- 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
NCAATeamSeason
Mode = baseball
Year = 2008
Team = Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Conference = Big 12
Division =
ShortConference = Big 12
CoachRank = 7
APRank =
Record = 41-16-1
ConfRecord = 17-9-1
HeadCoach =Mike Anderson
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StadiumArena =Hawks Field
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BowlTourneyResult =The 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team is Mike Anderson's 6th year at Head coach. The huskers play their home games at
Hawks Field .Pre-Season
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. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1388194 Huskers Retooled for 2008 Season] ] Nebraska plays 8 teams that made the 2007 NCAA tournament including 5 one seeds. [ [http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/10/26/huskerextra/baseball/doc4721517e8d4c3770174333.txt NU's baseball schedule features tourney teams] ] 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. [ [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] ]
Coaches
[ [http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&SPID=33&SPSID=102 Baseball - 2008 Coaches] ]
2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
eason Facts
*Johnny Dorn's 13 Strike out game against Northern Colorado is his career high. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1407898 Dorn, Huskers Top Northern Colorado] ]
*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. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1409461 Pribanic, Belfonte Powers Huskers to 7-0 Win] ]
*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). [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1418380 Huskers Host Northern Colorado] ]
*The Tie against Oklahoma on March 23 was the first tie for Nebraska since 1996 and the fourth fourth one in league games since the Big 12 established in 1996. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1417941 Huskers-Sooners Tie Finale] ]
*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. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1418380 Huskers Host Northern Colorado] ]
Awards
*Mitch Abeita
**All-Big 12 First Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
**ABCA All-Midwest Region Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1479267 Three Huskers Earn ABCA All-Region Honors] ]
*Craig Corriston
**Big 12 Player of the Week (03/17/2008) [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/031708aac.html Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 17)] ]
**All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
*Johnny Dorn
**Big 12’s Co-Pitcher of the Week (03/10/2008) [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/031008aab.html Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 10)] ]
**All-Big 12 First Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
**ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1479267 Three Huskers Earn ABCA All-Region Honors] ]
**Third-Team All-American [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1479823 Dorn Earns Third-Team All-America Honors] ]
*Dan Jennings
**All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
*Bryce Nimmo
**All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
*Jake Opitz
**All-Big 12 First Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
**ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1479267 Three Huskers Earn ABCA All-Region Honors] ]
*Nick Sullivan
**Big 12 Player of the Week (03/24/2008) [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/032408aaa.html Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Announced (March 24)] ]
*Thad Weber
**All-Big 12 Second Team [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1472635 2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS] ]
Rankings
Huskers in the
References
* [http://slog.cstv.com/extrainnings/2008/03/thursday_thoughts_greetings_fr_1.html Thursday Thoughts - Greetings from the future location of home plate for the CWS]
* [http://slog.cstv.com/extrainnings/2008/03/friday_first_takes_no_sooner_m_1.html Friday First Takes - No "Sooner Magic"]
External links
* [http://huskers.com/ Husker Athletics]
* [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-basebl/big12-m-basebl-body.html Big 12 Baseball]
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