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Honors and Awards
2005 Outlook: Jeremy Becker has played a major role in Nebraska’s bullpen over the last three years Has made a team-high 56 appearances over the last three years, and needs seven more appearances to crack the school’s career top-10 list Can work a variety of roles out of the bullpen and has the ability to throw several innings in a weekend Has eight holds over the last two seasons, helping Nebraska to two of the top three single-season save marks in school annals Originally walked on to the program with an academic scholarship Carries a 3.610 GPA in agricultural engineering and will contend for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors this spring Scheduled to receive his degree in agricultural engineering this May.
2004: Becker was one of the workhorses out of the Husker bullpen, going 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA in 22 contests Second on the team in appearances, and fanned 19 in 16 innings Tied for the team lead with four holds, and allowed just five of 26 inherited runners to score Used primarily in short relief, as his longest outing was a 1.2 inning scoreless stint against Texas Tech on April 11 Allowed one run in his first 13 outings, including a stretch of 10 straight scoreless appearances from March 17 to April 16 Came out of the bullpen to strike out the only two hitters he faced vs. Kansas State, helping preserve NU’s fourth straight shutout Appeared in five consecutive games, including a crucial outing against No. 10 Wichita State, where he retired Logan Sorensen with the bases loaded to help NU cling to a one-run lead Allowed a season-high three runs at Missouri on April 17, including his first inherited runner since April 20, 2003 Suffered lone loss in the series finale against Texas A&M, when he allowed a ninth-inning three-run homer in a 7-6 loss to the No. 10 Aggies Made one appearance in the Big 12 Tournament, allowing one run on two hits in a loss to Oklahoma State on May 28.
2003: Was a solid performer in the Huskers’ run to a Big 12 title, going 0-1 in 15 games, as he struck out 10 in 14.1 innings Topped the squad with four holds and allowed only four of 17 inherited runners to score, including one in his last 14 outings Used extensively in short relief, but went two or more innings three times, including a career-long 2.1 innings at Texas Tech (4/25) Did not pick up a decision in seven league games, allowing just one extra-base hit in eight innings Enjoyed a stretch of nearly two months without allowing a run, spanning five appearances Matched his career high with three strikeouts in two shutout innings against Western Illinois (4/2) Closed the regular season on a high note, not allowing a run in his final four appearances, highlighted by two innings of one-hit relief vs. Oklahoma State on May 12 Made three postseason appearances, allowing four runs on three hits in 2.1 innings Fanned both batters he faced in NU’s elimination loss to Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament.
2002: Was one of the unsung heroes in NU’s run to the CWS, going 2-2 with three saves and a 5.94 ERA in 19 games Tied for the team lead in saves and was third in appearances Saw action in 19 of the Huskers’ final 50 contests, after he did not make his debut until the 19th game of the year. Went 0-1 in seven Big 12 games, but recorded three saves against Big 12 foes, a total that placed him fourth in the league Appeared in six straight games during one 10-day stretch, recording saves against Missouri (4/13) and Oklahoma State (4/19) Turned in his best outing of the year against Creighton (4/16), fanning three in 1.2 shutout innings for his first career win Tossed 1.2 shutout innings against Kansas (4/28) for his third save Earned his other win against Cal Poly, hurling a scoreless ninth, as NU came back for a 4-3 win over the Mustangs (5/10) Pitched in both of the Huskers’ CWS games, and took the loss against South Carolina in the season finale.
2001: A recruited walk-on, Becker redshirted in 2001.
Scottsbluff High School: Was a two-way standout playing American Legion Baseball for Mark Moran Went 9-3 with a 3.75 ERA on the mound, fanning 128 in 81.2 innings Also hit .435 with five homers, 49 RBIs and 60 runs scored Earned five varsity letters at Scottsbluff, including three in football, where he was an honorable-mention all-state selection Named Scottsbluff Athlete of the Year in 2000 Carried a 4.0 GPA throughout high school and was the valedictorian of his graduating class Earned first-team academic all-state honors.
Personal: Born on April 19, 1981, in Scottsbluff, Neb. Parents are Kelly Becker and Barb Becker Has one sister (Amanda) Majors in agricultural engineering. Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO
2002.... 5.94 2-2 19 0 0 0/0 3 16.2 18 12 11 5 14
2003.... 5.65 0-1 15 0 0 0/0 0 14.1 14 11 9 6 10
2004.... 5.06 0-1 22 0 0 0/3 0 16.0 16 9 9 9 19
TOTAL... 5.55 2-4 56 0 0 0/3 3 47.0 48 32 29 20 43
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