Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten (37-20, 16-8)
Big Wins: 2/28 vs Tulane (11-5), 3/4 at Long Beach State (9-2), 4/3 Illinois (9-7)
Bad Losses: 2/26 at San Diego (5-17), 3/18 Wichita State (5-17), 4/23 Nicholls State (1-7)
Coach: Darin Erstad
Key Field Players:
Ben Miller, Junior, 1B/P, .324 BA, 6 HR, 46 RBI
Jake Meyers, Sophomore, OF/P, .321 BA, 29 RBI, 10 SB
Scott Schreiber, Sophomore, IF, .320 BA, 16 HR, 55 RBI
Ryan Boldt, Junior, OF, .296 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 20 SB
Jake Placzek, Senior, IF, .288 BA, 6 HR, 32 RBI
Steven Reveles, Senior, IF, .276 BA, 26 RBI, 11 SB
Key Pitchers:
Matt Waldron, Freshman, P, 2.39 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 71.2 IP, 52 SO
Derek Burkamper, Junior, P, 3.09 ERA, 70.0 IP, 55 SO
Chad Luensmann, Freshman, P, 1.23 ERA, 1-2 W/L, 36.2 IP, 23 SO, 13 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .289 (72nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.98 (23, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.82 (101, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.84 (73, 9)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (31, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.78 (67, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (108, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .420 (79, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.11 (111, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (180, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2008 Regional defeated Eastern Illinois, lost to UC Irvine, eliminated by Oral Roberts
2007 Regional lost to UC Riverside, defeated Monmouth, defeated UC Riverside, eliminated by Arizona State
2006 Regional lost to Manhattan, eliminated by San Francisco
2005 Regional defeated Illinois Chicago, defeated Creighton, defeated Creighton
2005 Super Regional defeated Miami (FL)
2005 CWS defeated Arizona State, lost to Florida, eliminated by Arizona State
2003 Regional defeated Eastern Michigan, lost to Missouri State, defeated Eastern Michigan, defeated Missouri State, eliminated by Missouri State
*all team stats through 5/22
