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The All Time Nebraska Baseball All-Star Team

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Found this an interesting read by Huskers.com (http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=210209888):

Pitcher Shane Komine – The first two-time first-team All-American in Nebraska baseball history, Komine went 25-6 in 2000 and 2001 and twice was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, leading the Huskers to back-to-back 50-win seasons and a pair of College World Series appearances. He holds school records for wins (41), strikeouts (510) and innings pitched (431).

Catcher Jed Morris – A consensus first-team All-American in 2002, Morris batted .382 with 23 homers and tied school records with 26 doubles and 90 RBIs while earning Big 12 Player of the Year. One of three finalists for the 2002 National Player of the Year honor, Morris had a career .367 batting average and .674 slugging percentage in his two seasons at Nebraska.

First Baseman Ken Harvey – A consensus first-team All-American in 1999, Harvey (pictured above) led the Huskers to a Big 12 Tournament title and first NCAA appearance in 15 seasons. He led the nation with a .478 batting average while hitting 23 homers and driving in 86 runs. A career .426 hitter at Nebraska, Harvey became an all-star for the Kansas City Royals. In his four seasons at Kansas City, he had a .274 batting average, 27 home runs and 126 RBIs.

Second Baseman John Cole – A first-team All-American and first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2001, Cole was a fifth-round Seattle Mariners selection in the 2001 MLB First-Year Player Draft. His Nebraska career batting average of .380 ranks sixth all-time.

Shortstop Joe Simokaitis – Simokaitis (above) was a three-time all-conference honoree who had his best offensive season as a Husker in 2005, setting career highs in batting average (.310), at bats (277), hits (86), home runs (three), walks drawn (34) and stolen bases (18) to help the Huskers to a school record 57 wins.

Third Baseman Alex Gordon – A career .355 hitter in three seasons, Gordon made 171 consecutive starts and ranks in the top 10 in seven offensive categories: total bases (447, third); homers (44, fourth); RBIs (189, fourth); doubles (53, fourth); runs (188, eighth); slugging percentage (.657, seventh) and triples (11, 10th). The most decorated player in Nebraska history, Gordon was a Golden Spikes Award winner, Minor League Player of the Year, multiple MLB Gold Glove winner and voted to start in the 2015 MLB All-Star game before his injury.

Outfielder Bob Cerv –
The first Husker to start in the MLB All-Star Game, Cerv (pictured above) was Roger Maris’ roommate with the New York Yankees and belted a record 38 homers in 1958 for the Kansas City Athletics. A first-team All-American at Nebraska, Cerv batted .444 in 1950 and led the Huskers to two Big Seven Conference championships.

Outfielder Marc Sagmoen –
Capping his Husker career as a consensus first-team All-American in 1993, Sagmoen set Nebraska’s career record with a .451 batting average in his two seasons. His first major-league hit for the Texas Rangers was an inside-the-park home run against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Outfielder Darin Erstad –
A first-team All-American and 1995 Big Eight Co-Player of the Year, Erstad batted .410 with 19 homers and 76 RBIs. His school records at the conclusion of his career included most hits (six), runs (six), and RBIs (six) in a game; most hits (103) and total bases (194) in a single season (1995) and most career hits (261). Nebraska’s only No. 1 draft pick, Erstad has more MLB hits than any former Husker and became the first MLB player in history to claim a Gold Glove as both an infielder and an outfielder.

Designated Hitter Dan Johnson –
A first baseman, Johnson earned first-team All-America honors from three respected collegiate baseball organizations. While leading the Huskers to their first-ever College World Series appearances, Johnson was a finalist for the Dick Howser Award, presented to the nation’s top collegiate player in 2001. As a senior, he hit .361 and led the Big 12 with 25 homers and 86 RBIs. Johnson has spent 10 years in the Major Leagues and is currently with the St. Louis Cardinals.


