Baseball: 2017
Baseball archive: 2017
The 2017 Huskers won the Big Ten regular-season title but faded in the postseason, dropping four consecutive games in the conference and NCAA tournaments. They finished 35-22-1 overall and 16-7-1 in Big Ten play.
JULY
Luis Alvarado may be set for a bigger role on the mound.*
Luis Alvarado and Scott Schreiber* pass up pro offers* and will return for next season.
JUNE
The Huskers lose a versatile star as Jake Meyers opts to sign with the Astros.*
Nebraska signee John Swanda is selected in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Angels, and current Huskers Jake Meyers, Luis Alvarado and Scott Schreiber are chosen* in later rounds.
Jake Meyers earns third-team All-America honors from Baseball America.
It's another quick exit from the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska falls* to Holy Cross,* 7-4. | Box | Photos: 1, 2*
Nebraska's offense goes AWOLin a 5-1 loss to Yale that sends the Huskers to an elimination game* in the Corvallis regional.* | Box | Photos: 1, 2
There's no looking beyond the Yale game for the Huskers.
MAY
The Huskers' pitching plans reamin in flux, but it's possible Jake Meyers* will start against Yale.
Jake Meyers is one of five finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.
The Huskers are headed to the Corvallis Regional and will open NCAA tournament play Friday against Yale. Also in the regional are Holy Cross and Oregon State. | Bracket | Capsules*
The top-seeded Huskers are bounced from the Big Ten Tournament with an 8-5 loss* to Maryland.* | Box | Notebook
Nebraska faces an elimination game against Maryland after a 2-0 loss to Iowa. The Huskers had 12 hits* but stranded 14 base runners.* | Box | Highlights
Iowa will be Nebraska's opponent* in Friday's winners-bracket game, but game time has changed.
The Huskers outscore the Boilermakers and open the Big Ten Tournament* with a 15-9* win. | Stats | Highlights
Darin Erstad is named Big Ten Coach of the Year, and Jake Meyers and Scott Schreiber earn fist-team all-conference honors.
Mojo Hagge earns Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
With an exclamation point, Nebraska is the Big Ten regular-season champion after a 21-3 drubbing* of Penn State.* Five Huskers had at least three RBIs apiece, and Jake Meyers threw six innings of one-hit ball. | Box | Highlights | B1G Tourney next | Shatel commentary*
The Huskers are one victory away from winning the Big Ten after a 3-1 win* at Penn State.* | Box
Two Minnesota losses to Purdue give Nebraska control of its own destiny: Win twice and the Huskers are the regular-season Big Ten champs.
Two errors and two doubles in the bottom of the ninth spell defeat for the Huskers in game one* at Penn State, 8-7.* | Box
A leaping catch by Mojo Hagge at the left field fence seals* an 8-7 win over Michigan State.* | Box | Photos: 1,* 2,* 3 | Highlights
The Huskers survive a slow start, a triple play and a bases-loaded jam in the ninth* to beat Michigan State,* 5-2. | Box | Photos: 1, 2* | Highlights
Stranded baserunners hurt the Huskers as a 6-3 loss to Michigan State knocks Nebraska out of first place* in the Big Ten.* | Box | Photos: 1,* 2 | Highlights
Land of 10's Sean Keeler takes stock of the Huskers' resurgence.
Five Husker pitchers combine to shut out Creighton, 4-0, and the three-game season series* goes to Nebraska.* | Box | Photos: 1,* 2* | Highlights
Nebraska cracks Baseball America's top 25 for the first time in more than two years.
Luis Alvarado's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gives Nebraska a series sweep over Rutgers and lifts the Huskers into first place* in the Big Ten.* | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1, 2*
A five-run fourth inning propels the Huskers to a 9-3 win* in game two against Rutgers. | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1,* 2*
Jake Hohensee strikes out 10 as Nebraska takes the series opener against Rutgers by 8-5. | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1, 2*
Chad Luensmann earns CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
APRIL
The Huskers hold off a late rally by Ohio State and take the series* with an 11-9 win.* | Box | Highlights
Nebraska evens the Ohio State series with a 3-1 victory* in Columbus.* | Box | Highlights
Ohio State rallies to win the series opener, 9-7. | Box | Highlights
Severe weather forces a suspension of Friday's game at Ohio State with the Huskers leading 5-2* in the bottom of the fourth.
