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NEBRASKANO. 1 IN softball Academic All-Americans • NO. 9 IN ncaa tournament WINS No. 8 in World Series Appearances • No. 10 in NCAA Tournament appearances SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH OFFICE PHONE: (402) 472-7780 CELL PHONE: (402) 770-5926 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEEK 9: 2012 nebraska Schedule ILLINOIS AT NEBRASKA Date Opponent Time/Result Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Dates: April 6 (DH) & 7 Feb. 9 vs. No. 12 Washington L, 0-4 First Pitches: 3 & 5 p.m./11 a.m. Feb. 10 vs. No. 8 Arizona W, 11-10 Illinois Fighting Illini Location: Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska Cornhuskers Feb. 10 vs. Idaho State W, 12-4 (5) Record: 16-15 Stadium: Bowlin Stadium Record: 21-14 Feb. 11 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 10-2 (6) Ranking: NR Live Stats: Huskers.com Ranking: NR Feb. 11 vs. Oregon State L, 3-11 (6) Big Ten Record: 2-4 Live Stats: Huskers.com Big Ten Record: 4-2 Feb. 12 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech L, 5-6 Road Record: 1-4 Live Video: HuskersNSide (Friday only) Home Record: 7-0 Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.) Feb. 17 vs. Colorado State W, 10-2 (6) Huskers Host Fighting Illini on Friday and Saturday Feb. 17 at New Mexico State W, 15-2 The Nebraska softball team opens up a short four-game homestand with a three-game series against Feb. 18 vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 9-0 (5) Illinois on Friday and Saturday at Bowlin Stadium. In a change from the original schedule, Friday’s Feb. 18 vs. Weber State W, 12-4 (5) doubleheader will now start at 3 p.m. and Saturday’s finale will begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at New Mexico State W, 10-2 (5) Fans can purchase tickets for the series online at Huskers.com, over the phone by calling 1-800-8-BIG- Cathedral City Classic (Cathedral City, Calif.) RED or in person at the Bowlin Stadium ticket office, located at the main entrance to the stadium, Feb. 24 vs. No. 19 Oregon L, 2-4 behind home plate. Friday is Military Appreciation Day, and all active and retired military personnel will Feb. 25 vs. Cal Poly L, 7-14 Feb. 25 vs. No. 11 Missouri W, 6-4 receive free admission into Friday’s game. The Husker baseball team is also home this weekend and Feb. 26 vs. No. 8 Texas L, 0-3 fans with a ticket to the baseball game will receive $1 admission into that day’s softball game. Feb. 26 vs. No. 5 Washington L, 3-6 Saturday’s series finale features several fan-friendly promotions. Seniors Ashley Hagemann and Nikki Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas) Haget, both Elkhorn, Neb., natives, will be honored during the game as part of Hometown Husker day. March 2 vs. Houston W, 2-0 Kids can also participate in an easter egg hunt after the game and run the bases. The softball team will March 2 at No. 21 Texas A&M L, 0-6 also sign autographs following the easter egg hunt. March 3 vs. Texas State L, 1-5 Those fans unable to make it out to Bowlin Stadium this weekend can follow all of the action online. March 3 at No. 21 Texas A&M L, 1-4 A free radio broadcast of all three games will be available on Huskers.com, with Nate Rohr providing March 4 vs. Texas State L, 1-2 the play-by-play commentary. HuskersNSide subscribers can also watch a live video stream of Friday’s Mizuno Classic (Stillwater, Okla.) doubleheader. Free live stats will also be available on Huskers.com. March 9 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 16-0 (5) Nebraska enters Friday’s doubleheader with a 21-14 overall record and a 4-2 record in Big Ten March 9 at Oklahoma State L, 0-2 Conference play. The Huskers have won 10 of their last 12 games, but saw their season-high nine-game March 10 vs. Loyola-Chicago - 1 W, 8-0 (5) winning streak snapped when they lost both games of a doubleheader at Minnesota last weekend. March 10 vs. Loyola-Chicago - 2 W, 4-2 March 13 South Dakota - 1 W, 7-0 Despite the disappointing doubleheader, Nebraska is still off to its best start in conference play since March 13 South Dakota - 2 W, 8-0 (5) 2006. The Huskers are currently in fourth place in the Big Ten standings, trailing only one-loss Michigan March 20 Nebraska-Omaha W, 2-1 and Ohio State (5-1) and undefeated Purdue (6-0). March 23 Northwestern* W, 9-6 NU has excelled at home this season, as the Huskers are a perfect 7-0 at Bowlin Stadium. The March 24 Northwestern - 1* W, 7-6 Huskers’ seven-game win streak to open their home schedule marks the third-best start since Bowlin March 24 Northwestern - 2* W, 8-1 Stadium opened in 2002, trailing only a 13-0 start in 2006 and a 9-0 start in 2009. Overall, Nebraska March 28 South Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) has won 10 consecutive home games dating back to last season. Nebraska’s current 10-game home March 31 at Minnesota - 1* L, 7-13 winning streak is also its longest since winning 11 straight home games during the 2007 season. March 31 at Minnesota - 2* L, 5-8 Following this weekend’s series, Nebraska concludes its homestand on Wednesday against Creighton. April 1 at Minnesota W, 5-4 (8) April 6 Illinois (DH)* 3 & 5 p.m. HUSKERS TO WATCH NEBRASKA BY THE NUMBERS April 7 Illinois* 11 a.m. Gabby Banda, Jr., INF Nebraska has doubled 13 times through its April 11 creighton 6 p.m. (NET) Gabby Banda is hitting .400 with first six Big Ten games, an average of more April 14 at Iowa (DH)* 2 & 4 p.m. career-high totals of 44 hits, 30 runs 13 than two doubles per game. In 18 Big 12 April 15 at Iowa* 3 p.m. (BTN) scored, 11 doubles, one triple and 24 games last season, NU totaled 12 doubles. April 18 at Nebraska-Omaha 6 p.m. RBIs. Banda has totaled 15 extra-base April 21 at Ohio State (DH)* 4 & 6 p.m. hits in 110 at bats in 2012 after having Nebraska is 4-2 in Big Ten play this season, April 22 at Ohio State* 1 p.m. 21 extra-base hits in 279 career at bats entering this marking its best start to conference play in April 25 at Creighton 6 p.m. season. In Big Ten play, Banda leads NU with a .500 6 six seasons. The 2006 Huskers were also April 28 Michigan State (DH)* 1 & 3 p.m. average, 11 hits, eight runs and four doubles. 4-2 through their first six Big 12 games. April 29 Michigan State* 1 p.m. (BTN) May 5 at Indiana (DH)* 1 & 3 p.m. Brooke Thomason, Jr., OF NU has scored at least five runs in every Big May 6 at Indiana* Noon Brooke Thomason has hit safely in 11 Ten game. The streak of scoring five runs in May 11 Wisconsin (DH)* 5 & 7 p.m. of her last 13 games, including eight 5 six consecutive conference games ties for May 12 Wisconsin* 1 p.m. straight. Overall, Thomason is 16-for- the longest stretch in school history (1998). May 17-20 NCAA Regional TBA 39 (.410) over her last 13 games with May 24-27 NCAA Super Regional TBA three doubles, two home runs, 13 runs Gabby Banda is batting an even .400 this May 31-June 6 Women’s College World Series TBA scored and 17 RBIs. During her eight-game hitting season. She is only the fifth Husker since streak, Thomason is 9-for-24 (.375). She has also 1999 to boast a .400 season batting All game times are Central and subject to change. 5 *Big Ten Conference game; Home games in bold at Bowlin Stadium. scored a run in eight straight games. average after April 1. NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONAL LEADER IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Scouting the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-15 Overall, 2-4 Big Ten) Location Lincoln, Neb. Illinois enters play this weekend with a 16-15 overall record TALE OF THE TAPE Population 258,379 after losing its last five games. The Fighting Illini were swept at Category NEB ILL Founded 1869 Iowa last weekend, but won two of three at Minnesota and sit at Record 21-14 16-15 Enrollment 24,610 2-4 in Big Ten Conference play. Illinois and Nebraska share two Average .313 .239 Nickname Cornhuskers/Huskers Home Runs 22 10 Colors Scarlet & Cream common opponents this season in Minnesota and New Mexico State. The Huskers went 3-2 against those opponents, posting Slugging Pct. .463 .321 Conference Big Ten On-Base Pct. .409 .335 Chancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D. a 2-0 record against NMSU and a 1-2 mark at Minnesota last Stolen Bases 18 24 Athletic Director Tom Osborne weekend. The Fighting Illini posted a 3-1 record against that duo, Runs/Game 6.1 2.8 going 2-1 against Minnesota and 1-0 against New Mexico State. ERA 3.33 2.58 Illinois is averaging just 2.8 runs per game this season. The NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF Runs Allowed/Game 3.9 3.8 Fighting Illini have been held to two runs in their last four games. Shutouts 7 6 Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) Strikeouts/Game 7.7 6.0 Career Record 750-415 (.644) [20 years] In six Big Ten Conference games, Illinois has scored only 12 runs Fielding Pct. .947 .952 Nebraska Record 742-399 (.650) [19 years] while being outscored 32-12. Illinois is allowing an average of 3.8 Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (22nd year) runs per game this season, but that number jumps to 5.3 runs per Assistant Coach Diane Miller (4th year) game in conference play. Volunteer Coach Katie Brown (1st year) Offensively, Illinois is batting .239 as a team, while slugging .321 and reaching base at a .335 clip. The Fighting Illini have scored only 89 runs this season, the second-fewest of any Big Ten team and 125 fewer 2011 TEAM INFORMATION runs than Nebraska. A pair of Illini are batting above .300 this season, led by 2010 first-team All-American 2011 Overall Record 41-14 Meredith Hackett. One of five seniors on the 16-player Illinois roster, Hackett leads the team in most offensive 2011 Big 12 Record 9-9 categories. She is batting a .309 with team-high totals of 29 hits, seven home runs and 21 RBIs. Her .596 2011 Big 12 Finish 6th slugging percentage is .172 higher than any other player, while her .430 on-base percentage also leads the 2011 NCAA Tournament Regional Final (2-2) team. Hackett is just 4-for-20 in Big Ten play this season, but three of her four hits have been home runs and she has driven in six of Illinois’ 12 runs during the conference season. 2012 TEAM OUTLOOK Behind Hackett, Alex Booker is batting a team-high .314, although she has only started 19 of Illinois’ 31 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/4 games. She is also tied for the team lead with four stolen bases and all 16 of her hits have been singles. Jess Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/2 Perkins is batting .298 on the season. Perkins leads the Fighting Illini with 13 runs scored and ranks second with Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/0 25 hits and third with five doubles, 12 walks and six RBIs. Returning All-Conference Players 6 In the circle, Illinois has primarily relied on the junior duo of Pepper Gay and Jackie Guy. Gay has appeared in Returning All-Region Players 3 25 of Illinois’ 31 games this season, including a team-high 18 starts. She also leads the team with 11 complete Returning All-Americans 1 games, four shutouts, two saves and 121.0 innings pitched. While throwing more than half of the Fighting Illini’s Returning Academic All-Americans 2 total innings, Gay has compiled an 11-7 record and a 1.74 ERA that ranks third in the Big Ten. Opponents are hitting just .189 against her and have struck out 116 times, but Gay has also walked 89 batters. In conference FACILITY INFORMATION play, Gay is 2-3 with a 2.52 ERA. She has allowed 19 hits and walked 27 in 25.0 innings in Big Ten play. Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) Guy is 5-8 on the year with a 3.73 ERA. She has made 20 appearances and 13 starts, tossing four complete Opened Fall, 2001 games and a pair of shutouts in her 82.2 innings. Opponents are hitting .224 against her, but have produced Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility 32 extra-base hits, including 20 doubles and 11 home runs. Forty-five percent of the hits Guy has allowed have Opened Fall, 2011 gone for extra-bases, but she boasts a nearly 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Guy has allowed five home runs in four appearances in Big Ten play, posting an 0-1 record with a 6.07 ERA in conference action. Freshman Shelese PROGRAM HISTORY Arnold (0-0, 4.20 ERA in 8.1 IP) rounds out the Illinois staff. First Year of Softball 1976 Illinois is led by Terri Sullivan, who owns a 405-278-2 record in 13 seasons with the Fighting Illini. All-Time Record 1,228-697 (.638) NCAA Record 1,095-601 (.646) All-Time Conference Record 285-211 (.575) Series History Big Ten Record 4-2 (.667) Nebraska and Illinois have met only once on the softball diamond, and it was a historic game for the Huskers. Overall Conference Titles 18 The two programs met on the first day of the 2006 NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. Nebraska exploded for Big Eight Titles 12 seven runs in the first inning, eight more in the second and five in the third. From there, the Huskers cruised to Big 12 Titles 6 a 21-1 five-inning victory. The 21 runs marked the second-highest total in school history and is one of only two Big Ten Titles 0 times in school history that Nebraska has totaled 20 runs in a game. The Huskers set a school record with 20 NCAA Tournament Appearances 21 College World Series Appearances 7 RBIs in the win, while Lizzy Rock tied the school record with five hits. Nine Huskers scored at least two runs in NCAA Tournament Record 55-45 (.550) the win, while five produced at least two RBIs. Nebraska also homered four times in the victory. NCAA Regional Record 44-31 (.587) 2012 NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER NCAA Super Regional Record 0-0 (.000) No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) College World Series Record 11-14 (.440) 00 Megan Southworth 5-4 Jr. OF R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) Honda Award Winners 1 2 Tatum Edwards 5-6 So. RHP/UTL R/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) Honda Award Nominees 3 4 Haley Workman 5-8 Sr. RHP R/R Easley, S.C. (Easley/Chattanooga State) NFCA All-Americans 21 5 Ashley Guile 5-9 Sr. INF L/R Olathe, Kan. (East) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 29 7 Jordan Bettiol 5-7 Fr. OF L/R College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated) 8 Ashley Hagemann 6-0 Sr. RHP R/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 9 Madison Drake 5-10 Sr. OF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) Jordan Bettiol betty-all 12 Taylor Edwards 5-7 So. C R/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) Courtney Breault BREE-alt 17 Mattie Fowler 5-9 Fr. INF R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) Ashley Guile GUY-ole 18 Brooke Thomason 5-8 Jr. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) Ashley Hagemann HAH-guh-munn 20 Kylee Muir 6-0 So. DP/INF L/R Portland, Ore. (Lincoln) Nikki Haget HAG-it 24 Courtney Breault 5-9 Jr. INF R/R Roseville, Calif. (Woodcreek/Arkansas) Kylee Muir mew-urr 52 Kirby Wright 5-8 Sr. C R/R Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. (Hendrick Hudson) Rhonda Revelle ruh-VELL 55 Nikki Haget 5-6 Sr. OF L/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) 77 Gabby Banda 5-5 Jr. INF L/R Angleton, Texas (Angleton) NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TOP 10 IN NCAA HISTORY IN POSTSEASON & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 3
Quick Hitters U SA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (april 3) The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes of interest as the Huskers Rk. Team Record Pts. LW host Illinois in a three-game series this Friday and Saturday at Bowlin Stadium. 1. California (20) 33-1 500 1 2. Alabama 35-1 479 2 Nebraska is 1-0 this month and owns an all-time record of 468-229 (.671) in the month of April. 3. Texas* 31-2 438 6 Fourteen of NU’s 35 games this season have come against teams ranked or receiving votes in the polls. 4. Washington* 32-4 423 3 The Huskers have committed 47 errors and allowed 34 unearned runs through 35 games this season. In 55 5. Florida 31-4 412 4 games last year, Nebraska committed 43 errors and allowed only 14 unearned runs. 6. Arizona St. 32-4 411 5 NU has allowed 138 runs through 35 games this season, after allowing 116 runs in 55 games last season. 7. Oklahoma 30-4 407 7 The Huskers have scored 41 runs through their first six conference games this season, after scoring 59 total 8. La.-Lafayette 30-1 359 8 runs through their 18-game Big 12 schedule last season. 9. Tennessee 27-8 330 9 Forty-nine of the 138 runners who have scored against NU this season reached base by a walk or hit-by-pitch. 10. Georgia 29-7 317 10 11. Missouri* 28-5 310 12 Overall, batters who have walked or been hit by a pitch score an average of 1.4 runs per game this season. 12. UCLA 25-7 261 14 Nebraska has walked 135 batters this season, committed an error that allowed a hitter to reach base 34 times 13. Louisville 29-2 239 11 and hit 27 batters. Combining those totals equals 196 base runners, which is higher than the number of hits 14. Texas A&M* 25-10 234 15 the Huskers have allowed this season (189). 15. Stanford 27-8 215 13 Between the walks, hit batters and errors, NU is “giving” the opponent an average of 5.6 base runners per game. 16. Arizona* 23-9 210 17 Not a single Husker has started every game at the same position this season. 17. Oregon* 23-7 181 16 Brooke Thomason owns 24 career home runs, one shy of cracking Nebraska’s all-time top 10. 18. South Florida 33-5 166 21 Ashley Guile enters this weekend three RBIs shy of cracking the Nebraska all-time top 10. 19. Hawaii 29-3 156 18 20. Michigan 24-10 116 19 Guile also enters this weekend with 198 career games played and 197 career starts. 21. LSU 27-8 107 23 Taylor Edwards enters this weekend with 98 career RBIs. 22. Florida St. 32-6 86 22 23. North Carolina 24-9 28 RV Give Me Five Oregon St.* 26-10 28 RV 25. Baylor 22-12 26 20 Nebraska has scored at least five runs in each of its first 5+ RUN STREAKS 5+ RUN TOTALS six conference games this season, while averaging 6.8 runs Year Games Year Games per game in Big Ten play. Scoring five runs has proven to be 2012 6 1998 10 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (april 3) a difficult task for Nebraska during past conference seasons. 1998 6 1995 10 Rk. Team Record Pts. LW NU’s active streak of five-or-more runs in six consecutive 2003 4 1997 9 1. California (30) 33-1 750 1 2. Alabama 35-1 720 2 conference games ties for the longest stretch in school history, 1995 4 2006 8 1979 4 2003 8 3. Texas* 31-2 671 6 matching the mark set by the 1998 Huskers. Nebraska’s total 4. Washington* 32-4 646 3 of six games with five-or-more runs in conference play is the 5. Oklahoma 30-4 612 7 highest for the program in an entire conference season since the 2007 team scored five runs six times in 18 Big 6. Florida 31-4 608 4 12 games. With 18 conference games remaining, the Huskers have an excellent chance at setting the record for 7. Arizona St. 32-4 587 5 most times scoring five runs in a conference season. Both the 1995 and 1998 Huskers scored at least five runs 8. La.-Lafayette 30-1 519 8 in 10 of their 16 Big 12 games. This year’s group is just four shy of matching that total. 9. Georgia 29-7 501 9 10. Tennessee 27-8 476 10 11. Missouri* 28-5 459 12 Revelle Earns 750th Career Victory 12. Louisville 29-2 404 11 Freshman Mattie Fowler delivered a two-out, RBI single in the top of the eighth inning to lift Nebraska to a 13. UCLA 25-7 361 14 5-4, extra-inning victory over Minnesota last Sunday. Fowler’s hit not only helped the Huskers avoid a three-game 14. Stanford 27-8 345 13 sweep, but it gave Rhonda Revelle the 750th victory of her 21-year coaching career. Revelle is the 26th active 15. Hawaii 29-3 336 16 Division I coach to reach the 750-win milestone. 16. Texas A&M* 25-10 298 15 17. Arizona* 23-9 276 19 18. South Florida 33-5 236 21 Banda Chasing .400 Oregon* 23-7 236 17 Junior Gabby Banda brought her season average up to .400 last weekend at Minnesota. She is bidding to 20. Michigan 24-10 171 20 become only the third Husker to post a .400 batting average and the first since three-time All-American Ali Viola 21. Florida St. 32-6 149 22 hit .424 in her senior season of 1998. Banda is already just the fifth Husker since that season to boast a .400 22. Baylor 22-12 106 18 23. North Carolina 24-9 96 23 batting average at any point in the month of April. Below is a list of the Huskers who have chased the elusive 24. LSU 27-8 82 RV .400 mark late into a season since 1999: 25. Oregon St.* 26-10 32 RV HUSKERS WITH A .400 BATTING AVERAGE IN APRIL SINCE 1999 *2012 Husker opponent Player Year highest Average After April 1 Latest Date with .400 Average Gabby Banda 2012 .406 N/A Week-by-Week Ranking Taylor Edwards 2011 .429 April 22 Week ESPN.com NFCA Record Julie Brechtel 2009 .411 April 1 Preseason t-20th 21st 0-0 Lizzy Rock 2006 .450 April 29 Feb. 14 22nd t-24th 3-3 Lizzy Rock 2005 .433 April 30 Feb. 21 22nd 22nd 8-3 Anne Steffan 2005 .483 May 12 Feb. 28 RV t-24th 9-7 March 6 NR RV 10-11 March 13 NR NR 13-12 Home Sweet Home March 20 RV NR 15-12 Nebraska is 7-0 at home this season and the Huskers have won 10 consecutive HOME WIN STREAKS March 27 RV NR 19-12 April 3 NR NR 21-14 home games dating back to a loss to Texas Tech last season. The Huskers’ seven- Year(s) Games April 10 game winning streak to open their home schedule is the second-longest in the 11-year 2006 13 April 17 2006-07 11 history of Bowlin Stadium, trailing only an 13-0 start in 2006 and a 9-0 start in 2009. April 24 2007 11 Nebraska’s current 10-game home winning streak is the third-longest in the history of April 30 2011-12 10 Bowlin Stadium and the longest since winning 11 straight home games in 2007. May 1 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONAL LEADER IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 4 Head Coach Rhonda Revelle A Look at the Probable Lineup 20th Season at Nebraska Nikki Haget, CF (35 starts, .287, 2 2B, 0 HR, 6 RBIs) 742-399 (.650) Nebraska Record In her third year as NU’s leadoff hitter, Haget has played second and center this year. An all-conference 750-415 (.644) Career Record pick in 2010 and an academic All-American in 2011, Haget boasts a .329 career average that ranks 12th 6 Conference Titles 1 in school history, and she has scored 121 runs and produced 156 hits in 147 games the past three years. 13 Top-25 National Rankings 16 NCAA Tournament Teams Gabby Banda, 3B (35 starts, .400, 11 2B, 3 HR, 24 RBIs) 2 World Series Teams A three-year starter on the left side of the infield with 145 career starts, Banda has started at third since 15 All-Americans the first tournament. Offensively, Banda batted a career-high .274 in 2011 and led NU with 10 doubles. 13 Academic All-Americans 2 Banda has produced a career-high 24 RBIs this year, after entering the year with 26 RBIs in 111 games. Honors and Awards 2010 NFCA Hall of Fame Inductee Tatum Edwards, DP (35 starts, .314, 7 2B, 5 HR, 31 rbis; 9 STARTS, 6-3, 3.24 ERA, 39 Ks, 45.1 IP) 2002 Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year Edwards contributes offensively and in the circle. A second-team All-Big 12 pick in 2011, Edwards leads 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year the team in homers and is second in RBIs aftering ranking second in both categories last year. In the 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year 3 circle, she is 13-3 in her career and has allowed one earned run or less in 19 of her last 26 outings. 1998 NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year 1997 Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Inductee ashley guile, 1B (34 starts, .364, 7 2b, 1 hr, 27 rbis) 1995 Big Eight Coach of the Year Guile adjusted to a new position in 2011, starting 48 games at first. An all-conference and all-region 1995 Midwest Region Coach of the Year selection as a sophomore in 2010, Guile is known for her patience and ability to drive in runs. She ranks 4 in the NU career top 10 in doubles, walks and HBP and needs three RBIs to crack that top-10 chart. COACHING HISTORY Nebraska (Head Coach) 1993-present Brooke Thomason, RF (34 STARTS, .326, 10 2B, 5 HR, 32 RBIs) San Jose State (Assistant Coach) 1998-92 After outstanding freshman and sophomore seasons, Thomason looks for more success in 2012. An Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) 1987-88 all-region and all-conference pick as a freshman, Thomason boasts a .321 career batting average with Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986 5 25 home runs and 102 RBIs. She ranks 13th at NU in career average and sixth in slugging percentage.
