Husker baseball adds another in-state prospect as Millard West's Hawkins announces commitment

The decision was always going to be a no-brainer for Corbin Hawkins. It was just of matter of when.

"When" came Thursday, when the Millard West pitcher announced his commitment to the Nebraska baseball team.

"Since Day 1 I've always wanted to wear the N," Hawkins said. "The opportunity bloomed kind of late, but it was always in the back of my head to go there someday, whether it was through juco or just to go there right away out of high school. I've always wanted to wear the scarlet and white."

Hawkins will don the new color scheme starting next year as the 12th member of the Huskers' 2021 recruiting class. He is the seventh member of the class from the state of Nebraska.

"It's cool to be some…