Nebraska Cornhuskers
* 39-20 overall, 16-8 in the Big Ten Regular Season (second to Illinois)
* Won Big Ten tournament, winning five in a row after being run-ruled their opener
* Making 18th appearance in NCAA Tournament (last appearance 2021)
* Has been to the CWS three times (2001, 2002, 2005)
* They beat Baylor (4-1) and K-State (8-0), but lost to OU (7-6), Texas Tech (6-3), and twice to Kansas (13-11 and 9-4). They split with Wichita State.
On Offense
* Huskers are very balanced offensively, with five regulars batting from .306 to .353. Their lineup seems to be in constant flux with one exception...
* Junior C Josh Caron is the big stick on the team. Hitting in the 3-hole, he's batting just .320, but leads team with 16 HRs, 15 2BLs, 73 Hits, 65 RBI, 45 Runs, and 228 ABs, all far ahead of the rest of the team
* 2B Cayden Brumbaugh hits leadoff most of the time. He's batting .309 with 11 2BLs, 3 3BLs, and 13 SBs in 16 attempts
* RF Case Sanderson bats second. He's batting .340, 5 doubles, a triple, two homers
* 3B Josh Overbeek hits in the 9-hole (sometimes leadoff). He's batting .281 with 9 2BLS and 5 HRs. He's stolen 16 bases in 19 attempts. Second on team in Ks (49 in 206 PA).
* DH Rhett Stokes has the team's highest bat avg. at .353
* SS Dylan Carey hits in the middle of the lineup, but is batting just .251 with 59 Ks, which leads the team. He and Caron are the only players to have started every game. He leads the team with 17 doubles and has added 7 bombs.
* Other hitters include Ben Columbus (.307, 7 HRs), Gabe Swansen (.306, 4 HRs), Tyler Stone (.297, 8 HRs), and Cole Evans (.256, 5 HRs, 41 RBI)
* Their stats say CF Riley Silva is batting .266, but he's been hit by pitch 26 times - yes, 26! - and walked 24 times, and has a OB% of .416 (second on the team). He also has 31 stolen bases in 34 attempts and has 16 SACs. You'd think he'd been hitting leadoff, but nope
Pitching
* This seems to be the strength of the Huskers. They have a lot of pitching depth, which helped them come through the loser's bracket of the BiG tourney.
* The Huskers have four pitchers with double digit starts and another who has six starts under his belt, including a complete game.
* They have a 4.40 team ERA, which these days in college baseball is pretty impressive (OSU's is 4.06).
* Their starting four do not give up many free passes, just 69 in 281 innings.
* Their ace is Brett Sears, a senior right-hander who is 9-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 15 starts.
* He's the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year.
* Opponents are batting just .176 against Sears. He has 97 Ks and and just 22 BBs in 99 innings pitched (better than 4-1 K-to-BB ratio)
* Sears got the save in the Big Ten tournament championship game in his only relief appearance of the year
* You gotta think he'll be the starter against Florida on Friday for the Huskers
* Soph. RH Mason McConnaughey is 8-3 with a 3,09 ERA - which is alright, alright, alright! He's struck out 81 and walked 23 in 67 innings. Teams are batting .242 off of him.
* Drew Christo, a junior right-hander, is 3-3 with a 4.63 ERA. Opponents are batting just .221 off of him. He's made 10 starts and 16 appearances.
* Junior southpaw Will Wash is 5-4 with 10 starts and 14 app. and has a 5.06 ERA. He's walked just 10 batters in over 58 innings. Teams are batting .300 against him and he's given up 10 bombs.
* Their fifth starter is Jackson Brockett (3-2, 3.57 ERA, 35 IP, 12 A, 6 S), who they started against Ohio St. in their first round game of the BiG tourney and got burned (they lost 17-2 to Ohio St.).
* The four starters are also used in relief a lot (15 relief appearances between the four)
* Primary relievers who do not start appear to be LH Jalen Worthley (3-0, 3.94 ERA, 4 saves, 32 IP), Casey Daiss (0-2, 4.15 ERA, 5 saves, 21 IP), and LH Caleb Clark (1-0, 7.92 ERA, 30IP)
Summary
* Much like Florida and Niagara, Nebraska has one guy who you can not let beat you - Josh Caron. Behind him, they have a balanced attack. They average about 7 runs a game.
* I like the fact that they'll probably use Sears in the opener against Florida. I don't think their coach will try to hold him back like they tried to do in the BiG tourney and got burned.
