Considering his team's so-so record, Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad would have been disingenuous to assess his team any other way as it enters Big Ten Conference play this weekend.
He said Thursday the Huskers (12-9) -- who won the conference's regular-season championship in 2017 -- are essentially "surviving" so far this year.
The stakes get higher at 4 p.m. Friday when Minnesota (14-8, 0-0) comes to Haymarket Park after winning two of three games last weekend at then-No. 9 TCU.
Nebraska got some good news this week when Reece Eddins did quality work in a bullpen session.