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GAME 1 • FRIDAY • 5:30 P.M. 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL (12-12) $1 GA Ticket with Baseball Ticket Hotel Encanto Invitational (hosted by New Mexico State) Feb. 6 vs. Colorado State W, 9-1 (5) Feb. 6 at New Mexico State L, 11-16 GAME 2 SATURDAY 1 P.M. Record: 15-12 • • Record: 12-12 Feb. 7 vs. Montana W, 13-4 (6) Bark in the Park Day (leashed dogs welcome) Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech W, 11-3 (6) Ranking: Not Ranked Ranking: Not Ranked Feb. 8 vs. UTSA W, 11-7 Big Ten Record: 0-0 Big Ten Record: 0-0 Unconquered Invitational (hosted by Florida State) GAME 3 • SUNDAY • NOON Away Record: 2-7 Home Record: 1-0 Feb. 13 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-11 (5) $1 GA Ticket with Baseball Ticket vs. Nebraska: 0-7 vs. State: 7-0 Feb. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L, 1-4 Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-10 (5) NEBRASKA VS. MICHIGAN STATE Feb. 14 vs. Western Kentucky L, 1-5 Bowlin Stadium • March 20, 21 & 22 Feb. 15 at No. 6 Florida State L, 2-3 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) The Nebraska softball team begins Big Ten Nebraska brings a 12-12 record into conference play Feb. 20 vs. San Diego State W, 10-0 (5) Conference play this weekend when the Huskers host following a 4-1 showing last week that included Feb. 21 vs. No. 14 LSU L, 2-10 (5) the for a three-game series a 10-1 run-rule victory over UNO in the home Feb. 21 vs. No. 10 Tennessee W, 5-2 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bowlin Stadium. opener. That win marked NU’s 11th consecutive Feb. 22 vs. Oregon State L, 10-11 home victory, and the Huskers have also won 10 Feb. 22 vs. No. 12 UCLA L, 1-5 (6) Friday’s opener begins at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday’s consecutive conference games at Bowlin Stadium. Shocker Invitational (hosted by Wichita State) second game starts at 1 p.m. On Saturday, fans are March 7 vs. South Dakota W, 8-3 welcome to bring their leashed dog(s) with them In five games last week, Nebraska outscored its March 7 at Wichita State L, 1-7 to Bowlin Stadium as part of “Bark in the Park opponents 42-12. The Husker offense continued March 8 vs. South Dakota W, 12-2 (5) Day”. Sunday’s finale begins at Noon. Fans with a its strong hitting, averaging 8.4 runs per game. March 8 at Wichita State L, 4-10 same-day baseball ticket can purchase a general Nebraska tallied at least 10 runs three times last March 11 UNO W, 10-1 (5) admission softball ticket for only $1. week, as the Huskers have now totaled -digit Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton) runs in 10 of their first 24 games. March 13 vs. Boise State W, 11-3 (6) Fans unable to make it out to the ballpark can follow March 13 vs. Charleston Southern W, 8-3 March 14 vs. DePaul W, 13-2 (5) all of the action online. Nate Rohr will have the call The NU pitching staff also performed well, posting March 14 at Cal State Fullerton L, 0-3 for a free radio broadcast on Huskers.com, and live a 2.90 ERA in five games last week, its lowest mark stats will also be available. of any week this season. March 20 Michigan State* 5:30 p.m. March 21 Michigan State* 1 p.m. March 22 Michigan State* Noon THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 March 24 at (Game 1)* (BTN) 4 p.m. Nebraska has won 11 consecutive home games, Nebraska’s offense is currently on pace score March 24 at Iowa (Game 2)* (BTN) 6 p.m. the longest home winning streak in the Big Ten. 369 runs and average 6.6 runs per game, which March 25 at Iowa State 4 p.m. would top the school records of 358 runs (1996) March 27 * 5:30 p.m. NU has won a league-best 10 consecutive Big and 5.7 runs per game (2014). March 28 Minnesota* 1 p.m. Ten Conference home games. March 29 Minnesota* Noon The Husker pitching staff posted a 2.90 ERA last March 31 North Dakota State (Game 1) 3 p.m. Nebraska is 22-16 all-time in conference week, its lowest mark of any week this season. March 31 North Dakota State (Game 2) 5:30 p.m. openers, including a 2-1 mark in Big Ten April 3 at State* 5 p.m. openers. Head Coach is 11-11 Nebraska has held five consecutive opponents to April 4 at Ohio State* 1 p.m. in her 22 conference openers. three or fewer runs. April 5 at Ohio State* Noon April 7 Drake (Game 1) 5 p.m. The Huskers rank second in the Big Ten in Junior right-hander Emily Lockman earned April 7 Drake (Game 2) 7 p.m. average and third in , on- the 40th win of her career last Friday against April 10 at Purdue* 4 p.m. base percentage and runs per game. Charleston Southern. April 11 at Purdue* Noon April 12 at Purdue* 11 a.m. Nebraska has scored double-digit runs 10 times Juniors Alicia Armstrong and Kiki Stokes and April 15 at Omaha 6 p.m. in 24 games. The school record for most games sophomore MJ Knighten have each produced a April 17 Northwestern* 5:30 p.m. scoring 10 or more runs in a season is 11 (2014). multi-homer game this season. April 18 Northwestern* 1 p.m. April 19 Northwestern* (BTN) 3 p.m. TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH April 21 Creighton 6 p.m. April 24 at Wisconsin* 5 p.m. MJ Knighten .529 in five games last Cassie McClure went 3-0 in the circle April 25 at Wisconsin* 2 p.m. week with two doubles, two homers and last week with a pair of complete April 26 at Wisconsin* (BTN) Noon nine RBIs. Knighten went 3-for-3 vs. games and a 2.88 ERA. Offensively, May 1 * 6 p.m. Charleston Southern with a double, two McClure went 6-for-15 (.400) with three May 2 Illinois* (NET) 1 p.m. homers and a career-high five RBIs. doubles and six RBIs. May 3 Illinois* Noon

@HUSKERSOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Nebraska’s 2015 roster consists of 19 players, making Senior Steph Pasquale was one of 50 players nationally Location Lincoln, Neb. it the third-largest roster in school history and the named to the preseason USA Softball Player of the Year Population 264,501 largest since 2009. watch list. She was one of 12 players nationally named Founded 1869 to both the 2014 and 2015 watch lists. Enrollment 25,006 Eight of NU’s 19 players are newcomers (6 freshmen Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers and 2 transfers), tying for the most newcomers under Nebraska’s captains this spring are juniors Alicia Colors Scarlet & Cream Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (1993-present). Armstrong, Mattie Fowler and Kiki Stokes. Fowler is in Conference Big Ten her third season as a Husker captain, while Armstrong Chancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D. The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying and Stokes are serving as captains for the first time. Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst for the most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in 1982. Sophomore Austen Urness will miss the 2015 season after undergoing knee surgery last fall. Urness, who NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF Rhonda Revelle last carried a roster with eight Nebraska also battled injuries in 2014, started 38 games last year Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) natives in 2009, while the 1990 and 1992 Huskers also and hit .274 with six doubles, four homers and 22 RBIs. Career Record 863-469 (.648) [24th year] Nebraska Record 855-453 (.654) [23rd year] featured eight in-state products. Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (26th year) Rhonda Revelle is in her 23rd season leading her alma Assistant Coach Diane Miller (7th year) Thirteen players on the NU roster were either a high mater in 2015. Revelle is the longest serving women’s Volunteer Coach Heidi Foland (1st year) school or travel ball teammate with at least one head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (3rd year) fellow Husker. Revelle owns 855 wins at Nebraska. She is the all-time Six Huskers were named their state’s high school player wins leader in the history of Husker Athletics. 2014 SEASON REVIEW of the year, representing four different states. 2014 Overall Record 44-18 Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 26th year 2014 Big Ten Record (Finish) 18-5 (t-1st) The Huskers who earned state high school player-of- at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female 2014 NCAA Tournament Super Regional the-year honors include: Alicia Armstrong (Nebraska); assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Mattie Fowler (); Kaylan Jablonski (Nebraska); 2015 TEAM OUTLOOK Emily Lockman (California); Cassie McClure (Texas); Revelle (1981-83) and Sippel (1985-88) also played Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/5 and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska). for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,159 Returning/Lost 1/2 Three of Nebraska’s four pitchers were their state’s of Nebraska’s 1,336 all-time victories (87 percent). All-Conference Players 5 high school player of the year, including Jablonski, All-Region Players 3 Lockman and McClure. Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker All-Americans 1 coaching staff. In her seventh season, Miller has helped Nebraska features four pitchers on its roster, marking Nebraska’s offense set more than 20 school records. FACILITY INFORMATION the first time since 2009 that NU has four pitchers. Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) Revelle, Sippel and Miller were named the Midwest First Season 2002 The NU roster features five players who have earned Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013 and 2014. Indoors Indoor Practice Facility all-conference honors in their careers, with all five Opened Fall, 2011 gaining recognition every season of their careers. NU is celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2015.

