[personal] [Husker] Baseball

[Skylar Dodds]

Bob,

The Huskers DID win the series, but probably would have made a regional
anyway.  This pretty much locks it for them.  If they win the Big XII
tourney (BIIIGGG IF) they might even skate in as a 2 seed.

What you may not know is most RPI's have us around the #25-#30 ish mark
which almost all but guarantees us a spot.  Plus, only 13 times has a team
finished over .500 for the season in the Big XII and not been put in and I
don't believe anyone's ever finished over .500 in the conference and not
gotten in.

Also, most ratings have the Big XII as the #2 toughest league in the country
behind the SEC.  We finished #4 in the Big XII and probably 5-6 teams will
make it out of the Big XII.  You also have to account for the fact that the
team (although not performing great) has won 5 of their last 6 Big XII
series with the only series loss to Texas (who's got the talent to go the
distance this year, IMHO).

The Huskers play Wednesday @ 10:00am against Rob Childress's aTm squad to
open the Big XII tourney.   

Big XII Tourney Schedule:
=========================

Wednesday, May 23 
Game 1 - No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Texas A&M, 10 a.m. 
Game 2 - No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Kansas State, 1 p.m. 
Game 3 - No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 7 Oklahoma, 5 p.m. 
Game 4 - No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 Baylor, 8 p.m. 

Thursday, May 24 
Game 5 - Texas vs. Texas A&M, 4:30 p.m. 
Game 6 - Nebraska vs. Kansas State, 7:30 p.m. 

Friday, May 25 
Game 7 - Missouri vs. Baylor, 4:30 p.m. 
Game 8 - Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. 

Saturday, May 26 
Game 9 - Texas A&M vs. Kansas State, 10 a.m. (FSN) 
Game 10 - Texas vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m. (FSN) 
Game 11 - Missouri vs. Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. 
Game 12 - Baylor vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. 

Sunday, May 27 
Game 13 - Division 1 Champ vs. Division 2 Champ, 1 p.m. (FSN) 

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Skylar
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-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Bob Beach
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:07 AM
To: Husker List
Subject: [personal] [Husker] Baseball


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     After the loss yesterday the Huskers pretty much have to win 
today.  They need to win this series to have a whisper of a chance for a 
Regional.  It is also the only chance the Huskers have of finishing the 
in the Conference over .500.  It doesn't guarantee it but it gives them 
a chance. 


     I was listening to a sports talk show on ESPN radio (1620) out of 
Omaha on my drive Eppley Airfield to Lincoln yesterday afternoon.  There 
was a guy on there whose opinion it was that even if the Huskers would 
sweep the Kansas series they are only in the conversation for a regional 
and are not guaranteed a regional.  But, if they lost today they are 
probably history this year.  IOW losing this series would undoubtedly do 
them in.  If this was football they would be in a better position 
because then strength of schedule would enter in.  But, in baseball that 
doesn't factor in when the powers that be make their choices.


Bob Beach
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