SOFTBALL Softball Contact: Matt Smith Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 E-Mail: [email protected] Release #19, May 4, 2006

SOFTBALL Softball Contact: Matt Smith Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 E-Mail: Msmith@Huskers.Com Release #19, May 4, 2006

SOFTBALL Softball Contact: Matt Smith Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 e-mail: [email protected] Release #19, May 4, 2006

Nebraska Quick Facts Location...... Lincoln, Neb. 68588 This Week in Husker Softball - May 1 - 7 Population...... 235,594 Saturday, May 6 NU at a Glance Founded...... 1869 Missouri at No. 14 Nebraska Record: 38-8 Enrollment...... 22,000 Media Coverage: Live Stats & Live Audio (Huskers.com) Big 12: 11-4 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...... Scarlet & Cream Sunday, May 7 Big 12 Standing: 2nd Conference...... Big 12 Missouri at No. 14 Nebraska NFCA Poll: 14th Chancellor...... Harvey Perlman Media Coverage: Live Stats & Live Audio (Huskers.com) ESPN Poll: 14th Athletic Director...... Steve Pederson RPI: 20 Head Coach...... Rhonda Revelle Streak: Won 6 Alma Mater...... Nebraska, 1984 Overall record (years)...... 555-287 (14) NU Closes Regular-Season against Missouri Record at NU (years)...... 547-271 (13) The 14th-ranked Nebraska softball team looks to wrap up a second-place finish in the Big 12 Assistant Coach...... Lori Sippel Conference and the No. 2 seed in next week's Big 12 Championship when the Huskers close out the Alma Mater...... Nebraska, 1988 regular-season by hosting the Missouri Tigers this weekend at Bowlin Stadium. Assistant Coach...... Jennifer Ogee NU is currently 38-8 overall and 11-4 in the Big 12. The Huskers' 38-8 record matches the 2002 Alma Mater...... Washington, 1997 squad for the best 46-game record in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball. NU is also one of just Facility (Capacity)...... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) eight teams in the nation to have eight or fewer losses this season, while the Huskers' .826 winning First Year of Softball...... 1976 percentage ranks sixth in the country. All-Time Record...... 1,022-555 Nebraska is currently riding a six-game winning streak, the Huskers' third winning streak of six games All-Time Conference Record...... 236-158 or longer this season. NU has also boasted 10- and 11-game winning streaks in 2006. Nebraska went NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 16 3-0 in a difficult stretch of games last week to move up in this week's national rankings from 17th to College World Series Appearances...... 7 14th. By defeating Kansas, in-state rival Creighton and then-No. 15 Texas A&M in a four-day span, the Huskers moved up three spots in the rankings this week. Media Relations NU's projected RPI also rose, as Nebraska moved from the 25th spot to No. 20, according to Softball Contact:...... Matt Smith WarrenNolan.com, which projects the RPI for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Office Phone:...... (402) 472-7780 Saturday's game with Missouri, which is slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch, also marks commencement Cell Phone...... (402) 770-5926 ceremonies on the UNL campus. That is significant because seniors Lizzy Aumua, Trisha Tannahill and Secondary Contact:...... Sarah Sherman Jessica Yoachim, along with undergraduate assistant coach Sheena Lawrick will each receive a degree Office Phone:...... (402) 472-7781 prior to facing the Tigers. SID Fax:...... (402) 472-2005 Sunday's Noon game marks the final regular-season home game for Aumua, Tannahill and Yoachim, Press Box Phone: ...... (402) 472-6932 as well as fellow seniors Katie Linke and KoKo Tacha. The five-player senior class will be honored in a pre-game ceremony. Nebraska Interview Policy 2006 Numerical Roster All interviews with Nebraska softball players No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. B/T Highlights must be arranged through the media relations 1 Meghan Mullin OF 5-4 Fr. L/L hitting .250 with 9 R; 12 starts in rookie year office. The best time to reach Head Coach 2 Devin Porter INF 5-5 Jr. R/R two games with 5 or more RBIs; 8 HR, 25 RBIs Rhonda Revelle for interviews during the week 3 Ashley DeBuhr RHP 5-6 Jr. R/R nine shutouts in last 14 starts is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Huskers usually 4 Darcy Rutherford OF 5-9 Fr. L/R appeared in 22 games, scored 4 runs practice daily from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Check with 6 KoKo Tacha OF 5-6 Sr. R/R career highs in hits, 2B, 3B, RBIs, HR Matt Smith or Sarah Sherman for the location. 7 Carmen Kier INF 5-6 Jr. R/R 5 HR after hitting 2 HR in first two years 8 Jessica Yoachim INF 5-4 Sr. L/R broke NU career sacrifice record this season Pronunciation Guide 11 Crystal Carwile INF 5-4 Fr. L/L first Husker with 10+ HR since the 2003 season Lizzy Aumua...... uh-MOO-uh 12 Lizzy Aumua OF 5-3 Sr. L/R .400, 38 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 21-for-25 SB Ashley DeBuhr...... duh-BORE 13 Molly Hill RHP 5-8 Fr. R/R 17-2, 1.75 ERA; 3 shutouts, 161 Ks Carmen Kier...... KEER 18 Kimberly Fuller INF 5-3 Fr. R/R appeared in eight games; 2-for-11, 3 BB, 2 RBIs Katie Linke...... LINK-ee 19 Jordan Keen RHP 5-8 So. R/R will redshirt in 2006 to rehab back Jennifer Ogee...... OH-gee 22 Jamie Waldecker C 5-8 Jr. R/R second on team with 33 RBIs; 5 HR Brittany Pascale...... PASS-kull 28 Trisha Tannahill OF 5-9 Sr. L/R .292, 2 3B, 11 2B, 4 HR, 28 RBIs KoKo Tacha...... TAH-hah 33 Jaime Borg RHP 5-9 Jr. R/R 0-0, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 4.67 ERA; .500 OB% Jessica Yoachim...... YOKE-um 34 Brittany Pascale C 5-4 Fr. R/R .250, 8 RBIs, 23 starts; hit first HR Thursday 59 Katie Linke C/UT 5-7 Sr. R/R .278, HR, 3 RBIs in Big 12 play  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 2

2006 Schedule and Results Huskers Stretch Winning Streak to Six Day, Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Highlights/Radio Info Nebraska went 3-0 last week, defeating Big 12 Fri.-Sun., Feb. 10-12 Kajikawa Classic Tempe, Ariz. foes Kansas and then-No. 15 Texas A&M and in- Friday, Feb. 10 #7 Stanford L, 3-7 Aumua 3-for-4; Kier HR state rival Creighton in a span of four days. Friday, Feb. 10 #15 Oregon State W, 8-2 Hill 1st victory; Porter 5 RBIs Against Kansas junior Ashley DeBuhr turned Saturday, Feb. 11 Cal State Northridge W, 3-2 Hill 4.0 IP, 1 H; Carwile HR in a masterful performance, tossing her second Saturday, Feb. 11 Utah State W, 7-2 Carwile 3-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs career no-hitter. Facing the fifth-place team in the Sunday, Feb. 12 Nevada W, 3-0 DeBuhr, CG two-hitter, 15 Ks conference, DeBuhr surrendered just two walks and struck out 16, just one shy of her career high. Fri.-Sun., Feb. 24-26 NFCA Leadoff Classic Columbus, Ga. Friday, Feb. 24 Illinois W, 21-1 (5) 2nd-most runs in school history No Jayhawk advanced past first base as DeBuhr Friday, Feb. 24 Florida Atlantic W, 5-0 Hill first shutout, 10 Ks baffled the KU lineup all night long. Senior Katie Saturday, Feb. 25 Florida Canceled Linke provided the big hit for the NU offense, Sat.-Sun., Feb. 25-26 Bracket Play Canceled recording an RBI single that gave DeBuhr all the run support she would need in the 1-0 win. Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western W, 3-1 Porter RBI 3B; DeBuhr 10 Ks Nebraska returned to its late-inning dramatics Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western W, 9-1 (5) Tacha 2-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBIs the following day as the Huskers posted their Fri.-Sun., March 3-5 Best Western Airport Festival Tulsa, Okla. biggest come-from-behind victory of the season. Friday, March 3 Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 Porter GW solo HR Trailing 3-0 in the fifth, NU plated two runs in Friday, March 3 Notre Dame W, 5-2 (8) Tannahill 3B, 3 RBIs the fifth and forced extra innings when freshman Saturday, March 4 Kansas L, 0-4 Pascale 3-for-3 Brittany Pascale belted her first career home run, a Saturday, March 4 Tulsa W, 5-2 Aumua 3-for-4, 3 R, RBI pinch-hit solo shot in the bottom of the seventh. Sunday, March 5 Northern Iowa W, 11-2 (5) Porter 2B, GS, 6 RBIs That set the stage for Linke to deliver her Fri.-Sun., March 10-12 Florida State Invitational Tallahassee, Fla. second game-winning hit in as many nights. With Friday, March 10 #25 North Carolina L, 1-3 Carwile RBI the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the Friday, March 10 St. John's W, 11-6 Yoachim 4-for-5, RBI, 2 Rs eighth, Linke jumped on the first pitch she saw Saturday, March 11 Florida A&M W, 3-0 DeBuhr two-hit shutout and singled to left to lift the Huskers to victory. Sat.-Sun., March 11 Indiana L, 1-2 2 unearned runs in bottom 7th The win marked the third time in four games Sunday, March 12 Bradley W, 3-0 DeBuhr one-hit shutout Nebraska won when trailing entering the seventh Sunday, March 12 Kent State W, 1-0 Carwile HR; Hill 3-hit shutout inning. The Huskers trailed by one-run in each of Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr, 1-hit SHO, 13 Ks their two games at Texas Tech last weekend. Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado W, 3-1 Hill 17 strikeouts Instead of coming back in the late innings against the 15th-ranked Aggies, the Huskers Fri.