PROGRAM HISTORY Those players include three-time All-Atlantic 10 honoree The Huskers shared the Big Ten regular-season First Year of Softball 1976 Steph Pasquale (at Temple), two-time All-Big Ten championship with Michigan in 2014, Nebraska’s 19th All-Time Record 1,336-748 (.641) selections Alicia Armstrong and Emily Lockman and conference championship. NCAA Record 1,203-641 (.652) 2014 freshmen honorees MJ Knighten (All-Big Ten) and All-Time Conference Record 329-229 (.590) Cassie McClure (All-Big 12 at Texas Tech). Nebraska is one of 11 teams nationally that have won Big Ten Record 48-20 (.706) back-to-back NCAA Regional titles. Overall Conference Titles 19 Big Eight Titles 12 2015 NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER Big 12 Titles 6 No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) Big Ten Titles 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances 22 01 Lotte Sjulin 5-7 So. C/OF R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) Appearances 7 3 Dawna Tyson 5-5 Jr. INF/DP R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) NCAA Tournament Record 59-48 (.551) 4 Emily Lockman 5-6 Jr. RHP R/R Corona, Calif. (Norco) NCAA Regional Record 49-31 (.613) 6 Kat Woolman 5-4 So. INF/OF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400) 7 Madi Unzicker 5-9 Fr. C/DP R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) College World Series Record 8-12 (.400) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 Fr. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) NFCA All-Americans 24 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 Fr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 29 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 Fr. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 13 Kiki Stokes (c) 5-5 Jr. OF L/R Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 17 Mattie Fowler (c) 5-9 Jr. INF R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) Alicia Armstrong uh-LEASH-uh Laura Barrow BEAR-oh 20 Kylee Muir 6-0 Sr. OF L/R Portland, Ore. (Lincoln) Kaylan Jablonski juh-BLON-ski 21 Alicia Armstrong (c) 5-10 Jr. INF R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Kylee Muir MEW-urr 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 Fr. INF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) Steph Pasquale pass-QUALL 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 Fr. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) Rhonda Revelle ruh-VELL 25 Steph Pasquale 5-6 Sr. C L/R Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pompton Lakes/Temple) Taylor Otte OUGHT 27 Austen Urness 5-5 So. C/OF R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) Lotte Sjulin LOT-ee shuh-LINN 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 So. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Kiki Stokes KEY-KEY Austen Urness urr-NESS 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 So. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) 99 MJ Knighten 5-5 So. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills)

BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 3 NEBRASKA NOTES A LOOK AT THE LINEUP HOME SWEET HOME NU SCORING RUNS AT RECORD RATE #13 • KIKI STOKES • CF Nebraska opened its home season on March 11 with a Nebraska’s offense has scored 158 runs in its first 24 .444 • 29 R • 32 H • 6 2B • 6 HR • 23 RBI 10-1, run-rule victory over UNO. The Huskers, who won games, the most runs in program history in a season’s 1 144 Career Starts • 126 Starts in CF their home opener for the 10th consecutive season, have first 25 games. enjoyed tremendous recent success at Bowlin Stadium. #99 • MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B • The Huskers are averaging 6.6 runs per game. The .385 • 20 R • 30 H • 2 2B • 2 HR • 22 RBI • The Huskers have won 11 consecutive home games, the school record for runs per game is 5.7 in 2014. 2 86 Career Starts • 86 Starts at 3B longest home winning streak of any Big Ten team. • NU is on pace to scored is on pace to score 369 runs #21 • ALICIA ARMSTRONG • SS • Nebraska has won 10 consecutive Big Ten Conference based on a 56-game season (the NCAA regular-season .416 • 23 R • 32 H • 4 2B • 4 HR • 18 RBI home games, the longest streak in the league. maximum). The school record is 358 runs in 1996. 3 145 Career Starts • 145 Starts at SS • Nebraska has swept three consecutive home Big Ten • The 2015 Huskers were the second-fastest team in NU #66 • CASSIE McCLURE • DP/P series (Iowa, Ohio State and in 2014). history to score 100 runs, reaching the mark in 17 games. .421 • 9 R • 24 H • 6 2B • 2 HR • 19 RBI 4 71 Career Starts • 60 Starts at DP • NU has posted a 28-5 record in home conference games • Nebraska scored 55 runs in five games the opening since joining the Big Ten (2012-present). That record weekend, the most runs a Husker team has ever scored #25 • STEPH PASQUALE • C ranks second in the league behind Michigan (32-5). in the first five games of a season. .345 • 5 R • 19 H • 3 2B • 1 HR • 9 RBI 5 180 Career Starts • 151 Starts at C • Nebraska has won 11 of its 12 home conference series • NU scored at least 10 runs in four straight games the since joining the Big Ten (2012-present). opening weekend, becoming the first team in school #20 • KYLEE MUIR • RF history to total double-digit runs in four straight games. .319 • 11 R • 15 H • 2 2B • 1 HR • 15 RBI • NU has posted a 37-8 home record (.822) since 2012. 6 85 Career Starts • 68 Starts in RF • NU has scored double-digit runs 10 times in 24 games. • Overall, Nebraska boasts a 179-65 record at Bowlin #3 • DAWNA TYSON • 1B Stadium, good for a .734 winning percentage. MOST GAMES WITH 10+ RUNS IN ONE SEASON .355 • 4 R • 11 H • 1 2B • 2 HR • 11 RBI Year 10+ Runs Total Games 7 97 Career Starts • 69 Starts at 1B • The Husker pitching staff has been tremendous at home 2014 11 62 #6 • KAT WOOLMAN • LF the past five seasons. Since 2011, Nebraska boasts a 2015 10 24 1.67 ERA in 69 games at Bowlin Stadium. 2013 10 61 .283 • 12 R • 13 H • 2 2B • 0 HR • 4 RBI 2012 10 55 8 56 Career Starts • 43 Starts in LF ACTIVE BIG TEN HOME WIN STREAKS (OVERALL) #23 • LAURA BARROW • 2B Team Win Streak MOST RUNS IN A SEASON’S FIRST 25 GAMES .279 • 14 R • 17 H • 4 2B • 0 HR • 12 RBI Nebraska 11 Year Runs 24 Career Starts • 24 Starts at 2B Maryland 8 2015 158 9 Ohio State 6 1978 152 #4 • EMILY LOCKMAN 2012 148 5-7 6.09 ERA 66.2 IP 44 SO ACTIVE BIG TEN HOME WIN STREAKS (CONFERENCE) • • • Note: the 2015 team has played only 24 games to date 77 Career Appearances 64 Starts Team Win Streak P • Nebraska 10 Northwestern 6 Minnesota 5 BIG INNINGS FOR BIG RED SUBSTITUTES Ohio State 5 NU has scored multiple runs in an inning 34 times in 24 games, averaging more than one big inning per game. # LOTTE SJULIN • C/OF 01 .000 • 5 R • 0 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI • The Huskers have scored in a total of 57 innings this • PITCHING STAFF POSTS BEST WEEK season. When NU scores in an inning, 60 percent of the # MADI UNZICKER C The Nebraska pitching staff posted a 4-1 record and a time it scores at least one more run in that inning. 7 .125 • 3 R • 2 H • 1 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI 2.90 ERA last week, its lowest ERA of any week this # CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP season. Nebraska has lowered its weekly ERA in each of • NU has scored three-or-more runs in an inning 22 times. the last four weeks. 8 0-0 • 5.25 ERA • 4.0 IP • 3 SO • NU has scored five-or-more runs in an inning 10 times. GINA METZLER • OF The Huskers held all five opponents last week to three or # 11 .174 • 9 R • 4 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 1 RBI fewer runs. Before last week, Nebraska had not gone more • NU has scored six-or-more runs in an inning nine times. than two consecutive games without allowing more than # KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP three runs. • The Huskers’ season high for runs in an inning is nine 12 0-3 • 10.29 ERA • 16.1 IP • 6 SO against Montana on Feb. 7 and vs. UNO on March 11. Sophomore right-hander Cassie McClure went 3-0 last # KAYLAN JABLONSKI • DP week with a 2.88 ERA. In her three starts, Junior right- INNINGS SCORING 5+ RUNS 12 .273 • 3 R • 6 H • 3 2B • 0 HR • 5 RBI hander Emily Lockman compiled a 1-1 record last week Game Opponent Inning Runs with a 2.92 ERA. The 2.92 ERA was Lockman’s lowest 1 Colorado St. 5th 7 # MATTIE FOWLER • INF following any week this season. 2 New Mexico St. 6th 7 17 .359 • 2 R • 14 H • 1 2B • 0 HR • 8 RBI 3 Montana 3rd 9 NEBRASKA’S WEEK-BY-WEEK ERA 4 UTSA 6th 6 # TAYLOR OTTE • INF/OF Week ERA 10 San Diego St. 1st 5 22 .000 • 6 R • 0 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI Week 1 6.53 14 Oregon St. 7th 6 Week 2 7.25 18 South Dakota 4th 7 # RACHEL ARTHUR • INF Week 3 5.37 20 UNO 5th 9 29 .000 • 3 R • 0 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI 23 DePaul 2nd 6 Week 4 5.32 CASSIE McCLURE • RHP Week 5 2.90 23 DePaul 4th 7 # 66 7-2 • 3.26 ERA • 53.2 IP • 23 SO 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (MARCH 16) OFFENSIVE COMPARISON: 2014 TO 2015 FOWLER & STOKES REACH MILESTONES Rk. Team Big Ten Overall Nebraska set school records for home runs, , Juniors Mattie Fowler and Kiki Stokes both reached a pair 1. Michigan 0-0 24-4 extra-base hits, RBIs and slugging percentage in 2014, of career milestones against Boise State on March 13. 2. Minnesota 0-0 23-4 while also ranking second all-time in runs and doubles, Fowler picked up her 100th career hit against the Broncos, 3. Purdue 0-0 18-8 third in on-base percentage and fourth in batting average. joining Stokes, Alicia Armstrong and Steph Pasquale as 4. Ohio State 0-0 13-7 5. Maryland 0-0 16-9 Huskers with 100 career hits. Stokes scored the 100th 6. Rutgers 0-0 10-7 The Huskers lost their top three statistical hitters from run of her career against Boise State, becoming the only 7. Michigan State 0-0 15-12 the 2014 lineup, a group that included a pair of two-time current Husker with 100 career runs scored. 8. Northwestern 0-0 11-10 All-Americans and Nebraska’s only three all-region hitters. 9. Wisconsin 0-0 13-13 Despite the losses, the Husker offense is enjoying a better Nebraska 0-0 12-12 start to the season than last year’s decorated group. Penn State 0-0 12-12 STOKES DOING IT ALL 12. Illinois 0-0 8-15 Junior Kiki Stokes has collected hits, drawn walks, scored 13. Indiana 0-0 9-18 Entering play this week, NU ranked second in the Big Ten runs, hit homers, stolen bases and produced RBIs as 14. Iowa 0-0 8-18 in average (.348) and third in slugging percentage (.500), Nebraska’s leadoff hitter for all 24 games this season. on-base percentage (.431) and runs per game (6.6). NEBRASKA’S CONFERENCE TITLES (19) • Stokes leads Nebraska in average (.444), hits (32), runs Year Conference Title(s) • Nebraska’s batting average is .076 higher this season (29), doubles (6), home runs (6), stolen bases (7), RBIs 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament than it was through 24 games last season. (23), walks, (13), total bases (58), slugging percentage 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament (.806) and on-base percentage (.549). 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament • The Huskers have scored 57 more runs through 24 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament games this season than they did a year ago, while 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament • Stokes ranks second on the team in triples (1) and hit- 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament averaging 2.4 more runs per game. by-pitches (5). 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2000 Big 12 Tournament • The 2014 offense set a school record for RBIs. That • Stokes is third in the Big Ten in runs scored and on-base 2001 Big 12 Regular Season offense produced 86 RBIs in its first 24 games, while percentage, fourth in average and slugging percentage 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament this year’s lineup has totaled 147 RBIs in its 24 games. and sixth in home runs and total bases. 2014 Big Ten Co-Regular Season • The 2014 offense set a school record for extra-base • Stokes is threatening to become the first Husker since Ali NEBRASKA’S CONFERENCE FINISHES hits. Nebraska had 45 extra-base hits through the first (1976-1995) Viola in 1998 to hit .400 in a season. 24 games last season, while NU has 57 extra-base hits Year Record Finish Tournament through the first 24 games this season. 1976 N/A N/A N/A • Stokes is currently on pace to challenge Tobin Echo- 1977 1-4 t-4th N/A Hawk’s record batting average of .439 in 1994. 1978 4-3 7th t-6th 24-GAME OFFENSIVE COMPARISON 1979 3-8 6th t-6th Category 2014 2015 • In a 56-game regular season, Stokes is on pace to score 1980 8-9 4th N/A Average .272 .348 68 runs, which would break Tobin Echo-Hawk’s record of 1981 5-6 3rd 3rd Runs 101 158 61 runs scored in 1996. 1982 9-3 1st 1st Hits 176 219 1983 3-7 7th N/A Doubles 24 36 1984 6-2 1st 1st • In a 56-game regular season, Stokes is on pace to finish 1985 11-1 1st 1st Triples 4 3 with 75 hits, a total that would rank sixth in school 1986 9-3 1st 1st Home Runs 17 18 history. 1987 8-2 1st 1st Extra-Base Hits 45 57 1988 7-3 1st 1st RBIs 86 147 • Stokes’ six home runs are a career high. She has homered 1989 6-4 3rd t-5th Slugging Pct. .401 .500 six times in 24 games this season after producing six 1990 3-5 5th 2nd On-Base Pct. .358 .431 home runs in 122 career games entering this spring. 1991 3-5 5th t-4th Walks 69 78 1992 2-6 5th t-4th 1993 5-11 5th N/A • Stokes has six doubles this season after entering the 1994 5-15 6th N/A year with just seven career doubles. 1995 10-6 3rd N/A (1996-2011) • Stokes’ 23 RBIs are one shy of her career high from 2014. Year Record Finish Tournament 1996 10-8 4th 2nd 2015 NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN 1997 10-6 4th 5th Overall 12-12 When Out-Hitting Opponent 12-1 1998 16-0 1st 1st Non-Conference 12-12 When Out-Hit by Opponent 0-8 1999 10-8 4th 2nd Big Ten Conference 0-0 When Scoring First 9-4 2000 15-2 2nd 1st Home 1-0 When Opponent Scores First 3-8 2001 16-2 1st 5th Neutral 11-6 When Scoring in the First Inning 5-2 2002 11-5 2nd 2nd Road 0-6 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-9 2003 10-8 6th t-4th 2004 14-3 1st 1st Night Games 2-3 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 11-2 2005 9-9 7th t-5th Day Games 10-9 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 8-2 2006 13-4 2nd t-3rd Sunday 2-4 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 6-0 2007 10-8 5th t-5th Monday 0-0 When Allowing 5 or More Runs 1-9 2008 4-14 t-9th 2nd Tuesday 0-0 When allowing 10 or More Runs 0-6 2009 9-9 5th t-5th Wednesday 1-0 When Leading After Five Innings 6-0 2010 7-11 t-6th t-5th Thursday 0-0 When Leading After Six Innings 4-0 2011 9-9 6th N/A Friday 4-3 When Trailing After Five Innings 1-9 BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT) Saturday 5-5 When Trailing After Six Innings 0-8 vs. Ranked Opponents 1-4 When Tied After Five Innings 0-0 Year Record Finish Tournament 2012 14-9 3rd N/A vs. Unranked Opponents 11-8 When Tied After Six Innings 0-0 2013 16-6 2nd t-3rd Extra Innings 0-0 When Committing 0 Errors 5-4 2014 18-5 t-1st t-5th 1-Run Games 0-2 When Committing 2 or More Errors 2-4 BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 5 NEBRASKA NOTES NATIONAL RANKINGS KNIGHTEN POSTS BIG WEEK ARMSTRONG CONTINUES .300 PACE USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (MARCH 17) Sophomore MJ Knighten produced big numbers in helping Alicia Armstrong batted better than .300 in each of her Rk. Team Record Pts. LW Nebraska to a 4-1 record last week. Knighten was first two seasons. She is bidding to become only the sixth 1. LSU (19)* 27-1 499 2 especially good in her return to home state for the Easton player in Nebraska history to hit .300 as a freshman, 2. Florida (1) 28-2 481 1 Invitational in Fullerton, Calif. sophomore and junior. That group includes four All- 3. Oregon 23-3 455 3 Americans who combined for 11 All-America awards. 4. Alabama 20-5 417 5 • Knighten went 9-for-17 (.529) last week with six runs, Michigan 24-4 417 4 6. Oklahoma 22-3 416 6 two doubles, two homers and nine RBIs. Armstrong enters play this week ranked sixth in school 7. Louisiana-Lafayette 20-3 378 7 history with a .347 career batting average. She hit a team- 8. Georgia 24-5 339 8 • Knighten produced nine RBIs herself, while Nebraska’s high .346 as a freshman and batted .316 while battling 9. UCLA* 27-5 329 10 five opponents combined for only 11 RBIs. a back injury as a sophomore. Armstrong is hitting .416 10. Florida State* 22-6 318 9 this spring. 11. Auburn 28-2 287 14 • Knighten produced three multi-hit efforts, including a 12. Kentucky 18-5 257 12 pair of perfect days. .300 HITTERS AS A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE & JUNIOR 13. Baylor 19-6 245 13 • Denise Day (1982-84) 14. California 22-3 242 11 • Knighten went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run • Tobin Echo-Hawk (1993-95) 15. Minnesota* 23-4 234 16 scored against UNO on March 11. • Ali Viola (1995-97) 16. Arizona 23-7 195 17 • Jennifer Lizama (1997-99) 17. Washington 26-5 172 18 • Two days later, she went 3-for-3 with a double, two home • Kim Ogee (2000-02) 18. Missouri 19-3 168 20 runs, three runs scored and five RBIs against Charleston • Brooke Thomason (2010-12) 19. Tennessee* 19-5 147 15 Southern. 20. UCF 26-5 131 20 21. Arizona State 20-9 101 22 22. Kansas 24-2 64 24 • Knighten produced career highs in runs, home runs, McCLURE A DUAL THREAT RBIs and extra-base hits vs. Charleston Southern. 23. Texas A&M 21-7 54 21 Sophomore Cassie McClure, a first-year transfer from 24. Mississippi State 20-6 36 RV Texas Tech, has been a dual threat for Nebraska in 2015. 25. Virginia Tech 21-3 29 RV • Knighten tallied her first career multi-homer game vs. Charleston Southern after hitting her first two home runs • In the circle, McClure is 7-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 53.2 USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (MARCH 17) of the season. innings. She was 0-0 with a 3.41 ERA in 12.1 innings as Rk. Team Record Pts. LW a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014. 1. LSU (23)* 27-1 787 t3 2. Oregon (6) 23-3 756 2 WHO’S ON FIRST? • McClure boasts Nebraska’s lowest ERA, while leading 3. Florida (3) 28-2 754 1 Juniors Mattie Fowler and Dawna Tyson have split time at the Huskers in wins and saves (2). 4. Michigan 24-4 679 t3 first base this season and the competition has brought out 5. Alabama 20-6 665 5 6. Oklahoma 22-3 650 6 the best in both players. • McClure has allowed two earned runs or less 22 of her 25 career appearances, including eight scoreless outings. 7. Louisiana-Lafayette 20-3 602 7 8. Georgia 22-5 537 8 Fowler has earned 15 starts at first base, while Tyson has 9. Auburn 28-2 516 12 made nine starts at first and four as the designated player. • Offensively, McClure is tied for the team lead with six doubles and ranks second in average (.421), slugging 10. Florida State* 22-6 495 10 11. UCLA* 27-5 487 13 percentage (.632) and on-base percentage (.521). • Fowler is batting .359 this year, .108 higher than her 12. California 22-3 425 11 career average entering this season. 13. Kentucky 18-5 392 14 • McClure homered in her first career against 14. Tennessee* 17-5 364 9 Colorado State on Feb. 6. She is the fourth Husker to • Fowler has added one double, two runs and eight RBIs. 15. Minnesota* 23-4 352 16 homer in her first Nebraska at bat since 2000. 16. Baylor 19-6 343 15 • Tyson is hitting .355 this spring, .129 higher than her 17. Arizona 23-7 298 18 • McClure also earned the win against Colorado State career average entering this season. 18. Washington 26-5 267 17 in her NU debut, marking her first career decision. She 19. Missouri 19-3 250 21 tossed her first career against the Rams. • Tyson has added one double, two home runs, four runs 20. UCF 26-5 210 20 scored and 11 RBIs. 21. Arizona State 20-9 142 22 • The next day, she earned the win in only the second 22. Kansas 24-2 110 23 combined no-hitter in school history. 23. Texas A&M 21-7 106 19 24. Mississippi State 20-6 48 RV THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA THE LAST TIME A HUSKER 25. UAB 21-5 44 t25 Beat a No. 1 Team at Oklahoma [1-0] (3/2/13) Had 6+ At Bats 6 players (6) vs. Florida (6/1/13) *2015 Husker opponent Beat a Top-5 Team at No. 3 Oregon [4-2] (5/26/13) Had 5+ Hits Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06) Beat a Top-10 Team vs. No. 10 Tennessee [5-2] (2/21/15) Scored 4+ Runs Taylor Edwards (4) vs. Iowa (4/12/14) WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Beat a Ranked Team vs. No. 10 Tennessee [5-2] (2/21/15) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Week ESPN.com NFCA Record Won When Trailing After 6 Innings at Alabama (5/22/14) Had 2+ Homers MJ Knighten (2) vs. Charleston So. (3/13/15) Preseason 20th 18th 0-0 Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Washington (5/30/13) Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98) Feb. 10 20th 19th 4-1 Scored 10+ Runs vs. DePaul [13] (3/14/15) Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13) Feb. 17 RV RV 4-6 Scored 15+ Runs vs. Iowa [18] (4/12/14) Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11) Feb. 24 NR RV 6-9 Scored 20+ Runs vs. Illinois [21] (2/24/06) Drew 4+ Walks Taylor Edwards (4) at UNO (3/26/14) March 3 NR NR 6-9 Allowed 10+ Runs at Wichita St. [10] (3/8/15) Had 2+ HBP Alicia Armstrong (2) vs. Colorado St. (2/8/15) March 10 NR NR 8-11 Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Had 5+ RBIs MJ Knighten (5) vs. Charleston So. (3/13/15) March 17 NR NR 12-12 Allowed 20+ Runs never Threw a No-Hitter Tatum Edwards vs. Bradley (5/17/14) March 24 Recorded 15+ Hits vs. DePaul [16] (3/14/15) Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) March 31 Recorded 20+ Hits vs. UMKC [21] (4/11/96) Had 10+ Tatum Edwards (10) at UNO (3/26/14) April 7 Hit 6+ Doubles vs. North Dakota [6] (2/7/09) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) April 14 Hit 4+ Home Runs at Missouri [4] (5/18/14) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak Hailey Decker (14) (2014) April 21 Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Had a 15-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) (2013-14) April 28 Drew 10+ Walks vs. San Diego St. [10] (2/20/15) Had a 20-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) (2013-14) May 5 Was No-Hit at Oklahoma State (3/9/12) Had a 25-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) (2013-14) May 12 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HUSKER HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA NOTES 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES PASQUALE RECORDS 200TH HIT NU TOSSES COMBINED NO-HITTER Nebraska has won 59 games in its 22 Senior Steph Pasquale, a first-year transfer from Temple, A pair of newcomers teamed up to throw just the second 59 NCAA Tournament appearances while recorded her 200th career with a first-inning single combined no-hitter in Nebraska history on Feb. 7 against posting an overall record of 59-48 (.551) winning against San Diego State on Feb. 20. Pasquale enters this Montana. Freshman Kaylan Jablonski made her first percentage). The Huskers’ 59 postseason wins rank weekend with 207 career hits. career start and threw the first 3.0 innings of the six- 13th in NCAA history. inning no-hitter, while sophomore Cassie McClure closed Pasquale has produced 19 hits in 19 games at Nebraska out the final 3.0 innings and earned the win. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS after totaling 189 hits in 161 games at Temple. Pasquale, who averages more than one hit per game in her career, • The no-hitter was the 37th in program history. A total of 21 Huskers have combined to owns 208 career hits, a total that ranks 26th among all 29 earn 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America • The no-hitter occurred in the third game of the season, active Division I players. honors. That total is the most of any softball making it the second-earliest no-hitter in school history. program in the country and ranks second among • It was only the second combined no-hitter in Nebraska all female athletic programs nationally behind the HUSKERS BEAT FIRST RANKED TEAM Nebraska team (37). history and the first since All-Americans Leigh Ann Nebraska earned its first victory over a ranked opponent Walker and Jenny Voss combined on a seven-inning no- when the Huskers upset No. 10 Tennessee, 5-2, on Feb. hitter against Kansas on May 13, 1999. ALL-AMERICANS 21. Junior Kiki Stokes homered twice and drove in three Nebraska has produced 24 All- runs in the victory, with junior Emily Lockman earning the • Despite throwing a no-hitter, Nebraska allowed four 24 Americans in school history, including win and sophomore Cassie McClure picking up the . runs (two earned). The Grizzlies scored twice on RBI seven first-team All-Americans, six two-time ground outs and twice on wild pitches. honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans. • Nebraska is 1-4 vs. ranked teams this season, including a 1-2 mark against top-10 opponents. • Although not a solo effort, Jablonski became just the sixth NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Husker freshman to be involved in a no-hitter. In the 33 years softball has been an • With her win over Tennessee, Lockman earned her fourth 22 NCAA sport, the Huskers have made career victory over a top-10 team and her sixth career 22 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including win vs. a ranked foe. HUSKERS HOPE FOR POTENT BATTERY 13 straight from 1995 to 2007. Nebraska’s 22 Nebraska has featured an All-America battery each of the postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history. last two seasons, highlighted by two-time All-America pitcher Tatum Edwards and her twin sister Taylor, the REVELLE EARNS 850th VICTORY 2014 Division I of the Year and a two-time All- CONFERENCE TITLES Nebraska defeated South Dakota, 8-3, on March 8 to American. Nebraska has won 19 conference titles give head coach Rhonda Revelle her 850th victory at Nebraska. The victory came in Revelle’s 1,300th game 19 in its 38 seasons as a varsity sport. The On paper, NU boasted one of the nation’s top batteries as Nebraska’s head coach. As Nebraska’s all-time wins Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns entering this season. Junior right-hander Emily Lockman and captured their first Big Ten title in 2014. leader across all sports, Revelle is the only coach to record 850 victories as a Husker. returned after earning first-team all-region honors in 2013 and 2014. Senior Steph Pasquale was a third-team ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLE All-America catcher at Temple in 2013, and she is also a In her first 22 years as Nebraska’s head two-time, first-team all-region performer. 18 coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 11 STOKES NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK players to a total of 18 All-America honors. Junior Kiki Stokes produced a big opening weekend, and RETURNING 2013 & 2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION PITCHERS she was honored for her performance by being named the • Ally Carda, Sr., UCLA Big Ten Player of the Week on Feb. 9. It was the first career TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGS • Jailyn Ford, Jr., James Madison weekly honor for the Olathe, Kan., native. • Lauren Haeger, Sr., Florida Nebraska has been ranked in the final • Emily Lockman, Jr., Nebraska 15 NFCA poll in 15 of the 20 years the poll • Stokes hit .650 in five games the opening weekend, has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams going 13-for-20 at the plate with one double, two home RETURNING ALL-AMERICA nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of runs and 10 RBIs out of the leadoff spot in the Husker • Annie Aldrete, So., Tennessee the first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006). order. She posted a 1.000 slugging percentage and • Lexie Elkins, Jr., Louisiana reached base at a .682 clip. • Amber Freeman, Sr., Arizona State REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS • Steph Pasquale, Sr., Nebraska Rhonda Revelle has produced 13 • Stokes hit safely in all five games, including four multi- hit efforts. She also scored a run in every game, scoring 13 academic All-Americans in her first 22 multiple runs in four contests. Stokes had three games seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle with multiple RBIs. LOCKMAN LOOKS TO BUILD ON SUCCESS has produced the second-highest total of academic Junior right-hander Emily Lockman, Nebraska’s lone All-Americans of any coach in the country. • Stokes hit home runs in back-to-back games for the first returning pitcher, was one of the nation’s top pitchers time in her career (New Mexico State and Montana). the past two seasons. Although she has struggled this WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES season, Lockman has proven ability in the circle. Nebraska has advanced to the • Stokes hit her first career grand slam against Montana, 7 Women’s College World Series seven when she finished with a career-high four RBIs. • Lockman owns seven victories over ranked opponents in times to rank 11th in NCAA history. her career, including a victory over No. 10 Tennessee this • Stokes set a career high with four hits against Texas season. As a freshman, Lockman earned a complete- Tech as part of a 4-for-4 day that also included a walk. TOP-10 ATTENDANCE SEASONS game victory at No. 3 Oregon in the NCAA Super Regional championship game. As a sophomore, she earned the In the 13 seasons NU has called Bowlin • Stokes’ final hit against UTSA was her 100th career hit. win at No. 14 Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Regional final. 3 Stadium home, Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times, • Lockman is one of only four pitchers nationally who while finishing in the top 25 in 12 of 13 seasons. earned first-team all-region recognition in both 2013 In 2014, the Huskers averaged a school-record 965 and 2014. Lockman joins James Madison’s Jailyn Ford fans per game to rank 18th nationally. as the only juniors among that quartet.

BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 7 NEBRASKA NOTES/OPPONENT PREVIEW BOWLIN STADIUM • Lockman is also the first Husker to earn first-team SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE (15-12) HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE all-region recognition as both a freshman and a Michigan State enters Big Ten Conference play with a 15- Nebraska has won 74 percent of its sophomore. 12 overall record. The Spartans went 3-2 last week at the 74 games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a Mercer Tournament, defeating Alabama A&M twice and 179-65 record since the facility opened in 2002. • Lockman is the fourth NU pitcher to enter her junior Youngstown State once, while falling twice to Mercer. The Huskers have posted a winning record in each year as a two-time all-conference honoree, and the of their 13 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. previous three all ended their careers as All-Americans. MSU lost its final six Big Ten games last season, including a three-game Nebraska sweep in East Lansing. • Lockman’s 1.93 career ERA entering 2015 ranked 22nd SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM The 2015 season marks Nebraska’s 14th nationally among all 2015 pitchers who had thrown Offensively, Michigan State is batting .262 as a team at least 200.0 innings. Among pitchers from a Power while averaging 4.0 runs per game. The Spartans scored a 14 season calling Bowlin Stadium home. Five conference (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC), season-high 12 runs in their last game against Alabama Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at Lockman’s ERA was the fourth-lowest. A&M. MSU has also stolen 37 bases in only 40 attempts. the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium’s inaugural year was in 2002. The facility has seen upgrades In the circle, Michigan State boasts a 3.43 ERA and since then, including a new indoor practice facility. PASQUALE AMONG NATION’S TOP HITTERS allows an average of 3.7 runs per game. The Spartans Senior Steph Pasquale has been one of the nation’s have tossed four shutouts this season, and MSU boasts a TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS most productive hitters in her career. Pasquale starred -to-walk ratio of nearly 2-to-1. In the first 13 seasons Nebraska has at Temple from 2011 to 2015, missing all but 12 games 12 played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the last season. She earned a medical hardship for the Category Nebraska Michigan State Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in 2014 season and was granted a fifth year of eligibility. Record 12-12 15-12 attendance 12 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 Average .348 .262 Pasquale transferred to Nebraska after Temple cut nationally in attendance three times. softball. Doubles 36 32 Home Runs 18 8 Stolen Bases 20 37 NCAA REGIONALS • At Temple, Pasquale was a three-time all-conference Walks 78 76 In the first 12 seasons Nebraska has performer, a two-time all-region selection and a 2013 Runs/Game 6.6 4.0 third-team All-American. 5 called Bowlin Stadium home, the ERA 5.47 3.43 Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Runs Allowed/Game 5.3 3.7 Regionals at the facility, most recently in 2013. • Pasquale was named to both the 2014 and 2015 USA Strikeouts/Game 3.8 6.0 Softball Player of the Year Watch List. She was one of Walks Allowed 88 81 12 players nationally named to both the 2014 and 2015 Fielding Pct. .964 .954 WORLD’S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATE watch lists. Nebraska set a world record when 2,204 TOP HITTERS 1 fans showed up for the World’s Largest • In her last full season in 2013, Pasquale batted .465 Alyssa McBride, Sr., OF Softball Tailgate against Ohio State on April 19. NU with 21 doubles, 15 homers and 80 RBIs. She led the • .443 avg, 14 R, 3 2B, 0 HR, 11 RBIs, 14 BB, 7 SB broke its previous record of 1,840 set in 2012. nation in RBIs per game and was also the nation’s toughest player to strike out, fanning only three times Lea Foerster, Fr., OF in 209 plate appearances (187 at bats). • .313 avg, 18 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBIs, 5 BB, 6 SB BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDS YEAR RECORD PCT. PASQUALE AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I HITTERS McKinzie Freimuth, Sr., 1B 2002 9-5 .643 • Doubles: t-7th (48) • .304 avg, 11 R, 6 2B, 0 HR, 12 RBIs, 7 BB, 5 SB 2003 14-7 .667 • RBIs: 17th (161) 2004 14-6 .700 PITCHING STAFF 2005 9-7 .563 Kristina Zalewski, RFr., RHP 2006 20-1 .952 ARMSTRONG PRODUCING HITS • 11-5, 1.63 ERA, 20 APP, 12 GS, 91 SO, 94.2 IP, .246 avg 2007 18-5 .783 Alicia Armstrong has been a hit machine in her career. 2008 13-9 .591 Valerie Kaff, So., RHP 2009 13-5 .722 • Armstrong’s 149 career hits are 30 more than any other • 2-4, 4.12 ERA, 15 APP, 10 GS, 35 SO, 51.0 IP, .280 avg 2010 12-8 .600 Husker has produced at Nebraska. 2011 10-4 .714 Dani Goranson, So., RHP 2012 15-1 .938 • Armstrong led Nebraska with 62 hits as a freshman • 1-0, 4.94 ERA, 6 APP, 1 GS, 11 SO, 11.1 IP, .222 avg 2013 18-4 .818 in 2013, then battled through a painful back injury to 2014 13-3 .813 produce 55 hits in 2014. Bridgette Rainey, Fr., LHP 2015 1-0 1.000 • 1-3, 9.93 ERA, 9 APP, 4 GS, 14 SO, 18.1 IP, .357 avg • Armstrong has produced 10 multi-hit efforts in 24 TOTAL 179-65 .734 games this season, including four three-hit games. COACHES’ CORNER • In her career, Armstrong has totaled 32 multi-hit is in her 22nd season at Michigan State LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM games, including 13 three-hit efforts. and her 27th year as a head coach. 1. 2,204 Ohio State April 19, 2014 • Owns a 603-602-1 record at Michigan State 2. 1,960 Texas April 9, 2011 • Armstrong is 1 of 9 players in school history to produce • Owns a 739-735-1 career record 3. 1,844 Iowa May 17, 2003 100 career hits before their junior season. • Is 0-9 against Nebraska (0-7 at Michigan State) 4. 1,840 Michigan April 27, 2013 5. 1,752 Wisconsin May 12, 2012 • Armstrong is 1 of 5 players in school history to total SERIES HISTORY 6. 1,692 Indiana May 3, 2014 at least 55 hits as both a freshman and a sophomore. • Nebraska leads the all-time series, 7-0 7. 1,585 Lehigh May 20, 2004 • Armstrong’s 117 hits were the sixth-most any Husker • The Huskers have won all five meetings as league foes 8. 1,518 Purdue May 10, 2013 had recorded entering her junior season. • NU has shut out the Spartans in the last four meetings 9. 1,417 California May 22, 2004 • Nebraska owns a 31.1-inning scoreless streak vs. MSU 10. 1,318 California May 23, 2004 • NU has outscored Michigan State, 33-8, in the series

