NU baseball in coaches poll!!

A series win against Purdue and win against Creighton the following Mid-week would most likely put us in the top 30. likewise though, a series loss against Purdue isn't the end of the season either. Winning the remaining series and reaching 40 wins through the conference tourney will likely be enough to get us into a regional but likely won't equate into us hosting. (Though with the lack of Northern teams one can't say for certain we wouldn't host.)

 
HH, I am truly getting more and more confident in this team as we approach Friday. I'll be at my ESPN call center watching it and cheering on the huskers with other fans. I am hoping to see a sweep which would be shweet!

 
a series sweep is not something I'll project nor will I expect it. (The BIG 10 Ghosts have risen up and bitten us in every sport this year. Call it the initiation woes.)

Still, winning the series is very much achievable and especially if we can manage a Friday night win. If we "don't" put Purdue's lead off batter on in 6 of the 9 innings we'll be fine. Walks have hurt our staff more then anything else and so its extremely important that we reduce them. Purdue has a team batting avg of .325 (tops in the BIG) and they've done that while having face 2 of the top statistical pitching staffs in D!. (Missouri State, Maryland) Nebraska also has faced one of the top statistical staffs in Gonzaga.

Time will tell but I'm obviously anxious.

Current NCAA Tean Batting Average Stats:

1 Utah Valley 33 1144 381 .333

2 Tex.-Pan American 28 935 309 .330

3 Campbell 38 1332 439 .330

4 Hofstra 34 1191 391 .328

5 Arizona 35 1199 391 .326

6 Purdue 33 1185 384 .324

7 New Mexico St. 37 1300 419 .322

8 Western Caro. 36 1300 418 .322

9 Tulane 36 1205 383 .318

10 Nebraska 38 1333 423 .317

Base On Balls:

118 Nebraska 38 133

254 Purdue 33 101

Slugging %:

14 Nebraska 38 1333 611 .458

29 Purdue 33 1185 526 .444

HR: (th Long Ball):

15 Nebraska 38 33

142 Purdue 33 15

Team ERA:

24 Purdue 33 293.7 125 97 2.97

103 Nebraska 38 340.0 184 151 4.00

Walks allowed per 9 innings:

8 Purdue 33 293.7 76 2.33

128 Nebraska 38 340.0 135 3.57

 
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Stats show that Purdue's staff doesn't walk many batters.. 8th ranked "Walks per 9 innings" team while conversely the huskers are ranked 128th giving up 3.57 walks per 9 innings. (scary) Have to resolve this somehow. Grrr!!!!

The defense has been solid all year, currently ranked 22nd in fielding % while purdue is ranked 63rd.

The scariest thing about the weekend is Purdue's strike out to walks ratio... currently ranked 13th while the huskers are ranked 206th.

13 Purdue 0 294 220 76 2.89

206 Nebraska 0 340 209 135 1.55

 
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Stats show that Purdue's staff doesn't walk many batters.. 8th ranked "Walks per 9 innings" team while conversely the huskers are ranked 128th giving up 3.57 walks per 9 innings. (scary) Have to resolve this somehow. Grrr!!!!

The defense has been solid all year, currently ranked 22nd in fielding % while purdue is ranked 63rd.

The scariest thing about the weekend is Purdue's strike out to walks ratio... currently ranked 13th while the huskers are ranked 206th.

13 Purdue 0 294 220 76 2.89

206 Nebraska 0 340 209 135 1.55
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This illustrates that Anderson did this team no favors in recruiting pitchers (overall), and that we're currently using brute force at the plate to win. That, and Silva is a master coach to get what he can out of our current squad for pitching.

Purdue is unfortunately the exact type of team that can negate our advantage at the plate and make us look silly. If anything, it will be a good primer for the NCAA Tourney, as I'm pretty confident we'll get 40+ wins and into the Top 25 at some point this season.

 
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The BIG Ten weekly report link with all the stats:

http://grfx.cstv.com...lease_41712.pdf

enjoy :)

also, something is telling me that Burly and Company will be tested this weekend. Purdue leads the conference in stolen bases - attempts;

Purdue ......... 22-28

Neb ............ 8-11

as well as the individual stolen bases - attempts stats:

Charles, Eric-PUR......... 7-8

Perkins, Cameron-PUR...... 6-6

Talbott, Stephen-PUR...... 6-8

Biondi, Patrick-MICH...... 4-5

Lindauer, Thomas-ILL...... 4-7

 
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what stinks is I'm not able to go the games this weekend.... Grrr!!!!

kids events friday night, games to ump saturday, confirmation service and party Sunday...

I'll be watching on the ipad though :)

Hoping the sker's draw 5K plus per game... would actually like to see 6K plus...

Would also like to see what the conference attendance is.

 
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Hoping the sker's draw 5K plus per game... would actually like to see 6K plus...

Would also like to see what the conference attendance is.
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I'll bet with the announcement that you can use your Spring Game ticket for baseball berm seats that there will be a lot of people there - presuming the weather is nice. Friday is supposed to be 60 degrees and raining.

 
Friday - low 60's - wind14-16 mph gust of 24 mph - 20% chance of rain.

Saturday - mid to upper 60's - no wind - 0% chance of rain

Sunday - lower 70's - no wind - 0% chance of rain

Pretty nice for mid april. The wife and I plan on going Saturday but may go sunday (or both days) since Sunday appears to be alittle nicer.

 
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HuskerHacker said:
Hoping the sker's draw 5K plus per game... would actually like to see 6K plus...

Would also like to see what the conference attendance is.
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I'll bet with the announcement that you can use your Spring Game ticket for baseball berm seats that there will be a lot of people there - presuming the weather is nice. Friday is supposed to be 60 degrees and raining.
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Son of a b***h. If they postpone the game Friday, the B1G damn well better cover it live on Saturday--it's not like they're broadcasting anything of import that day on their network.

 
bha.... forecaster's are only correct part of the time. let's hope this weekend hold true to averages that prove extended forecasts are rarely correct. 70° and sunny is perfect ballpark weather. chuckleshuffle

Friday is the coolest in the forecast with 58° temps... Saturday and Sunday are in the 60's

 
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