In our preview a year ago, we stated that it all starts on the mound as was evident by the return of Rob Childress coaching the pitchers. Of course, anyone that knows anything about baseball knows that good pitching beats good hitting. Coming off their best season in a number of years, pitching led the way for the Nebraska Cornhusker baseball team, and will again this season.
The staff topped the Big Ten in team pitching, in particular ERA (4.60), batting average against (0.247), and WHIP (1.28). And, Brett Sears was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year as well as numerous All-American honors.