-Sun., March 17-19 Big Red Tournament Bowlin Stadium found themselves hanging on for a 3-2 victory. Friday, March 17 North Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr 4th straight SHO Friday, March 17 Akron W, 10-2 (5) Kier 2-for-3, 2 HR After Texas A&M loaded the bases with only one out in the top of the third but failed to score, Wednesday, March 22 Drake 3 & 6 p.m. (DH) Canceled Nebraska used a pair of hits and two hit batters to Saturday, March 25 #3 Texas L, 0-2 Osterman, shutout, 14 Ks plate three runs in the bottom of the frame. Sunday, March 26 #3 Texas L, 4-5 Waldecker, 3-3, 2B, 2 RBIs DeBuhr held A&M off the scoreboard until the Tuesday, March 28 Creighton W, 3-1 3 runs on only 1 hit Aggies scored a pair of two-out runs in the top of Thursday, March 30 Northern Iowa W, 4-2 Kier HR; Tacha 2 RBIs the sixth. Texas A&M then had runners at first Saturday, April 1 #17 Oklahoma W, 9-1 (6) Three home runs and second in the seventh, before DeBuhr retired Saturday, April 1 #17 Oklahoma W, 3-0 Carwile and Tannahill HRs Tuesday, April 4 Kansas W, 2-0 DeBuhr, shutout, 11 Ks the Aggies' No. 4 hitter for the final out. Saturday, April 8 Oklahoma State W, 10-0 (6) Porter 2 HRs; DeBuhr SHO The win guaranteed Nebraska a top-three Sunday, April 9 Oklahoma State W, 5-4 Carwile 2 HR, GW HR finish in the Big 12 Conference. Although Texas Tuesday, April 11 South Dakota State W, 8-3 (6) Carwile HR, 2B, 2 RBIs wrapped up the regular-season title last weekend, Wednesday, April 12 South Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) Hill no-hitter, 1 BB, 7 Ks NU will finish in either second or third place. Wednesday, April 13 South Dakota State W, 5-0 DeBuhr three-hit shutout Thursday, April 13 Drake W, 7-1 Hill 1 hit, 0 ER; Carwile 3 RBIs Friday, April 14 Baylor L, 2-7 Borg first career hit, 2B, R Scouting Missouri (23-23, 7-9 Big 12) Saturday, April 15 Baylor W, 7-4 Four players with an RBI Missouri, which began the season in the top Tuesday, April 18 Iowa State L, 5-6 Linke & Kier HRs 25, is just 23-23 this season, including a 7-9 mark Thursday, April 20 Iowa State W, 8-0 (6) DeBuhr SHO; Tannahill 4 RBIs in the Big 12 Conference. Saturday, April 22 Texas Tech W, 4-3 Back-to-Back HR in 7th The Tigers are 4-6 in their last 10 games, but Sunday, April 23 Texas Tech W, 10-4 (10) 6-run 10th inning have won three of their last four, including a sweep Wednesday, April 26 Kansas W, 1-0 DeBuhr no-hitter, 15Ks of Texas Tech last weekend. Thursday, April 27 Creighton W, 4-3 (8) Rallied from 3-0 in 5th MU is led offensively by reigning Big 12 Player Saturday, April 29 Texas A&M W, 3-2 3-run third inning of the Week Jen Bruck and Micaela Minner. Bruck Saturday, May 6 Missouri 2 p.m. Huskers.com is hitting .385 with 11 doubles and eight homers, Sunday, May 7 Missouri 1 p.m. Huskers.com while Minner is hitting .353 with nine homers Wed.-Sat., May 10-13 Big 12 Championship Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA and 41 RBIs. As a team, Missouri is hitting .270. Fri.-Sun., May 19-21 NCAA Regional TBA TBA In the circle, Bruck has thrown 215.2 innings, Fri.-Sun., May 26-28 NCAA Super Regional TBA TBA nearly 72 percent of the team's total innings. Thurs.-Wed., June 1-7 WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA Bruck (21-17) boasts an ERA of 3.28, while All times central. All home games in Bold played at Bowlin Stadium. Megan Dennis has made 34 appearances and is Single-game reserved tickets are $6. Single-game general admission tickets are $4. University of Nebraska 2-5 with a 5.23 ERA. students receive free admission. To purchase tickets, call the Nebraska ticket office at 1-800-8BIGRED.  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 3

Last Time We Met USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (May 3) Nebraska and Missouri split the regular-season series last year, but the Tigers topped the Huskers in Rk. Team Record Pts. LW the Big 12 Championship to earn a 2-1 series win. 1. UCLA (22) 40-5 742 1 In the first meeting, Ashley DeBuhr was dominant in the circle, as NU posted a 2-1 win over the 2. Texas (8)* 48-5 728 2 15th-ranked Tigers. DeBuhr allowed just one run on three hits in a complete-game effort, while Trisha 3. Arizona 36-9 687 3 Tannahill and Jamie Waldecker each drove in a run for the Huskers. 4. Alabama 44-8 658 5 The second game of the series featured another pitchers duel, as Missouri scored the game's only run 5. Oregon State* 37-8 592 8 6. Tennessee 48-8 588 4 in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 1-0 victory. Erin Kalka tossed a three-hit shutout for the Tigers that 7. California 40-10 577 7 included 10 strikeouts. DeBuhr was masterful again, allowing just one run on four hits. 8. Georgia 50-12 549 9 The teams met less than a week later at the Big 12 Championship. A four-run first inning propelled 9. Stanford* 34-12 532 6 Missouri to a 5-1 victory that eliminated the Huskers from the championship. 10. Arizona State 42-9 486 10 Nebraska leads the all-time series, 45-29, but Missouri has won five of the last eight games, including 11. LSU 48-9 440 11 two straight at Bowlin Stadium. 12. Michigan 34-13 416 12 13. Northwestern 36-11 380 14 14. Nebraska 38-8 336 17 Quick Hits.... 15. Louisiana-Lafayette 42-10 312 13 NU's 38-8 record ties the best 46-game record in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball 16. Texas A&M* 32-15 293 15 The current .826 winning percentage would be a new school record 17. Washington 30-19 273 16 NU is 18-1 at home, marking the most wins in the history of Bowlin Stadium 18. Baylor* 36-17 258 18 Nebraska needs just two home victories to tie the school record of 20 home wins in a season 19. Louisville 33-8 196 21 Nebraska is 30-2 when out-hitting the opponent 20. Auburn 33-17 155 19 Nebraska is averaging more than five runs per game 21. Oklahoma* 32-18-1 141 23 22. North Carolina* 46-15 93 20 Nebraska scored 238 runs in 43 games, passing last year's season total (232 runs in 59 games) 23. Fresno State 32-14 87 22 NU has scored 73 runs through 15 league games after scoring just 50 runs in 19 league games in 2005 24. North Carolina State 44-18 57 NR NU is 31-2 when holding the opponent to two runs or less 25. South Florida 44-21 42 NR Nebraska has 37 home runs as a team, 18 more than the entire 2005 total (19) *2006 Husker opponent The Huskers have hit 15 homers in 15 league games, nearly matching the 2005 season total NU has hit three times as many triples in 2006 (9) than it did in 2005 (3) USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (May 2) Nebraska is 71-of-82 in stolen base attempts Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. UCLA (15) 40-5 494 1 Lizzy Aumua tied an NU single-game record with a 5-for-5 effort against Illinois 2. Texas (5)* 48-5 483 2 Devin Porter (2), Jamie Waldecker (1) and Crystal Carwile (1) have each produced 5 or more RBIs in a game 3. Arizona 36-9 459 3 Prior to this season, a Husker had produced 5+ RBIs four times in the last five years 4. Alabama 44-8 442 4 Nebraska has been hit by 32 pitches as a team this season, a new school record 5. Oregon State* 37-8 393 9 6. Arizona State 42-9 375 7 2006 Huskers vs. The Record Books 7. California 40-9 368 8 Nebraska has enjoyed an offensive explosion this season, one that has this year's Huskers chasing 8. Stanford* 34-12 366 5 9. Tennessee 48-8 354 6 several school offensive team records. Below is a breakdown of how the 2006 Huskers rank against the 10. Georgia 50-12 348 11 best marks in school history: 11. LSU 48-9 289 10 2006 Huskers (Rank) Category School Record (Year) 12. Northwestern 36-11 273 14 .293 (3rd)...... Average...... 315 (1995) 13. Michigan 34-13 269 13 32 (1st)...... Hit by Pitch...... 32 (2006) 14. Nebraska 38-8 234 16 .440 (2nd)...... Slugging Percentage...... 462 (1995) 15. Louisiana-Lafayette 42-10 203 12 .369 (3rd)...... On-Base Percentage...... 382 (1995) 16. Washington 30-19 190 15 5.35 (3rd)...... Runs Per Game...... 5.64 (1978) 17. Texas A&M* 32-15 184 17 18. Baylor* 36-17 176 18 4.52 (4th)...... RBIs Per Game...... 4.94 (1996) 19. Louisville 33-8 106 22 7.65 (3rd)...... Hit Per Game...... 8.54 (1995) 20. Fresno State 32-14 103 20 18 (t-2nd)...... Home Victories...... 20 (2000) 21. Auburn 33-17 100 19 .826 (1st)...... Winning Percentage...... 800 (1998) 22. Oklahoma* 32-18-1 81 23 As the above chart demonstrates, Nebraska is enjoying one of its best offensive efforts in school history 23. North Carolina* 46-15 49 21 this season and that has translated into a record winning percentage. Several of the school records this 24. San Diego State 28-9 38 24 year's Huskers are chasing belong to the 1995 and 1996 teams. What separates this year's team from Virginia Tech 37-15 38 25 those squads, however, is a talented pitching staff that complements the powerful offense. *2006 Husker opponent Below is a comparison of the pitching statistics from the 1995, 1996 and 2006 teams: Week-by-Week Ranking Year W-L SHO SV IP H R ER B/Avg SO ERA Date NFCA ESPN Record 1995 43-20 12 5 408.1 348 187 132 .227 266 2.26 Feb. 5 21 22 0-0 1996 42-23 15 0 438.1 388 230 157 .233 286 2.51 Feb. 14 17 17 4-1 2006 38-8 14 2 304.2 221 89 73 .199 386 1.68 Feb. 21 18 17 4-1 Feb. 28 17 17 6-1 March 7 15 17 12-2 Huskers Already Eclipsing 2005 Totals in Big 12 Play March 14 16 20 16-4 After finishing with a 9-9 record in the Big 12 Conference in 2005, the Huskers have bettered last March 21 17 20 20-4 year's league win total in only 15 games. A big reason for that is the increased production out of the March 28 19 19 20-6 Husker offense in Big 12 play. Below is a breakdown of how the current 2006 conference-only offensive April 4 16 17 24-6 statistics compare to the final 2005 conference-only stats: April 11 16 15 27-6 Year Avg. H R 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% OB% SB April 18 17 15 32-7 2005 .215 98 50 10 1 6 43 .281 .299 17 April 25 17 16 35-8 May 2 14 14 38-8 2006 .259 108 73 12 1 15 58 .400 .328 17  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 4 Nebraska Head Coach Rhonda Revelle Striking Success The Huskers' in-state pitching staff of right-handers Jaime Borg, Ashley DeBuhr and Molly Hill have 14th Season at Nebraska combined to strike out 386 batters in just 304.2 innings this season. The 386 strikeouts already rank 547-271 (.660) record at NU seventh in school history and the staff has a chance to better the 2001 team's school record 501 strikeouts, 555-287 (.650) career record depending on how far NU advances in the postseason. 6 Big 12 Titles Nebraska has been hurt by 11 rain outs this season, decreasing the number of games to pile up strikeouts. 