Jake Schleppenbach hits a grand slam and two other Huskers homer in a 13-2* rout of UNO. | Box | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1, 2*
Jesse Wilkening leads the way with a homer and three RBIs as the Huskers take the Minnesota series* with a 9-4 win.* | Box | Highlights
Minnesota gets its runs across early and evens the series* with a 5-3 win* over the Huskers. | Box | Box | Highlights
Jake Meyers' four hits and three stolen bases help lift the Huskers to a 5-3 win* to open the series at Minnesota.* | Box | Highlights
Darin Erstad calls it a lethargic performance as Nebraska falls to Creighton* by 5-2.* | Box | Photos: 1, 2,* 3* | Highlights
Mojo Hagge's two-out triple highlights Nebraska's eighth-inning rally in an 8-6 win that avoids a series sweep* by Iowa. | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1, 2*
The Hawkeyes clinch the series with a 5-3 win* over the Huskers. | Box | Photos
Iowa takes the series opener, 7-6, with an RBI single* in the top of the 10th inning.* | Box | Photos: 1,* 2* | Highlights
Mojo Hagge and Ben Miller drive in two runs apiece as the Huskers make it 20 wins on the season with a 6-1 victory* at Kansas State.* | Box | Highlights | Photos
The Big Ten honors Ben Miller as player of the week and Jake Hohensee as pitcher of the week.
Ben Miller's hitting again lifts the Huskers as Nebraska* takes the Maryland series with an 8-4 win.* | Box | Photos | Highlights
Maryland pulls away from the Huskers in the late going for an 8-5 win* that sets up a series rubber game* Sunday. | Box | Photos | Highlights
Jake Hohensee handcuffs Maryland for eight shutout innings, and then the Huskers snuff out a Terrapin rally* in the ninth for a 3-1 win.* | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1,* 2,* 3
Bob Cerv, the Huskers' first baseball All-American and an all-star in the major leagues,* has died at age 91.* Cerv was also a star on Nebraskas basketball team. | 2015 interview | Bio | Video
The Huskers need to be ready for Maryland's aggressiveness on the basepaths.
Nebraska makes it two-for-two against in-state rivals* as the Huskers overcome three errors and a hitting drought to down UNO, 3-1. | Box | Photos: 1,* 2,* 3 | Highlights
A 10-run second inning powers the Huskers to a 14-6 romp* over Creighton.* | Box | Highlights: 1, 2 | Photos: 1,* 2
It's a rare tie game as the Huskers and Hoosiers battle to a 1-1 deadock* over 11 innings.* | Box | Highlights
Nebraska clinches the weekend series with a 3-1 win* over Indiana. | Box | Highlights
MARCH
The bats of Ben Miller and Luis Alvarado propel Nebraska to a 7-3 win* in the Huskers' Big Ten opener* at Indiana. | Box | Highlights
Right-handed reliever Reece Eddins will undergo Tommy John surgery next week and miss the rest of the season.
The Huskers score six runs in the first inning and cruise* past Kansas State, 11-1.* | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1,* 2,* 3
Nebraska survives ninth-inning rallies in both games to sweep* Saturday's doubleheader* at Cal Poly. | Boxes: 1, 2
Cal Poly scores in the bottom of the ninth to take game two* from the Huskers, 3-2. | Box
Nebraska holds off Cal Poly in the series opener against the Mustangs,* 3-2.* | Box | Highlights
Jake Hohensee and his fastball are back after Tommy John surgery.*
CSU Bakersfield's four-run rally with two out in the eighth inning* sinks Nebraska, 8-6.* | Box
Jake Meyers extends his shutout streak to 21-plus innings with some key defensive help as Nebraska makes it a sweep* with a 6-2 win over College of Charleston.* | Box | Highlights | Photos: 1, 2*
Derek Burkamper and the Husker bullpen team up for a three-hitter* as Nebraska puts away College of Charleston, 6-1.* | Box | Highlights | Photos*
Scott Schreiber leads the hit parade as Nebraska pounds* College of Charleston, 10-1.* | Box | Highlights | Photos
Freshman Mojo Hagge* is off to an unexpectedly fast start as a Husker.
Jake Meyers earns Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors.
Nebraska avoids a sweep by swamping the Catamounts, 10-0, behind Jake Meyers' complete-game shutout. | Box | Photos | Video: 1, 2
A five-run outburst with two out in the eighth inning dooms the Huskers in an 8-2 loss to Western Carolina.* | Box | Photos: 1, 2
Errors and walks cost the Huskers in a 5-2 loss to Western Carolina. | Photos: Box | 1, 2*
Friday's game will have an earlier start due to weather concerns.
Nebraska's 14-hit attack buries error-prone Northern Colorado as the Huskers win in a 12-2 romp* in Lincoln. | Stats | Video | Photos
Scott Schreiber's four RBIs power the Huskers past Northern Colorado as Nebraska rolls in its 2017 Lincoln debut, 8-2. | Box | Video: 1, 2 | Photos
Nebraska hopes to find some offensive firepower as it opens an eight-game homestand Tuesday.
