at Creighton l April 7 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2010 Softball Contact: Matt Smith E-Mail: [email protected] Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Record at Creighton Hotel Encanto Tournament (Las Cruces, N.M.) Practice Practice Travel Day Feb. 11 at New Mexico State (1) L, 2-4 0-1 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at New Mexico State (2) L, 1-2 0-2 Feb. 12 Texas-San Antonio L, 9-10 (8) 0-3 Feb. 13 Texas-El Paso W, 6-4 1-3 Feb. 13 Colorado State W, 6-2 2-3 Feb. 14 Penn State W, 11-6 3-3 Tiger Invitational (Auburn, Ala.) Huskers Travel to Creighton on Wednesday Feb. 19 Central Michigan W, 4-1 4-3 The Nebraska softball team begins a five-game road trip on Wednesday, when the Huskers Feb. 19 Central Michigan W, 8-0 5-3 travel to Omaha to battle in-state rival Creighton at 6 p.m. at the Creighton Sports Complex. Feb. 20 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville W, 9-4 6-3 Fans unable to make the trip up Interstate 80 can follow the game on Huskers.com, as Feb. 20 at Auburn L, 1-2 6-4 Feb. 21 Ohio W, 5-1 7-4 veteran softball play-by-play announcer Nate Rohr will call all of the action for the internet-only broadcast. NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) Feb. 26 Arkansas L, 0-2 7-5 Wednesday’s game is the first of five straight road games for the Huskers. NU returns to Feb. 26 No. 8 Georgia Tech W, 2-0 8-5 conference action this weekend, when the Huskers travel to Lubbock, Texas, for a key two-game Feb. 27 No. 7 Alabama L, 3-11 (6) 8-6 series with the upstart Texas Tech Red Raiders, who are 30-6 this season after finishing 15-42 Feb. 27 Central Florida L, 4-5 (8) 8-7 in 2009. The road trip continues next week with games on back-to-back days against Kansas Feb. 28 Virginia Tech W, 2-0 9-7 and Iowa State. Embassy Suites Festival (Tulsa, Okla.) The Huskers are 0-10 on the road this season and have lost 12 straight road games dating March 5 at Tulsa L, 6-7 9-8 back to last year. Nebraska hopes to change that on Wednesday against a Creighton squad that March 6 North Dakota W, 10-0 (5) 10-8 March 6 at Tulsa L, 1-4 10-9 was picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference, but has struggled recently. The Bluejays are March 7 North Dakota W, 10-2 (5) 11-9 16-16 on the season after snapping a six-game losing streak by sweeping a doubleheader with March 7 at Tulsa L, 4-6 11-10 North Dakota State in Omaha on Monday. Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) Nebraska is 21-17 on the year after posting a 4-2 record last week. The Huskers went 3-1 March 12 Pacific W, 8-0 (5) 12-10 in non-conference action with the only loss coming in heartbreaking fashion. Drake, which was March 12 No. 23 BYU L, 1-4 12-11 down to its final out, scored twice with two outs in the seventh inning and then scored twice more March 13 Pacific W, 11-2 (6) 13-11 with two outs in the eighth to rally for a 4-2 eight-inning victory. The Huskers rebounded with March 13 at No. 10 Arizona State L, 0-1 13-12 March 14 at No. 10 Arizona State L, 1-7 13-13 three straight wins heading into a Big 12 doubleheader with No. 18 Texas A&M last Saturday. In game one, the Huskers lost another late lead, as the Aggies scored five times in the sixth March 17 South Dakota (1) W, 7-5 14-13 March 17 South Dakota (2) W, 9-3 15-13 inning to rally from a two-run deficit and post a 6-3 victory. Nebraska turned the tables on A&M March 24 Wisconsin (1) W, 8-0 (5) 16-13 in game two. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Huskers hit three home runs in a six-run March 25 Wisconsin (2) W, 4-3 17-13 inning to rally for an 8-3 win. March 27 at No. 15 Texas* L, 0-9 (5) 17-14 On the week, Nebraska produced impressive March 28 at No. 15 Texas* L, 1-4 17-15 Leading Off..... results at the plate and in the circle. The March 30 Drake (1) L, 2-4 (8) 17-16 wNebraska is still seeking its first true road March 30 Drake (2) W, 5-0 18-16 Huskers hit .341 in the six games last week, March 31 South Dakota State (1) W, 8-3 19-16 win of the season. The Huskers are 0-10 on the while scoring 32 runs, an average of 5.3 March 31 South Dakota State (2) W, 6-0 20-16 road this year and have lost 12 straight road runs per game. Nebraska also posted a .497 April 3 No. 18 Texas A&M (1) L, 3-6 20-17 games dating back to last season. slugging percentage, as the Huskers totaled April 3 No. 18 Texas A&M (2) W, 8-3 21-17 10 doubles, one triple and five home runs. April 7 at Creighton 6 p.m. w The Huskers have used the same batting April 10 at Texas Tech* 2 p.m. Freshman Brooke Thomason and juniors April 11 at Texas Tech* Noon order in only two games this season - game Julie Brechtel and Heidi Foland all enjoyed big April 14 at Kansas* 5 p.m. two of last Saturday’s doubleheader with 18th- weeks. Thomason hit safely in all six games, April 15 at Iowa State* 4 p.m. ranked Texas A&M and game one of a March batting .529 (9-for-17) with three doubles, a April 17 Baylor* 3 p.m. 17 doubleheader with South Dakota. Nebraska homer and five RBIs. Brechtel went 10-for-21 April 18 Baylor* Noon used a different batting order in each of the April 20 Iowa State* 5 p.m. (.476) with a double, a triple and six RBIs, April 22 Kansas* 5 p.m. first 37 games this season. while Foland doubled, homered three times April 24 Oklahoma* 2 p.m. and drove in six while batting .450 (9-for-20). April 25 Oklahoma* Noon wJunior Heidi Foland is leading the Big 12 In the circle, Nebraska posted a 1.95 ERA. April 27 Northern Iowa 5 p.m. in hits with 50, while ranking second in runs Sophomore right-hander Ashley Hagemann April 28 Creighton 6 p.m. scored (40) and total bases (90). May 1 at Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. was 3-0 on the week with a 0.93 ERA. She May 2 at Oklahoma State* Noon tossed a shutout in two of her three starts, May 8 Missouri* Noon (FSN) wNU’s 74 wins against Creighton unofficially while striking out 29 in only 22.2 innings. May 9 Missouri* Noon rank as the fifth-most victories against a Opponents hit only .135 against her and she May 14-16 Big 12 Championship TBA single opponent in NCAA Division I history. walked just four. *Big 12 Conference game; Home games in bold at Bowlin Stadium. at Creighton s April 7 Page 2 Nebraska Quick Facts Scouting the Creighton Bluejays (16-16) Head Coach...... Rhonda Revelle (18th year) Creighton snapped a six-game losing streak with an emphatic Tale of the Tape doubleheader sweep of North Dakota State on Monday. The Bluejays Alma Mater...... Nebraska (1984) Nebraska Category Creighton won game one, 8-4, before a 13-run first inning propelled them to a Career Record (years)...... 679-375 (18 years) 21-17...... Record...... 16-16 14-1 five-inning victory in game two. CU has lost six of its last eight Career Winning Percentage...... 644 .295...... Average...... 207 games and is just 2-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Nebraska Record (years)...... 671-360 (17 years) 27...... Home Runs...... 31 A big reason for the Bluejays’ recent struggles has been the NCAA’s 30...... Stolen Bases...... 23 Nebraska Winning Percentage...... 651 increased focus on illegal pitches. Tara Oltman was an NFCA All- 4.9...... Runs Per Game...... 3.8 Associate Head Coach...... Lori Sippel (20th year) American last season and was off to another fine start in 2010 before 3.4...... Runs Allowed Per Game.....3.6 Alma Mater...... Nebraska (1988) the NCAA instructed umpires to strictly enforce the pitching rules in a 2.91...... ERA...... 3.13 Assistant Coach...... Diane Miller (Second year) memo last month. In four consecutive conference starts, Oltman faced 8...... Shutouts...... 7 a total of only 12 batters before being pulled by head coach Brent Alma Mater...... Missouri Southern (1992) 8.2...... Strikeouts Per Game...... 6.8 Vigness in each start due to her being called for numerous illegal Volunteer Coach...... Sheena Lawrick (First year) .219...... Opponent Average...... 252 pitches. But in her return to non-conference action on Monday, Oltman Alma Mater...... Nebraska (2006) .958...... Fielding Percentage...... 964 earned a complete-game victory and did not allow an earned run. On Facility (Capacity)...... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) the season, Oltman is 13-7 with a 1.49 ERA in 117.2 innings. Opponents are hitting just .198 against her and she 2009 Overall Record...... 