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Kyle Peterson has been an on-air college baseball analyst at ESPN for 17 years. A native of Elkhorn who pitched at Stanford -- and was a first-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers -- Peterson shared several thoughts about Nebraska baseball this week in the wake of Darin Erstad's sudden retirement Monday as head coach. Here are a few highlights that I didn't use in a Wednesday column about Will Bolt.

Question: You told me back in 2016 that it's not fair to expect Nebraska to reach the NCAA Tournament every season. I agree with that. So, what sort of expectations are reasonable for the Husker program?

Kyle Peterson: I think if you're in the postseason three out of every five years, that's realistic. If you can find your way into a Super Regional once every five to seven years, that feels about right, in my opinion.

(Note: Nebraska last reached a Super Regional in 2005).

Q: Some folks might say those expectations feel somewhat limited. What would you tell those folks?