhisbestoffensiveweekendoftheyearatTexasTech,going4-for-9withfourRBIs,includinga2-for-2nightwithacareer-highthreeRBIsonMarch16•MadehisfirstcareerstartinrightfieldagainstNewMexicoonFeb.16,goinghitlessinthreeat-bats•SawactioninNU’sfinaltwogamesoftheSetsonInvitationalafterBryceNimmo’sinjury,going1-for-3withtworunsscoredagainstNotreDameonMarch3•Went1-for-3withawalkandarunscoredwhilealsopitchingascorelessninthinninginawinoverStetsononMarch5•SawdoubledutyagainstAlabama,startingineightfieldallthreegameswhilecomingoutofthebullpentopickupsavesinbothone-runwins•StartedatshortstopforDuluth(Minn.)overthesummerinthewoodbatNorthernLeague,hitting.236withahomer,sixRBIsandsevenstolenbases•Madesixreliefappearances,allowingtworunsonfivehitswhilefanningeightin8.1inningsofwork–hisfirstactiononthemoundsincehighschool•PlatoonedwithJakeMortatthirdbasein2006,hitting.260withahomerandsevenRBIsin31contests•Totaledfourmulti-hitperformancesontheyear,includingaschool-recordsix-hiteffortinNU’s13-inningwinoverIowaonApril11•Went6-for-8againsttheHawkeyes,scoringfivetimesanddrivinginapairofrunsandbecamethefirstHuskertorecordasix-hitgamesinceJohnColein1999•AttendedBartonCounty(Kan.)CommunityCollegefortwoseasons,butmissedallofthe2005seasonafterhavingTommyJohnsurgery•PlayedatBartonCountyCC,hitting.341withahomer,21RBIsand30runsscoredasafreshmanin2004andwasselectedinthe41stroundbytheBostonRedSoxinthe2004MLBDraft•PreppedatBloomingtonJeffersonHighSchool,hitting.392withfivehomersand37RBIsasaseniortogarnerall-statehonors•ReceivedstatetournamentMVPhonorsinleadinghisteamtoastaterunner-upfinishinAmericanLegionball•FatherpitchedprofessionallyintheAtlantaBravesorganization

Edlefsen’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 8 Iowa 4/11/06Runsscored: 5 Iowa 4/11/06Hits: 6 Iowa 4/11/06Doubles: 1 FourTimes(TexasTech) 3/15/07Triples: 1 Iowa 4/11/06HomeRuns: 1 Iowa 4/11/06RBIs: 3 TexasTech 3/16/07Totalbases: 12 Iowa 4/11/06Walks: 1 10Times(TexasTech) 3/16/07Strikeouts: 3 Nebraska-Kearney 4/19/06Stolenbases: 1 ThreeTimes(Iowa) 4/11/06HitStreak: 4games 4/19-5/13/06


#10 Ryan Wehrle (WHIR-lee) • SS6-3•207•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Papillion,Neb.(Papillion-LaVista)

Noting Wehrle•Juniorshortstopwhoisatwo-yearstarterandoneoftheBig12’sbestperformers,earningpreseasonAll-Americahonors•Ishitting.205withtwohomers,10RBIsand13runsscoredin21contests•Hasstartedtoreboundfromanearly-seasonslump,hitting.286withfourrunsscoredandthreewalksoverhislastfourcontests.•Went3-for-11againstMissourilastweekend,includinga2-for-4effortwithtworunsscoredintheseriesfinale•Was1-for-3withapairofwalksandscoredtwiceagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•Droveinthego-aheadrunwithadoubleinawinoverWayneStateonMarch13•Wenthitlessin13at-batsatNo.22Alabama,butmadeseveralspectaculardefensiveplaystohelpNUwintheseriesagainsttheCrimsonTide•HadtwohitsanddroveinthreerunsinalossagainstIowaonMarch4•Went2-for-4andscoredtwiceagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23•Was3-for-4withahomerandthreeRBIsinan8-7winoverNo.24FloridaAtlanticonFeb.25•SpentpartofthesummerplayingfortheBourneBravesintheCapeCodLeague•Pickedinthe18throundbytheCincinnatiRedslastsummerasadraft-eligiblesophomore,butelectedtoreturntoNUforhisjuniorseason•BecamethefirstHuskershortstopsince1985toearnfirst-teamall-conferencehonors,hitting.367witheighthomersand48RBIs•Finishedsixthintheleagueinhittingandrankedamongtheconferenceleadersindoubles(22,second),on-basepercentage(.447,seventh),hits(83,eighth)andsluggingpercentage(.580,10th)•PacedtheHuskersinfiveoffensivecategories(hits,runs,doubles,walksandon-basepercentage)whilegoingaperfect14-for-14instolenbases•ToppedNUwith29multi-hitgamesandhitateam-best.375withrunnersinscoringposition•WasoneoftheBig12’stopfreshmenperformersasNebraskaswepttheBig12regular-seasonandtournamenttitles,hitting.275with25RBIsand26runsscoredin57conteststoearnhonorable-mentionAll-Big12honors•Hitateam-best.396withrunnersinscoringposition,andwasseventhontheteaminmultiple-RBIgames,despitehittinginthebottomthirdoftheorder•RatedNo.177nationallyonTeamOneBaseball’stop-200seniorslistandwasnamedthetophighschoolprospectinthestatebyBaseballAmerica•LouisvilleSluggerHighSchoolAll-AmericanandNebraskaPlayeroftheYearin2004• Three-time, first-team All-Nebraska selection by the Lincoln Journal Star and the OmahaWorld-HeraldandnamedthehonorarycaptainoftheJournalStarteaminboth2003and2004• Totaled 15 homers, 113 RBIs and 116 runs scored over his final three seasons atPapillion-LaVista,hitting.414withfourhomers,38RBIsand47runsscoredasasenior•Father(Craig)wasatightendonthefootballteamatNebraskafrom1978to1980

Wehrle’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 6 ThreeTimes(TexasTech) 3/15/07Runsscored: 3 TwoTimes(Kansas) 5/28/06Hits: 4 NorthernColorado 3/29/06Doubles: 2 ThreeTimes(WichitaState) 4/25/06Triples: 1 TwoTimes(Creighton) 4/4/06HomeRuns: 1 TenTimes(FloridaAtlantic) 2/25/07RBIs: 6 TexasTech 4/30/06Totalbases: 8 NorthernColorado 3/29/06Walks: 3 NorthernIllinois 5/17/05Strikeouts: 3 Rice 2/25/06Stolenbases: 2 KansasState 4/2/06HitStreak: 10games 4/14-4/30/06


Gerch’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 6 TwoTimes(Richmond) 2/19/06Runsscored: 3 SouthDakotaState 3/12/05Hits: 5 IllinoisState 2/18/07Doubles: 2 ThreeTimes(OklahomaState) 5/6/06Triples: 1 FourTimes(Kansas) 5/28/06HomeRuns: 1 Eighttimes(SanFrancisco) 6/2/06RBIs: 6 Missouri-2 5/28/05Totalbases: 6 Missouri-2 5/28/05Walks: 2 ThreeTimes(OklahomaState) 5/8/06Strikeouts: 3 Iowa 4/4/06Stolenbases: 2 IllinoisState 2/18/07HitStreak: 8games 4/29-5/13/06


#12 Andy Gerch • OF6-1•208•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Lincoln,Neb.(PiusXHS/Univ.ofArkansas)

Noting Gerch•Junioroutfielderwhoisathree-yearstarterfortheHuskers,batting.253withahomerandsevenRBIsin22contests•Was1-for-10againstMissoruiwithadoubleovertheweekend•Was2-for-7withtwowalksinthesweepofWesternIllinois•EnjoyedastrongweekendseriesatTexasTech,hitting.385(5-for-13)withahomer,twoRBIsandfiverunsscored•Recordedapairofmulti-hitgames,includinga2-for-5effortwithtworunsscoredandastolenbaseonMarch26•Collectedhisfirstcareerfive-hitgameagainstIllinoisStateonFeb.18,going5-for-5withapairofstolenbases•HadthreehitsinNU’s8-7winoverNo.27FloridaAtlanticonFeb.25•ServedasNU’sstartingdesignatedhitterin2006,batting.290withfourhomersand18RBIsin37contestsaftershouldersurgeryinSeptemberof2005•Garneredhonorable-mentionAll-Big12accoladesdespitemissingnearlythreeweekswithashoulderinjuryandthedeathofhisfatherinmid-April•PlayedhisbestbaseballafterreturningtothelineuponApril29,hitting.328(21-for-64)withthreehomersand14RBIsinhisfinal16contestsafterhittingjust.239withfourRBIsinhisfirst21games•Hit.364withfourhomersand35RBIsasaredshirtfreshman,rankingamongtheteamleadersinRBIs(35,fourth),doubles(seven,sixth),triples(two,third)andrunsscored(34,seventh)•WasNU’soffensivecatalystduringitsruntotheCWS,hittingateam-high.460whiletoppingtheHuskerswith16RBIsin13games•BecamethefirstHuskereverselectedtotheAll-CollegeWorldSeriesteamafterhitting.400(6-for-15)withahomer,threeRBIsandfourrunsscoredinOmaha•Providedoneofthemostmemorablemomentsofthe2005CollegeWorldSerieswithhisthree-runninth-inninghomeroffASU’sPatBresnehantogiveNUa7-6lead•TransferredbacktohishomestatefromtheUniversityofArkansasinthefallof2004•EnjoyedastellarcareerplayingforCoachJimHansenatLincolnPiusXHighSchool,finishinghiscareerwith21schoolrecords•Namedfirst-teamAll-NebraskabyboththeOmahaWorld-HeraldandLincolnJournalStarin2003,batting.400with10doubles,16RBIsanda.733sluggingpercentage

#13 Mitch Abeita (Uh-bay-tuh) • C6-0•185•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Dallas,Texas(Duncanville/NorthCentralTexasCC)

Noting Abeita•Juniorcollegetransferwhoisastrongdefensivepresencebehindtheplateandhasappearedin14games,batting.267withfiveRBIs•Startedtheyearhitlessinhisfirsteightat-bats,butishitting.363(8-for-22)overhislasteightcontests•Went1-for-5againstMissouri,butalsohadapairofsacrificesandthrewoutthreerunnersinhistwostarts•SparkedNU’swinoverWesternIllinoisonMarch20,going1-for-2withaninthinningdoubleandscoringtwice,includingthegame-winnerinthebottomoftheninth•WasoneofNU’stopoffensiveperformersatTexasTech,drivinginfiverunsandhitting.272withapairofdoubles•Went1-for-2withapairofRBIsintheseriesopeneratTexasTechonMarch16•Droveinacareer-highthreerunswithapairofdoublesinawinoverTexasTechonMarch16•EnjoyedoneofhisbestgamesoftheyearagainstWayneStateonMarch13,going1-for-2withadouble,twowalksandtworunsscoredinNU’s6-1win•PlayedthefinaltwogamesoftheseriesagainstAlabama,going2-for-4inNU’s4-3winovertheNo.22CrimsonTideonMarch10•SpentthesummerplayingintheTexasCollegiateLeaguefortheGrahamRoughnecks,batting.293withfourhomers,18RBIsandninedoubles•Wasatwo-yearstarterforCoachScottHarpatNorthCentralTexasCollege,helpingthesquadtoa39-18recordandathird-placefinishatregionalsin2006• Garnered NJCAA all-star honors as a sophomore, hitting .303 with five homers, 11doublesand27RBIs•Hit.330withfourhomers,20RBIsand15doublesduringhisfreshmanyearatNCTC,whilealsopostinga.990fieldingpercentageandthrowingout42percentofwould-berunners•Wasathree-yearperformerforCoachBobRombachatDuncanvilleHighSchool,hitting.400withsevenhomersasaseniorenroutetoearningNHSCAAll-Starandall-districthonors

Abeita’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 5 TexasTech 3/16/07Runsscored: 2 ThreeTimes(WesternIllinois) 3/20/07Hits: 2 Alabama 3/10/07Doubles: 2 TexasTech 3/16/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: NoneRBIs: 3 TexasTech 3/16/07Totalbases: 4 TexasTech 3/16/07Walks: 2 WayneState 3/13/07Strikeouts: 1 TwoTimes(TexasTech) 2/15/07Stolenbases: NoneHitStreak: 4 3/10-3/16/07



Weber’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 6 TexasTech 3/16/07Runsscored: 1 ThreeTimes(TexasTech) 3/16/07Hits: 3 UT-Arlington 2/17/07Doubles: 1 TwoTimes(TexasA&M-CorpusChristi) 2/23/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: NoneRBIs: Two TwoTimes(TexasA&M-CorpusChristi) 2/23/07Totalbases: 3 UT-Arlington 2/17/07Walks: 1 TwoTimes(IllinoisState) 2/18/07Strikeouts: 3 NewMexico-2 2/16/07Stolenbases: 1 IllinoisState 2/18/07HitStreak: 3 2/17-2/23/07


Corriston’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 6 TexasTech 3/16/07Runsscored: 2 TwoTimes(TexasTech) 3/17/07Hits: 3 TwoTimes(Missouri) 3/23/07Doubles: 2 WesternIllinois 3/21/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: 1 TwoTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07RBIs: 3 ThreeTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07Totalbases: 6 Missouri 3/25/07Walks: 1 SIxTimes(WesternIllinois) 3/20/07Strikeouts: 1 NineTimes(Missouri) 3/24/07Stolenbases: 1 IllinoisState 2/18/07HitStreak: 5 2/18-3/5&3/11-3/17/07


#14 Thad Weber • INF/RHP6-1•202•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Friend,Neb.(Friend/HutchinsonCC)

Noting Weber•Juniorcollegetransferwhoseestimeatfirstbaseanddesignatedhitterwhenheisnotonthemound•Ishitting.258withsixRBIsinninegames,whilealsomakingfivereliefappearances,notallowingarunin5.0innings•Earnedhisfirstcareerthree-hitdayagainstUT-ArlingtononFeb.17,going3-for-4withanRBIinNU’s5-4win•ShowedhisversatilityagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23,going2-for-4withadoubleandtwoRBIs,whilefanningthreeintwoshutoutinningsofrelief•MadetwoappearancesintheAlabamaseries,going0-for-2attheplateintheopenerbeforefiring0.2inningsofreliefinSunday’sfinale•Went1-for-9atTexasTechwhilealsotossingascorelessinningofreliefonMarch16•Wasasecond-teamNJCAAAll-AmericanatHutchinson(Kan.)CommunityCollegeforCoachKyleCrookes•NamedtheMVPoftheJayhawkLeagueafterhitting.435withsixhomers,63RBIsand27doublesandgoing10-0witha2.16ERAin2006• Struck out 66 and walked 20 in 62 innings and held opponents to a .199 battingaverage•SpentthesummerplayingforCoachBobSteinkampandtheBeatriceBruins,hitting.327withsixhomersand26RBIs,whilegoing5-2witha2.56ERA,strikingout32in45.2innings• Batted .380 with nine homers and 45 RBIs, while going 4-3 with a 3.10 ERA as afreshman,helpingHutchinsonCCtoaJayhawkWesttitleandanappearanceintheNJCAAWorldSeries•Wasamulti-sportathleteatFriendHighSchool,competinginbasketball,track,golfandcrosscountryinadditiontoAmericanLegionbaseball

#15 Craig Corriston • INF/OF5-11•205•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Paris,Texas(Paris/SanJacintoCC/ParisJC)

