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2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
Record41–16–1 (17–9–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coachDave Bingham (3rd season)
Hitting coachNate Thompson (2nd season)
Pitching coachEric Newman (1st season)
Home stadiumHawks Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 10 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 8 – 0   .704 46 – 19 – 0   .708
No. 18 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9 – 0   .667 44 – 18 – 0   .710
No. 22 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 17 – 9 – 1   .648 41 – 16 – 1   .716
No. 21 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 16 – 11 – 0   .593 39 – 21 – 0   .650
No. 25 Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 12 – 0   .556 37 – 24 – 0   .607
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 29 – 29 – 0   .500
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 9 – 17 – 1   .352 36 – 26 – 1   .579
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 25 – 30 – 0   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team was Mike Anderson's sixth year as head coach. The Cornhuskers played their home games at Hawks Field.

Preseason[edit]

Potential, Promise, Proven is the Huskers motto for the year. While 8 pitchers from 2007 left for the draft, the 2008 Cornhuskers team is the youngest for Mike Anderson with 15 newcomers plus 5 of last years redshirts.[2] Nebraska plays 8 teams that made the 2007 NCAA tournament including 5 one seeds.[3] The baseball team was picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 by a vote of the league coaches with 36 points and no first place votes.[4]

Roster[edit]

2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
2 INF Jake Mort R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Nebraska City, Nebraska
3 INF Jake Opitz L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Littleton, Colorado
4 OF D. J. Belfonte L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Kansas City, Missouri
6 INF Brett Sowers R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Englewood, Colorado
7 RHP Tyler Rank L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Rochester, Minnesota
8 RHP Sean Yost R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lincoln, Nebraska
9 INF Dan Johnston R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Papillion, Nebraska
10 C Drew Gray R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Archie, Missouri
11 RHP Matt Freeman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska
13 C Mitch Abeita R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
14 RHP Thad Weber R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Friend, Nebraska
15 INF Craig Corriston R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Paris, Texas
16 INF Andy Cotton R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Lincoln, Nebraska
17 RHP Joe Broekemeier R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Aurora, Nebraska
18 RHP Casey Hauptman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska
19 INF Jeff Tezak S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Diego, California
20 INF Ben Kline R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska
21 OF Nick Sullivan L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Aurora, Colorado
22 OF Clay Cuno R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So New Bloomfield, Missouri
23 RHP Johnny Dorn R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Grand Island, Nebraska
24 OF Bryce Nimmo L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Cheyenne, Wyoming
25 RHP Erik Anderson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Prairie Village, Kansas
26 LHP Dan Jennings L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr West Des Moines, Iowa
28 LHP Joe Hatasaki L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Mountain View, California
30 RHP Erik Bird R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
31 LHP Ryan Christenson L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Gilbert, Arizona
32 OF Tyler Farst R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cedar Park, Texas
33 RHP Michael Mariot R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Southlake, Texas
35 C Cody Neer S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Orlando, Florida
37 LHP Zach Herr L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
39 RHP Aaron Pribanic R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Plano, Texas
41 RHP Mike Nesseth R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Windom, Minnesota
43 LHP Eric Rose L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Billings, Montana
Head coach

Mike Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Bingham

Hitting coach(es)

Nate Thompson

Pitching coach(es)