35-19 has struck out 130. Creighton’s other two pitchers haven’t been nearly as strong, as Kylie Hovinga is 2-4 with a Big 12 Record (Finish)...... 9-9 (5th) 5.83 ERA in 51.2 innings and freshman Sammy Snygg is 1-5 with a 4.45 ERA in 45.2 innings. NCAA Tournament (Record)...... Regional (1-2) Offensively, the Bluejays are hitting just .207 as a team, but 31 home runs have helped Creighton average Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 12/8 nearly four runs per game. Reigning MVC Player of the Year Renae Sinkler is batting .369 with 14 homers and 34 Position Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/6 RBIs. Amy Baker is enjoying a fine freshman season, as she is batting .324 with six home runs and 22 RBIs. No Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 4/1 other Bluejay is hitting above .260 and only two other starters are above .190. First Year of Softball...... 1976 All-Time Record...... 1,157-657 (.638) Husker History vs. Creighton NCAA Record...... 1,024-551 (.650) Nebraska has played more games against Creighton than any other program in school history. The Huskers and All-Time Conference Record...... 266-192 (.581) Bluejays have met 110 times entering Wednesday’s meeting, with Nebraska holding a 74-36 edge in the series. Big 12 Record...... 158-89 (.641) The Huskers’ 74 wins in the series unofficially rank as the fifth-most victories against a single opponent in NCAA Division I history, according to research compiled by the Florida State media relations office. Head Coach Rhonda Overall Conference Titles...... 12 Revelle is 46-13 in her career against Creighton, including a 43-11 mark vs. Bluejay Head Coach Brent Vigness. Big Eight Conference Titles...... 6 Nebraska had won 15 straight in the series - and 23 of 24 overall - before Creighton swept the season series for Big 12 Conference Titles...... 6 the first time ever in 2005. The Bluejays again swept the season series in 2008 as Creighton has won five of the Big 12 Regular-Season Titles...... 3 last seven meetings. Nebraska is 28-20 all-time against Creighton in Omaha, including a 3-2 victory last season. Big 12 Championship Titles...... 3 Each of the Huskers’ last two victories against the Bluejays have come in Omaha. NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 19 In the first meeting last season at Bowlin Stadium, Creighton defeated the Huskers by a score of 3-0. Nebraska NCAA Tournament Record...... 52-41 (.559) out-hit Creighton 5-4, but the Bluejays had the more timely hits. Tara Oltman tossed her only career shutout NCAA Regional Record...... 41-27 (.603) against the Huskers while winning her fourth straight start against Nebraska. Molly Hill took the loss for Nebraska, College World Series Appearances...... 7 allowing only one earned run and striking out 10 in a complete-game effort. Offensively, Julie Brechtel went 2-for-2 with a walk to lead the Husker offense, which stranded six runners on base. College World Series Record...... 11-14 (.440) Brechtel also played a key role in Nebraska’s 3-1 win at Creighton four weeks later. She went 1-for-3 with a Honda Award Winners...... 1 home run, while Crystal Carwile drove in a pair of runs. Oltman took the loss and Hill earned the win despite some Honda Award Nominees...... 3 seventh-inning dramatics. Nebraska led 3-0 going into the bottom of the seventh, before an error prolonged what NFCA All-Americans...... 20 could have been a 1-2-3 inning. But with two outs, a pair of hits cut the deficit to 3-1 and left the tying runners on CoSIDA Academic All-Americans...... 26 second and third. Bailey Dawson then flew out to the wall in left for the game’s final out.

2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown (Previous School) Career Highlights 00 Megan Southworth Fr. C/OF 5-4 R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) Three-time All-Nebraska honoree; batting .216 with 2 2B and 3 RBIs 2 Heidi Foland Jr. INF 5-7 R/R Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) Two-year starter at 3B, switched to 1B in 2010; leads team with 11 HRs 5 Ashley Guile So. C 5-9 L/R Olathe, Kan. (East) Team-high 25 BB in 2008; redshirted in 2009; 30 RBIs and .511 OB% 6 Julie Brechtel Jr. INF 5-4 L/R Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) Despite missing 7 games with injury, 2nd on team with 27 RBIs 7 Jamie Gay So. INF 5-4 R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 15 starts in 2009; 4 of 11 career hits have gone for extra bases 8 Ashley Hagemann So. RHP 5-11 R/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) Tossed first four career 7-inning shutouts in 2010 9 Madison Drake So. OF 5-9 R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) All-Nebraska selection in HS; recorded first 3 career hits in 2010 18 Brooke Thomason Fr. OF 5-8 L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley NW) 1st frosh since 2006 to hit more than 2 HRs; Big 12 POW on March 15 19 Robin Mackin Jr. RHP 5-6 R/R Newmarket, Ontario (Fresno State) 2007 All-American & CoSIDA Academic All-American; 2008 Olympian 20 Whitney Barrett Sr. INF 5-4 R/R Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 4th year as starter, 3rd at short; exceeded extra-base hit total from ‘09 23 Tori Tyson Jr. OF 5-9 R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) Converted pitcher has made first 30 position starts in 2010 25 Alex Hupp Sr. RHP/OF 5-6 R/R Olathe, Kan. (East) Career-high .219 avg. in 2009; Career-low 1.65 ERA in 2009 52 Kirby Wright So. C 5-8 R/R Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. (Hendrick Hudson) First recruit from N.Y. in NCAA era; .288, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBIs this season 55 Nikki Haget So. OF 5-6 L/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) 3rd-best career avg. in Neb. HS history; 40-for-110 to start her career 77 Gabby Banda Fr. INF 5-5 R/R Angleton, Texas (Angelton) Earned 34 starts at 3B; 2nd on team with 15 BB, 4th with 2 HR & 6 2B at Creighton s April 7 Page 3 Quick Hitters USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (April 6) The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes of interest as the Huskers Rk. Team Record Pts. LW travel to Omaha for a mid-week contest with in-state rival Creighton. 1. Washington (24) 30-3 499 1 2. Arizona 30-4 473 2  The Huskers are 453-218 (.676) all-time in the month of April, including a 1-1 mark this April and an 8-8 3. Michigan (1) 26-5 465 3 record last April. 4. UCLA 27-6 430 5 NU has outscored its opponents 147-36 in its 21 wins, winning by an average of 5.3 runs per game. 5. Florida 27-4 396 9 Nebraska is just 1-6 this season in one-run games. 6. Georgia Tech* 32-5 394 7 Eight Huskers have homered this season, including three with at least four home runs. 7. Alabama* 27-9 388 6 Nebraska tied the school record by turning three double plays at No. 10 Arizona State on March 14. 8. Missouri* 25-6 354 4 Junior second baseman Julie Brechtel has not committed an error in 31 straight games, as she is perfect in 94 9. Stanford 27-5 339 11 10. Arizona State* 32-6 295 10 chances this season. The 31-game errorless streak is the second-longest streak of Brechtel’s career, as she 11. Oklahoma State* 32-7 287 15 posted a 32-game errorless streak last season. Overall, Brechtel has posted five separate 10-game stretches 12. Georgia 26-8 283 8 without an error in her career. 13. Oklahoma* 29-8 270 13 The Nebraska outfield has gone 19 straight games without committing an error, after committing eight errors 14. LSU 29-7 239 12 through the first 21 games of the season. 15. California 29-8 231 14 Junior right-hander Robin Mackin needs nine strikeouts to reach 900 strikeouts for her career, including her two 16. Florida State 33-7 199 16 seasons at Fresno State in 2006 and 2007. Mackin has struck out at least nine batters in each of her last three 17. Texas* 31-8 191 17 starts, despite going only 5.0 innings in one start and 5.1 innings in another. 18. Tennessee 29-7 159 19 19. Illinois 26-4 140 20 The Husker offense has produced at least 10 hits in four of the last five games. Overall, Nebraska has produced 20. Texas A&M* 30-9 107 18 12 double-digit hit totals this season. 