Honors & Awards

• 2004 MLB 26th-round Draft Pick (Milwaukee)
• 2000 MLB 41st-round Draft Pick (Kansas City)
• 2004 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2003; Fall 2003; Spring 2004)

2005 Outlook: Fifth-year senior Dustin Timm turned down the opportunity to begin a professional career to return to Nebraska for the 2005 season • Was a 26th-round pick by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2004 Draft just 15 months following Tommy John surgery • Is a hard-throwing right-hander who can fill several roles either in the rotation or out of the bullpen • Enjoyed a healthy 2004 season, going 2-3 with a 3.89 ERA in 20 appearances after making just 12 appearances in his first three years as a Husker • Excelled in a set-up role for the first half of 2004, recording three holds and a save in 15 appearances while allowing just five of 18 inherited runners to score • Moved into the weekend rotation during the second half of the Big 12 schedule • Displayed excellent control, posting a 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and not walking more than two hitters in any outing • Did not pitch over the summer, as he worked on strengthening his arm in the hopes of being in the weekend rotation this spring • Is the only Husker on the 2005 roster to be drafted twice, as he was also picked by the Kansas City Royals in the 41st round of the 2000 draft • Looks to receive his degree this May in communication studies and has earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors in 2004.

2004: Timm returned to the mound 11 months after Tommy John surgery and was a major part of the Huskers’ pitching success in 2004 • Ranked third on the team with 20 appearances, going 2-3 with a 3.89 ERA in 44 innings, splitting time as both a starter and in the bullpen • Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 26th round of the 2004 MLB Draft • Showed excellent control with a better than 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, fanning 24 and walking only 11 hitters, as he did not allow more than two walks in any appearance • Shined in bullpen duty, picking up a save (vs. Northwestern State on Feb. 27) and ranking among the team leaders with three holds • Allowed only five of 18 inherited runners to score • Went 1-3 with a 4.71 ERA in nine Big 12 appearances, making five starts (Missouri, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Baylor and Oklahoma) • Began the year as a reliever as he built arm strength • Threw a then career-high 2.2 innings against Northwestern in the season opener on Feb. 20, allowing one run on three hits • Picked up his first collegiate save against Northwestern State, throwing two innings of no-hit ball against the Demons • Went five straight appearances (March 17-31) without allowing a run, spanning 5.1 innings before allowing a run in the series finale at Kansas State on April 4 • Earned the win against the Wildcats, fanning a pair and allowing two hits in two innings of work • Matched his personal high with four strikeouts, but allowed two runs over four innings of relief in a loss to Texas Tech on April 10 • Allowed one hit in two shutout innings in a win over No. 10 Wichita State on April 13 • Made his first Big 12 start in the series finale at Missouri on April 13, going a career-long 5.2 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits before leaving with an 8-3 lead, but did not factor in the decision • Picked up his second win of the season in relief against Northern Colorado on April 27, fanning two in two shutout innings of relief, as he got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and a two-on, two-out situation in the ninth • Pitched well at No. 21 Oklahoma State, matching his career high with four strikeouts and allowing one run in 4.2 innings, but did not pick up the win • Took the loss in the regular-season finale against No. 18 Oklahoma, allowing one earned run over four innings in a 2-1 setback • Made one appearance in the Big 12 Tournament, allowing two runs in a 6-5 loss to No. 1 Texas on May 28.

2003: Timm made a pair of appearances before undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in early March • Was dominant before the injury, allowing one hit and striking out seven in 3.1 shutout innings • Tossed two scoreless innings and fanned a season-high four batters against UT-Pan American on Feb. 15 • Fanned three in 1.1 innings of one-hit ball at Louisiana Tech on Feb. 22 in his final outing of the year.

2002: Timm took a medical redshirt after suffering an elbow injury midway through the season • Went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in six outings, fanning six in 6.2 innings • Struggled in his first start, allowing four runs on two hits in a loss to No. 15 Wake Forest on Feb. 17 • Rebounded in his second start, striking out a season-high three batters in two innings against Nebraska-Kearney to pick up the win in the first-ever collegiate game at Hawks Field • Tossed a shutout inning of relief against UW-Milwaukee on April 3 in his final appearance of the year.

2001: Timm was one of three true freshmen to pitch for Nebraska’s first-ever CWS squad • Made three appearances for the Big 12 champions, recording an 8.31 ERA without a decision in 4.1 innings • Allowed three runs in his collegiate debut against No. 1 Georgia Tech on Feb. 11 • Tossed a scoreless inning of relief against UT-San Antonio on April 17 and allowed one unearned run in an inning of work against Northern Iowa on May 8 • Made his biggest contribution in the NCAA Regional against Rutgers, coming out of the bullpen in the title game to toss a season-high 1.1 innings and struck out a pair in NU’s 14-10 win • Was the only true freshman pitcher on NU’s 25-man CWS roster.

Yutan High School: Timm played basketball and ran track during the year before playing American Legion baseball for Coach Greg Woster • Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 41st round of the 2000 MLB First-Year Player Draft • Led his American Legion Team to third-place state finishes in 1999 and 2000 • Compiled an 8-4 mark with a 1.50 ERA as a senior, averaging 12 strikeouts per game • Went 10-2 with a 1.79 ERA as a junior, fanning 156 in 75 innings • Was a two-time all-conference pick on the hardwood at Yutan HS, earning first-team accolades as a senior • Chose NU over Nebraska-Omaha, Nebraska-Kearney and Cal State-Northridge.

Personal: Born on Oct. 7, 1981, in Blair, Neb. • Parents are Mike and Janet Timm • Has two brothers (Bucky and Cory) • Majors in communication studies • Comes from an athletic family, as his older brother Bucky pitched at Midland Lutheran College, while younger brother Cory was a reserve offensive lineman at NU (2002-04)

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO
2001....  8.31   0-0     4   0   0   0/1     0   4.1    6    5    4    3    4
2002....  5.40   1-1     6   2   0   0/0     0   6.2    9    6    4    2    6
2003....  0.00   0-0     2   0   0   0/0     0   3.1    1    0    0    1    7
2004....  3.89   2-3    20   5   0   0/2     1  44.0   50   20   19   11   24
TOTAL...  4.17   3-4    32   7   0   0/3     1  58.1   66   31   27   17   41