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SOFTBALL NOTES NEBRSKCommunications Contact: Erica Nett | [email protected] | 402.472.2264 NEBRASKA VS. IOWA (DH) 2018 SCHEDULE April 10 | Lincoln, Neb. | Bowlin Stadium Date Opponent Time (CT) Kajikawa Classic (at Arizona State) 41 42 TV INFORMATION Feb. 9 vs. No. 19 BYU W, 5-4 (8) BTN Feb. 9 at No. 23 Arizona State L, 6-4 BTN2Go Feb. 10 vs. No. 15 Utah W, 5-0 BTN mobile app Feb. 10 vs. San Diego State W, 5-3 Play-by-Play: Lisa Byington Feb. 11 vs. CSUN W, 9-1 (5) Color Analyst: Carol Bruggeman Feb. 11 vs. Seattle U W, 3-2 . IOWA IOWA ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at Georgia Tech) April 10 | 4 p.m. April 10 | 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 vs. Boston College W, 2-1 BTN/BTN2Go (TV/stream) BTN/BTN2Go (TV/stream) Feb. 16 at Georgia Tech W, 6-5 Huskers.com (radio) Huskers.com (radio) Feb. 17 at Georgia Tech W, 7-3 Feb. 18 vs. Boston College L, 3-0 HUSKERS HOST BORDER RIVAL IOWA ON BTN Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (private) The Nebraska softball team (27- Aralee Bogar is 15-15 on stolen Feb. 22 vs. No. 6 Texas A&M W, 6-3 Feb. 22 vs. Mississippi State L, 9-0 (5) 13, 5-4 Big Ten) hosts boarder base attempts and ranks fourth in the Feb. 23 vs. No. 3 UCLA L, 5-0 rival Iowa (18-17, 4-4 Big Ten) on conference in that category. Feb. 24 vs. St. John's W, 7-4 Tuesday for a mid-week conference Additionally, Bogar has a team-best Feb. 24 vs. No. 1 Washington L, 4-2 doubleheader. Game one is set for 4 21 hits and is one of two Hawkeyes to March 3 Wichita State L, 6-2 March 3 Wichita State W, 3-1 p.m. CT. Both games will be televised start all 35 games. She also ranks third March 4 Wichita State L, 8-0 on BTN and will also be available on on the team with 30 hits and leads the Jayhawk Invitational (at Kansas) BTN2GO and the BTN mobile app. team with four triples. Lea Thompson March 9 vs. Green Bay W, 7-0 Additionally, there will be a live radio has the highest batting average on the March 9 vs. Northern Iowa W, 6-3 March 10 vs. Tulsa W, 3-2 broadcast on Huskers.com, courtesy team with .344 and has 12 starts. Allie March 10 at Kansas W, 5-1 of the Husker IMG Sports Network. Wood leads the team with 32 hits and March 11 vs. UMKC Cancelled Last Time Out 17 RBIs. She’s started 33 games for March 14 vs. South Dakota State W, 8-2 March 14 vs. South Dakota State W, 12-3 (5) The Huskers made a trip to Iowa this season. Easton Invitational (at Cal State Fullerton) Bloomington, Ind., last weekend In the circle, the Hawkeyes rank March 16 vs. Grand Canyon W, 4-1 March 16 vs. Cal State Northridge L, 10-5 for a three-game series against second in the conference with a 1.84 March 17 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 8-0 (5) Indiana. Nebraska finished theERA. Most of the action has been March 17 at Cal State Fullerton W, 7-1 weekend 2-1, handing IU its first shared between Allison Doocy and March 18 vs. DePaul W, 1-0 conference losses of the season. Lauren Shaw. March 20 Creighton W, 6-2 March 23 Michigan State W, 9-6 Kaylan Jablonksi picked up both of Doocy, who was named Big Ten March 24 Michigan State W, 12-6 the wins against the Hoosiers and Pitcher of the Week on Monday, has March 25 Michigan State L, 9-1 (5) pitched complete games in both. made 20 appearances, with 18 starts. March 27 South Dakota W, 9-3 March 30 at Northwestern W, 6-2 Scouting Iowa She has pitched 129.0 innings and 15 March 31 at Northwestern L, 8-3 Iowa enters the mid-week games complete games. She’s also pitched April 1 at Northwestern L, 9-5 with an 18-17 record, which includes three solo shutouts. She has an 11-8 April 3 at Omaha Cancelled a 4-4 record in Big Ten play. record and a 1.36 ERA. She also has April 6 at Indiana w, 5-0 April 7 at Indiana L, 4-3 (8) Most recently, the Hawkeyes swept 147 of the team’s 226 strikeouts. April 8 at Indiana W, 2-1 Wisconsin at home last weekend. Shaw has a 3-6 record and an ERA April 10 Iowa 4 p.m. Iowa outscored Wisconsin 12-6 over of 2.29. She’s pitched four complete April 10 Iowa 6:30 p.m. the weekend, which included a 3-0 games, including one shutout. She’s April 13 Purdue 5:30 p.m. April 14 Purdue 1 p.m. shutout on Friday. made 12 appearances with 10 starts April 15 Purdue Noon At the plate, Mallory Killian leads and has pitched 58.0 innings. She has April 20 at Minnesota 6:30 p.m. the regular starters with a .320 13 walks and 47 strikeouts this season. April 21 at Minnesota 1 p.m. batting average. She has played in Additionally, the Iowa pitching staff has April 22 at Minnesota 3 p.m. all 35 games and has made 34 starts. yet to record a save this season. April 27 Wisconsin 5 p.m. April 28 Wisconsin 1 p.m. She