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#41 Joba Chamberlain SP Nebraska Career Stats: W/L ERA IP H R ER BB K 16-7 3.93 208.0 175 85 76 67 232 http://www.huskers.com/downloads1/10060.htm?ATCLID=238743&SPSID=105&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100#4 First-Team Preseason All-American (Collegiate Baseball) Second-Team Preseason All-American (NCBWA, Baseball America) 2005 Third-Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball) 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 2005 Big 12 Newcomer Pitcher of the Year Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (3/1/05 & 4/25/05) Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (3/1/05) 2006 Outlook: After a breakout 2005 campaign, junior Joba (pronounced Jaw-buh) Chamberlain returns as one of the top pitchers in college baseball • Earned All-Big 12 and All-America honors in his first season at NU, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 20 appearances, striking out 130 in 118.2 innings • Former transfer from Division II Nebraska-Kearney will look to become the second Husker pitcher taken in the first round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft and the first since two-way performer Alvie Shepherd in 1995 • Spent part of the summer pitching for the Beatrice Bruins and Coach Bob Steinkamp, helping the Bruins to a ninth-place finish at the NBC World Series • Went 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA in seven appearances with the Bruins, striking out 63 in 45.1 innings and allowing just 32 hits • Tabbed as the top Major League Baseball prospect at the NBC World Series • Possesses a durable frame and the ability to consistently throw in the mid-90s with an exceptional curve ball among an assortment of pitches • Didn’t pitch during the fall, but continued to earn the respect of his teammates, leading during practices and offseason conditioning • Will be counted on for both his abilities and leadership in 2006. 2005: Chamberlain turned in one of the most dominant pitching years in school history, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA in leading NU to the College World Series • Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and third-team All-America accolades as he tied for ninth nationally with 130 strikeouts and 28th nationally in wins • Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in seven categories, including strikeouts (130, second), wins (third), innings pitched (118.2, third), strikeouts/nine innings (9.86, fourth), starts (18, fifth), ERA (ninth) and opponent batting average (.218, 10th) • Recorded five double-digit strikeout games and became only the fourth Husker pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season • Was his best against the Huskers’ toughest opponents, going 4-1 with a 2.17 ERA in seven starts against ranked opponents, striking out 56 in 49.2 innings and holding them to a .203 average • Was 2-0 in the NCAA Tournament, picking up victories over Miami and Arizona State • Earned NU’s first-ever College World Series win, allowing three runs on five hits over seven innings in a 5-3 Husker win over No. 8 Arizona State on June 17 • Out-dueled Hurricane ace and first-round pick Cesar Carrillo in a 3-1 Super Regional win over No. 13 Miami on June 10 • Allowed one run on seven hits while fanning 13, despite battling leg cramps over his final four innings • Pitched well against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament, allowing three runs over seven innings in a 6-3 Husker win, avenging an earlier loss to the Sooners • Was 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA in nine conference starts • Earned a win over Kansas State on May 20, going six-plus innings, allowing four runs on six hits while fanning six in a 5-4 victory on May 20 • Was the hard-luck loser in a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Missouri on May 6, allowing two first inning runs on four hits over 5.2 innings of work • Suffered his first loss of the season in the series opener at Oklahoma on April 28, allowing two earned runs on six hits in 6.2 innings in a 5-1 setback • Allowed one run on six hits while striking out 10 over eight innings to pick up the victory against No. 8 Baylor on April 22, earning Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors • Tossed the first complete game of his career, scattering four hits and striking out five without a walk in a 2-1 victory at Texas A&M on April 15 • Held No. 1 Texas to one earned run on five hits over nine innings, while striking out 10 Longhorns in a no-decision on April 8, a 6-3 win that eventually went 16 innings • Went eight innings, allowing two runs on four hits against Seton Hall on March 18, an outing where he fanned 12 and retired the last 11 hitters he faced in a 6-2 Husker win • Held No. 7 Rice to one unearned run on four hits while striking out nine in 6.1 innings on March 4 • Turned in a dominant performance against New Mexico, allowing two infield hits over seven shutout innings • Struck out 15 Lobos (without a walk) - the highest single-game total by a Husker since two-time All-American Shane Komine had 16 punchouts against Missouri in 2000. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104&SPID=33&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=107702&Q_SEASON=2005