Noting Corriston•Juniorcollegetransferwhohasplayedavarietyofinfieldspotsandishitting.386withtwohomerandateam-high21RBIsin19contests•RankseighthintheBig12inbattingaverageandtopsNUinmulti-hit(eight)andmultiRBIgames(six)whilehitting.444withrunnersinscoringposition•Beenonatearrecently,hitting.450(18-for-40)withahomer,12RBIsandeightmulti-hitgamesoverhislast10contests•Was6-for-13intheseriesagainstMissouri,going3-for-4withanRBIintheopenerand2-for-5withahomer,doubleandthreeRBIsintheseriesfinale•Went2-for-3withtwodoublesandanRBIagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•Hit.500(7-for-14)intheseriesatTexasTech,highlightedbya3-for-6effortwithtwoRBIsonMarch16•PlayedintwogamesintheserieswinatAlabama,matchinghiscareerhighwiththreeRBIsintheseriesfinaleonMarch11•Went2-for-4withanRBIagainstWayneStateonMarch13•MadeasmashingdebutforNUonFeb.16againstNewMexico,going2-for-3withthreeRBIs•Went2-for-3withahomerandscoredtwiceinan8-7winoverNo.27FloridaAtlanticonFeb.25•DroveinapairofrunsinNU’swinoverStetsononMarch5•JoinsformerjuniorcollegeteammateAndrewBrownonthe2007Huskerroster.•SpentlastsummerplayingfortheDentonOutlawsintheTexasCollegiateLeague,hitting.275withthreehomers,15RBIsand12stolenbasesin40games,helpingtheOutlawstoadivisiontitle•CametoNebraskafromParisJuniorCollege,wherehehelpedtheschooltoaschool-record35winsandarunner-upfinishintheRegionXIVConferencein2006•Earnedfirst-teamall-conferencehonorsatsecondbase,hitting.375withsixhomers,56RBIs,20doublesand15stolenbases•TookamedicalredshirtatSanJacintoCollegein2005•BeganhisjuniorcollegecareeratSanJacintoCollege,wherehestartedatthirdbaseandhit.300withfivehomersand35RBIstohelptheGatorstoarunner-upfinishatthe2004NJCAAWorldSeries•Playedfoursports(football,baseball,basketballandtrack)atParisHighSchool,totaling11varsityletters•StartedallfourseasonsonthediamondforCoachRickyWright,earningDistrict15-4APlayer-of-the-Yearhonorswhilebatting.460withsixhomersin2003


#18 Andrew Brown • 1B/OF5-11•196•Sr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Carrollton,Texas(ParisJC/NewmanSmithHS)

Tied School Record with 3 Doubles vs. Missouri (March 25)

Noting Brown•Istheloneseniorpositionplayeronthe2007rosterandiscapableofplayingeitherfirstbaseoroneofthecorneroutfieldpositions•Ishitting.278withateam-highfivehomers,15RBIsanda.583sluggingpercentagein18contests,ranking10thintheleagueinhomeruns•TiedNU’sschoolrecordwiththreedoubleswhilealsohomeringintheHuskers’winoverMissourionMarch25,going4-for-5andscoringtwice•Homeredinhisfirstat-batoftheyear,beltingatwo-runhomeragainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23•Went3-for-4withacareer-hightwodoublesandscoredtwice inNU’swinoverNo.27FloridaAtlanticonFeb.25•KeyedNU’swinoverStetsononMarch5withatwo-runfifth-inningsingle•Hit.444(4-for-9)withtwohomers,twoRBIsandscoredfourtimesintheserieswinatNo.22Alabama•Was2-for-2withahomer,apairofwalksandscoredina6-5winoverAlabamathatearnedNUitsfirstroadserieswinoveranSECopponentsince2000•Wentjust3-for-15atTexasTechbutscoredfourrunsanddeliveredagame-tyingthree-runhomerintheeighthinningoftheseriesfinaleonMarch17• Starred for the Beatrice Bruins over the summer, hitting .386 with a team-best ninehomersinthewood-batM.I.N.K.(Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas)League•Garneredsecond-teamAll-Big12honorsasautilityplayer,hitting.298withninehomersand30RBIsin47contests•Rankedthirdontheteamwithninehomersandfourthwitha.532sluggingpercentage•ClosedtheyearasoneofNU’stophitters,hitting.355withfivehomersand13RBIsinhislast16contests,includingsevenmulti-hitgames•RankedsecondamongallHuskerswitha.351averageinBig12play,whilehittingfivehomersanddrivingin14runsin19games•Hadapinch-hitsingleinhisfirstcollegiateat-batatCharlestonSouthernonFeb.16•Wasatwo-yearstandoutforCoachDeronClarkandcurrentHuskerVolunteerAssistantCoachJustinSeelyatParisJuniorCollege•Earnedfirst-teamNJCAARegion14EastHonorsin2005,hitting.404(72-for-178)with18homers,55RBIs,20doublesand49runsscored•StarredintheTexasCollegiateLeaguein2005,earningTCLPlayer-of-the-YearhonorsfortheDentonOutlawsbyhitting.311with13homersand39RBIsin42games•ToppedallplayersinhomersandRBIsinthewoodenbatleague,andwastheleague’splayerofthemonthinJulywhenhehit12homersanddrovein31runsin26games•Hit.333with35RBIsduringhisfreshmancampaignatParisJC•PlayedthreeseasonsonthevarsityatNewmanSmithHighSchool,hitting.398whilebelting11homersand15doublesasasenior

Brown’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 6 Iowa 4/11/06Runsscored: 2 10Times(Missouri) 3/25/07Hits: 4 Missouri 3/25/07Doubles: 3 Missouri 3/25/07Triples: 1 Manhattan 6/1/06HomeRuns: 2 Baylor 5/12/06RBIs: 3 ThreeTimes(TexasTech) 3/17/07Totalbases: 10 Missouri 3/25/06Walks: 2 Alabama 3/11/07Strikeouts: 2 12Times(Missouri) 3/23/07Stolenbases: 1 SouthDakotaState-1 3/17/06HitStreak: 5games 5/19-5/24/06&3/16-3/21/07


#19 Jeff Tezak (Tee-Zack) • INF5-10•180•Jr.•Bats/Throws:S/R•Poway,Calif.(PalomarJC/CalSt.Northridge/Mt.Carmel)

Big 12 Player of the Week (March 12)

Noting Tezak•JuniorcollegetransferwhoenrolledatNebraskaatthestartofthespringsemesterafterspendingayearatPalomarJC•Switch-hitterhasshowntheabilitytoplayeithersecondorthirdbaseandranks10thintheBig12witha.383averagewhileaddingtwohomersand18RBIsin19contests•Hassevenmutli-hitgamesandishitting.425withrunnersinscoringpositon•Beenonatearoflate,hitting.395(17-for-43)withahomerand10RBIsoverhislast12contests•CarriedtheHuskerstoawinoverMissourionMarch26,going3-for-5withahomerandsixRBIs,allofwhichcameinoneinning,ashehitagrandslamandlateraddedatwo-rundouble•Went2-for-8againstWesternIllinois,butdroveinthreeruns,includingthegame-winnerinTuesday’s3-2winwithaninth-inningsacrificefly•Hit.333(3-for-9)withadouble,fourRBIsandapairofwalksintheseriesatTexasTech•ScorchedNo.22Alabamawitha.728average(8-for-11)withahomer,twodoublesandthreeRBIsearningBig12Player-of-the-Weekhonorsforhisperformance•Was5-for-5againsttheCrimsonTideonMarch10,tyingaSewell-ThomasStadiumrecordformosthits inagame,whiledeliveringthetyinghomer in theseventhandthegame-winningRBIhitintheninthina4-3win•Hadapairofdoublesina6-5winovertheCrimsonTideintheseriesfinaleonMarch11•Recordedhisfirstmultiple-hitgameagainstIllinoisStateonFeb.18,going3-for-3withanRBIinNU’swin•HadtwohitsinasetbackatNo.6RiceonFeb.25• Captured first-team junior college All-America honors from the California CommunityCollegesCoachesAssociationin2006,hitting.386withahomerand35RBIs•Earnedfirst-teamPacificCoastConferencelaurels,ashefinishedsecondintheleagueinhittingandledhisteamtoa31-16recordandthePCCtitlein2006•LedPalomarinbothhits(60)anddoubles(16),rankedsecondinbothrunsscored(35)andstolenbases(15-of-16)andhada21-to-10strikeout-to-walkratioattheplate•BeganhiscollegiatecareeratCal-StateNorthridge,wherehehit.317with19RBIsand26runsscoredduringhisfreshmanseason•Earnedfirst-teamAll-AcocadoLeaguehonorsasasenior,hitting .360 forCoach JohnHolmesatMt.CarmelHighSchool

Tezak’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 5 FourTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07Runsscored: 2 TwoTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07Hits: 5 Alabama 3/10/07Doubles: 2 Alabama 3/11/07Triples: NoneHomeRuns: 1 TwoTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07RBIs: 6 Missouri 3/25/07Totalbases: 7 TwoTimes(Missouri) 3/25/07Walks: 1 FiveTimes(WesternIllinois) 3/21/07Strikeouts: 2 TwoTimes(TexasTech) 3/15/07Stolenbases: 1 TwoTimes(WayneState) 3/13/07HitStreak: 3 3/9-3/11&3/15-17/07



Sullivan’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 5 Nebraska-Kearney 4/19/06Runsscored: 2 TwoTimes(Neb.-Kearney) 4/19/06Hits: 4 Nebraska-Kearney 4/19/06Doubles: 2 ThreeTimes(Neb.-Kearney) 4/19/06Triples: 1 Rice 2/24/07HomeRuns: 1 ThreeTimes(Texas) 5/27/06RBIs: 3 Texas 5/27/06Totalbases: 8 Nebraska-Kearney 4/19/06Walks: 2 Kansas-2 3/25/06Strikeouts: 3 Alabama 3/10/07Stolenbases: 1 SevenTimes(WesternIllinois) 3/21/07HitStreak: 3games 3/17-3/26/06


#21 • Nick Sullivan • OF5-10•200•So.•Bats/Throws:L/R•Arvada,Colo.(Pomona)

Noting Sullivan•Sophomoreoutfielder/DHwhoplatoonsagainstright-handersandhasreturnedtoactionaftersufferingabrokenthumbovertheholidaybreak•Hasappearedin16contests,batting.207withtwoRBIsandfourstolenbaseswhileprimarilybeingusedasadefensivereplacement•Hadatwo-runtripleinalosstoNo.6RiceonFeb.25•Enjoyedhisfirstmulti-hitgameoftheyearinalosstoNotreDameonMarch5,going3-for-5againsttheFightingIrish•AppearedinallthreegamesoftheAlabamaseries,going1-for-6withastolenbase•WalkedtwiceandhadastolenbaseinhisonlytwoplateappearancesagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•PlayedfortheDuluth(Minn.)HuskiesintheNorthwoodsLeagueoverthesummer,hitting.221withthreehomersand10RBIsin44games.•ServedadualroleasNU’sfourthoutfielderandtoppinchhitteragainstright-handersduringhisredshirtfreshmanyear•Appearedin36contests,hitting.318withtwohomersand12RBIsinjust66at-bats•Deliveredoneofthebiggesthitsofthe2006season-athree-runhomeroffofBig12Pitcher-of-the-YearKyleMcCulloch-inNU’s6-5winoverNo.6TexasonMay27•Hit.250withapairofRBIsin32at-batsduringconferenceplay,whilealsobeinghitfourtimes•Redshirtedasatruefreshmanduringthe2005season•Selectedasafirst-teamall-stateoutfielder forPomona(Colo.)HighSchool in2004,hitting.526with10homersand31RBIs•Garneredfirst-teamall-regionhonorsin2003,hitting.422withfourhomers,26RBIsand23runsscored• Recognized for his football abilities with his selection as a first-team All-Coloradoquarterback/defensivebackasasenior

Nimmo’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 8 Iowa 4/11/06Runsscored: 4 SouthDakotaState-1 3/17/06Hits: 4 Kansas-1 3/25/06Doubles: 8 EightTimes(Iowa) 4/11/06Triples: 1 TwoTimes(OklahomaState) 5/7/06HomeRuns: 2 SetonHall 3/19/05RBIs: 6 SetonHall 3/19/05Totalbases: 8 SetonHall 3/19/05Walks: 3 TexasState 2/24/06Strikeouts: 2 SixTimes(SanFrancisco) 6/2/06Stolenbases: 2 FourTimes(WesternIllinois) 3/21/07HitStreak: 7games 4/1-4/11/06


#24 Bryce Nimmo (NIM-oh) • OF5-11•174•Jr.•Bats/Throws:L/L•Cheyenne,Wyo.(Central)

Noting Nimmo•Second-yearstarterincenterfieldfortheHuskersandisoneoftheBig12’spremierdefensiveoutfielders•Hasstarted11contestsincenterfield,hitting.268withfivestolenbasesand10runsscored•SufferedaconcussionandasprainedleftshoulderinanoutfieldcollisionagainstNotreDameonMarch4andreturnedtothelineupagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•Providedasparkuponhisreturn,hitting.455withapairofmulti-hitgamesinthatspan•Was3-for-3withawalkandscoredthreetimesinNU’svictoryoverMissourionMarch25,hisfirstthree-hitgameoftheyear•ReturnedtothelineupagainstWIU,going2-for-4withtwostolenbasesandarunscoredinhisfirstactioninnearlythreeweeks•Started51contestslastyearincenterfieldfortheHuskers,hitting.259withthreehomers,21RBIsandateam-high16stolenbases•FinishedninthintheBig12instolenbases•ToppedNUinstealsandrankedamongtheteamleadersinwalks(27,third),hit-by-pitches(11,second)andrunsscored(39,fifth)fromtheleadoffspot•Committedjustfourerrorsin131chanceswhilealsothrowingoutfourrunnersfromhiscenterfieldposition•ServedasabackuptoDanielBruceincenterfieldin2005,hitting.207withtwohomersand12RBIs•EnjoyedabreakthroughgameagainstSetonHallonMarch20,2005,going2-for-3withtwohomersandsixRBIs-themostRBIsbyaHuskerinnearlytwoyears•Wasoneoftheregion’stopprospects,playingAmericanLegionBaseballforCoachTaggLaininCheyenne(Wyomingdoesnotsponsorhighschoolbaseball)•FinishedhisAmericanLegioncareerholdingprogrammarksforbattingaverage(.456),hits(525),RBIs(334),stolenbases(188),doubles(120),runs(484),homers(32),triples(43)andwalks(212)•TabbedthebestprospectintheRockyMountainRegion(Montana,IdahoandWyoming)byBaseballAmericapriortothe2004draft•Hit.502with17homers,79RBIsand137runsscoredand60stolenbasesin72gamesasasenior


#38 John Lee • OF5-11•185•R-Fr.•Bats/Throws:L/R•MasonCity,Iowa(MasonCity)

Noting Lee•Outfielderwhoprovidesdepthinthecorneroutfieldpositionsafterredshirtingin2006•StruckoutinhisonlyplateappearanceoftheyearagainstTexasA&M-CorpusChristionFeb.23•CameinasadefensivereplacementinNU’swinagainstWesternIllinoisonMarch21•PlayedfortheParkvilleSluggersandCoachAndyPowersoverthesummer,batting.252withahomer,21RBIsand20runsscoredin34contests.•Redshirtedduringthe2006season•Wasacareer.427hitter(180-of-422)atMasonCity(Iowa)HighSchoolwith15homers,109RBIs,35doubles,19triplesand159runsscoredinhisthreeseasons•Tabbedafirst-teamall-statepickforthreestraightyears,ashehit.444withfourhomers,28RBIs,14doublesand59runsscoredasasenior•NamedapreseasonhighschoolAll-AmericanbyCollegiateBaseballafterhitting.421with57RBIsand59runsscoredduringhisjuniorseasoninhelpingMasonCityqualifyforthestatetournament•Ranked63rdnationallyonTeamOneBaseball’slistofthetop-100highschooloutfieldersandrankedinBaseballAmerica’slistofthenation’stop500highschoolseniorsin2005•TotaledninevarsitylettersatMCHS(threeinbaseballandtwoeachinfootball,basketballandtrack)•Carrieda4.00GPAandwasthe2004Wendy’sHighSchoolHeismanwinnerinIowa

Lee’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 1 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi 2/23/07Runsscored: NoneHits: NoneDoubles: NoneTriples: NoneHomeRuns: NoneRBIs: NoneTotalbases: NoneWalks: NoneStrikeouts: 1 TexasA&M-CorpusChristi 2/23/07Stolenbases: NoneHitStreak: None


#45 Mark Hightower • C6-0•194•Jr.•Bats/Throws:R/R•Elkhorn,Neb.(Elkhorn)

