Erstad rewinds his experience, looks ahead

[Nexus]

Darin Erstad's dream is Nebraska winning an NCAA Super Regional and then celebrating a College World Series Championship in Omaha. In his first year as Nebraska’s head baseball coach, Erstad’s Huskers made meaningful progress as a program, but did not qualify for a regional. Last week, we caught up with Erstad and asked him to rewind his first-year experience and to share what he sees as critical to the Huskers getting back on that magical road to Omaha. In a nutshell, the answers are better pitching, improved defense and playing a much tougher schedule like all Big Ten teams should do to change their RPI-deficient league overall. Erstad says he’s much more eager to put his team “in a ring of fire” against tougher opponents than he is in softening a schedule to pad his record. Please join our conversation from Erstad’s office above the left-field bleachers at Hawks Field inside

 

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[Nexus]

I know it's just "lip service" but Dave Van Horn had some nice things to say about Nebraska baseball today and sees us making a post-season run sooner than later.

[HuskerHacker]

admittedly, I have a huge man crush on Erstad but seriously, what true sker's fan doesn't?

[TonyStalloni]

He has patterned his coaching style after the great coaches in his past. I think he has what it takes to get Nebraska to a regional and beyond. He dreams big and knows what it will take to get there. Lead on Coach E!

[VectorVictor]

I know it's just "lip service" but Dave Van Horn had some nice things to say about Nebraska baseball today and sees us making a post-season run sooner than later.

 

Cool. Didn't see this, but if so, that's great.

 

Too bad we couldn't continue a three or four game series with Arkansas going forward. Lot of respect for what Van Horn did here in Lincoln and what he's doing in Arkansas.

[Comish]

Good read. Love the attitude......