[Husker] End of baseball season

[jon johnston]

Agreed.....  probably couldn't have said it any better.

They really gritted out victories this season. Many rallies. I think  
the Texas A&M series took whatever they had left and that was it.

The one thing that stands out about this team is that before the  
season began, 20 of the 35 players on the roster had never taken the  
field in a Husker uniform, so for them to have the kind of season they  
had is pretty amazing (and a testament to how bad things were last  
year).

It didn't help that last year's best returning batter, Jeff Tezak, was  
lost for the season early on. Drew Gray loss didn't help either. Their  
injuries were in the areas the team needed the most help - in the  
power hitting category.

But... that's the way it goes sometimes.

I notice that Mike Anderson's name has come up to replace Ron Polk at  
Mississippi State. I don't see him going there, but I wouldn't be  
surprised if we have Eric Newman for only another season. He seems  
destined to be a head coach at a bigger program. A couple of years  
experience with Bingham and Anderson and he'll be ready to go.

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com
On Jun 2, 2008, at 5:06 PM, Jeff Volk wrote:

>> So, what went so wrong with the Huskers in the final weeks of the
> baseball season?
> --
>
> My general observation was that a team that overachieved all season  
> and
> won somewhat with smoke and mirrors ran out of magic.
>
> More pointedly I think a team that relied heavily on pitching,
> especially the bullpen, had those pitchers run out of gas and they  
> just
> didn't have anything left in the tank by the end of the season. The
> offense, which was average on good days all season just couldn't  
> pick up
> the slack.
>
> Unlike other recent years where they were expected to be pretty good
> only to fall down and disappoint at the end of the season - I think  
> this
> year's Husker Baseball season was definitely a success and one that  
> I am
> very pleased with as a fan.
>
> And speaking of fans - Saturday night's game against UC Irvine had the
> highest attendance of any regional game - at least through Saturday's
> games. I think that is a great testament to the fans, the program and
> what a beautiful facility Haymarket Park is.
>
> Jeff
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