2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

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

2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
2008 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
2008 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Preseason

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
2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome 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
  • Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule
2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (2–2)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall Record (Big 12)
Feb. 22StanfordPalo Alto, CaliforniaBleich (1-0)Weber (0-1)L 7-170-1
Feb. 22StanfordPalo Alto, CaliforniaDorn (1-0)Davis (0-1)W 9-21-1
Feb. 23StanfordPostponed (rain)
Feb. 24StanfordPalo Alto, CaliforniaInman (1-0)Bird (0-1)Stringer (1)L 2-41-2
Feb. 29UC RiversideHawks FieldAnderson (1-0)Penney (0-1)W 3-22-2
March (19–2–1)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall Record (Big 12)
Mar. 1UC RiversideHawks FieldJennings (1-0)Larkins (1-1)W 10-43-2
Mar. 1UC RiversideHawks FieldWeber (1-1)Applebee (0-2)Nesseth (1)W 5-24-2
Mar. 2UC RiversideHawks FieldPribanic (1-0)Orozco (0-1)W 13-1 (7)5-2
Mar. 4Nebraska–KearneyHawks FieldHatasaki (1-0)Wrobel (1-3)W 11-26-2
Mar. 8Northern ColoradoHawks FieldDorn (2-0)Reap (1-1)W 12-27-2
Mar. 9Northern ColoradoHawks FieldNesseth (1-0)Peery (1-2)Anderson (1)W 3-28-2
Mar. 9Northern ColoradoHawks FieldWeber (2-1)Kazell (0-1)Herr (1)W 8-59-2
Mar. 10Northern ColoradoHawks FieldPribanic (2-0)Keating (2-1)W 7-010-2
Mar. 11South Dakota StateHawks FieldMariot (1-0)Johnson (0-2)W 7-311-2
Mar. 14Kansas StateManhattan, KansasHerr (1-0)Hoge (0-1)Anderson (2)W 2-112-2 (1-0)
Mar. 15Kansas StateManhattan, KansasWeber (3-1)Bayuk (0-2)W 11-413-2 (2-0)
Mar. 16Kansas StateManhattan, KansasNesseth (2-0)Edwards (1-2)Anderson (3)W 5-3 (10)14-2 (3-0)
Mar. 18ArkansasHawks FieldJennings (2-0)Korbal (0-3)W 6-115-2 (3-0)
Mar. 19ArkansasHawks FieldRichards (1-0)Nesseth (2-1)L 4-915-3 (3-0)
Mar. 21OklahomaHawks FieldHerr (2-0)Duke (3-2)W 4-216-3 (4-0)
Mar. 22OklahomaHawks FieldWeber (4-1)Doyle (4-2)Nesseth (2)W 4-317-3 (5-0)
Mar. 23OklahomaHawks FieldTie 8-8 (10)17-3-1 (5-0-1)
Mar. 25Northern ColoradoHawks FieldJennings (3-0)Klausing (1-3)W 10-018-3-1 (5-0-1)
Mar. 26Northern ColoradoHawks FieldBird (1-1)Banks (0-3)W 9-419-3-1 (5-0-1)
Mar. 28TexasAustin, TexasDorn (3-0)Shinaberry (1-1)Jennings (1)W 14-420-3-1 (6-0-1)
Mar. 29TexasAustin, TexasWeber (5-1)Wood (2-2)W 2-021-3-1 (7-0-1)
Mar. 30TexasAustin, TexasBoening (2-0)Pribanic (2-1)Green (1)L 12-321-4-1 (7-1-1)
April (13–4)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall Record (Big 12)
April 1CreightonPostponed until April 23 (Cold Weather)
April 4Texas TechHawks FieldDorn (4-0)Karns (1-5)W 6-222-4-1 (8-1-1)
April 5Texas TechHawks FieldWeber (6-1)Ramos (1-3)Jennings (2)W 5-223-4-1 (9-1-1)
April 6Texas TechHawks FieldPribanic (4-1)Bettis (3-2)Jennings (3)W 5-324-4-1 (10-1-1)
April 8IowaCanceled (Cold Weather)
April 11Oklahoma StateStillwater, OklahomaOliver (3-2)Dorn (4-1)L 0-124-5-1 (10-2-1)
April 12Oklahoma StateStillwater, OklahomaLyons (6-2)Weber (6-2)L 2-1924-6-1 (10-3-1)
April 13Oklahoma StateStillwater, OklahomaJennings (4-0)Blanford (3-3)W 14-525-6-1 (11-3-1)
April 15Wichita StateHawks FieldBird (2-1)Kelley (4-2)Herr (2)W 3-026-6-1 (11-3-1)
April 18KansasHawks FieldDorn (5-1)Czyz (2-4)Jennings (4)W 7-627-6-1 (12-3-1)