21. Oregon 26-5 91 21 The Huskers are 15-3 this season when leading after six innings of play. In all three losses, Nebraska has led by 22. Ohio State 21-10 68 23 two runs or more in the seventh inning. During the last decade (2000-09), Nebraska went 288-5 when leading 23. Baylor* 19-10 50 24 after six innings of play. The Huskers lost only twice when leading by at least two runs in the seventh inning. 24. North Carolina 27-13 23 22 Junior Heidi Foland homered 10 times in February and March. Her 10 home runs marked the second-highest total 25. Massachusetts 21-7 22 RV in Nebraska history before the month of April, trailing only the 12 home runs hit by Ali Viola in 1998. *2010 Husker opponent Nebraska has hit nine doubles in its last three games, as the Huskers have hit 50 doubles in only 38 games this season. Not counting postseason, NU is on pace to hit 74 doubles this year, a total that would tie for third USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (April 6) in school history. Nebraska has not hit 60 doubles in a season since 2003 and hasn’t recorded 70 doubles in a Rk. Team Record Pts. LW season since 2001. 1. Washington (28) 30-3 747 1 2. Michigan (2) 26-5 715 2 3. Arizona 30-4 685 3 Tough at the Top 4. Florida 27-4 655 6 Nebraska’s primary No. 1-5 hitters in the lineup – Heidi Foland, Nikki Haget, Ashley Guile, Julie Brechtel and 5. UCLA 27-6 632 5 Brooke Thomason – are batting a combined .368 (196-for-533) with 34 doubles, one triple, 22 home runs, 112 RBIs 6. Alabama* 27-9 589 8 and 114 runs scored. Collectively, the group boasts a .572 slugging percentage and a .449 on-base percentage. The 7. Missouri* 25-6 550 4 group is averaging 5.2 hits per game, 2.9 RBIs per contest and 3.0 runs per game. Perhaps even more impressive 8. Stanford 27-5 527 9 9. Arizona State* 32-6 515 7 is that the group consists of two juniors, two sophomores and one freshman. 10. Georgia Tech* 32-5 481 10 11. Oklahoma* 29-8 439 13 Husker Hitters Fare Better in Second Weekend of Conference Play 12. Oklahoma State* 32-7 412 15 As a team, Nebraska improved its conference-only batting average by .161 after batting .345 against No. 18 13. California 29-8 358 14 14. LSU 29-7 340 12 Texas A&M in a doubleheader last Saturday. The Huskers hit just .085 in a two-game series at No. 15 Texas in the 15. Georgia 26-8 328 11 opening weekend of Big 12 play. 16. Texas* 31-8 307 17 The Huskers pounded out 20 hits in the doubleheader split with 18th-ranked Texas A&M, including 11 hits in game 17. Tennessee 29-7 295 16 two. Nebraska has produced at least 10 hits in five of its last six games, with the lone exception being a nine-hit 18. Illinois 26-4 244 18 effort in game one against the Aggies. The 11 hits in game two marked Nebraska’s first double-digit hit total in a 19. Florida State 33-7 204 19 conference matchup in 22 straight games dating back to an 11-hit effort against Missouri on May 3, 2008. 20. Ohio State 21-10 179 21 21. Texas A&M* 30-9 139 20 22. Massachusetts 21-7 119 23 Stat of the Week 23. Notre Dame 26-6 67 24 Although Nebraska has only played four conference games this season, the Huskers are already halfway to their 23. Louisville 24-12 67 25 offensive totals from last season’s entire 18-game league schedule in doubles (8-of-16), home runs (3-of-6) and 25. Hawaii 28-11 35 RV extra-base hits (11-of-22). *2010 Husker opponent Eleven of Nebraska’s 23 hits in conference play have gone for extra bases. Despite being held to a total of just three hits in the first two Big 12 games combined, the Huskers are still averaging 2.75 extra-base hits per game Week-by-Week Ranking in conference play. A Nebraska team has not averaged 2.00 extra-base hits per game during a conference season Date NFCA ESPN Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 since the 2000 Huskers averaged 2.24 extra-base hits per game in 17 Big 12 games. Feb. 16 NR NR 3-3 Feb. 23 NR NR 7-4 Banda Producing Doubles in Big 12 Play March 2 NR NR 9-7 Freshman Gabby Banda has produced three doubles in her first four career Big 12 games. The last time a Husker March 9 NR NR 11-10 freshman had more than three doubles in an entire Big 12 season came in 2000, when Amber Burgess doubled six March 16 NR NR 13-13 March 23 NR NR 15-13 times and Amanda Buchholz produced four doubles. The only other freshmen to produce even three doubles since March 30 NR NR 17-15 that season are Banda this year and Jamie Waldecker, who doubled three times in 2004. April 6 NR NR 21-17 Overall, only six Husker freshmen have hit more than three doubles during a conference season since the Big 12 was formed in 1996. at Creighton s April 7 Page 4 Husker Head Coach Rhonda Revelle Husker Hurlers Piling up Strikeouts 18th Season at Nebraska Nebraska’s pitching staff has struck out 292 batters in only 248.0 innings this season. The Huskers’ average of 671-359 (.651) record at NU 8.2 strikeouts per seven innings leads the Big 12 Conference, while the 292 total strikeouts rank second behind 679-375 (.644) career record Texas, which has struck out 13 more batters in 11.1 more innings. The 8.2 strikeouts per seven innings are on pace 6 Big 12 Titles to rank as the second-highest total in school history (8.8 in 2006). 2 WCWS Teams The Huskers have posted 13 double-digit strikeout games this season, including seven times in the last 12 14 All-Americans games. In six games last week, Nebraska struck out 58 batters, but perhaps more encouraging was the decreased 10 Academic All-Americans amount of walks. The Huskers have issued 127 walks on the year, 29 more than any other team in the league. But Honors and Awards last week, Nebraska’s 58 strikeouts came against only 16 walks.  2009 Selection for Induction into NFCA Hall of Fame Individually, sophomore right-hander Ashley Hagemann ranks fourth in the league in total strikeouts (148) and 2002 Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year third in strikeouts per seven innings (9.0), while junior right-hander Robin Mackin ranks seventh in total strikeouts 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year (119) and sixth in strikeouts per seven innings (7.6). 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998 NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year 1997 Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Inductee Hagemann Posts Impressive Week in the Circle 1995 Big Eight Coach of the Year Sophomore right-hander Ashley Hagemann was outstanding in four appearances last week. She posted two 1995 Midwest Region Coach of the Year shutouts in three starts, including a two-hitter and a one-hitter. In her four appearances, she allowed only 10 hits in 22.2 innings and walked only four. Hagemann added 29 strikeouts while limiting opposing hitters to a .135 Coaching Stops average. Head Coach In her first start of the week against Drake, Hagemann helped Nebraska salvage a split by tossing a two-hit 1993-present ...... Nebraska shutout. She added seven strikeouts and did not walk a batter for only the second time in her career and for the 1987 ...... Nebraska Wesleyan first time this season. Assistant Coach Then against South Dakota State, Hagemann fired a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts. She then tossed 1.2 of scoreless 1988-92 ...... San Jose State relief against 18th-ranked Texas A&M before earning her first career Big 12 start in game two against the Aggies. 1987-88 ...... Cal State-Hayward Hagemann stretched her career-best scoreless streak to 19.1 innings before allowing her first run of the week 1986 ...... Nebraska Wesleyan against the Aggies. In a winning effort, she tossed a five-hitter and allowed three runs, while striking out seven. Coaching Ledger Year Record Conf. Place Tourn. Two-Out Troubles 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A N/A Nebraska has struggled to close out innings defensively over the last 10 games. During that stretch, the Huskers 1993 18-23 5-11* 5th N/A have allowed 33 runs, but 26 of those runs have scored with two outs (79 percent). Nebraska has allowed an average 1994 25-33 5-15* 6th N/A of 3.3 runs per game over its last 10 contests, but with a well-time third out, that average could be as low as 0.7 1995 43-20 10-6* 3rd N/A runs per game. 1996 42-23 10-8^ 4th 2nd s 1997 29-24 10-6^ 4th 5th In a doubleheader with Wisconsin on March 24, all three runs the Badgers scored crossed the plate with two outs. 1998 48-12 16-0^ 1st 1st Then, in a pair of losses at 15th-ranked Texas on March 27 and 28, the pitching staff allowed a total of 13 runs, but 1999 35-21 10-8^ 4th 2nd 11 of those scored with two outs. In game one of a doubleheader with Drake on March 30, the Bulldogs scored all 2000 52-21 15-2^ 2nd 1st four runs with two outs, including a pair of runs with two outs in the seventh inning to rally from a two-run deficit, 2001 51-15 16-2^ 1st 5th and two more in the eighth inning to complete the comeback and post a 4-2 victory. 