2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
Introduction The '''2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team''' was Mike Anderson's third year as head coach. The Huskers played their home games at Hawks Field.
2004 Nebraska posted a 36–23 record, with 14 of the losses being by two runs or less as they barely missed their first NCAA regionalappearance since 1998.However, the Huskers were the only Big 12 team not shut out during the whole season, and they established a school record and ranked eighth nationally with a .975 fielding percentage shattering the previous best of .971.A few honors include Big 12 player of the years and first-team All-American third baseman Alex Gordon and All-Big 12 selections Zach Kroenke, Curtis Ledbetter and Joe Simokaitis.
Preseason *The Huskers returned six everyday position players along with three of their top four weekend starters *Will Bolt was promoted to volunteer assistant coach overseeing the infielders and assist with the hitters. He was on the staff serving as a graduate manager for the 2004 season. *Collegiate Baseball rated Nebraska's class of 23 newcomers, which includes 16 freshmen, six junior college transfers and Nebraska-Kearney transfer Joba Chamberlain, 16th nationally ranking which is the highest ever for a class of Husker newcomers. *Four high school seniors and four junior college transfers have signed National Letters-of-Intent to play baseball at Nebraska beginning in the 2005–06 season. *Alex Gordon was selected to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, Preseason NCBWA All-America First-Team, and was the Collegiate Baseball Preseason Player of the Year.
Roster  Number Name Height/Weight Position Class 2   6–1 / 195   Shortstop  Senior 3    5–11 / 190  Second base  Freshman 4   6–1 / 215  Third base  Junior 5   6–3 / 220  Catcher  Redshirt Junior 8    6–1 / 195    Outfield  Senior 9    6–1 / 190  Outfield  Junior 10    6–3 / 195  Second base / Shortstop  Freshman 11    6–2 / 205  Infield   Redshirt Sophomore 12    6–0 / 185  Outfield  Senior 13    6–5 / 225  Pitcher  Freshman 14    6–3 / 220  Outfield  Senior 15    6–3 / 215  First base  Senior 16    6–1 / 210  Catcher  Junior 17    5–11 / 185  Infield  Redshirt Freshman 18   6–0 / 195  Pitcher  Junior 19   6–6 / 220  DH / First base  Junior 20    6–1 / 175  Pitcher  Freshman 21    5–11 / 200  Outfield  Redshirt Freshman 22    6–6 / 200  Pitcher  Sophomore 23    6–3 / 205  Pitcher  Freshman 24    5–11 / 170  Outfield  Freshman 25    6–1 / 200  Pitcher  Freshman 26    6–1 / 205  Outfield  Freshman 28    6–4 / 225  Infield  Redshirt Freshman 30   6–4 / 195  Pitcher  Freshman 31    6–0 / 170  Pitcher   Redshirt Freshman 32    6–2 / 225  First base  Sophomore 33   6–7 / 190  Pitcher  Junior 34   6–2 / 205  Pitcher  Junior 35    6–3 / 210  Pitcher  Senior 36   6–3 / 220  Pitcher  Freshman 38    6–4 / 185  Pitcher  Senior 39    6–0 / 200  Pitcher  Sophomore 40   6–3 / 190  Pitcher  Redshirt Freshman 42    5–11 / 220  Pitcher  Senior 43    5–10 / 175  Outfield  Redshirt Freshman 44   6–3 / 225  Pitcher  Sophomore 45    5–11 / 195  Catcher  Freshman 47    6–4 / 185  Pitcher  Redshirt Freshman 50    5–10 / 170  Infield  Redshirt Freshman
