The Husker baseball team opens Big Ten tournament play this afternoon with a matchup against Michigan State in Columbus, Ohio. The Huskers enter the postseason as the top offense in the Big Ten, and they take on a Spartan team who led the Big Ten in ERA. Kyle Kubat looks for his fourth win in as many starts for the Huskers on the mound. First pitch is set for 11:05.

Eight Nebraska baseball players earned All-Big Ten honors on Tuesday Shortstop Chad Christensen, outfielder Rich Sanguinetti and designated hitter Michael Pritchard, who all earned first-team honors. Third baseman Josh Scheffert was the Huskers’ lone second-team pick. First baseman Richard Stock, second baseman Pat Kelly and starting pitcher Kyle Kubat were all third-team selections. Kelly and Kubat were also named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team, along with outfielder Austin Darby. Catcher Cory Burleson was honored as the team’s Sportsmanship Award Honoree.

The Colorado Rockies scored early and scored late, but did not score enough in a 7-6 loss to the Miami Marlins last night. For the second straight night the Rockies jumped on the Marlins early, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. But the lead only lasted three frames, as the Marlins touched up Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio for six runs in his five innings of work. Trailing 7-4 in the eighth, the Rockies pushed two runs across, and got the leadoff runner aboard in the ninth inning with the heart of the order due up, but Todd Helton struck out looking to end the game. The beatings go on for the Rockies, who have lost six in a row and fifteen of eighteen. The Rockies and Marlins conclude their three-game series in Miami tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the game for you, with pregame coverage at 5:30 and first pitch at 6:10.

The Husker football team has their eighth commitment for the recruiting class of 2013. Offensive lineman Dan Samuelson from Plymouth, Indiana pledged to the Huskers yesterday. Samuelson had previously verbally committed to Pittsburgh, but changed his mind after visiting Lincoln last weekend. He rates as a three-star prospect according to both Scout and Rivals.com.

The Husker women’s basketball team has drawn Maryland as their opponent for the Women’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge this coming season, as two NCAA Tournament teams from the 2011-2012 campaign will meet in the yearly showdown. The Terrapins reached the Elite Eight last season, and could potentially be the highest ranked non-conference foe the Huskers have hosted in program history when they come to the Devaney Center on November 28.

The Tri-City Storm selected forward Garrett Gamez with their first round pick in the USHL’s Entry Draft yesterday. Picking eighth overall, the Storm tabbed the seventeen year-old Gamez, who had 27 goals and 28 assists in 40 games for the Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16 team this past season. The Storm drafted 11 players in the Entry Draft, giving them 30 protected players for the 2012-2013 season. The USHL’s main training camp takes place in Las Vegas in June.