Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
The Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. The program began play in 1889.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball | |
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| Founded | 1889 |
| Overall record | 2,229–1,633–19 (.577) |
| Head coach | Will Bolt (1st season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Home stadium | Hawks Field (Capacity: 8,500) |
| Nickname | Cornhuskers |
| Colors | Scarlet and Cream[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 2001, 2002, 2005 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1948, 1950, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1929, 1948, 1950, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2017 | |
Nebraska has been to 17 NCAA baseball tournaments and advanced to four super regionals (2000–02, 2005) and three College World Series (2001, 2002, 2005). The Cornhuskers have won seven regular season conference championships (1929, 1948, 1950, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2017) and four conference tournament championships (1999–2001, 2005). They have had eighteen 40-win seasons, including nine since 1999, as well as three 50-win seasons. The Cornhuskers won the program's first Big Ten championship in 2017.
History
John Sanders (1978–97)
John Sanders compiled a 767–453–1 record in his 20 years. He had only two losing seasons, including his final one.[2] He produced three NCAA Tournament teams, making his first appearance in 1979 and following with postseason berths in 1980 and 1985. Sanders' final year leading the Cornhuskers was 1997, when the program transitioned from the Big Eight into the Big 12. He was fired following the season.
Dave Van Horn (1998–02)
Nebraska experienced a remarkable turnaround under Dave Van Horn, who compiled a record of 214–92 and led the team to three straight Big 12 Tournament championships in his five-year tenure. He posted a 16–3 mark in four years of Big 12 Tournament play and a 15–9 record in the NCAA Tournament. Van Horn was chosen as the ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2000 and earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors before his selection as NCAA Coach of the Year by Baseball America in 2001.
Following the 2002 College World Series, Nebraska's second consecutive CWS appearance, Van Horn left to coach his alma mater Arkansas, where he remains as of the 2019 season.
1998–00
Dave Van Horn was hired just 35 days before the 1998 season and led the Huskers to a 24–20 record and a seventh-place finish in the Big 12. In 1999, the Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Tournament championship, the school's first conference title of any kind since 1950, and reached their first NCAA tournament since 1985. They finished with a 42–18 record. Ken Harvey was named to the all-conference first team and Shane Komine was the Big 12's freshman of the year.
The 2000 Huskers became the first team in school history to advance to a super regional in the NCAA tournament, but fell one game shy of the College World Series. Dan Johnson, Justin Cowan, Matt Hopper, and Shane Komine earned first-team Big 12 honors. Komine was the Big 12 Player of the Year, Johnson was the newcomer of the year, and Hopper was the freshman of the year.
2001: 1st CWS
In 2001, the Huskers were ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation, beginning the season in the top 10 for the first time in school history. They started 2–3 but won their next 13 games, and eventually won the school's first regular-season conference title since 1950, highlighted by a series win over Texas and sweeps of Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Baylor, and Oklahoma State. Nebraska went 4–0 in the Big 12 Tournament to win it for the third consecutive year, becoming the first team to win Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles in the same season. They were the No. 8 overall seed in the NCAA tournament and hosted a regional for the first time in school history, defeating Northern Iowa and Rutgers. They advanced to a super regional and swept a Rice team that beat the Huskers 16–2 in the season opener. In the school's first appearance in the College World Series, Nebraska lost 5–4 to No. 1 Cal State Fullerton and 6–5 to No. 5 Tulane.
The 2001 Huskers finished with a 50–16 record, their second straight 50-win season. They went 23–4 at home, including victories in the final nine games at Buck Beltzer Stadium. The Huskers ranked in the top 10 nationally with a .334 average and 9.2 runs per game, and led the Big 12 in many offensive categories. The team produced four All-Americans: Shane Komine, Dan Johnson, John Cole, and Matt Hopper. They also produced six All-Big 12 first-team players: Komine, Johnson, Cole, Hopper, Thom Ott, and Jeff Leise. Komine was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.[3][4]
2002: A new home
2002 was Nebraska's first season at Hawks Field. The Cornhuskers swept seven teams during the season, ending on an 11-game win streak until losing to Texas in the Big 12 tournament final. Dave Van Horn picked up the 200th victory of his Nebraska career with a 4–3 win over Cal Poly on May 10. Nebraska hosted a regional and advanced for a third straight year, outscoring opponents Southwest Missouri State, Marist, and UW-Milwaukee 30–6 in three consecutive victories. They hosted Richmond in the Super Regionals and won the series 2–1, advancing to Omaha for the second straight season, but were defeated by Clemson and South Carolina in their two College World Series games.
Nebraska finished with a 47–21 record. Cornhuskers batters were hit by pitches 95 times in 66 games, a school record and the tenth-highest total in NCAA history. Jed Morris was named to the All Big-12 team, became the Big 12 Player of the Year, and was the first catcher in school history to earn All-America honors. Jeff Leise also earned All-American and All-Big 12 honors. Aaron Marsden was the only other Husker to be on the All-Big 12 team.[5] After the 2002 season, Van Horn left to accept the head coaching job at Arkansas, his alma mater. Mike Anderson became head coach after eight seasons as an assistant.
Mike Anderson (2003–11)
In his nine seasons, Mike Anderson guided the Huskers to a 337–196–2 record. He was named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2005.[6] His Big 12 tournament record was 13–10 and his NCAA Tournament record was 12–10.
2003–04
The Huskers exceeded expectations in Anderson's first year as head coach. Despite being picked fourth in the Big 12 preseason poll, Nebraska won 11 of their first 13 games. They ultimately won all but one conference series, going 20–7 and winning the Big 12 again. The Cornhuskers hosted a regional but were eliminated by Southwestern Missouri State, ending the season 47-18. Matt Hopper was an All-Big 12 honoree for the third time and was the Big 12 Player of the Year. Aaron Marsden was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year. Curtis Ledbetter and Quinton Robertson also earned first-team All-Big 12 honors. Alex Gordon earned Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors and was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year.[7]
In 2004 Nebraska finished 36–23 and a disappointing eighth in the Big 12. It was the first time since 1999 that Nebraska did not finish in the top two of the conference. The Cornhuskers' May 16 loss at Baylor marked the first time the team had been swept in league play since 2000. After going 1–2 in the Big 12 tournament, Nebraska missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998. NU pitchers issued a league-low 2.77 walks per nine innings and the team went at least 45 innings without an error three separate times. They scored five or more runs in an inning 12 times over an 11-game span. Alex Gordon was the lone Husker All-American.[8]
2005: Husker history
2005 was the best season in school history. Nebraska started the season with a five-game sweep of Hawaii-Hilo, and followed by winning 20 of the next 23 games. They won 8 of 9 conference series, losing their only series to Texas 2–1. The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 regular season and tournament championships, despite losing the first game of the tournament. The Huskers swept through the regionals and super regionals, defeating Miami 2–0 to advance to the College World Series for the third time in five years. They beat Arizona State for the first CWS win in program history, but lost the next two games to Florida and Arizona State.
Nebraska's 57 wins in 2005 were more than any other team, and the .791 winning percentage was the highest in school history. They had two 11-game win streaks during the season, one during non-conference play and one throughout the postseason. The Huskers finished 33–4 at Hawks Field, breaking the single-season school record for home wins (29 – 1980, 1988, 2002, 2003). NU's starting pitchers won 15 straight decisions, a streak broken by ace Johnny Dorn’s loss to Florida on June 19 in the College World Series. Nebraska led the Big 12 and ranked second nationally in ERA.
Alex Gordon won Big 12 and National Player of the Year and was an All-American. Johnny Dorn was the Big 12 Freshman Pitcher of the Year, became a Freshman All-American, and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors. Joba Chamberlain was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors. Tony Watson was a Freshman All-American. Curtis Ledbetter earned first-team All-Big 12 honors.[9]
The end of the Big 12 era: 2006–11
Nebraska spent much of the 2006 season in the top five nationally, and looked poised to head back to Omaha for the College World Series. They were ranked as high as No. 2 and swept three Big 12 series. However, the Cornhuskers lost eight of their last 11 regular season games and lost in the conference tournament final. They hosted a regional but were upset in back-to-back games, ending with a 42–17 record. Brandon Buckman, Ryan Wehrle, Luke Gorsett, Tony Watson, and Brett Jensen earned first-team All Big 12 honors.
Collegiate Baseball tabbed the Huskers ninth in their 2007 preseason poll. The team started strong but soon slumped and finished fourth in the Big 12 with a 14–13 conference record, and qualified as the third seed in the Tempe Regional. They went 2–1 before being defeated by Arizona State in the championship game, finishing the season 32–27.[10]
With eight pitchers leaving for the MLB draft, Nebraska's 2008 team was the youngest in Mike Anderson's tenure. The Huskers started the season 11–3 and went 17–9–1 in conference play. From February 29 to March 18, the Huskers won 14 straight games, their longest streak since 2000. Despite a strong regular season, Nebraska went 2–4 in postseason play and lost a home regional. They went 29–5–1 at home and 11–9 away from Hawks Field. They were ranked as high as No. 5 and ended in third place in the Big 12. Jake Opitz, Mitch Abeita, and Johnny Dorn were selected to the All-Big 12 first team.[11] Dorn earned third-team All-American honors.[12]
2009 was a disappointing season for the Cornhuskers. At 25–28–1 overall and 8–19 in conference play, it was their worst season since 1997. It was the first time Nebraska didn't make the Big 12 tournament, and the first time since 2004 they didn't make the NCAA tournament. The 2010 (27–27) and 2011 (30–24) Huskers improved but also failed to make any sort of postseason appearance.
Darin Erstad (2012–19)
New coach, new conference
Before Nebraska moved to the Big Ten Conference, Mike Anderson was terminated on May 22, 2011, after going 82–79–1 and missing the Big 12 tournament in his last three seasons.[13] The school hired former Husker and Major League All-Star Darin Erstad as head coach on June 2, after he served one season as a volunteer assistant coach.[14] A few days later, Ted Silva was hired as Erstad's pitching coach, and former Huskers Will Bolt and Jeff Christy were named assistants.[15][16][17]
The Huskers made the postseason for the first time in four years in 2012, qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament and going 1–2, but failed to make the NCAA tournament.
In 2013, the team played a difficult non-conference schedule to begin the season, with series against ranked opponents Cal State Fullerton and Texas. As a result, the team started 0–7, its worst start since 1976. On April 16, 2013, Nebraska threw a combined no-hitter against No. 12 Arkansas, led by former Huskers head coach Dave Van Horn. The Cornhuskers won the game 3–0, using three pitchers to complete the eighth no-hitter in program history. Nebraska ended the season with the No. 31 RPI in the country, but its 29–30 record did not allow for a postseason bid.
After varying amount of success in Erstad's first seasons as head coach, Nebraska finally won its first Big Ten title in 2017. A conference record of 16–7–1 record earned the Cornhuskers the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but they lost to Maryland in the second round.
Nebraska failed to build off of 2017's moderate success, missing the 2018 conference tournament altogether. The Cornhuskers improved in 2019, riding impressive pitching to the Big Ten Tournament final and qualifying as the No. 3 seed in the Oklahoma City regional.
Darin Erstad stepped down from coaching the Cornhuskers baseball team at the end of the 2019 postseason.
Coaching history
| Years | Coach | Record |
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| 1889–91 | C.D. Chandler | 4–5 (.444) |
| 1892–93 | Charles Stroman | 3–2–1 (.583) |
| 1897 | Eddie N. Robinson | 8–5–1 (.607) |
| 1898 | F.B. Ryons | 6–4 (.600) |
| 1901 | Mike Henderson | 9–11 (.450) |
| 1902 | Geo P. Shidler | 17–8 (.680) |
| 1904 | J.H. Bell | 10–3 (.769) |
| 1906 | S.S. Eager | 5–12–1 (.306) |
| 1907 | Ducky Holmes | 5–11–1 (.324) |
| 1908–09 | Billy Fox | 16–26–2 (.386) |
| 1919–21 | Paul J. Schissler | 20–14 (.588) |
| 1922 | Owen Frank | 12–4 (.750) |
| 1923 | Scotty Dye | 4–4 (.500) |
| 1923 | Earl Carr | 2–8 (.200) |
| 1924–25 | William G. Kline | 18–15 (.545) |
| 1929–30 | John Rhodes | 12–12–1 (.500) |
| 1931 | W.H. Browne | 2–10 (.167) |
| 1933–41 | W.W. Knight | 38–92 (.292) |
| 1942 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 3–11 (.214) |
| 1946 | Frank Smagacz | 9–7 (.563) |
| 1947–77 | Tony Sharpe | 394–388–6 (.504) |
| 1978–97 | John Sanders | 767–453–1 (.629) |
| 1998–02 | Dave Van Horn | 214–92 (.699) |
| 2003–11 | Mike Anderson | 337–196–2 (.632) |
| 2012–19 | Darin Erstad | 267–193–1 (.580) |
| 2019– | Will Bolt | 7–8 (.467) |
- Coaching information not available from 1899, 1900, 1905, 1907, and 1912. Nebraska did not field a team in 1903, 1913–18, 1926–28, 1932, and 1943–45.[19]
Hawks Field
From 1979 through 2001, the Cornhuskers played at Buck Beltzer Stadium, where they went 527–137. Buck Beltzer seated 1,500 and had an AstroTurf infield and grass outfield. The stadium was shoehorned into a very tight space; right field was adjacent to the south end zone of Memorial Stadium, and first base was across a frontage road from an overpass leading to Interstate 180. The final game at Buck Beltzer was on June 2, 2001, when the Cornhuskers completed a sweep of Rice to win an NCAA super regional and advance to the College World Series for the first time.
On July 30, 1999 the University of Nebraska–Lincoln announced plans for a new baseball facility, Haymarket Park, which included both Hawks Field and a softball stadium. Hawks Field is named after one of the primary donors that contributed to its construction, and the entire facility is named because of its location in Lincoln's historic Haymarket District.[20] The park opened on March 5, 2002, a 23–1 Nebraska win over UNK. Nebraska is 18–1 in home openers at Hawks Field, but saw its streak of 40 consecutive home-opening wins end in 2018.[21]
Hawks Field is often listed among the finest ballparks in college baseball. Its capacity is 8,500, with 4,500 seats and berms in the outfield. Hawks Field is the first collegiate venue to use the SubAir system to heat and cool the field year-round, and was selected as the best playing surface in the country in each of its first six years. In 2003 and 2007, Hawks Field won the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) Collegiate Baseball Field of the Year Award, the only park to win the award multiple times. Nebraska has ranked in the national top 25 in average attendance every year at Hawks Field.[20] An LED videoboard was installed in 2012 which nearly tripled the size and resolution of the ballpark's original video screen. The widescreen display is 17 feet tall and 34 feet wide.
Alex Gordon Training Complex
The $4.75 million Alex Gordon Training Complex is designed to allow Nebraska's baseball and softball teams to practice year-round. It has 18,000 square feet of practice space and can be configured to include as many as six batting cages. The cages can also be retracted to open up the space for live game simulation and batting practice.
Postseason appearances
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Rivalries
Nebraska and Creighton have competed in an in-state rivalry since their first meeting in 1902, a 9–3 Nebraska win. The Huskers and Bluejays play a three-game non-consecutive series each year, switching venues for each game. Creighton originally played home games at the Creighton Sports Complex and occasionally Rosenblatt Stadium, and now plays at TD Ameritrade Park. The Huskers defeated the Bluejays 2–1 in the first game between the teams at TD Ameritrade on April 19, 2011.[22] Nebraska leads the series 72–48–2.
Nebraska also competes in a smaller in-state rivalry with Nebraska–Omaha. The Cornhuskers and Mavericks play a two-game non-consecutive series each year.
Memorable games
Nebraska 1, Kansas 0 (April 20, 1954)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Richard Geier LP: John Brose | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Geier threw the first perfect game in Nebraska baseball history against Kansas on April 20, 1954. Geier struck out 10 on his way to retiring 27 consecutive batters. The Cornhuskers scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning when shortstop Dirkes Rolston walked with the bases loaded to score center fielder James Cederdahl.
Nebraska 3, Kansas 0 (May 3, 1980)
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| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Cliff Faust LP: Jim Hicks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Nebraska's May 3, 1980 victory over Kansas, pitcher Cliff Faust retired all 21 Jayhawks batters who came to the plate, the second perfect game in school history. Faust allowed only five balls hit out of the infield, including a sinking liner off the bat of Dick Lewallen that became the final out of the game when left fielder Joe Scherger made a diving catch.
Nebraska 50, Chicago State 3 (7 inn.) (March 16, 1999)
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| Chicago State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | X | X | X | 50 | 35 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Jay Sirianni LP: Ryan Lardi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
After defeating Chicago State 15–3 in the first game of a March 16, 1999 doubleheader, Nebraska won the second game 50–3, setting NCAA records for runs scored (50), margin of victory (47), and RBIs (48). Afterward, reporters and coaches called from across the country to verify the score was correct.
Nebraska scored at least four runs in every inning until the game was called following the top of the seventh due to a 12-run mercy rule. Eight Huskers accounted for nine home runs in the game: two from Ken Harvey and one from Scott Larsen, Adam Stern, and Brian Kent. Besides setting national records for runs (50) and RBIs (48), NU set a school record with 35 hits and Harvey, Jim Bailey, and Craig Moore broke or tied individual school records. Harvey and Bailey each scored seven runs, while Moore became the third player in NU history to drive in ten runs in a game. Bailey, who only had two official at bats, walked five times to tie a school record originally set by football All-American Tom Novak. Nebraska scored 23 runs before the Cougars had a single base runner. Eleven Huskers had at least two hits and seven had at least three hits. Jay Sirianni earned the win by retiring Chicago State's first six batters of the game.
Nebraska 1, Texas 0 (15 inn.) (March 28, 2015)[23][24]
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| No. 10 Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| WP: Jeff Chestnut LP: Travis Duke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska defeated tenth-ranked Texas on March 28, 2015, in a game that consisted of a mid-game no hitter, 12 total hits, one run, and 27 strikeouts. NU pitchers combined for 19 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 4 hits allowed across 15 scoreless innings, including a stretch of nine consecutive no-hit innings. Following the game, pitchers Kyle Kubat, Jake Hohensee, Colton Howell, and Jeff Chesnut were collectively honored as the Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week, the first time in NCAA history the award was given to four pitchers from the same school.
Nebraska had runners in scoring position in each of the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th innings, but were unable to score until Tanner Lubach scored on Austin Darby's walk-off single in the 15th. The following day the Huskers finished a sweep of the Longhorns, allowing just three runs in 33 innings over the course of the series.
Honors and awards
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Alumni
Major League players
39 former Huskers have played at least one Major League Baseball game.[29][30][31]
| Player | Years | MLB | Team(s) |
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| Drew Anderson | 2001–03 | 2006 | MIL |
| Cody Asche | 2008–10 | 2013–17 | PHI, CHW |
| Stan Bahnsen | 1965 | 1966–82 | NYY, CHW, OAK, MON, CAL, PHI |
| Troy Brohawn | 1992–94 | 2001–03 | ARI, SF, LAD |
| Aaron Bummer | 2012–14 | 2017–19 | CHW |
| Andrew Brown | 2006–07 | 2011–12 | STL, COL |
| Tim Burke | 1978–80 | 1985–92 | MON, NYM, NYY |
| Bob Cerv | 1947–50 | 1951–62 | KCA, NYY, LAA, HOU |
| Joba Chamberlain | 2005–06 | 2007–17 | NYY, DET, KC, CLE |
| Brian Duensing | 2002–05 | 2009–18 | MIN, BAL, CHC |
| Steve Edlefsen | 2006–07 | 2011–12 | SF |
| Darin Erstad | 1993–95 | 1996–09 | LAA, CHW, HOU |
| Alex Gordon | 2003–05 | 2007– | KC |
| Kip Gross | 1986 | 1990–93, 1999–00 | CIN, LAD, BOS, HOU |
| Ken Harvey | 1997–99 | 2001–05 | KC |
| Eric Helfand | 1988 | 1993–95 | OAK |
| Buddy Hunter | 1966 | 1971–75 | BOS |
| Dan Jennings | 2006–08 | 2012 | MIA |
| Dan Johnson | 2000–01 | 2005–08, 2010–12 | OAK, TB, CHW |
| Kevin Jordan | 1990 | 1995–01 | PHI |
| Shane Komine | 1999–01 | 2006–07 | OAK |
| Zach Kroenke | 2003–05 | 2010–11 | ARI |
| Ryan Kurosaki | 1971–73 | 1975 | STL |
| Ad Liska | 1925 | 1929–33 | WSH, PHI |