Eric Newman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball game log
Regular season
February (2–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall record (Big 12)
Feb. 22 Stanford Palo Alto, California Bleich (1-0) Weber (0-1) L 7-17 0-1
Feb. 22 Stanford Palo Alto, California Dorn (1-0) Davis (0-1) W 9-2 1-1
Feb. 23 Stanford Postponed (rain)
Feb. 24 Stanford Palo Alto, California Inman (1-0) Bird (0-1) Stringer (1) L 2-4 1-2
Feb. 29 UC Riverside Hawks Field Anderson (1-0) Penney (0-1) W 3-2 2-2
March (19–2–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall record (Big 12)
Mar. 1 UC Riverside Hawks Field Jennings (1-0) Larkins (1-1) W 10-4 3-2
Mar. 1 UC Riverside Hawks Field Weber (1-1) Applebee (0-2) Nesseth (1) W 5-2 4-2
Mar. 2 UC Riverside Hawks Field Pribanic (1-0) Orozco (0-1) W 13-1 (7) 5-2
Mar. 4 Nebraska–Kearney Hawks Field Hatasaki (1-0) Wrobel (1-3) W 11-2 6-2
Mar. 8 Northern Colorado Hawks Field Dorn (2-0) Reap (1-1) W 12-2 7-2
Mar. 9 Northern Colorado Hawks Field Nesseth (1-0) Peery (1-2) Anderson (1) W 3-2 8-2
Mar. 9 Northern Colorado Hawks Field Weber (2-1) Kazell (0-1) Herr (1) W 8-5 9-2
Mar. 10 Northern Colorado Hawks Field Pribanic (2-0) Keating (2-1) W 7-0 10-2
Mar. 11 South Dakota State Hawks Field Mariot (1-0) Johnson (0-2) W 7-3 11-2
Mar. 14 Kansas State Manhattan, Kansas Herr (1-0) Hoge (0-1) Anderson (2) W 2-1 12-2 (1-0)
Mar. 15 Kansas State Manhattan, Kansas Weber (3-1) Bayuk (0-2) W 11-4 13-2 (2-0)
Mar. 16 Kansas State Manhattan, Kansas Nesseth (2-0) Edwards (1-2) Anderson (3) W 5-3 (10) 14-2 (3-0)
Mar. 18 Arkansas Hawks Field Jennings (2-0) Korbal (0-3) W 6-1 15-2 (3-0)
Mar. 19 Arkansas Hawks Field Richards (1-0) Nesseth (2-1) L 4-9 15-3 (3-0)
Mar. 21 Oklahoma Hawks Field Herr (2-0) Duke (3-2) W 4-2 16-3 (4-0)
Mar. 22 Oklahoma Hawks Field Weber (4-1) Doyle (4-2) Nesseth (2) W 4-3 17-3 (5-0)
Mar. 23 Oklahoma Hawks Field Tie 8-8 (10) 17-3-1 (5-0-1)
Mar. 25 Northern Colorado Hawks Field Jennings (3-0) Klausing (1-3) W 10-0 18-3-1 (5-0-1)
Mar. 26 Northern Colorado Hawks Field Bird (1-1) Banks (0-3) W 9-4 19-3-1 (5-0-1)
Mar. 28 Texas Austin, Texas Dorn (3-0) Shinaberry (1-1) Jennings (1) W 14-4 20-3-1 (6-0-1)
Mar. 29 Texas Austin, Texas Weber (5-1) Wood (2-2) W 2-0 21-3-1 (7-0-1)
Mar. 30 Texas Austin, Texas Boening (2-0) Pribanic (2-1) Green (1) L 12-3 21-4-1 (7-1-1)
April (13–4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall record (Big 12)
April 1 Creighton Postponed until April 23 (Cold Weather)
April 4 Texas Tech Hawks Field Dorn (4-0) Karns (1-5) W 6-2 22-4-1 (8-1-1)
April 5 Texas Tech Hawks Field Weber (6-1) Ramos (1-3) Jennings (2) W 5-2 23-4-1 (9-1-1)
April 6 Texas Tech Hawks Field Pribanic (4-1) Bettis (3-2) Jennings (3) W 5-3 24-4-1 (10-1-1)
April 8 Iowa Canceled (Cold Weather)
