2007 Softball Contact: Matt Smith E-Mail: [email protected] Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Record South Dakota St
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April 9-15 Monday Wednesday Saturday Sunday 2007 Softball Contact: Matt Smith E-Mail: [email protected] Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Record South Dakota St. at Creighton No. 11 Texas No. 11 Texas Feb. 8-11 Paradise Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) 4 & 6 p.m. (DH) 6 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon Feb. 8 vs. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 (8) 1-0 Feb. 8 at Hawaii L, 4-5 1-1 Feb. 9 vs. Portland State W, 1-0 2-1 Feb. 9 vs. DePaul W, 5-1 3-1 Feb. 10 vs. Portland State L, 0-2 3-2 Feb. 11 vs. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 A4-2 Feb. 11 at Hawaii L, 5-6 4-3 Huskers Host Monday Doubleheader Feb. 23-25 NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) After going toe-to-toe with the No. 4 team in the nation on the road, the Nebraska softball Feb. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 1-4 4-4 team returns home for a Monday doubleheader with South Dakota State beginning at 4 p.m. Feb. 23 vs. No. 20 Florida State L, 1-2 (9) 4-5 The doubleheader with the Jackrabbits opens a busy week for NU, which travels to Creighton Feb. 24 vs. Seton Hall W, 4-3 5-5 Feb. 24 vs. Mississippi State W, 7-6 (9) 6-5 on Wednesday before welcoming 11th-ranked Texas to Bowlin Stadium for a key two-game Big Feb. 25 vs. No. 18 Georgia W, 2-1 7-5 12 Conference series this weekend. The Huskers will make their 2007 television debut on Sunday, March 2-4 UNLV Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) April 15, as the NU-UT contest will air nationally on ESPNU. March 2 vs. Southern Utah W, 5-2 8-5 Before the key weekend series, Nebraska will be looking to get back on the winning track March 3 vs. DePaul L, 0-2 8-6 against South Dakota State. The Huskers - winners of 19 of their last 25 - saw their seven-game March 3 vs. Fresno State L, 2-3 8-7 March 4 vs. Delaware State W, 2-1 9-7 win streak snapped with a pair of 1-0 losses at No. 4 Texas A&M over the weekend. March 5 vs. No. 18 California W, 5-2 (8) 10-7 The Nebraska pitching staff continued its excellent season, as the right-handed combination March 9-11 Shocker Invitational (Wichita, Kan.) of sophomore Molly Hill and senior Ashley DeBuhr stymied an Aggie offense averaging 5.5 runs March 9 vs. Minnesota W, 3-2 11-7 per game. Hill was especially brilliant in game one, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning March 9 vs. Western Illinois W, 4-1 12-7 before A&M converted its lone hit of the game into the game-winning run. March 10 vs. Western Illinois W, 7-3 13-7 DeBuhr then tossed a four-hitter but one hit was the difference again, as All-American Megan March 10 vs. Minnesota W, 4-2 14-7 March 11 at Wichita State W, 4-1 15-7 Gibson - who threw a shutout in the first game - hit a solo home run to account for the only run March 16-18 Big Red Tournament (Bowlin Stadium) of game two. In the two games, the Husker staff held a powerful A&M lineup averaging 5.5 runs March 16 North Dakota State W, 1-0 16-7 and 7.7 hits per game to just two combined runs on only five combined hits. March 16 Arkansas^ W, 6-2 17-7 Despite the stellar outings from the pitching staff, the Husker offense failed to score a run March 17 Arkansas^ W, 5-0 18-7 even with more opportunities than the Aggies. NU out-hit Texas A&M 8-5, but the Huskers were March 17 North Dakota State W, 2-1 (8) 19-7 March 18 North Dakota State^ W, 4-2 20-7 0-for-16 with runners on base in the two games. The Aggies, meanwhile, recorded two of their March 18 Arkansas^ L, 4-5 20-8 five hits with runners on base. March 21 Creighton^ L, 1-4 20-9 A return to Bowlin Stadium will hopefully help the Husker hitters, as Nebraska is averaging 3.4 March 24 at No. 17 Baylor* L, 0-2 20-10 runs per game at home this season, while posting a team batting average of .236. On the road, March 25 at No. 17 Baylor* L, 0-3 20-11 the Huskers have produced an average of only 1.9 runs per game while hitting just .200. In fact, March 27 Drake^ W, 4-3 (8) 21-11 the Huskers have been shut out in four of their five Big 12 road contests this season, although March 27 Drake W, 3-0 (5) 22-11 March 28 Colorado State W, 1-0 23-11 each of those losses came against a top-15 team. March 28 Colorado State W, 4-3 24-11 Against a Texas A&M staff that