Nebraska 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten (34-23, 9-14)

 

Big Wins: 3/21 Michigan (5-1), 3/24 Cal State Fullerton (7-2), 4/17 Ohio State (5-2)
Bad Losses: 2/15 at UNLV (0-3), 2/27 at Loyola Marymount (1-4), 5/11 Purdue (6-9)
Coach: Darin Erstad

Key Field Players:
Ryan Boldt, Sophomore, OF, .344 BA, 21 RBI
Tanner Lubach, Senior, C, .312 BA, 26 RBI
Ben Miller, Sophomore, DH, .279 BA, 40 RBI
Blake Headley, Senior, IF, .271 BA, 41 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kyle Kubat, Senior, P, 2.97 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 94.0 IP, 63 SO
Chance Sinclair, Senior, P, 3.04 ERA, 6-7 W/L, 91.2 IP, 68 SO
Derek Burkamper, Sophomore, P, 3.84 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 65.2 IP, 44 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .275 (137th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.87 (78, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (178, 9)
Earned Run Average: 3.00 (18, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (6, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.40 (201, 9)
Scoring Offense: 4.8 (211, 10)
Slugging Percentage: .371 (189, 7)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.71 (232, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.24 (130, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
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 5/17

 

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