Coaching Ledger Taylor Edwards, C (35 starts, .323, 11 2b, 3 hr, 31 rbis) Year Record Conf. Finish Postseason Edwards burst onto the national scene as a freshman last season, earning All-America honors and being 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A DNQ named one of 25 finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year. The only All-America catcher in school 1993 18-23 5-11 5th DNQ 6 history, Edwards has produced 98 RBIs in only 90 career games, including 31 RBIs this season. 1994 25-33 5-15 6th DNQ 1995 43-20 10-6 3rd Regional Mattie Fowler, SS (35 STARTS, .260, 4 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBIs) 1996 42-23 10-8 4th Regional Following an outstanding high school senior season when she was named the Arizona Gatorade Player 1997 29-24 10-6 4th Regional of the Year, Fowler began her collegiate career as NU’s starting third baseman, but has started the last 1998 48-12 16-0 1st World Series 7 29 games at short. She has nine hits over her last 10 games and five hits in her six conference games. 1999 35-21 10-8 4th Regional 2000 52-21 15-2 2nd Regional courtney breault, 2B (26 STARTS, .237, 2 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBIs) 2001 51-15 16-2 1st Regional Breault was a two-year starter at Arkansas in 2010 and 2011. She was an SEC All-Freshman team 2002 50-14 11-5 3rd World Series 2003 39-17 10-8 6th Regional 8 selection in 2010, and is continuing to recover from offseason shoulder surgery that limited her 2004 45-17 14-3 1st Regional productivity last season and early this year. She has started 26 games this year, including 23 at second. 2005 36-23 9-9 7th Regional 2006 44-12 13-4 2nd Regional Madison Drake, LF (29 STARTS, .313, 7 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs) 2007 37-20 10-8 5th Regional Drake entered the Husker program as a pitcher and infielder, but has developed into a starting outfielder. 2008 25-28 4-14 t-9th DNQ She won the starting job in left field midway through last season and has made 29 starts in the outfield 2009 35-19 9-9 5th Regional 9 this season. Drake has seven doubles this season, five more than her career total entering the year. 2010 30-29 7-11 t-6th Regional 2011 41-14 9-9 6th Regional Ashley Hagemann, P (25 STARTS, 14-11, 3.02 erA, 194 Ks, 162.1 IP) 2012 21-14 4-2 0-0 N/A One of the nation’s top returning pitchers, Hagemann earned all-conference, all-region and academic Totals 750-415 198-140 -- -- All-America accolades in 2011, when she went 31-13 with a 1.75 ERA and 344 strikeouts, averaging 8.7 P per game. She has struggled with her consistency this season but ranks seventh nationally in strikeouts. Revelle vs. the Big Ten Conference Opponent Record vs. Counterpart jordan bettiol (17 STARTS, .243, 1 2B, 0 HR, 4 RBIs) Illinois 1-0 1-0 Bettiol started the first 16 games this year, but has only one start since. Bettiol was a first-team Indiana 1-1 0-0 high school All-American as a senior, despite not going out for the sport until her sophomore year. Iowa 5-5 0-0 OF Michigan 6-3 6-3 kylee muir (0 starts, .000, 0 2b, 0 hr, 0 rbis) Michigan State 2-0 2-0 Muir saw her first game action in 2011, after redshirting in 2010. She started four games as the Minnesota 9-2 1-2 designated player and made three pinch-hitting appearances, going 2-for-14 with two RBIs. Northwestern 3-6 3-2 IF Ohio State 2-0 1-0 megan southworth (2 starts, .267, 1 2b, 0 hr, 1 rbi) Penn State 5-2 5-2 Southworth has started 46 career games and made a team-high 28 starts in left field last season. Purdue 0-2 0-0 She batted .276 with four doubles and six RBIs in 2011, and she also owns eight career pinch hits. Wisconsin 6-0 0-0 OF Haley Workman (0 starts, 1-0, 7.27 era, 4 ks, 8.2 ip) all-time coaching victories at nebraska A two-time junior college All-American, Workman made her Husker debut in 2011, going 3-1 with Rk. Coach, Sport (Years) Wins P one save, one shutout and a 2.95 ERA in 38.0 innings. She has appeared in four games this season. 1. John Sanders, Baseball (1978-1997) 767 2. Rhonda Revelle, Softball (1993-pres.) 742 Kirby Wright (5 starts, .250, 0 2b, 0 hr, 0 rbis) 3. Terry Pettit, Volleyball (1977-1999) 694 Playing behind a different all-conference catcher in each of her first three years, Wright has played C a key role in developing the Husker pitching staff, in addition to posting 18 career hits and 10 RBIs. NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TOP 10 IN NCAA HISTORY IN POSTSEASON & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 5 Banda at Her Best Defensively in Conference Play Big ten Conference Standings (april 5) In addition to having a breakout season at the plate, Gabby Banda has continued to play stellar defensive Rk. Team Big Ten Overall during conference play in her junior season. Banda has not committed an error defensively in any of Nebraska’s 1. Purdue 6-0 23-9 2. Michigan 5-1 24-10 first six Big Ten games, fielding each of her 17 chances perfectly. That is a noticeable achievement, as she is Ohio State 5-1 23-11 the only Husker who has fielded more than three chances without committing an error in conference play. Banda 4. Nebraska 4-2 21-14 has been at her best defensively during the conference season. She owns a .951 career fielding percentage in Iowa 4-2 14-18 league-games only, while posting a .906 career fielding percentage in non-conference and postseason games. 6. Minnesota 3-3 21-10 Overall, Banda has committed only two errors over her last 23 conference games dating back to last season. Wisconsin 3-3 17-12 8. Illinois 2-4 16-15 Indiana 2-4 17-17 huskers producing rbis in record fashion Northwestern 2-4 14-19 Nebraska’s potent offense the past two seasons has led to some impressive individual RBI totals. This 11. Michigan State 0-6 11-23 season, five Huskers have produced more than 20 RBIs and every member of that group reached the mark in 27 Penn State 0-6 8-22 or fewer games. This year’s group is only the ninth team in school history to have five players produce 20 RBIs in the same season. The 2011 and 2012 Huskers are the only teams to accomplish that feat since the NCAA limited (18) teams to a maximum of 56 regular-season games beginning with the 2007 season. nebraska’s all-time conference titles Year conference Type Five Huskers are on pace for 30 RBIs this season, including a trio who have already reached the mark. Only 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament the 1996 Huskers have had five players produce 30 RBIs in the same season. Overall, three of the Big Ten’s top 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament six RBI producers this season are Huskers. 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament The impressive RBI totals have helped two Huskers eclipse 100 career RBIs this season, while another is 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament nearing the mark. Senior Ashley Guile owns 110 career RBIs, while junior Brooke Thomason has driven in 104 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament runs in her career and sophomore Taylor Edwards has produced 98 RBIs. With two more RBIs from Edwards, 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament Nebraska will have three players in the lineup with 100 career RBIs for the first time in school history. 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2000 Big 12 Tournament 2001 Big 12 Regular Season Banda Hit Barrage 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament Junior Gabby Banda has been a hitting machine of late for the Huskers, as she has brought her season average up to .400. Banda has produced 25 hits in her last 14 games, including nine mulit-hit efforts during nebraska’s all-time conference finishes that stretch. She has produced three two-hit efforts in the last 14 games and six three-hit efforts. On the big eight conference (1976-1995) season, Banda has produced eight three-hit games after never recording more than two hits in any of her 111 Year Record Finish Tournament career games entering this year. Overall, Banda has produced 14 multi-hit games this year after totaling only 1976 N/A N/A N/A nine such games over her first two seasons combined. 1977 1-4 t-4th N/A 1978 4-3 7th t-6th 1979 3-8 6th t-6th taylor edwards nearing 100 rbis in record time 1980 8-9 4th N/A Sophomore Taylor Edwards enters this weekend with 98 RBIs in only 90 career games. She is bidding to 1981 5-6 3rd 3rd become only the second Husker to drive in 100 runs in fewer than 100 career games and has a chance at 1982 9-3 1st 1st reaching the mark faster than any player in school history. Three-time All-American Ali Viola holds the current 1983 3-7 7th N/A top mark, as she produced her 100th RBI in her 92nd career game. 1984 6-2 1st 1st 1985 11-1 1st 1st 1986 9-3 1st 1st Huskers Reach 100 Runs in Record Time, 200 RUns in Near-Record Time 1987 8-2 1st 1st Nebraska scored its 100th run this season in the FASTEST TO 100 RUNS FASTEST TO 200 RUNS 1988 7-3 1st 1st 13th game of the year, reaching the mark faster than Year Games Year Games 1989 6-4 3rd t-5th any other team in school history. The previous fastest 2012 13 2011 32 1990 3-5 5th 2nd was 17 games in 1978 and 2006. Nebraska then 1978 17 2012 33 1991 3-5 5th t-4th scored its 200th run of this season in the 33rd game 2006 17 1978 36 1992 2-6 5th t-4th of the year, coming up one game short of matching 1996 18 1996 36 1993 5-11 5th N/A 1994 5-15 6th N/A last year’s squad as the fastest team to score 200 runs 2009 18 2006 37 1995 10-6 3rd N/A in program history. Through 35 games this season, Nebraska has scored 214 runs. That ranks as the second-highest 35-game run total in school history, trailing only the 216 runs that last year’s team scored through 35 games. The Huskers big 12 conference (1996-2011) are averaging 6.1 runs per game this season, a total that would eclipse the school record of 5.8 runs per game Year Record Finish Tournament in 1978. Nebraska is also on pace to score 342 runs through a 56-game regular season. That would rank as the 1996 10-8 4th 2nd second-highest total in school history, trailing only the 358 runs the 1996 team scored in 65 games. 1997 10-6 4th 5th 1998 16-0 1st 1st earlier this season, Nebraska posted double-digit runs in three consecutive games for only the third time in 1999 10-8 4th 2nd school history, but for the second time in the four-year tenure of Husker hitting coach Diane Miller. 2000 15-2 2nd 1st 2001 16-2 1st 5th Double UP 2002 11-5 2nd 2nd Nebraska has hit 63 doubles through 35 games this season. NU ranks second nationally in doubles and 2003 10-8 6th t-4th 2004 14-3 1st 1st doubles per game, and Nebraska has produced 10 more doubles than any other Big Ten team. The Huskers are 2005 9-9 7th t-5th on pace to hit 101 doubles in a 56-game regular season, a number that would top the previous school record of 2006 13-4 2nd t-3rd 94 set in 1995. NU has hit at least one double in 29 of 35 games this season, including six games with three or 2007 10-8 5th t-5th more doubles. 2008 4-14 t-9th 2nd Individually, three Huskers have already set career highs in doubles this season. Junior Gabby Banda and 2009 9-9 5th t-5th sophomore Taylor Edwards are each tied for the Big Ten lead with a career-high 11 doubles. Senior Madison 2010 7-11 t-6th t-5th Drake has seven doubles this season after producing a total of two doubles through her first three seasons. 