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GAME 1 • FRIDAY • 5:30 P.M. 2017 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE (8-17) Audio: Huskers.com • TV: BTN Plus Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (hosted by Crown Sports) Feb. 9 vs. BYU (ESPN3) L, 1-12 (5) ® Feb. 10 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma L, 0-6 GAME 2 • SATURDAY • 1 P.M. Record: 25-2 Record: 8-17 Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Auburn L, 2-3 Audio: Huskers.com • TV: BTN Plus Feb. 11 vs. No. 13 Washington L, 5-7 Ranking: 8th/8th Ranking: NR/NR Big Ten: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at Florida State) Feb. 17 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh L, 1-9 (5) Road Record: 9-2 GAME 3 • SUNDAY • NOON Home Record: 4-0 Audio: Huskers.com • TV: BTN Plus Feb. 18 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh L, 2-6 vs. Nebraska: 14-18 vs. Minnesota: 18-14 Feb. 18 at No. 3 Florida State L, 0-9 (5) Feb. 19 at No. 3 Florida State L, 0-8 NO. 8 MINNESOTA AT NEBRASKA Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Bowlin Stadium • March 24, 25 & 26 Feb. 24 vs. No. 15 Tennessee L, 0-5 Feb. 25 vs. California L, 0-2 The Nebraska softball team begins Big Ten Following this weekend’s three-game series, Feb. 25 vs. No. 20 Missouri W, 4-1 Conference play this weekend when the Huskers Nebraska will have played 15 of its first 28 games Feb. 26 vs. Oregon State W, 10-6 welcome the eighth-ranked Minnesota Golden against ranked opponents, not including games Wooo Pig Classic (hosted by Arkansas) Gophers to Bowlin Stadium for a three-game series against BYU, Cal and Arkansas, all of whom moved March 3 vs. IUPUI L, 1-9 (6) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. into the top 25 after playing the Huskers. Nebraska March 3 at Arkansas L, 0-2 has played the nation’s toughest schedule based March 4 vs. IUPUI W, 6-1 The Huskers begin Big Ten play by facing the on opponent winning percentage, and the Huskers March 4 vs. Lamar W, 8-6 conference’s top team, as Minnesota (25-2) owns drew a tough start to their Big Ten schedule by March 5 vs. Lamar L, 9-10 the most wins (25), best winning percentage (.926) facing No. 8 Minnesota and No. 22 Wisconsin in March 10 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 1-12 (5) and highest ranking (No. 8) of any Big Ten team. The their first six conference games. March 11 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 1-10 (5) Golden Gophers have also been Nebraska’s Big Ten March 12 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 0-6 nemesis. Since the Huskers joined the conference Nebraska has finished fifth or better in all five of its March 18 New Mexico State (Game 1) W, 7-6 (8) in 2012, Minnesota is the only team with a winning Big Ten seasons, including a shared title in 2014, March 18 New Mexico State (Game 2) W, 9-3 record against Nebraska in Big Ten play (8-5). a runner-up finish in 2013 and third-place finishes March 19 New Mexico State W, 4-1 in 2012 and 2015. The Huskers are 78-35 (.690) in March 20 at Wichita State L, 5-7 Nebraska will be playing its sixth game and fourth Big Ten play, trailing only Michigan and Minnesota March 22 Omaha W, 15-11 opponent in seven days on Friday, while Minnesota for most wins and best winning percentage since March 24 No. 8 Minnesota* 5:30 p.m. will be playing its first game in a week. NU entered the league in 2012. March 25 No. 8 Minnesota* 1 p.m. March 26 No. 8 Minnesota* Noon THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 March 29 at Creighton 6 p.m. According to Monday’s NCAA statistics, Nebraska The Huskers have used a different batting lineup March 31 at Wisconsin* 4 p.m. has played the most difficult schedule in the nation in all 25 games this season, and Nebraska has April 1 at Wisconsin* Noon with an opponent winning percentage of .689. duplicated its starting lineup only once. April 2 at Wisconsin* Noon April 5 Iowa State (Game 1) 4 p.m. Including this weekend’s series with No. 8 NU’s 15-11 victory over UNO on Wednesday marked April 5 Iowa State (Game 2) 6 p.m. Minnesota, Nebraska will have played 18 of its the highest-scoring game at Bowlin Stadium. April 7 at Rutgers* 2 p.m. 28 games against teams who have been ranked April 8 at Rutgers* Noon in the NFCA top 25 at some point this season. MJ Knighten went 3-for-4 with a homer and three April 9 at Rutgers* 10 a.m. RBIs in her 200th career start on Wednesday. April 12 at Iowa (Game 1) (BTN)* 3 p.m. Friday will feature $1 hot dogs and Pepsi products April 12 at Iowa (Game 2) (BTN)* 5 p.m. (first 300 fans) and Saturday will feature $1 GA Nebraska’s Cassie McClure and Minnesota’s April 14 Penn State* 5:30 p.m. tickets and a water bottle giveaway (first 250 fans). are two of only five active April 15 Penn State* 3 p.m. April 16 Penn State* Noon Division I pitchers who have been a three-time The Huskers are 4-0 at home this season and have all-region selection. April 19 Kansas 6 p.m. won nine of their last 10 home games overall. April 21 Illinois* 5:30 p.m. April 22 Illinois* 3 p.m. Alyvia Simmons has reached base safely in a April 23 Illinois* Noon Nebraska has lost its opener career-high 11 consecutive games, the longest only once - at home to Minnesota in 2014. streak by a Husker this season. April 28 Northwestern (BTN)* 7 p.m. April 29 Northwestern* 1 p.m. TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH April 30 Northwestern* Noon MJ Knighten, the reigning Big Ten Alexis Perry had four hits vs. UNO on May 6 at Purdue* 5 p.m. co-Player of the Week, has produced Wednesday. The freshman is the only May 7 at Purdue* Noon multiple hits in five straight games, Husker with both a four- and four- May 8 at Purdue* 11 a.m. going 13-for-20 (.650) in that stretch RBI game, and she is tied for the team May 11-13 at Big Ten Tournament TBA with three doubles and two home runs. lead for most hits and RBIs in a game. May 18-21 NCAA Regional TBA

@HUSKERSOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Senior MJ Knighten is a returning first-team All- The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, Location Lincoln, Neb. American. Knighten was one of 18 players to earn tying for the program’s most in-state players since Population 268,738 first-team All-America accolades from the NFCA in softball became an NCAA sport in 1982. Founded 1869 2016 (1 of 11 position players and 1 of 5 infielders). Enrollment 25,897 The roster features seven freshmen, tied for the most Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers Knighten is one of eight 2016 first-team All-Americans in Rhonda Revelle’s 25 seasons. The last time Revelle Colors Scarlet & Cream who return for the 2017 season. Three of those eight had seven freshmen was in 2013, when the Huskers Conference Big Ten players are from the Big Ten Conference. made their last trip to the Women’s College World Series. Chancellor Ronnie Green Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst In addition to being a 2016 first-team All-American, Four Huskers were named their state’s high school Knighten earned first-team All-Midwest Region player of the year: freshman Haley Donaldson accolades in both 2015 and 2016. (Colorado); juniors Kaylan Jablonski and Madi Unzicker NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF (Nebraska); and senior Cassie McClure (Texas). Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) Knighten is also the only player on the Huskers’ 2017 Career Record 929-518 (.642) [26th year] Nebraska Record 921-502 (.647) [25th year] roster who has earned All-Big Ten honors in her career. Rhonda Revelle is in her 25th season leading her alma Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (28th year) Knighten is a three-time All-Big Ten selection, earning mater in 2017. Revelle is the second-longest serving Assistant Coach Diane Miller (9th year) second-team accolades as a freshman in 2014, before female head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Volunteer Coach Livi Abney (2nd year) being a first-team selection in both 2015 and 2016. Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (5th year) Revelle owns 921 wins at NU. She is the all-time wins While Knighten is the only Husker on the 2017 roster leader (male or female) in Nebraska Athletics history. who has earned All-Big Ten recognition, senior Cassie 2016 SEASON REVIEW McClure was a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 28th year 2016 Overall Record 35-21 freshman at Texas Tech in 2014. at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female 2016 Big Ten Record (Finish) 13-9 (5th) assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. 2016 NCAA Tournament NCAA Regional Final McClure is also a three-time all-region pick. She has earned first-team All-Midwest Region honors in each Revelle (1981-83) and Sippel (1985-88) also played 2017 TEAM OUTLOOK of her first two seasons at Nebraska after being named for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/5 to the All-Central Region third team as a freshman at coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,228 Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/4 Texas Tech in 2014. of Nebraska’s 1,402 all-time victories (87 percent). Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 All-Conference Players 2 McClure, who has been recognized on the all-region Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker All-Region Players 2 team at the pitcher/utility position, is one of only four coaching staff. In her ninth season, Miller has helped All-Americans 1 active Division I pitchers to be a three-time all-region Nebraska’s offense set more than 35 school records. performer. FACILITY INFORMATION Fourteen of Nebraska’s 28 opponents made the 2016 Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) Nebraska’s captains this spring are seniors MJ Knighten NCAA Tournament, and 23 of the Huskers’ 52 games First Season 2002 and Lotte Sjulin and junior Madi Unzicker. come against 2016 postseason teams (44 percent). Record at Bowlin Stadium 204-76 (.729) Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility Junior Madi Unzicker is serving as team captain, Opened Fall, 2011 NU will also play 41 of its 52 games against teams but she will miss the 2017 season after undergoing from a Power Five conference (79 percent). season-ending knee surgery last fall. PROGRAM HISTORY Including the Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska is First Year of Softball 1976 Nebraska’s 2017 roster consists of 21 players, which scheduled to travel more than 20,000 miles in All-Time Record 1,402-797 (.637) ties for the largest roster in school history (also 1992). NCAA Record 1,269-690 (.647) 2017 while playing games in 11 states and Mexico. All-Time Conference Record 359-244 (.595) 2017 NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER Big Ten Record 78-35 (.690) No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) Overall Conference Titles 19 Big Eight Titles 12 00 Lexey Kneib 5-6 Fr. INF L/R Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) Big 12 Titles 6 01 Lotte Sjulin (captain) 5-7 Sr. OF/1B R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) Big Ten Titles 1 3 Alexis Perry 5-7 Fr. INF R/R Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City) NCAA Tournament Appearances 24 4 Haley Donaldson 5-6 Fr. INF R/R Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge) College World Series Appearances 7 5 Marinda Bryant 5-10 Fr. INF L/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) NCAA Tournament Record 62-52 (.544) 7 Madi Unzicker (captain) 5-9 Jr. C R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) NCAA Regional Record 52-35 (.598) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 Jr. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400) College World Series Record 8-14 (.363) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 Jr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) NFCA All-Americans 27 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 Jr. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 30 14 Taylor Kadavy 5-8 Jr. LHP L/L York, Neb. (York/Nebraska-Kearney) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 Jr. OF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 Jr. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) Laura Barrow BEAR-oh 24 Tristen Edwards 5-7 Fr. OF/C C/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) Bree Boruff BORE-off 27 Austen Urness 5-5 Jr. OF/C R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) Kaylan Jablonski juh-BLON-ski 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 Sr. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Taylor Kadavy CAD-uh-vee 32 Alyvia Simmons 5-9 So. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) Lexey Kneib NIBE Sydney McLeod mick-LOUD 44 Bri Cassidy 5-3 So. C R/R San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) Rhonda Revelle ruh-VELL 64 Bree Boruff 5-8 Fr. OF L/R Mead, Colo. (Mead) Taylor Otte OUGHT 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 Sr. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) Lotte Sjulin LOT-ee shuh-LINN 97 Sydney McLeod 5-11 Fr. LHP L/L Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) Austen Urness urr-NESS 99 MJ Knighten (captain) 5-5 Sr. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills) NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • P .122 • 0 HR • 3 RBI / 1-7 • 5.79 ERA • 61.2 IP #27 AUSTEN URNESS • DP 76 Career Starts • 44 Starts at P .288 • 6 R • 19 H • 5 2B • 1 HR • 13 RBIs 91 Career Starts • 15 Starts at DP

