SOFTBALL Softball Contact: Matt Smith Office: (402) 472-7780 Cell: (402) 770-5926 e-mail: [email protected] Release #19, May 4, 2006 Nebraska Quick Facts Location ......................... Lincoln, Neb. 68588 This Week in Husker Softball - May 1 - 7 Population ..........................................235,594 Saturday, May 6 NU at a Glance Founded ..................................................1869 Missouri at No. 14 Nebraska Record: 38-8 Enrollment ...........................................22,000 Media Coverage: Live Stats & Live Audio (Huskers.com) Big 12: 11-4 Nickname......................Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors ...................................Scarlet & Cream Sunday, May 7 Big 12 Standing: 2nd Conference ............................................Big 12 Missouri at No. 14 Nebraska NFCA Poll: 14th Chancellor ..............................Harvey Perlman Media Coverage: Live Stats & Live Audio (Huskers.com) ESPN Poll: 14th Athletic Director ......................Steve Pederson RPI: 20 Head Coach ........................... Rhonda Revelle Streak: Won 6 Alma Mater .......................... Nebraska, 1984 Overall record (years) .................555-287 (14) NU Closes Regular-Season against Missouri Record at NU (years)................547-271 (13) The 14th-ranked Nebraska softball team looks to wrap up a second-place finish in the Big 12 Assistant Coach ..............................Lori Sippel Conference and the No. 2 seed in next week's Big 12 Championship when the Huskers close out the Alma Mater .......................... Nebraska, 1988 regular-season by hosting the Missouri Tigers this weekend at Bowlin Stadium. Assistant Coach ..........................Jennifer Ogee NU is currently 38-8 overall and 11-4 in the Big 12. The Huskers' 38-8 record matches the 2002 Alma Mater ...................... Washington, 1997 squad for the best 46-game record in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball. NU is also one of just Facility (Capacity) ..... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) eight teams in the nation to have eight or fewer losses this season, while the Huskers' .826 winning First Year of Softball ................................1976 percentage ranks sixth in the country. All-Time Record ............................. 1,022-555 Nebraska is currently riding a six-game winning streak, the Huskers' third winning streak of six games All-Time Conference Record ............. 236-158 or longer this season. NU has also boasted 10- and 11-game winning streaks in 2006. Nebraska went NCAA Tournament Appearances ................16 3-0 in a difficult stretch of games last week to move up in this week's national rankings from 17th to College World Series Appearances .................7 14th. By defeating Kansas, in-state rival Creighton and then-No. 15 Texas A&M in a four-day span, the Huskers moved up three spots in the rankings this week. Media Relations NU's projected RPI also rose, as Nebraska moved from the 25th spot to No. 20, according to Softball Contact: ...........................Matt Smith WarrenNolan.com, which projects the RPI for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Office Phone: .........................(402) 472-7780 Saturday's game with Missouri, which is slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch, also marks commencement Cell Phone .............................(402) 770-5926 ceremonies on the UNL campus. That is significant because seniors Lizzy Aumua, Trisha Tannahill and Secondary Contact: ................. Sarah Sherman Jessica Yoachim, along with undergraduate assistant coach Sheena Lawrick will each receive a degree Office Phone: .........................(402) 472-7781 prior to facing the Tigers. SID Fax: .................................(402) 472-2005 Sunday's Noon game marks the final regular-season home game for Aumua, Tannahill and Yoachim, Press Box Phone: ...................(402) 472-6932 as well as fellow seniors Katie Linke and KoKo Tacha. The five-player senior class will be honored in a pre-game ceremony. Nebraska Interview Policy 2006 Numerical Roster All interviews with Nebraska softball players No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. B/T Highlights must be arranged through the media relations 1 Meghan Mullin OF 5-4 Fr. L/L hitting .250 with 9 R; 12 starts in rookie year office. The best time to reach Head Coach 2 Devin Porter INF 5-5 Jr. R/R two games with 5 or more RBIs; 8 HR, 25 RBIs Rhonda Revelle for interviews during the week 3 Ashley DeBuhr RHP 5-6 Jr. R/R nine shutouts in last 14 starts is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Huskers usually 4 Darcy Rutherford OF 5-9 Fr. L/R appeared in 22 games, scored 4 runs practice daily from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Check with 6 KoKo Tacha OF 5-6 Sr. R/R career highs in hits, 2B, 3B, RBIs, HR Matt Smith or Sarah Sherman for the location. 