Big bodies and booming home runs are Darin Erstad’s memories of Minnesota American Legion baseball. The former major leaguer turned Nebraska coach grew up playing against and admiring that talent as a Jamestown, N.D., native, and now he’s found a way to benefit from it.
Nebraska won the hearts of four top Minnesota prospects in the 2013 recruiting class, including that of Ryan Boldt, touted as a possible MLB first-round draft pick at one time, and Co-Metro Player of the Year Max Knutson.
Two more metro area standouts are expected to be a part of the Huskers’ incoming 2015 recruiting class.