Nebraska 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Big Ten (35-20-1, 16-7-1)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/5 vs Arizona (1-0), 3/31 at Indiana (7-3), 4/9 Maryland (8-4)
Bad Losses: 2/17 vs UC Riverside (3-4), 3/21 at CSU Bakersfield (6-8), 4/18 at Creighton (2-5)
Coach: Darin Erstad
 
Key Field Players:
Scott Schreiber, Junior, OF, .335 BA, 6 HR, 50 RBI
Angelo Altavilla, Sophomore, IF, .325 BA, 39 RBI
Ben Miller, Senior, 1B, .305 BA, 39 RBI
Jake Meyers, Junior, OF/P, .302 BA, 16 RBI, 19 SB
Jake Schleppenbach, Senior, IF, .290 BA, 5 HR, 34 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Jake Meyers, Junior, P/OF, 3.09 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 78.2 IP, 52 SO
Derek Burkamper, Senior, P, 3.09 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 67.0 IP, 49 SO
Jake Hohensee, Junior, P, 4.39 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 80.0 IP, 57 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .280 (112th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 1.06 (11, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.92 (68, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.48 (22, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (44, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.38 (269, 13)
Scoring Offense: 5.9 (120, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .378 (204, 10)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.72 (206, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.17 (190, 11)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Western Carolina
2014    Regional                      lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated Binghamton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
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 5/21