2 WCWS Teams However, when looking at strikeouts per game, this year's staff is averaging 8.04 strikeouts per game, 14 All-Americans which would be the best mark in school history. The 2001 squad averaged 7.61 strikeouts per game. 15 Academic All-Americans Winningest Coaches in Nebraska History (all sports) Hit By Pitch 1. John Sanders, Baseball, 767-453-1; 20 years Fueled by two of the top three marks in school history, Nebraska has set a new team hit-by-pitch record 2. Terry Pettit, Volleyball, 694-149-11; 23 years for the second consecutive season in 2006. The Huskers have been hit by 32 pitches this season, marking 3. Rhonda Revelle, Softball, 547-271; 14 years* the first time in the 31-year history of the program that a team had been hit by 30 or more pitches in a 4. Tony Sharpe, Baseball; 394-338-3; 31 years single year. The mark breaks the 2005 squad's school-record total of 29. 5. Tom Osborne, Football; 255-49-3; 25 years Leading the way is senior Trisha Tannahill, who has been hit by a single-season school-record 10 *active pitches. She is also tied for the NU career record of 17 hit-by-pitches. Junior Devin Porter has been hit by seven pitches this season, which ranks fourth on the NU single-season chart. Honors and Awards 2002 Midwest Region Coaching Staff Winning at a Record Pace of the Year With a 38-8 record, Nebraska has already tied the 2002 team for the best 46-game record in school 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year history. After improving to 40-8, the 2002 squad then lost three of its next five games and finished the 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year season with a 50-14 mark for a .781 winning percentage, the fourth-best percentage in school history. 1998 NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff The 2006 Huskers currently own an .826 winning percentage with only two games remaining in of the Year the regular season. By continuing its terrific season, NU has a chance to become just the second team 1997 Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame in school history to win 80 percent of its games. The 1998 team, which finished 48-12, owns the best Inductee winning percentage in program history at .800. 1995 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1995 Midwest Region Coach of the Year Huskers Set to Graduate on Saturday Coaching Ledger Six members of the Nebraska softball program, including three current players, will receive diplomas at the commencement ceremonies this Saturday, May 8, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Head Coach (1987, 1993-present at Nebraska) Current Huskers Lizzy Aumua (Sociology), Trisha Tannahill (Communication Studies) and Jessica Year Record Conf. Place Tourn. Yoachim (Communication Studies) will each receive their degrees before NU’s 2 p.m. game with the 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A N/A Missouri Tigers. In addition to the three seniors, former Huskers Kira Boerkircher (Dance), Sheena 1993 18-23 5-11* 5th N/A Lawrick (Family and Consumer Science) and Anne Steffan (Psychology), will also graduate. Lawrick is 1994 25-33 5-15* 6th N/A Nebraska’s undergraduate assistant coach this season. 1995 43-20 10-6* 3rd N/A 1996 42-23 10-8^ 4th 2nd 1997 29-24 10-6^ 4th 5th Seventh Inning Success 1998 48-12 16-0^ 1st 1st Nebraska has rallied from a one-run, seventh-inning deficit in three of its last five victories. After 1999 35-21 10-8^ 4th 2nd twice rallying from a one-run deficit to sweep Texas Tech April 22-23, the Huskers again rallied to beat 2000 52-21 15-2^ 2nd 1st Creighton on April 27. 2001 51-15 16-2^ 1st 5th In game one at Texas Tech NU led 2-0 before the Red Raiders plated one run in the fifth and two 2002 50-14 11-5^ 3rd 2nd in the sixth to take a 3-2 lead. Nebraska quickly responded when junior Jamie Waldecker and freshman 2003 39-17 10-8^ 6th 4th Crystal Carwile homered on consecutive pitches to lead off the seventh inning and give NU the win. 2004 45-17 14-3^ 1st 1st Game two of the series was even more dramatic, as Nebraska would not take its first lead of the game 2005 36-23 9-9 7th 5th until the seventh. Trailing 3-2 entering the final inning, the Huskers sent eight batters to the plate and 2006 38-8 11-4 -- -- scored runs on an error and a hit batter with the bases loaded to take a 4-3 lead. NU had a chance to Totals 555-287 152-87 -- -- add more with the bases loaded and only one out, but was unable to push across another run. Nebraska #Nebraska Wesleyan, *Big Eight, ^Big 12 went on to win the game with a six-run 10th inning. Against Creighton on Thursday, the Huskers rallied for their largest come-from-behind victory of the Coaching Stops season. Trailing 3-0, NU scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth. After being shutout in the bottom Head Coach of the sixth, freshman Brittany Pascale led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit solo home run - the first of her career - that forced extra innings, as the Huskers won 4-3 in eight innings. The three-run 1993-present ...... Nebraska margin marked the largest deficit overcome for NU this season. 1987 ...... Nebraska Wesleyan

Assistant Coach DeBuhr Dominant in Tossing Second Career No-Hitter 1988-92 ...... San Jose State Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr tossed her second career no-hitter to lead the Huskers past Kansas, 1987-88 ...... Cal State-Hayward 1-0, on April 26. DeBuhr surrendered just two walks in the game and did not allow a Jayhawk to advance 1986 ...... Nebraska Wesleyan past first base. The Beatrice, Neb., native also struck out a season-high 16 in the masterful performance, just one shy of her career high. DeBuhr struck out the first seven batters of the game and retired the final eight batters via the strikeout. DeBuhr's no-hitter was the second by a Husker pitcher this season, as freshman right-hander Molly Hill tossed a five-inning no-hitter against South Dakota State on April 12.  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 5 DeBuhr's first no-hitter was a perfect game against Iowa State on April 13, 2005. That marked just (Games through May 3) the third perfect game in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball. DeBuhr is also just the eighth pitcher Big 12 Conference Rk. Team Big 12 Overall in school history to toss more than one no-hitter in a career. 1. Texas...... 15-2...... 49-5-0 2. Nebraska...... 11-4...... 38-8-0 Porter Posting Impressive Numbers in Big 12 Play 3. Baylor...... 12-6...... 36-18-0 Junior Devin Porter, already enjoying a career season, has posted even better numbers in Big 12 4. Texas A&M...... 11-6...... 32-15-0 Conference play this season. Through the first 15 league games, Porter boasts a .364 average with a .393 5. Oklahoma...... 8-10...... 35-18-1 on-base percentage and a .682 slugging percentage. 6. Missouri...... 7-9...... 23-23-0 7. Kansas...... 6-10...... 28-24-0 She ranks among the league leaders in nearly every offensive category, including home runs as her four 8. Iowa State...... 5-11...... 23-25-0 homers rank fourth. Porter has also drawn five walks, while striking out just three times in 44 at bats. 9. Oklahoma State...... 5-13...... 19-27-0 Porter has also been a threat on the basepaths, where she has scored 10 runs. 10. Texas Tech...... 4-13...... 19-34-0

Linke Delivering Clutch Hits Big 12 Player of the Week Senior Katie Linke produced the game-winning hit in each of the Huskers' mid-week victories last Date Player School Pos. week. Against Kansas on April 26, Linke scored freshman Crystal Carwile with a one-out single in the Feb. 14 Lizzy Aumua NU OF Amanda Renth MU 1B bottom of the fourth inning that proved to be the only run in Nebraska's 1-0 victory. Feb. 21 Kristin Vesely OU OF The following night, Linke delivered her second straight game-winning hit, this time in dramatic Tina Boutelle UT OF fashion. Tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Linke stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases Feb. 28 Desiree Williams UT SS loaded. She promptly sent the first pitch she saw into left field for a walk-off single that scored senior March 7 Ashley Killeen ISU C Jessica Yoachim with the game-winning run. March 14 Amber Spaulding OU RF March 21 Trisha Tannahill NU OF March 28 Jen Bruck MU RHP Freshman Pascale Coming Through in the Clutch April 4 Serena Settlemier KU RHP Freshman Brittany Pascale has come through in some clutch situations for Nebraska this season. April 11 Chelsi Lake BU C Nebraska has played just three extra-inning games this season, but Pascale has been responsible for getting April 18 Kelly Osburn BU OF the Huskers to extra innings in each of those contests. April 25 Serena Settlemier KU RHP Against Notre Dame on March 3, Pasacle pinch hit and recorded a game-tying sacrifice fly in the top May 2 Jen Bruck MU RHP of the seventh that forced extra innings, before the Huskers pulled out a 5-2 win. At Texas Tech on April 23, Pascale gave Nebraska a 4-3 advantage in the top of the seventh when she Big 12 Pitcher of the Week was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Her RBI proved huge as Tech rallied in the bottom of the inning Date Player School Pos. for a single run to force extra frames, where the Huskers won 10-4 in 10 innings. Feb. 14 Cat Osterman UT LHP Pascale followed that performance with another clutch pinch hit against Creighton on April 27. Trailing Feb. 21 Cat Osterman UT LHP by one in the bottom of the seventh, Pascale came on to pinch hit and belted an 0-1 pitch over the wall Feb. 28 Cat Osterman UT LHP March 7 Amie Ford ISU RHP in center field for her first career home run. That paved the way for a 4-3 eight-inning victory for NU. March 14 Cat Osterman UT LHP March 21 Cat Osterman UT LHP Let's Play Extra March 28 Cat Osterman UT LHP Nebraska has posted a pair of extra-inning victories in its last three games. On the season, NU is 3-0 April 4 Kassie Humphreys KU RHP in extra-inning games. In each of those wins, the Huskers forced extra innings by rallying from a one-run April 11 Kassie Humphreys KU RHP deficit in the seventh inning. April 18 Cat Osterman UT LHP April 25 Cat Osterman UT LHP Against Notre Dame at the Best Western Airport Festival in Tulsa, Okla., on March 3, Nebraska scored May 2 Cat Osterman UT LHP one run in the seventh and three in the eighth to win 5-2. NU would not play another extra-inning contest until April 23 at Texas Tech. The Huskers trailed 3-2 entering the final inning, before NU rallied 2006 Big 12 Statistical Rankings (May 3) with two runs to take a 4-3 lead. Team Rankings After the Red Raiders tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, the game remained scoreless until Batting: 3rd (.293) Nebraska exploded for a six-run 10th inning to earn a 10-4 win. Pitching: 3rd (1.68) The Huskers would play extras just two games later against Creighton on April 27 Once again, NU Defensive: 2nd (.974) trailed 3-2 in the seventh before tying the game on a solo home run and winning it in the eighth. NU Career All-Big 12 Athletic Honors NU Surpasses 2005 Run Total Lizzy Aumua The 2006 Nebraska softball team scored more runs in 43 games this year than the 2005 squad produced Big 12 Player of the Week (2/14/06) in its 59-game season. This year's Huskers reached the mark by scoring 10 runs at Texas Tech on April 23, giving them 238 runs on the season. The 2005 team scored 232 runs. Ashley DeBuhr Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) At its current pace (246 runs in 46 games), NU has a chance to crack the 300-run mark and would Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2005) become just the fourth team - and first since 2000 - at Nebraska to score 300 runs in a season. Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/19/05)

Huskers Among National Leaders Trisha Tannahill Nebraska was well represented in the second set of NCAA statistical rankings, released on Tuesday, Big 12 Player of the Week (3/21/06) May 2. As a team, Nebraska ranks 16th in the nation in stolen bases per game (1.54), 16th in fielding Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) First-Team All-Big 12 (2004) percentage (.974), 20th in scoring (5.35 runs per game), 21st in ERA (1.68) and sixth in winning percentage (.826). Jamie Waldecker Several individuals also rank among the national leaders. Senior Lizzy Aumua ranks 42nd in average Second-Team All-Big 12 (2004) (.405), while fellow seniors Jessica Yoachim rank ninth in stolen bases per game (0.59) and Trisha Tannahill ranks 21st in hit-by-pitches per game (0.22). Freshman Crystal Carwile rounds out the Husker offensive Jessica Yoachim leaders with a No. 30 ranking with 0.26 home runs per game. First-Team All-Big 12 (2005) In the circle, junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr ranks 26th in the nation with an average of 9.4 First-Team All-Big 12 (2004) strikeouts per game and 27th with 21 wins.  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes#19 - May 4  Page 6 Husker Offensive Leaders Husker Home Run Chart At bats Date Team Total Opponent Player (Total) 1. Lizzy Aumua...... 158 Feb. 10...... 1...... vs. #7 Stanford...... Kier (1) 2. Crystal Carwile...... 142 Feb. 10...... 2...... vs. #15 Oregon State...... Porter (1) Feb. 11...... 3...... vs. Cal State Northridge...... Carwile (1) Jessica Yoachim...... 142 Feb. 11...... 4...... vs. Utah State...... Carwile (2) Feb. 11...... 5...... vs. Utah State...... Carwile (3) Batting Average Feb. 12...... 6...... vs. Nevada...... Tannahill (1) 1. Lizzy Aumua...... 405 Feb. 24...... 7...... vs. Illinois...... Carwile (4) 2. Jessica Yoachim...... 387 Feb. 24...... 8...... vs. Illinois...... Tannahill (2) Feb. 24...... 9...... vs. Illinois...... Tacha (1) 3. Crystal Carwile...... 317 Feb. 24...... 10...... vs. Illinois...... Waldecker (1) Feb. 24...... 11...... vs. Florida Atlantic...... Waldecker (2) Runs Scored Feb. 24...... 12...... vs. Florida Atlantic...... Carwile (5) 1. Lizzy Aumua...... 39 March 3...... 13...... vs. Stephen F. Austin...... Porter (2) 2. Jessica Yoachim...... 37 March 3...... 14...... vs. Notre Dame...... Porter (3) March 5...... 15...... vs. Northern Iowa...... Waldecker (3) 3. Crystal Carwile...... 36 March 5...... 16...... vs. Northern Iowa...... Porter (4) March 12...... 17...... vs. Kent State...... Carwile (6) RBIs March 17...... 18...... Akron...... Kier (2) 1. Crystal Carwile...... 40 March 17...... 19...... Akron...... Kier (3) 2. Jamie Waldecker...... 34 March 30...... 20...... Northern Iowa...... Kier (4) April 1...... 21...... #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)...... Carwile (7) 3. Trisha Tannahill...... 28 April 1...... 22...... #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)...... Porter (5) April 1...... 23...... #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)...... Waldecker (4) Hits April 1...... 24...... #17 Oklahoma (Game 2)...... Carwile (8) 1. Lizzy Aumua...... 64 April 1...... 25...... #17 Oklahoma (Game 2)...... Tannahill (3) 2. Jessica Yoachim...... 55 April 8...... 26...... at Oklahoma State...... Porter (6) April 8...... 27...... at Oklahoma State...... Porter (7) 3. Crystal Carwile...... 45 April 9...... 28...... at Oklahoma State...... Carwile (9) April 9...... 29...... at Oklahoma State...... Carwile (10) Doubles April 11...... 30...... South Dakota State...... Carwile (11) 1. Trisha Tannahill...... 11 April 18...... 31...... at Iowa State...... Linke (1) 2. Crystal Carwile...... 9 April 18...... 32...... at Iowa State...... Kier (5) April 20...... 33...... vs. Iowa State...... Tannahill (4) 3. Lizzy Aumua...... 5 April 22...... 34...... at Texas Tech...... Waldecker (5) KoKo Tacha...... 5 April 23...... 35...... at Texas Tech...... Carwile (12) Jamie Waldecker...... 5 April 24...... 36...... at Texas Tech...... Porter (8) April 25...... 37...... Creighton...... Pascale (1) Triples 1. Lizzy Aumua...... 3 Husker Power Devin Porter...... 3 Nebraska's season total stands at 37 home runs in 46 games, nearly doubling the entire 2005 season 3. Trisha Tannahill...... 2 total (19 homers in 59 games). Freshman Crystal Carwile leads the way with 12 home runs, including the second multi-homer game Home Runs of her career at Oklahoma State on April 9. Her first multi-homer game made her the first Husker since 1. Crystal Carwile...... 12 Peaches James in 2004 to record a multi-homer game. Carwile's 12 home runs also mark the first time 2. Devin Porter...... 8 a Husker has hit 10 or more home runs in a season since current volunteer assistant coach Amanda 3. Carmen Kier...... 5 Buchholz hit 12 in the 2003 season. Carwile is just one shy of Ali Viola's NU freshman record of 13. Jamie Waldecker...... 5 Junior Devin Porter ranks second on the team with a career-high eight home runs - including the first multi-homer game of her career against Oklahoma State on April 8 - while fellow juniors Carmen Kier Stolen Bases (5) and Jamie Waldecker (5) rank third. Senior Trisha Tannahill has four homers and fellow seniors Katie 1. Jessica Yoachim...... 27 Linke and KoKo Tacha, along with freshman Brittany Pascale, have each added one roundtripper. 2. Lizzy Aumua...... 21 NU had 12 home runs through seven games to open 2006, after taking 32 games in 2004 and 33 3. Trisha Tannahill...... 11 games in 2005 to reach the mark. The Huskers enjoy a 37-to-18 advantage in home runs over their opponents. After the first weekend, NU enjoyed a 6-to-5 advantage, marking the first time since April Walks 18, 2004, that Nebraska had more home runs than its opponents at any point during the season. 1. Devin Porter...... 15 Nebraska homered in seven straight games to open the season, the longest stretch since NU homered 2. Jessica Yoachim...... 13 in 10 consecutive games March 10 through March 17, 2002. The Huskers also have produced 10 multi- Trisha Tannahill...... 13 home run games in 2006, after posting just one in 2005 and three in 2004. NU has produced three Jamie Waldecker...... 13 individual multi-home run games on the year. Prior to this season, NU hitters had produced a total of five multi-homer games in the last five years. Slugging Percentage In league games only, Nebraska ranks second in the Big 12 with 15 home runs. It took NU just six 1. Crystal Carwile...... 634 games to surpass the 2005 team total of six homers in Big 12 play. Furthermore, Porter hit three home 2. Devin Porter...... 589 runs in the first six games of conference action, surpassing the Huskers' individual leader from the 2005 3. Trisha Tannahill...... 492 season. Below is a chart of how Nebraska's power production in 2006 compares to the last five years: Year 10 games 20 games 30 games 40 games Final Total On-base Percentage 2001...... 6...... 15...... 22...... 26...... 40 1. Jessica Yoachim...... 442 2002...... 6...... 12...... 34...... 41...... 51 2. Meghan Mullin...... 438 2003...... 11...... 15...... 23...... 29...... 40 3. Lizzy Aumua...... 431 2004...... 3...... 7...... 11...... 17...... 24 2005...... 4...... 8...... 12...... 15...... 19 2006...... 13...... 17...... 25...... 32...... ????  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 7

