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Joba Chamberlain
# 44
Right-Handed Pitcher - RHP
Height: 6-3  Weight: 225
Sophomore
Bats:  Throws:  R
Previous Affiliations
   Northeast
   Nebraska-Kearney
Previous Experience
  
Lincoln, Neb.
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Courtesy: NU Media Relations
Release: 01/30/2006
  • First-Team Preseason All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
  • Second-Team Preseason All-American (NCBWA, Baseball America)
  • 2005 Third-Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
  • 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 
  • 2005 Big 12 Newcomer Pitcher of the Year
  • Second-Team ABCA All-Midwest Region
  • Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (3/1/05 & 4/25/05)
  • Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week (3/1/05)

2006 Outlook: After a breakout 2005 campaign, junior Joba (pronounced Jaw-buh) Chamberlain returns as one of the top pitchers in college baseball • Earned All-Big 12 and All-America honors in his first season at NU, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 20 appearances, striking out 130 in 118.2 innings • Former transfer from Division II Nebraska-Kearney will look to become the second Husker pitcher taken in the first round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft and the first since two-way performer Alvie Shepherd in 1995 • Spent part of the summer pitching for the Beatrice Bruins and Coach Bob Steinkamp, helping the Bruins to a ninth-place finish at the NBC World Series • Went 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA in seven appearances with the Bruins, striking out 63 in 45.1 innings and allowing just 32 hits • Tabbed as the top Major League Baseball prospect at the NBC World Series • Possesses a durable frame and the ability to consistently throw in the mid-90s with an exceptional curve ball among an assortment of pitches • Didn’t pitch during the fall, but continued to earn the respect of his teammates, leading during practices and offseason conditioning • Will be counted on for both his abilities and leadership in 2006.

2005: Chamberlain turned in one of the most dominant pitching years in school history, going 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA in leading NU to the College World Series • Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and third-team All-America accolades as he tied for ninth nationally with 130 strikeouts and 28th nationally in wins • Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in seven categories, including strikeouts (130, second), wins (third), innings pitched (118.2, third), strikeouts/nine innings (9.86, fourth), starts (18, fifth), ERA (ninth) and opponent batting average (.218, 10th) • Recorded five double-digit strikeout games and became only the fourth Husker pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season • Was his best against the Huskers’ toughest opponents, going 4-1 with a 2.17 ERA in seven starts against ranked opponents, striking out 56 in 49.2 innings and holding them to a .203 average • Was 2-0 in the NCAA Tournament, picking up victories over Miami and Arizona State •  Earned NU’s first-ever College World Series win, allowing three runs on five hits over seven innings in a 5-3 Husker win over No. 8 Arizona State on June 17 • Out-dueled Hurricane ace and first-round pick Cesar Carrillo in a 3-1 Super Regional win over No. 13 Miami on June 10 • Allowed one run on seven hits while fanning 13, despite battling leg cramps over his final four innings • Pitched well against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament, allowing three runs over seven innings in a 6-3 Husker win, avenging an earlier loss to the Sooners • Was 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA in nine conference starts • Earned a win over Kansas State on May 20, going six-plus innings, allowing four runs on six hits while fanning six in a 5-4 victory on May 20 • Was the hard-luck loser in a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Missouri on May 6, allowing two first inning runs on four hits over 5.2 innings of work • Suffered his first loss of the season in the series opener at Oklahoma on April 28, allowing two earned runs on six hits in 6.2 innings in a 5-1 setback • Allowed one run on six hits while striking out 10 over eight innings to pick up the victory against No. 8 Baylor on April 22, earning Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors • Tossed the first complete game of his career, scattering four hits and striking out five without a walk in a 2-1 victory at Texas A&M on April 15 • Held No. 1 Texas to one earned run on five hits over nine innings, while striking out 10 Longhorns in a no-decision on April 8, a 6-3 win that eventually went 16 innings • Went eight innings, allowing two runs on four hits against Seton Hall on March 18, an outing where he fanned 12 and retired the last 11 hitters he faced in a 6-2 Husker win • Held No. 7 Rice to one unearned run on four hits while striking out nine in 6.1 innings on March 4 • Turned in a dominant performance against New Mexico, allowing two infield hits over seven shutout innings • Struck out 15 Lobos (without a walk) - the highest single-game total by a Husker since two-time All-American Shane Komine had 16 punchouts against Missouri in 2000.

University of Nebraska-Kearney/Lincoln Northeast High School: Chamberlain transferred to Nebraska from Division II Nebraska-Kearney, where he compiled a 3-6 record and a 5.23 ERA for Coach Damon Day • Led the Lopers in ERA, opponent batting average (.250), strikeouts (49) and complete games (four) despite making only eight starts • Played American Legion baseball over the summer of 2004 for Coach Steve Eckman, going 4-4 with a 1.36 ERA, as he struck out 137 hitters and walked only 21 en route to all-state honors • Recorded 21 strikeouts over 12 shutout innings in a matchup against Johnny Dorn’s team, a 15-inning game won by Grand Island, 1-0 • Also hit .505 with 11 homers, 11 doubles and 37 RBIs as a two-way performer • Prepped at Lincoln Northeast High School for coaches Bill Fagler and Doug Kaltenberger • Garnered second-team Super State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star, going 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA, as he struck out 29 in 31.1 innings.

Personal: Born on Sept. 23, 1985, in Lincoln, Neb. • Parents are Harlan Chamberlain and Jackie Standley • Has one sister (Tasha Dahlberg) • Majors in criminal justice • Is a Native American who is a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO
2005....  2.81  10-2    18  18   1   0/1     0 118.2   91   44   37   33  130
TOTAL...  2.81  10-2    18  18   1   0/1     0 118.2   91   44   37   33  130
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