Schedule  2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball Game Log  Date Location NU Rank Opponent Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save by Result Record (Big 12) Feb. 17  Hilo, Hawaii  NR  Hawaii-Hilo  '''Timm''' (1–0)  Biggs (0–4)    '''W''' 12–4  1-0 Feb. 18  Hilo, Hawaii  NR  Hawaii-Hilo  '''Jensen''' (1–0)  Matson (0–4)    '''W''' 2–1  2-0 Feb. 18  Hilo, Hawaii  NR  Hawaii-Hilo  '''Duensing''' (1–0)  Olszewski  '''Bohanan''' (1)  '''W''' 5–1  3-0 Feb. 19  Hilo, Hawaii  NR  Hawaii-Hilo  '''Watson''' (1–0)  Pinasco (0–2)  '''Jensen''' (1)  '''W''' 6–3  4-0 Feb. 20  Hilo, Hawaii  NR  Hawaii-Hilo  '''P. Shirek''' (1–0)  Neuberger (0–1)    '''W''' 8–1  5-0 Feb. 25  Houston, Texas,  27  New Mexico  '''Chamberlain''' (1–0)  Fernandez (2–2)    '''W''' 12–0  6-0 Feb. 27  Houston, Texas  27  #7 Rice  '''Duensing''' (2–0)  Cox (0–1)  '''Jensen''' (2)  '''W''' 6–3  7-0 March 4  Round Rock, Texas,  18  #7 Rice  '''Chamberlain''' (2–0)  Savery (2–1)  '''Timm''' (1)  '''W''' 4–3  8-0 March 5  Round Rock, Texas  18  Texas State  Moore (3–0)  '''Dorn''' (0–1)    '''L''' 1 - 2  8-1 March 6  Round Rock, Texas  18  USC  Koss (1–0)  '''Watson''' (1–1)  Smith (1)  '''L''' 4–5  8-2 March 11  Hawks Field  22  South Dakota State  '''Chamberlain''' (3–0)  Bothof (1–1)    '''W''' 7–2  9-2 March 12  Hawks Field  22  South Dakota State  '''Kroenke''' (1–0)  Torres (0–3)    '''W''' 15–1  10-2 March 12  Hawks Field  22  South Dakota State  '''Dorn''' (1–1)  Decker (0–1)    '''W''' 15–3  11-2 March 13  Hawks Field  22  South Dakota State  '''P. Shirek''' (2–0)  Elliott (0–3)    '''W''' 17–4  12-2 March 15  Hawks Field  21  Northern Colorado  '''Duensing''' (3–0)  Leines (1–1)    '''W''' 15–4  13-2 March 16  Hawks Field  21  Northern Colorado  '''Watson''' (2–1)  Ayers (0–5)  '''Jensen''' (3)  '''W''' 5–2  14-2 March 17  Hawks Field  21  Northern Colorado  '''Dorn''' (2–1)  Sands (0–1)    '''W''' 10–2  15-2 March 18  Hawks Field  21  Seton Hall  '''Chamberlain''' (4–0)  Haggerty (2–2)  '''Jensen''' (4)  '''W''' 6–2  16-2 March 19  Hawks Field  21  Seton Hall  '''Kroenke''' (2–0)  Sabo (0–3)    '''W''' 11–2  17-2 March 20  Hawks Field  21  Seton Hall  '''P. Shirek''' (3–0)  Irwin (0–1)    '''W''' 10–3  18-2 March 22  Hawks Field ''Canceled'' March 23  Hawks Field  9  Western Illinois  '''Watson''' (3–1)  Navin (0–5)  '''Jensen''' (5)  '''W''' 6–3  19-2 March 26  Lawrence, Kansas  9  Kansas  Czyz (2–1)  '''Jensen''' (1–1)    '''L''' 6–7  19–3 (0–1) March 26  Lawrence, Kansas  9  Kansas  '''Kroenke''' (3–0)  Land (2–2)  '''Dorn''' (1)  '''W''' 9–3  20–3 (1–1) March 27  Lawrence, Kansas  9  Kansas  '''Duensing''' (4–0)  Quick (7–2)    '''W''' 9–4  21–3 (2–1) March 29  Hawks Field  7  Creighton  '''Dorn''' (3–1)  Bilek (2–1)    '''W''' 10–2  22–3 (2–1) April 1  Hawks Field  7  #29 Oklahoma State  '''Timm'''(2–0)  Cowley (6–2)    '''W''' 8–4  23–3 (3–1) April 2  Hawks Field  7  #29 Oklahoma State  '''Kroenke''' (4–0)  Rivas (1–2)    '''W''' 6–0  24–3 (4–1) April 3  Hawks Field  7  #29 Oklahoma State  '''Duensing''' (5–0)  Richmond (2–2)    '''W''' 10–0  25–3 (5–1) April 5  Rosenblatt Stadium  4  Creighton  Reese (8–0)  '''Timm''' (2–1)    '''L''' 3–4  25–4 (5–1) April 6  Hawks Field  4  Iowa  '''Dorn''' (4–1)  Sweet (0–2)    '''W''' 6–1  26–4 (5–1) April 8  Hawks Field  4  #1 Texas  '''Timm''' (3–1)  Cody (3–1)    '''W''' 4–3  27–4 (6–1) April 9  Hawks Field  4  #1 Texas  Alaniz (2–0)  '''Kroenke''' (4–1)  Cody (1)  '''L''' 4–11  27–5 (6–2) April 10  Hawks Field  4  #1 Texas  Stewart (7–0)  '''P. Shirek''' (3–1)  J.B. Cox (8)  '''L''' 5–6  27–6 (6–3) April 12  Hawks Field ''Postponed'' April 13  Hawks Field  10  North Dakota State  '''Watson''' (4–1)  Tchida (0–4)    '''W''' 12–1  28–6 (6–3) April 13  Hawks Field  10  North Dakota State  '''Bohanan''' (1–0)  Branca (0–1)  '''Foust''' (1)  '''W''' 10–0  29–6 (6–3) April 15  College Station, Texas,  10  Texas A&M  '''Chamberlain''' (5–0)  Meyer (5–2)    '''W''' 2–1  30–6 (7–3) April 16  College Station, Texas  10  Texas A&M  Turner (2–2)  '''Jensen''' (1–2)    '''L''' 4–5  30–7 (7–4) April 17  College Station, Texas  10  Texas A&M  '''Dorn''' (5–1)  Corgan (3–2)    '''W''' 6–4  31–7 (8–4) April 20  Des Moines, Iowa  7  Northern Iowa  '''Becker''' (1–0)  Rinnan (0–1)  '''Jensen''' (6)  '''W''' 7–4 32-7 (8–4) April 22  Hawks Field  7  #8 Baylor  '''Chamberlain''' (6–0)  Taylor (4–4)    '''W''' 8–4  33–7 (9–4) April 23  Hawks Field  7  #8 Baylor  McCormick (6–2)  '''Kroenke''' (4–2)  LaMotta (4)  '''L''' 1–4  33–8 (9–5) April 24  Hawks Field  7  #8 Baylor  '''Dorn''' (6–1)  VanAllen (6–3)    '''W''' 4–3  34–8 (10–5) April 27  Wichita, Kansas  5  Wichita State  '''P. Shirek''' (4–1)  Touchatt (3–1)  '''Jensen''' (7) '''W''' 4–2 35-8 (10–5) April 28  Norman, Oklahoma  5  Oklahoma  McCutchen (2–3)  Chamberlain (6–1)    '''L''' 1–5  35–9 (10–6) April 29  Norman, Oklahoma  5  Oklahoma  '''Kroenke''' (5–2)  Guerra (4–5)    '''W''' 8–1  36–9 (11–6) April 30  Norman, Oklahoma  5  Oklahoma  '''Dorn''' (7–1)   Patterson    '''W''' 7–1  37–9 (12–6) May 6  Hawks Field  5  #17 Missouri  Scherzer (7–2)  Chamberlain (6–2)    '''L''' 1–2  37–10 (12–7) May 7  Hawks Field  5  #17 Missouri  '''Timm''' (4–1)  Admire (2–1)  '''Jensen''' (8)  '''W''' 7–5  38–10 (13–7) May 8  Hawks Field  5  #17 Missouri  '''Jensen''' (2–2)  Johnston (2–3)    '''W''' 6–5  39–10 (14–7) May 10  Rosenblatt Stadium   3  Creighton  Reese (10–0)  '''Bohanan''' (1–1)  Bird (5)  '''L''' 3–5  39–11 (14–7) May 13  Lubbock, Texas,  3  Texas Tech  '''Duensing''' (6–0)  Carnline (6–3)    '''W''' 9–4  40–11 (15–7) May 14  Lubbock, Texas  3  Texas Tech  '''Dorn''' (8–1)  Richardson (1–1)    '''W''' 6–1  41–11 (16–7) May 15  Lubbock, Texas  3  Texas Tech  Carnline (7–3)  '''Jensen''' (2–3)    '''L''' 6–7  41–12 (16–8) May 17  Hawks Field  5  Northern Illinois  '''Watson''' (5–1)  J. Hall (0–1)    '''W''' 10–2  42–12 (16–8) May 18  Hawks Field  5  Northern Illinois  '''Wertz''' (1–0)  N. Hall (3–7)  '''Jensen''' (9)  '''W''' 3–2  43–12 (16–8) May 20  Hawks Field  5  Kansas State  '''Chamberlain''' (7–2)  Mitchell (7–6)  '''Jensen''' (10)  '''W''' 5–4  44–12 (17–8) May 21  Hawks Field  5  Kansas State  '''Dorn''' (9–1)  Hutt (2–1)  '''Jensen''' (11)  '''W'''  10–6  45–12 (18–8) May 22  Hawks Field  5  Kansas State  '''Kroenke''' (6–2)  Cowart (5–3)    '''W''' 3–1  46–12 (19–8)   Date Location NU Rank Opponent Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save by Result Record (Big 12) May 25  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  4  Texas Tech  Lawford (4–6)  '''Jensen''' (2–4)    '''L''' 3–5  46–13 (19–8) May 26  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  4  Oklahoma  '''Chamberlain''' (8–2)  Patterson (6–3)  '''Kroenke''' (1)  '''W''' 6–3  47–13 (19–8) May 27  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  4  Texas Tech  '''Dorn''' (10–1)  Ta., McElroy (2–4)    '''W''' 2–1  48–13 (19–8) May 28  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  4  Missouri  '''Jensen''' (3–4)  Johnston (4–4)    '''W''' 5–4  49–13 (19–8) May 28  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  4  Missouri  '''Watson''' (6–1)  Admire (2–3)  '''P. Shirek''' (1)  '''W''' 17–9  50–13 (19–8) May 29  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  4  Baylor  '''Duensing''' (7–0)  McCormick (7–3)  '''Jensen'''(12)  '''W''' 1–0  51–13 (19–8)  Date Location NU Rank Opponent Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save by Result Record (Big 12) June 3  Hawks Field  3  Illinois-Chicago  '''Duensing''' (8–0)  Zink (8–6)  '''Jensen''' (13)  '''W''' 8–6  52–13 (19–8) June 4  Hawks Field  3  Creighton  '''Dorn''' (11–1)  Schaecher (6–4)  '''Watson''' (1)  '''W''' 10–8  53–13 (19–8) June 5  Hawks Field  3  Creighton  '''Kroenke''' (7–2)  Mancuso (1–1)    '''W''' 10–2  54–13 (19–8)  Date Location NU Rank Opponent Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save by Result Record (Big 12) June 10  Hawks Field  3  Miami  '''Chamberlain''' (9–2)  Carrillo (13–3)  '''Jensen''' (14)  '''W''' 3–1  55–13 (19–8) June 11  Hawks Field  3  Miami  '''Dorn''' (12–1)  Camardese (6–1)  '''Jensen''' (15)  '''W''' 6–3  56–13 (19–8)  Date Location NU Rank Opponent Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save by Result Record (Big 12) June 17  Rosenblatt Stadium  2  Arizona State  '''Chamberlain''' (10–2)  Zinicola (3–4)  '''Jensen''' (16)  '''W''' 5–3  57–13 (19–8) June 19  Rosenblatt Stadium  2  Florida  O'Day (8–3)  '''Dorn''' (12–2)    '''L''' 4–7  57–14 (19–8) June 21  Rosenblatt Stadium  2  Arizona State  Zinicola (4–4)  '''Jensen''' (3–5)    '''L''' 7–8  57–15 (19–8)
Season review '''Summary'''While the 2005 Nebraska baseball season will be remembered for many things, it was the never-say-die attitude that captured the hearts of Husker fans around the state.Heading into the final weekend of the season, the Huskers were two games behind Baylor in the conference race. Nebraska won its first two games against Kansas State, while Baylor and Missouri split their first two contests, putting the Huskers in position to earn a share of the league crown. Behind Kroenke's complete-game gem on Senior Day, Nebraska posted a 3–1 victory, while Missouri capped NU's title hopes by beating Baylor in Waco later that day, giving the two teams a share of the Big 12 crown. The two teams would meet one week later with the Big 12 Tournament title on the line. The game was scoreless until the sixth when Andy Gerch's sacrifice fly plated Gordon for the game's only run. Duensing and Jensen combined on a three-hit shutout to give NU a 1–0 win over the Bears and the Huskers’ fourth Big 12 Tourney crown since 1999 and winning the regular-season and tournament titles in the same season for the second time in school history (2001).Never was the Huskers’ true spirit more evident than on college baseball's grandest stage – the College World Series in Omaha. Trailing 5–3 in the ninth inning, the Huskers were down to their last at-bat, looking to extend the most successful season in school history. As they had done 20 times during the season, Nebraska began to rally, opening the inning with two hits before Alex Gordon's RBI single pulled NU within 5-4.Two batters later, freshman Andy Gerch provided one of the most memorable moments in school history, sending an 0–2 pitch into the left-field bleachers, giving the Huskers a 7–5 lead. Alas, the lead was short-lived, as Arizona State scored twice in the bottom of the ninth – including a game-tying homer by Jeff Larish – before ending one of the most memorable games in recent CWS history two innings later for an 8–7 ASU win.For Head Coach Mike Anderson, the heart shown by the Huskers was a characteristic that he saw develop throughout the year. "This was a resilient group all year long," Anderson said. "We fought and fought, and it didn’t surprise me at all that we scored those runs in the ninth." While its resiliency allowed the Huskers to never be out of a contest, Anderson credited the team's selflessness as the catalyst for going from eighth to first in the Big 12 and returning to the College World Series for the first time since 2002.For Nebraska's eight seniors, 2005 capped a remarkable five-year run in which NU won 237 games, claimed three Big 12 titles and made three College World Series appearances. "We’re at the World Series this year because we had a group of young men that gave of themselves for their team," Anderson said. "It's the most unique group of young men that