Game-Winning RBIs Husker Pitching Leaders Lizzy Aumua, OF ERA Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 1.57 March 10...... St. John's...... 3-run triple...... top first...... 11-6 2. Molly Hill...... 1.75 April 23...... at Texas Tech...... RBI fielder's choice...... top 10th...... 10-4 (10) 3. Jaime Borg...... 4.67 Crystal Carwile, INF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Wins Feb. 12...... Illinois...... 3-run HR...... top first...... 21-1 (5) 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 21 March 12...... Kent State...... Solo HR...... bottom sixth...... 1-0 2. Molly Hill...... 17 March 14...... Northern Colorado...... RBI single...... bottom first...... 8-0 (5) April 1...... #17 Oklahoma (Game 2)...... 2-run HR...... bottom first...... 3-0 April 9...... at Oklahoma State...... Solo HR...... top seventh...... 5-4 Innings Pitched April 22...... at Texas Tech...... Solo HR...... top seventh...... 4-3 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 165.1 2. Molly Hill...... 136.1 Katie Linke, DP 3. Jaime Borg...... 3.0 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score April 15...... #19 Baylor...... RBI single...... bottom sixth...... 7-4 April 26...... Kansas...... RBI single...... bottom fourth...... 1-0 Games Started April 27...... Creighton...... RBI single...... bottom eighth...... 4-3 (8) 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 23 Molly Hill...... 23 Brittany Pascale, C/DP Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score April 12...... South Dakota State (Game 2)...... RBI double...... bottom fifth...... 5-0 Opponent Average 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 192 Devin Porter, INF 2. Molly Hill...... 206 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score 3. Jaime Borg...... 250 Feb. 10...... #15 Oregon State...... 2-run single...... top third...... 8-2 March 1...... Missouri Western...... RBI triple...... bottom sixth...... 3-1 March 3...... Stephen F. Austin...... Solo HR...... bottom sixth...... 2-1 Strikeouts April 11...... South Dakota State...... RBI triple...... bottom third...... 8-3 (6) 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 225 2. Molly Hill...... 161 KoKo Tacha, OF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Complete Games March 1...... Missouri Western...... 2-run double...... bottom third...... 9-1 (5) March 30...... Northern Iowa...... 2-run single...... bottom first...... 4-2 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 18 2. Molly Hill...... 14 Trisha Tannahill, OF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Shutouts Feb. 12...... Nevada...... Solo HR...... bottom second...... 3-0 1. Ashley DeBuhr...... 10 March 3...... Notre Dame...... 3-run triple...... top eighth...... 5-2 (8) March 17...... Akron...... Hit by pitch...... bottom first...... 10-2 (5) 2. Molly Hill...... 3 April 12...... South Dakota State (Game 1)...... 2-run double...... bottom first...... 8-0 (5) 3. Combined shutouts...... 1 April 20...... Iowa State...... Bunt single...... bottom second...... 8-0 (6) Hits Jamie Waldecker, C 1. Molly Hill...... 104 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb. 24...... Florida Atlantic...... Solo HR...... bottom first...... 5-0 2. Ashley DeBuhr...... 114 March 4...... at Tulsa...... RBI single...... top fifth...... 5-2 March 5...... Northern Iowa...... 3-run HR...... top first...... 11-2 (5) record had been eight. March 12...... Bradley...... RBI single...... top fourth...... 3-0 Tannahill's last hit-by-pitch was the 17th of her career, which tied Jane Kremer's school-record total Jessica Yoachim, INF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score of 17, which she set from 1986 to 1989. Feb. 11...... Cal State Northridge...... RBI BB...... bottom fourth...... 3-2 Stealing Success Carwile Producing in Clean-Up Role from 1993 to 1996. Senior Jessica Yoachim has developed into one of Freshman Crystal Carwile leads the Huskers and The sacrifice record marked the second school the most prolific base stealers in the 31-year history ranks fifth in the Big 12 Conference with 40 RBIs record for Yoachim. A two-time first-team All-Big of Nebraska softball. Yoachim is 27-for-27 in stolen this season. 12 selection, Yoachim set a school record with bases this year, and has not been thrown out in her With her game-winning homer at Oklahoma five hits in a single game last season, a feat that last 47 attempts, a stretch which spans 81 games. State on April 9, Carwile became the first freshman was matched by senior Lizzy Aumua this season. The 47 consecutive stolen bases is a new Nebraska at Nebraska to produce 30 RBIs in her rookie Although not an official school record, Yoachim record. In her career, Yoachim has stolen 78 bases season since Nicole Trimboli drove in 45 in 2001. has also stolen 47 consecutive bases without being in 82 attempts for a remarkable 95 percent success The freshman and school RBI record is 72 by Ali thrown out, which is the longest successful stolen rate. Viola in 1995. base streak in program history. Carwile Belting Game-Winning Homers Yoachim Sets Sacrifice Record Tannahill Sets Hit-by-Pitch Records Freshman Crystal Carwile has shown a penchant Senior Jessica Yoachim recorded her 12th Senior Trisha Tannahill was hit by a pitch in the for winning games with the long ball this season. sacrifice of the season against Kansas on April 26. Huskers' 1-0 win over Kansas on Wednesday. That Carwile, who leads the team with 12 homers, has That sacrifice was the 42nd in her career, which is a marked the 10th time this season that Tannahill hit five home runs this season that have produced Nebraska career record. Yoachim had been tied with had been hit by a pitch, making her the first player the game-winning RBI. Of those five, three have previous record holder Gloria Von Rentzell, who in school history to get hit by a pitch 10 or more come in a tie game in the Huskers' final at bat, totaled 41 sacrifices while playing for the Huskers times in a season. The previous single-season school although none has been a walk-off home run.  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 8 Huskers Pick up Win No. 30 The Plus-One Slapper Statistic With a 5-0 win over South Dakota State in the second game of a doubleheader While statistics are designed to provide a good gauge of a player’s on April 12, Nebraska improved to 30-6 on the season. It marked the ninth success, most, if not all, statistics were designed with baseball in mind. consecutive season that the Huskers have posted 30 victories in a season. NU Most baseball-originated statistics translate well into the game of softball won its 35th game of the season at Texas Tech on April 23, also marking the since the sports share many basic similarities. One of the most unique ninth straight 35-win season. aspects of softball, however, is the slap-hitting approach speedy left-handed It took this year's team just 36 games to reach the 30-victory mark, tying hitters employ. the 2002 squad for the fastest team to 30 wins in school history. The objective of a slapper is usually to place the ball on the left side of the infield, ideally with a high bounce, while taking a running start as the Starting Strong pitch is being thrown. The theory is that with a head start and a slap to the Nebraska has shown a penchant for taking command of its games in the left side of the infield, the slapper will either beat the throw using her speed early innings this season. The Huskers have scored in the first inning in 22 or pressure the defense into committing an error. of their 46 games (48 percent). NU is 20-2 this season when plating a run in The main objective of a slapper is to get on base, however the on-base the first frame. percentage statistic does not credit the hitter with reaching base via an In addition to the first-inning success, Nebraska has dominated its opponents error. in the first four innings, as the Huskers have outscored their opponents 169-45 With that in mind, the plus-one statistic wmade its debut this season on the year. In innings five, six, seven and eight (NU has played three extra- in Nebraska statistics. The plus-one will measure the number of times a inning games this season), however, Nebraska has only outscored its opponent slapper reaches base because of an error created by her slapping ability by a 76-44 margin. only. A breakdown of NU's run production this season is below: The goal of this new statistic is the basic goal of any statistic - to provide Inning NU Runs Opponent Runs Margin a good gauge of a player’s success. Since slappers aim to reach base and use 1...... 52...... 12...... +40 their speed and style to create defensive pressure as a means to reach base, 2...... 32...... 7...... +25 it is only fair that they be rewarded when the pressure they create directly 3...... 42...... 13...... +29 results in them reaching base. 4...... 44...... 13...... +31 The addition of the plus-one statistic is similar to the growing trend in 5...... 25...... 25...... Even basketball to keep track of how many times a defensive player takes a charge. 6...... 24...... 12...... +12 That statistic is now being kept as a reward for those players who make a 7...... 17...... 7...... +10 play that takes the ball away from the other team and gives possession back 8...... 4...... 0...... +4 to his or her own team, essentially the definition of defense. Normally a 9...... 0...... 0...... Even play of this nature would result in a steal for the defensive player, but the 10...... 6...... 0...... +6 steals statistic does not account for this occurance. Totals...... 246...... 89...... +151 Below is a look at Nebraska’s four slappers and their average, on-base percentage, plus-one totals and re-calculated on-base percentage with the Carwile Climbing Freshman HR Chart plus-one statistic taken into account: Freshman Crystal Carwile's three home runs in the first five games of the Player OB% Plus-One New OB% season were the most home runs by a Husker freshman since Nicole Trimboli Lizzy Aumua...... 431...... 3...... 446 hit eight in the entire 2001 campaign. Carwile has since added nine more Meghan Mullin...... 438...... 0...... 438 homers to give her 12 on the season and the second-highest freshman total in Darcy Rutherford...... 000...... 0...... 000 school history. The school freshman record is 13 by Ali Viola in 1995. Jessica Yoachim...... 442...... 9...... 466 Carwile's 12 roundtrippers would have led the 2005 NU squad and her total doubles the home run total of all freshmen from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons combined. Below is a look at the freshman home run leader in each of the 14 years that Head Coach Rhonda Revelle has guided the Huskers: bowlin stadium Year Freshman Home Run Leader Home Run Total 2006...... Crystal Carwile...... 12 Top 10 All-Time Crowds 2005...... Cassie Kleinsmith...... 1 1. 1,844 (vs. Iowa, 5/17/03) 2004...... Carmen Kier & Jamie Waldecker...... 2 2. 1,585 (vs. Lehigh, 5/20/04) 2003...... Trisha Tannahill...... 1 3. 1,417 (vs. California, 5/22/04) 2002...... None...... 0 4. 1,318 (vs. California, 5/23/04) 2001...... Nicole Trimboli...... 8 5. 1,242 (vs. Creighton, 5/21/04) 2000...... Amber Burgess...... 4 6. 1,227 (vs. Missouri, 5/8/04) 1999...... Leigh Suhr...... 1 7. 1,218 (vs. Texas A&M, 5/1/04) 1998...... Jamie Fuente...... 8 8. 1,083 (vs. Hofstra, 5/5/03) 1997...... Jennifer Lizama...... 12 9. 1,032 (vs. Iowa, 5/20/05) 1996...... Kelly Pinkepank...... 1 10. 1,031 (vs. Texas Tech, 4/17/05) 1995...... Ali Viola...... 13* 1994...... None...... 0 Nebraska has enjoyed 13 crowds of 1,000 or more people since Bowlin 1993...... Tobin Echo-Hawk...... 1 Stadium opened in 2002 while averaging 18 home games per year. The *school freshman record Huskers have ranked in the top 10 nationally in average attendance and drawn more than 10,000 fans in each of the last three seasons. Bowlin Stadium was also named the 2004 Field of the Year by the SportsTurf Managers Association.  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 9

