NEBRASKA SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH [email protected] (402) 472-7780 (402) 770-5926 WEDNESDAY • 6 P.M. 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL (22-18) Audio & Live Stats: Huskers.com 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 NEXT UP: NORTHWESTERN Record: 20-20 Record: 22-18 Feb. 7 vs. Montana W, 13-4 (6) Fri., Sat. & Sun. • April 17, 18 & 19 Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech W, 11-3 (6) Ranking: Not Ranked Ranking: Not Ranked Feb. 8 vs. UTSA W, 11-7 Non-Conference: 15-16 Non-Conference: 12-14 WORLD’S LARGEST TAILGATE Unconquered Invitational (hosted by Florida State) Home Record: 9-3 Road Record: 6-8 Feb. 13 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-11 (5) Free Event • Saturday, April 19 • 10 a.m. vs. Nebraska: 11-17 vs. UNO: 17-11 Feb. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L, 1-4 Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-10 (5) NEBRASKA AT UNO Feb. 14 vs. Western Kentucky L, 1-5 Omaha, Neb. • Westside Field at Westbrook Feb. 15 at No. 6 Florida State L, 2-3 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) The Nebraska softball team wraps up a seven-game Nebraska’s Cassie McClure earned the victory, Feb. 20 vs. San Diego State W, 10-0 (5) road trip when the Huskers travel to Omaha on allowing one run on six hits in a complete-game Feb. 21 vs. No. 14 LSU L, 2-10 (5) Wednesday to take on UNO in a 6 p.m. contest at effort. UNO’s Kat Barrow, the older sister of Husker Feb. 21 vs. No. 10 Tennessee W, 5-2 Westside Field at Westbrook. freshman Laura Barrow, took the loss, allowing six Feb. 22 vs. Oregon State L, 10-11 runs (five earned) in 4.1 innings. Feb. 22 vs. No. 12 UCLA L, 1-5 (6) The Huskers have already secured a winning road Shocker Invitational (hosted by Wichita State) trip, posting a 4-2 record with Big Ten Conference Offensively, Husker junior Dawna Tyson ended the March 7 vs. South Dakota W, 8-3 series wins at Ohio State and Purdue. Nebraska game with a pinch-hit three-run homer. Junior March 7 at Wichita State L, 1-7 brings a 22-18 record into Wednesday’s matchup, Kiki Stokes and sophomores MJ Knighten and Kat March 8 vs. South Dakota W, 12-2 (5) March 8 at Wichita State L, 4-10 when the Huskers will look for a season sweep of the Woolman each produced two hits for the Big Red, Mavericks. with Woolman driving in two runs. March 11 UNO W, 10-1 (5) Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton) Nebraska and UNO met for the first time on March 11 Knighten’s 2-for-2 performance against UNO was March 13 vs. Boise State W, 11-3 (6) March 13 vs. Charleston Southern W, 8-3 in Lincoln. The Mavericks jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first game in her current hitting streak, which March 14 vs. DePaul W, 13-2 (5) reached 21 games following an RBI single in her the top of the first inning, before Nebraska answered March 14 at Cal State Fullerton L, 0-3 with a run in the bottom of the third. The game final at bat at Purdue last weekend. Knighten’s 21- remained tied 1-1 until the Huskers exploded for game hitting streak is the third-longest in school March 20 Michigan State* W, 15-10 March 21 Michigan State* W, 14-6 (5) nine runs in the fifth to post a 10-1 run-rule victory. history and trails the record by five games. March 22 Michigan State* W, 7-5 March 25 at Iowa (Game 1)* W, 12-2 (6) THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 March 25 at Iowa (Game 2)* W, 16-7 NU hosts the World’s Largest Softball Tailgate this The Huskers lead the Big Ten with a .344 team March 27 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 7-8 Saturday vs. Northwestern. The tailgate starts at batting average. The NU record is .315 in 1995. March 28 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 3-8 10 a.m. and the game starts at 1 p.m. Admission March 29 No. 12 Minnesota* W, 5-3 is free to both the tailgate and the game. NU’s pitching staff has tossed back-to-back March 31 North Dakota State (Game 1) L, 0-3 shutouts and has not allowed a run in 14.1 innings. March 31 North Dakota State (Game 2) L, 6-10 Nebraska has won six of its last eight road games. April 3 at Ohio State* W, 7-5 Sophomore MJ Knighten leads the Big Ten with 61 April 4 at Ohio State* W, 11-7 Nebraska has scored double-digit runs a school- hits. She is only the second Husker to produce 60 April 5 at Ohio State* L, 4-5 record 15 times this season. hits by the 40th game of the season. April 10 at Purdue* L, 0-1 April 11 at Purdue* W, 3-0 Eleven of Nebraska’s 22 wins this season have Knighten carries a 21-game hitting streak into April 12 at Purdue* W, 8-0 (6) been run-rule victories. play this week, totaling 40 hits in the streak. April 15 at Omaha 6 p.m. April 17 Northwestern* 5:30 p.m. Nebraska is averaging 6.9 runs per game this Junior Kiki Stokes has scored 45 runs this season, April 18 Northwestern* 1 p.m. season. The school record is 5.7 runs per game the most by a Husker in the first 40 games of April 19 Northwestern* (BTN) 3 p.m. in 2014. a season. She is currently on pace to break April 21 Creighton 6 p.m. Nebraska’s season runs record (61). April 24 at Wisconsin* 5 p.m. April 25 at Wisconsin* 2 p.m. TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH April 26 at Wisconsin* (BTN) Noon MJ Knighten owns a career-long Emily Lockman was outstanding in two April 28 Drake 7 p.m. 21-game hitting streak. Knighten is road starts last weekend at Purdue, May 1 Illinois* 6 p.m. May 2 Illinois* (NET) 1 p.m. batting .541 (40-for-74) during her posting a 0.58 ERA while allowing May 3 Illinois* Noon hitting streak with 12 multi-hit games only one run in 12.0 innings. She fired and seven multi-RBI efforts. a three-hit shutout on Sunday. May 7-9 Big Ten Tournament TBA @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 873-475 (.648) [24th year] Nebraska Record 865-459 (.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 865 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).