Spencer Schwellenbach was ready to face some of Major League Baseball's best as soon as he was called up by the Atlanta Braves.
"That's a huge deal. You're facing guys that are some of the best of our generation," the former Nebraska baseball said on Rob Friedman's 'Pitching Ninja' show. "I grew up loving Bryce Harper. Here I am, facing him in front of 40,000 fans. It's like, 'How do you calm yourself down?"
Schwellenbach handled Harper, striking out the former NL MVP. It was not the only big hitter the former Husker took down in his rookie season, as the Braves pitcher also struck out Shohei Ohtani.