2002 50-14 11-5^ 3rd 2nd 2003 39-17 10-8^ 6th 4th 2004 45-17 14-3^ 1st 1st Hit Me With Your Best Shot 2005 36-23 9-9 7th 5th Heidi Foland has been hit by a career-high nine pitches this season, as teams have had to work carefully to 2006 44-12 13-4 2nd 4th the junior, who is batting .391 with seven doubles and 11 home runs. Her nine hit-by-pitches are just one shy of 2007 37-20 10-8 5th t-5th the Nebraska season record and have tied classmate Julie Brechtel for second place on the list, as Brechtel was 2008 25-28 4-14 t-9th 2nd plunked by nine pitches last season. Foland has now been hit by 16 pitches in her career, good for sixth place on 2009 35-19 9-9 5th t-5th the Husker career chart. 2010 21-17 1-3 N/A N/A Totals 679-375 178-123 -- -- #Nebraska Wesleyan, *Big Eight, ^Big 12 Freshmen Showcasing Power Potential Freshman Brooke Thomason has hit nine doubles and six home runs this season, as 15 of her 33 hits have gone Revelle vs. the Big 12 Conference for extra bases. Thomason has produced 15 extra-base hits through 38 games this season, although she has only Opponent Record Revelle vs. Counterpart* started 31 games. Classmate Gabby Banda has recorded six doubles, one triple and two home runs, as nine of her Baylor 22-7 13-7 19 hits have gone for extra-bases. Iowa State 35-10 5-3 Kansas 30-25 0-0 Together, the duo has combined for the most extra-base hits by a pair of Husker freshmen since the 2001 season. Missouri 26-19 3-3 They are also the first pair of freshmen to homer more than once in the same season since 2004. Oklahoma 19-23 19-22 Led by Banda and Thomason, the entire Husker freshman class has produced 27 extra-base hits. Despite having Oklahoma State 22-27 3-3 played only 38 games, that total already ties for the sixth-highest total in Nebraska history. Texas 18-17 18-17 Texas A&M 20-19 20-18 nebraska freshman extra-base hit totals over the past 10 seasons Texas Tech 27-6 0-0 Year Player 2B 3B HR Total Extra-Base Hits *only includes games at each coach’s current school 2006 Crystal Carwile 10 0 12 22 2001 Nicole Trimboli 9 2 8 19 Winningest Coaches in NU History (all sports by wins) 2009 Brooke Thomason 9 0 6 15 1. John Sanders, Baseball, 767-453-1; 20 years 2001 Danelle Arnold 8 0 7 15 2. Terry Pettit, Volleyball, 694-149-11; 23 years 2009 Gabby Banda 6 1 2 9 3. Rhonda Revelle, Softball, 671-359; 18 years* 4. Tony Sharpe, Baseball; 394-338-3; 31 years 2008 Ashley Guile 6 0 1 7 5. Tom Osborne, Football; 255-49-3; 25 years 2004 Jamie Waldecker 4 0 2 6 *active 2007 Alex Hupp 4 0 2 6 at Creighton s April 7 Page 5 nebraska top-10 all-time freshman class extra-base hit totals 2010 Big 12 Conference Standings (April 6) Year 2B 3B HR Total Extra-Base Hits Rk. Team Big 12 Overall 1995 33 1 23 57 1. Oklahoma State...... 4-0...... 32-7 1986 26 8 13 47 Texas...... 4-0...... 31-8 1997 18 8 14 40 3. Oklahoma*...... 3-1...... 29-8 2000 28 4 7 39 4. Texas A&M...... 3-2...... 30-9 2001 20 2 15 37 5. Texas Tech...... 2-2...... 30-6 2010 18 1 8 27 6. Baylor...... 2-3...... 21-11 1982 9 7 11 27 7. Missouri^...... 1-3...... 25-6 2006 12 0 13 25 Iowa State...... 1-3...... 22-15 2008 17 1 2 20 Nebraska...... 1-3...... 21-17 1984 14 5 0 19 10. Kansas...... 0-4...... 16-19 * 2009 Big 12 Regular Season Champion Foland Already Setting Season Bests ^2009 Big 12 Tournament Champion Heidi Foland is enjoying an outstanding junior season, as she is batting .391 with seven doubles, 11 home runs 2010 Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll and 25 RBIs while ranking among the top 10 players in the Big 12 in six offensive categories. A three-year starter, Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points Titles Foland has set career highs this season in runs (40), hits (50), home runs (11), doubles (7) and RBIs (25). After 1. Oklahoma (7)...... 79...... 4 homering six times in 102 career games and 242 at bats entering this year, Foland homered seven times through 2. Missouri (3)...... 75...... 1 19 games and 63 at bats in 2010. 3. Baylor...... 61...... 1 foland’s career highs set in 2010 4. Nebraska...... 49...... 3 Category Previous Career High 2010 Total Games to Set High At Bats to Set High 5. Texas...... 48...... 3 Home Runs 6 11 19 63 6. Texas A&M...... 44...... 2 Hits 29 50 22 76 7. Oklahoma State...... 41...... 0 Runs 22 40 22 N/A 8. Iowa State...... 23...... 0 RBIs 20 25 34 113 9. Kansas...... 17...... 0 Doubles 6 7 36 120 10. Texas Tech...... 14...... 0 2008 highs came in 52 games played and 115 at bats; 2009 highs came in 49 games played and 127 at bats Nebraska’s History in the Preseason Poll Guile in a Groove Year Preseason Pick Actual Finish Ashley Guile is enjoying a tremendous sophomore season after redshirting last year. Guile is batting .379 on the 2000...... 2nd...... 2nd 2001...... 2nd...... 1st s year with team-high totals of 12 doubles, 22 walks and 30 RBIs. She has already set career highs in doubles, RBIs, hits (39), hit-by-pitches (7) and runs (10). 2002...... 1st...... 2nd On the year, Guile ranks fourth in the Big 12 in on-base percentage (.511), tied for fourth in doubles (12 ), tied 2003...... 1st...... 6th for sixth in walks (22) and seventh in RBIs (30). 2004...... 2nd...... 1st 2005...... 5th...... 7th 2006...... 5th...... 2nd 2010 Huskers High on Home Run Chart 2007...... 3rd...... 5th Nebraska hit 20 home runs through the first 20 games this season, the second-highest total in school history. 2008...... 6th...... t-9th Although the Huskers hit only two home runs over their next 10 games, NU’s 22 home runs still tied for the fifth- 2009...... 5th...... 5th highest total in program history after 30 games. Currently, Nebraska has homered 27 times in 38 games. 2010...... 4th...... N/A Nebraska has homered more than 20 times through the first 30 games of the year in each of Diane Miller’s two seasons as hitting coach. Prior to Miller’s arrival, NU had only totaled 21 home runs in a season once from 2005 to 2008. Nebraska’s Big 12 Finishes Year Regular Season Postseason top five 20-game home run totals top five 30-game home run totals 1996...... 4th...... 2nd Year HR Year HR 1997...... 4th...... t-5th 1998 23 2002 34 1998...... 1st*...... 1st 2010 20 1998 29 1999...... 4th...... 2nd 2002 19 2006 25 2000...... 2nd...... 1st 2003 19 2003 23 2001...... 1st...... t-3rd 2006 19 2001 & 2010 22 2002...... 2nd...... 2nd 2003...... 6th...... t-3rd Classmates Reach 100 Hits in Same Game 2004...... 1st...... 1st Juniors Julie Brechtel and Heidi Foland each produced the 100th hits of their careers in the first game of a March 2005...... 7th...... t-5th 31 doubleheader against South Dakota State. Foland’s 100th hit came in her second at bat against the Jackrabbits 2006...... 2nd...... t-3rd when she homered off the foul pole in left. Brechtel’s 100th hit came three innings later, when she singled in her 2007...... 5th...... t-5th third at bat of the game to complete a 3-for-3 day. 2008...... t-9th...... 2nd Foland’s 100th hit came in her 377th career at bat, while Brechtel produced her 100th hit in her 348th at bat. 2009...... 5th...... t-5th Junior Robin Mackin, who spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Fresno State, picked up her 100th career *only unbeaten season in Big 12 history hit on Feb. 27 against Central Florida in her 365th career at bat. Since 2006, only three Husker juniors had reached the 100-hit milestone prior to the three this season. Overall, Brechtel, Foland and Mackin have given Nebraska three juniors with 100 career hits for the first time since 2002, when all four Husker juniors (Amanda Buchholz, Amber Burgess, Kim Ogee and Lisa Wangler) boasted 100 hits. at Creighton s April 7 Page 6 Nebraska’s 2010 Record When..... Hot-Hitting Huskers Overall...... 21-17 Nebraska boasts a .295 team batting average and the Huskers are averaging more than seven hits per game. As At home...... 8-2 a result, several Huskers have strung together impressive hitting streaks this season. Junior Julie Brechtel posted At neutral sites...... 