Club Slated for 5 Home Games This Week
Apr 26, 2006 | Baseball
The UNO baseball team takes a break from conference play this week with a nine-inning game at home against Upper Iowa University (23-21) on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Ballpark at Boys Town. Nebraska-Omaha (39-8, 12-0 NCC) then dives back into NCC play this weekend with a four-game home series with North Dakota on Saturday and Sunday (10-24, 2-10 NCC). First pitch for both doubleheaders is scheduled for noon.
Last Action: UNO went 6-0 last week, taking a doubleheader from Winona State before sweeping Augustana in a four-game home-and-home series.
Quick Hits: Tyler Cloyd became the fourth UNO pitcher in as many weeks to be named the NCC Pitcher of the Week on Monday...The Mavericks have a 23-6 record on the road this season...Nebraska-Omaha has moved up three spots to No. 6 in the latest Division II College Baseball Poll.
Congradulations, Coach: UNO's Bob Herold won his 200th career game as the head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. Herold is in his seventh season with the Mavericks and has won at least 20 games each year since coming to UNO.
Last Season: Nebraska-Omaha won its first North Central Conference championship in 24 years and made it to the NCAA II Central Regional Final in 2005. Coach Bob Herold's squad won a school record 42 games as he was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year.
The Ballpark at Boys Town: The Nebraska-Omaha baseball team is in its second season playing at The Ballpark at Boys Town. The field is located in the heart of the Boys Town campus, on 137th and West Dodge Road.
Coach Herold: Bob Herold begins his seventh season as the head coach of the Mavericks. He became the third head coach in the 57-year history of UNO baseball in June, 1999, when he replaced the retiring Bob Gates. Herold guided the Mavericks to a school record 42 wins last season and third regional appearance since 1981 while being named the NCC Coach of the Year. Herold was also named the NCC Coach of the Year in 2002, during UNO's other regional appearance in his tenure as head coach. Herold holds a 212-141A-2 overall record at UNO. Herold, a native Omahan, is no stranger to Nebraska-Omaha. He was a 1971 NAIA All-American during his playing days under Coach Virgil Yelkin and served as an assistant coach for the Mavericks under both Yelkin and Gates, from 1975-78. He earned both his bachelor of general studies (1972) and his master of science (1976) degrees from UNO. Herold played seven professional seasons in the Kansas City Royals organization, the Mexican Leagues and in Columbia, South America. In addition to his UNO coaching experience, he also served as an assistant coach at the University of Louisville in 1974 and at Creighton University, from 1985-87. The bulk of Herold's baseball experience has been in the Kansas City Royals organization. He managed eight seasons in the Royals' farm system and guided Royal affiliates to league championships. In 1999, he was the the hitting coach for the Omaha Golden Spikes, the Royals' Class AAA Pacific Coast League affiliate.Herold and wife Sondra have three children, daughters Haley, Kiley and son Riley.
Last Action: UNO went 6-0 last week, taking a doubleheader from Winona State before sweeping Augustana in a four-game home-and-home series.
Quick Hits: Tyler Cloyd became the fourth UNO pitcher in as many weeks to be named the NCC Pitcher of the Week on Monday...The Mavericks have a 23-6 record on the road this season...Nebraska-Omaha has moved up three spots to No. 6 in the latest Division II College Baseball Poll.
Congradulations, Coach: UNO's Bob Herold won his 200th career game as the head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. Herold is in his seventh season with the Mavericks and has won at least 20 games each year since coming to UNO.
Last Season: Nebraska-Omaha won its first North Central Conference championship in 24 years and made it to the NCAA II Central Regional Final in 2005. Coach Bob Herold's squad won a school record 42 games as he was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year.
The Ballpark at Boys Town: The Nebraska-Omaha baseball team is in its second season playing at The Ballpark at Boys Town. The field is located in the heart of the Boys Town campus, on 137th and West Dodge Road.
Coach Herold: Bob Herold begins his seventh season as the head coach of the Mavericks. He became the third head coach in the 57-year history of UNO baseball in June, 1999, when he replaced the retiring Bob Gates. Herold guided the Mavericks to a school record 42 wins last season and third regional appearance since 1981 while being named the NCC Coach of the Year. Herold was also named the NCC Coach of the Year in 2002, during UNO's other regional appearance in his tenure as head coach. Herold holds a 212-141A-2 overall record at UNO. Herold, a native Omahan, is no stranger to Nebraska-Omaha. He was a 1971 NAIA All-American during his playing days under Coach Virgil Yelkin and served as an assistant coach for the Mavericks under both Yelkin and Gates, from 1975-78. He earned both his bachelor of general studies (1972) and his master of science (1976) degrees from UNO. Herold played seven professional seasons in the Kansas City Royals organization, the Mexican Leagues and in Columbia, South America. In addition to his UNO coaching experience, he also served as an assistant coach at the University of Louisville in 1974 and at Creighton University, from 1985-87. The bulk of Herold's baseball experience has been in the Kansas City Royals organization. He managed eight seasons in the Royals' farm system and guided Royal affiliates to league championships. In 1999, he was the the hitting coach for the Omaha Golden Spikes, the Royals' Class AAA Pacific Coast League affiliate.Herold and wife Sondra have three children, daughters Haley, Kiley and son Riley.
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