* 39-20 overall, 16-8 in the Big Ten Regular Season (second to Illinois)
* Won Big Ten tournament, winning five in a row after being run-ruled their opener
* Making 18th appearance in NCAA Tournament (last appearance 2021)
* Has been to the CWS three times (2001, 2002, 2005)
* They beat Baylor (4-1) and K-State (8-0), but lost to OU (7-6), Texas Tech (6-3), and twice to Kansas (13-11 and 9-4). They split with Wichita State.
On Offense
* Huskers are very balanced offensively, with five regulars batting from .306 to .353. Their lineup seems to be in constant flux with one exception...
* Junior C Josh Caron is the big stick on the team. Hitting in the 3-hole, he's batting just .320, but leads team with 16 HRs, 15 2BLs, 73 Hits, 65 RBI, 45 Runs, and 228 ABs, all far ahead of the rest of the team
* 2B Cayden Brumbaugh hits leadoff most of the time. He's batting .309 with 11 2BLs, 3 3BLs, and 13 SBs in 16 attempts
* RF Case Sanderson bats second. He's batting .340, 5 doubles, a triple, two homers
* 3B Josh Overbeek hits in the 9-hole (sometimes leadoff). He's batting .281 with 9 2BLS and 5 HRs. He's stolen 16 bases in 19 attempts. Second on team in Ks (49 in 206 PA).
* DH Rhett Stokes has the team's highest bat avg. at .353
* SS Dylan Carey hits in the middle of the lineup, but is batting just .251 with 59 Ks, which leads the team. He and Caron are the only players to have started every game. He leads the team with 17 doubles and has added 7 bombs.
* Other hitters include Ben Columbus (.307, 7 HRs), Gabe Swansen (.306, 4 HRs), Tyler Stone (.297, 8 HRs), and Cole Evans (.256, 5 HRs, 41 RBI)
* Their stats say CF Riley Silva is batting .266, but he's been hit by pitch 26 times - yes, 26! - and walked 24 times, and has a OB% of .416 (second on the team). He also has 31 stolen bases in 34 attempts and has 16 SACs. You'd think he'd been hitting leadoff, but nope
Pitching
* This seems to be the strength of the Huskers. They have a lot of pitching depth, which helped them come through the loser's bracket of the BiG tourney.
* The Huskers have four pitchers with double digit starts and another who has six starts under his belt, including a complete game.
* They have a 4.40 team ERA, which these days in college baseball is pretty impressive (OSU's is 4.06).
* Their starting four do not give up many free passes, just 69 in 281 innings.
* Their ace is Brett Sears, a senior right-hander who is 9-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 15 starts.
* He's the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year.
* Opponents are batting just .176 against Sears. He has 97 Ks and and just 22 BBs in 99 innings pitched (better than 4-1 K-to-BB ratio)
* Sears got the save in the Big Ten tournament championship game in his only relief appearance of the year
* You gotta think he'll be the starter against Florida on Friday for the Huskers
* Soph. RH Mason McConnaughey is 8-3 with a 3,09 ERA - which is alright, alright, alright! He's struck out 81 and walked 23 in 67 innings. Teams are batting .242 off of him.
* Drew Christo, a junior right-hander, is 3-3 with a 4.63 ERA. Opponents are batting just .221 off of him. He's made 10 starts and 16 appearances.
* Junior southpaw Will Wash is 5-4 with 10 starts and 14 app. and has a 5.06 ERA. He's walked just 10 batters in over 58 innings. Teams are batting .300 against him and he's given up 10 bombs.
* Their fifth starter is Jackson Brockett (3-2, 3.57 ERA, 35 IP, 12 A, 6 S), who they started against Ohio St. in their first round game of the BiG tourney and got burned (they lost 17-2 to Ohio St.).
* The four starters are also used in relief a lot (15 relief appearances between the four)
* Primary relievers who do not start appear to be LH Jalen Worthley (3-0, 3.94 ERA, 4 saves, 32 IP), Casey Daiss (0-2, 4.15 ERA, 5 saves, 21 IP), and LH Caleb Clark (1-0, 7.92 ERA, 30IP)
Summary
* Much like Florida and Niagara, Nebraska has one guy who you can not let beat you - Josh Caron. Behind him, they have a balanced attack. They average about 7 runs a game.
* I like the fact that they'll probably use Sears in the opener against Florida. I don't think their coach will try to hold him back like they tried to do in the BiG tourney and got burned.
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