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Softball Media Relations Contact: Matt Smith Msmith@Huskers.Com (402) 472-7780 (402) 770-5926 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH [email protected] (402) 472-7780 (402) 770-5926 GAME 1 • FRIDAY • 5:30 P.M. 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL (17-12) Free Admission 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: 27-4 Record: 17-12 Feb. 7 vs. Montana W, 13-4 (6) Pepsi Pack the House ($1 Admission & Pepsi) Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech W, 11-3 (6) Ranking: 12th Ranking: Not Ranked Feb. 8 vs. UTSA W, 11-7 Big Ten Record: 3-0 Big Ten Record: 5-0 Unconquered Invitational (hosted by Florida State) Road Record: 12-0 GAME 3 • SUNDAY • NOON Home Record: 4-0 Free Admission with Baseball Ticket Feb. 13 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-11 (5) vs. Nebraska: 10-17 vs. Iowa: 17-10 Feb. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L, 1-4 Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-10 (5) NEBRASKA VS. MINNESOTA Feb. 14 vs. Western Kentucky L, 1-5 Bowlin Stadium • March 27, 28 & 29 Feb. 15 at No. 6 Florida State L, 2-3 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) The Nebraska softball team welcomes No. 12 Nebraska hopes the home crowd will boost the Feb. 20 vs. San Diego State W, 10-0 (5) Minnesota to Bowlin Stadium this weekend for a key Huskers against a Minnesota squad that is 12-0 on Feb. 21 vs. No. 14 LSU L, 2-10 (5) three-game Big Ten Conference series. the road this season. To help fans cheer on their Feb. 21 vs. No. 10 Tennessee W, 5-2 Huskers, several fan friendly promotions have been Feb. 22 vs. Oregon State L, 10-11 Several streaks will be on the line when the Huskers, set up for this weekend. Feb. 22 vs. No. 12 UCLA L, 1-5 (6) the defending Big Ten regular-season co-champions, Shocker Invitational (hosted by Wichita State) take on the defending Big Ten Tournament champion Any fan with a baseball ticket can get into that March 7 vs. South Dakota W, 8-3 Golden Gophers. The battle at Bowlin Stadium pits day’s softball game for free. Additionally, Saturday March 7 at Wichita State L, 1-7 two of the conference’s top teams against each other. is Pepsi Pack the House Day, where all general March 8 vs. South Dakota W, 12-2 (5) March 8 at Wichita State L, 4-10 Nebraska is 5-0 in league play, and the Huskers own admission seating is $1 and elect Pepsi products the Big Ten’s longest conference win streak at eight are available for only $1. General admission seating March 11 UNO W, 10-1 (5) consecutive victories dating back to 2014. Minnesota at Bowlin Stadium includes one section of plastic Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton) is 3-0 in conference action this season, and the chairback seats. March 13 vs. Boise State W, 11-3 (6) March 13 vs. Charleston Southern W, 8-3 Gophers have won five straight Big Ten games. March 14 vs. DePaul W, 13-2 (5) NU has won its five Big Ten games by an average of March 14 at Cal State Fullerton L, 0-3 Minnesota has won 13 games in a row overall - a five runs per game, while scoring double-digit runs program record - while the Huskers have won five in four of the five games. On Wednesday, Nebraska March 20 Michigan State* W, 15-10 March 21 Michigan State* W, 14-6 (8) straight and nine of their last 10. outscored Iowa 28-9 in a doubleheader sweep. March 22 Michigan State* W, 7-5 THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 March 25 at Iowa (Game 1)* W, 12-2 (6) March 25 at Iowa (Game 2)* W, 16-7 Nebraska has won eight straight Big Ten games, The Huskers lead the Big Ten with a .358 team March 27 No. 12 Minnesota* 5:30 p.m. the longest winning streak in the conference. NU batting average. The NU record is .315 in 1995. March 28 No. 12 Minnesota* 1 p.m. has won 20 of its last 21 Big Ten games overall. March 29 No. 12 Minnesota* Noon Nebraska ranks in the top 10 nationally and leads March 31 North Dakota State (Game 1) 3 p.m. The Huskers have won 14 consecutive home the Big Ten with 17 double plays this season. March 31 North Dakota State (Game 2) 5:30 p.m. conference games, the longest streak in the April 3 at Ohio State* 5 p.m. league. Nebraska’s last home Big Ten loss was Junior right-hander Emily Lockman has earned the April 4 at Ohio State* 1 p.m. over a year ago (March 23, 2014 to Minnesota). win in four of Nebraska’s five conference victories. April 5 at Ohio State* Noon She has won 11 consecutive Big Ten games and April 7 Drake (Game 1) 5 p.m. In its five Big Ten games, the Huskers have has not lost a conference game in more than a April 7 Drake (Game 2) 7 p.m. outscored their opponents 17-1 in the first inning. year (March 23, 2014 vs. Minnesota). April 10 at Purdue* 4 p.m. April 11 at Purdue* Noon Nebraska has scored double-digit runs a school- Sophomore third baseman MJ Knighten has April 12 at Purdue* 11 a.m. record 14 times in only 29 games this season. produced 11 multi-hit efforts in her last 17 games. April 15 at Omaha 6 p.m. April 17 Northwestern* 5:30 p.m. NU is averaging 7.7 runs per game this season. Senior Steph Pasquale has homered in four of April 18 Northwestern* 1 p.m. The school record is 5.7 runs per game in 2014. Nebraska’s five Big Ten games. April 19 Northwestern* (BTN) 3 p.m. April 21 Creighton 6 p.m. TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH April 24 at Wisconsin* 5 p.m. April 25 at Wisconsin* 2 p.m. MJ Knighten owns a 10-game hitting Steph Pasquale had three doubles, April 26 at Wisconsin* (BTN) Noon streak, the longest by a Husker this three homers, six runs and 10 RBIs May 1 Illinois* 6 p.m. season. Knighten is batting .583 (21- on Wednesday. Entering the day, she May 2 Illinois* (NET) 1 p.m. for-36) during her 10-game hitting had three doubles, three homers, six May 3 Illinois* Noon streak with seven multi-hit games. runs and 14 RBIs in her first 21 games. @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 868-469 (.649) [24th year] Nebraska Record 860-453 (.6545) [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 860 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 (Arizona); 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).
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