2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

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. Nebraska plays 8 teams that made the 2007 NCAA tournament including 5 one seeds. 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.

Roster

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top" |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |Feb. 22 || Stanford || Palo Alto, California || Bleich (1-0) || Weber (0-1) || || L 7-17 || 0-1 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Feb. 22 || Stanford || Palo Alto, California || Dorn (1-0) || Davis (0-1) || || W 9-2 || 1-1 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |Feb. 23 || Stanford ||colspan=8|Postponed (rain) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |Feb. 24 || Stanford || Palo Alto, California || Inman (1-0) || Bird (0-1) || Stringer (1) || L 2-4 || 1-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="bbffbb" |Feb. 29 || || Hawks Field || Anderson (1-0) || Penney (0-1) || || W 3-2 || 2-2 |- |- align="left" bgcolor="bbffbb" |Mar. 1 || UC Riverside || Hawks Field || Jennings (1-0) || Larkins (1-1) || || W 10-4 || 3-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 1 || UC Riverside || Hawks Field || Weber (1-1) || Applebee (0-2) || Nesseth (1) || W 5-2 || 4-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 2 || UC Riverside || Hawks Field || Pribanic (1-0) || Orozco (0-1) || || W 13-1 (7) || 5-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 4 || || Hawks Field || Hatasaki (1-0)|| Wrobel (1-3) || || W 11-2 || 6-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 8 || || Hawks Field || Dorn (2-0) || Reap (1-1) || || W 12-2 || 7-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 9 || Northern Colorado || Hawks Field || Nesseth (1-0) || Peery (1-2) || Anderson (1) || W 3-2 || 8-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 9 || Northern Colorado || Hawks Field || Weber (2-1) || Kazell (0-1) || Herr (1) || W 8-5 || 9-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 10 || Northern Colorado || Hawks Field || Pribanic (2-0) || Keating (2-1) || || W 7-0 || 10-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 11 || || Hawks Field || Mariot (1-0) || Johnson (0-2) || || W 7-3 || 11-2 |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 14 || || Manhattan, Kansas || Herr (1-0) || Hoge (0-1) || Anderson (2) || W 2-1 || 12-2 (1-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 15 || Kansas State || Manhattan, Kansas || Weber (3-1) || Bayuk (0-2) || || W 11-4 || 13-2 (2-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 16 || Kansas State || Manhattan, Kansas || Nesseth (2-0) || Edwards (1-2) || Anderson (3) || W 5-3 (10) || 14-2 (3-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 18 || || Hawks Field || Jennings (2-0) || Korbal (0-3) || || W 6-1 || 15-2 (3-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |Mar. 19 || Arkansas || Hawks Field || Richards (1-0) || Nesseth (2-1) || || L 4-9 || 15-3 (3-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 21 || || Hawks Field || Herr (2-0) || Duke (3-2) || || W 4-2 || 16-3 (4-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 22 || Oklahoma || Hawks Field || Weber (4-1) || Doyle (4-2) || Nesseth (2)|| W 4-3 || 17-3 (5-0) |- align="left" bgcolor="ffffff" |Mar. 23 || Oklahoma || Hawks Field || || || || Tie 8-8 (10) || 17-3-1 (5-0-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 25 || Northern Colorado || Hawks Field || Jennings (3-0) || Klausing (1-3) || || W 10-0 || 18-3-1 (5-0-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 26 || Northern Colorado || Hawks Field || Bird (1-1) || Banks (0-3) || || W 9-4 || 19-3-1 (5-0-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 28 || || Austin, Texas || Dorn (3-0) || Shinaberry (1-1) || Jennings (1) || W 14-4 || 20-3-1 (6-0-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |Mar. 29 || Texas || Austin, Texas || Weber (5-1) || Wood (2-2) || || W 2-0 || 21-3-1 (7-0-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |Mar. 30 || Texas || Austin, Texas || Boening (2-0) || Pribanic (2-1) || Green (1) || L 12-3 || 21-4-1 (7-1-1) |- |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 1 || || colspan=8|Postponed until April 23 (Cold Weather) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 4 || || Hawks Field || Dorn (4-0) || Karns (1-5) || || W 6-2 || 22-4-1 (8-1-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 5 || Texas Tech || Hawks Field || Weber (6-1) || Ramos (1-3) || Jennings (2) || W 5-2 || 23-4-1 (9-1-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 6 || Texas Tech || Hawks Field || Pribanic (4-1) || Bettis (3-2) || Jennings (3) || W 5-3 || 24-4-1 (10-1-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 8 || || colspan=8|Canceled (Cold Weather) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |April 11 || || Stillwater, Oklahoma || Oliver (3-2) || Dorn (4-1) || || L 0-1 || 24-5-1 (10-2-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |April 12 || Oklahoma State || Stillwater, Oklahoma || Lyons (6-2) || Weber (6-2) || || L 2-19 || 24-6-1 (10-3-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 13 || Oklahoma State || Stillwater, Oklahoma || Jennings (4-0) || Blanford (3-3) || || W 14-5 || 25-6-1 (11-3-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 15 || Wichita State || Hawks Field || Bird (2-1) || Kelley (4-2) || Herr (2) || W 3-0 || 26-6-1 (11-3-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 18 || || Hawks Field || Dorn (5-1) || Czyz (2-4) || Jennings (4) || W 7-6 || 27-6-1 (12-3-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 19 || Kansas || Hawks Field || Weber (7-2) || Esquibel (3-3) || Herr (3) || W 8-6 || 28-6-1 (13-3-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |April 20 || Kansas || Hawks Field || Walz (3-0) || Pribanic (3-2) || Smyth (7) || L 3-6 || 28-7-1 (13-4-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 22 || Creighton || Hawks Field || Jennings (5-0) || Hauer (6-2) || Nesseth (3) || W 4-3 || 29-7-1 (13-4-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 23 || Creighton || Rosenblatt Stadium || Mariot (2-0) || Moore (4-5) || || W 16-7 || 30-7-1 (13-4-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |April 25 || || colspan=8|Postponed until April 26 (Rain) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 26 || Baylor || Waco, Texas || Nesseth (3-1) || Kenpf (5-2) || Herr (4) || W 6-4 (10) || 31-7-1 (14-4-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 26 || Baylor || Waco, Texas || Weber (8-2) || Tolleson (4-3) || || W 14-1 (7) || 32-7-1 (15-4-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |April 27 || Baylor || Waco, Texas || Kempf (6-2) || Pribanic (3-3) || Thurman (2) || L 3-8 || 32-8-1 (15-5-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 29 || || Hawks Field || Hauptman (1-0) || Percival (1-6) || Nesseth (4) || W 6-4 || 33-8-1 (15-5-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |April 30 || Western Illinois || Hawks Field || Bird (3-1) || Zenesek (1-2) || || W 6-1 || 34-8-1 (15-5-1) |- |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |May 2 || Louisiana–Lafayette || colspan=8|Canceled (Rain) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |May 3 || Louisiana-Lafayette || Hawks Field || Herr (3-0) || Glass (2-3) || || W 4-3 || 35-8-1 (15-5-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |May 3 || Louisiana-Lafayette || Hawks Field || Bird (4-1) || Harmon (1-2) || || W 4-3 (14) || 36-8-1 (15-5-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |May 9 || || Hawks Field || Starling (8-0) || Jennings (5-1) || || L 3-6 (16) || 36-9-1 (15-6-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" |May 10 || Texas A&M || colspan=8|Postponed until May 11 (Rain) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |May 11 || Texas A&M || Hawks Field || Jennings (6-1) || Thebeau (5-3) || || W 9-8 || 37-9-1 (16-6-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |May 11 || Texas A&M || Hawks Field || Nesseth (4-1) || Minks (4-1) || || W 13-10 || 38-9-1 (17-6-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |May 13 || Creighton || Rosenblatt Stadium || Bird (5-1) || Hellhake (3-1) || Hauptman (1) || W 8-1 || 39-9-1 (17-6-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |May 16 || Missouri || Columbia, Missouri || Crow (12-0) || Jennings (6-2) || || L 8-1 || 39-10-1 (17-7-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |May 17 || Missouri || Columbia, Missouri || Berger (4-4) || Weber (8-3) || Allen (2) || L 22-9 || 39-11-1 (17-8-1) |- align="left" bgcolor="FFBBBB" |May 18 || Missouri || Columbia, Missouri || Zagone (2-3) || Pribanic (3-4) || Gibson (2) || L 3-7 || 39-12-1 (17-9-1)