April 11 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Oklahoma Oliver (3-2) Dorn (4-1) L 0-1 24-5-1 (10-2-1)
April 12 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Oklahoma Lyons (6-2) Weber (6-2) L 2-19 24-6-1 (10-3-1)
April 13 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Oklahoma Jennings (4-0) Blanford (3-3) W 14-5 25-6-1 (11-3-1)
April 15 Wichita State Hawks Field Bird (2-1) Kelley (4-2) Herr (2) W 3-0 26-6-1 (11-3-1)
April 18 Kansas Hawks Field Dorn (5-1) Czyz (2-4) Jennings (4) W 7-6 27-6-1 (12-3-1)
April 19 Kansas Hawks Field Weber (7-2) Esquibel (3-3) Herr (3) W 8-6 28-6-1 (13-3-1)
April 20 Kansas Hawks Field Walz (3-0) Pribanic (3-2) Smyth (7) L 3-6 28-7-1 (13-4-1)
April 22 Creighton Hawks Field Jennings (5-0) Hauer (6-2) Nesseth (3) W 4-3 29-7-1 (13-4-1)
April 23 Creighton Rosenblatt Stadium Mariot (2-0) Moore (4-5) W 16-7 30-7-1 (13-4-1)
April 25 Baylor Postponed until April 26 (Rain)
April 26 Baylor Waco, Texas Nesseth (3-1) Kenpf (5-2) Herr (4) W 6-4 (10) 31-7-1 (14-4-1)
April 26 Baylor Waco, Texas Weber (8-2) Tolleson (4-3) W 14-1 (7) 32-7-1 (15-4-1)
April 27 Baylor Waco, Texas Kempf (6-2) Pribanic (3-3) Thurman (2) L 3-8 32-8-1 (15-5-1)
April 29 Western Illinois Hawks Field Hauptman (1-0) Percival (1-6) Nesseth (4) W 6-4 33-8-1 (15-5-1)
April 30 Western Illinois Hawks Field Bird (3-1) Zenesek (1-2) W 6-1 34-8-1 (15-5-1)
May (5–4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall record (Big 12)
May 2 Louisiana–Lafayette Canceled (Rain)
May 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Hawks Field Herr (3-0) Glass (2-3) W 4-3 35-8-1 (15-5-1)
May 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Hawks Field Bird (4-1) Harmon (1-2) W 4-3 (14) 36-8-1 (15-5-1)
May 9 Texas A&M Hawks Field Starling (8-0) Jennings (5-1) L 3-6 (16) 36-9-1 (15-6-1)
May 10 Texas A&M Postponed until May 11 (Rain)
May 11 Texas A&M Hawks Field Jennings (6-1) Thebeau (5-3) W 9-8 37-9-1 (16-6-1)
May 11 Texas A&M Hawks Field Nesseth (4-1) Minks (4-1) W 13-10 38-9-1 (17-6-1)
May 13 Creighton Rosenblatt Stadium Bird (5-1) Hellhake (3-1) Hauptman (1) W 8-1 39-9-1 (17-6-1)
May 16 Missouri Columbia, Missouri Crow (12-0) Jennings (6-2) L 8-1 39-10-1 (17-7-1)
May 17 Missouri Columbia, Missouri Berger (4-4) Weber (8-3) Allen (2) L 22-9 39-11-1 (17-8-1)
May 18 Missouri Columbia, Missouri Zagone (2-3) Pribanic (3-4) Gibson (2) L 3-7 39-12-1 (17-9-1)
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall record (Big 12)
May 21 Baylor Oklahoma City Tolleson (6-4) Jennings (6-3) Kempf (2) L 4-10 39-13-1
May 23 Kansas State Oklahoma City Dorn (6-1) Bayuk (1-5) Herr (5) W 5-2 40-13-1
May 24 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City Lyons (11-2) Weber (8-4) Weinhardt (4) L 5-11 40-14-1
[5]

Season Facts[edit]

  • Johnny Dorn's 13 Strike out game against Northern Colorado is his career high.[6]
  • Aaron Pribanic threw back to back complete games against UC Riverside and Northern Colorado becoming the first Husker pitcher to toss consecutive complete games since Aaron Marsden in March 2003.[7]
  • The 14-game win streak Nebraska put together tied for the fourth-longest win streak in school history and the longest since a 15-game win streak in 2000. The Huskers’ streak fell two games shy of the Big 12 record of 16 set by Kansas State (2006) and Texas Tech (2002).[8]
  • The Tie against Oklahoma on March 23 was the first tie for Nebraska since 1996 and the fourth one in league games since the Big 12 established in 1996.[9]
  • The Huskers’ 5-0-1 start in Big 12 play is their best since the league was formed in 1997. The previous start was 5-1 on four occasions, most recently in 2005.[8]

Awards[edit]

  • Mitch Abeita
    • All-Big 12 First Team[10]
    • ABCA All-Midwest Region Team[11]
  • Craig Corriston
    • Big 12 Player of the Week (03/17/2008)[12]
    • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[10]
  • Johnny Dorn
    • Big 12’s Co-Pitcher of the Week (03/10/2008)[13]
    • All-Big 12 First Team[10]
    • ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team[11]
    • Third-Team All-American[14]
  • Dan Jennings
    • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[10]
  • Bryce Nimmo
    • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[10]
  • Jake Opitz
    • All-Big 12 First Team[10]
    • ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team[11]
  • Nick Sullivan
    • Big 12 Player of the Week (03/24/2008)[15]
  • Thad Weber
    • All-Big 12 Second Team[10]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre-
season		 Feb
25		 Mar
3		 Mar
10		 Mar
17		 Mar
24		 Mar
31		 April
7		 April
14		 April
21		 April
28		 May
5		 May
12		 May
19		 May
26		 June
3		 June
10		 Final
[16] USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll NR --* NR NR 24 17 10 6 9 8 7 7 6 7 10 -- -- 23
[17] Baseball America NR NR NR NR 22 19 11 6 9 8 6 5 5 12 13 20 20 20
[18] Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) 38 NR NR NR 22 15 9 6 10 10 10 7 6 13 15 22 22 22
[19] NCBWA (Top 35) NR NR NR NR NR 30 22 14 13 13 9 7 6 10 13 20 20 20
[20] Rivals.com NR NR NR NR 21 16 12 6 11 8 9 8 6 8 11 - - 21
NR = Not Ranked

* USA Today/ESPN did not release a poll after the first weekend of play.

Huskers in the 2008 MLB Draft[edit]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
[21] Aaron Pribanic RHP 3 98 Seattle Mariners
[22] Dan Jennings LHP 9 168 Florida Marlins
[23] Jake Opitz 2B 12 371 Chicago Cubs
[24] Johnny Dorn RHP 15 448 Florida Marlins
[25] Thad Weber RHP 16 493 Detroit Tigers
[26] Mitch Abeita C 19 590 New York Yankees
[27] Zach Herr LHP 38 1155 San Diego Padres

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Huskers Retooled for 2008 Season
  3. ^ NU's baseball schedule features tourney teams
  4. ^ Huskers Tabbed for Sixth in Big 12 Preseason Poll
  5. ^ Baseball - 2008 Schedule/Results
  6. ^ Dorn, Huskers Top Northern Colorado
  7. ^ Pribanic, Belfonte Powers Huskers to 7-0 Win
  8. ^ a b Huskers Host Northern Colorado
  9. ^ Huskers-Sooners Tie Finale
  10. ^ a b c d e f g 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS
  11. ^ a b c Three Huskers Earn ABCA All-Region Honors
  12. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 17)". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  13. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 10)". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  14. ^ Dorn Earns Third-Team All-America Honors
  15. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 24)". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
  16. ^ "2005 College Baseball Polls". WarrenNolan.com. June 29, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  17. ^ "2008 College Baseball Polls". Baseball America. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  18. ^ "2008 NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  19. ^ "News from the 2008 College Baseball Season". NCBWA. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  20. ^ "Rivals.com Top 25". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  21. ^ Pribanic Taken by Mariners
  22. ^ Jennings Selected in Ninth Round of MLB Draft
  23. ^ Opitz Taken by Chicago Cubs in 12th Round
  24. ^ Dorn Drafted in 15th Round by Florida
  25. ^ Weber Drafted by Tigers in 16th Round
  26. ^ Abeita Chosen by Yankees in 19th Round
  27. ^ Herr Drafted by Padres

External links[edit]

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