Noting Hightower •Formerwalk-onwhosharestimewithJeffLanningandMitchAbeitabehindtheplateandhasappearedinthreegamesthisseason•StartedNU’swinoverIllinoisStateonFeb.18,going0-for-2withasacrificebunt•SelectedasoneoftheinauguralHusker24AwardWinnersinFebruaryof2007,agroupof24upperclassmenselectedbyUNLfacultyfortheirleadershipandspirit•Isanutritionalscienceandpre-medmajorwhowantstoattendmedicalschoolfollowinghiscollegecareer•Appearedinfourgamesin2006,goinghitlessinhisonlytwoat-bats•Hit.400inlimitedduty,playingin18games,asNUwon57gamesandreachedtheCWSin2005•Went2-for-3withtwoRBIs,arunscoredandastolenbaseagainstNorthDakotaStateonApril13,2005•Recordedhisfirstmulti-hitgame,going2-for-3withanRBIagainstSouthDakotaStateonMarch13,2005•Earnedhonorable-mentionall-statehonorsatElkhornHighSchoolasasenior,whenhebatted.370with14RBIs,whilerecordinganon-basepercentageof.446•Threwoutmorethan40percent(16of39)ofwould-bebasestealersin2004,asEHSfinishedwitha21-9record

Hightower’s BestsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date At-bats: 3 TwoTimes(No.DakotaSt.-2) 4/13/05Runsscored: 1 NorthDakotaState 4/13/05Hits: 2 TwoTimes(No.DakotaSt.-2) 4/13/05Doubles: NoneTriples: NoneHomeRuns: NoneRBIs: 2 NorthDakotaState 4/13/05Totalbases: 2 TwoTimes(No.DakotaSt.-2) 4/13/05Walks: 1 TwoTimes(IllinoisState) 3/15/06Strikeouts: 1 Sixtimes(IllinoisState) 2/18/07Stolenbases: 1 NorthDakotaState-2 4/13/05HitStreak: 1game Twotimes


Pitcher Bio Updates

#11 Tony Watson6-4 • 223 • Jr. • Grimes, Iowa (Dallas Center-Grimes HS)

2005 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 19 Hawaii-Hilo 3.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70March 4 Rice 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70March 6 USC 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6.75March 13 South Dakota State 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40March 16 Northern Colorado * 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.50March 23 Western Illinois 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 3.75March 26 Kansas-1 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2.93April 5 Creighton 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2.87April 6 Iowa 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2.55April 13 North Dakota State-1 * 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 2.18April 16 Texas A&M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2.14April 20 Northern Iowa 4.2 4 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.75April 27 Wichita State* 3.2 6 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 2.15May 8 Missouri 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2.12May 10 Creighton 2.0 3 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 1.99May 15 Texas Tech 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.93May 17 Northern Illinois* 5.0 4 2 2 3 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 2.15May 21 Kansas State 0.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2.15May 28 Missouri 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2.13May 28 Missouri* 5.1 8 6 5 2 4 2 0 2 6 1 0 2.91June 4 Creighton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 2.89June 19 Florida 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 2.84June 21 Arizona State 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 2.82Totals 44.2 41 20 14 26 39 5 0 5 6 1 1 2.82

2006 Season Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 Charleston Southern* 6.0 7 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.50Feb. 24 Texas State* 7.0 4 3 3 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.77March 4 Arizona* 6.1 4 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.33March 10 Alabama* 6.0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.13March 17 South Dakota State-1* 5.0 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.78March 25 Kansas-2* 7.0 3 1 1 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.69April 1 Kansas State* 7.1 8 3 3 0 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 2.01April 8 Missouri* 7.2 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.89April 14 Texas A&M * 9.0 5 3 3 2 6 0 0 1 6 0 0 2.05April 22 Texas * 2.1 9 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 2.54April 29 Texas Tech-2* 6.0 9 4 4 1 6 2 0 0 7 0 0 2.84May 7 Oklahoma State* 5.1 6 3 3 0 3 1 0 3 7 0 0 3.00May 13 Baylor* 6.2 5 4 4 4 4 0 1 2 7 1 0 3.20May 20 Oklahoma* 6.2 8 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 3.06May 24 Baylor 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3.05May 27 Texas 5.1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 1 0 2.87June 3 San Francisco 6.1 6 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 10 2 0 2.78Totals 100.1 88 36 31 24 69 12 1 8 10 2 0 2.78

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-1 * 6.0 4 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.50March 4 Iowa * 6.0 3 2 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.25March 9 Alabama * 5.1 9 8 5 2 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.15March 15 Texas Tech * 5.1 7 5 4 4 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 4.76March 23 Missouri * 10.0 3 1 0 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.31Totals 32.2 26 17 12 14 26 7 2 3 1 1 0 3.31

Big 12 Player of the Week (March 26)

Noting Watson• Returning All-American who is one of the top-50 college prospects for the 2007 MLB Draft and has compiled a 17-4 record during his Husker career • Picked as the Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year by both Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America • Is 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA in five starts, as he is sixth in the league in opponent batting average (.213) and 12th in ERA• Turned in a dominant performance in his last outing on March 23, going a career-long 10 innings - the longest outing by a Husker pitcher in the Big 12 era - in a no-decision against Missouri. • Allowed one unearned run against MU and fanned a season-high seven Tigers, retiring 14 of the final 15 hitters he faced.• Pitched well in the 2007 opener, allowing one run on four hits over six innings in a win against New Mexico on Feb. 16, including a stretch of 12 in a row retired after a rocky start• Turned in a solid performance against Iowa, allowing just three hits over six innings and fanning five as he left with an 8-2 lead in a no-decision• Allowed career-highs in both hits (nine) and runs (eight) in a loss at No. 17 Alabama on March 9• Had a no-decision against Texas Tech, allowing four earned runs over 5.1 innings in a game that eventually went 11 innings• Spent the summer in the Cape Cod League, going 5-2 with a 2.44 ERA and earning all-star honors • Drafted in the 17th round by the Baltimore Orioles in 2006 • Posted a 10-2 mark in 2006 with a 2.87 ERA in a team-high 100.1 innings • First-team All-Big 12 pitcher ranked among the Big 12 leaders in nearly every pitching category, including ERA (third), wins (fourth), opponent batting average (.236, fifth) and innings (seventh)• Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball as a redshirt freshman in 2005, going 6-1 with a 2.82 ERA, holding opponents to a .246 average • Fanned 39 over 44.2 innings, including a season-high six batters in a relief appearance against Northern Iowa in Des Moines on April 20 • Missed all of the 2004 season after shoulder surgery • Was a 23rd-round pick of the Florida Marlins in 2003• Totaled a 29-9 record and 513 strikeouts, the eighth-highest total in Iowa high school baseball history, for Coach Bryon Peyton at Dallas Center-Grimes High School • 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, striking out 148 hitters in 69 innings as a senior

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2005 2.82 6-1 23 5 0 0 0 1 44.2 41 20 14 26 392006 2.78 10-2 17 15 1 0 1 0 100.1 88 36 31 24 692007 3.31 1-1 5 5 0 0 0 0 32.2 26 17 12 14 26TOTAL 2.89 17-4 45 25 1 0 1 1 177.2 155 73 57 64 134

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 10 Missouri 3/23/07Longest Start: 10 Missouri 3/23/07Shortest Start: 2.1 Texas 4/22/05Longest Relief: 5.1 Texas 5/27/06Hits: 9 Two Times (Alabama) 3/9/07Runs: 8 Alabama 3/9/07Earned Runs: 5 Two Times (Alabama) 3/9/07Walks: 4 Two Times (Texas Tech) 3/15/07Strikeouts: 10 Kansas 3/25/06

Pitcher Bio Updates

#40 Charlie Shirek6-3 • 205 • RHP • So. • Minot, N.D. (Minot HS)

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 19 Richmond 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50Feb. 26 St. John’s 2.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.04March 5 Minnesota 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80March 12 Alabama* 5.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80March 17 South Dakota State-2* 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.23March 28 Northern Colorado* 5.1 8 5 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.63April 4 Creighton* 4.2 6 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.09April 9 Missouri 3.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3.34April 18 Creighton* 7.2 9 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 3.16April 22 Texas 4.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 3.04April 29 Texas Tech-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2.98May 07 Oklahoma State 2.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 3.53May 10 Northern Iowa 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3.40May 13 Baylor 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3.31May 16 Creighton* 6.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 2 1 3.13May 20 Oklahoma 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3.12May 24 Baylor* 6.1 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 3.09May 28 Kansas 2.2 3 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 2 1 3.23Totals 69.2 66 28 25 20 29 7 2 2 4 2 1 3.23

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 17 UT-Arlington * 5.1 9 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.06Feb. 24 Rice * 3.2 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.00March 4 Notre Dame 4.2 7 5 4 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.93March 10 Alabama * 5.1 5 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.68March 16 Texas Tech * 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.50March 24 Missouri * 5.0 6 3 3 4 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 4.65Totals 31.0 38 21 16 10 21 5 0 1 2 2 0 4.65*-starts

Noting Shirek (pronounced Shear-ick)• Sophomore right-hander who is rated among the top 100 college players for the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft• Is 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA in six appearances, and has allowed three earned runs or less in all five starts• Allowed three runs on five hits while striking out five in a no-decision against Missouri on March 24• Had one of the best performances of his career at Texas Tech on March 16, allowing one run on five hits while striking out a career-high seven Red Raiders• Collected a win against UT-Arlington in his first start, going 5.1 innings and allowing three runs on nine hits against the Mavericks• Pitched well in a no-decision against No. 22 Alabama on March 11, allowing three runs on five hits over 5.1 innings and left the mound with a 3-1 lead• Worked out of the bullpen versus Notre Dame on March 4, matching his career high with four strikeouts, but allowing five runs over 4.2 innings • Suffered the loss against No. 6 Rice on Feb. 26, as he allowed six runs - two earned - in just 3.2 innings of work • Compiled a 4-2 record with one save and a 3.23 ERA in 18 appearances last season, leading all Big 12 freshmen in ERA • Made two weekend starts in 2006, including a three-hit shutout of South Dakota State • Pitched for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League, going 3-2 with a 1.11 ERA • Struck out 30 over 48.2 innings and held foes to a .198 average and was rated the No. 2 prospect in the Northwoods League by Baseball America for the second straight season• Redshirted in 2005, but pitched for Duluth (Minn.) in the Northwoods League over the summer and was 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, as he tied for the league lead in wins• Was an all-state performer at Minot (N.D.) High School, who was the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year in North Dakota • Went 8-1 with two saves and a 0.39 ERA in 2004, earning first-team all-state and all-region honors• 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 first-team all-region in all three sports in 2003-04 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

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 7.2 Creighton 4/18/06Longest Start: 7.2 Creighton 4/18/06Shortest Start: 3.2 Rice 2/24/07Longest Relief: 4.2 Texas 4/22/06Hits: 9 Two Times (UT-Arlington) 2/17/07Runs: 6 Rice 2/24/07Earned Runs: 5 Northern Colorado 4/28/06Walks: 4 Missouri 3/24/07Strikeouts: 7 Texas Tech 3/16/07

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO BO SV IP H R ER BB SO2006 3.23 4-2 18 8 1 1 0 1 69.2 66 28 25 20 292007 4.65 2-2 6 5 0 0 0 0 31.0 38 21 16 10 21TOTAL 3.67 6-4 24 13 1 1 0 1 100.2 104 49 41 30 50

Pitcher Bio Updates

#23 Johnny Dorn6-3 • 210 • RHP • Jr. • Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island)

2005 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 19 Hawaii-Hilo* 4.2 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 5 Texas State* 4.0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.04March 12 South Dakota State-2 4.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.42March 17 Northern Colorado 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.15March 23 Western Illinois * 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.18March 26 Kansas-2 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 1.90March 29 Creighton* 8.0 2 2 1 0 10 1 0 0 3 1 1 1.71April 6 Iowa* 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 1.72April 9 Texas 2.0 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 2.79April 17 Texas A&M 4.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 5 1 1 2.51April 20 Northern Iowa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2.49April 24 Baylor 7.0 3 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 6 1 1 2.15April 30 Oklahoma* 6.2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1.89May 8 Missouri* 6.1 6 3 1 2 8 1 0 0 7 1 1 1.85May 14 Texas Tech* 8.0 4 0 0 3 11 1 0 0 8 1 1 1.64May 21 Kansas State* 6.2 6 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 9 1 1 1.96May 27 Texas Tech* 9.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 10 1 1 1.86June 4 Creighton * 6.2 6 4 3 0 2 1 0 1 11 1 1 2.02June 11 Miami * 6.1 5 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 12 1 1 1.98June 19 Florida* 4.0 5 4 3 0 1 2 0 1 12 2 1 2.16Totals 104.0 75 33 25 21 76 12 1 5 12 2 1 2.16

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 18 The Citadel* 4.1 5 6 6 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 12.46Feb. 26 St. John’s* 5.0 6 4 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 8.68March 5 Minnesota* 6.0 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5.28March 11 Alabama* 9.0 4 1 0 2 8 1 0 0 3 1 0 3.33March 26 Kansas* 5.2 8 6 5 3 7 0 1 0 3 2 0 4.20April 2 Kansas State* 7.0 7 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 3.65April 9 Missouri* 6.0 8 5 5 2 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 4.19April 15 Texas A&M* 9.0 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 6 2 0 3.46April 23 Texas* 7.0 5 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 7 2 0 3.05April 30 Texas Tech* 7.0 6 4 3 1 3 0 0 2 8 2 0 3.14May 8 Oklahoma State* 5.2 7 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 9 2 0 3.27May 14 Baylor* 2.1 6 6 4 0 0 4 0 1 9 3 0 3.65May 21 Oklahoma* 7.0 9 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 9 4 0 3.44May 27 Texas* 2.1 7 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 9 4 0 3.89Totals 83.1 89 45 36 26 49 14 3 5 9 4 0 3.89

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-2 * 5.0 3 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80Feb. 25 Florida Atlantic* 6.0 7 7 6 3 5 2 1 3 1 1 0 5.73March 5 Stetson* 8.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 4.26March 11 Alabama* 5.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 4.07March 17 Texas Tech* 4.0 8 6 6 0 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 5.40March 25 Missouri* 7.0 5 1 1 2 9 1 0 0 4 1 0 4.58Totals 35.1 33 20 18 9 26 8 1 5 4 1 0 4.58*-starts

Noting Dorn• Former All-American who is the veteran of the Nebraska pitching staff, compiling a 25-7 career record, a total that is third on the Husker career wins list, while also ranking ninth in school history with 222.2 innings pitched• Is 4-1 with a 4.58 ERA in a team-high six starts this season, topping the Huskers in wins and innings innings (35.1) while enjoying a 26-to-9 strikeout-to-walk ratio• Turned in his best effort of the year against Missouri on March 24, firing a complete-game five hitter with a season-high nine strikeouts, as he took a shutout into the sixth innning• Struggled against Texas Tech in the series finale on March 17, allowing six runs on eight hits in 4.0 innings - his shortest start of the year• Turned in a solid performance at No. 22 Alabama in the series finale on March 11, earning the win as he allowed two runs and scattered five hits over 5.1 innings of work• Was dominant at Stetson on March 5, allowing two runs on five hits over eight-plus innings in a 6-2 victory• Took a shutout into the eighth inning and fanned four Hatters in picking up his second straight win • Earned the win against No. 27 Florida Atlantic on Feb. 25, allowing seven runs over six innings to a potent Owls lineup • Was a hard-luck loser against New Mexico on Feb. 16, allowing one earned run on three hits over five innings • Joined Tony Watson in pitching for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod league in 2006 • Went 9-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 14 starts for the Big Red in 2006, earning second-team All-Big 12 accolades • Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in wins (sixth), shutouts (one, third), complete games (two, fourth) and ERA (17th)• 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 Nebraska’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 (12, first), ERA (2.16, fifth) and opponent batting average (.199, fifth) • Earned first-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 five 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 • Was the 2004 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year, going 9-1 with a 1.15 ERA in helping Grand Island High School to a 26-6 record and a berth in the state tournament • First-team all-state selection who fanned 92 in 60.2 innings and was a two-way threat, who led the state in batting average (.480) and homers (eight) in 2004

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) DateInnings: 9.0 Three Times (Texas A&M) 4/15/06Longest Start: 9.0 Three Times (Texas A&M) 4/15/06Shortest Start: 2.1 Two Times (Texas) 5/27/06Longest Relief: 7.0 Baylor 4/24/05Hits: 9 Oklahoma 5/21/06Runs: 7 Florida Atlantic 2/25/07Earned Runs: 6 Two Times (Florida Atlantic) 2/25/07Walks: 4 Two Times (Oklahoma) 5/21/06Strikeouts: 11 Texas Tech 5/14/05