Home Sweet Home The Last Time Nebraska ... Nebraska is 18-1 at home this season after posting a pair of victories this week. The Huskers started Scored 10 or more runs: 13-0, marking the best home start in the five-year history of Bowlin Stadium. The previous best start ...... at Texas Tech (10-4 [10]), 4/23/06 was 5-0 by the 2004 squad. In addition to the stellar start, NU's 13-game home winning streak was also Scored 15 or more runs: the longest in the history of Bowlin Stadium and the 18 wins are already a single-season Bowlin Stadium ...... vs. Illinois (21-1), 2/24/06 record. Scored 20 or more runs: The 13-game home winning streak also marked the longest for Nebraska since the 2000 season. In ...... vs. Illinois (21-1), 2/24/06 2000, Nebraska went a perfect 20-0 in the second-to-last year of the Nebraska Softball Complex. Allowed 10 or more runs: Below is a year-by-year look at how many consecutive victories the Huskers posted to open their home ...... vs. UCLA (10-1), 2/13/04 slate (games played at Bowlin Stadium only): Allowed 15 or more runs: Year Record Before First Home Loss Final Home Record ...... vs. Iowa (1-15), 3/22/97 2002...... 1-0...... 9-5 Recorded 15 or more hits: 2003...... 2-0...... 14-7 ...... vs. Illinois (16), 2/24/06 2004...... 5-0...... 14-6 Recorded 20 or more hits: 2005...... 0-0...... 9-7 ...... vs. UMKC (21), 4/11/96 2006...... 13-0...... ???? Hit six or more doubles: ...... vs. UMKC (6), 4/11/96 Scoring Clip Hit four or more home runs: A 3-0 win over Florida A&M on March 11 gave the Huskers 100 runs scored in 17 games, making ...... vs. Illinois (4), 2/24/06 this year's team the fastest squad in school history to score 100 runs. A 7-1 victory over Drake on April Hit two or more triples: 13 gave NU 200 runs scored in just 37 games, one shy of tying the 1996 squad for the fastest team to ...... vs. Northern Colorado (2), 4/14/06 score 200 runs in program history. Stole five or more bases: It took NU just seven games to total 50 runs as the 2006 Huskers also tied the school record for the ...... vs. St. John's (6), 3/10/06 fewest number of games before reaching the 50-run plateau. Drew 10 or more walks: This season marks only the fourth year in school history that NU scored 100 runs in fewer than 20 ...... at Creighton (11), 3/22/00 games. It also marks only the second time in school history that Nebraska has scored 200 runs in fewer Pitched a no-hitter: than 40 games...... vs. Kansas, 4/26/06 (DeBuhr) Below is a breakdown of the rate Nebraska has scored 50, 100 and 200 runs in the 14 year-tenure of Pitched 15 or more strikeouts: Head Coach Rhonda Revelle: ...... vs. Kansas, 4/26/06 (DeBuhr, 16) Years Games to reach 50 R Games to reach 100 R Games to Reach 200 R Defeated a top-five team: 2006...... 7...... 17...... 37 ...... vs. No. 4 Florida State, 3/18/04  2005...... 12...... 19...... 48 Lost to an unranked opponent: 2004...... 9...... 24...... 45 ...... at Iowa State, 4/18/06 2003...... 10...... 21...... 41 2002...... 15...... 26...... 50 Nebraska’s 2006 Record When ... 2001...... 13...... 26...... 47 Overall...... 38-8 2000...... 13...... 29...... 52 At home...... 18-1 1999...... 13...... 25...... Did not reach mark At neutral sites...... 13-4 1998...... 15...... 26...... 44 On the road...... 7-3 1997...... 18...... 31...... 52 Big 12 (regular season)...... 11-4 1996...... 8...... 18...... 36 Big 12 (non-conference, postseason)...... 0-1 1995...... 7...... 19...... 41 Against ranked teams...... 5-5 1994...... 8...... 26...... Did not reach mark Night games...... 8-1 1993...... 15...... 34...... Did not reach mark Day games...... 30-7 bowlin stadium Sunday...... 6-1 Monday...... 0-0 Softball Success Mirrored by Baseball Tuesday...... 5-1 Softball and baseball, in their basic existence, share many similarities. At Nebraska, the two sports share Wednesday...... 5-0 another similiarity: winning. While the 17th-ranked softball team boasts a 38-8 record, the fourth-ranked Thursday...... 4-0 baseball team is 36-6. Combined, NU boasts a 74-14 record for a winning percentage of .841, which is Friday...... 8-3 believed to be the best combined softball-baseball winning percentage in Division I. Saturday...... 11-3 Each team has fewer than 10 losses on the season, a feat that no other Division I school can claim. Had fewer than 5 hits...... 4-3 Had 5 hits or more...... 33-4 Oregon State had been the lone other school to have both programs with less than 10 losses until the Had 10 hits or more...... 13-1 baseball team suffered its 10th loss of the season last week. Out-hit opponent...... 30-2 In addition to the success in the win column, Husker baseball and softball also boasts tremendous Out-hit by opponent...... 6-6 success in drawing fans. On April 14, despite overlapping game times, baseball (8,757) and softball Scored fewer than 4 runs...... 13-6 (1,027) combined to draw nearly 10,000 fans to the Haymarket Park complex on the same evening. Scored 4 or more runs...... 26-2 Scored 5 or more runs...... 22-1 Powerful Performances Scored 10 or more runs...... 6-0 Scored in the first inning...... 20-2 Juniors Carmen Kier (five home runs) and Devin Porter (eight home runs) have each hit more home Led after four innings...... 29-2 runs this season than their career total entering the year. Through 46 games this season, the pair have Trailed after four innings...... 3-3 combined to hit 13 home runs after combining to hit just three home runs in their first two seasons. Committed no errors...... 23-1 Kier homered at Iowa State on April 18 and has nearly tripled her career total entering this season. She Committed 2 or more errors...... 6-2 belted two home runs in her redshirt freshman season of 2004 and did not hit a homer last season.  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 10 Porter, who hit a 10th-inning three-run homer The Huskers' 217 strikeouts are the fewest in of 290 innings this season and have been shutout at Texas Tech on April 23, has eight home runs this the Big 12 Conference. NU is averaging just 4.72 just twice through the first 46 games of the season. season after hitting her first career home run at the strikeouts per game. The only other league school after being shutout 11 times in 2005. end of last season. averaging less than five strikeouts per game is In addition to the overall totals, Nebraska has defending regular-season champion Texas A&M scored three or more runs in 34 different innings. Timely Hitting (4.66). When the Huskers have scored a run in an inning, Nebraska has been prone to producing two-out they have added at least two more runs in the RBIs this season. Three of Nebraska's five RBIs Fastest To 20 Wins in School History frame in 30 percent of those innings. Even more this week have come with two outs. This season, The Huskers owned a 20-4 record through the impressive is the fact that NU has scored five or NU has produced 208 RBIs and 82 of those have first 24 games of the 2006 season. That record more runs in an inning on 11 occasions and seven come with two outs (39 percent). Six players have marked the best start in school history, as it took or more runs a whopping four times. In 2005, produced at least five two-out RBIs this season, the team only 24 games to record 20 victories. The Nebraska produced just one inning of seven or while freshman Crystal Carwile leads the team with previous record was 25 games by the 2002 squad more runs. 18 two-out RBIs. Senior Trisha Tannahill (13) ranks that finished fifth at the WCWS. second and junior Devin Porter (11) ranks third. Aumua Records 100th Hit Stolen Bases Senior Lizzy Aumua, in her second year at The Winner's Circle Nebraska did not have a stolen base last week, Nebraska after transfering from Mt. San Antonio Both junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr and but has had successful streaks of 16 and 22 Junior College, collected her 100th hit with an freshman right-hander Molly Hill have won at least consecutive stolen bases this season. infield single in the bottom of the third inning in 17 games this season. After defeating Northern On the season, NU has been successful on 71- the first game of a March 14 doubleheader with Iowa on March 30, DeBuhr (21-6) joined Hill of-82 attempts, a success rate of 87 percent, which Northern Colorado. (17-2) in double-digit win totals. Both posted leads the Big 12 conference. Opponents have stolen It took Aumua just 80 games and 239 at bats to double-digit win totals in only the first 29 games just 25 bases in 37 tries (68 percent). reach the milestone. Aumua is the second-fastest of the year. Prior to this season, a Nebraska team At the current rate, this year's team has an player to reach the milestone in school history. Ali had not had two 10- or 15-game winners on the outside chance to become just the fifth squad Viola (1995 to 1998) was the fastest. same squad since Peaches James (23) and Summer in school history to record 100 stolen bases in a Aumua joins fellow seniors Jessica Yoachim Tobias (15) in 2003. season. Last year, the Huskers - who were led by (155) and Trisha Tannahill (153) as current All-American Anne Steffan's single-season school- Huskers with 100 or more career hits. Chasing .400 record 32 stolen bases - tallied 91 stolen bases in Seniors Lizzy Aumua and Jessica Yoachim