leads the team with five home As a team, Iowa is fielding .953, which April 29 Wisconsin Noon runs and ranks second with 15 RBIs. ranks 12th in the Big Ten. Iowa has 47 May 4 at Illinois 5 p.m. She also leads the team in doubles, errors through 35 games and has given May 5 at Illinois 1 p.m. with seven and slugging with a up 45 unearned runs this season. May 6 at Illinois Noon percentage of .546. May 10-12 at Big Ten Tournament TBA May 17-20 NCAA Regional TBA May 31- June 6 Women’s CWS TBA #HUSKERS Huskers.com facebook.com/HuskerSofball @HuskerSoftball @Husker_Softball #getN NEBRASKA SOFTBALL FACTS Location .................................... Lincoln, Neb. SEASON NOTEBOOK Population ........................................ 268,738 Founded ................................................ 1869 Enrollment .......................................... 26,091 DUO RETURNS AS ALL-REGION, UNZICKER BACK ON THE FIELD Nickname .................... Cornhuskers, Huskers ALL-BIG TEN PICKS The Huskers are enjoying the return of junior Colors .................................. Scarlet & Cream Senior Kaylan Jablonski and junior Alyvia infielder Madi Unzicker, who missed all of the Conference ........................................ Big Ten Athletic Director ..............................Bill Moos Simmons return in 2018 as all-region picks and 2017 season after having knee surgery prior Senior Woman Administrator .... Pat Logsdon all-conference honorees. Both Jablonski and to the start of the season. Unzicker has started Simmons earned third-team NFCA All-Midwest every game this season. She’s batting .215 this COACHING INFORMATION Region honors and second-team all-Big Ten season, with 14 hits, three doubles, one triple, Head Coach .........Rhonda Revelle (26th year) Record at Nebraska (yrs.) .....964-527 (25 yrs.) accolades in 2017. Jablonski was a star both on three homers and 11 RBIs. Career Record (yrs.) ............. 972-543 (26 yrs.) offense and defense for the Huskers last season. Alma Mater ...................... Nebraska (1984) She batted .263 in 43 games and had 31 hits, URNESS OUT FOR SEASON Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (29th year) with 12 doubles and five homers. She totaled Senior Austen Urness will not compete this Alma Mater ...................... Nebraska (1988) Assistant Coach ........ Diane Miller (10th year) 29 RBIs and finished the season with a slugging season after undergoing season-ending knee Alma Mater .........Missouri Southern (1992) percentage of .492 - the highest of her career. surgery last fall. Director of Operations ...Ali Grant (First year) In the circle, Jablonski appeared in 40 games Alma Mater ..............Michigan State (2012) and pitched 10 complete games. She claimed INFIELD GETS NEW LOOK TEAM INFORMATION 11 wins and finished with a career-low 4.31 ERA. Nebraska’s infield looks much different from 2017 Record ......................................... 24-29 Simmons was explosive on offense, batting .333 last season as only two of the five regular starters Big Ten Record (finish) .............. 13-10 (5th) and slugging .513 in 2017 - both which were from last year return to the same positions. Bri Postseason Finish (record) B1G Tournament (0-1) Final Ranking .............................................NR career highs. She had 50 hits, almost doubling Cassidy (catcher) and Laura Barrow (second Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................. 15/6 her count from 2016. On defense, she started 44 base) return. Madi Unzicker - who didn’t play Starters Returning/Lost ........................... 10/4 games and was the only Husker to start at least last season due to injury - will takeover at first. 2018 Newcomers ........................................ 6 one game at all three outfield spots. Tristen Edwards will play shortstop for the first FACILITY INFORMATION time in her career. Alexis Perry and Lexey Kneib Stadium ................................ Bowlin Stadium HUSKERS ADD JUCO STANDOUT are replacing All-American third baseman MJ Capacity ............................................... 2,500 Prior to the season the Huskers added right- Knighten. Record at Bowlin Stadium .................220-85 Indoors ... Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility handed pitcher Regan Mergele to their roster. Opened ........................................... Fall 2011 Mergele comes from Butler Community College 2017 NCAA TEAMS HIGHLIGHT SCHEDULE in El Dorado, Kan., where she helped lead Nebraska is slated to play 16 of its 56 games PROGRAM HISTORY the Grizzlies to back-to-back National Junior against 2017 NCAA Tournament teams (27 First Year of Softball .............................