Your Nebraska Cornhuskers Baseball gang take on the Illinois Fighting Illini this weekend at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park for seeing and bragging rights as being the second best team in the B1G.
Indiana, who just needs one victory to claim the regular season title, will be the #1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament at TD Ameritrade in Omaha next weekend. Being the #2 seed means something though, and Nebraska could ride a big amount of momentum from winning this weekend's set into the tournament.
Thursday, May 15 – 6:35 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: RHP Sinclair (8-1) vs. RHP Johnson (5-5)
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (HuskersNSide)
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Friday, May 16 – 6:35 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: LHP Bummer (6-3) vs. LHP Duchene (2-1)
TV: NET
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (BTN.com)
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Saturday, May 17 – 1:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: LHP Kubat (4-2) vs. RHP Kravetz (6-1)
TV: BTN (Same day tape delay at 5 p.m.)
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (BTN2Go.com - Live)
Radio: Husker Sports Network
On the Radio this Week
Fans across Nebraska and around the world can listen to Greg Sharpe and Lane Grindle call all of the action on the Husker Sports Network - including KLIN 1400 AM and 94.5 FM in Lincoln - and live on the Internet at Huskers.com or the Official Husker App.
TV Coverage this Week
Illinois, Friday - NET
Illinois, Saturday - BTN (same day tape delay at 5 p.m.)
Web Streams this Week
Illinois, Thursday - HuskersNSide
Illinois, Friday - BTN.com
Illinois, Saturday - BTN2Go.com
Notes:
- No Christian DeLeon this week again, so the Sinclair/Bummer/Kubat rotation goes again.
- Nebraska is 9-1 in their last 10 games. Illinois is 8-2 in their last 10.
- RPI's: Nebraska is at 33, Illinois is at 52.
- In that last 10 games, Nebraska is hitting .299, while holding opponents to a .212 average. Husker Pitchers have had 66 strikeouts compared to only 29 walks.
- Nebraska Pitching is also at a 2.07 ERA in their last 10, while opponents have a 5.93 ERA.
- With Nebraska's next victory, HC Darin Erstad will reach 100 victories at Nebraska. That would make him the fifth coach in school history to achieve that mark, with John Sanders, Tony Sharpe, Dave Van Horn and Mike Anderson.
- Michael Pritchard needs two hits to pass Alex Gordon on the Nebraska Total Hits list. Pritchard needs just 3 hits to pass Mark Kister to move into the top 10 all time in school history.