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Weekly Release #1Big Redl Feb. Tournament 5-12 l lHuskers March at16-18 the Paradise Classic Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 2007 Softball Contact: Matt Smith E-Mail: [email protected] vs. North Dakota St. vs. Arkansas vs. North Dakota St. Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Record Feb. 8-11 Paradise Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Practice Feb. 8 vs. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 (8) 1-0 Feb. 8 at Hawaii L, 4-5 1-1 vs. Arkansas vs. North Dakota St. vs. Arkansas Feb. 9 vs. Portland State W, 1-0 2-1 Feb. 9 vs. DePaul W, 5-1 3-1 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10 vs. Portland State L, 0-2 3-2 Feb. 11 vs. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 4-2 Feb. 11 at Hawaii L, 5-6 4-3 Huskers Host Home-Opening Tournament Feb. 23-25 NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) The Nebraska softball team will open the home portion of its schedule this weekend, welcoming Feb. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 1-4 4-4 Arkansas and North Dakota State to Lincoln for the three-team, round-robin Big Red Tournament Feb. 23 vs. No. 20 Florida State L, 1-2 (9) 4-5 that runs from Friday through Sunday, March 16-18 at Bowlin Stadium. Feb. 24 vs. Seton Hall W, 4-3 5-5 NU (15-7) is scheduled to play six games this weekend. Each day of the tournament will Feb. 24 vs. Mississippi State W, 7-6 (9) 6-5 feature three games with one daily ticket providing fans admission for all of the day’s action. Feb. 25 vs. No. 18 Georgia W, 2-1 7-5 Tickets can be purchased on the day of the game at the ticket window located behind home plate. March 2-4 UNLV Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) March 2 vs. Southern Utah W, 5-2 8-5 Reserved tickets are $6, while general admission tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children. March 3 vs. DePaul L, 0-2 8-6 Fans unable to make it to the ballpark this weekend can still follow all of the action live. All March 3 vs. Fresno State L, 2-3 8-7 six games will air on Huskers.com, with four contests set to air on select Husker Sports Network March 4 vs. Delaware State W, 2-1 9-7 stations in Nebraska, including the Huskers’ Friday 1:30 p.m. game with Arkansas, Saturday’s 11 March 5 vs. No. 18 California W, 5-2 (8) 10-7 a.m. tilt with the Lady Razorbacks and both of Sunday’s 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. contests. March 9-11 Shocker Invitational (Wichita, Kan.) Lane Grindle will make his radio debut for Nebraska softball this weekend, handling the March 9 vs. Minnesota W, 3-2 11-7 play-by-play duties for the radio contests. Nate Rohr will add color commentary for the radio March 9 vs. Western Illinois W, 4-1 12-7 March 10 vs. Western Illinois W, 7-3 13-7 broadcasts, and will call the action on the internet-only games. March 10 vs. Minnesota W, 4-2 14-7 After spending the first five weeks - and first 23 games - on the road, Nebraska is anxious to March 11 at Wichita State W, 4-1 15-7 step onto the Bowlin Stadium dirt. The Huskers have not played a home game this season and March 16-18 Big Red Tournament (Bowlin Stadium) weren’t scheduled to have their first practice at their home stadium - and first outdoor practice March 16 North Dakota State 11 a.m. in Lincoln - until Tuesday of this week. March 16 Arkansas^ 1:30 p.m. NU has won five of its six home openers since Bowlin Stadium opened in 2001. The Huskers March 17 Arkansas^ 11 a.m. have won seven of their last eight home openers overall, including last season when Nebraska March 17 North Dakota State 1:30 p.m. opened its home campaign with 11 consecutive victories. Overall, NU has won seven straight at March 18 North Dakota State^ 11 a.m. March 18 Arkansas^ 4 p.m. Bowlin Stadium and 20 of its last 21. March 21 Creighton^ 6 p.m. The Huskers hope to continue those streaks March 24 at Baylor* 2 p.m. Did You Know? and timing may be on their side, as they March 25 at Baylor* 1 p.m. wDespite a 1.43 team ERA, the Nebraska appear to be playing their best ball of the March 27 Drake (DH)^ 3:30 & 6 p.m. pitching staff has not thrown a shutout in its season. NU is coming off a perfect 5-0 weekend March 28 Colorado State (DH) 2 & 4 p.m. last 16 games after tossing three through its when Nebraska captured the tournament March 31 Texas Tech* 2 p.m. first six contests. The 16-game drought is the championship at the Shocker Invitational. April 1 Texas Tech* Noon April 4 at Kansas* 3 p.m. longest at NU in 10 years since the 1997 team Overall, the Huskers have won seven in a April 6 at Texas A&M* 6 