13-5 a career-best 11-game hitting streak, while classmate Heidi Foland boasted a 10-game streak. Freshman Brooke On the road...... 0-10 Thomason also hit safely in nine straight games, while sophomore Nikki Haget also had a nine-game hitting streak. Against ranked teams...... 2-5 Although complete statistics are unavailable prior to 2001, Brechtel and Foland are the first teammates to post Night games...... 2-5 double-digit hitting streaks in the same season since 2008 (Meghan Mullin and Darcy Rutherford) and only the Day games...... 18-11 second duo in the past 10 seasons. On Sunday...... 4-3 On Monday...... 0-0 Youth Movement On Tuesday...... 1-1 Nebraska’s youth has been on full display through 38 games of the 2010 season. The Huskers have used a On Wednesday...... 6-0 designated player in every game this season, meaning 10 players have been in the starting lineup every game, On Thursday...... 0-2 combining for a total of 380 starts. Of those 380 starts, 193 have been made by freshmen or sophomores and On Friday...... 4-4 Nebraska’s starting lineup has featured as many as seven freshmen and sophomores in the same lineup this season. On Saturday...... 6-7 Out-hit opponent...... 19-9 class breakdown of nebraska’s 2010 games played and started Out-hit by opponent...... 2-7 Class (No. of players) Games Played Games Started Pct. of Team Games Started Had fewer than 5 hits...... 0-7 Freshman (4) 106 82 22% Had 5 hits or more...... 21-10 Sophomore (6) 171 111 29% Had 10 hits or more...... 11-1 Junior (5) 152 134 35% Scored first...... 17-6 Senior (2) 73 53 14% Opponent scored first...... 4-11 Scored in the first inning...... 11-5 Huskers at Home in Bowlin Stadium Scored fewer than 3 runs...... 2-11 Nebraska officially opened the ninth season of play at Bowlin Stadium with a doubleheader sweep of South Scored 3 or more runs...... 19-6 Dakota on March 17. With a sweep of South Dakota State on Wednesday, Nebraska is 7-1 at home this year and Scored 4 or more runs...... 19-4 opened the home season with four straight wins for the fourth straight season. Scored 5 or more runs...... 15-2 NU has posted a winning record every season at Bowlin Stadium. Overall, the Huskers have owned a winning Scored 10 or more runs...... 4-0 home record in each of the past 32 seasons dating back to 1977. Opponent scored fewer than 3 runs...... 14-4 Opponent scored 3 or more runs...... 7-13 nebraska in home openers since bowlin stadium opened in 2002 Opponent scored 4 or more runs...... 3-13 Year First Game (Result) Wins Before First Loss Home Record Opponent scored 5 or more runs...... 2-9 2002 Creighton (W, 3-1) 1 9-5 Opponent scored 10 or more runs...... 0-2 2003 UMKC (W, 9-0 [5]) 2 14-7 Led after four innings...... 13-4 2004 Baylor (W, 2-0) 5 14-6 Led after five innings...... 14-4 2005 Creighton (L, 4-5) 0 9-7 Led after six innings...... 15-3 2006 Missouri Western (W, 3-1) 11 20-1 Trailed after four innings...... 2-10 2007 North Dakota State (W, 1-0) 5 18-5 Trailed after five innings...... 2-11 2008 Northern Colorado (W, 8-0 [6]) 4 13-9 Trailed after six innings...... 0-11 2009 North Dakota State (W, 2-1 [9]) 9 13-5 In games decided by 1 run...... 1-6 2010 South Dakota (W, 7-5) 4 8-2 In extra innings...... 0-3 Total 8-1 N/A 120-47 (.719) Committed 0 errors...... 9-4 Committed 2 or more errors...... 5-7 Guile Piling Up Walks Sophomore Ashley Guile ranks in a tie for sixth the Big 12 with 22 walks this season. Guile walked seven times Nebraska’s 2010 Game Highs..... in a Feb. 19 doubleheader with Central Michigan. In game two, Guile walked four times to tie the Nebraska record Runs...... 11 twice (last vs. Pacific, 3/13) for walks in a game. The record was first set by Sheena Lawrick, who is now a Husker volunteer assistant coach, in Hits...... 14 vs. Colorado State (2/13) 2005 and matched last year by Meghan Mullin. Walks...... 8 vs. Central Michigan (2/19) The 22 walks have helped Guile post a .511 on-base percentage that ranks fourth in the league. As a freshman Strikeouts...... 14 at Texas (3/28) in 2008, Guile walked 25 times, the highest total by a Husker freshman in 12 years. To date in her career, Guile has 2B...... 3 six times (last vs. So. Dakota St., 3/31) walked 47 times, as she averages one walk every 6.4 plate appearances. A native of Olathe, Kan., Guile also owns 3B...... 1 three times (last vs. So. Dakota St. 3/31) an impressive strikeout-to-walk ratio, as she has 14 fewer career strikeouts than walks (47-to-33). HR...... 4 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/20) RBIs...... 11 vs. Pacific (3/13) SB...... 4 vs. UTEP (2/13) Pencil Me In Every player on Nebraska’s roster has earned at least one start this season. Nebraska has used a different batting Errors...... 4 twice (last at Arizona State, 3/14) order in 37 of 38 games this season and has never used the same lineup in back-to-back games. Nebraska has Runs Allowed...... 10 vs. UTSA (2/12) started three players in the leadoff role, two in the No. 2 spot, three in the No. 3 spot, six in the No. 4 spot, seven Hits Allowed...... 11 at Arizona State (3/14) in the No. 5 spot, nine in the No. 6 spot, 10 in the No. 7 spot, 12 in the No. 8 spot and seven in the No. 9 spot. Walks Allowed...... 10 vs. UTSA (2/12) Strikeouts...... 13 twice (last vs. Arkansas, 2/26) Huskers Getting Hit by Pitches 2B Allowed...... 3 four times (last at Texas, 3/27) Nebraska has been hit by 44 pitches through 38 games this season after setting a school record with 48 hit-by- 3B Allowed...... 1 four times (last at Ariz. St. (3/14) pitches in 2009. The Huskers’ season total already ranks third in school history. HR Allowed...... 3 three times (last vs. USD, 3/17) Junior Heidi Foland has been hit by nine pitches this season, tying for second place on the Nebraska season RBIs Allowed...... 10 vs. Alabama (2/1)7 chart. She tied classmate Julie Brechtel, who was hit by nine pitches last year and has been plunked five times this SB Allowed...... 4 vs. Alabama (2/27) season. In her career, Brechtel has been hit 19 times, a total that ranks third in school history. at Creighton s April 7 Page 7 Foland Hitting Home Runs at Record Rate NU vs. Other Conferences (2010) Junior Heidi Foland has already set a career high with 11 home runs this season. Her 1 home runs rank fourth vs. ACC...... 2-0 vs. Big Ten...... 3-0 in the Big 12 Conference and Foland’s home run barrage through the first two months of the season stacks up well vs. Big West...... 2-0 against some of Nebraska’s all-time great power hitters. vs. Conference USA...... 1-4 Foland was just the fourth player in program history to homer seven times through the first 20 games. She joined vs. Great West...... 4-0 exclusive company as the other three players on that list were All-Americans in those seasons. Foland then joined vs. Mid-Atlantic...... 3-0 Christie McCoy and Ali Viola as only the third player in Husker history to homer more than seven times before April vs. Missouri Valley...... 1-1 1 by slugging her eighth home run of the season on March 12. vs. Mountain West...... 1-1 complete list of huskers who have homered seven times before april 1 vs. Ohio Valley...... 0-0 vs. Pac-10...... 0-2 Year Player Date of 7th HR Game of 7th HR HR total on March 31 vs. SEC...... 0-3 1998 Ali Viola March 1 13th Game 11 vs. Southland...... 0-1 2010 Heidi Foland March 4 19th Game 10 vs. Summit League...... 2-0 1998 Christie McCoy March 13 17th Game 9 vs. WAC...... 0-2 2000 Jennifer Lizama March 11 20th Game 7 *Viola was a first-team All-American in 1998 NU vs. Other Conferences* (all-time) *McCoy was a second-team All-American in 1998 vs. ACC...... 16-8 *Lizama was a second-team All-American in 2000 vs. Big 12 (all games)...... 366-262 vs. BIG EAST...... 21-14 vs. Big Ten...... 41-28 Rally Time vs. Big West...... 29-23 Nebraska rallied from a 4-0, fifth-inning deficit to defeat South Dakota on March 17 and tie for the largest Husker vs. Mid-American...... 29-13 comeback since 1999. The last time Nebraska came back to win after trailing by four runs was an 11-5 eight-inning vs. Missouri Valley...... 175-72 victory at Iowa State in 2005. NU also erased a four-run deficit against UNLV in 2004, making the South Dakota vs. Mountain West...... 51-24 victory only the third time in the last decade that Nebraska rallied to win after trailing by four runs. vs. Pac-10...... 