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO BO SV IP H R ER BB SO2005 2.16 12-2 20 13 1 0 0 1 104.0 75 33 25 21 762006 3.89 9-4 14 14 2 1 1 0 83.1 89 45 36 26 492007 4.58 4-1 6 6 1 0 0 0 35.1 33 20 18 9 26TOTAL 3.19 25-7 40 33 4 1 1 1 222.2 197 98 79 56 151

Pitcher Bio Updates

#30 Erik Bird6-2 • 220 • RHP • So. • Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS)

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 19 Richmond 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Feb. 26 St. John’s 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 10 Alabama 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 15 Illinois State 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 25 Kansas-1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 26 Kansas 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 28 Northern Colorado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 31 Kansas State 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 4 Creighton 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 7 Missouri 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 8 Missouri 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 11 Iowa 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 13 Texas A&M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 18 Creighton 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00April 23 Texas 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00April 25 Wichita State 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00April 29 Texas Tech-1 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00May 6 Oklahoma State 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.60May 10 Northern Iowa 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.52May 16 Creighton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.51May 19 Oklahoma 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.92May 21 Oklahoma 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.87May 24 Baylor 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.86June 2 Manhattan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.82Totals 22.0 17 3 2 4 9 0 1 0 0 2 1 0.82

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00Feb. 17 UT-Arlington 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00Feb. 25 Florida Atlantic 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00March 4 Iowa 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9.00March 11 Alabama 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 15.00March 13 Wayne State 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11.25March 15 Texas Tech 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11.57March 17 Texas Tech 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10.80March 20 Western Illinois 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10.12March 23 Missouri 0.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.00Totals 6.0 12 9 6 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 9.00

Noting Bird• Sophomore who has been used as both a closeer and a set-up man, converting three of his four save opportunities to rank eighth in the league in saves• Allowed one hit over 0.2 innings of work in NU’s 11-inning loss to Missouri on March 23• Retired the only batter he faced against Western Illinois on March 21• Pitched twice against Texas Tech, allowing two unearned runs in the finale on March 17• Pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout against Wayne State on March 13• Collected his third save by getting the final out of an 8-7 win over No. 27 Florida Atlantic on Feb. 25• Got the Huskers out of jams in the eighth and ninth innings to preserve a save in NU’s 5-4 win over UT-Arlington on Feb. 17• Came in with the bases loaded and a 2-0 count and struck out the only hitter he faced to preserve NU’s win over New Mexico in the season opener• Was 0-2 with a sparkling 0.82 ERA as a true freshman, tying for second on the team with 24 appearances, one off the freshman school mark • Ranked 2nd on the team with four holds and allowed just two of 23 inherited runners to score • Held opponents to a .218 average, allowing one extra-base hit in 22 innings• Pitched for Coach Bob Steinkamp and the Beatrice Bruins over the summer, going 0-1 with a save and a 3.09 ERA in 12 appearances • Earned first-team all-state honors playing at Omaha Burke High School, going 5-1 with four saves and a 1.90 ERA in 2005 • Ranked among the state leaders in strikeouts (85), ERA, saves (four) and wins (five) in helping Burke High School to a state tournament appearance in 2005• Went 15-2 with a 1.14 ERA as a senior, striking out 141 and walking only 20 during the spring and summer seasons

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 2.1 Northern Iowa 5/10/06Longest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: 2.1 Northern Iowa 5/10/06Hits: 5 Three Times (Missouri) 4/8/06Runs: 3 Iowa 3/4/07Earned Runs: 3 Iowa 3/4/07Walks: 2 Oklahoma 5/19/06Strikeouts: 2 Two Times (UT-Arlington) 2/17/07

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2006 0.82 0-2 24 0 0 0 2 1 22.0 17 3 2 4 92007 9.00 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 3 6.0 12 9 6 4 6TOTAL 2.57 0-2 34 0 0 0 2 4 28.0 29 12 8 8 15

#28 Drew Bowman6-3 • 190 • LHP • So. • Morrison, Colo. (Dakota Ridge/Arizona State)

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Feb. 18 Illinois State 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00Feb. 23 TAMU-Corpus Christi* 6.0 7 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.00March 4 Notre Dame* 0.1 4 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.75March 11 Alabama 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.52March 13 Wayne State * 5.0 6 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.91March 21 Western Illinois * 5.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.54March 24 Missouri 3.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 3.38Totals 24.0 25 10 9 5 17 4 1 1 3 1 0 3.38*-starts

Noting Bowman• Sophomore transfer from Arizona State who has been used as a starter and out of the bullpen in his first season at Nebraska• Is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA in eight appearances, as the hard-throwing left-hander has fanned 17 over 24 innings and ranks 15th in the Big 12 in ERA• Has been one of NU’s best pitchers in recent weeks, allowing two runs and striking out 10 over his last 14.2 innings of work dating back to March 11• Suffered the loss against Missouri on March 24, allowing a run over 3.2 innings of three-hit relief in a 4-3 setback• Allowed two singles and struck out four over 5.2 shutout innings against Western Illinois on March 21• Earned the win in NU’s home opener against Wayne State on March 13, fanning four while scattering six hits over five innings of one-run ball• Retired the only batter he faced to get a hold against No. 22 Alabama on March 11• Didn’t get out of the first inning in a start against Notre Dame on March 4, allowing five runs on four hits in just a third of an inning• Collected his first win in a spot start against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 23, allowing one run and scattering six hits over six innings • Fanned three without a walk against the Islanders • Fanned three over two innings of work against Illinois State on Feb. 18 and threw a shutout inning against New Mexico on Feb. 15 • Spent two seasons at Arizona State, going 0-1 with a 6.08 ERA in 14 appearances in 2006 • Pitched for the Liberal (Kan.) Bee Jays in the summer of 2006, helping Liberal to the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series • Was 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in five games, striking out 27 over 36.1 innings while holding foes to a .173 average • Played three seasons of baseball at Dakota Ridge High School • Ranked as the No. 14 high school prospect heading into his senior year and the No. 30 prospect heading into the 2004 MLB Draft by TeamOneBaseball.com • Named the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year in 2004, going 8-3 with two saves and a state-best 0.75 ERA and 117 strikeouts

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 6.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/23/07Longest Start: 6.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/23/07Shortest Start: 0.1 Notre Dame 3/4/07Longest Relief: 2.0 Illinois State 2/18/07Hits: 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/23/07Runs: 5 Notre Dame 3/4/07Earned Runs: 4 Notre Dame 3/4/07Walks: 1 Two Times (Notre Dame) 3/4/07Strikeouts: 4 Two Times (Western Illinois) 3/21/07

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2007 3.38 3-1 8 4 0 0 1 0 24.0 25 10 9 5 17TOTAL 3.38 3-1 8 4 0 0 1 0 24.0 25 10 9 5 17

Pitcher Bio Updates

#9 Steve Edlefsen6-2 • 176 • RHP • Jr. • Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson/Barton CC)

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-1 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50Feb. 23 TAMU-Corpus Christi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40Feb. 25 Florida Atlantic 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25March 4 Iowa 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86March 5 Stetson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18March 10 Alabama 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00March 11 Alabama 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.57March 15 Texas Tech 2.2 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.86March 17 Texas Tech 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2.53 Totals 10.2 9 3 3 8 11 1 0 1 0 1 2 2.53

Noting Edlefsen (pronounced Ed-luf-sin)• Right-hander who is primarily used as a reliever in addition to his duties as a utility player, as he can play nearly every position on the diamond• Has made nine appearances, recording a pair of saves and a 2.53 ERA, while holding foes to a .231 average• Took the loss in the series finale at Texas Tech on March 17, allowing a walk-off homer to Doug Thennis in a 9-8 setback• Struck out a career-high five Red Raiders over a career-high 2.2 innings of work on March 15• Preserved a one-run lead against No. 22 Alabama on March 11, as he fanned two over a shutout inning of relief in a 6-5 win• Recorded the final out to earn his first career save against No. 22 Alabama on March 10• Pitched a perfect inning of relief with a strikeout against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 23• Had his best performance of the year in an 8-7 win over No. 27 Florida Atlantic on Feb. 25, pitching a career-long 2.1 innings of one-hit ball while making three plays from the mound to preserve a one-run lead• Pitched the final inning in NU’s 6-2 victory at Stetson on March 4• Started at shortstop for Duluth (Minn.) over the summer in the wood bat Northern League, hitting .236 with a homer, six RBIs and seven stolen bases • Made six relief appearances, allowing two runs on five hits while fanning eight in 8.1 innings of work – his first action on the mound since high school• Platooned with Jake Mort at third base in 2006, hitting .260 with a homer and seven RBIs in 31 contests

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 2.2 Texas Tech 3/15/07Longest Start: Shortest Start: Longest Relief: 2.2 Texas Tech 3/15/07Hits: 2 Two Times (Texas Tech) 3/17/07Runs: 2 Two Times (Texas Tech) 3/17/07Earned Runs: 1 Three Times (Texas Tech) 3/17/07Walks: 2 Three Times (Texas Tech) 3/17/07Strikeouts: 5 Texas Tech 3/15/07


#36 Matt Foust6-3 • 220 • RHP • Jr. • Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North)

2005 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb.17 Hawaii-Hilo 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 12 South Dakota State-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 19 Seton Hall 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00April 13 North Dakota State-2 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00May 17 Northern Illinois 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.57Totals 7.0 6 2 2 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 2.57

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 Charleston Southern 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00March 14 Illinois State* 1.2 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.86March 29 Northern Colorado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.18Totals 5.2 2 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.18

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 18 Illinois State * 5.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.80Feb. 24 Rice 4.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.00March 10 Alabama 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.00March 11 Alabama 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.53March 15 Texas Tech 1.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25March 17 Texas Tech 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93March 20 Western Illinois * 5.2 5 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.29Totals 19.2 15 5 5 12 17 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.29*-start

Noting Foust• Hard-throwing junior who has been effective as a starter and out of the bullpen, going 1-0 with a 2.29 ERA in seven appearances, allowing 15 hits over 19.2 innings• Threw well in a no-decision against Western Illinois on March 20, allowing two runs on five hits over a career-high 5.2 innings • Pitched twice during the Texas Tech series, as he struck out six and allowed one hit over 3.1 innings of relief• Tied a career high with four strikeouts over 1.1 innings of shutout ball on March 15• Made two appearances against Alabama, including 1.2 innings of two-hit relief in the series finale on March 11• Allowed one run over four innings at No. 6 Rice on Feb. 25, fanning a career-high four Owls• Earned his first collegiate win against Illinois State on Feb. 18, allowing one run on four hits and striking out three over a career-high five innings of work • Went 0-0 with a save and a 3.18 ERA in three appearances in 2006, holding foes to a .133 average in 5.2 innings of work • Struck out one in one shutout inning of relief against Northern Colorado on March 29• Started against Illinois State on March 14, allowing two runs on just one hit in a game NU eventually won 10-7• Earned his second career save against Charleston Southern in the opener, tossing three innings of shutout relief, while allowing just one hit• Turned in a solid redshirt freshman campaign, posting a 2.57 ERA in five relief appearances• Went the final three innings, striking out a career-best two hitters to earn the save against North Dakota State on April 13, 2005• Missed all of the 2004 season after a shoulder injury• Was one of the top high school pitchers in the Midwest, playing for Coach Bill McDonald at Blue Valley West High School • Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Kansas, leading the Jaguars to a 17-6 record and a regional title in 2003 • Compiled a 3-3 record with a 1.42 ERA as a senior, fanning 61 hitters in 42 innings en route to first-team All-Johnson County Conference honors

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 5.2 Western Illinois 3/20/07Longest Start: 5.2 Western Illinois 3/20/07Shortest Start: 1.2 Illinois State 3/14/06Longest Relief: 4.0 Rice 2/24/07Hits: 5 Western Illinois 3/20/07Runs: 2 Three Times (Western Illinois) 3/20/07Earned Runs: 2 Three Times (Western Illinois) 3/20/07Walks: 4 Illinois State 3/20/07Strikeouts: 4 Two Times (Texas Tech) 3/15/07


Pitcher Bio Updates

Noting Herr• Sophomore left-hander who is one of the Huskers’ top set-up men, going 2-2 with a save and a 2.89 ERA in team-high 11 appearances, holding foes to a .188 average• Has retired the first hitter he’s faced in nine of his 11 appearances and has allowed just three of 11 inherited runners to score• Took the loss against MU on March 23, allowing three unearned runs without retiring a batter• Threw twice in the Western Illinois series, earning the win in the opener as he retired the only batter he faced• Pitched twice against Texas Tech, tossing 0.2 shutout innings with a strikeout• Turned in the best performance of his career in a 4-3 win at No. 22 Alabama on March 10, setting career bests in stikeouts (five) and innings pitched (3.1) en route to his first career win• Saved NU’s win over Illinois State on Feb. 18, fanning two over 1.1 scoreless innings• Tied for second on the team with 24 appearances in 2006 - one off the school mark for freshmen - and went 0-0 with a 2.05 ERA • Topped the Huskers with seven holds and allowed only eight of 27 inherited runners to score • Held opponents to a .224 average and surrendered just two extra-base hits all season• Was one of the top high school pitchers in Nebraska playing at Skutt High School in Omaha • Garnered first-team all-state accolades from the Omaha World-Herald, compiling a 7-2 record with a 1.22 ERA in 2005, leading the state with 89 strikeouts while also ranking among state leaders in ERA (sixth) and wins (seventh) • Played American Legion baseball, helping his team to a state title as a senior by going 8-2 with a 2.21 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 80 innings

#37 Zach Herr5-10 • 170 • LHP • So. • Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic HS)

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAMarch 3 Notre Dame 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 14 Illinois State 2.2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08March 26 Kansas 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93March 28 Northern Colorado 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50March 31 Kansas State 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 April 2 Kansas State 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.38April 7 Missouri 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24April 8 Missouri 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.89April 11 Iowa 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48April 13 Texas A&M 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18April 22 Texas 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.92April 23 Texas 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57April 25 Wichita State 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.40April 29 Texas Tech-1 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.30May 06 Oklahoma State 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20May 8 Oklahoma State 0.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.12May 10 Northern Iowa 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.04May 12 Baylor 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96May 14 Baylor 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33May 16 Creighton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25May 19 Oklahoma 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25May 24 Baylor 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.14May 25 Texas Tech 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.11June 2 Manhattan 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.05Totals 22.0 17 8 5 7 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.05

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 17 UT-Arlington 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.75Feb. 18 Illinois State 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38Feb. 25 Florida Atlantic 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00March 4 Iowa 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5.40March 4 Notre Dame 0.2 1 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.75March 10 Alabama 3.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3.68March 15 Texas Tech 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3.68March 17 Texas Tech 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3.38March 20 Western Illinois 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3.24March 21 Western Illinois 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2.89March 23 Missouri 0.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2.89Totals 9.1 6 8 3 9 11 1 0 1 2 2 1 2.89

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO BO SV IP H R ER BB SO2006 2.05 0-0 24 0 0 0 2 0 22.0 17 8 5 7 18 2007 2.89 2-2 11 0 0 0 1 1 9.1 6 8 3 9 11TOTAL 2.30 2-2 35 0 0 0 3 1 31.1 23 16 8 16 29

#39 Mike Harmelink6-1 • 200 • RHP • Sr. • Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep)

2005 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERMarch 11 South Dakota State 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50March 17 Northern Colorado 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00April 13 North Dakota State-1 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60April 23 Baylor 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18May 10 Creighton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00Totals 6.0 5 2 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAMarch 15 Illinois State 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 29 Northern Colorado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00April 11 Iowa 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.31April 19 Nebraska-Kearney 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75April 21 Texas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.68May 14 Baylor 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.70May 20 Oklahoma 2.0 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.59May 28 Kansas 3.0 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.68Totals 12.2 13 9 8 2 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.68

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Feb. 18 Illinois State 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 4 Iowa 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.80March 9 Alabama 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75March 13 Wayne State 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18March 15 Texas Tech 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50March 20 Western Illinois 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52Totals 7.2 6 3 3 3 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