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Season Facts

• Johnny Dorn's 13 Strike out game against Northern Colorado is his career high.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.

Awards

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

Rankings

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

Huskers in the [[2008 MLB draft]]

References

References

1. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1388194 Huskers Retooled for 2008 Season]
2. [http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/10/26/huskerextra/baseball/doc4721517e8d4c3770174333.txt NU's baseball schedule features tourney teams]
3. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1393298 Huskers Tabbed for Sixth in Big 12 Preseason Poll]
4. [http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&SPID=33&SPSID=103 Baseball - 2008 Schedule/Results]
5. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1407898 Dorn, Huskers Top Northern Colorado]
6. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1409461 Pribanic, Belfonte Powers Huskers to 7-0 Win]
7. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1418380 Huskers Host Northern Colorado]
8. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1417941 Huskers-Sooners Tie Finale]
9. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS]
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12. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 10)".
13. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1479823 Dorn Earns Third-Team All-America Honors]
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20. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478246 Pribanic Taken by Mariners]
21. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478358 Jennings Selected in Ninth Round of MLB Draft]
22. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478377 Opitz Taken by Chicago Cubs in 12th Round]
23. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478378 Dorn Drafted in 15th Round by Florida]
24. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478396 Weber Drafted by Tigers in 16th Round]
25. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478397 Abeita Chosen by Yankees in 19th Round]
26. [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1478528 Herr Drafted by Padres]