49-72 The last time a Nebraska team came from five runs down to post a victory was in 1999, when NU rallied from a vs. Pacific Coast Softball...... 14-9 5-0 fourth-inning deficit to defeat Kansas, 6-5 in eight innings at the Big 12 Tournament. vs. SEC...... 17-14 vs. Southland...... 33-7 vs. Summit League...... 50-0 Oh So Close vs. Sun Belt...... 15-8 Nebraska has suffered through several close losses this season that has left the Huskers with a 21-17 record. vs. WAC...... 32-29 Ten of Nebraska’s 17 losses have come by two runs or less, including six one-run losses. The Huskers are 1-6 in one-run games this season, and Nebraska has also lost all three of its extra-inning games this year. NU vs. Other Conferences (NCAA era) vs. ACC...... 17-8 Haget and Foland Piling Up Multi-Hit Games vs. Big 12 (all games)...... 343-229 Junior Heidi Foland has produced a team-best 18 multi-hit games, while sophomore Nikki Haget has totaled 110 vs. BIG EAST...... 21-13 vs. Big Ten...... 39-24 multi-hit games. Each player also had a streak of five consecutive multi-hit games at one point this season. Those vs. Big West...... 29-23 streaks were the longest by a Husker since Anne Steffan had multi-hit streaks of eight and six games during her vs. Mid-American...... 28-13 All-American senior season in 2005. Haget’s five-game multi-hit streak was also the longest by a Husker sophomore vs. Missouri Valley...... 156-42 since at least 1995, when individual game-by-game statistics first became available. vs. Mountain West...... 51-22 vs. Pac-10...... 47-69 Closing Out Games vs. Pacific Coast Softball...... 14-9 Nebraska has lost three times this season when leading heading into the seventh inning, an abnormal statistic vs. SEC...... 17-14 for a program that has historically been terrific in closing out games. From 2000 to 2009, Nebraska lost only five vs. Southland...... 32-6 vs. Summit League...... 45-0 seventh-inning leads while posting a 288-5 record (.983) when leading after six innings. vs. Sun Belt...... 15-7 In 2010, Nebraska is 15-3 (.833) when leading after six innings of play. What has been even more frustrating for vs. WAC...... 32-29 the Huskers is that in all three of those losses, Nebraska led by more than one run in the seventh inning. Against both UTSA and Drake, Nebraska led by two with two outs in the seventh inning before giving up a game-tying home NU vs. Other Conferences (Under Revelle) run. In both cases, the opponent then scored twice in the eighth to post a victory. Then at Tulsa, Nebraska led 6-3 vs. ACC...... 13-7 in the bottom of the seventh before the Golden Hurricane scored four times to earn a 7-6 walk-off win. vs. Big 12 (all games)...... 219-153 Nebraska has already lost three games this season when leading by at least two runs heading into the seventh vs. BIG EAST...... 17-12 inning after dropping only two games over the previous 10 years combined when leading by more than one run. vs. Big Ten...... 28-14 vs. Big West...... 23-12 nebraska’s record when leading after six innings of play vs. Mid-American...... 19-3 Year Record Year Record vs. Missouri Valley...... 107-29 2010 15-3 2004 29-1 vs. Mountain West...... 31-12 2009 20-1 2003 28-0 vs. Pac-10...... 33-50 2008 20-0 2002 41-1 vs. Pacific Coast Softball...... 11-7 2007 28-2 2001 35-0 vs. SEC...... 15-13 2006 26-0 2000 33-0 vs. Southland...... 13-4 2005 28-0 vs. Summit League...... 45-0 vs. Sun Belt...... 12-6 vs. WAC...... 18-19 at Creighton s April 7 Page 8 52 NCAA Tournament Victories A Look at the Probable Lineup Nebraska has won 52 games in its 19 1. Heidi Foland, 1B (38 starts, .391, 7 2B, 11 HRs, 25 RBIs) NCAA Tournament appearances while posting an One of the best athletes on the team, Foland has made the move to first base in 2010, after starting 94 games at overall record of 52-41 (.559 winning percentage). third base the past two seasons. A former Division II basketball recruit, Foland leads the team with a career-best The Huskers’ 52 wins rank eighth nationally. 11 home runs, including four in Nebraska’s first at bat of the game. She is also the Big 12 leader with 50 hits. 2. Nikki Haget, LF (36 starts, .364, 2 2B, 0 HR, 8 RBIs) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans As NU’s top pinch runner in 2009, Haget did not see the field defensively or earn a plate appearance during her 26 A total of 19 Huskers have combined to freshman year. A converted infielder, Haget is arguably the fastest Husker and one of two true slappers on the roster. earn 26 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, which Haget is batting .364 on the season and leads NU with 10 stolen bases. leads the nation. Across all sports, Nebraska leads 3. Ashley Guile, C (38 starts, .379, 12 2B, 1 HR, 30 RBIs) the nation with 271 Academic All-Americans. Guile utilized her redshirt last season while recovering from offseason elbow surgery. As a freshman in 2008, Guile NCAA Tournament Appearances primarily hit fourth in the lineup and batted .250 with 18 RBIs. She also coaxed 25 walks, the most by a Husker 19 In the 28 years softball has been an freshman in 12 seasons. This year Guile ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 22 walks and fourth in on-base percentage. NCAA sport, the Huskers have made 19 appearances 4. Julie Brechtel, 2B (31 starts, .347, 4 2B, 4 HRs, 27 RBIs) in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from Always reliable at second base, Brechtel is the Huskers’ returning leader in 13 offensive categories. Brechtel’s .500 1995 to 2007. slugging percentage and 25 walks last year ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, among all sophomores in NU history. Brechtel missed seven early games with concussion-like symptoms, but still ranks second on the squad with 27 RBIs. All-Americans Under Revelle 5. Brooke Thomason, RF (31 starts, .351, 9 2B, 6 HRs, 22 RBIs) 14 In 18 years at the helm of the Husker Despite a nagging foot injury, Thomason has produced nine doubles, six home runs and 22 RBIs. Her 15 extra-base program, Head Coach Rhonda Revelle has guided hits already rank third among all NU freshmen since 2001. In high school, Thomason broke UCLA All-American and nine players to a total of 14 All-America honors, Olympic Gold Medalist’s Christie Ambrosi’s Blue Valley Northwest record with a .498 career batting average. including four first-team selections and two three- 6. Robin Mackin, P (21 starts, .238, 1 2B, 0 HR, 4 RBIs; 17 starts, 8-9, 2.10 ERA, 119 Ks, 106.2 IP) time honorees. An All-American on the field and in the classroom in 2007 at Fresno State, Mackin is returning to Division I full time this season. One of only two Division I pitchers with Olympic experience and one of 13 returning All-America hurlers, Top-25 National Finishes Mackin ranks second nationally among all non-seniors in career wins (72) and strikeouts (891). 12 Nebraska has been ranked in the final 7. Gabby Banda, 3B (34 starts, .216, 6 2B, 2 HRs, 11 RBIs) USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll in 12 of the 15 years Banda had an impressive fall season which helped her earn the starting job at third base, despite Nebraska the poll has existed. The Huskers were one of only six returning two players who combined to start every game at third over the past two seasons. Banda has doubled six teams nationally to be ranked in each of the first 12 times, tripled and homered twice in her first season, while ranking second on the team with 15 walks. polls from 1995 to 2006. 8. Alex Hupp, DP (15 starts, .222, 1 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs; 2 starts, 3-0, 4.25 ERA, 25 Ks, 26.1 IP) Academic All-Americans Under Revelle Also Nebraska’s No. 3 pitcher, Hupp has started 15 games in the Husker lineup. She has produced one home run and 10 Revelle has produced 10 Academic All- eight RBIs this season, one off her career high. Hupp halso also produced her first career triple, while adding one Americans at Nebraska, a total that is more than any double as three of her 10 hits have gone for extra-bases. In the circle, Hupp is 3-0 with one save. other Big 12 school can claim in its history. 9. Whitney Barrett, SS (37 starts, .200, 2 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBIs) Plagued by injuries in her first two seasons, Barrett enjoyed her healthiest season in 2009. A solid defender, Barrett 7 Women’s College World Series has committed only two errors over her last 25 games. At the plate, Barrett has produced four multi-RBI games this Nebraska has advanced to a total of season after totaling only five in her first three seasons combined. Barrett’s 11 RBIs are one shy of her career high. seven Women’s College World Series, including 10. Tori Tyson, CF (30 starts, .143, 1 2B, 0 HR, 0 RBIs) the inaugural event in 1982. The Huskers’ seven Tyson earned only one at bat over her first two seasons, when she was a member of the Huskers’ pitching staff, appearances rank seventh nationally. posting a 3-3 career record with a 5.38 ERA in 39.0 innings. She has started 30 games in the outfield this year, but Big 12 Titles has not always been in the batting order. Tyson picked up her first multi-hit game in her last start. 6 Nebraska has won a total of six Big 12 titles, including three regular-season crowns and Madison Drake, OF (4 starts, .250, 0 2B, 0 HR, 2 RBIs) three tournament titles. The Huskers’ six titles are A consensus first-team all-state selection as a high school senior, Drake competes for a starting outfield spot. She one shy of the best total in the Big 12, as both Texas earned only one at bat in 2009, and has picked up her first career start, hit and RBI in 2010. and Oklahoma have won seven crowns. Jamie Gay, INF (1 start, .143, 0 2B, 0 HR, 0 RBIs) Gay emerged to start 11 of the final 15 games at third base last season, but could work at either third base or first Top-10 Attendance Seasons base this season. Four of her 10 hits last season went for extra bases, while she was perfect at third in Big 12 play. 6 Nebraska built one of the finest softball Ashley Hagemann, RHP (8 starts, .050, 0 2B, 0 HR, 2 RBIs; 19 starts, 10-8, 3.35 ERA, 148 Ks, 115.0 IP) facilities in the nation in 2002 and the fans have As a freshman, Hagemann set a school record with 19 strikeouts in a seven-inning game and finished the year responded. In the eight years the Huskers have ranked third among all Big 12 pitchers in opponent average (.189) and strikeouts per seven innings (9.61). called Bowlin Stadium home, Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 nationally in average attendance six Megan Southworth, C/OF (12 starts, .216, 2 2B, 0 HR, 3 RBIs) times. Southworth is primarily a catcher, but her ability with the bat has earned her work in the outfield and as the DP in an effort to find her a spot in the lineup. She is 8-for-37 this year in 12 starts and 11 pinch-hitting appearances. National ProFastpitch All-Stars Kirby Wright, C (13 starts, .288, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs) 3 In 2005, the NPF conducted its lone all- NU’s first recruit from New York in the NCAA era, Wright is NU’s backup catcher. She had one RBI and three walks star game and three former Huskers were selected in 2009, then eclipsed those totals in the opening week of the 2010 season while hitting her first career home run. to play. Nebraska’s three picks trailed only UCLA for the most all-stars among all schools in the nation. Mackin Ranks Among Nation’s Best 1 Undefeated Big 12 Season According to statistics provided by the NCAA, junior right-hander Robin Mackin ranks in the top 10 nationally In 1998, Nebraska went a perfect 16-0 among all active Division I pitchers in career strikeouts and victories. Mackin ranks seventh nationally with 891 to capture the Big 12 regular-season crown and career strikeouts and 10th with 72 career wins. Among non-seniors, Mackin ranks second nationally in strikeouts and went 4-0 to win the Big 12 Tournament. It remains victories. Mackin is also one of only two active Division I pitchers with Olympic experience and one of 13 returning the only undefeated season in conference history. All-America pitchers. at Creighton s April 7 Page 9 Nation’s active strikeout leaders Nation’s active win leaders Nebraska’s Team Big 12 Rankings Pitcher, School Strikeouts Pitcher, School Wins Batting Average...... 6th (.295) 1. Danielle Lawrie, Washington 1,584 1. Danielle Lawrie, Washington 116 Runs...... 6th (186) 2. Lauren Delaney, Northwestern 1,099 2. Tara Oltman, Creighton 99 Hits...... 5th (295) Doubles...... 5th (50) 3. Morgan Melloh, Fresno State 1,061 3. Amanda Marcenko, Cleveland State 96 Triples...... t-8th (3) 4. Kyle Reynolds, Kent State 1,074 4. Lauren Delaney, Northwestern 93 Home Runs...... t-5th (27) 5. Anna Thompson, Auburn 1,005 5. Becca Heteniak, DePaul 88 RBIs...... 6th (162) 6. Tara Oltman, Creighton 925 Kristin Waldwell, Louisville 88 Walks...... 6th (102) 7. Robin Mackin, Nebraska 891 7. Nikki Nemitz, Michigan 83 Stolen Bases...... 7th (30) 8. Becca Heteniak, DePaul 871 8. Morgan Melloh, Fresno State 82 On-Base Percentage...... 7th (.381) 9. Amanda Marcenko, Cleveland State 852 9. Cassidi Hardy, Boston 76 Slugging Percentage...... 6th (.432) 10. Nikki Nemitz, Michigan 770 10. Robin Mackin, Nebraska 72 ERA...... 8th (2.91) Wins...... t-8th (21) Mackin & Melloh are the only non-seniors on list Mackin & Melloh are the only non-seniors on list Innings Pitched...... 4th (248.0) Hits Allowed...... 7th (203) Foland Adds New Dimension to Leadoff Role Runs Allowed...... 9th (128) Junior Heidi Foland has hit in the leadoff spot for 33 games this season and has excelled while adding a power Earned Runs Allowed...... t-8th (103) dimension to the leadoff role that the Huskers have not seen for several seasons. Foland has homered 10 times Walks Allowed...... 10th (127) Strikeouts...... 2nd (292) and added seven doubles out of the leadoff spot, unusual totals for Nebraska. Opponent Batting Average...... 6th (.218) Foland’s 17 extra-base hits out of the leadoff spot are more than the leadoff hitters produced from the 2007, Fielding Percentage...... 9th (.958) 2008 and 2009 seasons combined. Before Foland, Lizzy Rock was the last leadoff hitter to produce more than five extra-base hits in a season when she had six doubles and three triples in 2006. Nebraska’s Individual Big 12 Rankings Foland homered in her first at bat in the leadoff spot against UTSA on Feb. 12, marking Nebraska’s first home run JULIE BRECHTEL to lead off a game since Kim Ogee in a 2003 Big 12 Tournament game. Foland has homered four times in Nebraska’s RBIs...... t-9th (27) first at bat this season, a total that is believed to be a school record (complete statistics are unavailable but Ogee had three leadoff home runs in 2003). Heidi Foland Hits...... 1st (50) Total Bases...... 2nd (90) Runs Scored...... 2nd (40) Home Runs...... 4th (11) 2010 Game-Winning RBI Chart Slugging Percentage...... 7th (.703) Julie Brechtel, Jr., INF Ashley Guile Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Score Feb. 20...... SIU Edwardsville...... 3-run home run...... top 5th...... 9-4 On-Base Percentage...... 4th (.511) March 12...... Pacific...... 3-run home run...... top 1st...... 8-0 (5) Doubles...... 5th (12) March 31...... South Dakota State (1)...... RBI single...... bottom 3rd...... 8-3 Walks...... t-6th (22) March 31...... South Dakota State (2)...... RBI triple...... bottom 3rd...... 6-0 RBIs...... 7th (30)

Ashley Hagemann Heidi Foland, Jr., INF Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Score Strikeouts...... 4th (148) March 30...... Drake (2)...... Solo home run...... bottom 1st...... 5-0 Shutouts...... t-4th (4) Starts...... 5th (19) Innings...... 7th (115.0)  Nikki Haget, So., OF Appearances...... 7th (23) Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Score Saves...... t-7th (1) Feb. 20...... Ohio...... RBI single...... bottom 5th...... 5-1 Complete Games...... t-7th (11) Wins...... 10th (10) Alex Hupp, Sr., OF/RHP Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Score NIKKI HAGET Feb. 20...... Central Michigan (2)...... 2-run double...... top 5th...... 8-0 Stolen Bases...... t-10th (10) April 3...... No. 18 Texas A&M...... 2-run home run...... bottom 6th...... 8-3 Alex Hupp Robin Mackin, Jr., RHP Saves...... t-7th (1) Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Score March 13...... Pacific...... RBI single...... top 3rd...... 11-2 (6) Robin mackin Complete Games...... t-3rd (13) Ashley Guile, So., C Shutouts...... t-6th (3) Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Score Strikeouts...... 7th (119) Feb. 13...... Colorado State...... Sacrifice fly...... top 3rd...... 8-2 Saves...... t-7th (1) Feb. 14...... Penn State...... 2-run double...... bottom 6th...... 11-6 Starts...... t-7th (17) Feb. 26...... No. 8 Georgia Tech...... RBI single...... top 7th...... 2-0 Innings...... 8th (106.2) Feb. 28...... Virginia Tech...... RBI single...... bottom 1st...... 2-0 March 17...... South Dakota (1)...... RBI double...... bottom 6th...... 7-5 Opponent Average...... 9th (.202) March 17...... South Dakota (2)...... 2-run single...... bottom 4th...... 9-3 March 24...... Wisconsin (1)...... 2-run double...... bottom 3rd...... 8-0 (5) BROOKE THOMASON Doubles...... t-8th (9) Brooke Thomason, Fr., OF Date...... Opponent...... Hit...... Inning...... Final Scorel Score Feb. 13...... UTEP...... 3-run home run...... bottom 3rd...... 6-4 March 7...... North Dakota...... RBI single...... bottom 1st...... 10-2 (5) March 24...... Wisconsin (2)...... RBI double...... bottom 5th...... 4-3 at Creighton s April 7 Page 10 Career Records Watch Homering Huskers Hit by Pitch Nebraska has hit 24 home runs this season, including homers from six players. Below are some highlights: 1. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09...... 23 The Huskers hit 10 home runs in February for only the fourth time in program history. The 10 home runs tied for 2. Devin Porter, 2004-07...... 22 the third-highest total ever at Nebraska in February and were just two shy of the school record of 12 homers. 3. Julie Brechtel, 2008-present...... 19 Nebraska homered four times against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Feb. 20. Junior Heidi Foland homered 4. Jane Kremer, 1986-89...... 17 twice, while senior Whitney Barrett and junior Julie Brechtel produced their first home runs of the season. Trisha Tannahill, 2003-06...... 17 The four-homer game marked the first at Nebraska since a 21-1 win over Illinois on Feb. 24, 2006, at the 6. Anne Steffan, 2002-05...... 16 NFCA Leadoff Classic. A Husker team has not hit more than four home runs in a game since a five home run Heidi Foland, 2008-present...... 16 performance against Bowling Green on March 13, 1998. 7. Kristin Davidson, 1989-92...... 15 The Huskers have homered in stretches of four straight games and six straight games this season. Over the last Cindy Roethemeyer, 1998-2002...... 15 eight years, only the 2006 Huskers had two four-game stretches with a home run in the same season. Darcy Rutherford, 2006-09...... 15 Freshmen Gabby Banda and Brooke Thomason each homered on the opening weekend, after only one freshman homered in 2009. In fact, during the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons, a grand total of three freshmen hit home Hit by Pitch runs. Banda and Thomason are the first pair of freshmen to homer in the same season since Crystal Carwile and 1. Trisha Tannahill, 2006...... 10 Brittany Pascale in 2006. The last time more than two freshmen homered in the same season was when three 2. Julie Brechtel, 2008...... 9 freshmen (Ali Viola, Jenny Smith and Angela Blackwood) combined for 24 home runs in 1995. Heidi Foland, 2010...... 9 Thomason has hit five home runs this season as she is the first freshman since Alex Hupp (2) in 2007 to hit 4. Karla Knicely, 1996...... 8 more than one home run during her rookie season. Banda hit her second home run of the season on March 24. Ellen Middleton, 1999...... 8 Thomason and junior Heidi Foland have each had a two-homer game this season. The last time Nebraska had Devin Porter, 2006...... 8 two players record a multi-homer game in the same season was 2006, when three Huskers (Crystal Carwile Devin Porter, 2007...... 8 twice, Devin Porter and Carmen Kier) combined for four multi-homer games. Darcy Rutherford, 2008...... 8 Junior Heidi Foland has homered in Nebraska’s first at bat of the game four times this season. That is believed Crystal Carwile, 2009...... 8 to be a season record for most leadoff home runs by an individual and a team in Husker history. 10. Amanda Duran, 2009...... 7 Nebraska hit three home runs in the sixth inning against then-No. 18 Texas A&M in game two of an April 3 Ashley Guile, 2010...... 7 doubleheader. The home run barrage marked the first time Nebraska had homered three times in a game against a Big 12 opponent since homering three times against Oklahoma on April 1, 2006.

Drake Posts Career Day Sophomore Madison Drake enjoyed a career game against South Dakota State in game two of a March 31 doubleheader. Making just the fourth start of her career, Drake finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of RBIs. Entering the game, Drake was 1-for-9 in her career with no RBIs. The two hits doubled her career total, while she drove in her first two career runs and scored for the first time when she was in the starting lineup. Drake also fared well in left field, although only one ball was hit her way. That ball was the Jackrabbits’ lone hit of the day, a double off the fence. But Drake played the carom perfectly and unleashed a near perfect throw to second base that nearly got the runner.

Mackin and Thomason Sweep Big 12 Weekly Awards The Nebraska softball team swept the Big 12 Conference weekly awards for the week of March 15, as junior right-hander Robin Mackin was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week and freshman outfielder Brooke Thomason was selected as the Big 12 Player of the Week. The award was the first of both players’ careers, while Nebraska captured both honors in the same week for only the second time in school history and the first since May 8, 2001.

The Last Time Nebraska ... The Last Time a Husker ... Defeated a top-five team...... vs. No. 4 Florida State, 3/18/04 (1-0) Recorded six or more at bats...... Jamie Waldecker at Texas Tech, 4/23/06 (6) Defeated a top-10 team...... vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech, 2/26/10 (2-0) Scored four or more runs in a game...... Jessica Yoachim at Cal State Fullerton, 3/19/05 (4) Defeated a top-25 team...... vs. No. 18 Texas A&M, 4/3/10 (8-3) Had four or more hits in a game...... Heidi Foland vs. SIU Edwardsville, 2/20/10 (4) Won when trailing after six innings...... at Texas A&M, 3/22/09 (3-2 [9]) Had at least a 10-game hitting streak...... Julie Brechtel, 3/6/10 - 3/24/10 (11 games) Lost when leading after six innings...... vs. Drake, 3/30/10 (2-4 [8]) Had at least a 15-game hitting streak...... Meghan Mullin, 4/27/08 - 2/20/09 (15 games) Scored 10 or more runs...... vs. Pacific, 3/13/10 (W, 11-2 [6]) Hit two or more doubles in a game...... Heidi Foland vs. North Dakota (3/7/10) (2) Scored 15 or more runs...... vs. Illinois, 2/24/06 (21-1 [5]) Hit a grand slam...... Heidi Foland at Tulsa (3/5/10) Scored 20 or more runs...... vs. Illinois, 2/24/06 (21-1 [5]) Hit two or more home runs in a game...... Brooke Thomason vs. Pacific, 3/13/10 (2) Allowed 10 or more runs...... vs. Alabama, 2/27/10 (L, 11-3 [6]) Hit a home run in her first career at bat...... Amber Burgess vs. Wisconsin, 2/11/00 Allowed 15 or more runs...... vs. Iowa, 3/22/97 (1-15) Stole three or more bases in a game...... Jessica Yoachim vs. Northern Iowa, 3/30/07 (3) Recorded 15 or more hits...... at Wichita State, 3/7/09 (15) Drew three or more walks in a game...... Ashley Guile vs. Central Michigan, 2/19/10 (4) Recorded 20 or more hits...... vs. UMKC, 4/11/96 (21) Was hit by at least two pitches...... Alex Hupp vs. Ohio, 2/21/10 (2) Hit six or more doubles...... vs. North Dakota, 2/7/09 (6) Recorded five or more RBIs in a game...... Brooke Thomason vs. Pacific, 3/13/10 (5) Hit two or more triples...... vs. Northern Colorado, 4/14/06 (2) Pitched a no-hitter...... vs. Northern Colorado, 3/8/08 (Alex Hupp) Hit four or more home runs...... vs. SIU Edwardsville, 2/20/10 (4) Pitched a perfect game...... vs. Iowa State, 4/13/05 (Ashley DeBuhr) Hit back-to-back home runs... vs. Drake, 3/25/09 (Crystal Carwile & Amanda Duran) Had 10 or more strikeouts...... Robin Mackin vs. Drake, 3/30/10 (11) Stole six or more bases...... vs. Southern Utah, 3/2/07 (6) Had 15 or more strikeouts...... Ashley Hagemann vs. North Dakota, 2/7/09 (19) Drew 10 or more walks...... vs. South Dakota, 3/18/09 (10) Won 10 consecutive decisions...... Molly Hill, 3/5/06 - 4/18/06 (11) Was no-hit...... at Kansas, 4/4/06 (Kassie Humphreys; NU won 2-0) Won 15 consecutive decisions...... Peaches James, 3/20/04 - 4/28/04 (15)