Chamberlain Earns World Series Title

Former Nebraska pitcher Joba Chamberlain played an integral part in helping the New York Yankees to their 27th World Series title Wednesday night.

Chamberlain, an All-American during his two-year career at Nebraska, made three World Series appearances, going 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three appearances. He earned the victory in Game 4 and came back with a shutout inning of relief in the decisive game six. He recorded four strikeouts in three innings of work in the World Series and held opponents to a .182 batting average. Chamberlain made 10 relief appearances during the postseason, going 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA.

He is the first Husker baseball player to earn a World Series ring since Darin Erstad in 2002 with the Anaheim Angels.

The postseason capped a solid third season in the Major Leagues for Chamberlain, who went 9-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 32 appearances, including 31 starts in 2009. It is the second postseason appearance in three seasons for Chamberlain, who helped the Yankees reach the playoffs in 2007.

Chamberlain compiled a 16-7 record for Nebraska during the 2005 and 2006 campaigns. He went 10-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 2005, helping Nebraska to a school-record 57 wins and a College World Series appearance. Chamberlain was a first-round draft pick by the Yankees in 2006 and reached the Major Leagues in his first professional season.

Chamberlain was one of two Huskers to make the postseason, as Brian Duensing compiled a 5-2 mark to help the Minnesota Twins to the American League Central Division title. Duensing was also a member of the Huskers’ 2005 CWS team, going 8-0 with a 3.00 ERA that season. He was 17-2 as a Husker in 45 appearances over three seasons.