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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Coaches | No. 7 |
Record | 41–16–1 (17–9–1 Big 12) |
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Assistant coach | Dave Bingham (3rd season) |
Hitting coach | Nate Thompson (2nd season) |
Pitching coach | Eric Newman (1st season) |
Home stadium | Hawks Field |
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No. 10 Texas A&M †y | 19 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .704 | 46 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Oklahoma State y | 18 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .667 | 44 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Nebraska y | 17 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .648 | 41 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .716 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Missouri y | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 39 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Texas ‡y | 15 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .556 | 37 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 32 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 29 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma y | 9 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .352 | 36 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2008 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team was Mike Anderson's sixth year as head coach. The Cornhuskers played their home games at Hawks Field.
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. [2] Nebraska plays 8 teams that made the 2007 NCAA tournament including 5 one seeds. [3] 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. [4]
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Poll | Pre- season | Feb 25 | Mar 3 | Mar 10 | Mar 17 | Mar 24 | Mar 31 | April 7 | April 14 | April 21 | April 28 | May 5 | May 12 | May 19 | May 26 | June 3 | June 10 | Final | ||||
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[16] | USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll | NR | --* | NR | NR | 24 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -- | -- | 23 | |||
[17] | Baseball America | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
[18] | Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) | 38 | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||
[19] | NCBWA (Top 35) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 30 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
[20] | Rivals.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | 21 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | - | 21 | |||
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* USA Today/ESPN did not release a poll after the first weekend of play.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team | |
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[21] | Aaron Pribanic | RHP | 3 | 98 | Seattle Mariners |
[22] | Dan Jennings | LHP | 9 | 168 | Florida Marlins |
[23] | Jake Opitz | 2B | 12 | 371 | Chicago Cubs |
[24] | Johnny Dorn | RHP | 15 | 448 | Florida Marlins |
[25] | Thad Weber | RHP | 16 | 493 | Detroit Tigers |
[26] | Mitch Abeita | C | 19 | 590 | New York Yankees |
[27] | Zach Herr | LHP | 38 | 1155 | San Diego Padres |
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