22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL REVELLE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 8 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 23rd SEASON AT NEBRASKA • 24th CAREER SEASON 2004 45-17 14-3 1st 4-0 1st 855-453 RECORD AT NEBRASKA • 863-469 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. Revelle has restored Husker softball to its perch among 2007 37-20 10-8 5th 0-1 t-7th 2008 25-28 4-14 t-9th 3-1 2nd the nation’s elite, and in the process has written her legacy as one of the finest coaches in collegiate softball 2009 35-19 9-9 5th 0-1 t-7th history. One of only 12 active Division I coaches enshrined in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of 2010 30-29 7-11 t-6th 0-1 t-7th 2011 41-14 9-9 6th -- -- Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 2012 33-22 14-9 3rd -- -- 18 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among all active coaches. In the classroom, 2013 45-16 16-6 2nd 1-1 t-3rd 2014 44-18 18-5 t-1st 0-1 t-7th Revelle has coached 13 players to academic All-America honors in 23 seasons, the second-highest total of any 2015 12-12 0-0 ------coach nationally in that span. She has also given back to the profession, serving three stints as NFCA President. Totals 855-453 241-158 -- 34-21 -- Career 863-469 248-163 -- 34-21 -- REVELLE’S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKA MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES) Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4 1. , Arizona 28 Big Ten Coach of the Year 1 2. , Cal 26 NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY) Big 12 Coach of the Year 2 3. , Michigan 22 Year Round Record Finish Rank 4. , Oklahoma 20 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1 1993 ------5. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 18 Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 1994 ------, DePaul 18 1995 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th Conference Titles 7 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th Big Ten Conference Titles 1 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th Big 12 Conference Titles 6 MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993) 1998 Regional 4-2 t-5th 5th NCAA Tournament Appearances 18 1. Ralph & , Tennessee 17 1999 Regional 3-2 t-9th 20th Women’s College World Series Appearances 3 2. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 13 2000 Regional 3-2 t-17th 14th NFCA All-Americans 18 Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13 2001 Regional 2-2 t-17th 14th Multi-Time All-Americans 5 2002 WCWS 5-2 t-5th 6th 2003 Regional 3-2 t-17th 13th CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13 ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHES 2004 Regional 3-2 t-9th 14th Mike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996 , Central Michigan Inducted 2003 2005 Regional 1-2 t-33rd 25th MOST WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE COACHES)* Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006 2006 Regional 2-2 t-17th 15th 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1,404 Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008 2007 Regional 0-2 t-49th -- 2. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1,373 2008 ------Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009 3. Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1,221 2009 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010 4. Diane Ninemire, California 1,204 2010 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010 5. Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1,142 2011 Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st , Tennessee Inducted 2011 6. Donna Papa, North Carolina 1,109 2012 ------Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012 7. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1,002 2013 WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012 8. Melinda Fischer, Illinois State 945 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th , Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013 9. Sandy Montgomery, SIUE 932 Totals 18 app. 43-38 -- -- Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013 10. Bob Coolen, Hawaii 883 11. Patrick Murphy, Alabama 862 12. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 855 *Includes all active D-I coaches with 800 wins at current school

BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL #21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG #66 CASSIE McCLURE • PITCHING SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 3 four times Hits 3 12 times 5.0 five times IP same 3 twice Runs 3 four times 4 vs. South Dakota Ks same 3 three times RBIs 4 at Northwestern (2014) 2 vs. Colorado St. Hits (CG) same 1 four times 2B 3 at Illinois (2014) 1 twice ER (low - starts) same 2 at New Mexico St. HRs 2 twice 5 vs. Georgia Tech ER (high) same #29 RACHEL ARTHUR #11 GINA METZLER SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH none Hits none 2 vs. Montana Hits same 1 three Runs 1 five times 1 nine times Runs same none RBIs 1 vs. UTEP (2014) 1 vs. Montana RBIs same none 2B none none 2B none none HRs none none HRs none #23 LAURA BARROW #20 KYLEE MUIR SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 2 four times Hits same 2 three times Hits 2 12 times 2 twice Runs same 2 vs. Colorado St. Runs 3 vs. Creighton (2014) 2 twice RBIs same 4 vs. Montana RBIs 5 vs. Indiana (2014) 1 four times 2B same 1 twice 2B 2 twice none HRs none 1 vs. Florida St. HRs 1 six times #8 CAITLIN BARTSCH #22 TAYLOR OTTE SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 3.0 at Wichita St. IP same none Hits none 2 vs. Georgia Tech Ks same 1 six times Runs same 1 vs. Georgia Tech Hits same none RBIs none 0 vs. Georgia Tech ER (low) same none 2B none 2 at New Mexico St. ER (high) same none HRs none #17 MATTIE FOWLER #25 STEPH PASQUALE SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 2 three times Hits 3 three times 3 at New Mexico St. Hits 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013) 2 vs. UTSA Runs 2 five times 2 vs. South Dakota Runs 4 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013) 2 twice RBIs 4 at New Mexico St. (2012) 3 vs. South Dakota RBIs 6 twice 1 vs. DePaul 2B 2 at New Mexico St. (2012) 1 three times 2B 3 vs. Georgetown (2013) none HRs 1 nine times 1 vs. South Dakota HRs 3 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013) #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • HITTING #01 LOTTE SJULIN SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 2 vs. Montana Hits same none Hits none 2 vs. Montana Runs same 1 five times Runs 1 17 times 2 twice RBIs same none RBIs none 2 vs. Montana 2B same none 2B none none HRs none none HRs none #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • PITCHING #13 KIKI STOKES SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 5.0 vs. Florida St. IP same 4 vs. Texas Tech Hits same 2 twice Ks same 3 vs. Texas Tech Runs 3 five times 0 three times Hits same 4 vs. Montana RBIs same 0 twice ER (low) same 2 vs. DePaul 2B same 10 vs. LSU ER (high) same 2 vs. Tennessee HRs same #99 MJ KNIGHTEN #3 DAWNA TYSON SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 4 vs. Oregon St. Hits same 2 three times Hits 3 vs. Ohio St. (2014) 3 vs. Charleston Southern Runs same 1 four times Runs 2 at Wichita St. (2013) 5 vs. Charleston Southern RBIs same 3 vs. UNO RBIs 3 three times 1 vs. Texas Tech 2B 1 nine times 1 vs. Oregon St. 2B 2 at Illinois (2014) 2 vs. Charleston Southern HRs same 1 twice HRs 1 seven times #4 EMILY LOCKMAN #7 MADI UNZICKER SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 7.0 at Wichita St. IP 7.0 15 times 1 twice Hits same 5 vs. Tennessee Ks 11 at Wichita St. (2013) 1 three times Runs same 4 vs. San Diego St. Hits (CG) 0 vs. Utah St. (2013) none RBIs none 0 vs. San Diego St. ER (low - starts) 0 15 times 1 vs. Western Ky. 2B same 11 at New Mexico St. ER (high) same none HRs none #66 CASSIE McCLURE • HITTING #6 KAT WOOLMAN SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH 3 three times Hits 3 five times 2 twice Hits 3 vs. Northern Iowa (2014) 2 twice Runs 2 four times 2 twice Runs 3 at Wisconsin (2014) 4 vs. Boise St. RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 2 vs. UNO RBIs 3 at Northwestern (2014) 1 six times 2B 1 14 times 1 twice 2B 1 four times 1 twice HRs 2 vs. Rhode Island (2014) none HRs 1 three times