I’ve ever been around. They bought into the team concept. They understood the team concept and got to where they are at because of the team concept. I can’t say how proud I am of them. "A total of six Huskers were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including four players in the top 10 rounds. Alex Gordon became Nebraska's fifth first-round pick, as he was chosen by Kansas City with the No. 2 overall pick. Brian Duensing and Zach Kroenke joined Gordon as players taken in the first five rounds, as they were picked in the third and fifth rounds, respectively. The trio's selections marked the first time that three Huskers were taken in the first five rounds of the draft.Joba Chamberlain in 2008 spring training for the New York Yankees'''Pitching'''Nebraska relied on the combination of a dominant pitching staff, strong defense and clutch hitting to put together a 57–15 record and sweep the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles en route to a berth in the College World Series. The 57 wins not only led the nation, but easily topped the previous school mark of 51 set in 2000.The Huskers finished the year ranked as high as fifth in the national polls after opening the year at No. 50 in Baseball America's preseason issue. Also, their No. 2 ranking in Baseball America heading into the College World Series is its highest in any national poll since the 2001 season (a year the Huskers were ranked first for two weeks by Baseball America).On the mound, Nebraska put together one of the most dominant staffs in Big 12 history. The Huskers ranked second nationally with a Big 12-low 2.69 ERA, the best by a Husker staff since 1969, holding 54 of its 72 opponents to four runs or less tying for the second lowest single-season ERA in school history. It also finished .03 off the Big 12 mark of 2.66 set by Texas in 2004.NU set single-season records for wins (57), saves (23) and strikeouts (538), while holding opponents to a .227 average. The heart of the staff was a four-man rotation of right-handers Joba Chamberlain and Johnny Dorn and southpaws Brian Duensing and Zach Kroenke. They won 15 straight decisions until Johnny Dorn's loss to Florida on June 19 at the College World Series. The quartet combined for a 37–6 record, as all earned All-Big 12 honors in 2005.A transfer from Division II Nebraska-Kearney, Chamberlain took the Big 12 by storm, going 10–2 with a 2.81 ERA en route to third-team All-America honors. The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a first-team all league pick, Chamberlain was second in the Big 12 with 130 strikeouts and ranked in the top 10 in seven categories. The sophomore right-hander recorded five double-digit strikeout performances, including 15 against New Mexico in just his second start as a Husker. Chamberlain saved his best performance of the year until the Super Regional against Miami, which he fanned 13 and allowed one run over eight innings to out-duel Cesar Carillo in a 3–1 win.Dorn became one of the Big 12's top freshmen, going 12–2 to capture third-team All-America honors. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a first-team all conference selection, Dorn went 12–2 with a 2.16 ERA, tying for the league lead in wins and ranking among the top five in the Big 12 in wins, ERA and opponent batting average. Dorn was superb in conference play, going 5–0 with a 2.08 ERA, as he earned the clinching win in five of NU's eight series victories.Duensing returned from missing nearly two full seasons with an elbow injury to post an 8–0 record and earn All-Big 12 honors. Duensing split time between the rotation and the bullpen, but saved his best effort for the Big 12 title