2011 9-9 6th N/A Junior Brooke Thomason ranks fourth in the league with 10 doubles, four shy of her career high. NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONAL LEADER IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 6 Nebraska’s 2012 Record When..... Thomason’s Walk-Off Grand Slam First by a Husker in a Decade Overall 21-14 With Nebraska trailing 6-5 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against Northwestern on March At home 7-0 23, junior Brooke Thomason belted a walk-off grand slam to power the Huskers to a 9-6, come-from-behind At neutral sites 11-9 victory. The home run was the second of the day for Thomason, whose solo shot pulled Nebraska to within 6-4 in On the road 3-5 the bottom of the sixth. Thomason’s walk-off home run was the first by a Husker since Nicole Trimboli also had Against ranked teams 2-7 a walk-off grand slam to give Nebraska a 6-2 win over Texas A&M on May 4, 2002 at the Big 12 Tournament. Night games 7-3 Day games 14-11 Thomason is tied for third in the Big Ten with two home runs in league play. Overall, 12 of Thomason’s 25 On Sunday 2-4 career home runs have come during conference play. A native of Overland Park, Kan., Thomason homered five On Monday 0-0 times in Big 12 play in both 2010 and 2011, as she owns 12 home runs in 42 career conference games. On Tuesday 3-0 On Wednesday 1-0 Comeback Kids On Thursday 0-1 Nebraska has shown an ability to rally this season. The Huskers have come from behind to win in eight of On Friday 7-3 On Saturday 8-6 their 21 victories this season. Five times Nebraska has rallied from a deficit of two or more runs and four times Out-hit opponent 19-4 the Huskers have overcome a three-run deficit to win. But most impressively, the Huskers have rallied to win Out-hit by opponent 2-8 three games this season when they trailed by four runs. Had fewer than 5 hits 2-8 The Huskers trailed No. 8 Arizona 6-0 on Feb. 10, before ultimately rallying for a 10-9 victory to post the Had 5 hits or more 20-6 biggest comeback in school history. Later that same day, Nebraska fell behind Idaho State 4-0, before coming Had 10 hits or more 10-2 from behind to post a 12-4, run-rule win. Then against Northwestern on March 23, Nebraska trailed 4-0 and 5-1 Scored first 14-3 before earning a 9-6 win. The Huskers have overcome a four-run deficit to win a game three times this season Opponent scored first 7-11 after accomplishing that feat only twice from 2000 to 2011. Scored in the first inning 13-3 Scored fewer than 3 runs 2-8 Nebraska has also shown the ability to rally in its final at bat, posting a pair of walk-off, come-from-behind Scored 3 or more runs 19-6 victories. Against Arizona, the Wildcats scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to take a 9-8 lead. Scored 4 or more runs 19-4 But Nebraska scored twice in the bottom of the seventh, winning on a two-out, walk-off, RBI single from junior Scored 5 or more runs 18-4 Courtney Breault in her first career start as a Husker. Against Northwestern on March 23, Nebraska trailed 6-4 Scored 10 or more runs 8-0 entering the bottom of the seventh. The Huskers pulled to within one and had the bases loaded with two outs Opponent scored fewer than 3 runs 14-2 when junior Brooke Thomason blasted a walk-off grand slam - her second home run of the game - to lift NU to Opponent scored 3 or more runs 7-12 victory. That marked the Huskers’ first game-winning, walk-off home run since Nicole Trimboli in 2002. Opponent scored 4 or more runs 7-11 Opponent scored 5 or more runs 3-8 Opponent scored 10 or more runs 1-3 husker offense gets tougher as game progresses Led after four innings 18-1 Nebraska has put up big offensive numbers early this season, averaging over six runs per game while batting Led after five innings 11-1 .313 as a team, slugging .463 and reaching base at a .409 clip. The offense has been good throughout the Led after six innings 9-1 game, scoring in the first inning 15 times in 35 games. But Nebraska has really excelled in the middle and late Trailed after four innings 3-11 innings in its second and third time through the lineup. Trailed after five innings 1-12 Although the Huskers are batting .313 as a team, Nebraska is batting .297 over the first two innings. But over Trailed after six innings 1-12 In games decided by 1 run 4-2 the next three innings, Nebraska is batting .339, including a .325 average in the third, a .342 average in the In extra innings 1-0 fourth and a .354 mark in the fifth. Over the first two innings this season, Nebraska has outscored its opponents Committed 0 errors 7-3 only 59-50. Over innings three through seven, Nebraska has outscored its opponents 173-88, including a 114- Committed 2 or more errors 5-7 55 margin in the third, fourth and fifth frames.
Nebraska’s 2012 Game Highs banda Already With Career High RBI Total offensive Junior Gabby Banda has moved up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup this season and with that switch, she has At Bats 35 vs. New Mexico State (Feb. 17) seen a dramatic rise in her RBI production. Through 35 games, Banda is fifth on the team with 24 RBIs. The 24 Runs 16 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 9) RBIs are a career high, as she established a new career high with her 17th RBI in the 16th game of the season. Hits 17 at New Mexico State (Feb. 17) Banda produced 16 RBIs in 56 games as a freshman and totaled 10 RBIs in 55 games last season. Banda Walks 9 twice (last vs. Weber State, Feb. 18) Strikeouts 10 vs. Arizona (Feb. 10) combined for 26 RBIs over 111 games in her first two seasons, but she has 24 RBIs in 35 games this year. 2B 5 twice (last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, March 9) entering this season, Banda had produced a total of seven multi-RBI games in 111 career games played, 3B 1 three times, last vs. Northwestern (March 23) but only one game with more than two RBIs. Through 35 games this season, Banda has produced six multi-RBI HR 4 at New Mexico State (Feb. 17) contests, including three games with at least three RBIs. A native of Angleton, Texas, Banda set a career high RBIs 15 at New Mexico State (Feb. 17) with four RBIs while fueling Nebraska’s come-from-behind victory over No. 8 Arizona on Feb. 10 with a fourth- Stolen Bases 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 9) inning grand slam. She then notched three RBIs later that same day against Idaho State. Total Bases 31 at New Mexico State (Feb. 17) In addition to the increased RBI production, Banda has also hit a career-high 11 doubles and slugged three Runners LOB 12 vs. Arizona (Feb. 10) home runs, triple her total from last se ason and matching the total from her freshman year. Banda’s season defensive batting average is also .167 better than her career average entering the year, and she tied a school record with Runs Allowed 14 vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 25) four walks against No. 23 Georgia Tech on Feb. 12. Earned Runs Allowed 14 vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 25) gabby banda 2012 and career comparison Hits Allowed 12 at Minnesota (March 31) Category Games Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB HBP SB SLG% OB% 2B Allowed 2 eight times, last at Minnesota (April 1) 2010-11 111 .233 279 46 65 16 1 4 26 58 40 12 12 .341 .352 3B Allowed 1 twice, last at Minnesota (March 31) 2012 35 .400 110 30 44 11 1 3 24 13 10 1 1 .600 .447 HR Allowed 4 vs. Arizona (Feb. 10) Walks Allowed 11 twice, last vs. Northwestern (March 24) Strikeouts 14 vs. UNO (March 20) Tatum Edwards Ties Husker RBI record RBIs Allowed 13 vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 25) Sophomore Tatum Edwards tied a school record with seven RBIs against New Mexico State on Feb. 17. She SB Allowed 3 vs. Loyola-Chicago (March 10) tied the mark set by Jenny Smith against Kansas in 1996. Edwards finished 3-for-4 against NMSU, with a pair of Wild Pitches 3 twice, last at Minnesota (March 31) home runs and a walk in Nebraska’s 15-2 victory. She launched a two-run homer in the first inning, a three-run Errors 5 vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 12) shot in the sixth and produced a two-run single in the seventh. Edwards ranks fifth the Big Ten Conference with Doubles Plays 2 twice, last vs. So. Dakota St. (March 28) 31 RBIs this season. NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TOP 10 IN NCAA HISTORY IN POSTSEASON & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 7 Huskers LOOK tO fOLLOW PATH OF 2000 TEAM nebraska vs. select conferences Nebraska is 21-14 this season, thanks in part to a challenging early-season schedule that saw the Huskers 2012 season play 14 of their first 23 games against teams ranked or receiving votes in the national polls and 16 contests vs. ACC 0-1 against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams. After 20 games, Nebraska’s record stood at 10-10, marking only the vs. Big 12 1-4 fourth time in Rhonda Revelle’s 20 seasons that her Huskers did not have a winning record at the 20-game mark. vs. Big Ten 4-2 Two of those four times came in Revelle’s first two seasons, when she was rebuilding the Husker program. But vs. Big West 1-1 this year’s team can look for inspiration from the only other time a Revelle-coached team has been .500 or worse vs. Conference USA 1-0 at the 20-game mark, the 2000 season. vs. Great West 1-0 vs. Horizon League 2-0 That year, Nebraska’s record also stood at 10-10 20 games into the year. But that squad rebounded from the vs. Missouri Valley 0-0 tough start and went on to win a school-record 52 games that season. Among the highlights of that season were vs. Mountain West 1-0 a 15-2 record and a second-place Big 12 finish behind Oklahoma, that year’s national champion. The Huskers vs. Pac-12 1-4 also won the Big 12 Tournament title that season, finished a perfect 20-0 at home, were ranked 14th and were vs. Pacific Coast Softball 2-0 one of the final 16 teams competing for a spot at the Women’s College World Series. vs. Southland 1-2 In 2000, the Huskers’ record fell to as low as 13-15 before posting a 15- and 14-game winning streak to finish vs. Summit League 3-0 the season with 38 wins in the final 44 games. This season, Nebraska’s record stood at 11-12, but the Huskers vs. Southwestern Athletic 1-0 responded with a nine-game winning streak and have won 10 of their last 12. vs. WAC 2-0
Hagemann chasing husker all-time strikeout record all-time vs. ACC 17-11 Senior Ashley Hagemann struck out 344 batters last season, the second-highest total in school history and the vs. Big 12 382-284 top mark by a Husker junior. After ranking eighth nationally in strikeouts in 2011, Hagemann has her sights set vs. BIG EAST 21-14 on becoming Nebraska’s all-time strikeout leader. She owns 862 career strikeouts, good for third place in school vs. Big Ten 46-30 history. Hagemann is 84 strikeouts away from claiming the top spot. Hagemann also needs 106 strikeouts to join vs. Big West 32-24 Ashley DeBuhr as the only two pitchers in school history to record two 300-strikeout seasons in a career. vs. Mid-American 29-13 vs. Missouri Valley 179-73 vs. Mountain West 53-24 thomason bidding for third straight .300 season vs. Pac-12 62-83 Junior Brooke Thomason is bidding to post a .300 batting average for the third straight season in 2012, after vs. Pacific Coast Softball 17-9 hitting .321 as a freshman in 2010 and .319 as a sophomore last season. Only five players in school history vs. SEC 18-14 (Denise Day, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee and Ali Viola) have posted a .300 batting average in vs. Southland 35-9 each of their freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. Each of those five players earned All-America honors in vs. Summit League 57-0 their Husker careers and four were multi-time All-Americans. Overall, that group combined for 11 total awards. vs. Sun Belt 16-8 Thomason is batting .326 this season. vs. WAC 37-31