Thought I would make a thread to discuss the Yankee selections as they come. #21. Ian Kennedy RHP Southern Cal 6-0 195 Early in the season, we saw the player many had labeled the safest pick in the draft, dominant through three starts. Opponent IP H ER K BB Long Beach State 6 5 3 7 1 Florida International 7 3 0 10 2 Kansas 8.2 1 0 13 3 However, what followed was a string of mediocrity, when Kennedy proved as flappable as anyone in the country. He hadn't suffered such a slump in all his years as a Trojan. Opponent IP H ER K BB Hawaii 7 7 3 5 2 Georgia 6.2 9 3 11 2 Stanford 6.1 9 5 2 1 Oregon State 6 6 1 5 5 Stanford 6.1 9 5 6 2 But with one start, the stock of Ian Kennedy was back. Pitching against Brandon Morrow and the rival California Bears, Kennedy went ten innings to earn his first win in quite a few outings. He showed great control and pitchability in addition to proving his valuable "innings-eater" label. This week, unfortunately, Kennedy could not keep scouts' spirits high. Pitching in the thin air of Tempe, Arizona, Kennedy had his worst start of the year: 11 hits and 8 earned runs in 5.1 innings. Despite his best efforts, Kennedy has been pronounced a first rounder through all of 2006's trials and tribulations. But as the last two weeks have shown, single starts will have plenty of impact on how much slot money Ian is allotted. Without question, each member of this year's draft class comes with a serious number of caveats. Here's one attempt at balancing the positives and negatives with a few players making movement on draft boards... http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2006/04/pluses_and_minu.php Total Season Numbers: W-L 12-3 | ERA 2.54 | 158 K/38 BB in 117 IP Following in the footsteps of fellow Trojans Tom Seaver, Randy Johnson, Barry Zito, and Mark Prior...Consensus All-American...Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year...Two-time pitcher for Team USA...Although stuff is no better than average for a major league hurler, the right-hander exhibits outstanding command of four pitches...Fastball ranged from 89-91 all night...Throws strikes and changes speed...His stretch position is similar to Mike Mussina...Top ten draft pick unless his advisor and soon-to-be agent Scott Boras scares off potential suitors. http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2006/02/super_weekend_1.php USC Bio: 2006 Kennedy should be a lock to be a first-round selection as a 2006 junior in the June major league baseball draft as one of the nation's top collegiate pitchers...named 2006 Preseason All-America first team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Summer For the second straight year, Kennedy pitched for the U.S. National Team...became the fifth Trojan to play in back-to-back seasons for Team USA, joining Jacque Jones, Eric Munson, Anthony Reyes and Jeff Clement...went 4-1 with a 2.89 ERA...in five starts, he allowed nine runs and 11 hits in 28 innings with 10 walks, 35 strikeouts and a .118 opponents' batting average...tossed seven no-hit innings against Chinese Taipei on July 15 in Taiwan, striking out nine and walking two in a 1-0 victory. 2005 Kennedy established himself as the latest in a long line of top-flight pitchers at USC as a 2005 sophomore after earning consensus All-America first team honors...named All-America first team by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association...became the eighth Trojan to be named as Pac-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year...went 12-2 with a 2.54 ERA (117 IP, 85 H, 33 ER, 38 BB, 158 SO, .201 opponents' batting average)...his 158 strikeouts place him fourth on USC's single-season all-time list...his 12.15 strikeouts per nine innings ratio was the fifth-best in school history...in Pac-10 games, he was 7-1 with a 2.12 ERA (59 1/3 IP, 42 H, 14 ER, 17 BB, 88 SO, .200 OBA)...lasted eight and 1/3 innings on June 4 in a 6-4 win against host Long Beach State at the NCAA First-Round Regional, scattering eight hits and four runs with six strikeouts...went eight innings and earned the win against No. 25 Stanford on May 27, allowing one earned run on five hits with two walks and nine strikeouts...struck out 14 in seven innings on May 13 against Washington State, allowing one run on four hits with two walks...on May 3, he earned his second Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors of the season after striking out 14 batters in eight scoreless innings at No. 9/10 Arizona on April 29, allowing just three hits against a Wildcat team that was batting .328 prior to the game...in the 13-0 shutout, Kennedy and the Trojans gave Arizona starter John Meloan his first loss in 18 career starts...he defeated four front-line pitchers (all on the road): John Meloan (Arizona), Ricky Romero (Cal State Fullerton), Cesar Ramos (Long Beach State) and Tim Lincecum (Washington)...recorded two "victories" in two days on April 20 at No. 2 Cal State Fullerton and April 22 at Cal...in the resumption of a halted game from Feb. 20, Kennedy went eight against against the defending national champion Titans, allowing two runs on six hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts...pitched seven innings on Feb. 20 and one inning on April 20 for the win...improved to 7-1 on the season at Cal with seven innings as he allowed two earned runs with no walks and seven strikeouts...on April 9 against UCLA on a televised broadcast, Kennedy threw his first complete game with a three-hit shutout, walking two and striking out a career-high 15 batters in a 9-0 victory...earned his first Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for his efforts against UCLA...struck out a then career-high 13 batters on April 1 at Washington in 6 2/3 innings...struck out six straight batters in a 2-1 win against the Huskies...took the loss on March 4 against Texas A&M at the Maxwell Auto Group Round Rock Classic, but opened the game by striking out the first seven batters he faced and finishing with 10 strikeouts for the game...struck out the side in the ninth inning in his first appearance on Feb. 8 against San Diego State and outdueled 2004 USA National Team cohort Cesar Ramos in a 4-3 win on Feb. 12 at No. 17 Long Beach State...against the Dirtbags, Kennedy went six innings, allowing just four hits with one unearned run, two walks and six strikeouts...named as a Baseball America Preseason All-America third team selection. http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/kennedy_ian00.html

Wow, you'd think there were some yankee fans here the way you guys are arguing

you better hope so..

7 for 16 this year with RISP and 2 outs That's almost .500 in case you didn't know

Mr. Clutch

man bubba is really comin on tonight..

Man Cairo looked silly up there

I do the same thing a lot..

anyone know what schilling went to the hospital for?

That's just karma for the run Youk took away from us

Yeah, I remember that. I think someone was tagging and he looked up to make the throw before he caught it. The saddest thing is that he is still leaps and bounds better than Melky out there..

woohoo... I swear even on routine flies I pray he doesn't f*** it up...

good stuff thanks rivernator....let us know when the xrays come back

why the heck is Cairo swinging? I wouldn't take the bat off my shoulder until I had 2 strikes the way Wakefield is throwing tonight..

looked much better in the 2nd...lets hope he can get through the top of the order again..

I'm thinking he will settle in. He usually gives up his runs early and then pitches better.

Isn't that for the pitchers cleats? I believe there is also a knife-type thing there too to pull any mud out of the cleats..

I prefer to call it grit and guts, not luck. After all, all he does is bear down get out of jams when his back is against the wall. There's something there mentally that is more than luck.

They said on YES that with his Japan streak its 1700+ games...he hasnt missed a game since 1994:blink:

good stuff from myers

Well, at least Randys ERA wont be hurt...

s***

That's the vaunted Yankee defense you've heard so much about...

niiiiice hideki...