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Steven M. Sipple: Wise decisions in youth may help explain Schwellenbach’s rise as pitcher

Robert Andrezejewski knew better than to get overly involved with his high school players when it came to choosing a college.

However, he does recall one critical aspect of Spencer Schwellenbach’s recruitment by Nebraska.

“I know for a fact he fell in love with the former head coach,” Andrezejewski said of Darin Erstad.

“Spencer really liked him and really liked his personality. He really thought he could benefit from him. That was a huge part of it.”

There was another significant part of Nebraska’s recruiting pitch in 2017-18 as it tried to reel in the star player from Saginaw (Michigan) Heritage High School.