An unearned run in the first inning is all the Huskers need as Jake Meyers and Chad Luensmann* combine to shut out* No. 14 Arizona, 1-0. | Box
Arkansas drubs the Huskers, 15-5,* at the Frisco Classic* in Texas. | Box
The Huskers get just two hits Oklahoma State shuts out* Nebraska, 1-0. | Box | Highlights
FEBRUARY
Behind a strong start from Jake Hohensee, Nebraska holds off Utah, 4-3, and ends its three-game skid. | Box
The Huskers strand 10 baserunners in a 5-2 loss to Oregon State. | Box
The Huskers fall to 1-3 in a 7-5 loss to Utah despite a big day at the plate from Angelo Altavilla. | Box
Oregon State jumps on the Huskers early and rolls to a 10-1 win in Arizona.* | Box
Saturday's and Sunday's games have been canceled due to rain.
The Huskers earn a doubleheader split with a 5-4 nightcap win over UC Riverside.* In the season opener, a third-inning error led to four unearned runs and a 4-3 loss. Boxes: Game 1 | Game 2
Improved clutch hitting* will be a must for the 2017 Huskers.
The season will open with a Friday doubleheader because of expected weekend rain. | Previews: 1, 2, 3 | Roster rundown
A healthy Scott Schreiber is a crucial part of the Huskers' hopes at the plate. | Notes
JANUARY
The Huskers hold their first practice of the 2017 season.* | Notes*
With the start of practice just days away, Darin Erstad is upbeat about the Huskers' pitching depth and returning experience.
The Husker baseball Fan Fest is set for Friday, Feb. 3.
Nebraska junior Jake Meyers is named a third-team preseason All-American by Perfect Game.
DECEMBER
The Huskers are ranked 33rd in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll.
OCTOBER
The Reds run away with the first game of the fall series, 5-0, and then the second and third games end in ties.
Here's what you need to know about the Red-White Series.
The Huskers will play 13 games in 2017 against teams that made the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
SEPTEMBER
Fall drills open for the Huskers as Darin Erstad begins his sixth season at the helm in Lincoln.
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2/17 UC Riverside# W 5-4
2/23 Oregon State† L 10-1
2/24 Utah† L 7-5
2/25 Oregon State† L 5-2
2/26 Utah† W 4-3
3/03 Oklahoma State‡ L 1-0
3/04 Arkansas‡ L 15-5
3/05 Arizona‡ W 1-0
3/07 Northern Colorado W 8-2
3/08 Northern Colorado W 12-2
3/10 Western Carolina L 5-2
3/11 Western Carolina L 8-2
3/12 Western Carolina W 10-0
3/17 College of Charleston W 10-1
3/18 College of Charleston W 6-1
3/19 College of Charleston W 6-2
3/21 @ CSU Bakersfield L 8-6
3/23 @ Cal Poly W 3-2
3/24 @ Cal Poly L 3-2
3/25 @ Cal Poly W 6-5
3/25 @ Cal Poly W 6-4
3/28 Kansas State W 11-1
3/31 @ Indiana* W 7-3
4/01 @ Indiana* W 3-1
4/02 @ Indiana* T 1-1
4/04 Creighton W 14-6
4/05 @ Omaha W 3-1
4/07 Maryland* W 3-1
4/08 Maryland* L 8-5
4/09 Maryland* W 8-4
4/11 @ Kansas State W 6-1
4/14 Iowa* L 7-6
4/15 Iowa* L 5-3
4/16 Iowa* W 8-6
4/18 @ Creighton L 5-2
4/21 @ Minnesota* W 5-3
4/22 @ Minnesota* L 5-3
4/23 @ Minnesota* W 9-4
4/25 Omaha W 13-2
4/28 @ Ohio State L 9-7
4/29 @ Ohio State* W 3-1
4/30 @ Ohio State* W 11-9
5/05 Rutgers* W 8-5
5/06 Rutgers* W 9-3
5/07 Rutgers* W 7-6
5/10 @ Creighton W 4-0
5/12 Michigan State* L 6-3
5/13 Michigan State* W 5-2
5/14 Michigan State* W 8-7
5/18 @ Penn State* L 8-7
5/19 @ Penn State* W 3-1
5/20 @ Penn State* W 21-3
5/24 Purdue** W 15-9
5/26 Iowa** L 2-0
5/26 Maryland** L 8-5
6/02 Yale‡‡ L 5-1
6/03 Holy Cross‡‡ L 7-4