7 Carmen Kier INF 5-6 Jr. R/R 5 HR after hitting 2 HR in first two years 8 Jessica Yoachim INF 5-4 Sr. L/R broke NU career sacrifice record this season Pronunciation Guide 11 Crystal Carwile INF 5-4 Fr. L/L first Husker with 10+ HR since the 2003 season Lizzy Aumua ............................uh-MOO-uh 12 Lizzy Aumua OF 5-3 Sr. L/R .400, 38 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 21-for-25 SB Ashley DeBuhr ............................duh-BORE 13 Molly Hill RHP 5-8 Fr. R/R 17-2, 1.75 ERA; 3 shutouts, 161 Ks Carmen Kier .......................................KEER 18 Kimberly Fuller INF 5-3 Fr. R/R appeared in eight games; 2-for-11, 3 BB, 2 RBIs Katie Linke......................................LINK-ee 19 Jordan Keen RHP 5-8 So. R/R will redshirt in 2006 to rehab back Jennifer Ogee ................................... OH-gee 22 Jamie Waldecker C 5-8 Jr. R/R second on team with 33 RBIs; 5 HR Brittany Pascale ............................. PASS-kull 28 Trisha Tannahill OF 5-9 Sr. L/R .292, 2 3B, 11 2B, 4 HR, 28 RBIs KoKo Tacha ...................................TAH-hah 33 Jaime Borg RHP 5-9 Jr. R/R 0-0, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 4.67 ERA; .500 OB% Jessica Yoachim .............................YOKE-um 34 Brittany Pascale C 5-4 Fr. R/R .250, 8 RBIs, 23 starts; hit first HR Thursday 59 Katie Linke C/UT 5-7 Sr. R/R .278, HR, 3 RBIs in Big 12 play Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #19 - May 4 Page 2 2006 Schedule and Results Huskers Stretch Winning Streak to Six Day, Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Highlights/Radio Info Nebraska went 3-0 last week, defeating Big 12 Fri.-Sun., Feb. 10-12 Kajikawa Classic Tempe, Ariz. foes Kansas and then-No. 15 Texas A&M and in- Friday, Feb. 10 #7 Stanford L, 3-7 Aumua 3-for-4; Kier HR state rival Creighton in a span of four days. Friday, Feb. 10 #15 Oregon State W, 8-2 Hill 1st victory; Porter 5 RBIs Against Kansas junior Ashley DeBuhr turned Saturday, Feb. 11 Cal State Northridge W, 3-2 Hill 4.0 IP, 1 H; Carwile HR in a masterful performance, tossing her second Saturday, Feb. 11 Utah State W, 7-2 Carwile 3-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs career no-hitter. Facing the fifth-place team in the Sunday, Feb. 12 Nevada W, 3-0 DeBuhr, CG two-hitter, 15 Ks conference, DeBuhr surrendered just two walks and struck out 16, just one shy of her career high. Fri.-Sun., Feb. 24-26 NFCA Leadoff Classic Columbus, Ga. Friday, Feb. 24 Illinois W, 21-1 (5) 2nd-most runs in school history No Jayhawk advanced past first base as DeBuhr Friday, Feb. 24 Florida Atlantic W, 5-0 Hill first shutout, 10 Ks baffled the KU lineup all night long. Senior Katie Saturday, Feb. 25 Florida Canceled Linke provided the big hit for the NU offense, Sat.-Sun., Feb. 25-26 Bracket Play Canceled recording an RBI single that gave DeBuhr all the run support she would need in the 1-0 win. Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western W, 3-1 Porter RBI 3B; DeBuhr 10 Ks Nebraska returned to its late-inning dramatics Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western W, 9-1 (5) Tacha 2-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBIs the following day as the Huskers posted their Fri.-Sun., March 3-5 Best Western Airport Festival Tulsa, Okla. biggest come-from-behind victory of the season. Friday, March 3 Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 Porter GW solo HR Trailing 3-0 in the fifth, NU plated two runs in Friday, March 3 Notre Dame W, 5-2 (8) Tannahill 3B, 3 RBIs the fifth and forced extra innings when freshman Saturday, March 4 Kansas L, 0-4 Pascale 3-for-3 Brittany Pascale belted her first career home run, a Saturday, March 4 Tulsa W, 5-2 Aumua 3-for-4, 3 R, RBI pinch-hit solo shot in the bottom of the seventh. Sunday, March 5 Northern Iowa W, 11-2 (5) Porter 2B, GS, 6 RBIs That set the stage for Linke to deliver her Fri.-Sun., March 10-12 Florida State Invitational Tallahassee, Fla. second game-winning hit in as many nights. With Friday, March 10 #25 North Carolina L, 1-3 Carwile RBI the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the Friday, March 10 St. John's W, 11-6 Yoachim 4-for-5, RBI, 2 Rs eighth, Linke jumped on the first pitch she saw Saturday, March 11 Florida A&M W, 3-0 DeBuhr two-hit shutout and singled to left to lift the Huskers to victory. Sat.-Sun., March 11 Indiana L, 1-2 2 unearned runs in bottom 7th The win marked the third time in four games Sunday, March 12 Bradley W, 3-0 DeBuhr one-hit shutout Nebraska won when trailing entering the seventh Sunday, March 12 Kent State W, 1-0 Carwile HR; Hill 3-hit shutout inning. The Huskers trailed by one-run in each of Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr, 1-hit SHO, 13 Ks their two games at Texas Tech last weekend. Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado W, 3-1 Hill 17 strikeouts Instead of coming back in the late innings against the 15th-ranked Aggies, the Huskers Fri.-Sun., March 17-19 Big Red Tournament Bowlin Stadium found themselves hanging on for a 3-2 victory.