are 108 attempts (.843). The school record is 128 Tacha Enjoying Career Season chasing a mark that hasn't been reached at Nebraska steals set by the 2002 Huskers. Senior KoKo Tacha is having a career year in eight years. The mark is a .400 season batting in her final season as a Husker. Tacha has easily average and Aumua (.405) and Yoachim (.387) are NU vs. Ranked Teams surpassed some career highs and is approaching both within reach of the mark. Nebraska is 5-5 against ranked teams this her single-season career highs in nearly every Three-time All-American Ali Viola was the last season after defeating No. 15 Texas A&M, 4-3, offensive category. Husker to hit .400 in a season. Viola hit .400 or on Saturday. Although the Huskers are sub-.500 Tacha is hitting .229 in a career-high 40 starts better three times in her career, including a .424 against ranked teams, four of the nine games have this season. She has hit five doubles and one triple mark in 1998, which is the last time a Husker hit come against top-10 foes and five of the nine games and produced 25 hits and 17 RBIs, all of which .400. All-American Anne Steffan chased the .400 have been on the road or at a neutral site. are new career bests. She also boasts one home plateau last season, finishing with a .388 average, NU opened the season with a 7-3 loss to then- run and three stolen bases, which ties her single- the highest average since Viola's .424 average in No. 7 Stanford. The Huskers quickly rebounded season career best. Tacha is just one walk shy of 1998. with an 8-2 victory over then-No. 15 Oregon State tying her career high. Aumua is also chasing a .400 career batting immediately following the loss to the Cardinal. average. Her current career average is .391 which Stanford has since moved into the top five of DeBuhr in Control ranks second all-time at Nebraska. Only Viola, who the poll with a 24-4 record, while Oregon State Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr has been hit .418 in her career, has posted a career average has moved up to seventh. The Beavers won 28 in control in the circle this season. She has shown of .380 or better in school history. straight games after losing to the Huskers, before great command of the strike zone, registering 225 Nebraska is also chasing a team batting average falling to No. 9 Arizona State last weekend. OSU strikeouts against just 31 walks to post a strikeout- of .300 for only the third time in program history is currently 28-3 on the season. to-walk ratio of better than 7-to-1. and the first time since the 1996 squad hit .303. NU did not face another ranked opponent after NU currently boasts a .293 team average. opening day until a three-run home run in lifted Triple Your Pleasure then-No. 25 North Carolina to a 3-1 come-from- Nebraska has hit nine triples through the Strikeouts Way Down behind victory over the Huskers on March 10. first 46 games this season. In 2005, the Huskers Nebraska has seen a dramatic decline in its Nebraska lost a pair of close games to then-No. produced a total of three triples in 59 games. offensive strikeout numbers this season, a product 3 and current No.2-ranked Texas to open Big 12 of hard work and increased emphasis on discipline play the weekend of March 25. The Huskers' first Program Records 1,000th Victory at the plate. four league games came against ranked teams, as Husker softball became the first women's sport Nebraska hitters have struck out 217 times NU also swept nationally-ranked Oklahoma before at the University of Nebraska to reach the 1,000- through the first 46 games, including just 45 times splitting a pair with Baylor. win plateau with a 1-0 victory over Kent State on in the last 11 games. In contrast, NU had struck March 12 at the Florida State Invitational. out 280 times through the first 46 games of the Big Innings Nebraska became the fifth Big 12 school to 2005 season, when the Huskers finished with 364 Nebraska, which has been scoring runs at a reach the milestone. Kansas was the fourth league strikeouts in 59 games. So far this year, NU has cut record pace, has also been prone to producing big school to win 1,000 games during the 2005 season. its strikeout total by more than one per game. innings this season. The Huskers have scored in 115 NU narrowly became the fifth school as Missouri,  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 11 sitting on 999 all-time victories, suffered a loss on The 21 runs and 20-run margin of defeat were Hill Brilliant in Career Debut the same day Nebraska recorded the mark. The both the largest in the history of Illinois softball, While Crystal Carwile was making an Tigers have since reached the plateau to become while the Huskers also set and tied several NFCA immediate impact at the plate as a freshman the sixth league school to reach the milestone. Leadoff Classic records in the 11th year of the during the season-opening Kajikawa Classic Feb. The victory was even more special to NU Head annual prestigious event. 10-12, Molly Hill stepped into the circle and Coach Rhonda Revelle and Associate Head Coach Nebraska's 21 runs were a new Leadoff Classic produced in her first career tournament as well. Lori Sippel. Both coaches also played at Nebraska record, as were the Huskers four home runs. Junior Hill appeared in four games at the tournament and together they have combined to be a part of Jamie Waldecker established a new tournament - including two starts - and posted a 3-0 record 854 of NU's 1,022 victories (84 percent). record with six RBIs in the win, while senior Lizzy with a 1.53 ERA. In the first start of her career, Aumua also earned a spot in the record book with Hill tossed a complete game and allowed just two Monumental Weekend five hits. runs in an 8-2 victory over 15th-ranked Oregon The weekend of March 10-12 proved to be a State. The Wayne, Neb., native then earned a win monumental three days for the 2006 Nebraska Back-to-Back in Back-to-Back by tossing four innings of one-hit relief against Cal softball team and the history of the Husker Nebraska hit back-to-back home runs in State Northridge and followed that performance program. consecutive games on the first - and only - day of with a victory against Utah State. With a 3-0 win over Florida A&M March 10, the NFCA Leadoff Classic Feb. 24. Hill was the pitcher of decision in three straight the 2006 squad became the fastest team to score In a 21-1 rout of Illinois, freshman Crystal games, earning the victory in each of those 100 runs in the 31-year history of NU softball. Carwile and senior Trisha Tannahill belted back- contests. In the final game of the tournament on to-back home runs in the top of the first inning. Hill allowed just four earned runs in 18.1 March 12, the Huskers captured the consolation Then in the bottom of the first in the second innings in her first weekend of competition. She championship of the Gold Bracket with a 1-0 game of the day against Florida Atlantic, junior also struck out 18, while walking just five. victory over Kent State. That win marked the 1,000 Jamie Waldecker and Carwile hit back-to-back all-time victory in program history, making softball solo shots. Freshmen Contributions the first women's sport at Nebraska to reach the Tannahill and Carwile were the first Huskers to While Crystal Carwile and Molly Hill have 1,000-win plateau. hit back-to-back home runs since Katie Linke and made the biggest impact of Nebraska's six-player The victory also gave the 2006 Huskers a 16-4 Peaches James accomplished the feat on March freshman class, all six newcomers made their record after 20 games, tying the 2002 squad for 27, 2004 at Oklahoma State. career debuts in their first weekend as a Husker. the best 20-game start in the history of Nebraska Tannahill and Carwile again hit back-to-back Meghan Mullin has made a significant impact, softball. home runs in the first inning of Nebraska's 3-0 starting 12 games and hitting .250 with nine runs win over 17th-ranked Oklahoma on April 1. scored this year. Catcher Brittany Pascale has In the Zone The Huskers produced their fourth back-to- earned 23 starts and is also hitting .250 with eight back homers of the season on April 22, when Nebraska pitchers dominated the Northern RBIs and one home run. Waldecker and Carwile teammed up to rally NU Colorado lineup in the Huskers' doubleheader Kimberly Fuller has earned one start and is from a 3-2 seventh-inning deficit at Texas Tech. sweep on March 14. Junior right-hander Ashley 2-for-11 with two runs scored and two RBIs. DeBuhr tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out Darcy Rutherford has not earned a start, but has 13 in a five-inning win in the opener and freshman Carwile Opens Career with a Bang appeared in 22 games and has scored four runs right-hander Molly Hill struck out 17 while Freshman Crystal Carwile not only got off to while going 0-for-3 at the plate. allowing just one run in the nightcap. a tremendous start to the 2006 season, but an incredible start to her Husker career in the first In 12 innings, DeBuhr and Hill posted 30 tournament of her rookie season. DeBuhr Eclipses 500-Strikeout Mark strikeouts, an average of 2.5 strikeouts per inning. Carwile went 1-for-6 with an RBI in her first Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr struck Thirty-six outs were recorded in the two games, day, before exploding onto the scene on day two, out 11 Sooners in a 9-1 run-rule victory over with 30 of those outs coming via the strikeout (83 and finished the tournament as the Huskers' 17th-ranked Oklahoma on April 1. Her seventh percent). cleanup hitter and boasting a .375 average, three strikeout of the game was the 500th of her home runs, seven RBIs and a 1.000 slugging career. percentage. Huskers Explode for 21 Runs DeBuhr also reached the 400-strikeout mark The Chino, Calif., native opened the second this season when she struck out nine in a five- After a 12-day layoff, the Huskers exploded for day of her career with a 1-for-3 effort against Cal seven first-inning runs, eight more in the second inning victory over