2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

The 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Dave Van Horn, serving his 4th year.

2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
Big 12 Conference
2001 College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 7
2001 record	50–16 (20–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Van Horn (4th season)
Assistant coach	Kevin Koch
Hitting coach	Mike Anderson (7th season)
Pitching coach	Rob Childress (4th season)
Home stadium	Buck Beltzer Stadium

2001 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 7 Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	8	–	0		.714			50	–	16	–	1		.754
No. 21 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1		.650			42	–	20	–	1		.675
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			36	–	26	–	0		.581
No. 22 Baylor  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10	–	0		.630			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Oklahoma State ^y ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			42	–	22	–	0		.656
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			33	–	27	–	0		.550
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	1		.450			25	–	33	–	1		.432
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	11	–	15	–	0		.423			24	–	29	–	1		.454
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	10	–	17	–	0		.370			25	–	28	–	0		.472
Missouri  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			31	–	24	–	1		.563
Kansas  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			26	–	30	–	0		.464
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cornhuskers lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Tulane Green Wave.

Roster

2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Jeff Leise L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Omaha, Nebraska 3 C Jed Morris L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Seabrook, Texas 4 INF John Cole R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kanata, Ontario 5 INF Josh Hesse R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Omaha, Nebraska 7 INF Will Bolt R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Conroe, Texas 8 INF Jeff Blevins S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sand Springs, Oklahoma 9 INF Willie Jones R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Torrington, Wyoming 10 OF Justin Seely L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Nacogdoches, Texas 11 OF Drew Anderson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kearney, Nebraska 12 LHP Jeremy Becker L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Scottsbluff, Nebraska 14 INF Brandon Eymann L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Papillion, Nebraska 15 INF Dan Johnson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Coon Rapids, Minnesota 16 INF Matt Hopper R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Golden, Colorado 17 OF Matt Daegas L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Harlan, Iowa 18 OF Mike Duren R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Arvada, Colorado 19 LHP Waylon Byers L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Milo, Iowa 20 RHP Steve Hale R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Yukon, Oklahoma 21 OF Adam Stern L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr London, Ontario 22 RHP R. D. Spiehs R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Grand Island, Nebraska 23 U Tyler Banker L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Overland Park, Kansas 24 C Tito Rivera R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Schenectady, New York 25 RHP Brent Potter R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Runnells, Iowa 28 RHP Shane Komine R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Honolulu, Hawaii 30 RHP Derrick Conte R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 31 LHP Mitch Solt L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Central City, Nebraska 32 RHP Jason Burch R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Papillion, Nebraska 33 LHP Jamie Rodrigue R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Clair, Missouri 34 RHP Thom Ott R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas 35 RHP Adrian Rider R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Omaha, Nebraska 36 LHP Brian Rodaway L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lincoln, Nebraska 37 LHP Brandon Penas L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Grand Island, Nebraska 38 RHP Dustin Timm R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Yutan, Nebraska 39 LHP Justin Pekarek R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Staplehurst, Nebraska 40 RHP Jeff Blaesing R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lockport, Illinois 41 C Zack Hughes R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eaton, Colorado 42 C Sam Nocita R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gretna, Nebraska 43 INF Ben McCown R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Aurora, Colorado 44 RHP Mike Sillman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska 45 RHP Ben Deas R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska	Head coach Dave Van Horn Assistant coach(es) Kevin Koch Hitting coach(es) Mike Anderson Pitching coach(es) Rob Childress Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 1 February 9 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 2–16 0–1 0–0 2 February 10 vs Lamar Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 10–4 1–1 0–0 3 February 11 vs Georgia Tech Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 8–15 1–2 0–0 4 February 16 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 14–7 2–2 0–0 5 February 17 vs Utah Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 6–7 2–3 0–0 6 February 18 vs UNLV Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 14–0 3–3 0–0 7 February 23 vs Ohio State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana 10–5 4–3 0–0 8 February 24 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana 6–3 5–3 0–0 9 February 25 at Wichita State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana 8–7 6–3 0–0
