2007 Softball

2007 Softball

March 27-April 1 Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Sunday 2007 Softball Contact: Matt Smith E-Mail: [email protected] Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Record Drake (DH) Colorado State (DH) vs. Texas Tech vs. Texas Tech Feb. 8-11 Paradise Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) 3:30 & 6 p.m. 2 & 4 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon Feb. 8 vs. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 (8) 1-0 Feb. 8 at Hawaii L, 4-5 1-1 Feb. 9 vs. Portland State W, 1-0 2-1 Feb. 9 vs. DePaul W, 5-1 3-1 Feb. 10 vs. Portland State L, 0-2 3-2 Feb. 11 vs. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 4-2 Feb. 11 at Hawaii L, 5-6 4-3 Huskers Open Six-Game Homestand Tuesday Feb. 23-25 NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) The Nebraska softball team is set for a busy week at Bowlin Stadium, as the Huskers host Feb. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 1-4 4-4 doubleheaders on Tuesday and Wednesday before welcoming Texas Tech to Lincoln this weekend Feb. 23 vs. No. 20 Florida State L, 1-2 (9) 4-5 for a two-game Big 12 Conference series. Feb. 24 vs. Seton Hall W, 4-3 5-5 In mid-week action, NU will face Drake on Tuesday, March 27, in a doubleheader beginning Feb. 24 vs. Mississippi State W, 7-6 (9) 6-5 at 3:30 p.m. The Huskers will then host a doubleheader against Colorado State on Wednesday, Feb. 25 vs. No. 18 Georgia W, 2-1 7-5 March 28, with the first game set for a 2 p.m. start. March 2-4 UNLV Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) March 2 vs. Southern Utah W, 5-2 8-5 Each game of the homestand can be heard live on Huskers.com and the first game of Tuesday’s March 3 vs. DePaul L, 0-2 8-6 doubleheader with Drake can be heard on select Husker Sports Network stations in Nebraska. March 3 vs. Fresno State L, 2-3 8-7 A return home will hopefully ignite the NU bats, which struggled in three games last week. March 4 vs. Delaware State W, 2-1 9-7 As a team, the Huskers are looking to snap a current four-game losing streak, which ties for the March 5 vs. No. 18 California W, 5-2 (8) 10-7 longest losing streak at Nebraska since 1996. March 9-11 Shocker Invitational (Wichita, Kan.) NU had won 12 consecutive games prior to dropping its last four. Over the last four games, March 9 vs. Minnesota W, 3-2 11-7 Nebraska has continued to receive solid March 9 vs. Western Illinois W, 4-1 12-7 March 10 vs. Western Illinois W, 7-3 13-7 Did You Know? pitching, but the Husker offense - which had March 10 vs. Minnesota W, 4-2 14-7 wNebraska has lost four straight games, shown signs of improving its production - took March 11 at Wichita State W, 4-1 15-7 matching the 1997 and 2005 squads for the a step back. March 16-18 Big Red Tournament (Bowlin Stadium) longest losing streaks since 1996. The Huskers Nebraska managed just one run in three March 16 North Dakota State W, 1-0 16-7 have not lost more than five consecutive games games last week and was shut out in both March 16 Arkansas^ W, 6-2 17-7 since 1994. games of its conference-opening series at March 17 Arkansas^ W, 5-0 18-7 17th-ranked Baylor. March 17 North Dakota State W, 2-1 (8) 19-7 wWhile Nebraska is currently on a four-game The back-to-back shutouts marked the March 18 North Dakota State^ W, 4-2 20-7 losing streak, it was preceded by a 12-game March 18 Arkansas^ L, 4-5 20-8 first time a Husker team had been shut out in March 21 Creighton^ L, 1-4 20-9 winning streak. The 12-game winning streak consecutive games since 1999. March 24 at No. 17 Baylor* L, 0-2 20-10 tied for NU’s longest since 2002 and marked In the circle, senior Ashley DeBuhr and March 25 at No. 17 Baylor* L, 0-3 20-11 the eighth-longest winning streak in program sophomore Molly Hill posted a deceiving 2.95 March 27 Drake (DH)^ 3:30 & 6 p.m. history. ERA. Hill rebounded from a rough start against March 28 Colorado State (DH) 2 & 4 p.m. Creighton to retire the final 15 batters she March 31 Texas Tech* 2 p.m. wThe Huskers scored 47 runs in their 12-game faced. Against Baylor, Hill kept the Huskers April 1 Texas Tech* Noon winning streak, an average of nearly four runs April 4 at Kansas* 3 p.m. in the game before the Lady Bears broke a April 6 at Texas A&M* 6 p.m. per game. In its current four-game losing scoreless tie with three runs in their final at April 7 at Texas A&M* Noon streak, NU has scored only five runs - including bat. April 9 South Dakota State (DH)^ 4 & 6 p.m. four in one game - for an average of only 1.25 DeBuhr received one start last week, but April 11 at Creighton 6 p.m. runs per game. allowed just one earned run in a complete- April 14 Texas* 2 p.m. game