The Nebraska baseball team wrapped up its fall practice season with three five-inning scrimmages between a mostly veteran squad (Red) and a team loaded with newcomers (White). The Red swept the series, including both games on Monday evening by scores of 9-4 and 8-6.

This is a full count of five takeaways from Nebraska's culmination to fall baseball.

Losing two weekend starters from a year ago, the Huskers faced questions in fall ball about replacements for Derek Burkamper and Jake Meyers.

While those questions may not be answered just yet, Nebraska is not short on arms.

Senior right-hander Luis Alvarado, junior right-hander Zack Engelken, and sixth-year senior right-hander Matt Warren all threw four innings Monday in their first extended action in Husker uniforms in at least a year. Alvarado, a closer from a year ago, worked to extend his innings this fall and may take on a starting role, while Engelken missed the 2017 season due to a setback in his recovery from shoulder surgery. Warren, a former starter at Creighton, threw his first game pitches in over 15 months Monday.

Senior Jake Hohensee is the lone returning weekend starter on the roster and pitched in Friday night's game. Junior Matt Waldron pitched one inning Monday and looks to be in the starting conversation after spending most of his college career leading off on the mound.

With around 10 possible starters for 2018, that depth will trickle down to the bullpen, which includes Jake McSteen, Robbie Palkert, Chad Luensmann and several players coming back from injury. Luensmann did not pitch this weekend after being shut down due to innings accumulation in the fall.

In the lone major injury of fall camp, Lincoln Southeast grad Connor Curry underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2018 season.

One of the main deficiencies to the 2017 Nebraska baseball team was its lack of power and ability to hit home runs. The Huskers ranked near the bottom of the Big Ten in home runs and slugging percentage despite winning the regular season crown, and the Red/White series indicated that stat may not improve anytime soon.

In three games, the Huskers hit just one ball beyond the outfield fences in Haymarket Park: True freshman Jaxon Hallmark blasted one in Friday night's game. Nebraska was able to hit the gaps Monday, but even with a stiff breeze blowing out to left, the Huskers couldn't put one out of the park. One ball reached the warning track on the evening.

Senior Scott Schreiber, who blasted 16 home runs in 2016, took a step back in power but a step up in consistency last season. He'll be one of the Huskers' biggest home run threats this season along with Jesse Wilkening, who led both teams with 3 RBIs in the final game of Monday's doubleheader.

The only point of deficiency on the Nebraska roster coming into Fall Ball was the right side of the infield after first baseman Ben Miller and second baseman Jake Schleppenbach exhausted their eligibility last season.

While Schleppenbach is still with the team as a manager, his successor may prove to be just as talented in the field with an even quicker step. Junior Alex Henwood found his groove on several defensive plays in the right side gap, along with knocking in a run and scoring from first base as a part of an evening's work.

At first base, sophomore Luke Roskam looks comfortable after a move over from third, while senior Brison Cronenbold took over at the hot corner. Roskam was a Big Ten All-Freshman team honoree after hitting .266 in 2017 and looks to continue as a staple in the lineup in 2018.

Overall, Nebraska's infield shouldn't miss a beat in 2018, and it looks like Roskam is a better fit at first to allow Cronenbold to exhibit his defensive prowess at third.

While most of the errors on the evening were made by a freshman-filled White team, head coach Darin Erstad expressed some frustration with the look of his team's scrimmage.

Five errors and at least three wild pitch runs put a cloud over an otherwise strong scrimmage from several individuals. In the first game, the Huskers were shoddy in the field, letting balls through the gaps and missing throws.

In 2017, Penn State and Rutgers led the Big Ten in wild pitches and errors. Both teams subsequently finished at the bottom of the conference standings.

"We've got to get better," Erstad said. "I don't think we threw strikes very well today. I don't think we were as sharp as we were Friday, but that's why I'm glad we don't play fall games."

Heading into the 2018 season, Nebraska loses just four starters out of 16 (when you include the starting nine, three weekend starters and top four relievers). For a team to win a conference title and lose that little to graduation and the MLB draft is nearly unheard of.

Because of that, you'll likely see the Huskers atop the preseason Big Ten polls once spring rolls around. While the loss of do-it-all star Jake Meyers definitely hurts, the Huskers return three-year starters in Schreiber, shortstop Angelo Altavilla and catcher Jesse Wilkening. NU will likely also rely on fewer freshman than a year ago when Roskam and Mojo Hagge started most games.

The lineup looks fairly set and there seem to be far fewer questions at the end of fall practice than in previous years. One key inquiry, however, remains: How will Nebraska respond to being top dog? After its first Big Ten title, NU will need to adjust to being "the hunted" rather than the hunter.

In four short months, we'll learn if the Huskers can take the next step as a program after a giant leap in 2017.