March (14–4) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 10 March 2 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 3–2 7–3 1–0 11 March 3 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 8–7 8–3 2–0 12 March 4 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 10–8 9–3 3–0 13 March 6 at Southern Utah Thunderbird Park • Cedar City, Utah 18–6 10–3 3–0 14 March 6 at Southern Utah Thunderbird Park • Cedar City, Utah 12–9 11–3 3–0 15 March 9 Kansas State Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 9–6 12–3 4–0 16 March 13 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field • Ruston, Louisiana 13–2 13–3 4–0 17 March 15 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, Louisiana 13–1 14–3 4–0 18 March 16 at Centenary Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana 17–4 15–3 4–0 19 March 16 at Centenary Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana 8–9 15–4 4–0 20 March 17 at Centenary Shehee Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana 12–1 16–4 4–0 21 March 20 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 5–6 16–5 4–0 22 March 24 Missouri Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 14–4 17–5 5–0 23 March 24 Missouri Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 2–6 17–6 5–1 24 March 25 Missouri Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 2–3 17–7 5–2 25 March 28 Milwaukee Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 16–10 18–7 5–2 26 March 28 Milwaukee Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 16–2 19–7 5–2 27 March 30 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma 7–1 20–7 6–2
April (15–5) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 28 April 1 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma 10–5 21–7 7–2 29 April 2 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma 14–4 22–7 8–2 30 April 4 Creighton Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 14–9 23–7 8–2 31 April 7 Texas Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–8 24–7 9–2 32 April 7 Texas Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–4 25–7 10–2 33 April 8 Texas Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–2 25–8 10–3 34 April 10 Southern Utah Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–2 26–8 10–3 35 April 10 Southern Utah Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 13–3 27–8 10–3 36 April 13 Baylor Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–2 28–8 11–3 37 April 14 Baylor Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–4 29–8 12–3 38 April 15 Baylor Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–4 30–8 13–3 39 April 17 UTSA Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 17–0 31–8 13–3 40 April 18 UTSA Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 16–6 32–8 13–3 41 April 20 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 9–0 33–8 14–3 42 April 21 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 5–2 34–8 15–3 43 April 22 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 3–12 34–9 15–4 44 April 24 Creighton Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 8–11 34–10 15–4 45 April 27 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas 6–4 35–10 16–4 46 April 28 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas 8–11 35–11 16–5 47 April 29 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas 4–5 35–12 16–6
May (6–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 48 May 5 Oklahoma State Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 9–7 36–12 17–6 49 May 5 Oklahoma State Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–8 37–12 18–6 50 May 6 Oklahoma State Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 20–2 38–12 19–6 51 May 8 Northern Iowa Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 15–6 39–12 19–6 52 May 9 at Creighton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–4 40–12 19–6 53 May 11 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 16–8 41–12 20–6 54 May 12 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 5–8 41–13 20–7 55 May 13 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 1–5 41–14 20–8
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 56 May 16  vs Iowa State AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5–2 42–14 20–8 57 May 17  vs Oklahoma State AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7–1 43–14 20–8 58 May 19  vs Oklahoma State AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 10–5 44–14 20–8 59 May 20  vs Texas A&M AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7–4 45–14 20–8 vs
NCAA Lincoln Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 60 May 25  Northern Iowa Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 16–6 46–14 20–8 61 May 26  Rutgers Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–4 47–14 20–8 62 May 27  Rutgers Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 14–10 48–14 20–8 vs
NCAA Lincoln Super Regional (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 63 June 1  Rice Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 7–0 49–14 20–8 64 June 2  Rice Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 9–6 50–14 20–8
2001 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 65 June 8 vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–5 50–15 20–8 66 June 10 vs Tulane Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–6 50–16 20–8

Awards and honors

Jeff Blevins

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12[2]

Jim Cole

• First Team All-Big 12
• 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

• 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
• 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

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12

References

1. 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
2. "2020 Nebraska Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.huskers.com. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved August 8, 2020.