LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Days after clinching the Big Ten regular season title, Nebraska Baseball Head Coach Jamestown native Darin Erstad has been named the conference coach of the year, according to the Big Ten Baseball Twitter account.
Erstad is the first Husker coach to earn the honor, and the Big Ten title is the first in program history.
The Huskers finished the season 34-18-1, and won 10 of their last 12 games, including a 21-3 win over Penn State to close the season.
Nebraska earned a No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, and will battle No. 8 seed Purdue on Wednesday at 4 p.m. on BTN CSi Cable 66.