2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 3 NEBRASKA NOTES A LOOK AT THE LINEUP NEBRASKA IN BIG TEN OPENERS • Groenewegen boasts a 4.35 ERA in her seven career #32 ALYVIA SIMMONS • CF outings against Nebraska. In her other 121 career Nebraska has won four of its five Big Ten Conference .309 • 11 R • 17 H • 3 2B • 0 HR • 8 RBIs appearances, Groenewegen’s ERA is 1.66. openers - and three of its five conference-opening series - 1 52 Career Starts • 2 Starts in CF since the Huskers joined the league in 2012. • NU is hitting a modest .259 against Groenewegen, but #99 MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B • The only time Nebraska has lost a Big Ten Conference that number is .080 higher than Groenewegen’s career .346 • 17 R • 27 H • 6 2B • 3 HR • 10 RBIs opener was in 2014, when Minnesota defeated opponent batting average vs. all other teams. The Huskers’ is also .179 points higher 2 200 Career Starts • 200 Starts at 3B Nebraska, 7-2, at Bowlin Stadium. against Groenewegen that all other teams combined. #24 TRISTEN EDWARDS • RF • The Huskers have won three of their first five conference- .211 • 10 R • 12 H • 1 2B • 3 HR • 6 RBIs opening series, suffering a 2-1 series loss to Minnesota • Groenewegen, the nation’s active leader (1,006) has struck out Nebraska 35 times in only 29.0 3 19 Career Starts • 18 Starts in RF at Bowlin Stadium in 2014 and a 2-1 series loss at Illinois last season. innings, but she averages 2.4 fewer per game vs. the Huskers compared to all other opponents. #27 AUSTEN URNESS • DP • Overall, Nebraska is 10-4 on the opening weekend of Big .297 • 7 R • 22 H • 5 2B • 1 HR • 15 RBIs Ten Conference play. SARA GROENEWEGEN VS. NEBRASKA 4 93 Career Starts • 16 Starts at DP Year ERA W-L G-GS IP H R ER HR HUSKER HISTORY IN BIG TEN OPENERS 2014 3.65 1-0 2-1 7.2 5 4 4 2 #66 CASSIE McCLURE• P Year Opponent Result Series 2015 4.20 1-1 3-2 10.0 12 8 6 1 .262 • 2 HR • 9 RBI / 5-5 • 4.45 ERA • 61.1 IP 2012 vs. Northwestern W, 9-6 Won, 3-0 2016 4.94 2-0 2-2 11.1 12 8 8 2 5 148 Career Starts • 42 Starts at P 2013 vs. Northwestern W, 5-4 (8) Won, 2-0 TOTAL 4.35 4-1 7-5 29.0 19 20 18 5 2014 vs. Minnesota L, 2-7 Lost, 2-1 #4 HALEY DONALDSON • SS 2015 vs. Michigan St. W, 15-10 Won, 3-0 SARA GROENEWEGEN CAREER COMPARISON .292 • 2 R • 7 H • 0 2B • 1 HR • 6 RBIs 2016 at Illinois W, 10-2 (5) Lost, 2-1 Category ERA SO/7 IP Opp. Avg. Opp. SLG% 6 8 Career Starts • 2 Starts at SS vs. NU 4.35 8.4 .259 .455 vs. Others 1.66 10.8 .179 .276 #3 ALEXIS PERRY • 1B HUSKER HITTING HOT AT HOME .308 • 4 R • 16 H • 3 2B • 1 HR • 1 RBIs 7 20 Career Starts • 20 Starts at 1B Nebraska is 4-0 at home this season and just 4-17 away from Bowlin Stadium. A big reason for the Huskers’ home TOUGH AT THE TOP #11 GINA METZLER • LF success has been the offense. After experimenting with four different leadoff batters and .364 • 9 R • 24 H • 3 2B • 0 HR • 5 RBIs seven different two-hole hitters over the first 21 games, 8 69 Career Starts • 49 Starts in LF • Nebraska is batting .403 at home this season while NU may have found its 1-2 punch at the top of the lineup averaging 8.8 runs per game. NU is hitting only .239 in sophomore Alyvia Simmons and senior MJ Knighten. #23 LAURA BARROW • 2B away from home while averaging 2.7 runs per game. • Simmons has led off with Knighten batting second each .236 • 6 R • 13 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 6 RBIs • The Huskers have recorded at least 10 hits in all four of the past four games. During that time, the duo is a 9 133 Career Starts • 127 Starts at 2B home games, matching their total of -digit hit combined 17-for-32 (.531) with five doubles, one homer, #44 BRI CASSIDY • C games from their other 21 games combined. eight stolen bases, 10 RBIs and 14 runs. .154 • 0 R • 2 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 1 RBI • NU is averaging 13.0 hits per home game compared to • In their four games batting first and second, Simmons 10 44 Career Starts • 43 Starts at C only 5.8 hits per game away from home. and Knighten have combined to average 4.3 hits per game, 3.5 runs per game and 2.5 RBIs per game. The SUBSTITUTES • Nebraska has 15 extra-base hits in its four home games duo has also combined for a .571 on-base percentage # LEXEY KNEIB • INF (3.8 per game) compared to 26 extra-base hits in its 21 and a .781 slugging percentage. 00 .095 • 1 R • 2 H • 0 HR • 2 RBIs games away from home (1.2 per game). • Nebraska has scored a total of six runs in the first # LOTTE SJULIN • OF/1B • NU has also stolen nine bases in nine tries at home, inning in the four games where Simmons has led off 01 .250 • 1 R • 2 H • 0 HR • 0 RBI averaging 2.3 stolen bases per game. Away from home, and Knighten has hit second. the Huskers are 14-of-20 stealing bases, averaging 0.7 # RINDY BRYANT • INF stolen bases per game. • Overall, there have been a total of eight innings the past 5 .179 • 2 R • 5 H • 0 HR • 1 RBI four games where Simmons has led off an inning. The # CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP NEBRASKA OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Huskers have scored 13 runs in those eight innings. Category Gm Avg. H R 2B HR SLG% OB% 8 0-0 • 0.00 ERA • 4.0 IP • 2 SO Non-Home 21 .239 122 56 18 7 .319 .297 ALYVIA SIMMONS & MJ KNIGHTEN AS NEBRASKA’S # KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP Home 4 .403 52 35 10 5 .597 .469 NO. 1 & 2 HITTERS THE PAST FOUR GAMES 12 3-9 • 5.70 ERA • 73.2 IP • 37 SO Player Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBI SB-ATT HUSKERS HITTING ABOVE .400 AT HOME THIS SEASON Simmons .375 16 6 6 2 0 3 2-2 # KAYLAN JABLONSKI • UTL Player Avg. R H 2B HR RBI SLG% OB% Knighten .688 16 8 11 3 1 7 6-6 12 .173 • 6 R • 9 H • 1 HR • 3 RBIs Knighten .625 9 10 3 2 7 1.188 .647 Totals .531 32 14 17 5 1 10 8-8 Jablonski .625 5 3 1 14 4 1.125 .667 # TAYLOR KADAVY • LHP Urness .500 2 7 2 0 6 .643 .588 14 0-0 • 21.00 ERA • 0.1 IP • 1 SO Perry .462 1 6 1 0 1 .412 .389 KNIGHTEN EARNS WEEKLY HONOR TAYLOR OTTE • OF Simmons .438 4 7 2 0 4 .563 .500 # Senior MJ Knighten was named the Big Ten co-Player of the 22 .286 • 6 R • 4 H • 0 HR • 0 RBIs Week on Monday following her outstanding performance in the Huskers’ three-game sweep of New Mexico State. The # RACHEL ARTHUR • INF NU GEARING UP FOR GROENEWEGEN weekly honor was the second of Knighten’s career. 29 .154 • 0 R • 2 H • 0 HR • 1 RBI Nebraska has put up solid numbers against Minnesota # BREE BORUFF • OF ace Sara Groenewegen, a two-time All-American. The • Knighten went 7-for-11 (.636) in the series with three .000 • 3 R • 0 H • 0 HR • 0 RBI Huskers have fared better than most against one of the doubles, one home , four RBIs and six runs. She 64 nation’s top pitchers, but Groenewegen still boasts a 4-1 averaged 2.3 hits per game, 2.0 runs per contest, 1.3 # SYDNEY McLEOD • LHP runs per game and 1.3 extra-base hits per game. career record against Nebraska. 97 0-3 • 5.12 ERA • 13.2 IP • 3 SO NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (MARCH 23) SOPHOMORE SIMMONS SURGING KNIGHTEN NEARING HUSKER 30-30 CLUB Rk. Team Big Ten Overall Sophomore Alyvia Simmons battled an elbow injury early Senior MJ Knighten needs one double to become the 1. Minnesota 0-0 25-2 this season, but she has emerged of late. seventh Husker with 30 career doubles and home runs. 2. Wisconsin 0-0 21-2 3. Michigan 0-0 19-7-1 • Simmons has reached base safely in a career-best 11 HUSKERS WITH 30 CAREER DOUBLES & HOME RUNS 4. Illinois 0-0 19-8 straight games, the longest streak by a Husker this year. Player, Years 2B HR 5. Ohio State 0-0 15-7 Ali Viola, 1995-98 48 53 6. Michigan State 0-0 15-8 • Simmons is 13-for-36 (.361) in the streak with one Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 36 47 7. Indiana 0-0 14-14 triple, three doubles, four walks, six RBIs and nine runs. 8. Penn State 0-0 12-14 Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 32 32 9. Northwestern 0-0 11-14 • Simmons has scored multiple runs four times during her Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 43 35 10. Purdue 0-0 10-21 streak. Before her current streak, Simmons had scored Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 41 54 11. Nebraska 0-0 8-17 Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 38 46 12. Rutgers 0-0 7-19 multiple runs in a game only five times in her career. ------13. Maryland 0-0 7-20-1 MJ Knighten, 2014-present 29 38 14. Iowa 0-0 6-17 • Ten of Simmons’ 11 runs, 13 of her 17 hits and six of her eight RBIs have come during her streak. NEBRASKA’S CONFERENCE TITLES (19) Year Conference Title(s) SIMMONS IN HER 11-GAME STREAK OF REACHING BASE FRESHMAN PERRY MAKING HER MARK 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBIs SLG% OB% Freshman Alexis Perry has already produced a four-hit 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament .361 36 10 13 3 0 6 .500 .425 game, a three extra-base hit game and a four-RBI effort. 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament • Perry had two doubles, one homer and four RBIs vs. 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament Lamar on March 5, all of which were career firsts. She 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament KNIGHTEN SETTLING IN AT THE PLATE became the first Husker freshman in 11 years to total 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament After a slow start to her senior season, All-American MJ three extra-base hits in a game and just the fourth ever. 2000 Big 12 Tournament Knighten has settled in at the plate. 2001 Big 12 Regular Season • On Wednesday vs. UNO, Perry went 4-for-4, tying the 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament • Knighten has produced multiple hits, scored at least one 2014 Big Ten Regular Season NU freshman record for hits in a game. She became the run and produced at least one RBI in five consecutive ninth Husker freshman to have four hits in a game. NEBRASKA’S CONFERENCE FINISHES games, including three consecutive three-hit games. NU FRESHMEN WITH 3+ EXTRA-BASE HITS IN A GAME BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE (1976-1995) • Over the past five games, Knighten is 13-for-20 (.650) Player, Opponent Date Total Year Record Finish Tournament with two homers, three doubles, eight RBIs and 10 runs. 1977 1-4 t-4th N/A Jennifer Lizama vs. Oklahoma St. May 2, 1997 4 1978 4-3 7th t-6th • Over the past 10 games, Knighten is 18-for-35 (.514) Alexis Perry vs. Lamar March 5, 2017 3 1979 3-8 6th t-6th with four doubles, three homers, 10 RBIs and 12 runs. Crystal Carwile vs. Utah State Feb. 24, 2006 3 1980 8-9 4th N/A Crystal Carwile vs. Illinois Feb. 11, 2006 3 1981 5-6 3rd 3rd • Knighten has totaled 13 hits, five extra-base hits, 10 1982 9-3 1st 1st Ali Viola vs. Drake April 25, 1995 3 1983 3-7 7th N/A runs and eight RBIs in her past five games. In her first 1984 6-2 1st 1st 20 games this season, Knighten totaled only 14 hits, HUSKER FRESHMEN WITH A 4-HIT GAME 1985 11-1 1st 1st four extra-base hits, seven runs and two RBIs. Player, Opponent Date Hits 1986 9-3 1st 1st Kelly Erisman vs. Drake April 21, 1981 4 1987 8-2 1st 1st • Knighten did not have an RBI in the first 17 games this Tobin Echo-Hawk vs. Iowa St. April 11, 1992 4 1988 7-3 1st 1st season, but she has 10 RBIs in the last eight games. Sherry Allcorn vs. Texas-Arlington Feb. 19, 1994 4 1989 6-4 3rd t-5th Sherry Allcorn vs. Creighton March 30, 1994 4 1990 3-5 5th 2nd • Knighten has also stolen six bases in the past four Sherry Allcorn vs. Missouri April 30, 1994 4 1991 3-5 5th t-4th games, giving her a career-high nine steals this season. 1992 2-6 5th t-4th Angela Blackwood vs. So. Utah March 4, 1995 4 Ali Viola vs. Southern Utah March 4, 1995 4 1993 5-11 5th N/A MJ KNIGHTEN OFFENSIVE SEASON COMPARISON 1994 5-15 6th N/A Jennifer Lizama vs. Missouri April 19, 1997 4 Time Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG% 1995 10-6 3rd N/A Jennifer Lizama vs. Iowa St. April 24, 1997 4 First 15 gms .209 43 5 9 2 0 0 .256 Kim Ogee vs. Wichita St. March 30, 2000 4 BIG 12 CONFERENCE (1996-2011) Last 10 gms .514 35 12 18 4 3 10 .886 Tatum Edwards vs. Kansas April 3, 2011 4 Year Record Finish Tournament Last 5 gms .650 20 10 13 3 2 8 1.100 Alexis Perry vs. Omaha March 22, 2017 4 1996 10-8 4th 2nd Season Totals .346 78 17 27 6 3 10 .538 1997 10-6 4th 5th 1998 16-0 1st 1st 2017 NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN 1999 10-8 4th 2nd Overall 8-17 When Out-Hitting Opponent 7-2 2000 15-2 2nd 1st Non-Conference 8-17 When Out-Hit by Opponent 1-15 2001 16-2 1st 5th 2002 11-5 2nd 2nd Big Ten Conference 0-0 When Scoring First 5-4 2003 10-8 6th t-4th Home 4-0 When Opponent Scores First 3-13 2004 14-3 1st 1st Neutral 4-9 When Scoring in the First Inning 5-5 2005 9-9 7th t-5th Road 0-7 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-14 2006 13-4 2nd t-3rd Night Games 2-3 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 5-3 2007 10-8 5th t-5th Day Games 6-14 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 2-0 2008 4-14 t-9th 2nd Sunday 2-3 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 3-2 2009 9-9 5th t-5th Monday 0-1 When Allowing 5 or More Runs 4-14 2010 7-11 t-6th t-5th Tuesday 0-0 When Allowing 10 or More Runs 1-4 2011 9-9 6th N/A Wednesday 1-0 When Leading After Five Innings 6-1 BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT) Thursday 0-1 When Leading After Six Innings 7-0 Year Record Finish Tournament Friday 0-7 When Trailing After Five Innings 1-11 2012 14-9 3rd N/A Saturday 5-5 When Trailing After Six Innings 1-11 2013 16-6 2nd t-3rd vs. Ranked Opponents 1-11 When Tied After Five Innings 1-0 2014 18-5 t-1st t-5th vs. Unranked Opponents 7-6 When Tied After Six Innings 0-0 2015 17-6 3rd 2nd Extra Innings 1-0 When Committing 0 Errors 0-3 2016 13-9 5th t-5th 1-Run Games 1-2 When Committing 2 or More Errors 1-9

NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 5 NEBRASKA NOTES NATIONAL RANKINGS NEBRASKA VS. RANKED TEAMS • At one point, Nebraska played eight consecutive games USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (MARCH 21) Nebraska is 1-11 against ranked opponents this season, against opponents ranked at game time. That marked Rk. Team Record Pts. LW having played nearly half of its 25 games against teams the longest streak of consecutive games against ranked 1. Florida State (24)* 28-1-1 786 1 who were ranked in the NFCA top-25 poll at game time. opponents in school history. 2. Florida (2) 26-1 761 2 3. Oregon (5) 27-0 738 3 • Sixteen of Nebraska’s 25 games have come against • If you include teams that moved into the top 25 after 4. Auburn* 27-3 688 4 teams either ranked or receiving votes in this week’s playing Nebraska, then the Huskers faced a ranked 5. Arizona 29-1 685 5 NFCA poll, the highest total of any team in the country. opponent in each of their first 11 games in 2017. 6. Washington* 24-3 638 6 7. Texas A&M 25-2 614 7 • Following this weekend’s three-game series with No. 8 • Nebraska’s 10 February opponents combined to post a 8. Minnesota* 25-2 575 8 Minnesota, Nebraska will have played 15 of its first 28 107-29-1 record in the season’s opening month (.785). 9. Alabama (1) 28-3 516 11 games against ranked teams, with a total of 19 games 10. James Madison 24-3 498 12 against teams ranked or receiving votes at game time. LONGEST STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES VS. RANKED FOES 11. Utah 21-4 422 20 Year Game Type(s) Games 12. LSU 23-7 418 13 2017 Regular Season 8 13. Oklahoma* 24-7 396 9 2013 NCAA Tournament 7 14. Baylor 25-5 390 14 NU HAS FACED TOUGHEST SCHEDULE 1995 Regular Season & NCAA Tournament 7 15. UCLA 21-8 347 10 Considering Nebraska has faced more ranked teams 2006 Big 12 & NCAA Tournament 6 16. Georgia 25-4 330 16 than any other team in the country, it should come as no 17. Louisiana 20-5 286 18 surprise that the Huskers’ overall schedule ranks as the 18. Kentucky 19-5 271 17 toughest in the nation. 19. Michigan 17-7-1 237 19 TOUGH TEAMS MEANS TOUGH PITCHING 20. Tennessee* 22-5 226 15 • According to Monday’s NCAA “Toughest Schedule” With Nebraska playing the nation’s most difficult schedule 21. Arizona State* 19-8 100 21 rankings, Nebraska has played the nation’s toughest in February, it is no surprise that the Huskers also faced 22. Wisconsin* 20-2 99 24 schedule based on opponent’s winning percentage. some of the nation’s top pitchers in the opening month, 23. Ole Miss 21-6 74 22 including a pair of All-Americans and three hurlers who 24. Arkansas* 19-6 70 NR MOST DIFFICULT SCHEDULES BASED ON OPPONENT WIN PCT. were their conference’s 2016 pitcher of the year. 25. Cal Poly 23-7 59 NR Rank School Opponent Win Percentage 1st Nebraska .689 • The 10 starting pitchers who defeated Nebraska in USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (MARCH 21) 2nd Northwestern .683 February combined for a 62-4 record in the month. Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 3rd Baylor .670 1. Florida (10) 26-1 486 1 4th UCLA .646 STARTING PITCHERS IN NEBRASKA’S FEBRUARY LOSSES 2. Florida State (3)* 28-1-1 478 2 3. Oregon (7) 27-0 472 3 5th BYU .641 Pitcher, School W-L* W-L^ McKenna Bull, BYU 1-0 14-2 4. Arizona 29-1 437 4 Mariah Lopez, Oklahoma 0-0 8-1 5. Washington* 24-3 408 6 Kaylee Carlson, Auburn 1-0 15-0 6. Auburn* 27-3 405 5 NU FACED TOUGH FOES IN FEBRUARY 7. Texas A&M 25-2 386 7 Nebraska went 2-10 in February in large part due to Taran Alvelo, Washington 2-0 15-1 Kayla Harris, Pittsburgh 3-0 7-5 8. Minnesota* 25-2 353 9 playing the most challenging schedule in the country. 9. Alabama 28-3 340 8 Brittany Knight, Pittsburgh 4-0 8-5 10. James Madison 24-3 291 13 Meghan King, Florida St. 4-0 14-0 • Nine of Nebraska’s 12 games in the month of February 11. LSU 23-7 273 12 came against teams ranked at game time, including Jessica Burroughs, Florida St. 5-0 14-1 12. Oklahoma* 24-7 257 10 four games against top-three opponents. Matty Moss, Tennessee 7-0 12-1 13. Utah 21-4 256 21 Zoe Conley, Cal 7-1 8-6 14. Baylor 25-5 241 15 • Eleven of the Huskers’ 12 February games came against Totals 34-1 115-22 15. Georgia 25-4 219 16 teams that earned a ranking during the season’s *record following NU game; ^current record 16. UCLA 21-8 188 11 opening month, as both BYU and Cal moved into the top 17. Kentucky 19-5 167 18 25 the week after playing Nebraska. 18. Michigan 17-7-1 157 17 19. Tennessee* 22-5 156 14 • All 12 of Nebraska’s games in the month of February 20. Louisiana 20-5 140 19 came against teams who were either ranked or receiving 21. Wisconsin* 20-2 78 23 votes in the top 25. 22. Arkansas* 21-6 72 25 23. California* 17-8 55 20 24. Arizona State* 19-8 50 22 THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA THE LAST TIME A HUSKER 25. North Carolina 24-6 38 RV Beat a No. 1 Team vs. No. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Had 6+ At Bats 5 players vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) *2017 Husker opponent Beat a Top-5 Team vs. No. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Had 4+ Hits Alexis Perry vs. Omaha (3/22/17) Beat a Top-10 Team vs. No. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Scored 4+ Runs 2 players (4 & 5) at Maryland (4/3/16) WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Beat a Ranked Team vs. No. 20 Missouri [4-1] (2/25/17) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Week NFCA ESPN.com Record Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. NMSU - 1 (3/18/17) Had 2+ Homers Tristen Edwards (2) vs. Oregon St. (2/26/17) Preseason RV RV 0-0 Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98) Feb. 14 NR RV 0-4 Scored 10+ Runs vs. Omaha [15] (3/22/17) Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13) Feb. 21 NR NR 0-8 Scored 15+ Runs vs. Omaha [15] (3/22/17) Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11) Feb. 28 NR NR 2-10 Scored 20+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Drew 4+ Walks MJ Knighten (4) at Northwestern (4/17/16) March 7 NR NR 4-13 Allowed 10+ Runs vs. Omaha [11] (3/22/17) Had 2+ HBP Madi Unzicker (2) at Penn St. (5/13/16) March 14 NR NR 4-16 Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Had 5+ RBIs Dawna Tyson (5) at Minnesota (4/23/16) March 21 NR NR 7-16 Allowed 20+ Runs never Threw a No-Hitter Kaylan Jablonski vs. Purdue (4/30/16) March 28 Recorded 15+ Hits vs. Omaha [18] (3/22/17) Threw a Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) April 4 Recorded 20+ Hits at Maryland [21] (4/3/16) Had 10+ Strikeouts Cassie McClure (10) vs. So. Dakota St. (3/29/16) April 11 Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) April 18 Hit 4+ Home Runs at Ohio St. [5] (4/4/15) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak Gina Metzler (10) (2017) April 25 Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Had a 15-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) May 2 Drew 10+ Walks at Northwestern [10] (4/17/16) Had a 20-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) May 9 Was No-Hit at Oklahoma St. (3/9/12) Had a 25-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) (2013-14) May 16 NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HUSKER HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA NOTES 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES HUSKER HIT PARADE • She has eclipsed her career totals entering the year in Nebraska has won 62 games in its 24 Nebraska recorded more than a dozen hits in three hits, (24-17), doubles (3-1), RBIs (5-4) and steals (3-1). NCAA Tournament appearances while consecutive games against IUPUI and Lamar (twice) on 62 • Metzler posted a career-best 10-game hitting streak March 4 and 5, a rare feat in Husker history. posting an overall record of 62-52 (.544 winning from Feb. 24-March 10, the longest by a Husker in 2017. percentage). The Huskers’ 62 postseason wins rank • The streak of three consecutive games with 12-or-more 15th in NCAA history. hits ranks as the second-longest streak in program • Metzler has produced her first career three-hit game, history and is one of only six times a Husker team has four-hit game and multi-RBI game this season. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS produced 12-or-more hits in three consecutive games. A total of 22 Huskers have combined to GINA METZLER CAREER COMPARISON Time Frame G-GS AB H 2B RBI SB SLG% Avg. 30 earn 30 CoSIDA Academic All-America CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 12+ HITS IN NU HISTORY First 2 Years 96-49 69 17 1 4 1 .261 .246 honors, including eight first-team accolades. The Year Dates Games This Season 23-20 66 24 3 5 3 .409 .364 30 academic All-Americans are the most of any 2015 Feb. 6-8 4 softball program in the country and rank third 2017 March 4-present 3 among all female athletic programs in NCAA history. 2012 Feb. 17-18 3 2012 Feb. 10-11 3 KNIGHTEN JOINS ELITE HUSKER CLUB Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has joined an elite trio of ALL-AMERICANS 2009 Feb. 7-8 3 1995 April 25-27 3 Huskers this season, joing three-time All-American Ali Nebraska has produced 27 All- Viola and two-time All-American Taylor Edwards as the 27 Americans in school history, including only players in school history to total 150 career hits, 150 eight first-team All-Americans, seven two-time career runs and 150 career RBIs. honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans. ALL HANDS ON DECK Nebraska’s largest roster in school history has been HUSKERS WITH 150 HITS, 150 RUNS & 150 RBIs NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES utilized to the fullest extent so far this season. Player Hits Runs RBIs In the 35 years softball has been an Ali Viola, 1995-98 263 157 213 • Through only seven games, 16 of Nebraska’s 20 healthy Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 220 177 202 24 NCAA sport, the Huskers have made players had earned multiple starts. Overall, 17 Huskers MJ Knighten, 2014-present 229 163 168 24 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including have earned at least three starts. 13 straight from 1995 to 2007. Nebraska’s 24 postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history. • Nebraska has utilized at least two different starters at every position except third base. A Husker has also made EDWARDS POSTS MULTI-HOMER GAME ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLE her first career start at every position except third base. Freshman Tristen Edwards hit two home runs in In her first 24 years as Nebraska’s head Nebraska’s 10-6 victory over Oregon State on Feb. 26. The • Senior All-America MJ Knighten is the only Husker who coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 13 home runs were the first of Edwards’ career. 21 has started all 25 games at the same position (3B). players to a total of 21 All-America honors. • Edwards became the first Husker freshman to post a • Nebraska has used a different batting in order in all 25 multi-homer game since her older sister Tatum in 2011. CONFERENCE TITLES games and has only duplicated its starting lineup once. Nebraska has won 19 conference titles • Overall, Tristen is just the seventh Husker freshman to 19 in its 41 seasons as a varsity sport. The NUMBER OF PLAYERS EARNING STARTS BY POSITION hit two home runs in a game. Jennifer Lizama is the only Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns Position Starters Used 1st-Time Starters* Husker to record two multi-homer games as a freshman. and captured their first Big Ten title in 2014. Pitcher 3 1 Catcher 2 1 • Edwards became the third-fastest Husker to post her First Base 3 3 first career multi-homer game (11th game). TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGS Second Base 2 1 Nebraska has been ranked in the final Third Base 1 0 HUSKER FRESHMEN WITH TWO HOME RUNS IN A GAME 15 NFCA poll in 15 of the 22 years the poll Shortstop 4 3 Player Year Games Played has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams Left Field 3 1 Ann Schroeder 1982 2 nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of Center Field 3 1 Crystal Carwile 2006 4 the first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006). Right Field 2 1 Tristen Edwards 2017 11 Designated Player 8 4 Brooke Thomason 2010 20 REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS *player who has made her first career start at that position Jennifer Lizama* 1997 41 Rhonda Revelle has produced 14 Tatum Edwards 2011 47 14 academic All-Americans in her first 24 Ali Viola 1995 53 seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle KNIGHTEN UP FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD *had two multi-homer games as a freshman has produced the second-highest total of academic Senior third baseman MJ Knighten was one of 30 softball All-Americans of any coach in the country. student-athletes nationwide selected as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, announced on Feb. 28. Knighten JABLONSKI EARNS 1ST IN ODD FASHION WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES is the sixth Husker to be a candidate for the award, which Junior Kaylan Jablonski earned her first career save in odd Nebraska has advanced to the recognized student-athletes for achievements in the fashion in NU’s 10-6 win over Oregon State on Feb. 26. 7 Women’s College World Series seven community, classroom, character and competition. times to rank 11th in NCAA history. • Jablonski earned the start against the Beavers and was removed from the game with two outs and the bases SOFTBALL OLYMPIANS METZLER EXCEEDING CAREER TOTALS loaded in the top of the fourth inning of a 2-2 tie. Junior Gina Metzler leads Nebraska with a .364 average A total of four former Huskers have • Oregon State ended the half inning with a 5-2 lead and is enjoying a career year. 4 competed in the Olympics, beginning before NU scored six times in the bottom of the frame. with Lori Sippel at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The • Metzler has 24 hits in 66 at bats this season after 2008 Beijing Olympics - the most recent Olympic • With Nebraska leading 8-5, Jablonski re-entered the recording 17 hits in 69 at bats in her first two seasons. game to start the fifth inning and allowed only an Games where softball was played - featured a pair It took Metzler only 14 starts and 43 at bats to eclipse unearned run over the final three innings. of former Huskers, as did the 2004 Athens Games. her career hit total entering the year.

NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 7 NEBRASKA NOTES BOWLIN STADIUM • Jablonski earned the save and not the win despite KNIGHTEN A ‘HIT’ WITH THE BIG RED HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE throwing 6.2 innings and recording every out but the Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has been a hitting machine in Nebraska has won 73 percent of its final out of the fourth inning. her career, totaling 229 hits in only 200 games. 73 games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a 204-76 record since the facility opened in 2002. • Knighten was just the second Husker to total 200 hits The Huskers have posted a winning record in each before her senior season and the first in 14 years. KNIGHTEN AMONG NATION’S ACTIVE LEADERS of their first 15 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. Nebraska senior third baseman MJ Knighten ranks among • Knighten is on pace to become the fifth Husker to finish the nation’s top 25 active Division I hitters in RBIs, total her career with more hits than games played. SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM bases, runs scored, hits and home runs. The 2017 season marks Nebraska’s 16th • Knighten is one of four players who rank among the top • Knighten is one of only five players in Nebraska history 16 season calling Bowlin Stadium home. 15 active Division I players in career hits, runs and RBIs. to produce at least 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at and junior. This season, she looks to become the fourth the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium’s inaugural KNIGHTEN’S RANK AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I PLAYERS Husker to total 50 hits all four seasons of her career. year was in 2002. The facility has seen upgrades Category Total Rank since then, including a new indoor practice facility. RBIs 168 10th • The consistently high hit totals have helped Knighten become one of only eight Huskers to post a .300 batting 384 10th TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS Hits 229 14th average as a freshman, sophomore and junior. This In the first 15 seasons Nebraska has Runs Scored 163 15th season, Knighten is bidding to become the seventh played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the Home Runs 38 23rd Husker to hit .300 all four years of her career. 14 Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in PLAYERS WHO RANK IN THE TOP 15 AMONG ALL ACTIVE HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS PRIOR TO SENIOR SEASON attendance 14 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 DIVISION I PLAYERS IN HITS, RUNS & RBIs Player Years Games Hits nationally in attendance four times. Player School Hits Runs RBI Kim Ogee 2000-03 202 208 Kasey Cooper Auburn 7th 1st 1st MJ Knighten 2014-present 175 202 NCAA REGIONALS Haley Hayden Louisiana 10th 2nd 6th Tobin Echo-Hawk 1993-96 158 195 In the first 15 seasons Nebraska has MJ Knighten Nebraska 14th 15th 10th 5 called Bowlin Stadium home, the 4-YEAR HUSKERS WITH MORE HITS THAN GAMES PLAYED Delaney Spaulding UCLA 11th 3rd 4th Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Player Hits Games Diff. Regionals at the facility, most recently in 2013. Ali Viola 263 209 +54 KNIGHTEN CHASING HUSKER RECORDS Tobin Echo-Hawk 266 223 +43 MJ Knighten 229 200 +29 WORLD’S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATE MJ Knighten began her final season already ranked in the Nebraska set a world record when 2,302 top five on four of Nebraska’s all-time charts. Jennifer Lizama 254 232 +22 Kim Ogee 263 258 +5 1 fans showed up for the World’s Largest • In addition to ranking in the top five in school history in Softball Tailgate against Michigan on April 9, 2016. batting average, slugging percentage, home runs, RBIs NU broke its previous record of 2,204 set in 2014. and total bases, Knighten ranks sixth in runs, seventh in KNIGHTEN A RETURING ALL-AMERICAN hits and extra-base hits and 10th in walks. MJ Knighten was a 2016 first-team All-American, one of BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDS eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans in 2017. YEAR RECORD PCT. • Knighten averaged 67 hits per season in her first three years. Although she started her senior season slowly, her • Knighten is looking to become the first Husker to be a 2002 9-5 .643 yearly average of 67 hits would give her 269 hits to end first-team All-American in back-to-back seasons and 2003 14-7 .667 2004 14-6 .700 her career, three more than Tobin Echo-Hawk’s school- just the second to twice be named a first-team All- 2005 9-7 .563 record total of 266. American. 2006 20-1 .952 2007 18-5 .783 • Knighten has also produced a combined total of 331 • As one of eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans, 2008 13-9 .591 career runs and RBIs, the fourth-highest total in school Knighten earned a spot as one of 50 players nationally on the 2017 USA Softball Player-of-the-Year Watch List. 2009 13-5 .722 history behind a trio of multi-time All-Americans. 2010 12-8 .600 Knighten is just seventh Husker to total 300 combined • Knighten became the first Husker to average 1.0 hit, 1.0 2011 10-4 .714 runs and RBIs. run and 1.0 RBI per game last season. She was one of 2012 15-1 .938 KNIGHTEN’S TOP-FIVE HUSKER RANKINGS eight players nationally to accomplish that feat in 2016, 2013 18-4 .818 Category Total Rank and only four of those players returned in 2017. 2014 13-3 .813 Total Bases 384 4th 2015 11-6 .647 Average .365 5th • Knighten also became the first Husker to total 60 hits, 60 2016 11-5 .688 Slugging Percentage .612 5th runs and 60 RBis in a season. She was one of only nine 2017 4-0 1.000 Home Runs 38 5th players nationally to accomplish that feat in 2016 and TOTAL 204-76 .729 RBIs 168 5th only five of those players returned in 2017. RETURNING 2016 NFCA FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM MOST COMBINED RUNS & RBIs IN HUSKER HISTORY Player School Class Pos. 1. 2,302 Michigan April 9, 2016 Player, Years Runs RBI Total Delanie Gourley Florida Sr. LHP 2. 2,204 Ohio State April 19, 2014 Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 177 202 379 Megan Good James Madison Jr. RHP 3. 1,960 Texas April 9, 2011 Ali Viola, 1995-98 157 213 370 Aleshia Ocasio Florida Jr. RHP Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 199 135 334 4. 1,844 Iowa May 17, 2003 Paige Parker Oklahoma Jr. LHP MJ Knighten, 2014-present 163 168 331 5. 1,840 Michigan April 27, 2013 Sara Groenewegen Minnesota Sr. RHP/UTL Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 186 134 320 6. 1,752 Wisconsin May 12, 2012 Tera Blanco Michigan Jr. 1B Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 200 111 311 7. 1,692 Indiana May 3, 2014 Kasey Cooper Auburn Sr. 3B Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 128 177 305 8. 1,585 Lehigh May 20, 2004 MJ Knighten Nebraska Sr. 3B 9. 1,518 Purdue May 10, 2013 10. 1,417 California May 22, 2004

NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL STARTER BREAKDOWN OPPONENT PREVIEWS & SERIES HISTORIES 8 PITCHER McCLURE A DECORATED PITCHER SCOUTING NO. 8 MINNESOTA (25-2) PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Senior right-hander Cassie McClure was a third-team All- Minnesota enters the opening weekend of Big Ten Kaylan Jablonski 13 5-8 Central Region selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in Conference play with the league’s best record (25-2, Cassie McClure 9 3-6 2014, and is a two-time, first-team All-Midwest Region .926 winning percentage) and highest ranking (No. Sydney McLeod 3 0-3 honoree at Nebraska. She has earned recognition for both 8). The Gophers, who are off to the best start in school her offensive and pitching prowess. history, have won four straight games, outscoring their opponents by a 38-1 margin during the win streak. Both of Minnesota’s losses this season came on the road to CATCHER • McClure is only the fifth Husker pitcher to be a two- time, first-team all-region honoree, and she is looking a Washington squad ranked sixth in this week’s NFCA PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD to become the first pitcher in Nebraska history to be a poll. Minnesota has not played since last Friday, when Bri Cassidy 22 8-14 three-time first-team all-region selection in 2017. the Golden Gophers swept a doubleheader at Pacific by Austen Urness 3 0-3 a combined score of 22-1 in a pair of run-rule victories. • McClure is one of only five pitchers nationally who is Offensively, Minnesota is batting .340 as a team while a three-time all-region selection. Among that quintet, averaging 6.8 runs per game. The Gophers own the Big FIRST BASE McClure and Minnesota’s Sara Groenewegen are the only PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Ten’s top batting average and on-base percentage (.426). players to twice earn first-team recognition. Minnesota ranks among the nation’s top 20 offenses in Alexis Perry 20 8-12 ACTIVE THREE-TIME ALL-REGION PITCHERS doubles per game (fourth), batting average (12th), on- Laura Barrow 3 0-3 base percentage (13th), scoring (14th) and slugging Player School 2014 2015 2016 Lotte Sjulin 2 0-2 percentage (18th). Cassie McClure* Nebraska 3rd 1st 1st Sara Groenewegen* Minnesota 2nd 1st 1st A trio of Gophers are hitting .400 or better, while six players SECOND BASE Sierra Hyland* Cal Poly 3rd 2nd 1st are batting above .350. MaKenna Partain leads the team PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD McKenna Bull BYU 3rd 3rd 2nd with a .457 average and a .532 on-base percentage. Laura Barrow 20 8-12 Gabrielle Snyder* Dayton 3rd 3rd 1st Sydney Dwyer is batting .434 with a team-high 40 RBIs, Haley Donaldson 5 0-5 *selected at the pitcher/utility spot a total that leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally. Kendyl Lindaman, the reigning Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week, owns a .400 average and leads the Gophers with seven homers and 17 walks. Dani Wagner (.377), THIRD BASE McCLURE A VERSATILE PITCHER Maddie Houlihan (.363) and Danielle Parlich (.353) are PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Senior Cassie McClure has been a versatile and all batting above .350, with Houlihan, Parlich and Sam MJ Knighten 25 8-17 productive pitcher in her Nebraska career. Macken tying for the team lead with eight doubles.