Illinois on Feb. 24. Her fifth State Northridge that included her first career strikeout of the game was the 400th of her career, and five more in the third en route to a 21-1 rout home run. Carwile then put together possibly the of Illinois on the first day of the NFCA Leadoff making DeBuhr the fifth player in school history greatest single-game performance by a freshman to reach the mark. DeBuhr set the NU sophomore Classic on Feb. 24. hitter in school history. The 21 runs were the second-most in school record with 335 Ks in 2005. Hitting in the No. 4 spot for the first time, history (23 is the school record) and marked only Carwile quickly produced with an RBI double the second time in program history that Nebraska in the first inning against Utah State. Following Revelle Reaches Another Milestone Head Coach Rhonda Revelle reached another scored 20 or more runs in a single game. The a ground out in her next at bat, Carwile belted career milestone on the second day of the Huskers’ Huskers batted around in each of the first three a solo home run in the fifth inning and secured season-opening Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 11. innings and finished with 16 hits. a Husker victory with a three-run shot in the When Nebraska defeated Utah State 7-3 in its NU also pounded out four home runs by four seventh. She finished the game 3-for-4 with five fourth game of the weekend, it marked Revelle’s different players. The four-homer game marked RBIs. 800th game as head coach of the Huskers. the first time since March 13, 1998 against Carwile closed her first weekend at Nebraska Revelle, who pitched for NU from 1981-83, Bowling Green - a span of 484 games - that the on a three-game hitting streak, finishing 1-for-3 played in 128 career games and has currently been Huskers had four players hit a home run in the against Nevada in the final game of the Kajikawa associated with 963 of NU’s 1,571 all-time games same game. Classic. (61 percent).  Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4  Page 12

RBIs in Bunches four players who have garnered six combined All- Sixteen NCAA Bids and Counting Three Huskers have produced five or more Big 12 accolades in their careers. Nebraska softball is in an elite class when it RBIs in a single game on four occasions this Senior Jessica Yoachim highlights the decorated comes to postseason play. The Huskers are one season, each occuring in the first 14 games of the returnees, as she has earned first-team All-Big 12 of nine teams to appear in the past 11 NCAA season. Prior to this season, a total of four Huskers honors in each of the past two seasons and aims Tournaments. Nebraska also has a strong history of had produced five or more RBIs in a game in the for her third consecutive accolade in 2006. Fellow earning high seeds in the tournament. In the eight past five years. senior Trisha Tannahill has also earned a pair of seasons prior to the format switch that occured in Junior Devin Porter has a five- and six-RBI nods to the All-Big 12 squad in her career. Tannahill 2005, Nebraska earned a No. 2 seed or higher in game to her credit, while fellow junior Jamie earned first-team honors as a sophomore and was the NCAA Regional every season. The only other Waldecker also has a six-RBI game. Freshman a second-team pick last season. teams that accomplished the feat were Arizona, Crystal Carwile has also produced a five-RBI The junior battery of catcher Jamie Waldecker Michigan, Oklahoma and Washington. game. The school record for most RBIs in a single and right-hander Ashley DeBuhr have also been Overall, NU has earned 16 NCAA Tournament game is seven, set by Jenny Smith in 1996. recognized as two of the best in the league. One bids, tying Texas A&M for the most berths of any Porter produced five RBIs in consecutive at bats of the best batteries in the league and perhaps the Big 12 school. The Huskers have also advanced to against 15th-ranked Oregon State in the second nation, Waldecker burst onto the Big 12 scene as the College World Series seven times. game of the season. She hit a two-run single in a freshman in 2004 and took home second-team Nebraska also has a strong history of hosting the top of the third inning and belted her second All-Big 12 honors. After tossing only 36.2 innings regionals at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers have career home run - a three-run shot - one inning as a freshman behind second-team All-American been awarded an NCAA Regional in each of the last later. Peaches James in 2004, DeBuhr was a second-team three seasons and four of the last five years. Carwile matched the feat the next day when she All-Big 12 pick last year, throwing the third perfect drove in five against Utah State. Carwile had an game in school history and becoming just the Big 12 Dominance RBI double in the first inning, a solo home run in second pitcher in NU history to strike 300 batters By capturing both the Big 12 regular-season and the fifth and a three-run homer in the seventh to in a single season. tournament crowns in 2004, the Nebraska softball give her five RBIs in the game. program is tied with Texas, the 2005 tournament Before Porter's performance, Nebraska had NU Picked to Finish Fifth in Big 12 champ, for the most conference championships of not had a player produce a five-RBI game in 109 In a preseason vote of the Big 12 coaches, any of the 10 league schools. games. Porter and Carwile are also the first Husker Nebraska was picked to finish fifth in the league. NU has won a league-high three regular-season teammates to have a five-RBI day in the same Texas A&M, which claimed the regular-season championships and three tournament titles. season since Nicole Trimboli and Amber Burgess crown in 2005, was the coaches' pick to win the Nebraska is also the only school to boast a accomplished the feat 29 games apart in the 2002 league. Texas, last season's Big 12 Tournament perfect record in league play since the Big 12 was season. champion, was tabbed as the No. 2 team in formed in 1996, going 16-0 in 1998. Junior Jamie Waldecker added a six-RBI game the league. Baylor and Oklahoma, respectively, against Illinois at the NFCA Leadoff Classic on rounded out the schools picked to finish ahead of Feb. 24, two games after Porter's performance. the Huskers. Ranking Near the Top Nebraska finished the 2005 season with a No. Against Northern Iowa on March 5, Porter Each of the schools picked to finish ahead of 25 final ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches drove in six runs in consecutive at bats. She hit her Nebraska advanced past regional play in the 2005 poll. The final ranking marked the 10th consecutive first career grand slam in the third inning, then NCAA tournament and is currently ranked in the season the Huskers finished the year among the top belted a two-run double in the fourth. NFCA/USA Today top 25 poll. 25. Nebraska is one of only six teams in the nation Nebraska finished seventh in the Big 12 in 2005 - and one of only two in the Big 12 Conference with a 9-9 record after being picked to finish fifth Keen to Redshirt - to be ranked in the final poll in each of its 11 Sophomore right-hander Jordan Keen is in the coaches 2005 preseason poll. years of existence. redshirting this season in an effort to rehab a nagging back injury. Keen posted solid numbers Revelle Adds Title to Résumé Huskers Excelling in the Pros in her freshman season, going 9-2 with a team-best Head Coach Rhonda Revelle added the title of 1.57 ERA last year. She also ranked second on the Three former Huskers were named all-stars Senior Woman Administrator to her resume in in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league last team with two shutouts, eight complete games, January when she replaced the Dr. Barbara Hibner - 89.0 innings pitched and 68 strikeouts. summer. The Huskers’ total of three players in the who hired Revelle to coach the Huskers - following game trailed only UCLA for the most selections Hibner's retirement at the end of 2005. among all colleges and universities in the nation. The Nebraska Circle With the administrative role, Revelle becomes the Former Huskers Peaches James (2001-04), With Florida native Jordan Keen redshirting this only coach in any sport in the Big 12 Conference Nicole Trimboli (2001-04) and Anne Steffan season, the Huskers have three active pitchers on to serve as an athletic administrator in addition to (2002-05) were each named all-stars. their 2006 staff, and each player is a home-grown his or her coaching duties. Trimboli's Akron Racers and Steffan's Chicago talent as a native Nebraskan. Revelle was also re-named president of the Bandits met for the NPF title, with Akron winning Returning All-Big 12 performer Ashley DeBuhr National Fastpitch Coaches Association in 5-4 led by an RBI from Trimboli. hails from Beatrice, while fellow junior Jaime Borg December after Mona Stevens stepped down as is a Lincoln native. Freshman Molly Hill comes to head coach of the Utah Utes. NFCA rules state Lincoln from Wayne, Neb. that the organization's president much also be a Olympic Connections Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel was named The 17-player Nebraska roster boasts a total of current head coach. When Stevens stepped down Head Coach of Team Canada in March of 2005 and five natives of the Cornhusker State, with three of as coach, she subsequently relinquished her position will lead Canada in the 2008 Olympic Games. those players working in the circle. as NFCA president. Per NFCA Rules, the former In her short tenure as head coach of Team president was then re-named to the position. Canada, Sippel has already guided the Canadians Revelle, who served as NFCA President from NU Features Returning All-Big 12 Talent to great success. At the World Cup of Softball in 1999 to 2002, was appointed the new president The 2006 Nebraska softball team boasts plenty of July of 2005, Sippel led the Canadians to a 2-1 after Stevens was removed. talent and experience, but the Huskers also feature upset of the United States.