The 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The head coach was

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, serving his 4th year. The Cornhuskers lost in the

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, defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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Reckling Park Reckling Park is the baseball stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA. It serves as the home field of the Rice Owls baseball team. The stadium was built on the site of Cameron Field, Rice's home from 1978–99, in time for the 2000 s ...

• Houston, Texas , , L 2–16 , , 0–1 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 2 , , February 10 , , vs. , , No. 4 , , Reckling Park • Houston, Texas , , W 10–4 , , 1–1 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 3 , , February 11 , , vs. No. 1 , , No. 4 , , Reckling Park • Houston, Texas , , L 8–15 , , 1–2 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 4 , , February 16 , , at , , No. 7 , , Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico , , W 14–7 , , 2–2 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 5 , , February 17 , , vs. , , No. 7 , , Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico , , L 6–7 , , 2–3 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 6 , , February 18 , , vs. , , No. 7 , , Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico , , W 14–0 , , 3–3 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 7 , , February 23 , , vs. , , No. 11 , ,

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• Lafayette, Louisiana , , W 10–5 , , 4–3 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 8 , , February 24 , , at , , No. 11 , , M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana , , W 6–3 , , 5–3 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 9 , , February 25 , , vs. No. 25 , , No. 11 , , M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana , , W 8–7 , , 6–3 , , 0–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 10 , , March 2 , , at , , No. 12 , ,

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• Lubbock, Texas , , W 3–2 , , 7–3 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 11 , , March 3 , , at Texas Tech , , No. 12 , , Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas , , W 8–7 , , 8–3 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 12 , , March 4 , , at Texas Tech , , No. 12 , , Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas , , W 10–8 , , 9–3 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 13 , , March 6 , , at , , No. 11 , , Thunderbird Park • Cedar City, Utah , , W 18–6 , , 10–3 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 14 , , March 6 , , at Southern Utah , , No. 11 , , Thunderbird Park • Cedar City, Utah , , W 12–9 , , 11–3 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 15 , , March 9 , , , , No. 11 , ,

Buck Beltzer Stadium Buck Beltzer Stadium (originally The Nebraska Diamond) was a college baseball ballpark, stadium on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. It primarily served as the home venue for the Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball ...

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, , W 9–6 , , 12–3 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 16 , , March 13 , , at , , No. 5 , , J. C. Love Field • Ruston, Louisiana , , W 13–2 , , 13–3 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 17 , , March 15 , , at , , No. 5 , ,

H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Brown–Stroud Field is a baseball venue in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. It is home to the Northwestern State Demons baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a colle ...

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Natchitoches, Louisiana Natchitoches ( ; french: link=no, Les Natchitoches) is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was name ...

, , W 13–1 , , 14–3 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 18 , , March 16 , , at , , No. 5 , , Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana , , W 17–4 , , 15–3 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 19 , , March 16 , , at Centenary , , No. 5 , , Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana , , L 8–9 , , 15–4 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 20 , , March 17 , , at Centenary , , No. 5 , , Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana , , W 12–1 , , 16–4 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 21 , , March 20 , , at Wichita State , , No. 5 , ,

Eck Stadium Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the south side of 21st Street between Hillside and Oliver on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita. The stadium is home of the Wichit ...

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, , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 14–4 , , 17–5 , , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 23 , , March 24 , , Missouri , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , L 2–6 , , 17–6 , , 5–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 24 , , March 25 , , Missouri , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , L 2–3 , , 17–7 , , 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 25 , , March 28 , , , , No. 15 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 16–10 , , 18–7 , , 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 26 , , March 28 , , Milwaukee , , No. 15 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 16–2 , , 19–7 , , 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 27 , , March 30 , , at , , No. 15 , ,

L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park The L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park is home to the University of Oklahoma Sooners baseball team. About Mitchell Park was named after Dale Mitchell, a mid-1940s Sooner letterman who holds OU's career and single-season batting records. The park ...

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, , W 7–1 , , 20–7 , , 6–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 28 , , April 1 , , at Oklahoma , , No. 15 , , L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma , , W 10–5 , , 21–7 , , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 29 , , April 2 , , at Oklahoma , , No. 15 , , L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma , , W 14–4 , , 22–7 , , 8–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 30 , , April 4 , , , , No. 10 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 14–9 , , 23–7 , , 8–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 31 , , April 7 , , No. 18 , , No. 10 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 10–8 , , 24–7 , , 9–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 32 , , April 7 , , No. 18 Texas , , No. 10 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 5–4 , , 25–7 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 33 , , April 8 , , No. 18 Texas , , No. 10 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , L 1–2 , , 25–8 , , 10–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 34 , , April 10 , , Southern Utah , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 5–2 , , 26–8 , , 10–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 35 , , April 10 , , Southern Utah , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 13–3 , , 27–8 , , 10–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 36 , , April 13 , , No. 12 , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 6–2 , , 28–8 , , 11–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 37 , , April 14 , , No. 12 Baylor , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 6–4 , , 29–8 , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 38 , , April 15 , , No. 12 Baylor , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 10–4 , , 30–8 , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 39 , , April 17 , , , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 17–0 , , 31–8 , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 40 , , April 18 , , UTSA , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 16–6 , , 32–8 , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 41 , , April 20 , , at , , No. 5 , ,