Thomason and Tatum Edwards Win Big Ten Weekly Honors ncaa era (1982-present) vs. ACC 18-11 A pair of Husker softball players were honored by the Big Ten Conference this week, as junior Brooke Thomason vs. Big 12 359-251 was named the Big Ten Player of the Week and sophomore Tatum Edwards was named the conference co-pitcher vs. BIG EAST 21-13 of the week. Both players won the first weekly Big Ten awards of their careers, while Thomason earned her second vs. Big Ten 44-26 career conference honor, as she was named the Big 12 Player of the Week as a freshman in 2010. vs. Big West 32-24 Thomason played a huge role in the Huskers’ sweep of Northwestern. The junior was key in Nebraska’s come-from- vs. Mid-American 28-13 behind win in the series opener. Her sixth-inning home run cut Northwestern’s lead to 6-4 and one inning later, vs. Missouri Valley 160-43 Thomason belted a walk-off grand slam to power Nebraska to the 9-6 win. She tied career highs with two home vs. Mountain West 53-22 runs and five RBIs in the win, while becoming the first Husker to hit a game-winning, walk-off home run since vs. Pac-12 61-79 vs. Pacific Coast Softball 17-9 2002. Thomason finished the three-game series with seven RBIs, while batting .417 on the week. vs. SEC 18-14 edwards pitched only once last week, returning from an elbow injury. She started the series finale against vs. Southland 34-8 Northwestern, making her first appearance in the circle in three weeks and her first start in nearly a month. After vs. Summit League 57-0 the Wildcats had scored 12 runs the first two games of the series, Edwards held Northwestern to a single run in vs. Sun Belt 16-7 an 8-1 victory. A native of Murrieta, Calif., Edwards did not allow an earned run in a complete-game effort. She vs. WAC 40-32 allowed only five hits and struck out six, while retiring 13 of the final 14 batters she faced. under coach revelle (1993-present) vs. ACC 14-10 vs. Big 12 235-175 vs. BIG EAST 17-12 vs. Big Ten 33-16 hITTING STREAKS MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES vs. Big West 26-13 Player Longest Current Player 2 3+ Total Player 2 3+ Total vs. Mid-American 19-3 Brooke Thomason 8 8 Gabby Banda 6 8 14 Taylor Edwards 7 3 10 vs. Missouri Valley 111-30 Gabby Banda 4 3 Nikki Haget 9 2 11 Brooke Thomason 7 3 10 vs. Mountain West 33-12 Tatum Edwards 5 2 Taylor Edwards 9 1 10 Ashley Guile 9 0 9 vs. Pac-12 40-59 Nikki Haget 4 2 Ashley Guile 5 4 9 Tatum Edwards 4 3 7 vs. Pacific Coast Softball 14-7 Jordan Bettiol 3 2 Brooke Thomason 8 1 9 Gabby Banda 3 3 6 vs. SEC 16-13 Madison Drake 7 1 Tatum Edwards 4 4 8 Courtney Breault 3 1 4 vs. Southland 15-6 Taylor Edwards 4 1 Mattie Fowler 5 1 6 Mattie Fowler 3 1 4 vs. Summit League 57-0 Mattie Fowler 4 1 Courtney Breault 3 1 4 Madison Drake 1 1 2 vs. Sun Belt 13-6 Ashley Guile 9 0 Madison Drake 3 1 4 Nikki Haget 1 0 1 vs. WAC 26-22 Courtney Breault 2 0 Jordan Bettiol 1 0 1 Jordan Bettiol 0 0 0 Kirby Wright 1 0 Kylee Muir 0 0 0 Kylee Muir 0 0 0 Megan Southworth 1 0 Megan Southworth 0 0 0 Megan Southworth 0 0 0 Kylee Muir 0 0 Kirby Wright 0 0 0 Kirby Wright 0 0 0 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONAL LEADER IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 8 Nebraska by the numbers Hagemann Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week NCAA Tournament Victories Senior right-hander Ashley Hagemann was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 19. For Hagemann, Nebraska has won 55 games in its 21 it was the third weekly honor of her career, as she earned Big 12 Pitcher-of-the-Week accolades once in both 55 NCAA Tournament appearances while 2009 and 2011. Hagemann was honored for throwing a pair of shutouts against South Dakota. She threw a one- posting an overall record of 55-45 (.550 winning hitter with 10 strikeouts in game one and a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts in game two. percentage). The Huskers’ 55 wins rank ninth in NCAA history. guile earns Big Ten Player-of-the-Week Honor Senior first baseman Ashley Guile became the first Nebraska softball player to win a Big Ten weekly award on Academic All-Americans Feb. 13, when she was named the conference’s player of the week. The award was the second weekly honor of A total of 22 Huskers have combined to Guile’s career, as she was named the Big 12 Player of the Week in May of 2010. 29 earn 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America Guile was honored following an outstanding performance at the Kajikawa Classic. In six games at the honors. That total is the most of any softball program tournament, Guile went 11-for-20 at the plate to produce a .550 batting average with three doubles - three shy in the country and ranks second among all female of her entire 2011 total - one home run, eight RBIs and eight runs scored. She recorded multi-hit games against athletic programs nationally behind the Nebraska No. 8 Arizona, Idaho State and Cal State Northridge and also drew three walks to post a .609 on-base percentage. volleyball team (36). Guile’s big weekend got started with a 3-for-4 effort in an upset of No. 8 Arizona that included a walk and a pair of RBIs. The next day, Guile went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs scored and two RBIs against Cal State NCAA Tournament Appearances Northridge. Guile set a career high with four hits against the Matadors and tied the school record with her four In the first 30 years softball has been runs scored. She closed her tournament with a double and a pair of RBIs against No. 23 Georgia Tech. 21 an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made 21 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including nebraska offense putting up big numbers 13 straight from 1995 to 2007. Nebraska’s 21 Head Coach Rhonda Revelle commented before the season that Nebraska had a chance to have the most postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history. productive offense in school history this season. The Husker offense has shown glimpses of the potential to put up record-breaking totals this season. all-americans noting nebraska’s team offense Nebraska has produced 21 All- Nebraska leads the Big Ten in runs scored (214), hits (286), doubles (63), RBIs (194), total bases (423) and 21 Americans in school history, including slugging percentage (.463). The Huskers rank second in batting average (.313), walks (133) and on-base six first-team All-Americans, four two-time honorees percentage (.410). and a pair of three-time All-Americans. The Huskers have scored 22 more runs than any other Big Ten team, produced 22 more RBIs, 10 more doubles, two more hits and four more total bases. conference titles NU ranks second nationally in doubles, 18th in scoring, 31st in average and 32nd in slugging percentage. Nebraska has won 18 conference titles Through only 35 games and 217 innings at bat, Nebraska has scored two or more runs in an inning 51 times, 18 in its 36 seasons as a varsity sport. The three or more runs 29 times, five or more runs 13 times and seven or more runs five times. Huskers have won 12 Big Eight titles and six Big 12 The Huskers have had plenty of chances to bat with runners on base this season, as 60 percent of NU’s at bats crowns. have come with runners on base and 41 percent of the at bats have occurred with runners in scoring position. Nebraska is batting .344 with 186 RBIs in 544 at bats with runners on base, averaging one RBI every 2.9 at All-Americans Under Revelle bats in those situations. In her first 19 years as Nebraska’s head The Huskers are batting .356 with 172 RBIs in 374 at bats with runners in scoring position, averaging one RBI 15 coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 10 every 2.2 at bats in those situations. players to a total of 15 All-America honors. Nebraska is batting .317 with 78 RBIs in 218 at bats with runners on base and two outs, averaging one RBI every 2.8 at bats in those situations. Top-25 National Finishes The Huskers are batting .333 with 73 RBIs in 159 at bats with runners in scoring position and two outs, Nebraska has been ranked in the final averaging one RBI every 2.2 at bats in those situations. 13 NFCA poll in 13 of the 17 years the poll NU scored at least 10 runs in three consecutive games this season against Arizona, Idaho State and Cal State has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams Northridge, marking only the third time in school history a team had produced three straight 10-run games. nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of the Entering this season, Nebraska returned the most home run production from one season to the next in school first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006). history (47), while bringing back the second-most RBIs (209) and runs scored (213), the third-most total bases (531) and the fourth-most hits (341). revelle’s Academic All-Americans THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA.... Rhonda Revelle has produced 13 Defeated a top-five team vs. No. 1 Florida, 3/12/11 (1-0) 13 Academic All-Americans in her first 19 Defeated a top-10 team vs. No. 8 Arizona, 2/10/12 (11-10) seasons as Nebraska’s coach. Over that time frame, Defeated a top-25 team vs. No. 11 Missouri, 2/25/12 (6-4) Revelle has coached more academic All-Americans Won when trailing after six innings vs. Northwestern, 3/23/12 (9-6) than any other coach in the country. Lost when leading after six innings vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech, 2/12/12 (6-5) Scored 10 or more runs vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 3/9/12 (Won 16-0 in 5 innings) Scored 15 or more runs vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 3/9/12 (Won 16-0 in 5 innings) Women’s College World Series Scored 20 or more runs vs. Illinois, 2/24/06 (Won 21-1 in 5 innings) Nebraska has advanced to the Women’s Allowed 10 or more runs at Minnesota, 3/31/12 (Lost 13-7) 7 College World Series seven times to Allowed 15 or more runs vs. Iowa, 3/22/97 (Lost 15-1 in 5 innings) rank eighth in NCAA history. Recorded 15 or more hits at New Mexico State, 2/17/12 (17) Recorded 20 or more hits vs. UMKC, 4/11/96 (21) Hit six or more doubles vs. North Dakota, 2/7/09 (6) Top 10 Attendance Seasons Hit two or more triples vs. Northern Colorado, 4/14/06 (2) In the 10 years the Huskers have Hit four or more home runs at New Mexico State, 2/17/12 (4) 6 called Bowlin Stadium home, Nebraska Hit back-to-back home runs vs. No. 5 Texas, 4/10/11 (Taylor Edwards & Brooke Thomason) has ranked in the top 10 nationally in average Stole six or more bases vs. Southern Utah, 3/2/07 (6) attendance six times. Drew 10 or more walks vs. South Dakota, 3/18/09 (10) Was no-hit vs. Oklahoma State, 3/9/12 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TOP 10 IN NCAA HISTORY IN POSTSEASON & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 9 noting nebraska’s individual hitters husker career honors & awards Senior Ashley Guile produced an RBI in a school-record 10 straight games in February. gabby banda Sophomore Tatum Edwards tied a school record with seven RBIs in a win at New Mexico State on Feb. 17. Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2010 Junior Gabby Banda tied a school record with four walks against No. 23 Georgia Tech on Feb. 12. Two Huskers (Taylor Edwards and Ashley Guile) have tied the school record with four runs scored in a game. courtney breault Junior Brooke Thomason and sophomore twins Tatum and Taylor Edwards all own more than 15 career home SEC All-Freshman Team (at Arkansas) 2010 runs, with Thomason leading the way with 24 career home runs, Taylor adding 21 and Tatum slugging 19. NU has three players with at least 15 career home runs for only the fourth time in school history, and the Huskers madison drake have had three players on the same with at least 20 career home runs only once in school history (1998). Academic All-Big 12 Second Team 2010 Thomason and both Edwards sisters have each produced a 10-homer season in their careers. Only two players Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Four times in school history (three-time All-Americans Jennifer Lizama and Ali Viola) have posted more than one 10-home run season in a career. Tatum Edwards has five homers this season, Taylor has two and Thomason has three. tatum edwards Thomason has five home runs this season after hitting 19 home runs in her first two seasons. Thomason and Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week March 26, 2012 Second-Team All-Big 12 2011 three-time All-American Ali Viola are the only two players in school history to homer at least eight times in each Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2011 of their first two seasons. No Husker has ever opened her career with three consecutive seasons with eight home School Record Holder Runs in a Game (4) 2011 runs or more and Thomason needs six more home runs to accomplish that feat. Thomason owns 133 career hits, 104 RBIs and 85 runs scored. Only eight players in school history have taylor edwards produced career totals of 100 hits, 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored, and just two (Crystal Carwile and three-time USA Softball Player of the Year Finalist 2011 All-American Ali Viola) have reached each milestone prior to their senior season. Third-Team NFCA All-American 2011 Despite their sophomore status, Tatum and Taylor Edwards have each homered in the same game five times in NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team 2011 their career, including four times last season and at New Mexico State on Feb. 17 this season. All-Big 12 Second Team 2011 Senior Nikki Haget has scored 132 runs in her career, good for seventh on Nebraska’s all-time list. Haget is also Big 12 Player of the Week Feb. 22, 2011 looking for a second straight 50-run season, a feat accomplished only by two-time All-American Tobin Echo- NCAA Record Six Consecutive Games with a HR 2011 Hawk and three-time All-American Jennifer Lizama. Entering this year, NU boasted three players who had earned all-region honors in their career (Taylor Edwards, ashley guile Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist 2012 Ashley Guile and Brooke Thomason), which tied for the highest total to begin a season in school history. Big Ten Player of the Week Feb. 13, 2012 Ashley Guile ranks fourth in Husker history with 93 career walks and is second in school history with 26 career USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List 2011 hit-by-pitches. Combining the two categories, Guile has earned 119 combined free passes in her career. That NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team 2010 total ranks third in school history, tied with three-time All-American Ali Viola (119) and just behind 2002 All- All-Big 12 First Team 2010 American Kim Ogee (123) and three-time All-American Jennifer Lizama (134). Big 12 Player of the Week May 11, 2010 Nebraska’s five returning all-conference hitters were also the most to begin a season in school history. Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2011 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Four times School Record Holder Walks in a Game (4) 2010 huskers tie school records in opening weekend Just four games into the 2012 season, Nebraska had already tied one school record as a team and seen three ashley hagemann individuals tie school records. Sophomore Taylor Edwards tied the school record for runs scored, scoring four times Big Ten Pitcher of the Week March 19, 2012 against Arizona. She became the 10th Husker to score four runs in a game and the first since her twin sister Tatum Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist 2012 scored four runs at UTEP last season. NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team 2011 The next day against Cal State Northridge, senior Ashley Guile scored four times and also went 4-for-4, falling All-Big 12 First Team 2011 one hit shy of the school record in that category. On the final day of the tournament, junior Gabby Banda walked Big 12 Pitcher of the Week 2009, 2011 in each of her four plate appearances against No. 23 Georgia Tech to join a trio of Huskers - including Guile - who Academic All-America Second Team 2011 Academic All-District VII First Team 2011 have drawn four walks in game. One week later, sophomore Tatum Edwards tied the school record with seven RBIs Academic All-District VII Second Team 2010 at New Mexico State on Feb. 17. Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2010, 2011 From a team standpoint, Nebraska scored a total of 33 runs in a three-game span against Arizona, Idaho State Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Five times and Cal State Northridge, putting up 11 runs against the Wildcats, 12 versus the Bengals and 10 against the Matadors. The Huskers scored at least 10 runs in three consecutive games for only the third time in school history, nikki haget but for the second time in the four-year tenure of Husker hitting coach Diane Miller. All-Big 12 Second Team 2010 Academic All-America Third Team 2011 Academic All-District VII First Team 2011 THE LAST TIME A HUSKER.... Academic All-District VII Second Team 2010 Recorded six or more at bats Jamie Waldecker at Texas Tech, 4/23/06 (6) Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2010, 2011 Scored four or more runs in a game Ashley Guile vs. Cal State Northridge, 2/11/12 (4) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Six times Had four or more hits in a game Nikki Haget at New Mexico State, 2/17/12 (4) School Record Holder Runs in a Game (4) 2011 Had at least a 10-game hitting streak Nikki Haget, 2/27/11 - 3/22/11 (12 games) Had at least a 15-game hitting streak Meghan Mullin, 4/27/08 - 2/20/09 (15 games) megan southworth Hit two or more doubles in a game Gabby Banda vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 3/9/12 (2) Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2011 Hit a grand slam Brooke Thomason vs. Northwestern, 3/23/12 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Four times Hit two or more home runs in a game Gabby Banda at MInnesota, 3/31/12 (2) Hit a home run in her first career at bat Tatum Edwards vs. Portland State, 2/10/11 brooke thomason Stole three or more bases in a game Nikki Haget vs. La Salle, 3/12/11 (3) Big Ten Player of the Week March 26, 2012 Drew three or more walks in a game Nikki Haget & Brooke Thomason vs. Weber State, 2/18/12 (3) NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team 2010 Was hit by at least two pitches Gabby Banda vs. Texas Tech, 4/30/11 (2) All-Big 12 Second Team 2010 Recorded five or more RBIs in a game Brooke Thomason vs. Northwestern, 3/23/12(5) Big 12 Player of the Week March 15, 2010 Pitched a no-hitter Alex Hupp vs. Northern Colorado, 3/8/08 Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2011 Pitched a perfect game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa State, 4/13/05 Had 10 or more strikeouts Ashley Hagemann at Minnesota, 4/1/12 (11) Had 15 or more strikeouts Ashley Hagemann vs. Fresno State, 5/20/11 (17 in 10 innings) kirby wright Won 10 consecutive decisions Ashley Hagemann, 2/12/11 - 2/18/11 (14) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Three times Won 15 consecutive decisions Peaches James, 3/20/04 - 4/28/04 (15) NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONAL LEADER IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 10 Nebraska’s ncaa rankings (april 2) huskers boast most returning all-conference players in school history team This spring, Nebraska returned a total of six players who have RETURNING HONOREES Doubles Per Game 2nd (1.80) earned all-conference recognition in their careers, the highest Player Team year Scoring 18th (6.1) total to begin a season in school history. In both 1998 and 2003, Tatum Edwards Second 2011 Batting Average 31st (.313) the Huskers began the season with five returning all-conference Taylor Edwards Second 2011 Slugging Percentage 32nd (.462) players. In 1998, NU used that talent to set school records for Ashley Hagemann First 2011 Win-Loss Percentage 86th (.600) winning percentage (.800, 48-12), home runs (62) and NFCA All- Ashley Guile First 2010 Americans (3), while advancing to the Women’s College World Nikki Haget Second 2010 Home Runs Per Game 104th (0.63) Brooke Thomason Second 2010 ERA 142nd (3.33) Series and finishing with a No. 5 national ranking. In 2003, the Triples Per Game 150th (0.11) returning talent pushed NU to the highest ranking in school history (No. 3), the longest winning streak in Husker Double Plays Per Game 144th (0.26) history (23) and a No. 13 final ranking. Fielding Percentage 227th (.947) Stolen Bases Per Game 228th (0.51) revelle in 20th season at nebraska Rhonda Revelle is in her 20th seasons as Nebraska’s head coach. She is one of 22 active Division I coaches individual top-200 rankings who are in at least their 20th season at their current school. Revelle owns a 742-399 record at Nebraska and a gabby banda career mark of 750-415. She is one of 26 active Division I coaches with 750 career victories. A member of the Doubles Per Game 39th (0.31) NFCA Hall of Fame, Revelle is one of only two coaches in any sport to win 700 games at Nebraska. She needs 27 Batting Average 87th (.400) victories to pass former baseball coach John Sanders as the all-time wins leader at Nebraska. Slugging Percentage 190th (.600) tatum edwards taylor edwards named to player-of-the-year watch list Sophomore catcher Taylor Edwards was one of 50 players named to the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player- RBIs Per Game 81st (0.89) of-the-Year watch list. Edwards was one of six players from the Big Ten Conference to make the list and one of taylor edwards only seven sophomores and four catchers. Doubles Per Game 39th (0.31) edwards gave Nebraska a player on the watch list for the second straight season, after Ashley Guile earned a RBIs Per Game 81st (0.89) spot on the list as a junior last season. In 2011, Edwards was one of 25 finalists for the award, the only freshman Walks Per Game 103rd (0.60) to make the cut. In an outstanding freshman season, Edwards batted .356 with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs, leading all freshmen nationally in home runs and RBIs. Overall, Edwards ranked seventh nationally in RBIs and ashley guile 13th in home runs. RBIs Per Game 129th (0.79) A native of Murrieta, Calif., Edwards was honored for her terrific season by earning third-team All-America honors, becoming the first Husker catcher to be named an All-American. She also established an NCAA record by ashley hagemann homering in six consecutive games in February, and her 67 RBIs were the most ever by a Big 12 freshman. Strikeouts 7th (194) Victories 33rd (14) brown brings big ten experience to husker coaching staff Strikeouts Per Seven Innings 33rd (8.4) Katie Brown is in her first season as a volunteer coach while she works toward her master’s degree in higher education at Nebraska. Brown came to Lincoln from the University of Iowa, where she was a four-year letterwinner brooke thomason from 2007 to 2010. Her experience with the Big Ten Conference will be an asset to the coaching staff as Nebraska Doubles Per Game 60th (0.29) prepares for its first season in the league. RBIs Per Game 63rd (0.91) As a player, Brown started 175 games as a Hawkeye, posting a .282 career batting average with 31 doubles, Walks 84th (0.63) 20 home runs, 89 RBIs and 70 walks. She was a two-time All-Big Ten selection, earning first-team honors in Slugging Percentage 198th (.598) 2008 and second-team accolades in 2009. She also earned a spot on the 2008 Big Ten All-Tournament team and was named the co-Big Ten Player of the Week in May of that season. Brown also left her mark on the Iowa record book, ranking fifth in Hawkeye history with 20 career home runs and tying for 12th with 31 career doubles.
