Khiry Cooper, arguably Nebraska’s top receiver in the 2008 football recruiting class, will have a major decision to make about his future after being picked in the fifth round of the baseball draft Thursday.
Aaron Pribanic became the fourth University of Nebraska pitcher in six years to be selected in the first three rounds of the Major League Baseball amateur draft Thursday when Seattle used the 20th pick of the third round on the right-handed junior pitcher.
Conor Gillaspie of Wichita State was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the Major League Baseball draft on Thursday. He was selected 37th overall in the draft, in the Comp A round, which followed the first round.
NEW YORK — For 299 days, the anticipation built.
It’s been a debate of New York since his arrival to the Big Apple: When will Joba Chamberlain start for the Yankees?
The adjectives rolled off UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie’s tongue with the same ease that his starting pitcher mowed through a dangerous Oral Roberts lineup.
Daniel Bibona had a little something for Nebraska’s best-laid plans at Haymarket Park Saturday night.
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Closer Eric Pettis worked hard for this save.
Just because they wear steel spikes doesn’t mean there aren’t a few cowards among them.
Nebraska baseball coach Mike Anderson recalled attending a game at the 2004 state high school baseball tournament. Johnny Dorn, then a senior pitching for Grand Island, endured a rough outing against Creighton Prep.
Sounds simple. If there are two outs, there’s still one-third of the inning to play.
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I’m not saying Eastern Illinois baseball players are nervous about this weekend, but three of them were awfully wide-eyed on the podium as they stared — and I mean stared — at about 20 reporters gathered for an NCAA regional press conference Thursday.
For most of this season, Nebraska third baseman Jake Mort could glance over his left shoulder, see a 6-foot-3 silhouette and know that true freshman Ben Kline was at shortstop.
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One could call this Mike Anderson’s way of giving back to Dan Jennings.
Mike Anderson knows what’s bound to happen if he decides to stray from his normal pitching rotation and start somebody besides first-team All-Big 12 Conference performer Johnny Dorn in Nebraska’s NCAA regional opener against Eastern Illinois on Friday.
Mike Nesseth was already practicing with his summer baseball team in Duluth, Minn., this time last year when Nebraska was tabbed to play in the NCAA Tournament.
One day after learning that they would be hosting an NCAA baseball regional at Haymarket Park, the Huskers on Monday found out which three teams would be joining them in Lincoln next weekend.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Nebraska baseball team was looking Saturday to advance to the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Craig Corriston could have been pitching one of those catchy marketing slogans that end up on T-shirts and billboards.