effort against Baylor. She held the Lady April 15 Texas* Noon wNebraska has played in 15 one-run games Bears to a season-low four hits. April 17 Iowa State*^ 5 p.m. April 19 at Iowa State* 3:30 p.m. through this season, exceeding last year’s total Nebraska was only out-hit 10-6 in the two April 21 at Oklahoma* 2 p.m. from 56 games. The Huskers are 10-5 in games games at Baylor, but was outscored 5-0. April 22 at Oklahoma* Noon decided by one run in 2007 after posting a 9-2 The Huskers have a perfect opportunity to April 25 Kansas*^ 6:30 p.m. record in 2006. get the bats going this week, as Drake and April 28 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. Colorado State both have a team ERA above April 29 Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. wMolly Hill picked up her first two shutouts of 3.00. May 5 at Missouri* 2 p.m. the season at the Big Red Tournament. Each NU then has an excellent chance to even its May 6 at Missouri* 1 p.m. of Nebraska’s three pitchers have now posted Big 12 record this weekend, as the Huskers May 10-12 Big 12 Championship TBA at least one shutout this season, marking only May 18-20 NCAA Regional TBA have posted 12 consecutive victories over May 25-27 NCAA Super Regional TBA the second time NU has had three hurlers post Texas Tech. May 31-June 6 WCWS TBA a shutout in the same season since 2001. *Big 12 Conference game ^Game broadcast on the Husker Sports Network. Weekly Notes #8 s March 26 Page 2 Nebraska Quick Facts Scouting Drake Head Coach ..................................... Rhonda Revelle Drake snapped a six-game losing streak by winning four of its last Tale of the Tape Alma Mater......................................Nebraska, 1984 five games last weekend, including taking two-of-three from Northern Nebraska .........Category ........... Drake Overall Record (years) ............... 581-302 (16 years) Iowa in a Missouri Valley Conference weekend series. 20-11 .................Record ..............12-20 Overall Winning Percentage ............................. .658 Drake is now 10-20 on the season, but the Bulldogs appear to being .239...................Average ................276 Record at NU (years) ................. 573-286 (15 years) playing their best ball. Drake has won as many games in the last 7..................... Home Runs ...............13 Nebraska Winning Percentage.......................... .667 five days as it had in its previous 18 days, including a 3-2 win at 37..................Stolen Bases ..............39 Associate Coach ......................................Lori Sippel Oklahoma State on March 20. 2.9...............Runs Per Game ...........3.6 Alma Mater......................................Nebraska, 1988 After putting up great offensive numbers last week, the Bulldogs 2.2.........Runs Allowed Per Game.....5.0 Season at Nebraska ................................. 18th Year are now hitting .276 as a team. Drake hit six home runs in six games 1.41......................ERA ..................4.08 Assistant Coach ..................................Jennifer Ogee last week and now has 13 on the season. The Bulldogs also managed 5.......................Shutouts ...................2 Alma Mater..................................Washington, 1997 37 runs last week - an average of more than six per game - and are 7.8........... Strikeouts Per Game .......3.8 Season at Nebraska .................................Sixth Year now averaging 3.6 runs per game this season. .200..............Opponent Avg. ......... .289 Facility/Capacity ...................Bowlin Stadium/2,500 Susan Slycord leads the team with a .373 average, 20 RBIs and 15 .964............... Fielding Pct. ............962 2006 Overall Record .......................................44-12 walks. Kristin Birocci (.343) and Jenna Wilkin (.337) are both hitting 2006 Big 12 Record.................................13-4 (2nd) above .300, while Elena Leon leads the team with four home runs. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................... 11/5 In the circle, Drake has struggled, posting a collective staff ERA of 4.08. Opponents are hitting .289 against the Position Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 5/4 Bulldogs, as the staff has allowed 240 hits in only 207.2 innings. Cassie Heller has seen the most action, posting Pitchers Returning/Lost...................................... 3/0 a 7-9 record in 97.2 innings with a 3.87 ERA. Mandy Osborn has been the Bulldogs’ best pitcher statistically, First Year of Softball ........................................1976 compiling a team-low 3.36 ERA while posting a 5-10 record.

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