• McClure has factored into six of the Huskers’ seven In the circle, Minnesota is limiting opponents to 1.9 runs SHORTSTOP wins in 2017, totaling four victories and two saves. per game and a .198 batting average, while posting a 1.67 ERA that leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th nationally. PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD In her three seasons, McClure has factored into 43 of Rindy Bryant 13 2-11 Nebraska’s 77 wins (31 wins, 12 saves). The staff is led by two-time All-American Sara Lexey Kneib 7 2-5 Groenewegen. Groenewegen is 11-1 with a Big Ten- Rachel Arthur 3 2-1 • McClure has tied for the Big Ten lead with five saves best 0.65 ERA, and she has allowed only nine runs in Haley Donaldson 2 2-0 each of the past two seasons, ranking 12th nationally 75.1 innings. Opponents are hitting just .164 against in saves in 2015 and 16th in 2016. She ranks 22nd this Groenewegen and have struck out 99 times while drawing year. only 11 walks. Groenewegen leads all active Division I pitchers with 1,006 career strikeouts and ranks third in LEFT FIELD • McClure owns 12 saves in two seasons at Nebraska, PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD wins (87), 10th in shutouts (23) and 13th in ERA (1.78). which is tied for the secondd-highest total in NU history. Austen Urness 18 5-13 and Missouri transfer Tori Finucane have Alyvia Simmons 4 2-2 • McClure owns 13 career saves including her freshman split the majority of the innings behind Groenewegen. Fiser Gina Metzler 3 1-2 season at Texas Tech. Her 13 career saves rank seventh is 5-0 with a 2.94 ERA in 31.0 innings, while Finucane is among all active Division I pitchers. 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 37.0 innings. Carlie Brandt (5-0, 0.91 ERA in 23.0 IP) and Kendal Judge (0-0, 2.47 ERA in CENTER FIELD • McClure was one of 14 pitchers nationally who totaled 5.2 IP) round out the Golden Gopher staff. PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD at least 15 wins and five saves in 2016. She is one of Gina Metzler 17 5-12 MINNESOTA COACH 10 returning pitchers in 2017 who recorded 15 wins and • Jessica Allister is in her sixth season at Minnesota Taylor Otte 6 2-4 five saves last year. • She owns a 241-104 record with the Golden Gophers Alyvia Simmons 2 1-1 • Allister is 9-5 against Nebraska and Rhonda Revelle • McClure is one of only 11 active Division I pitchers with 30 career victories and 10 career saves. SERIES HISTORY VS. MINNESOTA RIGHT FIELD • Nebraska leads the all-time series, 18-14 PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD PITCHERS WITH 30 CAREER WINS & 10 CAREER SAVES* • Minnesota leads the series, 9-5, in the Big Ten era Tristen Edwards 18 5-13 Player School Wins Saves • The Gophers won both meetings last year Alyvia Simmons 7 3-4 Maryssa Becker Louisville 60 12 • Minnesota has won four of the last five meetings Michigan 84 11 • NU’s last win came in 2015 in the last meeting in Lincoln Nickie Blue South Carolina 64 20 • Minnesota is 6-5 all-time in Lincoln (5-4 at Bowlin Stadium) DESIGNATED PLAYER McKenna Bull BYU 90 10 • Rhonda Revelle 13-9 against Minnesota PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Manda Cash Dayton 32 13 Category Nebraska Minnesota Cassie McClure 8 3-5 Katie Donovan Utah 47 12 Record 8-17 25-2 Kaylan Jablonski 6 0-6 Delanie Gourley Florida 55 14 Average .272 .342 Austen Urness 4 3-1 Shelby Hursh Ohio State 35 15 Home Runs 12 24 Alyvia Simmons 3 1-2 Katie Malone Wichita St. 63 11 Runs/Game 3.6 6.8 Haley Donaldson 1 0-1 Cassie McClure Nebraska 30 13 ERA 5.03 1.67 Tristen Edwards 1 0-1 Kristina Zalewski Michigan St. 31 11 Runs Allowed/Game 6.3 1.9 Strikeouts/Game 3.9 7.2 Lexey Kneib 1 0-1 Fielding Pct. .948 .970 Lotte Sjulin 1 0-1 NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 9 RETURNING HUSKER CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS STATS VS. MINNESOTA RACHEL ARTHUR LAURA BARROW Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2014 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .500 2015 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 .000 6-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 1.000 2016 .200 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 TOTAL .000 7-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .833 TOTAL .125 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 LAURA BARROW Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% BRI CASSIDY 2015 .382 23-23 55 17 21 6 0 0 12 11 0 5 0-0 .491 .485 .943 Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2016 .295 22-22 61 19 18 5 0 1 5 10 1 7 0-0 .426 .403 .966 2016 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL .336 45-45 116 36 39 11 0 1 17 21 1 12 0-0 .457 .442 .955 BRI CASSIDY KAYLAN JABLONSKI Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2016 .000 13-11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 .000 .429 .985 2015 .500 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2016 .167 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 KAYLAN JABLONSKI TOTAL .300 10 1 3 0 1 2 0 Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% 2015 .310 16-11 29 4 9 0 0 1 6 5 0 3 0-0 .414 .412 .857 2016 .230 19-16 61 7 14 3 0 1 10 1 0 10 1-1 .328 .238 1.000 MJ KNIGHTEN TOTAL .256 35-27 90 11 23 3 0 2 16 6 0 13 1-1 .356 .299 .950 Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2014 .100 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 MJ KNIGHTEN 2015 .400 10 2 4 1 1 4 1 Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% 2016 .429 7 2 3 0 1 2 0 2014 .364 23-23 66 14 24 1 2 3 19 10 2 9 2-2 .576 .462 .845 2015 .475 23-23 80 25 38 4 2 5 31 10 3 4 2-3 .763 .548 .938 TOTAL .296 27 5 8 1 2 6 2 2016 .333 22-22 72 24 24 4 0 6 23 19 2 6 4-4 .639 .484 .947 TOTAL .394 68-68 218 63 86 9 4 14 73 39 7 19 8-9 .665 .500 .913 CASSIE McCLURE Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB CASSIE McCLURE 2015 .182 11 0 2 0 0 1 1 Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% 2016 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 .314 17-15 51 6 16 3 0 2 18 5 1 2 0-0 .490 .373 .900 2016 .178 16-15 45 2 8 1 0 2 10 5 1 3 0-0 .333 .275 .895 TOTAL .154 13 0 4 0 0 1 1 TOTAL .250 33-30 96 8 24 4 0 4 28 10 2 5 0-0 .417 .327 .897 GINA METZLER GINA METZLER Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% 2015 .000 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2015 .500 19-1 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .500 .500 1.000 2016 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 .333 21-10 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1-1 .333 .667 1.000 TOTAL .429 40-11 7 17 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1-1 .429 .600 1.000 TOTAL .000 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TAYLOR OTTE TAYLOR OTTE Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2015 .000 15-3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 .000 .000 .000 2015 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2016 .200 17-5 15 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 0-2 .333 .368 1.000 2016 .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL .176 32-8 17 9 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 1-3 .294 .333 1.000 TOTAL .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 ALYVIA SIMMONS Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% ALYVIA SIMMONS 2016 .255 19-18 55 15 14 2 0 4 10 9 0 10 0-0 .509 .354 .917 Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB LOTTE SJULIN 2015 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% 2014 .000 12-0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 LOTTE SJULIN 2015 .000 7-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2016 1.000 15-0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 1.000 1.000 .000 2016 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1.000 34-0 1 15 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 1.000 1.000 .000 AUSTEN URNESS AUSTEN URNESS Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT SLG% OB% FLD% Year AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB 2014 .250 9-6 20 3 5 2 0 1 7 1 1 5 0-0 .500 .318 .000 2016 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 .256 15-12 39 6 10 1 0 3 14 5 2 5 0-0 .513 .370 1.000 TOTAL .254 24-18 59 9 15 3 0 4 21 6 3 10 0-0 .508 .353 1.000 CAITLIN BARTSCH CAITLIN BARTSCH Year ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R ER Year G-GS W-L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Opp. Avg. 2016 0.00 0-0 1-0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2015 1-0 0-0 99.00 0 0 0.0 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 .750 2016 1-0 0-0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 KAYLAN JABLONSKI TOTAL 2-0 0-0 28.00 0 1.0 3 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .429 Year ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R ER KAYLAN JABLONSKI 2015 6.00 0-1 1-1 0 4.2 7 4 4 Year G-GS W-L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Opp. Avg. 2016 7.50 0-0 1-1 0 4.2 4 5 5 2015 9-8 5-2 3.33 1 0 40.0 47 26 19 23 23 5 0 8 .287 TOTAL 6.92 0-1 2-2 0 9.1 11 9 9 2016 14-9 6-2 3.68 1 0 59.0 51 34 31 37 40 5 2 9 .231 TOTAL 23-17 11-4 3.54 2 0 99.0 98 60 50 60 63 10 2 17 .255 CASSIE McCLURE CASSIE McCLURE Year ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R ER Year G-GS W-L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Opp. Avg. 2015 8.40 0-0 2-0 0 3.1 5 4 4 2015 9-2 2-0 7.24 0 2 19.1 26 21 20 7 10 8 0 3 .313 2016 6.18 0-2 2-1 0 5.2 10 7 5 2016 14-12 5-5 3.81 1 1 71.2 83 49 39 38 43 17 2 8 .301 TOTAL 7.00 0-2 4-1 0 9.0 15 11 9 TOTAL 23-14 7-5 4.54 1 3 91.0 109 70 59 45 53 25 2 11 .304 NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL REVELLE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 10 COACHING STOPS NFCA HALL OF FAME Nebraska (Head Coach) 1993-present San Jose State (Assistant Coach) 1989-92 Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) 1987-88 WINNINGEST COACH Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986 IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS (ALL SPORTS) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (1987) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish 1987 8-16 7-5 N/A -- -- COACH OF THE YEAR Totals 8-16 7-5 N/A -- -- IN THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES (BIG 8, BIG 12, BIG TEN) NEBRASKA (1993-PRESENT) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish FIVE-TIME REGIONAL 1993 18-23 5-11 5th -- -- COACHING STAFF 1994 25-33 5-15 6th -- -- 1995 43-20 10-6 3rd -- -- OF THE YEAR 1996 42-23 10-8 4th 3-2 2nd 1997 29-24 10-6 4th 1-2 t-5th THREE-TIME 1998 48-12 16-0 1st 4-0 1st NFCA PRESIDENT 1999 35-21 10-8 4th 3-1 2nd 2000 52-21 15-2 2nd 4-1 1st 2001 51-15 16-2 1st 2-2 t-3rd 2002 50-14 11-5 3rd 3-1 2nd RHONDA REVELLE 2003 39-17 10-8 6th 2-2 t-3rd 25th SEASON AT NEBRASKA • 26th CAREER SEASON 2004 45-17 14-3 1st 4-0 1st 921-502 RECORD AT NEBRASKA • 929-518 CAREER RECORD 2005 36-23 9-9 7th 2-2 t-5th 2006 44-12 13-4 2nd 2-2 t-3rd Rhonda Revelle is truly one of the nation’s elite coaches. One of only 16 active Division I coaches enshrined in the 2007 37-20 10-8 5th 0-1 t-7th 2008 25-28 4-14 t-9th 3-1 2nd National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed 2009 35-19 9-9 5th 0-1 t-7th athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 20 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks 2010 30-29 7-11 t-6th 0-1 t-7th 2011 41-14 9-9 6th -- -- fifth nationally among active coaches. In the classroom, Revelle has coached 14 players to academic All-America 2012 33-22 14-9 3rd -- -- honors in 24 seasons, the second-highest total of any coach nationally during that span. Revelle has also given 2013 45-16 16-6 2nd 1-1 t-3rd 2014 44-18 18-5 t-1st 0-1 t-5th back to the profession, as she is currently serving in her third stint as NFCA President. 2015 35-23 17-6 3rd 2-1 2nd 2016 35-21 13-9 5th 1-1 t-5th 2017 8-17 0-0 ------REVELLE’S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKA MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES) 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 30 Totals 921-502 267-173 -- 37-23 -- Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4 2. Diane Ninemire, Cal 28 Career 929-518 274-178 -- 37-23 -- Big Ten Coach of the Year 1 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2 3. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 24 4. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 22 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1 5. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY) Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 Year Round Record Finish Rank Conference Titles 7 1993 ------Big Ten Conference Titles 1 MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993) 1994 ------Big 12 Conference Titles 6 1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee 17 1995 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th NCAA Tournament Appearances 19 2. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 14 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th NCAA Regional Titles 4 3. Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th 1998 Regional 4-2 t-5th 5th Women’s College World Series Appearances 3 1999 Regional 4-2 t-9th 20th NFCA All-Americans 19 ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHES 2000 Regional 3-2 t-17th 14th Multi-Time All-Americans 5 Mike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996 2001 Regional 2-2 t-17th 14th CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13 Margo Jonker, Central Michigan Inducted 2003 2002 WCWS 5-2 t-5th 6th Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006 2003 Regional 3-2 t-17th 13th Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008 2004 Regional 3-2 t-9th 14th WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE D1 COACHES)* Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1,497 2005 Regional 1-2 t-33rd 25th Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010 2. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1,478 2006 Regional 2-2 t-17th 15th Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010 3. Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1,276 2007 Regional 0-2 t-49th -- Ralph Weekly, Tennessee Inducted 2011 4. Diane Ninemire, California 1,272 2008 ------Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012 5. Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1,201 2009 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012 2010 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- 6. Donna Papa, North Carolina 1,181 Joan Joyce, Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013 2011 Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st 7. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1,109 Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013 2012 ------8. Sandy Montgomery, SIUE* 1,007 Jo Evans, Texas A&M Inducted 2015 2013 WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th 9. Melinda Fischer, Illinois State 991 Clint Myers, Auburn Inducted 2015 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th 10. Patrick Murphy, Alabama 963 Bob Brock, Sam Houston State Inducted 2016 2015 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- 11. Bob Coolen, Hawaii 942 Jacquite Joseph, Michigan State* Inducted 2016 2016 Regional 2-2 t-17th -- 12. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 921 Totals 20 app. 47-42 -- -- *inducted as member of Pioneer Category *SIUE has only been a Division I school since 2009

NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 11 BATTING RECORDS WATCH PITCHING RECORDS WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) EXTRA-BASE HITS SAVES 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .418 (263/629) 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 105 1. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 16 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 .379 (266/702) 2. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 95 2. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 12 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .378 (254/710) 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 93 Cassie McClure, 2015-present 12 4. Lizzy Rock, 2005-06 .374 (133/356) 4. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 85 4. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 10 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present .365 (229/627) 5. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 78 Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 10 6. Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 .350 (233/665) 6. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 74 6. Peaches James, 2001-04. 9 7. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 .347 (217/625) 7. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 73 7. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 8 8. Lisa Wangler, 2000-03 .346 (121/350) 8. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 69 Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 8 9. Denise Day, 1982-85 .336 (186/553) 9. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 68 Ashley Hagemann, 2009-12 8 10. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 .334 (170/509) 10. Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 65 10. Rhonda Revelle, 1981-83 7