game, when he tossed 7.2 innings of shutout ball, as NU blanked Baylor, 1-0, to win the conference tournament title.Kroenke rounded out the quartet, going 7–2 with a 2.82 ERA to pick up second-team all-conference accolades. The Omaha native saved his best efforts for NU's biggest moments, tossing a complete game against Kansas State to help clinch the Big 12 title. Two weeks later, Kroenke struck out a career-high 13 in a complete-game masterpiece against Creighton in the regional title game.While NU's rotation was the envy of much of college baseball, the Huskers also relied on a talented bullpen led by closer Brett Jensen. The junior ranked third in the country with 16 saves to earn All-Big 12 honors, while set-up man Dustin Timm also earned All-Big 12 honors.Alex Gordon was the #2 overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft'''Offense'''Offensively, the Huskers were led by the leadership and all-around abilities of third baseman Alex Gordon. A two-time All-American, Gordon etched his name in Husker history by becoming the first NU baseball player to be named national player of the year. The junior from Lincoln hit .372 with 19 homers, 66 RBIs and 23 stolen bases, as he topped the Big 12 in six categories and became the first player in seven years to repeat as conference player of the year.Gordon was one of four hitters to receive All-Big 12 honors in 2005.Senior first baseman Curtis Ledbetter garnered first-team All-Big 12 honors, hitting .319 with 13 homers and 55 RBIs. He ranked fourth in the Big 12 in homers and was named MVP of the Big 12 Tournament, leading NU back to its fourth conference tournament title since 1999.While Gordon and Ledbetter provided most of the offensive firepower, seniors Joe Simokaitis and Daniel Bruce provided leadership with their relentless aggressiveness on the field to instrumental roles in 2005.Simokaitis finished his career as the Big 12's alltime leader in assists and routinely made spectacular plays look routine. A 10th-round pick in the MLB Draft, Simokaitis put together the best offensive year of his career, hitting .310 with three homers, 37 RBIs and 18 stolen bases.Bruce shined in both the classroom and on the diamond in 2005.A second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, he was named Nebraska's Male Student-Athlete of the Year and earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Bruce also hit .322 with five homers and 32 RBIs to earn All-Big 12 honors.Fans also turned out in record numbers to watch the Huskers in 2005, as NU averaged a school-record 4,984 fans per home game to rank sixth nationally. Hawks Field drew seven of its 10 largest crowds in 2005, highlighted by a school-record crowd of 8,771 for the Super Regional clinching win over Miami. NU enjoyed immense success at home, going 33–4 at its home park, including a perfect 5–0 during the NCAA tournament breaking the previous single-season home mark for wins of 29 set five times (1980, 1988, 2002, 2003 and 2008).While Nebraska was dominant at home, the Huskers put themselves in position to reach the postseason with success on the road. NU went 15–6 in road games during the regular season, a total that ranked third nationally. In Big 12 play, the Huskers stayed in contention for the league title, going 8–4 away from Hawks Field and winning every conference road series for the first time since 1938.Nine of Nebraska's 15 losses this season were by one run, as the Huskers finished 11–9 in one-run games. After having just one multi-homer game in 2004, Nebraska had eight this season, including four by first baseman/catcher Curtis Ledbetter and two by All-American third baseman Alex Gordon.