Noting Harmelink (pronounced Harm-a-link) • Right-hander who has been used primarily in middle and short relief, posting an 0-1 record and a 3.52 ERA in seven appearances • Is the only senior pitcher on the 2007 roster and has averaged more than a strikeout per inning during his career• Did not allow a hit over 1.2 innings of relief versus Western Illinois on March 20• Suffered the loss against Texas Tech on March 15, allowing the go-ahead run in a 7-6 loss• Matched his career high with three innings of one-hit relief, striking out three against Wayne State on March 13• Fanned two over a scoreless inning of relief in a loss against No. 22 Alabama on March 10• Allowed two runs without retiring a batter in a setback to Iowa on March 4• Fanned one in a perfect inning of relief against New Mexico in the season opener on Feb. 16• Made eight appearances out of the bullpen in 2006, posting a 5.68 ERA over 12.2 innings• Set career highs in innings pitched (3.0) and strikeouts (four) against Kansas in the Big 12 title game on May 28• Fanned three hitters over two innings of work, matching a career best in both categories, in NU’s 10-4 victory over No. 13 Oklahoma on May 20• Made five appearances out of the bullpen in 2005 after recovering from Tommy John surgery, going 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and eight strikeouts in six innings of work• Missed all of the 2004 season after Tommy John surgery in December of 2003• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2003• Helped Omaha Creighton Prep to back-to-back state titles in 2001 and 2002• Compiled a 5-3 record with a save and a 2.91 ERA as a senior, holding opponents to a .181 average • Ranked among the state leaders in both wins and ERA, as the Junior Jays went 32-5 and finished sixth in the final USA Today poll • Was an outstanding two-way performer, hitting .355 with two homers and 14 RBIs, earning all-division honors on the diamond

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO BO SV IP H R ER BB SO2005 3.00 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 4 82006 5.68 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 13 9 8 2 132007 3.52 0-1 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 6 3 3 3 7TOTAL 4.44 0-1 20 0 0 0 0 0 26.1 24 14 13 9 28

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 3.0 Two times (Wayne State) 3/13/07Longest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: 3.0 Two times (Wayne State) 3/13/07Hits: 4 Kansas 5/28/06Runs: 4 Iowa 4/11/06Earned Runs: 4 Iowa 4/11/06Walks: 2 Two Times (Baylor) 4/23/05Strikeouts: 4 Kansas 5/28/06 Career Highs

Category High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 3.1 Alabama 3/10/07Longest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: 3.1 Alabama 3/10/07Hits: 2 Four Times (UT-Arlington) 2/17/07Runs: 3 Three Times (Missouri) 3/23/07Earned Runs: 1 Eight Times (Notre Dame) 3/4/07Walks: 4 Notre Dame 3/4/07Strikeouts: 5 Alabama 3/10/07

Pitcher Bio Updates

Noting Jennings• Left-hander who has been used out of the bullpen in late-game situations • Is holding hitters to a .200 average and has allowed just two of 16 inherited runners to score over his eight appearances• Pitched a scoreless 0.1 innings against Missouri on March 23, the fifth straight appearance without allowing a run• Fired 1.1 innings of shutout ball against New Mexico on Feb. 16• Came out of the bullpen to get NU starter Charlie Shirek out of a two-on, one-out jam by retiring both hitters he faced against UT-Arlington on Feb. 17• Tossed a season-high 1.2 innings of no-hit, shutout relief in the series opener at No. 22 Alabama on March 11• Threw a scoreless inning against Western Illinois on March 20• Made seven appearances in 2006, splitting time between long relief and late-game situations • Did not record a decision, as he pitched 7.2 innings on the year • Enjoyed his best outing of the year against Northern Colorado on March 28 with 1.1 innings of shutout ball, highlighted by inducing an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded• Was one of the top high school pitchers in Iowa in 2005, pitching for West Des Moines Valley High School and led his team to consecutive state crowns in 2004 and 2005• Took home first-team all-state and all-district honors as a senior, posting a 9-0 record with a 0.85 ERA • Tossed five shutouts, including a perfect game, as he closed his high school career with a perfect 11-0 mark on the mound • Was a two-way performer who also hit .494 as a senior and set a school mark with a .482 career batting average

#26 Dan Jennings6-3 • 183 • LHP • So. • Des Moines, Iowa (West Des Moines Valley)

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 18 The Citadel 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 15 Illinois State 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00March 28 Northern Colorado 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86March 31 Kansas State 2.0 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.31April 8 Missouri 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71April 11 Iowa 2.0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10April 19 Nebraska-Kearney 1.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.22Totals 7.2 9 8 7 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.22

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-2 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Feb. 17 UT-Arlington 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Feb. 24 Rice 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.71Feb. 25 Florida Atlantic 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71March 4 Iowa 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71March 9 Alabama 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50March 20 Western Illinois 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60March 23 Missouri 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38Totals 5.1 4 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 2.0 Two Times (Iowa) 4/11/06Longest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: 2.0 Two Times (Iowa) 4/11/06Hits: 5 Kansas State 3/31/06Runs: 3 Kansas State 3/31/06Earned Runs: 5 Kansas State 3/31/06Walks: 3 Iowa 4/11/06Strikeouts: 1 Five Times (Missouri) 3/23/07

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2006 8.22 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 8 7 10 22007 3.38 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 4 2 2 3 3TOTAL 6.23 0-0 15 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 13 10 9 13 5

Noting Nihsen (pronounced Nissen)• Redshirt freshman who could be used out of the bullpen or as a potential midweek starter• Allowed three runs on three hits in just 0.1 innings against Iowa on Feb. 4• Redshirted during the 20006 season • Earned all-star honors for Duluth (Minn.) in the Northwoods League, compiled a 9-2 record with a 1.04 ERA in 77.2 innings• Tied for the league lead in wins and shutouts (two) and ranked second in ERA, as he held opponents to a .181 average• Pitched for Coaches Marty Santoni and Curt Shockey at Ralston High School, compiled a 5-3 mark with a 2.27 ERA as a senior, striking out 68 and walking 20 over 52.1 innings • Was a two-way performer during American Legion ball, hitting .452 with seven homers and 36 RBIs in 2005 • Lettered all four seasons at Ralston, earning all-state honors with a 5-2 mark in 2003 • Fanned 14 in a nine-inning one-hitter against No. 4 Creighton Prep as a freshman • Played basketball and football at RHS, earning all-state recognition after guiding the Rams to a Class B state football playoffs in 2004

#32 Mike Nihsen6-3 • 200 • RHP • R-Fr. • Ralston, Neb. (Ralston)

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-2 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 4 Iowa 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 81.00Totals 0.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 81.00

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 0.1 Iowa 3/4/07Longest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: 0.1 Iowa 3/4/07Hits: 3 Iowa 3/4/07Runs: 3 Iowa 3/4/07Earned Runs: 3 Iowa 3/4/07Walks: 1 New Mexico-2 2/16/07Strikeouts: 1 Iowa 3/4/07

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO2007 81.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 4 3 3 1 1 TOTAL 81.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 4 3 3 1 1

Pitcher Bio Updates

Noting Radmacher (pronounced Rod-mock-er)• Sophomore who could be used as a midweek starter or out of the bullpen, but has not pitched in NU’s first 22 games this season• Spent the summer pitching for the Rochester (Minn.) Honkers in the Northwoods League, going 2-2 in 15 appearances.• Was 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in four appearances in 2006, striking out nine in 10 innings• Held opponents to a .143 average and allowed just one extra-base hit • Made three starts, earning his first career win against Northern Colorado on March 19, 2006 • Tossed a career-high five innings of shutout ball against UNC, allowing just two hits and fanning a season-high six Bears• Redshirted in 2005 • Spent the summer of 2005 pitching for the Rochester (Minn.) Honkers of the Northwoods League • Posted a 5-0 record with a 2.79 ERA to earn all-star recognition • Named the Minnesota State Player of the Year after posting a 10-2 mark with two saves and a 0.98 ERA in 2004 • Struck out 107 and walked 21 while leading Rosemount High School to a sixth-place showing at the 2004 Class 3A State Tournament

#31 Tim Radmacher6-0 • 185 • RHP • So. • Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount)

2006 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERMarch 15 Illinois State* 2.2 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75March 29 Northern Colorado* 5.0 2 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.35April 11 Iowa* 1.1 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.00April 19 Nebraska-Kearney 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.60Totals 10.0 5 4 4 14 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.60

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO BO SV IP H R ER BB SO2006 3.60 1-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 4 4 14 9TOTAL 3.60 1-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 4 4 14 9

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 5.0 Northern Colorado 3/29/06Longest Start: 5.0 Northern Colorado 3/29/06Shortest Start: 1.1 Iowa 4/11/06Longest Relief: 1.0 Nebraska-Kearney 4/19/06Hits: 2 Two Times (Northern Colorado) 3/29/06Runs: 2 Two Times (Iowa) 4/11/06Earned Runs: 2 Two Times (Iowa) 4/11/06Walks: 6 Illinois State 3/15/06Strikeouts: 6 Northern Colorado 3/29/06

Noting Scott• Left-hander who is used in situational roles out of the bullpen • Made his Husker debut against No. 22 Alabama on March 9, hitting the only batter he faced• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2006• Pitched for the Kansas City Sluggers and Coach Andy Powers over the summer, going winless in five decisions with a 4.11 ERA, striking out 21 over 48.2 innings. • Was one of the state’s top all-around performers at Ely High School, as he played baseball, basketball and football at the school• Was a four-year performer on the diamond for Coach Frank Ivancich, earning all-area and all-conference accolades while being chosen as the area player of the year as a senior • Also played American Legion baseball, going 10-1 with 116 strikeouts and a 0.44 ERA in 79 innings as a senior • All-state honoree in hoops who became the 11th player in Minnesota High School history to score more than 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds during his prep career

#35 Tim Scott6-3 • 203 • LHP • R-Fr. • Ely, Minn. (Ely Memorial)

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAMarch 9 Alabama 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Totals 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Career StatisticsYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO BO SV IP H R ER BB SO2007 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: NoneLongest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: NoneHits: NoneRuns: NoneEarned Runs: NoneWalks: NoneStrikeouts: None

Pitcher Bio Updates

#20 Luke Wertz6-1 • 175 • RHP • Jr. • Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)

2005 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 20 Hawaii-Hilo 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 6 USC 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 12 South Dakota State-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 17 Northern Colorado* 3.2 8 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.57April 9 Texas 1.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15April 13 North Dakota State-1 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38April 22 Baylor 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.40April 28 Oklahoma 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85May 18 Northern Illinois 5.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.50June 19 Florida 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.42Totals 18.1 22 9 9 5 18 3 0 2 1 0 0 4.42

2006 Season Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 18 The Citadel 3.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40Feb. 24 Texas State 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15March 10 Alabama 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86March 14 Illinois State 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.68March 17 South Dakota State-1 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.89March 25 Kansas-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.48March 26 Kansas 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27March 28 Northern Colorado 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27March 31 Kansas State 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00April 8 Missouri 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.84April 11 Iowa 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 3.21May 28 Kansas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.00Totals 15.0 13 5 5 7 13 4 0 1 1 0 1 3.00

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 16 New Mexico-2 1.2 3 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20March 4 Notre Dame 1.1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00March 16 Texas Tech 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00March 21 Western Illinois 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75Totals 5.1 6 7 4 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75*- starts

Noting Wertz • Junior right-hander who is used in middle or long relief, making four appearances this season and averaging more than a strikeout per inning• Struck out all four batters he faced in a relief effort against Western Illinois on March 21• Pitched a perfect inning of relief with a strikeout at Texas Tech on March 16• Has also been used as a pinch runner, scoring the winning run against No. 22 Alabama on March 10• Allowed four runs in a season-long 1.2 innings in a loss to New Mexico on Feb. 16• Was one of the Huskers’ top bullpen workers, going 1-0 with a save and a 3.00 ERA in 12 appearances in 2006 • Fanned 13 over 15 innings of work and held opponents to a .236 batting average • Missed six weeks because of a shoulder injury before returning to pitch in relief in the Big 12 title game on May 28, tossing a shutout inning with a strikeout against Kansas • Was one of five true freshmen to pitch on NU’s College World Series team in 2005, going 1-0 with a 4.42 ERA in 18.1 innings of work• Earned his only win of 2005 against Northern Illinois on May 18, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings, while fanning a career-high six Huskies• Was one of the top seniors in Colorado playing for Coach Clark Eyl at Ponderosa High School • Rated as the No. 5 high school prospect in Colorado by Baseball America in 2004 • Compiled a 14-8 record with 190 strikeouts in 140 career innings during his high school career • Went 5-2 with a 2.70 ERA on the mound to earn honorable-mention all-state honors in 2004 • Ranked among the state leaders with 94 strikeouts in 57 innings and reached double figures in strikeouts seven times in nine starts, highlighted by a 15-strikeout effort


Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 5.0 Northern Illinois 5/18/05Longest Start: 5.0 Northern Illinois 5/18/05Shortest Start: 3.2 Northern Colorado 3/17/05Longest Relief: 3.1 The Citadel 2/18/06Hits: 8 Northern Colorado 3/17/05Runs: 4 New Mexico-2 2/16/07Earned Runs: 3 Two Times (New Mexico-2) 2/16/07Walks: 2 Three Times (New Mexico-2) 2/16/06Strikeouts: 6 Northern Illinois 5/18/05

Noting Weber• Junior College transfer who has been used out of the bullpen in limited duty, while also seeing time at first base and designated hitter• Has not allowed a run in his five appearances, striking out five and allowing three hits in that span• Retired the only batter he faced against Missouri on March 24• Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in a win over Texas Tech on March 16 • Fired 0.2 innings of no-hit relief in Nebraska’s 6-5 win over No. 22 Alabama on March 11• Tossed two shutout innings aganist Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 25, striking out three and allowing one hit in his Husker debut on the mound • Fanned one in a scoreless inning of work against Western Illinois on March 21• Was a second-team NJCAA All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for Coach Kyle Crookes• Named the MVP of the Jayhawk League after hitting .435 with six homers, 63 RBIs and 27 doubles and going 10-0 with a 2.16 ERA in 2006• Struck out 66 and walked 20 in 62 innings and held opponents to a .199 batting average • Spent the summer playing for Coach Bob Steinkamp and the Beatrice Bruins, hitting .327 with six homers and 26 RBIs, while going 5-2 with a 2.56 ERA, striking out 32 in 45.2 innings • Batted .380 with nine homers and 45 RBIs, while going 4-3 with a 3.10 ERA as a freshman, helping Hutchinson CC to a Jayhawk West title and an appearance in the NJCAA World Series • Was a multi-sport athlete at Friend High School, competing in basketball, track, golf and cross country in addition to American Legion baseball

#14 Thad Weber6-1 • 202 • RHP • Jr. • Friend, Neb. (Friend HS/Hutchinson CC)

2007 SeasonDate Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR W L SV ERAFeb. 23 TAMU-Corpus Christi 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 11 Alabama 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 16 Texas Tech 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 21 Western Illinois 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00March 24 Missouri 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00Totals 5.0 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Career HighsCategory High Opponent (Last time) Date Innings: 2.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/23/07Longest Start: NoneShortest Start: NoneLongest Relief: 2.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/23/07Hits: 1 Two Times (Texas Tech) 3/16/07Runs: NoneEarned Runs: NoneWalks: 1 Three Times (Texas Tech) 3/16/07Strikeouts: 3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/23/07


2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers RosterPitchersNo. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. D.O.B Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools)11 Watson, Tony ** LHP L/L 6-4 223 5/30/85 Jr. Grimes, Iowa (Dallas-Center Grimes) 17 Broekemeier, Joe RHP R/R 6-4 191 4/8/87 Fr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora) 20 Wertz, Luke ** RHP R/R 6-1 175 9/20/85 Jr. Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)22 Klausing, Jon *** LHP L/L 6-6 222 4/28/85 Jr. Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) 23 Dorn, Johnny ** RHP R/R 6-3 210 8/4/85 Jr. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) 26 Jennings, Dan * LHP L/L 6-3 183 4/17/87 So. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 28 Bowman, Drew LHP S/L 6-3 190 11/8/85 So. Morrison, Colo. (Dakota Ridge/Arizona State) 29 Simmons, Wes LHP R/L 6-2 195 5/13/86 RFr. Owasso, Okla. (Tulsa Lincoln Christian) 30 Bird, Erik * RHP R/R 6-1 220 3/25/87 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 31 Radmacher, Tim * RHP R/R 6-0 185 4/11/86 So. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount) 32 Nihsen, Mike RHP R/R 6-3 200 11/5/86 RFr. Ralston, Neb. (Ralston) 33 Sharpe, Sam RHP R/R 6-0 205 3/2/88 Fr. Louisburg, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 35 Scott, Tim LHP L/L 6-3 203 10/2/86 RFr. Ely, Minn. (Ely) 36 Foust, Matt ** RHP R/R 6-3 223 10/8/84 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 37 Herr, Zach * LHP L/L 5-9 182 12/1/86 So. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt) 39 Harmelink, Mike ** RHP R/R 6-1 197 9/1/83 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 40 Shirek, Charlie * RHP R/R 6-3 205 10/25/85 So. Minot, N.D. (Minot) 41 Nesseth, Mike RHP R/R 6-4 196 4/19/88 Fr. Windom, Minn. (Windom) 43 Rose, Eric LHP L/L 6-1 218 8/20/88 Fr. Billings, Mont. (West) 44 Feekin, Brian LHP L/L 6-6 245 9/12/88 Fr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 47 Schwab, Drew RHP L/R 6-3 200 11/8/85 So. LaVista, Neb. (Omaha Westside) 48 Shaver, Charlie LHP L/L 6-3 201 7/13/87 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn)

CatchersNo. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. D.O.B Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools)8 Lanning, Jeff * C R/R 5-11 204 1/1/87 So. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 13 Abeita, Mitch C R/R 6-0 185 4/7/86 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Duncanville/North Central Texas CC) 45 Hightower, Mark ** C R/R 6-0 194 10/2/85 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) 34 Piazza, Dominic C L/R 5-11 186 2/22/88 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep)

InfieldersNo. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. D.O.B Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools)2 Mort, Jake * 3B/2B R/R 5-11 170 12/6/85 So. Nebraska City, Neb. (Nebraska City) 3 Opitz, Jake ** 2B L/R 6-0 188 7/28/86 Jr. Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 9 Edlefsen, Steve * UTL/RHP R/R 6-2 176 6/27/85 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson/Barton CC) 6 Sowers, Brett 2B/SS R/R 5-10 181 2/1/88 Fr. Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) 10 Wehrle, Ryan ** SS R/R 6-3 207 5/31/85 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 14 Weber, Thad 1B/RHP R/R 6-1 202 9/28/84 Jr. Friend, Neb. (Friend/Hutchinson CC)15 Corriston, Craig INF R/R 5-11 205 9/7/84 Jr. Paris, Texas (Paris/San Jacinto CC/Paris JC) 16 Cotton, Andy SS/2B R/R 5-8 170 9/17/87 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 18 Brown, Andrew * 1B/OF R/R 5-11 196 9/10/84 Sr. Carrollton, Texas (Newman Smith/Paris JC)19 Tezak, Jeff 3B/2B S/R 5-10 180 2/23/86 Jr. Poway, Calif. (Mt. Carmel/Cal-St. Northridge/Palomar College)

OutfieldersNo. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. D.O.B Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools)4 Belfonte, DJ OF L/L 5-10 180 5/22/87 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 12 Gerch, Andy ** OF R/R 6-1 208 8/14/85 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X/Arkansas) 21 Sullivan, Nick * OF L/R 5-11 200 6/10/86 So. Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) 24 Nimmo, Bryce ** OF L/L 5-10 174 5/20/85 Jr. Cheyenne, Wyo. (Central) 25 Jarosh, Aaron OF R/R 6-0 184 9/28/87 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 38 Lee, John OF L/L 5-11 185 9/12/86 RFr. Mason City, Iowa (Mason City) *-letters earned

Baseball Coaching and Support Staff27 Mike Anderson, Head Coach (Fifth Season)7 Andy Sawyers, Assistant Coach (Fifth Season)42 Dave Bingham, Assistant Coach (Second Season)5 Justin Seely, Volunteer Assistant Coach (Second Season)1 Ryan Strain, Graduate Manager (Second Season) Jerry Weber, Athletic Trainer Mike Arthur, Strength Coach Katie Jewell, Academic Coordinator Chris McQuellan, Equipment Manager Brooks Wells and Ben Lynch, Student Managers

2007 Numerical RosterNo. Player Letters Pos.2 Mort, Jake * INF 3 Opitz, Jake ** INF 4 Belfonte, DJ OF 6 Sowers, Brett INF 8 Lanning, Jeff * C 9 Edlefsen, Steve * INF/RHP 10 Wehrle, Ryan ** INF 11 Watson, Tony ** LHP 12 Gerch, Andy ** OF 13 Abeita, Mitch C 14 Weber, Thad UTL15 Corriston, Craig UTL 16 Cotton, Andy INF 17 Broekemeier, Joe RHP 18 Brown, Andrew * INF/OF 19 Tezak, Jeff INF20 Wertz, Luke ** RHP 21 Sullivan, Nick ** OF 22 Klausing, Jon *** LHP 23 Dorn, Johnny ** RHP 24 Nimmo, Bryce ** OF 25 Jarosh, Aaron OF 26 Jennings, Dan * LHP 28 Bowman, Drew LHP 29 Simmons, Wes LHP 30 Bird, Erik * RHP 31 Radmacher, Tim * RHP 32 Nihsen, Mike RHP 33 Sharpe, Sam RHP 34 Piazza, Dominic C 35 Scott, Tim LHP 36 Foust, Matt ** RHP 37 Herr, Zach * LHP 38 Lee, John OF 39 Harmelink, Mike ** RHP 40 Shirek, Charlie * RHP 41 Nesseth, Mike RHP 43 Rose, Eric LHP 44 Feekin, Brian LHP 45 Hightower, Mark ** C 47 Schwab, Drew * RHP 48 Shaver, Charlie LHP *- Letters Earned

Pronunciation GuidePlayer PronunciationMitch ABEITA UH-bay-tuhJoe BROEKEMEIER Brock-myerSteve EDLEFSEN ed-LUF-sinDJ BELFONTE Bell-font-EAaron JAROSH JA-roshMike NIHSEN NISSENJake Opitz OH-pitsDominic PIAZZA Pee-ott-zaTim RADMACHER ROD-Mock-erCharlie SHIREK SHEAR-ikJeff TEZAK TEE-zackRyan WEHRLE WHIR-lee

Date Opponent Score NU R-H-E Opp. R-H-E Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Att. TimeFeb. 16 vs. New Mexico ! W, 6-2 6-10-3 2-5-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 Watson, T. (W, 1-0) 361 2:45Feb. 16 vs. New Mexico ! L. 2-6 2-5-3 6-8-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (L, 0-1) 361 2:58Feb. 17 at UT-Arlington ! W, 5-4 5-9-1 4-12-4 2-1-0 0-0-0 Shirek, C. (W, 1-0) 696 3:06Feb. 18 vs Illinois State ! W, 7-3 7-12-1 3-7-1 3-1-0 0-0-0 Foust, M. (W, 1-0) 672 3:00Feb. 23 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi # W, 9-1 9-12-0 1-8-1 4-1-0 0-0-0 Bowman, D. (W, 1-0) 0 2:25Feb. 24 at No. 6 Rice # L, 5-9 5-10-1 9-11-1 4-2-0 0-0-0 Shirek, C. (L, 1-1) 2,771 2:41Feb. 25 vs. No. 27 Florida Atlantic # W, 8-7 8-13-3 7-9-2 5-2-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (W, 1-1) 2,810 2:51March 4 vs. Iowa % L, 8-12 (8) 8-10-0 12-11-1 5-3-0 0-0-0 Herr, Z. (L, 0-1) 899 3:00March 4 vs. Notre Dame % L, 6-16 (7) 6-8-4 16-15-3 5-4-0 0-0-0 Shirek, C. (L, 1-2) 899 3:04March 5 at Stetson % W, 6-2 6-5-0 2-6-0 6-4-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (W, 2-1) 1,347 2:36March 9 at No. 22 Alabama L, 0-8 0-4-2 8-11-2 6-5-0 0-0-0 Watson, T. (L, 1-1) 4,550 2:40March 10 at No. 22 Alabama W, 4-3 4-11-0 3-6-2 7-5-0 0-0-0 Herr, Z. (W, 1-1) 4,936 2:55March 11 at No. 22 Alabama W, 6-5 6-8-2 5-10-3 8-5-0 0-0-0 Dorn, J. (W, 3-1) 4,417 3:16March 13 WAYNE STATE W, 6-1 6-8-1 1-7-1 9-5-0 0-0-0 Bowman, D. (W, 2-0) 4,564 2:44March 15 at Texas Tech * L, 6-7 (11) 6-9-2 7-14-1 9-6-0 0-1-0 Harmelink, M (L, 0-1) 1,994 4:04March 16 at Texas Tech * W, 13-1 13-14-2 1-6-3 10-6-0 1-1-0 Shirek, C. (W, 2-2) 1,994 2:55March 17 at Texas Tech * L, 8-9 8-9-1 9-12-3 10-7-0 1-2-0 Edlefsen, S. (L, 0-1) 2,473 2:46March 20 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 3-2 3-4-2 2-5-1 11-7-0 1-2-0 Herr, Z. (W, 2-1) 1,091 3:00March 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 8-0 8-14-0 0-3-1 2-7-0 1-2-0 Bowman, D. (W, 3-0) 1,836 2:39March 23 MISSOURI * L, 1-5 (11) 1-5-4 5-7-1 12-8-0 1-3-0 Herr, Z. (L, 2-2) 4,589 3:00March 24 MISSOURI * L, 3-4 3-8-0 4-9-2 12-9-0 1-4-0 Bowman, D. (L, 3-1) 3,557 2:39March 25 MISSOURI * W, 16-1 (7) 16-17-0 1-5-2 13-9-0 2-4-0 Dorn, J. (W, 4-1) 5,003 2:37Key: * -Big 12 Conference game; () extra inning game or game that is less than nine innings!-Hilton UTA Invitational (Arlington, Texas); #-Rice Invitational (Houston, Texas); %-Stetson Invitational (Deland, Fla.)

Huskers by the NumbersCategory .........................................RecordOverall ..................................................13-9Big 12 Conference ..................................2-4Big 12 Tournament ................................. 0-0NCAA Regional ....................................... 0-0NCAA Super Regional ............................. 0-0College World Series .............................. 0-0Non-Conference ....................................11-5vs. Ranked Teams ...................................3-2vs. Unranked Teams ..............................10-7Home .......................................................4-2Away ...................................................... 5-4Neutral ....................................................4-3Day ........................................................12-6Night .......................................................1-3vs. Left ................................................... 5-4vs. Right .................................................8-5Friday ......................................................3-4Saturday .................................................2-4Sunday ....................................................4-2Monday ...................................................1-0Tuesday ...................................................2-0Wednesday ..............................................1-0Thursday .................................................0-11-Run games ..........................................5-32-Run games ......................................... 0-05+Run games .........................................6-2In Extra Innings .....................................0-2Shutouts ................................................. 1-1Game 1 of Big 12 series ..........................0-2Game 2 of Big 12 series ......................... 1-1Game 3 of Big 12 series .......................... 1-1Scoring first ..........................................10-5When opponent scores first ....................3-410 or More Hits .......................................8-2< 10 Hits ................................................ 6-6When NU starter goes 5+ innings ........13-6When NU starter goes <5 innings ..........0-3Leading after six innings ...................... 11-1Trailing after six innings .........................1-5Tied after six innings ..............................1-2Leading after seven innings .................10-1Trailing after seven innings ................... 0-4Tied after seven innings .........................2-3Leading after eight innings.................... 9-0Trailing after eight innings .................... 0-6Tied after eight innings .........................2-1Last at-bat wins ........................................ 2Last at-bat losses...................................... 4When hitting a home run ........................7-3When not hitting a home run ................. 6-6When allowing a home run ......................7-5When not allowing a home run ............... 6-4When striking out 10 or more batters .....2-1When striking out < 10 batters ............12-8February ..................................................5-2March ......................................................8-7April ...................................................... 0-0May ........................................................ 0-0June........................................................ 0-0White Tops ..............................................2-2Red Tops .................................................3-6Grey Tops ............................................... 5-0White Tops w/Pinstripes .........................3-1Red Caps ..............................................10-7 White Caps ..............................................3-2

2007 Schedule and Results

Game Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9thNew Mexico-1 Feb. 16 Nimmo Corriston Wehrle Opitz Gerch Tezak Weber Lanning BelfonteNew Mexico-2 Feb. 16 Nimmo Corriston Wehrle Gerch Opitz Weber Mort Abeita EdlefsenUT-Arlington Feb. 17 Nimmo Corriston Wehrle Sullivan Opitz Lanning Gerch Weber BelfonteIllinois State Feb. 18 Belfonte Corriston Wehrle Opitz Gerch Sullivan Weber Tezak HightowerTAMU-CC Feb. 23 Nimmo Corriston Wehrle Brown Gerch Opitz Lanning Weber BelfonteRice Feb. 24 Belfonte Tezak Wehrle Brown Opitz Gerch Sullivan Lanning NimmoFla. Atlantic Feb. 25 Belfonte Nimmo Wehrle Opitz Brown Gerch Sullivan Abeita CorristonIowa Mar. 4 Belfonte Nimmo Wehrle Opitz Brown Sullivan Gerch Lanning CorristonNotre Dame Mar. 4 Nimmo Tezak Wehrle Opitz Brown Sullivan Gerch Abeita BelfonteStetson Mar. 5 Belfonte Corriston Wehrle Brown Opitz Gerch Sullivan Mort EdlefsenAlabama Mar. 9 Belfonte Corriston Wehrle Brown Opitz Gerch Weber Lanning EdlefsenAlabama Mar. 10 Belfonte Tezak Wehrle Opitz Brown Gerch Sullivan Abeita EdlefsenAlabama Mar. 11 Belfonte Tezak Wehrle Opitz Brown Gerch Corriston Lanning EdlefsenWayne State Mar. 13 Belfonte Tezak Wehrle Brown Opitz Gerch Weber Abeita CorristonTexas Tech Mar. 15 Belfonte Tezak Wehrle Opitz Brown Gerch Corriston Abeita EdlefsenTexas Tech Mar. 16 Belfonte Corriston Brown Gerch Opitz Gerch Abeita Mort EdlefsenTexas Tech Mar. 17 Belfonte Corriston Brown Gerch Tezak Gerch Abeita Mort EdlefsenWestern Illinois Mar. 20 Belfonte Tezak Brown Gerch Opitz Corriston Wehrle Abeita EdlefsenWestern Illinois Mar. 21 Wehrle Belfonte Brown Opitz Gerch Tezak Corriston Lanning NimmoMissouri Mar. 23 Belfonte Wehrle Brown Opitz Gerch Tezak Corriston Abeita NimmoMissouri Mar. 24 Belfonte Wehrle Brown Corriston Gerch Tezak Opitz Abeita MortMissouri Mar. 25 Belfonte Tezak Brown Opitz Corriston Sullivan Lanning Nimmo Wehrle

Starting LineupLEADOFF:Belfonte, DJ 16 (9-7)Nimmo, Bryce 5 (3-2)Wehrle, Ryan 1 (1-0)

2ND SPOT:Corriston, Craig 9 (6-3)Tezak, Jeff 8 (5-3)Nimmo, Bryce 2 (1-1)Wehrle, Ryan 2 (0-2)Belfonte, DJ 1 (1-0)

3RD SPOT:Wehrle, Ryan 15 (9-6)Brown, Andrew 7 (4-3)

CLEANUP:Opitz, Jake 11 (7-4)Brown, Andrew 5 (3-2)Gerch, Andy 4 (2-2)Corriston, Craig 1 (0-1)Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0)

5TH SPOT:Opitz, Jake 8 (5-3)Brown, Andrew 6 (3-3)Gerch, Andy 6 (4-2)Tezak, Jeff 1 (0-1)Corriston, Craig 1 (1-0)

6TH SPOT:Gerch, Andy 8 (5-3)Sullivan, Nick 4 (2-2)Tezak, Jeff 4 (2-2)Weber, Thad 3 (1-2)Corriston, Craig 1 (1-0)Lanning, Jeff 1 (1-0)Opitz, Jake 1 (1-0)