HITS RBIs NO-HITTERS 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 266 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 213 1. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 6 2. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 263 2. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 202 2. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 3 Ali Viola, 1995-98 263 3. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 177 Peaches James, 2001-04 3 4. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 254 4. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 173 Summer Tobias, 2003-04 3 5. Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 233 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 168 Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 3 6. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 232 6. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 158 6. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 2 7. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 229 7. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 141 Shelby Mertins, 1983-86 2 8. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-16 221 8. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 137 Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 2 9. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 220 9. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 135 Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 2 10. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 217 10. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 134 10. Rhonda Revelle, 1981-83 1 Alicia Armstrong, 2013-16 134 Jeanne Wagner, 1982-83 1 RUNS Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 1 1. Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 200 Marie Bowie, 1989-91 1 2. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 199 TOTAL BASES Stacie Stafford, 1995-96 1 3. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 182 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 478 Penny Cope, 2000-01 1 4. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 177 2. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-200 451 Molly Hill, 2006-09 1 5. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 168 3. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 423 Alex Hupp, 2007-10 1 6. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 163 4. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 384 Ashley Hagemann, 2009-12 1 7. Ali Viola, 1995-98 157 5. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 378 Emily Lockman, 2013-16 1 8. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-06 145 6. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 369 Kaylan Jablonski, 2015-present 1 9. Nikki Haget, 2009-12 143 7. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 367 10. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-16 139 8. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 360 9. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-14 359 TRIPLES Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 359 1. Kathy Foley, 1977-80 22 2. Julie Uryasz, 1977-80 17 Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 17 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 4. Denise Day, 1982-85 15 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .760 (478/629) 5. Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 13 2. Christie McCoy, 1997-98 .642 (197/307) 6. Kris Hermanson, 1977-79 10 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .635 (451/710) Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 10 4. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 .629 (423/673) 8. Shelley Scott, 1978-81 9 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present .612 (384/627) 9. Denise McMillan, 1991-94 8 6. Denise Day, 1982-85 .579 (320/553) 10. Lisa Wangler, 2002-23 7 7. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 .566 (367/648) Misti Guenther, 1989-92 7 8. Hailey Decker, 2013-14 .558 (215/385) Amy Offenbacker, 1992-95 7 9. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 .546 (360/659) Sherry Allcorn, 1994-95 7 10. Kiki Stokes, 2013-16 .540 (359/665)

-- MJ Knighten, 2014-present 6 WALKS 1. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 150 HOME RUNS 2. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 124 1. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 54 3. Kiki Stokes, 203-16 120 2. Ali Viola, 1995-98 53 4. Ali Viola, 1995-98 116 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 47 5. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 115 4. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 46 6. Ashley Guile, 2008-12 103 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 38 7. Gabby Banda, 2010-13 96 6. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 35 Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 96 7. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 32 9. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 87 8. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 31 10. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 84 9. Denise Day, 1982-85 28 MJ Knighten, 2014-present 84 10. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 27 Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 27

NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL # 29 RACHEL ARTHUR • INF • Has tied her career high with three starts at shortstop, all in the past fIVE games AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Produced an RBI in her first career plate appearance in 2014 (bases-loaded walk) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten pick; 5-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 2017 .000 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • • Only Lincoln native on Nebraska’s 2017 roster Career .000 41-9 9 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 • Father Mike is Nebraska’s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research

# 23 LAURA BARROW • 2B • Has started 133 of Nebraska’s 137 games the past three years, including 127 at second base AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Ranks 4th among all Huskers with a .301 career average and 3rd with 21 doubles & 46 RBIs Tallied 13 doubles in 2015, the 3rd-highest freshman total in Nebraska history 2017 .236 24-23 6 13 0 0 6 10 .236 .354 • • 1 of 4 Huskers to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since NU joined B1G in 2012 Career .301 134-133 84 104 21 2 46 44 .384 .384 • 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member

# 28 CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP • Three scoreless outings in 2017; has gone 9.1 straight innings without allowing an ER W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Posted a team-low 3.32 ERA in 2016 & allowed only four hits in 6.1 IP for a .154 opponent avg. Made four relief appearances in her freshman season, allowing 2 ER or less three times 2017 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 .421 • • 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 4-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Career 0-0 4.88 10 0 0 0 0 14.1 7 .343 • 46-9 career record with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves for The Woodlands High School

# 64 BREE BORUFF • OF • Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Mountain Region All-American AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 1 of 2 Colorado natives in Husker freshman class; NU’s first Colorado signees since 2000 Posted a .380 career batting average for Mead High School with 81 runs & 75 steals 2017 .000 11-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • • Batted .375 as a senior, .386 as a junior and .437 as a sophomore Career .000 11-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • Played travel ball for the Triple Crown Stars; was teammates with classmate Haley Donaldson

# 5 RINDY BRYANT • INF • Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Central Region All-American AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 2-time first-team All-Nebraska selection; also a 2-time first-team all-state pick Set Beatrice High School record with 33 career doubles 2017 .179 15-13 2 5 2 0 1 0 .250 .207 • • Set Beatrice season records for runs (53), hits (75), doubles (16), triples (12) & RBIs (50) Career .179 15-13 2 5 2 0 1 0 .250 .207 • Also lettered in basketball, track & soccer; BHS records for shutouts (5) & saves (227) in 2015

# 44 BRI CASSIDY • C • Has started 22 of 25 games at catcher this season; has also recorded first two career hits AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Produced her first career hit and RBI with an RBI single vs. IUPUI on March 4 Drew three walks in 14 plate appearances in 2016 and scored one run 2017 .154 23-22 0 2 0 0 1 3 .154 .313 • • 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member; 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team pick Career .083 51-44 1 2 0 0 1 6 .083 .267 • Was named a 1st-team NFCA High School All-American as a junior at Cajon HS

# 4 HALEY DONALDSON • INF • Has started games at 2B, SS & DP; hit first homer - a grand slam - on Wednesday vs. UNO AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 2016 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year & 2016 Mountain Region All-American .564 career average for Fossil Ridge High School with 26 doubles, 32 homers & 118 RBIs 2017 .292 12-8 2 7 0 1 6 0 .417 .292 • • Missed nearly her entire junior year with a knee injury; returned to hit .662 as a senior Career .292 12-8 2 7 0 1 6 0 .417 .292 • In fall season, 2nd nationally in homers as freshman, 4th as sophomore, 7th as senior

# 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS • OF • Hit 2 HRs vs. Oregon St.; became the 7th Husker freshman to record a multi-homer game AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 1 of 36 players selected for 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-America Game Also a 2016 Western Region All-American; 1 of 14 All-Inland 1st-team selections in 2016 2017 .211 22-19 10 12 1 3 6 3 .386 .274 • • .408 career prep average with 33 doubles, 22 home runs & 103 RBIs in 105 games Career .211 22-19 10 12 1 3 6 3 .386 .274 • Youngest sister of former Nebraska 2-time All-America twins Tatum & Taylor Edwards

# 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP • Beat No. 20 Mizzou for 1st career win over top-25 team; earned 1st career save next day vs. OSU W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Has been involved in two no-hitters: solo vs. Purdue (2016) & combined vs. Montana (2015) 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 2017 3-9 5.70 18 13 2 0 1 73.2 37 .308 • • 1 of 2 NU freshmen to toss a shutout in the NCAA Tournament (2015 vs. Texas Southern) Career 19-20 5.01 71 47 12 3 1 267.0 164 .278 • 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year; 81-14 prep record with 1.50 ERA and 891 Ks

# 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • UTL • Has earned career starts in the lineup as a pitcher, designated player and left fielder AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Set career highs in runs (18), hits (34), doubles (9), homers (4) and RBIs (20) in 2016 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 2017 .189 21-17 6 10 4 1 5 3 .321 .232 • • Posted a .557 career average for Omaha Skutt Catholic, a Nebraska all-class record Career .245 109-79 35 64 16 6 36 17 .375 .288 • Also set Nebraska Class B records with her 25 home runs and 137 RBIs

# 14 TAYLOR KADAVY • LHP • Made her career debut in the circle in 2016 in her first season at Nebraska W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Tossed 3.2 innings in her career debut vs. Arkansas, allowing 1 run with career-high 4 Ks Spent her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney but did not pitch due to injury 2017 0-0 21.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 .667 • • 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 4-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Career 0-0 9.00 4 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 .364 • 3-time all-state selection at York High School; 31-3 as a senior with a 1.85 ERA

NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL # 00 LEXEY KNEIB • INF • Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Central Region All-American AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Did not play high school softball her last three seasons; instead focused on travel ball Played her freshman season for Webb City HS; played her travel ball for the DeMarini Aces 2017 .095 10-8 1 2 0 0 2 1 .095 .136 • • Helped the Aces to a top-25 finish at 2015 Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championship Career .095 10-8 1 2 0 0 2 1 .095 .136 • Also played basketball for Webb City; all-district player as a junior, 11.8 PPG as a senior

# 2016 1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN • 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION 99 MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B • 2016 1st-team All-American; 3rd Husker infielder to earn the honor & first since 1999 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Ranks 10th among all active Division I players in career RBIs, 14th in hits & 15th in runs 1 of 4 returning players who averaged 1.0 hit, 1.0 run & 1.0 RBI per game in 2016 2017 .346 25-25 17 27 6 3 10 7 .538 .400 • • Also a 3-time All-Big Ten selection (1st team in 2015 & 2016; 2nd team in 2014) Career .365 200-200 163 229 29 38 168 84 .612 .451 • Team captain ranks 5th all-time at NU in average, homers, RBIs & slugging percentage

# 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION (AT NU) • 3-TIME ALL-REGION (CAREER) 66 CASSIE McCLURE • RHP • 1 of 5 active Division I pitchers who has earned three all-region accolades W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to be a 2-time, 1st-team all-region honoree 1 of 11 active Division I pitchers with 30 career victories & 10 career saves 2017 5-5 4.45 18 9 4 0 2 61.1 44 .322 • • Tied for B1G lead in saves in 2015 & 2016; 6th among active pitchers in career saves (13) Career 31-19 3.91 96 42 19 3 13 309.2 204 .284 • In her three seasons, has factored into 43 of Nebraska’s 78 wins (31 wins, 12 saves)

# 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION (AT NU) • 3-TIME ALL-REGION (CAREER) 66 CASSIE McCLURE • UTL • Ranks 2nd among all current Huskers with a .317 career average, 19 homers & 115 RBIs AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 3-time all-region selection in large part because of her abilities at the plate Homered in her first as a Husker in the 2015 season opener vs. Colorado State 2017 .262 20-17 4 11 1 2 9 10 .429 .404 • • Was a 3rd-team All-Big 12 selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014 Career .317 164-148 41 134 24 19 115 65 .508 .409 • Posted 8th-best average (.364) and 9th-most RBIs (44) in Texas Tech history in 2014

# 97 SYDNEY McLEOD • LHP • Has not allowed an in four of her eight appearances W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Earned her first career save vs. Omaha; first Husker freshman to record a save since 2013 Made her career debut with 0 ER in 2.0 innings in a start vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 2017 0-3 5.13 8 3 0 0 1 15.0 3 .440 • • Missed her senior season in high school and all of NU’s fall season due to the injury Career 0-3 5.13 8 3 0 0 1 15.0 3 .440 • Went 26-6 with a 1.27 ERA & 282 strikeouts as two-time all-state & all-region pick

# 11 GINA METZLER • OF • Has already posted career highs in hits (24), doubles (3), RBIs (4) and stolen bases (3) AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 24 hits in 66 at bats this season after producing 17 hits in 69 at bats her first 2 years Has started 69 career games, including at every outfield spot (49 in LF, 18 in CF, 2 in RF) 2017 .364 23-20 9 24 3 0 5 1 .409 .373 • • 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection Career .304 119-69 44 41 4 0 9 8 .333 .347 • 4-time first-team All-Nebraska selection at Papillion-La Vista High School