2012 GAME-WINNING RBIs Feb. 12 vs. No. 8 Arizona Courtney Breault (1) RBI single (bottom 7th)* Feb. 12 vs. Idaho State Taylor Edwards (1) two-run double (top 4th) Feb. 13 vs. Cal State Northridge Tatum Edwards (1) three-run home run (bottom 1st) Feb. 17 vs. Colorado State Taylor Edwards (2) two-run home run (bottom 3rd) Feb. 17 at New Mexico State Tatum Edwards (2) two-run home run (top 1st) Feb. 18 vs. Stephen F. Austin Ashley Guile (1) RBI single (top 1st) Feb. 18 vs. Weber State Mattie Fowler (1) two-run single (bottom 3rd) Feb. 19 at New Mexico State Ashley Guile (2) two-run double (bottom 3rd) Feb. 25 vs. No. 11 Missouri Ashley Guile (3) RBI single (bottom 4th) March 2 vs. Houston Mattie Fowler (1) solo home run (bottom 3rd) March 9 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Gabby Banda (1) RBI double (bottom 1st) March 10 vs. Loyola-Chicago - 1 Gabby Banda (2) solo home run (bottom 1st) March 10 vs. Loyola-Chicago - 2 Brooke Thomason (1) two-run home run (bottom 3rd) March 13 vs. South Dakota - 1 Ashley Guile (4) RBI double (bottom 1st) March 13 vs. South Dakota - 2 Madison Drake (1) two-run double (bottom 4th) March 23 vs. Northwestern Brooke Thomason (2) walk-off grand slamm (bottom 7th) March 24 vs. Northwestern - 1 Taylor Edwards (3) bases-loaded walk (bottom 3rd) March 24 vs. Northwestern - 2 Ashley Guile (5) bases-loaded walk (bottom 1st) March 28 vs. South Dakota State Taylor Edwards (4) RBI single (bottom 1st) April 1 at Minnesota Mattie Fowler (2) RBI single (top 8th) *walk-off hit NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TOP 10 IN NCAA HISTORY IN POSTSEASON & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 12
huskers benefit from new indoor practice facility Nebraska’s big ten rankings (april 5) Aside from adding three talented newcomers to its 2012 roster, the biggest offseason addition for Nebraska Runs Scored 1st (214) was the completion of the Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility, located just steps from the Bowlin Stadium RBIs 1st (194) clubhouse. The facility, which is utilized only by the Husker baseball and softball teams, opened in November Hits 1st (286) Doubles 1st (63) and was built for a cost of $4.75 million. The spacious, climate-controlled facility features expandable and Total Bases 1st (423) collapsable batting cages that allow for all or part of the FieldTurf surface to be used for fielding. The walls and At Bats t-1st (913) ceiling of the facility are lined with netting, allowing for the team to take live batting practice and scrimmage Slugging Percentage 2nd (.463) on a field that is roughly two-thirds the size of a normal softball diamond. Walks 2nd (133) Batting Average 2nd (.313) On-Base Percentage 2nd (.409) nebraska also excelling in the classroom, community Strikeouts (pitching) 2nd (239) In addition to its onfield success, the Nebraska softball team has also excelled in the classroom and in the Opponent Average 4th (.225) community over the last year. In the classroom, the Husker roster combined for a 3.545 team grade-point average Hits Allowed 5th (189) during the fall 2011 semester, the highest mark in school history. Nebraska also led the nation with four first-team Home Runs 5th (22) academic all-region selections in 2011, and the Huskers are the only program in the nation whose 2012 roster Triples 6th (4) features a pair of 2011 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (Ashley Hagemann and Nikki Haget). ERA 7th (3.33) The Huskers have also been active in the community. Led by the efforts of Madison Drake, the softball team Runs Allowed 8th (138) Walks Allowed 10th (135) won Nebraska’s team Life Skills competition for the 2010-11 school year, earning the title as NU’s most active female team in the community. The Huskers also boasted the program’s first-ever nominee for the Lowe’s Senior individual top-10 rankings CLASS Award in 2011. This season, Ashley Guile and Ashley Hagemann are among the 30 national candidates gabby banda for the award, as Nebraska is the only school in the nation with more than one candidate. Doubles t-1st (11) Hits 2nd (44) guile & hagemann named candidates for lowe’s senior class award Total Bases 4th (66) Runs Scored 4th (30) Seniors Ashley Guile and Ashley Hagemann were among the 30 national candidates for the 2012 Lowe’s At Bats t-4th (110) Senior CLASS Award for softball, announced on Feb. 1. Nebraska was the only school with more than one Batting Average 7th (.400) player selected as a Senior CLASS Award candidate and the Big Ten led all conferences nationally with six Triples t-9th (1) total candidates. A native of Olathe, Kan., Guile has earned all-conference, all-region honors and academic Slugging Percentage 9th (.600) all-conference accolades in her career. Hagemann, an Elkhorn, Neb., native, has each earned all-conference, all-region and CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in her career. Ten finalists for the award will be announced madison drake midway through the regular season. The 10 finalists will appear on a national ballot that includes fan voting. Triples t-9th (1) tatum edwards Huskers at the head of the Class RBIs t-5th (31) Nebraska leads all softball programs nationally with 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards won by 21 At Bats 7th (105) players. The total also ranks second nationally among all female athletic programs, trailing only the Husker Total Bases t-8th (57) volleyball team’s 36 selections. Overall, NU leads all institutions nationally with 294 academic All-Americans Triples t-9th (1) across all sports. taylor edwards NU is one of only three softball programs with 20 or more selections. Since Rhonda Revelle became Nebraska’s Doubles t-1st (11) head coach in 1993, she has produced 13 academic All-Americans, the highest total of any coach during that RBIs t-5th (31) span. That number figures to grow this season, as Nebraska boasts a pair of returning academic All-Americans Runs Scored t-8th (26) in seniors Ashley Hagemann (second team in 2011) and Nikki Haget (third team in 2011). Walks t-7th (21)
ashley guile Nebraska 10th-fastest program to post 1,000 ncaa victories RBIs t-10th (27) Since softball became an official NCAA sport in 1982, Nebraska has posted 1,093 victories, winning its 1,000th game at Women’s College World Series qualifier Missouri on May 2, 2009. Although no official statistic nikki haget is kept for victories in the NCAA era, according to research from CBS College Sports, the Huskers were the 10th At Bats t-2nd (115) program to win 1,000 games as an NCAA sport. The nine other teams that reached 1,000 NCAA wins before Runs Scored 3rd (31) Triples t-9th (1) Nebraska were UCLA, Arizona, Florida State, Cal State Fullerton, Louisiana-Lafayette, California, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and East Carolina. ashley hagemann Innings 1st (162.1) Program Stability Appearances 1st (30) Nebraska softball is renowned for its tradition and one of the Huskers’ richest traditions is stability. Nowhere Starts 1st (25) Strikeouts 2nd (194) is this highlighted more than looking at NU Head Coach Rhonda Revelle and Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel. Wins t-4th (14) Revelle is in her 20th season at the helm of the Husker program in 2012, while Sippel is in her 23rd year in Opponent Average 4th (.216) Lincoln. Both coaches also played for Nebraska, with Revelle enjoying a three-year career and Sippel starring for Saves t-6th (1) four years. Counting their playing and coaching days, Revelle and Sippel have combined to be a part of 1,060 ERA 10th (3.02) of Nebraska’s 1,227 all-time victories (86 percent). brooke thomason RBIs 4th (32) Olympic Connections Doubles t-4th (10) Although softball is no longer an official Olympic sport, Nebraska was among the national leaders in Olympians Walks 6th (22) produced in the four Games where softball was played (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008). Nebraska has had a former Runs Scored t-8th (26) or current player compete in every Olympics, totaling five Olympians in program history. Slugging Percentage 10th (.598) Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel was the first Husker to play in the Olympics, as she pitched for Team Canada Total Bases t-10th (51) at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the first Games where softball was included. Sippel was again involved in the most recent Olympics, as she served as Team Canada head coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sippel led Canada to the medal round for the first time ever, as the Canadians finished in fourth place. NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONALTOP 10 IN L NCAAEADER HISTORY IN ACAD INEMIC POSTS ALL-AMEASONERICANS & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 12 individual career records watch Batting Average (min. 250 at bats) RBIs Innings Pitched 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .418 (263/629) 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 213 1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 1,073.0 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 .379 (266/702) 2. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 173 2. Peaches James, 2001-04 917.1 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .378 (254/710) 3. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 141 3. Molly Hill, 2006-09 766.0 4. Lizzy Rock, 2005-06 .374 (133/356) 4. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 137 4. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 762.1 5. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 .347 (217/625) 5. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 135 5. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-pres. 722.0 6. Lisa Wangler, 2000-03 .346 (121/350) 6. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 134 6. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 695.1 7. Taylor Edwards, 2011-pres. .344 (88/256) 7. Amber Burgess, 2000-03 115 7. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 670.0 8. Denise Day, 1982-85 .336 (186/553) 8. Amanda Buchholz, 2000-03 115 8. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 584.2 9. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 .334 (170/509) 9. Julie Brechtel, 2008-11 114 9. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 561.0 10. Christie McCoy, 1997-98 .332 (102/307) 10. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 113 10. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 527.0 11. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 .331 (263/795) Jane Kremer, 1986-89 113 12. Nikki Haget, 2009-pres. .329 (156/474) -- Ashley Guile, 2008-pres. 110 Strikeouts 13. Meghan Mullin, 2006-09 .329 (176/535) 1. Peaches James, 2001-04 945 -- Brooke Thomason, 2010-pres. 104 14. Brooke Thomason, 2010-pres. .321 (133/414) 2. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 936 -- Taylor Edwards, 2011-pres. 98 15. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 .320 (201/629) 3. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-pres. 862 16. Ashley Guile, 2008-pres. .318 (175/551) 4. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 858 17. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-06 .316 (184/583) doubles 5. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 838 18. Shelley Scott, 1978-81 .312 (178/570) 1. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 48 6. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 708 19. Sherry Allcorn, 1994-95 .307 (109/355) Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 48 7. Molly Hill, 2006-09 703 20. Darcy Rutherford, 2006-09 .307 (123/401) Ali Viola, 1995-98 48 8. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 382 4. Jane Kremer, 1986-89 41 9. Stacie Stafford, 1995-96 338 Slugging Percentage (min. 250 at bats) 5. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 32 10. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 328 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .760 (478/629) 6. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 36 2. Taylor Edwards, 2011-pres. .660 (169/256) Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 36 Trisha Tannahill, 2003-06 36 Shutouts 3. Christie McCoy, 1997-98 .642 (197/307) 1. Peaches James, 2001-04 44 9. Amber Burgess, 2000-03 35 4. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .635 (451/710) 2. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 39 10. Ashley Guile, 2008-pres. 34 5. Denise Day, 1982-85 .579 (320/553) 3. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 34 6. Tatum Edwards, 2011-pres. .570 (154/270) 4. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 28 7. Brooke Thomason, 2010-pres. .560 (232/414) home runs 5. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 27 8. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 .538 (378/702) 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 53 6. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 25 9. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 .523 (329/629) 2. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 47 7. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 23 10. Lisa Wangler, 2002-03 .506 (177/350) 3. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 32 8. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 19 4. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 31 Molly Hill, 2006-09 19 Walks 5. Denise Day, 1982-85 28 10. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-pres. 17 1. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 124 6. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 27 2. Ali Viola, 1995-98 116 Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 27 8. Amber Burgess, 2000-03 .26 Saves 3. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 115 1. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 16 Christie McCoy, 1997-98 26 4. Ashley Guile, 2008-pres. 93 2. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 12 10. Amanda Buchholz, 2000-03 25 5. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 84 3. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 10 6. Sheena Lawrick, 2002-05 80 -- Brooke Thomason, 2010-pres. 24 Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 10 7. Rachel Dunham, 1994-97 76 -- Taylor Edwards, 2011-pres. 21 5. Peaches James, 2001-04. 9 8. Amanda Buchholz, 2000-03 74 -- Tatum Edwards, 2011-pres. 19 6. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 8 9. Amber Burgess, 2000-03 73 Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 8 Julie Brechtel, 2008-11 73 Ashley Hagemann, 2009-pres. 8 Victories 9. Rhonda Revelle, 1981-83 7 Hit-by-Pitches 1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 110 10. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 6 1. Julie Brechtel, 2008-11 34 2. Peaches James, 2001-04 98 2. Ashley Guile, 2008-pres. 26 3. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 81 Complete Games 3. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 23 4. Molly Hill, 2006-09 75 1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 127 4. Devin Porter, 2004-07 22 5. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 73 2. Peaches James, 2001-04 101 5. Heidi Foland, 2008-11 20 6. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 70 3. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 84 6. Jane Kremer, 1986-89 17 7. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-pres. 66 4. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 80 Trisha Tannahill, 2003-06 17 8. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 55 5. Molly Hill, 2006-09 79 8. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 16 9. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 52 6. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-pres. 74 9. Kristin Davidson, 1989-92 15 10. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 48 7. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 66 Cindy Roethemeyer, 1998-2002 15 8. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 62 Darcy Rutherford, 2006-09 15 winning percentage 9. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 61 1. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 .816 (40-9) 10. Marie Bowie, 1989-91 57 runs scored 2. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 .764 (81-25) 1. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 199 3. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 .760 (73-23) 2. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 182 4. Jeanne Wagner, 1982-83 .750 (27-9) 3. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 168 5. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 .733 (55-20) 4. Ali Viola, 1995-98 157 6. Peaches James, 2001-04 .721 (98-38) 5. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-06 145 7. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 .696 (110-48) 6. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 133 8. Angela Blackwood, 1995-97 .645 (40-22) 7. Nikki Haget, 2009-pres. 132 9. Molly Hill, 2006-09 .636 (75-43) 8. Amanda Buchholz, 2000-03 127 10. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 .623 (48-29) 9. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 126 10. Kathy Foley, 1977-80 123 -- Ashley Hageman, 2009-pres. .600 (66-44) NEBRASKA SOFTBALL TOP 10 IN NCAA HISTORY IN POSTSEASON & WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 13 individual season & career bests gabby banda ashley guile Season category career Season category career 3, eight times Hits same 4 vs. Cal State Northridge Hits same 3 vs. Colorado St. Runs same 4 vs. Cal State Northridge Runs same 4 vs. Arizona RBIs same 2, nine times RBIs 5 vs. Penn St., 2010 2, twice 2B 2, three times 1, five times 2B 2, twice 1, three times HRs 1, seven times 1 vs. Cal State Northridge HRs 1, seven times 4 vs. Georgia Tech Walks same 2, three times Walks 4 vs. Central Mich., 2010
jordan bettiol ashley hagemann Season category career Season category career 2 vs. Cal State Northridge Hits same 7.0, 12 times IP 10.0 vs. Fresno St., 2011 1, nine times Runs same 14 vs. UNO Ks 19 vs. No. Dakota, 2009 1, four times RBIs same 0 at Texas A&M Walks 0, eight times 1 vs. Missouri 2B same 1, twice Hits 1, six times none HRs none 0, four times ER (low) 0, 20 times 1, seven times Walks same 12 at Minnesota ER (high) same
courtney breault (nebraska & arkansas) nikki haget Season category career Season category career 3 vs. Cal State Northridge Hits 3, four times 4 at New Mexico St. Hits 4, three times 2 vs. South Dakota Runs 2, four times 3, twice Runs 4 vs. San Jose St., 2011 3 at Minnesota RBIs 4 at Arkansas 2 vs. Idaho State RBIs 2, four times 1, twice 2B 2 at Arkansas 1, twice 2B 1, 13 times 1, twice HRs 1, 11 times none HRs 1 vs. CS Fullerton, 2011 2 vs. Loyola-Chicago Walks 3, twice 3 vs. Weber St. Walks 3, twice
madison drake kylee muir Season category career Season category career 3 at New Mexico St. Hits same none Hits 1, twice 2, four times Runs 2, six times none Runs none 3 vs. South Dakota St. RBIs 3, three times none RBIs 2 vs. Portland St., 2011 1, seven times 2B 1, five times none 2B none 1 vs. South Dakota St. HRs 2 vs. Texas Tech, 2011 none HRs none 1, five times Walks 1, 10 times none Walks 1 vs. Pacific, 2011
tatum edwards (hitting) megan southworth Season category career Season category career 3, four times Hits 4 at Kansas, 2011 1, four times Hits 3 vs. Ohio St., 2011 3, twice Runs 4 at UTEP, 2011 1, three times Runs 2, twice 7 at New Mexico St. RBIs same 1 vs. Idaho State RBIs 2 vs. Ohio St., 2011 2 vs. Cal Poly 2B same 1 vs. Texas State 2B 1, seven times 2 at New Mexico St. HRs 2, twice none HRs none 3 at Texas A&M Walks same 1, twice Walks 2 vs. UTSA, 2010
tatum edwards (pitching) brooke thomason Season category career Season category career 7.0 vs. Northwestern IP 7.0, three times 3 vs. Loyola-Chicago Hits 4 at New Mexico St., 2011 9 at Minnesota Ks 9, twice 2, seven times Runs 3 at UTEP, 2011 0 vs. Stephen F. Austin Walks 0, twice 5 vs. Northwestern RBIs 5, three times 1, twice Hits 1, four times 2, twice 2B 2, four times 0, three times ER (low) 0, seven times 2 vs. Northwestern HRs 2, twice 6, twice ER (high) 6, three times 3 vs. Weber St. Walks 3, twice
taylor edwards haley workman Season category career Season category career 3 vs. Colorado St. Hits 3, four times 3.0, twice IP 5.0 vs. La Salle, 2011 4 vs. Arizona Runs same 2, twice Ks 9 vs. La Salle, 2011 4 vs. Colorado St. RBIs 4, three times N/A (starts only) Walks 1, twice 1, 11 times 2B 1, 16 times N/A (starts only) Hits 2, three times 1, three times HRs 1, 21 times N/A (starts only) ER (low) 0, twice 2, five times Walks 3 vs. Fresno St., 2011 7 vs. Cal Poly ER (high) same
mattie fowler kirby wright Season category career Season category career 3 at New Mexico St. Hits same 1 vs. Georgia Tech Hits 2, three times 2, twice Runs same 2 vs. UAPB Runs same 4 at New Mexico St. RBIs same none RBIs 2 vs. Penn St., 2010 2 at New Mexico St. 2B same none 2B 1, four times 1, twice HRs same none HRs 1 vs. Penn St., 2010 2, three times Walks same 2, twice Walks 3 vs. Oklahoma, 2010 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NATIONAL LEADER IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 14 nebraska’s game-by-game starting lineup Opponent PitchER cATcher First Second Third Shortstop LEFT cENTER Right DP vs. Washington Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Fowler Banda Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Arizona Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Fowler Banda edwards, Tat. Bettiol Thomason Breault vs. Idaho State Fowler Wright Guile Haget edwards, Tay. Banda Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Cal State Northridge edwards, Tat. edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Fowler Banda Southworth* Bettiol Thomason Breault vs. Oregon State Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Fowler Banda edwards, Tat. Bettiol Thomason Breault vs. Georgia Tech Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Fowler Banda Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Colorado State edwards, Tat. edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Bettiol Haget Thomason Hagemann* at New Mexico State Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Banda Fowler Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Stephen F. Austin edwards, Tat. Wright* Guile Haget Banda Fowler Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tay. vs. Weber State Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Banda Fowler Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tat. at New Mexico State edwards, Tat. edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Banda Fowler Drake Bettiol Thomason Hagemann* vs. Oregon Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Haget Banda Fowler Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Cal Poly Edwards, Tat. Wright* Guile Haget Banda Fowler Drake Bettiol Thomason edwards, Tay. vs. Missouri Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Bettiol Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Texas Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Bettiol Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Washington Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Bettiol Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Houston Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. at Texas A&M Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Texas State Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. at Texas A&M Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Texas State Hagemann* edwards, Tay. edwards, Tat. Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Bettiol Southworth vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. at Oklahoma State Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Loyola-Chicago - 1 Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. vs. Loyola-Chicago - 2 Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. South Dakota - 1 Hagemann* Edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason Edwards, Tat. South Dakota - 2 Hagemann* Edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason Edwards, Tat. Nebraska-Omaha hagemann* Edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason Edwards, Tat. Northwestern Hagemann* Edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason Edwards, Tat. Northwestern - 1 Hagemann* Edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason Edwards, Tat. Northwestern - 2 Edwards, Tat. Edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason hagemann* South Dakota State Edwards, Tat. Wright Guile Breault* Banda Fowler Drake haget Thomason Edwards, Tay. at Minnesota - 1 Hagemann* edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tat. at Minnesota - 2 edwards, Tat. edwards, Tay. Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason Hagemann* at Minnesota Edwards, Tat. Wright* Guile Breault Banda Fowler Drake Haget Thomason edwards, Tay. Illinois - 1 Illinois - 2 Illinois Creighton at Iowa - 1 at Iowa - 2 at Iowa at Nebraska-Omaha at Ohio State - 1 at Ohio State - 2 at Creighton Michigan State - 1 Michigan State - 2 Michigan State at Indiana - 1 at Indiana - 2 at Indiana Wisconsin - 1 Wisconsin - 2 Wisconsin *played defense only, not in the batting lineup