Stats '''Hitting''' Player  G  BA  AB  H  2B  3B  HR  TB  SLG  R  RBI  BB  SO  SB Adams, Trey   52  .238  101  24  3  3  1  36  .356  18  9  19  15  7 Bohanan, Ryan  28  .306  62  19  3  0  1  25  .403  11  14  7  9  0 Boyer, Jesse  49  .271  177  48  11  1  1  64  .362  34  17  20  29  4 Bruce, Daniel  69  .322  230  74  22  2  5  115  .500  47  32  15  48  9 Buckman, Brandon  49  .335  161  54  10  0  2  70  .435  26  30  19  28  4 Christy, Jeff  67  .237  190  45  5  0  1  53  .279  32  32  33  36  4 Fusilier, Brandon  57  .282  188  53  6  1  12  97  .516  37  45  17  43  14 Gerch, Andy  57  .364  151  55  7  2  4  78  .517  33  35  14  23  3 Gordon, Alex  72  .372  253  94  22  4  19  181  .715  79  66  63  38  23 Hightower, Mark  18  .400  10  4  0  0  0  4  .400  1  3  1  3  1 Ledbetter, Curtis  71  .319  288  92  18  1  13  151  .524  52  55  15  47  3 Nimmo, Bryce  46  .207  82  17  1  0  2  24  .293  19  12  12  12  4 Opitz, Jake  52  .256  129  33  6  0  3  48  .372  19  14  17  24  3 Simokaitis, Joe  69  .310  277  86  8  0  3  103  .372  53  37  34  33  18 Wehrle, Ryan  57  .275  149  41  6  1  0  49  .329  26  25  21  17  4'''Pitching''' Player  App  GS  W  L  SV  ERA  CG  SHO  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Becker, Jeremy  10  0  1  0  0  2.57  0  0  7.0  8  2  2  0  5 Bohanan, Ryan  21  1  1  1  1  2.79  0  0  29.0  25  11  9  10  22 Chamberlain, Joba  18  18  10  2  0  2.81  1  0  118.7  91  44  37  33  130 Dorn, Johnny  20  13  12  2  1  2.16  1  0  104.0  75  33  25  21  76 Duensing, Brian  23  10  8  0  0  3.00  1  1  84.0  69  28  28  28  52 Foust, Matt  5  0  0  0  1  2.57  0  0  7.0  6  2  2  3  5 Harmelink, Mike  5  0  0  0  0  3.00  0  0  6.0  5  2  2  4  8 Jensen, Brett  33  0  3  5  16  1.96  0  0  46.0  36  17  10  9  46 Klausing, Jon  2  0  0  0  0  -  0  0  2.7  80  0  0  1  0 Kroenke, Zach  20  16  7  2  1  2.78  4  1  97.0  80  37  30  28  88 Shirek, Phil  14  7  4  1  1  3.32  0  0  40.7  42  17  15  10  26 Timm, Dustin  19  0  4  1  1  2.13  0  0  38.0  30  13  9  9  23 Watson, Tony  23  5  6  1  1  2.82  0  0  44.7  41  20  14  26  39 Wertz, Luke  10  2  1  0  0  4.43  0  0  18.3  22  9  9  5  18
Awards '''Mike Anderson'''*Big 12 Coach of the Year*Collegebaseballinsider National Coach of the Year Finalist'''Jeremy Becker'''*First-Team Academic All-Big 12'''Daniel Bruce'''*Second-Team All-Big 12*ESPN the Magazine Second-Team Academic All-American* Nebraska Male Student-Athlete of the Year*First-Team Academic All-Big 12* Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship* NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship'''Joba Chamberlain'''*Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-American*First-Team All-Big 12*Big 12 Newcomer Pitcher of the Year*Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region*Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (3/1 & 4/25)*Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (3/1)'''Johnny Dorn'''*Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-American*Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American*Collegiate Baseball, ABCA and NCBWA Third-Team All-American*First-Team All-Big 12*Big 12 Freshman Pitcher of the Year*First-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region*2005 