**Opponent Preview - UC Riverside** Games 1-4

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Nebraska (0-0) at UC Riverside (0-0)
Feb. 15-17, 2019
Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, Calif.

Friday, Feb. 15 • 8 p.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BigWest.TV
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Chad Luensmann (0-0) vs. Hayden Petrovick (0-0)

Saturday, Feb. 16 (DH Game 1) • 2 p.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BigWest.TV
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Reece Eddins (0-0) vs. Riley Ohl (0-0)

Saturday, Feb. 16 (DH Game 2)
Video Stream: BigWest.TV
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Nate Fisher (0-0) vs. Shamus Lyons (0-0)

Sunday, Feb. 17 • 3 p.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BigWest.TV
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Colby Gomes (0-0) vs. Jeremiah Priddy (0-0)

Notes:

Nebraska is 4-3 on opening day under Head Coach Darin Erstad.

Nebraska is scheduled to play 11 consecutive games away from Lincoln to start the year. The Huskers visit Riverside, Calif. (Feb. 15-17), Surprise, Ariz. (Feb. 21-24) and Frisco, Texas (March 1-3) before NU’s home opener on March 5.

The last time the Huskers opened the season at home was 1990, when Nebraska hosted Kearney on Feb. 11 at Buck Beltzer Stadium.

Rest of notes here.

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First up UC Riverside:

Nebraska split a two-game series with UC Riverside last year in Tempe, winning Friday's game 8-3, but losing Saturday's game 1-8.

UC Riverside finished last in the Big West coming in at 7-17 in the Big West and 19-33 overall.

Their hitting and homerun leader Connor Cannon (10) (.282 avg) is also a pitcher.

Cole Percival was their leading pitcher with 5 wins, 4 losses, 3.20 ERA, 87.1 IP,  79 H, 31 ER, 15 BB, 63 Ks.

I will update this page once more information is released

 
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From College Baseball Daily's Season Preview of the Big West:

UC Riverside (2018 Record: 19-33, 7-17)

UC Riverside had some solid out-of-conference wins over Washington State, Nebraska, and Washington last year. But they struggled mightily in conference play finishing last.

Returning Players

Connor Cannon should be back for his junior season after hitting .282 mostly from the DH spot last year with 28 runs scored, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, and 33 RBI. Outfielder Matt Hardy hit .311 a season ago with 4 home runs and 32 RBI. Justin Mannens was limited to just 21 games last year but could have a big impact on the lineup this season.

Cole Percival will look to build off an impressive freshman season in which he posted a 3.19 ERA in 87.1 innings pitched with 63 strikeouts.

Outlook for 2019

This team loses a lot of key contributors from last year’s team, especially in the pitching staff. They’ll need some impact newcomers to fill those holes if they are going to improve in the Big West standings.
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Predicted Order to Finish:

1. Cal State Fullerton

2. UC Santa Barbara

3. UC Irvine

4. Cal Poly

5. Long Beach State

6. CSUN

7. Hawaii

8. UC Davis

9. UC Riverside
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UC Riverside picked to finish last in the Big West coaches preseason poll:

 2019 Coaches Poll Results
1. Cal State Fullerton (3) - 70
2. UC Irvine (4) - 67
3. Long Beach State (1) - 62
4. Cal Poly (1) - 60
5. UC Santa Barbara - 49
6. Hawai’i - 32
7. CSUN - 29
8. UC Davis - 19
9. UC Riverside - 17
 
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I really hope we can come out of the gate hot this year instead of stumbling/falling flat on our face like we have past seasons. 

There's no reason we shouldn't be 4-0 going into the Oregon State matchup, and I'll be happy with 6-2 at the end of February. 

 
Past February starts with Erstad at the helm:

2018 - 5-3 

2017 - 2-4 (2 games with UC Riverside cancelled)

2016 - 2-4

2015 - 5-4

2014 - 4-4

2013 - 0-7

2012 - 4-3 

so yet to have fewer than 3 losses in the opening month.

 
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