22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL # • 2-TIME SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG • SS • 2013 BIG TEN ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Junior • Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) • 2015 tri-captain ranks sixth in school history with a .347 career batting average AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • On pace to become seventh Husker to hit .300 in each of her first three seasons • 1 of 9 players in school history to produce 100 hits prior to their junior season 2015 .416 24-24 23 32 4 4 18 6 .623 .489 • 117 hits were the highest total by a Husker entering her junior year since 2002 Career .347 145-145 84 149 24 12 64 30 .500 .401 • 1 of 3 Husker shortstops to earn all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore #29 RACHEL ARTHUR • SS Sophomore • Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) • 1 of 2 Lincoln natives and eight Nebraska natives on the 2015 roster AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Only Husker to start games on the infield and outfield in 2014 • Two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 2015 .000 8-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • 2014 Citizenship Team member Career .000 21-4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 • Father Mike is Nebraska’s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research #23 LAURA BARROW • 2B Freshman • Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS) • Only freshman to start every game in 2015; scored a run in each of her first six games AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Four-time all-district and four-time all-region performer for Kearney High School • 2013 second-team all-state selection and 2014 first-team KC All-Metro honoree 2015 .279 24-24 14 17 4 0 12 7 .344 .362 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester Career .279 24-24 14 17 4 0 12 7 .344 .362 • Sister Kat is a senior pitcher at UNO #8 CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP Freshman • The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) • Has allowed only 1 run in her last 2 appearances totaling 3.0 innings W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Honorable-mention all-state selection as a sophomore in 2012 for The Woodlands • Went 46-9 in her prep career with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves 2015 0-0 5.25 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 .444 • Honorable-mention all-state eld opponent scoreless in 29 of her 43 career starts Career 0-0 5.25 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 .444 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester #17 MATTIE FOWLER • 1B Junior • Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro HS) • Serving as team captain for the third consecutive season in 2015 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Owns a career-high .359 average while splitting time at first base with Dawna Tyson • Earned a medical hardship in 2014 after suffering her second torn ACL injury 2015 .359 15-15 2 14 1 0 8 6 .385 .435 • Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar serving as NU’s SAAC President in 2014-15 Career .262 134-134 43 101 10 9 61 27 .364 .311 • 2011 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for Canyon del Oro High School #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Skutt HS) • Pitched a career-high 5.0 innings in at No. 6 FSU on Feb. 15, retiring final 10 batters W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Combined on a no-hitter in her first career start vs. Montana (1 of 2 in NU history) • 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School 2015 0-3 10.29 8 4 0 0 0 16.1 6 .241 • Four-time All-Nebraska selection, including three-time first-team honoree Career 0-3 10.29 8 4 0 0 0 16.1 6 .241 • Posted an 81-14 career record with a 1.50 ERA and 891 strikeouts in 556.0 innings #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • DP Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Skutt HS) • 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Four-time All-Nebraska selection, including three-time first-team honoree • Posted a .557 average in her prep career with 25 home runs and 137 RBIs 2015 .273 15-8 3 6 3 0 5 2 .409 .320 • .557 average was a Nebraska all-class record, breaking Alicia Armstrong’s record (.514) Career .273 15-8 3 6 3 0 5 2 .409 .320 • Also set Nebraska Class B career records with her 25 homers and 137 RBIs

# • 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN 99 MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B • 2-TIME BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (2014) Sophomore • Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills HS) • Seven multi-hit efforts in her last 12 games have her hitting a career-high .385 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • First Husker freshman third baseman to earn all-conference honors since 1993 • First NU all-conference freshman 3B since two-time All-American Tobin Echo-Hawk 2015 .385 24-24 20 30 8 2 22 6 .551 .435 • 1 of 3 freshmen to earn All-Big Ten honors in 2014 and the only position player Career .333 86-86 52 86 11 8 60 27 .500 .407 • 38 RBIs ranked 6th on NU’s all-time freshman chart and six homers ranked 8th

# • 2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION • 2-TIME SECOND-TEAM ALL-B1G 4 EMILY LOCKMAN • RHP • 2-TIME B1G PITCHER OF THE WEEK • 2013 B1G ALL-TOURNEY TEAM Junior • Corona, Calif. (Norco HS) • 1 of 4 pitchers nationally who was a first-team all-region selection in 2013 and 2014 W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Career ERA ranked 22nd nationally & 4th among Power Five Conference pitchers entering 2015 (1.94) • Only Husker pitcher to be a first-team all-region selection as a freshman and sophomore 2015 5-7 6.09 16 13 5 1 0 66.2 44 .362 • 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to be an all-conference honoree as a freshman and sophomore Career 40-18 2.64 77 64 35 12 1 389.1 266 .255 • .696 career winning percentage ranks 8th in Husker history

# • 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 66 CASSIE McCLURE • DP • 2014 THIRD-TEAM ALL-REGION Sophomore • Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS/Texas Tech) • First-year Husker after transferring from Texas Tech to Nebraska in January 2015 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Homered in her first at bat as a Husker against Colorado State in the season opener • 1 of 5 freshmen to earn 2014 NFCA All-Central Region honors 2015 .421 21-20 9 24 6 2 19 12 .632 .521 • 44 RBIs in 2014 were a Texas Tech freshman record and ranked 9th overall Career .378 75-71 22 76 14 11 63 34 .612 .465 • .364 average in 2014 ranked 8th in TTU history and was 2nd-best freshman mark 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL # • 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 66 CASSIE McCLURE • RHP • 2014 THIRD-TEAM ALL-REGION Sophomore • Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS/Texas Tech) • First-year Husker after transferring from Texas Tech to Nebraska in January 2015 W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG. • Set career highs in wins, appearances, starts, saves, innings and strikeouts • Went 3-0 in her first weekend at NU after entering 2015 with no career decisions 2015 7-2 3.26 16 7 4 0 2 53.2 23 .264 • Allowed 2 ER or fewer in 22 of her 25 career appearances Career 7-2 3.29 25 7 4 0 3 66.0 33 .267 • 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association Softball 4A-5A Player of the Year #11 GINA METZLER • LF Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista HS) • Four-Time first-team All-Nebraska Selection at Papillion-La Vista High School AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 1 of 4 players in the history of the All-Nebraska team to be a four-time, first-team honoree • .500 career batting average ranked 4th in Nebraska high school history 2015 .174 19-11 9 4 0 0 1 2 .174 .240 • Hit .600 as a senior and boasted at least a .439 average all four prep seasons Career .174 19-11 9 4 0 0 1 2 .174 .240 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester (4.0 GPA) #20 KYLEE MUIR • RF Senior • Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS) • Sixth-year senior who has missed two seasons (2010, 2012) AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Moved to the outfield in 2014 and has started 73 of NU’s last 85 games in right field • Exceeded her career totals in 2014 in at bats, runs, hits, doubles, RBIs and walks 2015 .319 21-19 11 15 2 1 15 8 .426 .421 • Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten with nine doubles in conference play in 2014 Career .272 108-85 47 70 17 6 61 31 .409 .357 • Three-time academic All-Big Ten honoree #22 TAYLOR OTTE • INF/OF Freshman • Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo HS) • Three-time state champion at Wahoo High School, helping the Warriors to a 113-23 record AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Two-time All-Nebraska selection and three-time all-state performer • Batted .584 as a senior with 17 doubles, six triples, seven homers, 34 steals and 44 RBIs 2015 .000 17-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • Selected to participate in the 2014 Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game Career .000 17-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • 1 of 4 in-state freshmen and 1 of 8 total Nebraska natives on the 2015 roster

