Huskers Host Top-25 Minnesota This Weekend in Big Ten Series
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NEBRSKASOFTBALL WEEKLY NOTES | APRIL 19-21 | VS. MINNESOTA | LINCOLN, NEB. HUSKERS HOST TOP-25 MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND IN BIG TEN SERIES #12/18 #12/18 #12/18 ® ® ® 40 MINNESOTA 41 MINNESOTA 42 MINNESOTA APRIL 19 | 5:30 P.M. CT APRIL 20 | 1 P.M. CT APRIL 21 | NOON CT HUSKERS.COM (RADIO) | BTN/BTN2GO HUSKERS.COM (RADIO) | BTN PLUS ($) HUSKERS.COM (RADIO) | BTN/BTN2GO TWITTER (@HUSKERSOFTBALL) TWITTER (@HUSKERSOFTBALL) TWITTER (@HUSKERSOFTBALL) The Nebraska softball team (15-24, 4-8 Big SCOUTING MINNESOTA Fiser leads the Gophers with 154.2 innings Ten) will be put to the test this weekend as the Minnesota enters the series with a 29-10 pitched, 27 appearances and 24 starts. Fiser Huskers welcome No. 12/18 Minnesota (29-10, record, which includes a 10-1 record in Big Ten has an 18-6 record and a 1.40 ERA. She has 199 10-1 Big Ten) to Bowlin Stadium for a three-game play. strikeouts, which ranks second in the Big Ten. series April 19-21. Game one is set for Friday at The Golden Gophers’ lone conference loss Last weekend, Fisher recorded her 500th career 5:30 p.m. CT. Game two is scheduled to begin at came against Illinois in a 4-3 eight-inning game strikeout, becoming just the seventh Gopher to 1 p.m. CT, while game three is Sunday at noon. and since that game, the Gophers have won hit 500 career strikeouts or more. three straight. Fiser and the Gopher pitching staff have given LAST TIME OUT Most recently, Minnesota swept Michigan up just 87 runs through 39 games, including 71 Nebraska took two of three games against State in a doubleheader on Sunday, winning earned runs. Purdue last weekend to win another Big Ten game one, 7-1, and game two, 9-5. series this season. The Huskers lost the opener, Reigning Big Ten Player of the Week MaKenna FOLLOW THE HUSKERS before picking up two come-from-behind wins Partain leads Minnesota’s offensive efforts. A live radio broadcast will be available on to claim the series. The junior is hitting .398 with a .642 slugging Huskers.com and the official Huskers App for all Peyton Glatter led the team against the percentage. Partain has a team-high 43 runs, 49 of Nebraska’s games this season. Boilermakers going 4-for-7 (.571) at the plate. hits and 13 doubles. Nebraska will also appear on television Tristen Edwards (.444), Samantha Owen (.400) Against Michigan State, Partain piled up three twice this weekend. Games one and three will and Madi Unzicker (.400) also hit at least .400 doubles, a triple and a home run. She recorded be televised on BTN and will also be available during the series. In the circle, Regan Mergele four RBIs going 6-for-7 with a 2.000 slugging on BTN2Go and the BTN2Go mobile app. earned one of the wins and a save. She pitched percentage and added two stolen bases. Game two will be streamed live on BTN Plus 6.0 scoreless innings of relief, finishing with a In the circle, All-America candidate and the (subscription required). Fans can also follow the 0.00 ERA over the weekend. Mergele also had most recent Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Amber action on Twitter (@HuskerSoftball). eight strikeouts in the series. NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name B/T Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown NFCA ALL-REGION PLAYERS 00 Lexey Kneib L/R INF 5-6 Jr. Webb City, Mo. Alyvia Simmons, Sr., OF 1 Rylie Unzicker R/R OF 5-7 So. Omaha, Neb. • Third-Team All-Midwest Region (2017, 2018) 2 Payton Huscroft R/R INF 5-8 RFr. Omaha, Neb. Samantha Owen, Jr., UTL 7 Madi Unzicker R/R INF 5-9 Sr. Omaha, Neb. • Third-Team All-West Region (Pacific, 2018) 13 Peyton Glatter L/R OF 5-4 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 17 Carson Fischer R/R UTL 5-7 Fr. Denton, Neb. ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS 18 Mikaela Forcum L/R C 5-4 Fr. Walla Walla, Wash. Alyvia Simmons, Sr., OF • Second-Team All-Big Ten (2017, 2018) 19 Regan Mergele R/R RHP 5-7 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Tristen Edwards, Jr., INF/OF 21 Sarah Yocom L/R INF 5-6 So. Cozad, Neb. • First-Team All-Big Ten (2018) 23 Courtney Wallace R/R RHP/UTL 5-4 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Samantha Owen, Jr., INF 24 Tristen Edwards R/R INF/OF 5-7 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. • First-Team All-WCC (Pacific, 2018) 25 Lindsey Walljasper R/R RHP/UTL 5-11 Fr. Manteca, Calif. • All-WCC Honorable Mention (Pacific, 2017) 28 Ally Riley R/R C 5-10 So. Alva, Okla. 30 Karlee Seevers R/R RHP 5-7 Fr. York, Neb. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bree Boruff ....................................BORE-off 32 Alyvia Simmons L/R OF 5-9 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. Mikaela Forcum ......................... four-COME 33 Anni Raley R/R C/UTL 5-7 Fr. Clovis, Calif. Lexey Kneib ..........................................NIBE 39 Olivia Ferrell R/R RHP 5-10 So. Omaha, Neb. Regan Mergele ............................MURR-gull 44 Bri Cassidy R/R C 5-3 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. Anni Raley .......................AWE-knee RAY-lee 64 Bree Boruff L/R OF 5-8 Jr. Mead, Colo. Rhonda Revelle .............................. ruh-VELL 77 Samantha Owen R/R INF 5-5 Jr. Manteca, Calif. Sarah Yocom ................................. YO-come SOFTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: ERICA NETT | [email protected] | 402.472.2264 11. MINNESOTA NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NEBRASKA SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Location Time (CT)/Result SCHEDULE NOTES Lone Star College Challenge (privately hosted) NU SET FOR 55-GAME SCHEDULE Friday Feb. 8 vs. Lamar Houston, Texas W, 14-2 (5) Nebraska is scheduled to play 55 games in 2019, Friday Feb. 8 vs. Texas Tech Houston, Texas L, 10-15 including 16 home games, 20 road games and Saturday Feb. 9 vs. Lamar Houston, Texas W, 6-4 19 games at a neutral site. Saturday Feb. 9 vs. Texas Tech Houston, Texas L, 1-4 Sunday Feb. 10 vs. Omaha Houston, Texas W, 4-3 NU TRAVELS TO 10 STATES IN 2019 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at NC State) Nebraska will travel to 10 states this season, Friday Feb. 15 at #17 NC State Raleigh, N.C. W, 7-2 playing games in California, Colorado, Indiana, Friday Feb. 15 vs. Pittsburgh Raleigh, N.C. W, 14-1 (5) Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Saturday Feb. 16 at #17 NC State Raleigh, N.C. W, 6-0 Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. Sunday Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh Raleigh, N.C. W, 16-2 (5) Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) HUSKERS SET FOR A PAIR OF GAMES Thursday Feb. 21 vs. BYU Cathedral City, Calif. W, 5-4 (8) AGAINST 2018 WCWS TEAMS Thursday Feb. 21 vs. RV Texas A&M Cathedral City, Calif. Canceled Nebraska is slated to play two of the eight teams Friday Feb. 22 vs. San Diego State Cathedral City, Calif. L, 0-4 Friday Feb. 22 vs. #13/15 Arizona State Cathedral City, Calif. L, 5-6 that advanced to the Women's College World Saturday Feb. 23 vs. #3 UCLA Cathedral City, Calif. L, 1-9 (6) Series last season, Arizona State and UCLA. The Huskers will see both teams at the Mary Colorado State Classic (at Colorado State) Nutter Classic. Additionally, Nebraska will play Thursday Feb. 28 vs. Idaho State Fort Collins, Colo. W, 10-4 (9) eight more teams that made it to the NCAA Thursday Feb. 28 at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. L, 9-12 Friday March 1 vs. Idaho State Fort Collins, Colo. W, 5-0 Tournament in 2018 when the team takes on Saturday March 2 at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. Canceled BYU, Wichita State, Tulsa, Michigan, Drake, Sunday March 3 vs. Stony Brook Fort Collins, Colo. Canceled Northwestern, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Saturday March 9 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. L, 1-10 (5) Sunday March 10 at Wichita State (1) Wichita, Kan. L, 2-6 HOME SWEET HOME Sunday March 10 at Wichita State (2) Wichita, Kan. L, 5-7 Nebraska hosts an 11-game homestand in Rock Chalk Challenge (at Kansas) April and 2019 is the third straight year the Saturday March 16 vs. Tulsa Lawrence, Kan. L, 5-6 (8) Huskers have played at least 10 home games Saturday March 16 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. L, 0-2 in one month. Saturday March 17 vs. Tulsa Lawrence, Kan. L, 0-6 Sunday March 17 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. L, 0-1 NU PLAYS NINE GAMES IN 10 DAYS Saturday March 23 at #25 Michigan* Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 0-8 (6). The Huskers' stamina will be tested in 2019 as Saturday March 23 at #25 Michigan* Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 2-7 they are set to play a stretch of nine games in Sunday March 24 at #25 Michigan* Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 0-12 (5) 10 days from April 19 to April 28. Tuesday March 26 Drake (1) Bowlin Stadium L, 1-7 Tuesday March 26 Drake (2) Bowlin Stadium L, 0-14 (5) INDIANA HOSTS Friday March 29 Illinois* Bowlin Stadium W, 3-2 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Saturday March 30 Illinois* Bowlin Stadium L, 8-11 (8) The 2019 Big Ten Tournament is set for May Sunday March 31 Illinois* Bowlin Stadium W, 5-4 9-11 at Indiana's Andy Mohr Field. The top 12 Tuesday April 2 South Dakota State Bowlin Stadium W, 14-3 (5) teams in the final regular-season standings will Friday April 5 Northwestern* Bowlin Stadium L, 0-8 compete in the tournament, with the top four Saturday April 6 Northwestern* Bowlin Stadium L, 2-5 seeds earning a bye.