April 19KansasHawks FieldWeber (7-2)Esquibel (3-3)Herr (3)W 8-628-6-1 (13-3-1)
April 20KansasHawks FieldWalz (3-0)Pribanic (3-2)Smyth (7)L 3-628-7-1 (13-4-1)
April 22CreightonHawks FieldJennings (5-0)Hauer (6-2)Nesseth (3)W 4-329-7-1 (13-4-1)
April 23CreightonRosenblatt StadiumMariot (2-0)Moore (4-5)W 16-730-7-1 (13-4-1)
April 25BaylorPostponed until April 26 (Rain)
April 26BaylorWaco, TexasNesseth (3-1)Kenpf (5-2)Herr (4)W 6-4 (10)31-7-1 (14-4-1)
April 26BaylorWaco, TexasWeber (8-2)Tolleson (4-3)W 14-1 (7)32-7-1 (15-4-1)
April 27BaylorWaco, TexasKempf (6-2)Pribanic (3-3)Thurman (2)L 3-832-8-1 (15-5-1)
April 29Western IllinoisHawks FieldHauptman (1-0)Percival (1-6)Nesseth (4)W 6-433-8-1 (15-5-1)
April 30Western IllinoisHawks FieldBird (3-1)Zenesek (1-2)W 6-134-8-1 (15-5-1)
May (5–4)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall Record (Big 12)
May 2Louisiana–LafayetteCanceled (Rain)
May 3Louisiana-LafayetteHawks FieldHerr (3-0)Glass (2-3)W 4-335-8-1 (15-5-1)
May 3Louisiana-LafayetteHawks FieldBird (4-1)Harmon (1-2)W 4-3 (14)36-8-1 (15-5-1)
May 9Texas A&MHawks FieldStarling (8-0)Jennings (5-1)L 3-6 (16)36-9-1 (15-6-1)
May 10Texas A&MPostponed until May 11 (Rain)
May 11Texas A&MHawks FieldJennings (6-1)Thebeau (5-3)W 9-837-9-1 (16-6-1)
May 11Texas A&MHawks FieldNesseth (4-1)Minks (4-1)W 13-1038-9-1 (17-6-1)
May 13CreightonRosenblatt StadiumBird (5-1)Hellhake (3-1)Hauptman (1)W 8-139-9-1 (17-6-1)
May 16MissouriColumbia, MissouriCrow (12-0)Jennings (6-2)L 8-139-10-1 (17-7-1)
May 17MissouriColumbia, MissouriBerger (4-4)Weber (8-3)Allen (2)L 22-939-11-1 (17-8-1)
May 18MissouriColumbia, MissouriZagone (2-3)Pribanic (3-4)Gibson (2)L 3-739-12-1 (17-9-1)
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Score Overall Record (Big 12)
May 21BaylorOklahoma CityTolleson (6-4)Jennings (6-3)Kempf (2)L 4-1039-13-1
May 23Kansas StateOklahoma CityDorn (6-1)Bayuk (1-5)Herr (5)W 5-240-13-1
May 24Oklahoma StateOklahoma CityLyons (11-2)Weber (8-4)Weinhardt (4)L 5-1140-14-1

[5]

Season Facts
  • 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
  • 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
Ranking Movement
PollPre-
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
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
  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. Huskers Host Northern Colorado
  9. Huskers-Sooners Tie Finale
  10. 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS
  11. Three Huskers Earn ABCA All-Region Honors
  12. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 17)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  13. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 10)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  14. Dorn Earns Third-Team All-America Honors
  15. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 24)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  16. "2005 College Baseball Polls". WarrenNolan.com. 2005-06-29. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  17. "2008 College Baseball Polls". Baseball America. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  18. "2008 NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  19. "News from the 2008 College Baseball Season". NCBWA. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  20. "Rivals.com Top 25". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  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
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