ranked April 1 Texas Tech* W, 6-0 25-11 Did You Know? second in the league in ERA, the Huskers were April 1 Texas Tech* W, 4-0 26-11 wNebraska’s pair of 1-0 losses at No. 4 Texas shut out in back-to-back games for the second April 4 at Kansas* W, 3-0 27-11 A&M marked the first time the Huskers had time this season. Prior to this year, Nebraska April 6 at No. 4 Texas A&M* L, 0-1 (8) 27-12 had not been held scoreless in consecutive April 6 at No. 4 Texas A&M* L, 0-1 27-13 been on the losing end of two straight 1-0 April 9 South Dakota State (DH)^ 4 & 6 p.m. decisions since losing to Missouri twice in games since 1999. April 11 at Creighton 6 p.m. 1999. Those losses to MU also marked the The lone bright spot for the Husker offense April 14 Texas* 2 p.m. first time Nebraska had been shut out in was the play of sophomore Haley Long. In April 15 Texas* Noon consecutive games until this season. three conference road games last week, Long April 17 Iowa State*^ 5 p.m. went 5-for-8 with a double and a run scored. April 19 at Iowa State* 3:30 p.m. April 21 at Oklahoma* 2 p.m. wNebraska has been shut out in consecutive Against the Aggies, Long was 3-for-5 with a April 22 at Oklahoma* Noon games on two occasions this season - double, accounting for three of the Huskers’ April 25 Kansas*^ 6:30 p.m. including last weekend at fourth-ranked five hits and their lone extra base hit. April 28 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. Texas A&M - marking the first time that has Nebraska’s offense will look to get back April 29 Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. happened since 1997. on track quickly, as 11th-ranked Texas and May 5 at Missouri* 2 p.m. third-ranked Oklahoma - the Huskers’ next two May 6 at Missouri* 1 p.m. May 10-12 Big 12 Championship TBA wNebraska has played in 20 one-run games weekend opponents - boast three of the top six May 18-20 NCAA Regional TBA this season. The Huskers are 13-7 in games pitchers in the league in ERA, while ranking May 25-27 NCAA Super Regional TBA decided by one run in 2007 after posting a 9-2 third and fourth, respectively, in the Big 12 in May 31-June 6 WCWS TBA record in 2006. team ERA. *Big 12 Conference game ^Game broadcast on the Husker Sports Network. Weekly Notes #12 s April 9 Page 2 Nebraska Quick Facts Scouting South Dakota State Head Coach ..................................... Rhonda Revelle South Dakota State will be playing its first game in 15 days as it Tale of the Tape Alma Mater......................................Nebraska, 1984 faces NU in Monday’s doubleheader. The Jackrabbits were handed a Nebraska .........Category .............SDSU Overall Record (years) ............... 588-304 (16 years) 5-0 defeat by Ball State on March 25 in their last action. SDSU has 27-13 .................Record ..............10-18 Overall Winning Percentage ............................. .660 currently lost 11 of its last 12 and is just 10-18 on the season. .238...................Average .............. .253 Record at NU (years) ................. 580-288 (15 years) The Jackrabbits have had a tough time scoring runs of late, as they 8..................... Home Runs .................4 Nebraska Winning Percentage.......................... .669 have been shut out in two straight contests and have scored just three 43..................Stolen Bases ..............52 Associate Coach ......................................Lori Sippel runs over their last four games. 2.9...............Runs Per Game ...........3.0 Alma Mater......................................Nebraska, 1988 Samantha Heinzman leads the South Dakota State offense with 1.9.........Runs Allowed Per Game.....4.0 Season at Nebraska ................................. 18th Year a .333 average and six doubles, while ranking second with 12 runs 1.25......................ERA ..................3.70 Assistant Coach ..................................Jennifer Ogee scored and 13 RBIs. Steph Kuhl has hit three of the Jackrabbits’ four 10.....................Shutouts ...................3 Alma Mater..................................Washington, 1997 home runs and has driven in a team-high 17. 8.3........... Strikeouts Per Game .......4.4 Season at Nebraska .................................Sixth Year In the circle, Jenna Marston and Kim Westendorf have split the .190..............Opponent Avg. ......... .290 Facility/Capacity ...................Bowlin Stadium/2,500 innings for SDSU, with Marston posting the better numbers.