# • 2013 3RD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN • 2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION 25 STEPH PASQUALE • C/DP • 2013 A-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR • 3-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE Senior • Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pompton Lakes HS/Temple) • Transferred to NU after gaining a fifth year of eligibility and Temple dropping its program AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 1 of 4 returning All-America catchers in 2015 • 1 of 12 players named to the 2014 & 2015 USA Softball Player of the Year watch list 2015 .345 19-19 5 19 3 1 9 2 .455 .377 • Ranks seventh nationally with 48 career doubles and 17th with 161 career RBIs Career .375 180-180 84 208 48 26 161 56 .606 .436 • Led the nation in RBIs per game in 2013 and was the nation’s toughest player to strike out #01 LOTTE SJULIN • C/OF Sophomore • Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West/Concordia HS) • Caught one inning vs. Ga. Tech (2/14) in first career non-pinch-running appearance AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Worked extensively with the pitchers in 2014, helping NU rank 13th nationally in ERA • Earned Nebraska’s Borg-Wright Coaches Award in 2014 2015 .000 12-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Member every semester of her collegiate career Career .000 39-0 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 • Two-time all-state selection for Douglas County West/Concordia High School #13 KIKI STOKES • CF • BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/9/15) Junior • Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS) • Big Ten Player of the Week in opening week after going 13-for-20 with 2 HR & 10 RBIs AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • 2015 Tri-Captain ranks in the top 5 in the Big Ten in runs, average, SLG% & OB% • Has been an outfield starter in 144 of Nebraska’s 147 games the past three seasons 2015 .444 24-24 29 32 6 6 23 13 .806 .549 • Produced career highs in hits, doubles, triples, homers, RBIs, walks and steals in 2015 Career .314 146-144 105 119 13 12 56 66 .475 .434 • Three-time NFCA High School All-American, including two first-team appointments #3 DAWNA TYSON • 1B/DP • BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (2013) Junior • Corona, Calif. (Corona HS) • Hitting a career-high .355 this season; owns 6 hits, 2 HR & 5 RBI in her last 5 games AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Started the final 51 games at first base in 2014; 69 career starts at first & 28 at DP • Has been hit by 14 career pitches, ranking just outside NU’s all-time top 10 2015 .355 16-13 4 11 1 2 11 7 .581 .500 • 2014 Academic All-Big Ten honoree Career .241 118-97 26 63 6 7 37 25 .345 .339 • Sister Tori was a Husker (2008-11); sister Dena was a 2007 All-American at Washington #7 MADI UNZICKER • C/DP Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS) • 2012 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year for Millard South High School AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Also a four-time All-Nebraska selection for the three-time state champion Patriots • Batted .494 in her prep career, an average that ranked 6th in state history 2015 .125 13-6 3 2 1 0 0 2 .188 .222 • Set Nebraska high school record with 37 home runs, 13 more than the previous record Career .125 13-6 3 2 1 0 0 2 .188 .222 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester #6 KAT WOOLMAN • 2B/OF/DP Sophomore • Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) • Has seen action in the outfield and at second base, earning 10 straight outfield starts AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB% • Started a team-high 31 games in left field as a freshman in 2014 • Hit .300 in Big Ten play as a freshman with a .500 slugging percentage 2015 .283 24-17 12 13 2 0 4 6 .326 .377 • Hit each of her three home runs and produced 10 of her 12 RBIs in Big Ten play Career .255 76-56 36 36 4 3 16 15 .348 .335 • Originally committed to Arkansas after being a two-time, first-team all-state selection

22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NEBRASKA SOFTBALL 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NEBRASKA OVERALL STATISTICS

2015 Nebraska Softball Overall Statistics for Nebraska (as of Mar 17, 2015) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 12-12 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-6 Neutral: 11-6 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% 13 Stokes, Kiki . 4 4 4 24-24 72 29 32 6 1 6 23 58 . 8 0 6 13 5 13 0 . 5 4 9 1 1 7-7 30 4 3 . 9 1 9 66 McClure, Cassie . 4 2 1 21-20 57 9 24 6 0 2 19 36 . 6 3 2 12 1 5 0 . 5 2 1 1 0 0-0 1 9 3 . 7 6 9 21 Armstrong, Alicia . 4 1 6 24-24 77 23 32 4 0 4 18 48 . 6 2 3 5 6 12 0 . 4 8 9 0 1 3-3 23 69 5 . 9 4 8 99 Knighten, MJ . 3 8 5 24-24 78 20 30 3 2 2 22 43 . 5 5 1 6 1 6 2 . 4 3 5 0 2 4-5 31 44 3 . 9 6 2 17 Fowler, Mattie . 3 5 9 15-15 39 2 14 1 0 0 8 15 . 3 8 56032 . 4 3 5 1 2 0-0 103 3 2 . 9 8 1 3 Tyson, Dawna . 3 5 5 16-13 31 4 11 1 0 2 11 18 . 5 8 1 7 2 2 2 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 74 0 0 1.000 25 Pasquale, Steph . 3 4 5 19-19 55 5 19 3 0 1 9 25 . 4 5 52240 . 3 7 7 2 0 0-0 55 9 2 . 9 7 0 20 Muir, Kylee . 3 1 9 21-19 47 11 15 2 0 1 15 20 . 4 2 6 8 1 9 0 . 4 2 1 1 0 1-1 20 1 1 . 9 5 5 6 Woolman, Kat . 2 8 3 24-17 46 12 13 2 0 0 4 15 . 3 2 66161 . 3 7 7 0 1 2-2 9101.000 23 Barrow, Laura . 2 7 9 24-24 61 14 17 4 0 0 12 21 . 3 4 4 7 1 7 0 . 3 6 2 0 0 1-1 32 37 3 . 9 5 8 12 Jablonski, Kaylan . 2 7 3 15-8 223630059 . 4 0 92021 . 3 2 0 1 0 0-0 0501.000 11 Metzler, Gina . 1 7 4 19-11 23 9 4 0 0 0 1 4 . 1 7 4 2 0 5 0 . 2 4 0 0 2 0-1 12 1 1 . 9 2 9 7 Unzicker, Madi . 1 2 5 13-6 163210003 . 1 8 82070 . 2 2 2 0 0 0-0 31 4 0 1.000 22 Otte, Taylor . 0 0 0 17-1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 1 0 0 1.000 4 Lockman, Emily . 0 0 0 2-2 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 15 0 1.000 8 Bartsch, Caitlin . 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 29 Arthur, Rachel . 0 0 0 8-0 03000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 1 Sjulin, Lotte . 0 0 0 12-0 0 5 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 Totals . 3 4 8 24 630 158 219 36 3 18 147 315 . 5 0 0 78 20 84 8 . 4 3 1 7 9 20-22 422 202 23 . 9 6 4 Opponents . 3 1 7 24 586 126 186 35 4 24 112 301 . 5 1 4 88 10 76 8 . 4 1 3 3 11 13-15 425 147 26 . 9 5 7

LOB - Team (161), Opp (151). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (9). CI - Team (1), Pasquale 1. IBB - Team (3), McClure 3, Opp (2).

(All games Sorted by 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 66 McClure, Cassie 3 . 2 6 7-2 16 7 4 0/0 2 53.2 56 31 25 25 23 13 1 9 . 2 6 4 3301 3 8 Bartsch, Caitlin 5 . 2 5 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 8 3 3 1 3 2 0 2 . 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Lockman, Emily 6 . 0 9 5-7 16 13 5 1/0 0 66.2 108 66 58 33 44 18 3 9 . 3 6 2 4510 7 12 Jablonski, Kaylan 10.29 0-3 8 4 0 0/0 0 16.1 14 26 24 29 6 2 0 4 . 2 4 1 6 2 0 2 1 Totals 5 . 4 7 12-12 24 24 9 1/0 2 140.2 186 126 110 88 76 35 4 24 . 3 1 7 13 10 1 3 11 Opponents 7 . 2 6 12-12 24 24 8 1/0 3 141.2 219 158 147 78 84 36 3 18 . 3 4 8 11 20 1 7 9

PB - Team (5), Pasquale 4, Unzicker 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (1), Pasquale 1. SBA/ATT - Pasquale (12-14), Lockman (5-6), McClure (4-5), Jablonski (4-4), Unzicker (1-1).

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