# 22 TAYLOR OTTE • OF • Only Husker to start a game at every outfield position in 2016 (9 in LF, 1 in CF, 3 in RF) AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Started 13 games in 2016 and produced her first career hit, double, triple & walk 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection 2017 .286 16-6 7 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 • • 4-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Career .172 101-24 31 11 2 0 0 3 .234 .243 • 3-time all-state selection helped Wahoo High School win three Class C state titles

# 3 ALEXIS PERRY • INF • Was slowed by a shoulder injury the first two weeks; has started 16 straight games at 1B AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Became the 4th NU freshman to record three extra-base hits in a game vs. Lamar on March 5 Nebraska’s first recruit from the state of Oklahoma since 1997 2017 .308 20-20 4 16 3 1 6 3 .423 .345 • • 4-time all-district selection & 2016 District Player of the Year for Putnam City High School Career .308 20-20 4 16 3 1 6 3 .423 .345 • Hit .463 in her high school career with 45 doubles, eight triples, seven homers & 94 RBIs

# 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS • OF • Has reached base safely in 11 straight games, totaling 13 hits, 7 runs and 7 RBIs in stretch AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Tied for third on the team with five homers in 2016; 11 of her 26 hits went for extra bases 2-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member; 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team pick 2017 .309 20-16 11 17 3 0 8 5 .400 .377 • • Participated in the tryouts for the 2015 USA Junior Women’s National Team Career .267 59-52 32 43 9 5 21 22 .429 .360 • Earned high school all-state honors in both Nebraska and Kansas

# 01 LOTTE SJULIN • OF/1B • Recorded her first career start, at bat, hit, double, RBI, walk & in 2016 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Serving as 1 of 3 team captains in 2017; named Nebraska’s Homecoming Queen last fall 2-time recipient of Nebraska’s Borg-Wright Coaches Award (2014, 2015) 2017 .250 8-3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 • • 2-time Academic All-Big Ten selection & 2-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Career .286 98-4 34 4 1 0 2 1 .357 .333 • Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career

# 27 AUSTEN URNESS • OF/C • Owns a team-high 74 career starts in the OF; made her first 3 career starts at C in 2017 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt following offseason knee surgery Only Husker freshman to hit multiple home runs in an NCAA Tournament (2 in 2014) 2017 .297 25-25 7 22 5 1 15 4 .405 .358 • • 2-time Academic All-Big Ten selection & 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Career .253 107-93 36 69 13 10 57 21 .418 .344 • Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career

NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL #29 RACHEL ARTHUR #00 LEXEY KNEIB SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH none Hits none 1 twice Hits same none Runs 1 nine times 1 vs. Lamar Runs same none RBIs 1 vs.UTEP (2014) 1 twice RBIs same none HRs none none HRs none

#23 LAURA BARROW #99 MJ KNIGHTEN SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 2 three times Hits 3 at UNI (2016) 3 three times Hits 4 twice 2 vs. Lamar Runs 4 at Maryland (2016) 3 twice Runs 3 11 times 2 twice RBIs 2 eight times 3 vs. Omaha RBIs 5 four times none HRs 1 twice 1 three times HRs 2 four times

#8 CAITLIN BARTSCH #66 CASSIE McCLURE • PITCHING SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 1.2 vs. Pittsburgh IP 4.1 vs. DePaul (2016) 7.0 four times IP 8.0 vs. Purdue (2016) 1 twice Ks 2 vs. Georgia Tch (2015) 6 vs. IUPUI Ks 10 twice 1 vs. Lamar Hits 0 at Minnesota (2016) 6 vs. IUPUI Hits (CG) 1 vs. Green Bay (2016) 0 four times ER 0 seven times 1 twice ER (CG) 0 four times

#64 BREE BORUFF #66 CASSIE McCLURE • BATTING SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH none Hits none 3 vs. IUPUI Hits 3 eight times 1 three times Runs same 2 vs. Omaha Runs 2 seven times none RBIs none 3 twice RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) none HRs none 1 twice HRs 2 twice

#5 RINDY BRYANT #97 SYDNEY McLEOD SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 1 five times Hits same 5.0 at Arizona St. IP same 1 twice Runs same 1 three times Ks same 1 vs. IUPUI RBIs same 2 twice Hits same none HRs none 0 four times ER same

#44 BRI CASSIDY #11 GINA METZLER SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 1 twice Hits same 4 vs. Lamar Hits same none Runs 1 at Northwestern (2016) 2 twice Runs 2 three times 1 vs. IUPUI RBIs same 2 vs. Lamar RBIs same none HRs none none HRs none

#4 HALEY DONALDSON #22 TAYLOR OTTE SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 2 twice Hits same 2 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 Hits same 2 vs. Omaha Runs same 1 seven times Runs 2 at Northwestern (2016) 4 vs. Omaha RBIs same none RBIs none 1 vs. Omaha HRs same none HRs none

#24 TRISTEN EDWARDS #3 ALEXIS PERRY SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 3 vs. New Mexico St. - 1 Hits same 4 vs. Omaha Hits same 2 four times Runs same 2 vs. Omaha Runs same 3 vs. Oregon St. RBIs same 4 vs. Lamar RBIs same 2 vs. Oregon St. HRs same 1 vs. Lamar HRs same

#12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • PITCHING #32 ALYVIA SIMMONS SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 6.2 vs. Oregon St. IP 9.0 vs. Wisconsin (2016) 3 vs. New Mexico St. - 1 Hits same 7 at Arkansas Ks 9 twice 2 four times Runs 2 nine times 11 vs. Washington Hits (CG) 0 vs. Purdue (2016) 2 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 RBIs 3 at Illinois (2016) 7 vs. Washington ER (CG) 0 five times none HRs 1 five times

#12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • BATTING #01 LOTTE SJULIN SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 3 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 Hits 3 twice 1 twice Hits 1 four times 2 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 Runs 2 three times 1 twice Runs 1 34 times 2 vs. Omaha RBIs 3 at Maryland (2016) none RBIs 1 twice 1 vs. New Mexico St. - 1 HRs 1 six+ times none HRs none

#14 TAYLOR KADAVY #27 AUSTEN URNESS SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 0.1 at Florida St. IP 3.2 vs. Arkansas (2016) 3 vs. Omaha Hits 3 three times 1 at Florida St. Ks 4 vs. Arkansas (2016) 1 seven times Runs 2 four times 2 at Florida St. Hits 2 four times 2 five times RBIs 5 vs. Wisconsin 1 at Florida St. ER 1 three times 1 vs. BYU HRs 2 vs. Wisconsin

NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2017 Nebraska Softball Overall Statistics for Nebraska (as of Mar 22, 2017) NEBRASKA SOFTBALL (All games Sorted by Batting avg) 2017 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NEBRASKA OVERALL STATISTICS

Record: 8-17 Home: 4-0 Away: 0-7 Neutral: 4-10 Big Ten: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 11 Gina Metzler . 3 6 4 23-20 66 9 24 3 0 0 5 27 . 4 0 91030 . 3 7 3 0 1 3-4 20 3 1 . 9 5 8 99 MJ Knighten . 3 4 6 25-25 78 17 27 6 0 3 10 42 . 5 3 8 7 0 11 0 . 4 0 0 0 1 9-9 30 39 2 . 9 7 2 32 Alyvia Simmons . 3 0 9 20-16 55 11 17 3 1 0 8 22 . 4 0 05160 . 3 7 7 0 0 3-3 18 2 1 . 9 5 2 3 Alexis Perry . 3 0 8 20-20 52 4 16 3 0 1 6 22 . 4 2 3 3 0 12 0 . 3 4 5 0 3 0-0 138 4 5 . 9 6 6 27 Austen Urness . 2 9 7 25-25 74 7 22 5 0 1 15 30 . 4 0 5 4 3 11 1 . 3 5 8 0 0 0-0 30 5 2 . 9 4 6 4 Haley Donaldson . 2 9 2 12-8 24 2 7 0 0 1 6 10 . 4 1 7 0 0 4 0 . 2 9 2 0 0 0-0 12 10 1 . 9 5 7 22 Taylor Otte . 2 8 6 16-6 147400004 . 2 8 60140 . 3 3 3 0 0 3-5 511 . 8 5 7 66 Cassie McClure . 2 6 2 20-17 42 4 11 1 0 2 9 18 . 4 2 9 10 0 5 1 . 4 0 4 0 0 0-0 0 17 0 1.000 1 Lotte Sjulin . 2 5 0 8-3 82200002 . 2 5 00000 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 12 1 1 . 9 2 9 23 Laura Barrow . 2 3 6 24-23 55 6 13 0 0 0 6 13 . 2 3 6 10 0 9 1 . 3 5 4 0 2 1-1 66 35 5 . 9 5 3 24 Tristen Edwards . 2 1 1 22-19 57 10 12 1 0 3 6 22 . 3 8 6 3 2 12 2 . 2 7 4 0 0 1-2 17 0 1 . 9 4 4 12 Kaylan Jablonski . 1 8 9 21-17 53 6 10 4 0 1 5 17 . 3 2 1 3 0 3 1 . 2 3 2 0 0 1-2 1 13 3 . 8 2 4 5 Rindy Bryant . 1 7 9 15-13 282520017 . 2 5 00140 . 2 0 7 0 1 0-0 14 19 7 . 8 2 5 44 Bri Cassidy . 1 5 4 23-22 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 1 5 4 3 0 2 0 . 3 1 3 0 2 0-0 90 20 2 . 9 8 2 0 Lexey Kneib . 0 9 5 10-8 211200022 . 0 9 51020 . 1 3 6 0 0 0-0 5 11 3 . 8 4 2 97 Sydney McLeod . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 4 0 1.000 29 Rachel Arthur . 0 0 0 5-3 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 471 . 9 1 7 8 Caitlin Bartsch . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 14 Taylor Kadavy . 0 0 0 0-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 64 Bree Boruff . 0 0 0 11-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 2 7 2 25 640 91 174 28 1 12 80 240 . 3 7 5 50 8 88 6 . 3 3 2 0 10 23-29 463 191 36 . 9 4 8 Opponents . 3 3 3 25 685 158 228 46 7 18 146 342 . 4 9 9 85 16 87 4 . 4 1 6 5 9 17-24 473 186 27 . 9 6 1

LOB - Team (144), Opp (179). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (7). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Knighten 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 8 Caitlin Bartsch 0 . 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 8 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 . 4 2 1 0000 0 66 Cassie McClure 4 . 4 5 5-5 18 9 4 0/0 2 61.1 86 53 39 35 44 14 3 7 . 3 2 2 1 8 1 1 4 97 Sydney McLeod 5 . 1 3 0-3 8 3 0 0/0 1 15.0 33 19 11 10 3 8 0 1 . 4 4 0 0400 1 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5 . 7 0 3-9 18 13 2 0/0 1 73.2 99 82 60 40 37 21 4 9 . 3 0 8 5 4 0 4 4 14 Taylor Kadavy 21.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 21101100 . 6 6 7 0000 0 Totals 5 . 0 3 8-17 25 25 6 0/0 4 154.1 228 158 111 85 87 46 7 18 . 3 3 3 6 16 1 5 9 Opponents 3 . 0 2 17-8 25 25 8 7/4 0 157.2 174 91 68 50 88 28 1 12 . 2 7 2 5 8 5 0 10

PB - Team (2), Cassidy 1, Urness 1, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Cassidy (13-20), Jablonski (9-12), McClure (7-11), Urness (4-4), McLeod (1-1).

NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS