HUSKER BASEBALL PREPARES FOR ILLINOIS SERIES:
Nebraska begins conference action this weekend with a three-game series vs. Illinois at Hawks Field.
First pitch between the Huskers and Fighting Illini is set for 6:05 p.m. tonight. KGFW’s pregame begins at 5:30 PM.
Saturday’s game is scheduled for 2:02 p.m., while first pitch for the series finale on Sunday is set for 1:05 p.m.
Through 28 games, Illinois holds a 15-13 advantage in the all-time series over the Huskers.
Nebraska is 7-5 against the Fighting Illini at Hawks Field since joining the Big Ten.
Illinois won the series in Champaign last season, winning two of the three games. The two teams split the first two, while the Fighting Illini walked off the Huskers in the bottom of the ninth in the series finale.
BIG RED BASEBALL TO RETIRE THREE HUSKER LEGENDS:
Former Nebraska baseball All-Americans Darin Erstad, Alex Gordon and Shane Komine will have their jerseys retired in a ceremony prior to first pitch on Friday night.
Erstad, Gordon and Komine become the first three players to earn the high distinction in the program’s 117-year history.
Darin Erstad, a first-team All-American played from 1993 to 1995. Nebraska’s first conference player of the year, Erstad ended his career with a school-record 261 hits, and finished second all-time in doubles (46), third in home runs (41) and runs batted in (182) and fifth in runs (188).
Shane Komine posted a 41-8 record with a 2.84 ERA. He had 18 complete games in 59 starts and his 510 strikeouts are fifth-most in NCAA history.
A freshman All-American in 2003, Alex Gordon was a first-team All-American in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, he was the consensus national player of the year, winning the Golden Spikes, Brooks Wallace, Dick Howser and the ABCA National Player-of-the-Year awards.
NEBRASKA WOMEN END SEASON IN LAWRENCE; DROP WNIT REMATCH WITH KANSAS:
Nebraska women’s basketball fell 64-55 to Kansas in the WNIT Super 16 and ended their season 18-15 and 8-10 in the Big Ten. The Jayhawks dominated the Huskers inside as they outrebounded them 46-29 and had 38 points in the paint.
The Huskers never led but did tie it momentarily in the third quarter.
Issie Bourne had 17 points and six rebounds. Jaz Shelley had 12 points, nine assists and five rebounds.
Sophomore Kendall Moriarty got her first start as fifth-year senior Sam Haiby was out with a season and a Nebraska career-ending injury.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – THURSDAY:
HUTMACHER – RETURNING PLAYERS LOOKING TO ELEVATE:
Nash Hutmacher, a returning defensive lineman for the Blackshirts, spoke to the media after Thursday’s practice and said he and his returning teammates are ready to step up their game…
The Huskers had brought in nearly 40 new faces to the roster in a complete overhaul in Matt Rhule’s first year as the Big Red Head Coach.
SATTERFIELD – O-LINE AND TIGHT END EVALUATIONS:
Offensive Coordinator Marcus Satterfield addressed the media for the first time in spring practices and said he’s been impressed so far from the tight ends and offensive line…
Donovan Raiola, Nebraska’s offensive line coach, was retained as the only coach from the final year of Scott Frost’s tenure onto Matt Rhule’s first staff at Nebraska.
SATTERFIELD – TEAM RETAINING INFORMATION AFTER SPRING BREAK:
Offensive Coordinator for Nebraska Marcus Satterfield stated in his Thursday press conference he was happy to see his team retaining information from spring break into the first week of spring ball…
The Huskers are hoping to maintain balance offensively as well, as Satterfield continued in saying the run game has been a high priority early in practices.
SATTERFIELD – RHULE WANTS REPS:
Expectations have immediately changed in practices under first year Head Coach for Nebraska Matt Rhule, as offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield says practices are more unique under the former Panthers coach…
Nebraska has open competitions at several offensive and defensive positions, and will use the fifteen spring practices to potentially set a fall depth chart by April 22.
WHITE – DEFENSIVE REPS AND SETTING MENTALITY:
Tony White, defensive coordinator for Nebraska, spoke at Thursday’s spring practice that he’s been happy with the amount of reps his players have received early in sessions…
The Huskers are switching to a 3-3-5 style of defense that White implemented at Syracuse at his previous stop.
WHITE – HARTZOG, MILLER MAKING WAVES ON DEFENSE:
Tony White addressed the press after Thursday’s practice and highlighted a few Husker defenders who have stepped up so far for the Big Red in spring ball…
The Huskers will have a scrimmage set for Saturday for their fourth practice of the spring session.
SWEET SIXTEEN RESULTS/SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY:
No. 3 Kansas State 98-93 No. 7 Michigan State (OT)
No. 4 UConn 88-65 No. 8 Arkansas
No. 9 FAU 62-55 No. 4 Tennessee
No. 3 Gonzaga 79-76 No. 2 UCLA
FRIDAY:
No. 5 San Diego State v. No. 1 Alabama – 5:30 PM
No. 5 Miami v. No. 1 Houston – 6:15 PM
No. 15 Princeton v. No. 6 Creighton – 8 PM
No. 3 Xavier v. No. 2 Texas – 8:45 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Soccer: @ North Platte
- NP 1-0 KHS
- Boys Soccer: @ North Platte
- KHS 3-0 NP
- Girls Soccer: @ North Platte
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Baseball: @ LNK Invite @ Densmore Fields – 11 AM
- Track & Field: v. KHS Indoor Invite @ UNK – 4 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Track & Field @ Aurora Invite – 1 PM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Emporia State Relays @ Emporia, KS – 10 AM
- Women’s Tennis; @ Newman @ Wichita, KS – 1 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Illinois (5:30 PM – 10 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Soccer: v. KHS Invite
- KHS v. Burke – 10 AM @ KHS
- KHS v. Lincoln High – 4 PM @ KHS
- Baseball: @ LNK Invite @ Densmore Fields – 12 PM
- Girls Soccer: v. KHS Invite
- KHS v. Lutheran NE/Norfolk Catholic @ KHS – 2 PM
- Boys Soccer: v. KHS Invite
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Girls Tennis: @ Ralson Invite – 8:30 AM
- Girls Soccer: @ Seward Tournament – 9:30 AM
- Boys Soccer: @ Seward Tournament – 9:30 AM
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: @ Emporia State Relays @ Emporia, KS – 11:30 AM
- Women’s Tennis: @ Emporia State – 11 AM
- Softball: @ Fort Hays State – 12 PM
- Softball: @ Fort Hays State – 2 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Men’s Tennis: @ Concordia – 11 AM
- Women’s Tennis: @ Concordia – 11 AM
- Softball: v. Doane – 1 PM
- Baseball: v. Jamestown – 1 PM
- Softball: v. Doane – 3 PM
- Baseball: v. Jamestown – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Illinois (1:30 PM – 6 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- Baseball: v. Jamestown – 12 PM
- Baseball: v. Jamestown – 3 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Baseball v. Illinois (12:30 PM – 5 PM)