p.m. went a stretch of 33 games between shutouts. row and 11 of their last 13. Nebraska excelled April 7 at Texas A&M* Noon In every season from 1998-2006, the Huskers last weekend, outscoring its opponents 22-9 April 9 South Dakota State (DH)^ 4 & 6 p.m. never went more than 13 games between at the Shocker Invitational, after outscoring its April 11 at Creighton 6 p.m. shutouts. first 17 opponents by a combined score of just April 14 Texas* 2 p.m. 45-39. April 15 Texas* Noon wNebraska has three hitters who have posted A big reason for the Huskers’ recent success April 17 Iowa State*^ 5 p.m. April 19 at Iowa State* 3:30 p.m. more walks than strikeouts this season is the emergence of the NU bats. After April 21 at Oklahoma* 2 p.m. and one more who has the same walk and stranding 135 runners on base through the April 22 at Oklahoma* Noon strikeout total. Combined these four hitters - first 17 games, Nebraska left just 26 runners April 25 Kansas*^ 6:30 p.m. all sophomores - have drawn 28 walks, while on in five games in Wichita. April 28 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. striking out just 18 times. The long ball also re-emerged last weekend April 29 Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. for Nebraska as four players hit their first May 5 at Missouri* 2 p.m. wNebraska has played in 12 one-run games home run of the season and NU hit more home May 6 at Missouri* 1 p.m. through its first 22 contests this season, runs in five games last weekend (four) than it May 10-12 Big 12 Championship TBA May 18-20 NCAA Regional TBA exceeding last year’s total from 56 games. The had in its first 17 contests (three). May 25-27 NCAA Super Regional TBA Huskers are 8-4 in games decided by one run May 31-June 6 WCWS TBA in 2007 after posting a 9-2 record in 2006. *Big 12 Conference game ^Game broadcast on the Husker Sports Network. Weekly Notes #5 s March 14 Page 2 Nebraska Quick Facts Scouting North Dakota State Head Coach ..................................... Rhonda Revelle North Dakota State is 14-7 on the season after posting a 2-3 record Tale of the Tape Alma Mater......................................Nebraska, 1984 at the Kansas Jayhawk Invitational last weekend. The Bison split a Nebraska .........Category ............ NDSU Overall Record (years) ............... 576-298 (16 years) pair of games with KU in Lawrence and have lost seven of their last 10 15-7 ...................Record ................14-7 Overall Winning Percentage ............................. .659 after opening the season with an 11-1 record. .256...................Average ................266 Record at NU (years) ................. 568-282 (15 years) NDSU is led by a solid offense and defense. The Bison are averaging 7..................... Home Runs ...............10 Nebraska Winning Percentage.......................... .668 more than four runs per game, while the pitching staff boasts an ERA 32..................Stolen Bases ..............16 Associate Coach ......................................Lori Sippel of 2.16. 3.0...............Runs Per Game ...........4.1 Alma Mater......................................Nebraska, 1988 Offensively, Melissa Chmielews leads the team with a .328 average, 2.2.........Runs Allowed Per Game.....2.9 Season at Nebraska ................................. 18th Year 22 RBIs, a .534 slugging percentage and a .420 on-base percentage. 1.43......................ERA ..................2.16 Assistant Coach ..................................Jennifer Ogee Jennifer Morse is right behind her with a .326 average and Kelly 3.......................Shutouts ...................6 Alma Mater..................................Washington, 1997 Cantrell leads the team with three home runs. 8.3........... Strikeouts Per Game .......6.1 Season at Nebraska .................................Sixth Year In the circle, Allison Bakke is off to a phenomenal start, posting a .202..............Opponent Avg. ......... .232 Facility/Capacity ...................Bowlin Stadium/2,500 9-3 record with a microscopic 0.92 ERA. In 84.0 innings, Bakke has .965............... Fielding Pct. ............963 2006 Overall Record .......................................44-12 surrendered just 11 earned runs on only 57 hits. Opponents are hitting 2006 Big 12 Record.................................13-4 (2nd) just .187 against her, while she is averaging more than one strikeout Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................... 11/5 per inning. Bekki Rasmussen (3-2, 2.62 ERA) and Andi Padilla (2-2, 6.44) have also seen action in the circle this Position Starters Returning/Lost .......................