 The school hired former Husker and Major League All-Star Darin Erstad as head coach on June 2, after he served one season as a volunteer assistant coach.A few days later, Ted Silva was hired as Erstad's pitching coach, and former Huskers Will Bolt and Jeff Christy were named assistants.The Huskers made the postseason for the first time in four years in 2012, qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament and going 1–2, but failed to make the NCAA tournament.