Bench Strength: 15 Husker All-Stars Who Make a Difference


Infielder Don Brown – The second Husker to receive first-team All-America honors, Brown led the Huskers to a Big Seven Conference runner-up finish in 1955. His .409 career batting average ranks third in NU history.

Outfielder Gene Stohs – While earning first-team All-America honors in 1972, Stohs became Nebraska baseball’s first two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.

First Baseman Steve Stanicek – En route to first-team All-America honors in 1982, Stanicek became Nebraska’s first-ever MLB first-round draft choice (San Francisco). His .715 slugging percentage ranks fourth in NU history.

Outfielder Paul Meyers – A two-time All-American at Nebraska in the mid-1980s, Meyers ranks sixth in career hits with 250, seventh in career home runs with 36 and tied for eighth in career runs scored with 188, the same number Gordon, Erstad and Bobby Benjamin reached.

Left-Handed Pitcher Troy Brohawn –
In 1993, the southpaw went 13-0 with a 3.16 ERA and became the second Husker to earn All-Big Eight honors at two positions. The 13 wins were a school record at the time and currently rank second.

Outfielder Jeff Leise –
A two-time MLB draftee, Leise (pictured above) concluded his NU career ranked second in both hits (305) and runs scored (210). A two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, Leise was baseball’s Academic All-American of the Year in 2002 and 2003.

First Baseman/DH Matt Hopper –
With 85 RBIs, Hopper helped Nebraska win the 2001 Big 12 Conference Championship and make a CWS appearance. He fnished his career as the Big 12's all-time leader in home runs (64), RBIs (271), hits (338) and runs scored (246). Among his Nebraska career records are 591 total bases. His 271 RBIs are 62 more than any other Husker baseball player drove in.

First Baseman Pete O’Brien – In 1993,after an 11-year Major League Baseball career with Texas, Cleveland and Seattle, O’Brien finished with a career .261 batting average that included 1,421 hits, 169 home runs, 736 RBIs and 654 runs scored. His 169 Major League homers are the most of any former Husker.

Third Baseman Cody Asche – A second-team All-American in 2011, Asch led Nebraska with a .327 batting average and 56 RBIs. In his third year in left field for the Philadelphia Phillies, Asche is hitting .251 through 68 games in 2015 and .308 in his last 15 games.

Pitcher Stan Bahnsen –
This former Husker became the 1968 American League Rookie of the Year with a 17-12 record and 2.05 ERA with the Yankees. In his 16-year MLB career, Bahnsen won 146 games with 20 saves and an ERA of 3.60. Playing for six MLB teams, he pitched in 547 games and recorded 1,359 strikeouts.

Pitcher Tony Watson –
A first-team All-Big 12 pitcher and a third-team All-American at NU in 2006, Watson (pictured above) went on to play the last five seasons with Pittsburgh, where he has won 22 of 30 games (.733) and represented the Pirates in the 2014 Major League All-Star Game. This season, Watson has a 2-1 record and 2.09 ERA.

Pitcher Aaron Marsden – A first-team Academic All-American and a second-team All-American, Marsden was named the 2003 Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year. He went 16-4 in his two seasons at Nebraska and was a first-team All-Big 12 pick in both seasons. He aslo became just the third Husker pitcher to register 100 strikeouts in a season.

Pitcher Joba Chamberlain – In 2005, Chamberlain had one of the most dominant pitching seasons in school history, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA while leading the Huskers to the College World Series and earning the school’s CWS pitching win. From 2007 to 2013, Chamberlain played for the New York Yankees before moving to Detroit.

Pitcher Brian Duensing –
Coming off Tommy John surgery, Duensing bounced back in 2005 before becoming a third-round draft choice with the Minnesota Twins. In his seventh season, Duensing has a 40-36 record and 4.17 career ERA.

Pitcher Tim Burke –
A former Husker pitcher from 1979-80 who went on to play 10 years with three MLB teams, Burke was selected to pitch on the 1989 National League All-Star Team representing the Montreal Expos. He also played for the New York Yankees and New York Mets.
 
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