| Dave McDonald | 1962 | 1969–71 | NYY, MON |
| Bill McGuire | 1983–85 | 1988–89 | SEA |
| Gary Neibauer | 1965–66 | 1969–73 | ATL, PHI |
| Pete O'Brien | 1978–79 | 1982–93 | TEX, CLE, SEA |
| Ken Ramos | 1987–89 | 1997 | HOU |
| Marc Sagmoen | 1992–93 | 1997 | TEX |
| Todd Sears | 1995–97 | 2002–03 | MIN, SD |
| Bob Sebra | 1981–83 | 1985–90 | MON, TEX, PHI, MIL, CIN |
| Adam Shabala | 1999–00 | 2005 | SF |
| Dwight Siebler | 1957–58 | 1963–67 | MIN |
| Steve Stanicek | 1980–82 | 1987, 1989 | MIL, PHI |
| Adam Stern | 1999–01 | 2005–07, 2010 | BOS, BAL, MIL |
| Jamal Strong | 1999–00 | 2003–05 | SEA |
| Tony Watson | 2004–07 | 2011– | PIT, LAD, SF |
| Thad Weber | 2007–08 | 2012 | DET |
Other noteworthy players
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Records
| NCAA record | Big 12 record | Big Ten record |
Individual batting
| Stat | Game | Season | Career |
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| At bats | 10 (Jim Smith, Nov. 24, 1974) | 294 (Jeff Leise, 2002) | 966 (Matt Hopper, 2000–03) |
| At bats (9 inn.) | 9 (two players, Mar. 29, 2013) | ||
| Runs | 7 (Ken Harvey, Mar. 16, 1999) | 100 (Ken Ramos, 1988) | 246 (Matt Hopper, 2000–03) |
| Hits | 6 (six times) | 106 (two times) | 338 (Matt Hopper, 2000–03) |
| Doubles | 3 (16 times) | 27 (Cody Asche, 2007) | 56 (Will Bolt, 1999–02) |
| Triples | 3 (two times) | 9 (Shawn Buchanan, 1990) | 21 (Shawn Buchanan, 1988–91) |
| Home runs | 3 (four times) | 25 (Dan Johnson, 2001) | 64 (Matt Hopper 2000–03) |
| RBI | 10 (two times) | 90 (two times) | 271 (Matt Hopper, 2000–03) |
| Walks | 5 (two times) | 91 (Bobby Benjamin, 1988) | 223 (Bobby Benjamin, 1988–90) |
| Stolen bases | – | 60 (Scott Hooper, 1984) | 103 (Jeff Carter, 1982–85) |
| Batting avg | – | .478 (Ken Harvey, 1999) | .451 (Marc Sagmoen, 1992–93) |
| Slugging pct | – | .930 (Steve Stanicek, 1982) | .791 (Dan Johnson, 2000–01) |
Individual pitching
| Stat | Game | Season | Career |
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| Innings pitched | 13.0 (Dennis O'Doherty, Apr. 26, 1974) | 131.2 (Shane Komine, 2001) | 431.0 (Shane Komine, 1999–02) |
| Appearances | – | 36 (Mike Bellows, 1994) | 92 (Jeff Chestnut, 2013–16) |
| Starts | – | 18 (two times) | 59 (Shane Komine, 1999–02) |
| Complete games | – | 9 (Troy Brohawn, 1993) | 18 (Shane Komine, 1999–02) |
| Shutouts | – | 4 (Jamie Rodrigue, 2000) | 6 (Jamie Rodrigue, 2000–03) |
| Strikeouts | 17 (two times) | 159 (Shane Komine, 2000) | 510 (Shane Komine, 1999–02) |
| ERA | – | 1.29 (Bill McGuire, 1984) | 1.78 (Ben Amaya, 1982–83) |
| Wins | – | 14 (Shane Komine, 2001) | 41 (Shane Komine, 1999–02) |
| Losses | – | 8 (Pat Driscoll, 1997) | 17 (Dan Buehrer, 1973–76) |
| Saves | – | 16 (Brett Jensen, 2004) | 33 (Josh Roeder, 2013–15) |
Team
| Stat | Game | Season |
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| At bats | 77 (Apr. 26, 1974) | 2,448 (2005) |
| Runs | 50 (Apr. 16, 1999) | 676 (1985) |
| Hits | 35 (Apr. 16, 1999) | 787 (2001) |
| Doubles | 10 (Apr. 23, 2008) | 154 (2002) |
| Triples | 6 (Mar. 1, 1985) | 38 (1980) |
| Home runs | 9 (Apr. 16, 1999) | 94 (1985) |
| Total Bases | 73 (Apr. 16, 1999) | 1,228 (1985) |
| Strikeouts | 22 (Feb. 20, 2009) | 454 (1997) |
| Walks | 19 (two times) | 565 (1988) |
| Stolen bases | 13 (Mar. 16, 1995) | 196 (1984) |
| Batting avg | – | .339 (1985) |
| Slugging pct | – | .548 (1985) |
| ERA | – | 2.64 (1965) |
| Complete games | – | 31 (1980) |
| Fielding pct | – | .981 (2013) |
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