Tyler Niederklein Season 2013

Honors & Awards
• Four Letters (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• Combined No-Hitter vs. Arkansas on April 16, 2013
• Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2011)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012, 2013; Spring 2012, 2013)

2013:Threw 2.0 innings in a short-start at Creighton on May 14 and earned his first win of the season • Pitched a season-high 5.0 innings and struck out a season-high five against Oklahoma State at the TD Ameritrade Classic on April 27 • Gave up one run on four hits and three walks, but took the loss, as OSU’s starter through a complete-game 4-0 shutout • Gave up a career-high tying five runs to Kansas State on April 24 in 0.2 inning of work • Threw 2.1 innings of no-hit relief against No. 10 Arkansas on April 16, combined with Kyle Kubat and Dylan Vogt for the ninth no-hitter in Nebraska baseball history and the first since 1993 • Last just 2.2 innings in a start at Iowa on April 7, gave up two runs on two hits, while the Huskers made three errors in the bottom of the third inning • Gave Nebraska 4.0 innings in his first Big Ten start of the year on March 31 • Gave up one run on three hits and left the game with a 4-1 lead, but didn’t factor into the decision • NU won the game, 8-6 • Started his first game of the season at Kansas State on March 26 • Gave up one run on four hits over 2.1 innings • Worked a perfect inning of relief at No. 8 Cal St. Fullerton on March 20, posting one strikeout.

2012: Niederklein saw most of his work out of the bullpen in 2012, as he made 19 appearances, including two starts • Was 2-2 on the year with 19 strikeouts in 38.0 innings of work • Struck out three and gave up one hit over 1.2 innings of work against Penn State at the Big Ten Tournament on May 24 • Helped the Huskers to a 13-2 win at Indiana on May 5 with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief • Threw 1.0 inning of perfect relief against Creighton at TD Ameritrade Park on April 24 in a 4-1 win • Was lights out against Iowa on April 7, as he delivered 3.0 innings of perfect relief, including two strikeouts • Threw 3.0 innings of one-hit relief at Kansas State on April 3 to earn his first career save and preserve a 6-0 shutout • Made his first start of the season and earned his second win on March 12 with 5.1 innings against No. 18 California • Struck out four and gave up seven hits, while helping NU to a 9-5 win a four-game series split with the Bears • Earned his first win of the season on Feb. 25 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the Kleberg Bank College Classic • Threw 3.1 innings of perfect relief against the Islanders in a 7-1 win.

2011: Niederklein made 16 appearances in 2011, including 13 starts •  Posted an 8-3 record on the year with a 4.17 ERA and 50 strikeouts in a team-high 69.0 innings of work • Ended the year with a career-high 7.2 innings in a 4-3 win over Missouri on May 21 • Struck out six Tigers and only allowed seven hits • Struck out six and gave up just two hits in 5.1 innings against Baylor on May 1, but took the loss as NU was shut out, 2-0 • Posted his third straight win in a 5-4 victory at Wichita State on April 12 • Helped the Huskers down Creighton by a score of 8-5 on April 5 with two strikeouts over 5.1 innings • Fanned a career-high 10 batters against Northern Colorado on March 22, as he went 7.0 innings in a no-decision that NU won 5-4 • Earned his first win of the season on March 15 against South Dakota State with four strikeouts and no runs in 4.0 innings of work.

2010: Niederklein became one of two freshmen to move into Nebraska’s weekend pitching rotation, as he went 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA in 12 contests • Went five innings in the season finale against Texas Tech, allowing four runs on five hits in a no-decision • Went 2.0 innings at Missouri on May 16, allowing no runs on one hit but walked a season-high six hitters • Did not allow a run over 2.1 innings in a start against Southeast Missouri State, but walked four in a no-decision • Took the loss against Texas A&M on May 1, allowing four runs in three-plus innings • Had been one of NU’s most consistent hurlers prior to that outing vs. Texas A&M, allowing one earned run in his last 16.2 innings of work from April 6 to April 24 • Made his first Big 12 start against Baylor on April 24, going a career-long 5.2 innings and allowing only one earned run with a pair of strikeouts in a 6-2 victory • Became the first Husker freshman to win his first Big 12 start since Johnny Dorn in 2005 • Hurled 3.2 innings of one-hit relief with two strikeouts against Kansas on April 18 • Turned in his best performance against Wichita State on April 13, tossing five shutout innings and striking out four in a 14-0 win over the Shockers • Allowed one unearned run and struck out a pair of hitters over 1.2 innings of relief at No. 20 Kansas State on April 10 • Battled his control in a start against Northern Colorado on March 23, allowing two runs on one hit, but walked four in two-plus innings • Garnered his first win with three shutout innings against Nebraska-Kearney on March 10, allowing one hit and fanning two in a pre-determined start • Made his Husker debut against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 26, allowing a pair of runs on one hit and fanning one in Nebraska’s 21-9 victory.

Before Nebraska: Niederklein was one of the state’s top pitching prospects playing for Coach Frank Ryan at Millard West High School • Went 9-3 in two seasons at the varsity level, helping the Wildcats to a pair of state tournament showings • Named first-team all-state by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a senior, going 5-2 with a 2.35 ERA, as he fanned 53 over 51 innings while also hitting .304 with 24 runs scored • Compiled a 4-2 record with a state-best five saves and a 2.60 ERA in helping Millard West to a state runner-up finish • Struck out 31 and walked only six over 32.1 innings to earn honorable-mention all-state honors • Went 20-3 in his last two seasons of American Legion baseball, as he helped his team advance to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, N.C. • Garnered first-team all-state honors in football as a senior, hauling in 33 passes for 617 yards and five scores in helping MWHS to a 13-0 record and a Class A football state championship in 2008 • Produced a 3.60 GPA and was named B’nai B’rith Metro Conference Scholarship Athlete of the Year as well as Omaha Sports Commission Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born on Oct. 26, 1990, in Plano, Texas • Parents are Kevin and Terri Niederklein • Has one brother, Justin • Major is business administration.