Team USA Invitee'''Brian Duensing'''*Honorable-Mention All-Big 12*Big 12 All-Tournament Team*First-Team Academic All-Big 12*Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (5/30)'''Andy Gerch'''*College World Series All-Tournament Team*NCAA Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player*NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team*Big 12 All-Tournament Team'''Alex Gordon'''*USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Winner*Xanthus Dick Howser Trophy Winner*Brooks Wallace Award Winner*ABCA National Player of the Year*Baseball America National Player of the Year*ESPY Award Finalist for Male College Athlete of the Year*Omaha World-Herald Ware Award Winner*Lincoln Journal Star Husker Athlete of the Year*Baseball America, Sports Weekly, NCBWA, ABCA and Collegiate Baseball First-Team All-American*NCBWA District VI Player of the Year*Big 12 Player of the Year*First-Team All-Big 12*First-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region Team*NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team*Big 12 All-Tournament Team*Husker Power Lifter of the Year*Two Time Big 12 Player of the Week (3/22 & 3/29)'''Brett Jensen'''*Second-Team All-Big 12'''Zach Kroenke'''*Second-Team All-Big 12*NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team'''Curtis Ledbetter'''*First-Team All-Big 12*Big 12 Tournament MVP*Big 12 All-Tournament Team*NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team*Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region Team'''Phil Shirek'''*Second-Team Academic All-Big 12'''Joe Simokaitis'''*Honorable-Mention All-Big 12*Big 12 All-Tournament Team'''Dustin Timm'''*Honorable-Mention All-Big 12*First-Team Academic All-Big 12'''Tony Watson'''*Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American'''Ryan Wehrle'''*Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
Rankings
Huskers in the MLB Draft '''2005'''  '''Player'''  '''Position'''  '''Round'''  '''Overall'''  '''MLB Org.''' Alex Gordon  3B  1  2  Kansas City Royals   Brian Duensing  LHP  3  84  Minnesota Twins   Zach Kroenke  LHP  5  169  New York Yankees   Joe Simokaitis  SS  10  310  Chicago Cubs   Curtis Ledbetter  1B  18  533  Seattle Mariners   Brett Jensen*  RHP  23  684  Washington Nationals'''2006'''  '''Player'''  '''Position'''  '''Round'''  '''Overall'''  '''MLB Org.''' Joba Chamberlain  RHP  1  41  New York Yankees   Jeff Christy  C  6  186  Minnesota Twins   Brett Jensen  RHP  14  412  Detroit Tigers   Tony Watson*  LHP  17  505  Baltimore Orioles   Ryan Wehrle  SS  18  534  Cincinnati Reds   Brandon Buckman  1B  19  586  St. Louis Cardinals'''2007'''  '''Player'''  '''Position'''  '''Round'''  '''Overall'''  '''MLB Org.''' Matt Foust  RHP  6  188  Pittsburgh Pirates   Tony Watson  LHP  9  278  Pittsburgh Pirates   Luke Wertz  RHP  13  413  Philadelphia Phillies   Charlie Shirek  RHP  23  719  Chicago White Sox'''2008'''  '''Player'''  '''Position'''  '''Round'''  '''Overall'''  '''MLB Org.''' Jake Opitz  2B  12  371  Chicago Cubs   Johnny Dorn  RHP  15  448  Florida Marlins* Did not sign
See also *2005 Big 12 baseball tournament*2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament*2005 College World Series
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