2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg 150 Big 12 Conference Big 12 Conference Big 12 7 7 50–16 20–8 Dave Van Horn 4th Kevin Koch Mike Anderson 7th Rob Childress 4th Buck Beltzer Stadium Big 12 Conference Regular Season championsBig 12 Tournament championsNCAA Lincoln Regional championsNCAA Lincoln Super Regional champions 2001 College World Series T-7th The 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Dave Van Horn, serving his 4th year. The Cornhuskers lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Tulane Green Wave. Roster 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers y Jeff Leise 1 OF L L 5 9 165 SO Omaha, Nebraska Jed Morris 3 C L R 6 0 190 SO Seabrook, Texas John Cole 4 INF R R 5 11 185 JR Kanata, Ontario Josh Hesse 5 INF R R 5 11 175 SR Omaha, Nebraska Will Bolt y 7 INF R R 5 9 165 JR Conroe, Texas Jeff Blevins 8 INF S R 5 11 170 JR Sand Springs, Oklahoma Willie Jones 9 INF R R 5 10 165 JR Torrington, Wyoming Justin Seely 10 OF L L 5 10 180 JR Nacogdoches, Texas Drew Anderson outfielder y 11 OF R R 6 2 195 FR Kearney, Nebraska Jeremy Becker 12 LHP L L 5 11 195 JR Scottsbluff, Nebraska Brandon Eymann 14 INF L R 6 0 190 JR Papillion, Nebraska Dan Johnson baseball y 15 INF L R 6 2 215 SR Coon Rapids, Minnesota Matt Hopper 16 INF R R 6 4 210 SO Golden, Colorado Matt Daegas 17 OF L L 6 1 185 FR Harlan, Iowa Mike Duren 18 OF R R 5 9 190 FR Arvada, Colorado Waylon Byers 19 LHP L L 6 1 180 SO Milo, Iowa Steve Hale 20 RHP R R 5 11 195 SO Yukon, Oklahoma Adam Stern y 21 OF L R 5 10 177 JR London, Ontario R. D. Spiehs 22 RHP R R 6 3 225 JR Grand Island, Nebraska Tyler Banker 23 U L R 6 1 185 FR Overland Park, Kansas Tito Rivera 24 C R R 6 0 205 JR Schenectady, New York Brent Potter 25 RHP R R 5 11 200 SO Runnells, Iowa Shane Komine y 28 RHP R R 5 9 165 JR Honolulu, Hawaii Derrick Conte 30 RHP R R 6 1 200 FR y Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mitch Solt 31 LHP L L 6 1 210 FR Central City, Nebraska Jason Burch 32 RHP R R 6 5 220 FR Papillion, Nebraska Jamie Rodrigue 33 LHP R L 6 0 200 SO St. Clair, Missouri Thom Ott 34 RHP R R 6 3 200 JR Nassau, Bahamas Adrian Rider 35 RHP R R 5 8 175 FR y Omaha, Nebraska Brian Rodaway 36 LHP L L 6 3 185 SR Lincoln, Nebraska Brandon Penas 37 LHP L L 5 9 185 SR Grand Island, Nebraska Dustin Timm 38 RHP R R 6 3 180 FR Yutan, Nebraska Justin Pekarek 39 LHP R L 6 3 190 FR y Staplehurst, Nebraska Jeff Blaesing 40 RHP R R 6 2 220 JR Lockport, Illinois Zack Hughes 41 C R R 6 0 195 FR Eaton, Colorado Sam Nocita 42 C R R 5 11 185 FR Gretna, Nebraska Ben McCown 43 INF R R 5 11 170 FR Aurora, Colorado Mike Sillman 44 RHP R R 6 1 180 FR Omaha, Nebraska Ben Deas 45 RHP R R 6 2 210 FR Omaha, Nebraska Dave Van Horn Kevin Koch Mike Anderson Rob Childress Schedule Nebraska Cornhuskers 2 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball game log (50–16) ! style="Nebraska Cornhuskers 2" | Regular season (41–14) |- valign="top" y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; February (6–3) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 1 || February 9 || at No. 7 2001 Rice Owls Rice || No. 4 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || L 2–16 || 0–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 2 || February 10 || vs. 2001 Lamar Cardinals Lamar || No. 4 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || W 10–4 || 1–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 3 || February 11 || vs. No. 1 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || No. 4 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || L 8–15 || 1–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 4 || February 16 || at 2001 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico || No. 7 || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || W 14–7 || 2–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 5 || February 17 || vs. 2001 Utah Utes Utah || No. 7 || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || L 6–7 || 2–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 6 || February 18 || vs. 2001 UNLV Rebels UNLV || No. 7 || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || W 14–0 || 3–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 7 || February 23 || vs. 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || No. 11 || M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana || W 10–5 || 4–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 8 || February 24 || at 2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette || 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 2001 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State || No. 11 || M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, Louisiana || W 8–7 || 6–3 || 0–0 |- y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; March (14–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 10 || March 2 || at 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech || No. 12 || Dan Law Field • 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 2001 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah || 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 || 2001 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State || No. 11 || Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 9–6 || 12–3 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 16 || March 13 || at 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech || No. 5 || J. C. Love Field • Ruston, Louisiana || W 13–2 || 13–3 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 17 || March 15 || at 2001 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State || No. 5 || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, Louisiana || W 13–1 || 14–3 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 18 || March 16 || at 2001 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary || 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 • Wichita, Kansas || L 5–6 || 16–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 22 || March 24 || Missouri || 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 || 2001 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee || 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 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma || No. 15 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma || W 7–1 || 20–7 || 6–2 |- y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; April (15–5) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record |- 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 || 2001 Creighton Bluejays Creighton || No. 10 || Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 14–9 || 23–7 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 31 || April 7 || No. 18 2001 Texas Longhorns Texas || 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 2001 Baylor Bears Baylor || 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 || 2001 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA || 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 2001 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas || No. 5 || Hoglund Ballpark • 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 2001 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || No. 4 || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, Texas || 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 |- y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; May (6–2) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 48 || May 5 || 2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State || 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 || 2001 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa || 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 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 8–4 || 40–12 || 19–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 53 || May 11 || at 2001 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State || 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="Nebraska Cornhuskers 2 white" | Postseason (9–2) |- valign="top" y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; Big 12 Tournament (4–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record B12T record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 56 || May 16 || vs. (8) Iowa State || (1) No. 5 || AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma || 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" y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; NCAA Lincoln Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record |- 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) 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || (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" y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; NCAA Lincoln Super Regional (2–0) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record |- 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 |- y Nebraska Cornhuskers 2; 2001 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 65 || June 8 || vs. (1) No. 5 Cal State Fullerton || (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 2001 Tulane Green Wave Tulane || (8) No. 3 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 5–6 || 50–16 || 0–2 |- Awards and honors Jeff Blevins Honorable Mention All-Big 12https://huskers.com/documents/2020/2/12/2020_baseball_media_guide_low.pdf?path=baseball https://web.archive.org/web/20200307035522/https://huskers.com/documents/2020/2/12/2020_baseball_media_guide_low.pdf?path=baseball dead March 7, 2020 2020 Nebraska Baseball Media Guide University of Nebraska–Lincoln August 8, 2020 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 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 Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball Category:Big 12 Conference baseball champion seasons Nebraska Category:College World Series seasons Nebraska