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Well, what a disappointing weekend. Can they get things figured out and get on a roll?

Now heard today that Niederklein tweaked a quad or something over the weekend and may not travel. Kubat may be back in out of necessity, but may not see action.

Heard today that Kubat isn't ready to make the trip to Austin after the soreness in the elbow. Also heard Pritchard isn't going either, due to an abdominal injury of some type.

As a dad, I would say get your work done. It's the right thing to do. As a Husker diehard, crank that radio up and cheer on the Red!!

Am close to the dad of one of the players on the team. Confirmed, for Kubat MRI is negative but soreness in the elbow kept him off of the travel roster. Chestnut traveling in his place. Below are the links to the media coverage: Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at CSU Bakersfield (0-0, 0-0 WAC) Friday, Feb. 15 - 5 p.m. (CT) RHP Brandon Pierce (0-0) vs. LHP Jeff McKenzie (0-0) Live Radio - Husker Sports Network Video Stream - None Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at No. 22 Cal State Fullerton (0-0, 0-0 Big West) Saturday, Feb. 16 - 4/7p.m. (CT) (Gm. 1) - RHP Ryan Hander vs. RHP Grahamm Wiest (0-0) (Gm. 2) - LHP Zach Hirsch vs. RHP Justin Garza (0-0) Live Radio - Husker Sports Network Video Stream - BigWest.TV (Free) Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at USC (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Sunday, Feb. 17 - 3 p.m. (CT) RHP Christian DeLeon (0-0) vs. LHP Kyle Twomey (0-0) Live Radio - Husker Sports Network Video Stream - Pac-12 (Free)

Amen!!! And only two more weeks until home opener!! Can't wait to get back to the ballpark '13.

The number of home games might be a little less this year, but don't forget the TD Ameritrade Classic in Omaha with 4 games and the two against Creighton also at TD. If you haven't been down there to a NU-CU game, they're a lot of fun. Not nearly as fun as Haymarket, but still fun. The preseason top 40 came out a couple of weeks ago, and if you look at not only the top 40 but also all those who received votes (total of 111 teams), The Huskers will face 12 teams that are either in the top 40 or received votes, for a total of 33 out of their 54 scheduled games this year. Arkansas - #1 - 2 games Texas - #21 - 3 games Cal State Fullerton - #23 - 4 games UC Irvine - #30 - 3 games New Mexico - #33 - 3 games Oklahoma State - also received votes - 2 games USC - also received votes - 1 game Indiana - also received votes - 3 games Ohio State - also received votes - 3 games Illinois - also received votes - 3 games Minnesota - also received votes - 3 games Purdue - also received votes - 3 games I think if they can go about .600 in the non-con, win the B1G regular season or maybe finish 2nd, and then make the B1G finals, we're going to be sitting in a really good spot for an at-large bid and maybe even hosting a regional, especially given our attendance numbers. With the Coach E & staff in their second year, the vast majority of our offense and defense back, and the improvements in pitching, I truly expect to be buying tickets to a regional game this year, and perhaps on to Omaha!!!

Here's a link to Josh's GLSCL player profile. Check out the ERA and SO to BB ratio! Also only 1 hit in 16 innings pitched. http://glscl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=318685 Also, just checked out the NJCAA website (JUCO NCAA site) and found his stats at Louisburg College in NC. Had 50 SO to 8 BB. This guy throws a ton of strikes, which is awesome because we don't need to be letting guys get free passes. I think our defense will be much better in '13, as pretty much everyone is back - except Kale Kaiser & Stock, both sound D players. Hopefully Pritch will be back defensively and available in the outfield to fill the gap left by Kale. Just put it over the plate, get some K's and let the D do the rest. Offense will be even better with another year under Coach Erstadt and crew. http://www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_player.cfm?category=stats&sid=7&divid=1&slid=3&collegeId=1377&teamid=128751&athleteid=361364&seasonselect=555

Saw today that new Husker baseball RHP recruit Josh Roeder was selected to the 1st team All-Great Lakes Summit Collegiate League. Very Nice!!! Good stats. Looks like he's picking up right where he left off at Louisburg CC in North Carolina, this time against D1 players (including other Big 10 guys). Looks like someone who can come in and help out right away. Can't wait for next season. http://www.greatlakesleague.org/extras/awards.php?year=2012