7TH SPOT:Weber, Thad 4 (3-1)Corriston, Craig 4 (2-2)Gerch, Andy 3 (1-2)Sullivan, Nick 3 (2-1)Lanning, Jeff 3 (3-0)Abeita, Mitch 2 (1-1)Opitz, Jake 1 (0-1)Wehrle, Ryan 1 (1-0)Mort, Jake 1 (0-1)

8TH SPOT:Abeita, Mitch 9 (4-5)Lanning, Jeff 6 (3-3)Mort, Jake 3 (2-1)Weber, Thad 2 (2-0)Tezak, Jeff 1 (1-0)Nimmo, Bryce 1 (1-0)

9TH SPOT:Edlefsen, Steve 9 (5-4)Belfonte, DJ 4 (3-1)Corriston, Craig 3 (2-1)Nimmo, Bryce 3 (1-2)Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0)Wehrle, Ryan 1 (1-0)Mort, Jake 1 (0-1)

Game-by-Game Starting Lineups

Game Date C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DHNew Mexico-1 Feb. 16 Lanning Weber Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Nimmo Belfonte TezakNew Mexico-2 Feb. 16 Abeita Weber Opitz Wehrle Mort Gerch Nimmo Edlefsen CorristonUT-Arlington Feb. 17 Lanning Weber Opitz Wehrle Corriston Sullivan Nimmo Belfonte GerchIllinois State Feb. 18 Hightower Weber Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Belfonte Sullivan TezakTAMU-CC Feb. 23 Lanning Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Nimmo Belfonte WeberRice Feb. 24 Lanning Brown Opitz Wehrle Tezak Gerch Nimmo Belfonte SullivanFla. Atlantic Feb. 25 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Nimmo Belfonte SullivanIowa Mar. 4 Lanning Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Nimmo Belfonte SullivanNotre Dame Mar. 4 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Tezak Sullivan Nimmo Belfonte GerchStetson Mar. 5 Lanning Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen MortAlabama Mar. 9 Lanning Weber Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen Brown Alabama Mar. 10 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Tezak Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen Sullivan Alabama Mar. 11 Lanning Corriston Opitz Wehrle Tezak Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen BrownWayne State Mar. 13 Abeita Weber Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Belfonte Brown Tezak Texas Tech Mar. 15 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen TezakTexas Tech Mar. 16 Abeita Brown Opitz Corriston Mort Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen WeberTexas Tech Mar. 17 Abeita Brown Tezak Corriston Mort Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen WeberWestern Illinois Mar. 20 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Belfonte Edlefsen TezakWestern Illinois Mar. 21 Lanning Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Nimmo Belfonte TezakMissouri Mar. 23 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Gerch Nimmo Belfonte TezakMissouri Mar. 24 Abeita Brown Opitz Wehrle Mort Gerch Belfonte Corriston TezakMissouri Mar. 25 Lanning Brown Opitz Wehrle Corriston Sullivan Nimmo Belfonte Tezak

Starting Lineup by PositionPITCHER:Dorn, Johnny 6 (4-2)Shirek, Charlie 5 (3-2)Watson, Tony 5 (1-4)Bowman, Drew 4 (3-1)Foust, Matt 2 (2-0)

CATCHER:Abeita, Mitch 11 (5-6)Lanning, Jeff 10 (7-3)Hightower, Mark 1 (1-0)

FIRST BASE:Brown, Andrew 15 (8-7)Weber, Thad 6 (4-2)Corriston, Craig 1 (1-0)

SECOND BASE:Opitz, Jake 21 (13-8)Tezak, Jeff 1 (0-1)

THIRD BASE:Corriston, Craig 14 (10-4)Mort, Jake 4 (1-3)Tezak, Jeff 4 (2-2)

SHORTSTOP:Wehrle, Ryan 20 (12-8)Corriston, Craig 2 (1-1)

LEFT FIELD:Gerch, Andy 19 (11-8)Sullivan, Nick 3 (2-1)

CENTER FIELD:Belfonte, DJ 11 (7-4)Nimmo, Bryce 11 (6-5)

RIGHT FIELD:Belfonte, DJ 10 (6-4)Edlefsen, Steve 9 (5-4)Corriston, Craig 1 (0-1)Sullivan, Nick 1 (1-0)Brown, Andrew 1 (1-0)

DESIGNATED HITTER:Tezak, Jeff 9 (6-3)Sullivan, Nick 4 (2-2)Weber, Thad 3 (2-1)Brown, Andrew 2 (1-1)Gerch, Andy 2 (1-1)Corriston, Craig 1 (0-1)Mort, Jake 1 (1-0)

Husker Starting Lineups by Position

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 HLDThad Weber 5 5 3 0 0 3 6 0.00 3 0 0.000 5 4 0.800 0 0 0 0 0Wes Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0Tim Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.000 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0Tim Radmacher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0Jon Klausing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0Drew Schwab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0Matt Foust 5 9 6 2 2 7 11 2.00 9 5 0.556 5 4 0.800 0 0 0 0 1Steve Edlefsen 9 10.67 9 3 3 8 11 2.53 16 7 0.438 9 5 0.556 0 1 2 0 2Zach Herr 11 9.33 6 8 3 9 11 2.89 11 3 0.273 11 9 0.818 2 2 1 0 2Dan Jennings 8 5.33 4 2 2 3 3 3.38 16 2 0.125 8 4 0.500 0 0 0 0 1Mike Harmelink 7 7.67 6 3 3 3 7 3.52 7 3 0.429 7 5 0.714 0 1 0 0 1Drew Bowman 4 7 6 3 3 2 6 3.86 1 0 0.000 4 4 1.000 0 1 0 0 1Luke Wertz 4 5.33 6 7 4 2 8 6.75 2 0 0.000 4 3 0.750 0 0 0 0 0Charlie Shirek 1 4.67 7 5 4 0 4 7.71 2 2 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 1 0 0 0Erik Bird 10 6 12 9 6 4 6 9.00 15 5 0.333 10 7 0.700 0 0 3 1 0Mike Nihsen 2 0.33 4 3 3 1 1 81.82 2 1 0.500 2 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0Totals 67 70.33 69 45 33 42 74 4.22 85 28 0.329 67 47 0.701 2 6 6 1 8

Nebraska’s Starters ChartStarter Date Opponent W/L IP H R ER BB SO When Left Final ScoreWatson Feb. 16 New Mexico-1 W 6.0 4 1 1 4 4 W, 6-1 W, 6-2Dorn Feb. 16 New Mexico-2 L 5.0 3 2 1 1 4 L, 1-2 L, 2-6Shirek Feb. 17 UT-Arlington W 5.1 9 3 3 1 2 W, 5-3 W, 5-2Foust Feb. 18 Illinois State W 5.0 4 1 1 1 3 W, 7-1 W, 7-3Bowman Feb. 23 Texas A&M-CC W 6.0 7 1 1 0 3 W, 8-1 W, 8-3 Shirek Feb. 24 Rice L 3.2 6 6 2 2 1 T, 5-5 L, 9-5Dorn Feb. 25 Florida Atlantic W 6.0 7 7 6 3 5 W, 8-6 W, 8-7Watson March 4 Iowa ND 6.0 3 2 2 1 5 W, 8-2 L, 8-12Bowman March 4 Notre Dame ND 0.1 4 5 4 1 0 L, 0-3 L, 6-16Dorn March 5 Stetson W 8.0 5 2 2 2 4 W, 6-1 W, 6-2Watson March 9 Alabama L 5.1 9 8 5 2 5 L, 0-7 L, 0-8Shirek March 10 Alabama ND 5.1 5 3 2 1 2 W, 3-1 W, 4-3Dorn March 11 Alabama W 5.1 5 2 2 1 2 W, 5-2 W, 6-5Bowman March 13 Wayne State W 5.0 6 1 1 2 4 W, 4-1 W, 6-1Watson March 15 Texas Tech ND 5.1 7 5 4 4 5 W, 5-4 L, 6-7Shirek March 16 Texas Tech W 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 W, 12-1 W, 13-1Dorn March 17 Texas Tech ND 4.0 8 6 6 0 2 L, 2-4 L, 8-9Foust March 20 Western Illinois ND 5.2 5 2 2 4 3 T. 2-2 W, 3-2Bowman March 21 Western Illinois W 5.2 2 0 0 0 4 W, 7-0 W, 8-0Watson March 23 Missouri ND 10.0 3 1 0 3 7 T, 1-1 L, 1-5Shirek March 24 Missouri ND 5.0 6 3 3 4 5 T, 3-3 L, 3-4Dorn March 25 Missouri W 7.0 5 1 1 2 9 -- W, 16-1

Charting the Husker PitchersStarters Run Support No. of Total Runs/ TeamStarter Starts Runs Gm. RecordDorn 6 46 7.7 3-3Bowman 4 28 7.0 2-1Foust 2 10 5.0 2-0Watson 5 21 4.2 1-4Shirek 5 30 6.0 3-2

Pinch HittingPlayer Hits AB Avg.Lanning 1 3 .333Tezak 1 3 .333Sullivan 0 4 .000Lee 0 1 .000Mort 0 2 .000Wehrle 0 1 .000Gerch 0 1 .000

Hit for the Cycle (0)Player Opponent Date (Result)None

Back-to-Back Homers (0)Player Opponent Date (Result)Tezak/Brown Missouri 3/25 (W, 16-1)

Multi-Homer Games (0)Player Opponent Date (Result)None

A Nebraska Hitter Had...8 At Bats in a Game: Bryce Nimmo/Steve Edlefsen vs. Iowa, April 11, 20067 At Bats in a Game: Bryce Nimmo (8)/Steve Edlefsen (8)/Jake Opitz (7) at Iowa, April 11, 20065 Hits in a Game: Jeff Tezak (5) at Alabama, March 10, 20074 Hits in a Game: Andrew Brown (4) vs. Missouri, March 25, 20076 Runs in a Game: Craig Moore vs. Chicago State, March 16, 1999 5 Runs in a Game: Steve Edlefsen at Iowa, April 11, 20063 Doubles in a Game: Andrew Brown vs. Missouri, March 25, 20072 Triples in a Game: Jeff Leise vs. Western Illinois, March 26, 2002Grand Slam: Jeff Tezak vs. Missouri, March 25, 2007A Pinch-Hit Home Run: Jake Opitz at Texas Tech, May 13, 2005Hit For the Cycle: Steve Edlefsen at Iowa, April 11, 20069 RBI in a Game: Todd Sears vs. Washington, March 20, 1995 8 RBI in a Game: Gabe Garcia vs. Nebraska-Omaha, April 30, 19977 RBI in a Game: Matt Hopper, vs. Missouri, April 12, 20036 RBI in a Game: Ryan Wehrle vs. Texas Tech, April 30, 200610+ Total Bases: Andrew Brown (10) vs. Missouri, March 25, 20075 Walks in a Game: Jim Bailey vs. Chicago State, March 16, 19994 Walks in a Game: Alex Gordon vs. Texas, April 8, 20054 Strikeouts in a Game: Jesse Boyer vs. Baylor, April 23, 2005Stole Home: Nick Jaros vs. SDSU-1, March 17, 20064 Stolen Bases: John Cole vs. Texas-San Antonio, Feb. 26, 20003 Stolen Bases: Jake Mort vs. Texas Tech-2, April 29, 20063 HRs in a Game: Dan Johnson vs. Southern Utah (game 1), March 6, 2001 2 HRs in a Game: Nick Jaros vs, Nebraska-Kearney, April 19, 20062 HRs in an Inning: Curtis Ledbetter/Brandon Fusilier vs. South Dakota State (4th inning for both), March 13, 2005HRs in Consecutive At Bats: Brandon Buckman vs. Illinois State, March 14, 2006An Inside-the-Park Home Run: Jake Mullinax vs. West Virginia, March 7, 20042 Extra-Base Hits in an Inning: Jeff Tezak vs. Missouri, March 25, 20072 Hits in an Inning: Ryan Wehrle (1B, 1B), Bryce Nimmo (1B, 1B), and Jeff Tezak (HR, 2B)vs. Missouri, March 25, 20073 HBP in a Game: DJ Belfonte at Stetson, March 5, 20072 HBP in a Game: DJ Belfonte at Texas Tech, March 15, 2007Led Off Game with Home Run: Jeff Leise vs. Creighton, April 29, 2003A Walk-Off Home Run to win a game: Jesse Boyer vs. Missouri, May 8, 2005Four Sacrifice Bunts in Game: Andrew Sawyers vs. Kansas State, April 4, 1998 (NCAA Record)

A Nebraska Pitcher Had...A complete game - 9 innings: Johnny Dorn vs. Texas A&M, April 15, 2006A complete game - less than 9 inn.: Johnny Dorn (7 inn) vs. Missouri, March 25, 2007A complete game by a freshman: Charlie Shirek (7 inn.) vs. SDSU-2, March 17, 2006A complete game by a freshman - 9 inn.: Johnny Dorn vs. Texas Tech, May 27, 2005Consecutive complete games - 9 innings: Aaron Marsden vs. Kansas State and Oklahoma, March 21-28, 2003Consecutive complete games - 7 innings: Jamie Rodrigue, Kansas State and Oklahoma, 2000 (game one)A shutout win - 9 Innings: Johnny Dorn vs. Texas A&M, April 15, 2006A shutout - less than 9 innings: Ryan Bohanan (3); Phil Shirek (2) and Matt Foust (3) vs. North Dakota State-2, April 13, 2005Consecutive Shutouts: Shane Komine vs. Iowa State, April 28, 2000, and at Texas, May 6, 2000A combined shutout 9 Innings: Drew Bowman (5.2), Luke Wertz (1.1), Zach Herr (1.0), Thad Weber (1.0) vs. Western Illinois, March 21, 2007A shutout by a freshman: Charlie Shirek (7 inn.) vs. SDSU-2, March 17, 2006A Three-pitch inning: Pete Lythgoe vs. Minnesota, Feb. 16, 1998Hit Five Batters in a Game: Shane Komine vs. Nicholls State, Feb. 19, 1999Hit Four or more Batters in a Game: Matt Foust, at Charleston Southern, Feb. 16, 200610+ Strikeouts in a Game: Joba Chamberlain (12) at Baylor, May 12, 200615+ Strikeouts in a Game: Joba Chamberlain (15) vs. New Mexico, Feb. 25, 2005A 2-Hit Game: Jon Klausing (1), Erik Bird (1) and Zach Herr (0) vs. Wichita State, April 26, 2006A 1-Hit Game: Zach Kroenke vs. Kansas State, April 2, 2004Individual 1-Hit Game: Zach Kroenke vs. Kansas State, April 2, 2004An Individual No-Hitter - 9 Innings: Richard Geier vs. Kansas, April 20, 1954 An Individual No-Hitter - 7 Innings: Anthony Kelley vs. Oklahoma, April 5, 1981 A Combined No-Hitter: Tom Bergan (3), Casey Deskins (3), Troy Brohawn (1), Steve Boyd (2) vs. Peru State, March 6, 1993

Nebraska Had...25+ Runs: 50 vs. Chicago State, March 16, 199920+ Runs: 22 at Kent State, Feb. 22, 200420+ Hits: 24 at Iowa, April 11, 20067+ Doubles: vs. Creighton (8), June 5, 20050 Strikeouts: vs. Missouri, March 25, 20070 Walks: vs. Oklahoma State, May 6, 20053 Triples: vs. Texas-Pan American, April 24, 20029 HRs: vs. Chicago State, March 16, 19996 HRs: vs. Southern Utah (1), March 6, 20015 HRs: vs. Nebraska-Kearney, April 19, 200610 Runs in an Inning: 12 vs. Missouri (6th), March 25, 200710+ Walks: 11 vs, Illinois State, March 15, 200610+ Stolen Bases: 10 vs. Peru State, May 6, 1996 Allowed less than Three Hits: 2 vs. Creighton, March 29, 2005Shut out – General: at Alabama (8-0), March 9, 2007Shut out – At Home: vs. SMS (7-0), June 1, 2003Shut out – On the Road: at Alabama (8-0), March 9, 2007Back-to-Back Homers: Jeff Tezak/Andrew Brown vs. Missouri, March 25, 2007Three Consecutive Homers: Jed Dalton/Darin Erstad/Derek Dukart vs. Iowa State, May 15, 1994 3 Homers in an Inning: vs. Missouri (3), March 25, 20072 Grand Slams in a Game: Dan Wright/Jeff Leise vs. Western Illinois, April 19, 2000Struck out 15+ Batters: 17 vs. New Mexico, Feb. 25, 2005Rallied from a 10-0 deficit: vs. Iowa State, April 29, 2000 (W 14-13 in 10 inn.)Rallied from a deficit of 5 runs or greater: vs. Missouri, April 12, 2003 (trailed 8-1 in the seventh before winning 11-9 in 10 innings)Been held to 2 or fewer hits: vs. Baylor, May 24, 2003 A Player Ejection: Jared Cranston vs. Creighton, April 4, 2006 An Anderson Ejection: at Baylor, May 13, 2006A Sawyers Ejection: vs. Texas, May 27, 2006Turned a Triple Play: vs. Minnesota, Feb. 16, 1998Had a Triple Played Turned Against: at Texas A&M, April 16, 20057 Errors in a Game: vs. Kansas State, March 11, 19976 Errors in a Game: vs. Oklahoma, April 2, 19965 Errors in a Game: at Missouri, April 17, 2004Won both games of Doubleheader: vs. Texas Tech, April 29, 2006Lost both games of Doubleheader: at Texas A&M, April 3, 1999Run-Ruled an Opponent: vs Texas Tech (W, 14-4, 8 inn.), April 30, 2006Run-Ruled by an Opponent: vs. Notre Dame (L, 6-16, 7 inn.), March 4, 2007Scored in every inning (9 inn.): vs. Texas Tech (W, 12-8), May 23, 2002Scored in every inning (7 inn.): vs. Neb.-Kearney (W, 15-3), April 13, 1999