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• Lawrence, Kansas , , W 9–0 , , 33–8 , , 14–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 42 , , April 21 , , at Kansas , , No. 5 , , Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas , , W 5–2 , , 34–8 , , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 43 , , April 22 , , at Kansas , , No. 5 , , Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas , , L 3–12 , , 34–9 , , 15–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 44 , , April 24 , , Creighton , , No. 4 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , L 8–11 , , 34–10 , , 15–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 45 , , April 27 , , at , , No. 4 , ,

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, , W 6–4 , , 35–10 , , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 46 , , April 28 , , at Texas A&M , , No. 4 , , Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas , , L 8–11 , , 35–11 , , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 47 , , April 29 , , at Texas A&M , , No. 4 , , Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas , , L 4–5 , , 35–12 , , 16–6 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 48 , , May 5 , , , , No. 7 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 9–7 , , 36–12 , , 17–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 49 , , May 5 , , Oklahoma State , , No. 7 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 10–8 , , 37–12 , , 18–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 50 , , May 6 , , Oklahoma State , , No. 7 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 20–2 , , 38–12 , , 19–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 51 , , May 8 , , , , No. 5 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 15–6 , , 39–12 , , 19–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 52 , , May 9 , , at Creighton , , No. 5 , ,

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, , W 8–4 , , 40–12 , , 19–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 53 , , May 11 , , at , , No. 5 , , Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa , , W 16–8 , , 41–12 , , 20–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 54 , , May 12 , , at Iowa State , , No. 5 , , Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa , , L 5–8 , , 41–13 , , 20–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 55 , , May 13 , , at Iowa State , , No. 5 , , Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa , , L 1–5 , , 41–14 , , 20–8 , - , - , - ! style="" , Postseason (9–2) , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 56 , , May 16 , , vs. (8) Iowa State , , (1) No. 5 , , AT&T Bricktown Ballpark •

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, , W 5–2 , , 42–14 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 57 , , May 17 , , vs. (5) Oklahoma State , , (1) No. 5 , , AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , , W 7–1 , , 43–14 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 58 , , May 19 , , vs. (5) Oklahoma State , , (1) No. 5 , , AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , , W 10–5 , , 44–14 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 59 , , May 20 , , vs. (6) Texas A&M , , (1) No. 5 , , AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , , W 7–4 , , 45–14 , , 4–0 , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 60 , , May 25 , , (4) Northern Iowa , , (1) No. 3 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 16–6 , , 46–14 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 61 , , May 26 , , (2) , , (1) No. 3 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 5–4 , , 47–14 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 62 , , May 27 , , (2) Rutgers , , (1) No. 3 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 14–10 , , 48–14 , , 3–0 , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 63 , , June 1 , , No. 16 Rice , , (8) No. 3 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 7–0 , , 49–14 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 64 , , June 2 , , No. 16 Rice , , (8) No. 3 , , Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska , , W 9–6 , , 50–14 , , 5–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 65 , , June 8 , , vs. (1) No. 5 , , (8) No. 3 , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , L 4–5 , , 50–15 , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 66 , , June 10 , , vs. (5) No. 6 , , (8) No. 3 , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , L 5–6 , , 50–16 , , 0–2 , -

Awards and honors

;Jeff Blevins * Honorable Mention All-

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;Jim Cole * First Team All-Big 12 * First-Team All-American ''ABCA'' * First-Team All-American ''Baseball America'' * Second Team All-American ''The Sports Network'' * Third Team All-American ''Collegiate Baseball'' ;Matt Hopper * First Team All-Big 12 ; Dan Johnson * Second Team All-American ''American Baseball Coaches Association'' * Second Team All-American ''Collegiate Baseball'' * First Team All-Big 12 ;

Shane Komine Shane Kenji Komine (born October 18, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30, (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K). He is the third American-born ...

* Second Team All-American ''American Baseball Coaches Association'' * Second Team All-American ''Baseball America'' * Second Team All-American ''The Sports Network'' *

Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year The Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award was first given following the 2001 season. It is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote ...

* First Team All-Big 12 ;Jeff Leise * Second Team All-Big 12 ;Jed Morris * Second Team All-Big 12 ;Thom Ott * First Team All-Big 12 ;

Adam Stern Adam James Stern (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers from 2005 to 2010. Stern is the second Jewish player from Canada ...

* Honorable Mention All-Big 12

References

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