A Nebraska Opponent Had...A Grand Slam: Josh Ford, Baylor, May 16, 2004A No-Hitter: Jim Maddock, Missouri (13-0), May 3, 1981A One-Hitter: Matt Smith, Oklahoma State, April 24, 1998 3 Home Runs: Jeff Larish, Arizona State, June 21, 20052 Home Runs: Shelby Ford (2), Oklahoma State, May 7, 2006Back-to-Back Homers: Corey Brown/Shelby Ford, Oklahoma State, May 7, 2006Team Hit 9 HR in a Game: at Missouri, April 1, 19984+ Hits in a Game: Brett Lilley (4), Notre Dame, March 4, 200710+ Strikeouts in a Game: Daniel McCutchen (11), Oklahoma, May 21, 20067 RBI in a Game: 7 by Lee Leskowski, Missouri, April 14, 200210+ Runs in an Inning: Georgia Tech (10 in the 5th), Feb. 11, 2001A Pinch-Hit Homer: Aaron Crittenden, Stetson, March 5, 2007A Complete Game (9 innings): Matt Gardner, Oklahoma State, May 6, 2006A Walk-Off Homer: Doug Thennis, Texas Tech, March 17, 2007

The Last Time...

Multiple Hit GamesPlayer 2 3 4 5+ TotCorriston, Craig 7 2 - - 9Opitz, Jake 5 2 - - 7Belfonte, DJ 4 2 - - 6Tezak, Jeff 4 1 - 1 6Wehrle, Ryan 5 - - - 5Brown, Andrew 2 1 1 - 4Gerch, Andy 2 1 - 1 4Weber, Thad 1 1 - - 2Abeita, Mitch 2 - - - 2Nimmo, Bryce 1 1 - - 2Edlefsen, Steve 2 - - - 2Sullivan, Nick - 1 - - 1Lanning, Jeff - 1 - - 1TEAM 35 13 1 2 51

Multiple RBI GamesPlayer 2 3 4 5+ TotCorriston, Craig 3 3 - - 6Opitz, Jake 2 1 1 - 4Tezak, Jeff 3 - - 1 4Brown, Andrew 2 1 - - 3Weber, Thad 2 - - - 2Wehrle, Ryan - 2 - - 2Abeita, Mitch 1 1 - - 2Gerch, Andy 1 - - - 1Edlefsen, Steve - 1 - - 1Lanning, Jeff 1 - - - 1Mort, Jake 1 - - - 1Sullivan, Nick 1 - - - 1TEAM 17 9 1 1 28

Hitting StreaksPlayer Longest CurrentOpitz, Jake 7 2Wehrle, Ryan 7 2Nimmo, Bryce 6 1Gerch, Andy 6 -Corriston, Craig 5 4Brown, Andrew 5 1Belfonte, DJ 4 -Abeita, Mitch 4 1Weber, Thad 3 -Lanning, Jeff 3 3Tezak, Jeff 3 1Edlefsen, Steve 2 -Mort, Jake 2 1Sullivan, Nick 1 -

Scoring by Innings Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX TotalNebraska 21 15 15 20 20 24 5 8 8 0 136Opponents 9 7 9 14 10 26 10 13 5 5 108

Game-Winning HitsOpponent (Date) Scoring Play InningNew Mexico (2/16) Corriston 2-run single 3rd UT-Arlington (2/17) Opitz sac fly 1stIllinois State (2/18 Weber 2-run single 3rdTAMU-CC (2/23) Brown 2-run homer 1stFla. Atlantic (2/25) Mort sacrifice fly 5thStetson (3/5) Corriston sacrifice fly 5thAlabama (3/10) Tezak RBI single 9thAlabama (3/11) Brown solo homer 2ndWayne State (3/13) Wehrle RBI double 5thTexas Tech (3/16) Corriston 2-run single 2nd

Game-Winning RBIsPlayer No. LastCorriston 3 March 16Brown 2 March 11Opitz 1 Feb. 15Weber 1 Feb. 18Mort 1 Feb. 25Tezak 1 March 10Wehrle 1 March 13

Misc. Stats

Team Game HighsBattingAt bats: 40 vs. Texas Tech (March 16)Runs scored: 16 vs. Missouri (March 25)Hits: 17 vs. Missouri (March 25)RBIs: 14 vs. Missouri (March 25)Doubles: 6 vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16) 6 vs. Missouri (March 25)Triples: 1 vs. Rice (Feb. 24) 1 vs. Western Illinois (March 21)Home runs: 3 vs. Missouri (March 25)Total bases: 32 vs. Missouri (March 25)Walks: 7 (4 games )Strikeouts: 12 vs. Texas Tech (March 15)Sac hits: 4 vs. Alabama (March 11)Sac flies: 2 vs. Texas Tech (March 16)Stolen bases: 5 vs. Illinois State (Feb. 18)Hit by pitch: 4 vs. UT-Arlington (Feb. 17) 4 vs. Illinois State (Feb. 18) 4 vs. Texas Tech (March 15)Caught stealing: 3 vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25)Runners LOB: 14 vs. UT-Arlington (Feb. 17)Hit into DP: 2 vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16) 2 vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25) 2 vs. Alabama (March 09)

FieldingPutouts: 33 vs. Missouri (March 23)Assists: 16 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi (Feb. 23)Errors: 4 vs. Notre Dame (March 04) 4 vs. Missouri (March 23)Passed balls: 2 vs. Notre Dame (March 04)DPs turned: 3 vs. Stetson (March 05) 3 vs. Western Illinois (March 20)

PitchingInnings pitched: 11.0 vs. Missouri (March 23)Runs allowed: 16 vs. Notre Dame (March 04)Earned runs: 12 vs. Iowa (March 04)Walks allowed: 9 vs. Texas Tech (March 15)Strikeouts: 15 vs. Texas Tech (March 15)Hits allowed: 15 vs. Notre Dame (March 04)Doubles allowed: 4 vs. Rice (Feb. 24) 4 vs. Texas Tech (March 15)Triples allowed: 2 vs. Alabama (March 09)Homers allowed: 3 vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25)Wild pitches: 3 vs. Rice (Feb. 24)Hit batters: 3 vs. Iowa (March 04) 3 vs. Stetson (March 05) 3 vs. Missouri (March 24)

Individual Game HighsBattingAt bats: 6 (5 games )Runs scored: 3 (4 games )Hits: 5 Gerch, Andy vs. Illinois State (Feb. 18) 5 Tezak, Jeff vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (March 10)RBIs: 6 Tezak, Jeff vs. Missouri (March 25)Doubles: 3 Brown, Andrew vs. Missouri (March 25)Triples: 1 Sullivan, Nick vs. Rice (Feb. 24) 1 Opitz, Jake vs. Western Illinois (March 21)Home runs: 1 (17 games )Total bases: 10 Brown, Andrew vs. Missouri (March 25)Walks: 2 (13 games )Strikeouts: 3 Weber, Thad vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16) 3 Gerch, Andy vs. Iowa (March 04) 3 Sullivan, Nick vs. Alabama (March 10)Sac hits: 1 (31 games )Sac flies: 1 (7 games )Stolen bases: 2 Gerch, Andy vs. Illinois State (Feb. 18) 2 Nimmo, Bryce vs. Western Illinois (March 21)Hit by pitch: 3 Belfonte, DJ vs. Stetson (March 05)Caught stealing: 2 Belfonte, DJ vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25)Runners LOB: 8 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Texas Tech (March 15)

FieldingPutouts: 14 Brown, Andrew vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi (Feb. 23) 14 Brown, Andrew vs. Alabama (March 10)Assists: 7 Wehrle, Ryan vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16) 7 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Alabama (March 10)Errors: 2 Opitz, Jake vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16) 2 Wehrle, Ryan vs. Missouri (March 23)Passed balls: 2 Abeita, Mitch vs. Notre Dame (March 04)

PitchingInnings pitched: 10.0 Watson, Tony vs. Missouri (March 23)Runs allowed: 8 Watson, Tony vs. Alabama (March 09)Earned runs: 6 Dorn, Johnny vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25) 6 Dorn, Johnny vs. Texas Tech (March 17)Walks allowed: 4 (5 games )Strikeouts: 9 Dorn, Johnny vs. Missouri (March 25)Hits allowed: 9 Shirek, Charlie vs. UT-Arlington (Feb. 17) 9 Watson, Tony vs. Alabama (March 09)Doubles allowed: 3 Watson, Tony vs. Texas Tech (March 15) 3 Dorn, Johnny vs. Texas Tech (March 17)Triples allowed: 2 Watson, Tony vs. Alabama (March 09)Homers allowed: 3 Dorn, Johnny vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25)Wild pitches: 2 Wertz, Luke vs. New Mexico (Feb. 16)Hit batters: 3 Dorn, Johnny vs. Stetson (March 05) 3 Shirek, Charlie vs. Missouri (March 24)

Career Statistics (2007 Veterans)Bird, ErikYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 0.82 0-2 24 0 0 0 2 1 22.0 17 3 2 4 9 2007 9.00 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 3 6.0 12 9 6 4 6 TOTAL 2.57 0-2 34 0 0 0 2 4 28.0 29 12 8 8 15

Brown, AndrewYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2006 .298 47 37 141 24 42 4 1 9 30 14 31 1 5 2007 .278 18 18 72 17 20 7 0 5 15 8 13 0 0 TOTAL .291 65 55 213 41 62 11 1 14 45 22 44 1 5

Dorn, JohnnyYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 2.16 12-2 20 13 1 0 0 1 104.0 75 33 25 21 76 2006 3.89 9-4 14 14 2 1 1 0 83.1 89 45 36 26 49 2007 4.58 4-1 6 6 1 0 0 0 35.1 33 20 18 9 26 TOTAL 3.19 25-7 40 33 4 1 1 1 222.2 197 98 79 56 151

Edlefsen, SteveYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2006 .260 31 21 73 9 19 3 1 1 7 6 20 3 3 2007 .214 11 9 28 5 6 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 1 TOTAL .248 42 30 101 14 25 4 1 1 11 10 22 3 4

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2007 2.53 0-1 9 0 0 0 0 2 10.2 9 3 3 8 11 TOTAL 2.53 0-1 9 0 0 0 0 2 10.2 9 3 3 8 11

Foust, MattYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 2.57 0-0 5 0 0 0 1 1 7.0 6 2 2 3 5 2006 3.18 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5.2 2 2 2 4 3 2007 2.29 1-0 7 2 0 0 0 0 19.2 15 5 5 12 17 TOTAL 2.51 1-0 15 3 0 0 1 2 32.1 23 9 9 19 25

Gerch, AndyYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2005 .364 57 38 151 33 55 7 2 4 35 14 23 3 6 2006 .290 37 33 131 25 38 8 2 4 18 9 21 0 2 2007 .253 22 21 83 10 21 4 0 1 7 9 14 3 4 TOTAL .312 116 92 365 68 114 19 4 9 60 32 58 6 12

Harmelink, MikeYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 3.00 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 4 8 2006 5.68 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 13 9 8 2 13 2007 3.52 0-1 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 6 3 3 3 7 TOTAL 4.44 0-1 20 0 0 0 0 0 26.1 24 14 13 9 28

Hightower, MarkYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2005 .400 18 1 10 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 2006 .000 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2007 .000 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 TOTAL .267 24 3 15 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 6 1 1

Herr, ZachYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 2.05 0-0 24 0 0 0 2 0 22.0 17 8 5 7 18 2007 2.89 2-2 11 0 0 0 1 1 9.1 6 8 3 9 11 TOTAL 2.30 2-2 35 0 0 0 3 1 31.1 23 16 8 16 29

Jennings, DanYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 8.22 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 8 7 10 2 2007 3.38 0-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 4 2 2 3 3 TOTAL 6.23 0-0 15 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 13 10 9 13 5

Klausing, JonYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2004 4.30 1-0 11 3 0 0 0 1 29.1 28 16 14 8 12 2005 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 2006 3.65 4-2 9 4 0 0 1 0 24.2 24 12 10 9 16 TOTAL 3.81 5-2 22 7 0 0 1 1 56.2 52 28 24 18 28

Lanning, JeffYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2006 .300 14 6 20 4 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 2007 .278 16 10 36 8 10 2 0 1 5 6 6 1 2 TOTAL .286 30 16 56 12 16 4 0 1 7 8 9 3 4

Mort, JakeYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2006 .265 49 42 136 20 36 6 0 0 24 17 28 9 12 2007 .240 13 5 25 5 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 TOTAL .261 62 47 161 25 42 7 0 0 27 18 32 9 12

Nimmo, BryceYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2005 .207 46 17 82 19 17 1 0 2 12 12 12 4 5 2006 .259 56 51 205 39 53 7 2 3 21 27 26 16 20 2007 .268 12 11 41 10 11 0 0 0 3 3 7 5 5 TOTAL .247 114 79 328 68 81 8 2 5 36 42 45 25 30

Opitz, JakeYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2005 .256 52 33 129 19 33 6 0 3 14 17 24 3 5 2006 .293 59 58 205 27 60 9 3 2 27 25 33 8 15 2007 .307 21 21 75 16 23 6 1 4 16 10 17 1 2 TOTAL .284 132 112 409 62 116 21 4 9 57 52 74 12 22

Shirek, CharlieYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 3.23 4-2 18 8 1 1 0 1 69.2 66 28 25 20 29 2007 4.65 2-2 6 5 0 0 0 0 31.0 38 21 16 10 21 TOTAL 3.67 6-4 24 13 1 1 0 1 100.2 104 49 41 30 50

Sullivan, NickYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2006 .318 36 16 66 8 21 3 0 2 12 6 9 3 6 2007 .207 16 8 29 4 6 0 1 0 2 5 6 4 5 TOTAL .284 52 24 95 12 27 3 1 2 14 11 15 7 11

Watson, TonyYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 2.82 6-1 23 5 0 0 0 1 44.2 41 20 14 26 39 2006 2.78 10-2 17 15 1 0 1 0 100.1 88 36 31 24 69 2007 3.31 1-1 5 5 0 0 0 0 32.2 26 17 12 14 26 TOTAL 2.89 17-4 45 25 1 0 1 1 177.2 155 73 57 64 134

Wehrle, RyanYear Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2005 .275 57 43 149 26 41 6 1 0 25 21 17 4 5 2006 .367 57 57 226 50 83 22 1 8 48 28 35 14 14 2007 .205 21 20 78 13 16 2 0 2 10 11 13 1 1 TOTAL .309 135 120 453 89 140 30 2 10 83 60 65 19 20

Wertz, LukeYear ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 4.42 1-0 10 2 0 0 0 0 18.1 22 9 9 5 18 2006 3.00 1-0 12 0 0 0 1 1 15.0 13 5 5 7 13 2007 6.75 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5.1 6 7 4 2 8 TOTAL 4.19 2-0 26 2 0 0 2 1 38.2 41 21 18 14 39

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