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FRIDAY, APRIL 17 5:30 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com Video: BTN Plus MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH [email protected] (402) 472-7780 (402) 770-5926 SOFTBALL NEBRASKA 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL (23-18) 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 Feb. 7 vs. Montana W, 13-4 (6) Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech W, 11-3 (6) Feb. 8 vs. UTSA W, 11-7 Unconquered Invitational (hosted by Florida State) Feb. 13 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-11 (5) Feb. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L, 1-4 Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-10 (5) Feb. 14 vs. Western Kentucky L, 1-5 Feb. 15 at No. 6 Florida State L, 2-3 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Feb. 20 vs. San Diego State W, 10-0 (5) Feb. 21 vs. No. 14 LSU L, 2-10 (5) Feb. 21 vs. No. 10 Tennessee W, 5-2 Feb. 22 vs. Oregon State L, 10-11 Feb. 22 vs. No. 12 UCLA L, 1-5 (6) Shocker Invitational (hosted by Wichita State) March 7 vs. South Dakota W, 8-3 March 7 at Wichita State L, 1-7 March 8 vs. South Dakota W, 12-2 (5) March 8 at Wichita State L, 4-10 March 11 UNO W, 10-1 (5) Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton) March 13 vs. Boise State W, 11-3 (6) March 13 vs. Charleston Southern W, 8-3 March 14 vs. DePaul W, 13-2 (5) March 14 at Cal State Fullerton L, 0-3 March 20 Michigan State* W, 15-10 March 21 Michigan State* W, 14-6 (5) March 22 Michigan State* W, 7-5 March 25 at Iowa (Game 1)* W, 12-2 (6) March 25 at Iowa (Game 2)* W, 16-7 March 27 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 7-8 March 28 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 3-8 March 29 No. 12 Minnesota* W, 5-3 March 31 North Dakota State (Game 1) L, 0-3 March 31 North Dakota State (Game 2) L, 6-10 April 3 at Ohio State* W, 7-5 April 4 at Ohio State* W, 11-7 April 5 at Ohio State* L, 4-5 April 10 at Purdue* L, 0-1 April 11 at Purdue* W, 3-0 April 12 at Purdue* W, 8-0 (6) April 15 at Omaha W, 8-5 (8) April 17 Northwestern* 5:30 p.m. April 18 Northwestern* 1 p.m. April 19 Northwestern* (BTN) 3 p.m. April 21 Creighton 6 p.m. April 24 at Wisconsin* 5 p.m. April 25 at Wisconsin* 2 p.m. April 26 at Wisconsin* (BTN) Noon April 28 Drake 7 p.m. May 1 Illinois* 6 p.m. May 2 Illinois* (NET) 1 p.m. May 3 Illinois* Noon May 7-9 Big Ten Tournament TBA Record: 20-15 Ranking: Not Ranked Big Ten: 8-3 Road Record: 5-6 vs. Nebraska: 8-11 Record: 23-18 Ranking: Not Ranked Big Ten: 10-4 Home Record: 5-4 vs. Northwestern: 11-8 @HUSKERSOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL The Nebraska softball team welcomes the Northwestern Wildcats to Bowlin Stadium for a key three-game Big Ten Conference Series this weekend. Northwestern enters the series in third place in the Big Ten standings with an 8-3 league record, while Nebraska sits in fourth place at 10-4. The top four teams receive a bye for the Big Ten Tournament, and the Huskers are also hoping to help their cause for an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament with a strong weekend against a Wildcat squad that came in at No. 31 in this week’s NCAA RPI rankings. Nebraska is coming off a 5-2 road trip that included conference series victories at Ohio State and Purdue. The Huskers have won 20 of their last 25 Big Ten games, and Nebraska has won 17 of its last 19 three-game Big Ten series dating back to 2012. Weather permitting, the World’s Largest Softball Tailgate is set for 10 a.m. Saturday. The family- friendly event features free food to the first 2,000 fans and free admission into the 1 p.m. game. Nebraska has won 25 of its last 30 Big Ten games. The Huskers have won 17 of their last 19 Big Ten Conference weekend series dating back to 2012. Nebraska is 32-7 at Bowlin Stadium in Big Ten play, and the Huskers have won 14 of their last 16 home conference games. Nebraska is a season-high five games above .500. The only other time the Huskers were five games above .500 was at 17-12 on March 25. TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH Alicia Armstrong has driven in nine runs in her last two games. She tied her career high with four RBIs at Purdue last Sunday, then set a new career high with five RBIs at UNO on Wednesday. Emily Lockman was outstanding in two road starts last weekend at Purdue, posting a 0.58 ERA while allowing only one run in 12.0 innings. She is 2-1 with a 0.50 ERA in her last three games. THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 Nebraska has scored double-digit runs a school- record 15 times this season. Nebraska is averaging 6.9 runs per game. The school record is 5.7 runs per game in 2014. The Huskers own a .340 team batting average. The NU record is .315 in 1995. MJ Knighten is tied for the Big Ten lead with 61 hits. She saw her 21-game hitting streak - the third-longest in school history - snapped on Wednesday, when she went 0-for-5 at UNO. Kiki Stokes has scored 47 runs, the most by a Husker in the first 41 games of a season. She is on pace to break the NU season record of 61 runs. Nebraska has had success against Northwestern, winning seven of the eight meetings as Big Ten foes, including all five matchups in Lincoln. Speaking of Lincoln, the Huskers have been very tough at Bowlin Stadium in Big Ten play. Despite losing two of three games to No. 12 Minnesota in its last league home games, Nebraska is 4-2 at home in conference play this season, and the Huskers are 32-7 (.821) at home in Big Ten play since joining the league in 2012. Even with the two losses to Minnesota last month, the Huskers have still won 14 of their last 16 Big Ten games at Bowlin Stadium. Fans are encouraged to come out to Bowlin Stadium this weekend. Saturday is the World’s Largest Softball Tailgate - weather permitting - featuring free fun, food and admission into the game. NEBRASKA VS. NORTHWESTERN Bowlin Stadium April 17, 18 & 19 SATURDAY, APRIL 18 1 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com Video: BTN Plus SUNDAY, APRIL 19 3 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com Television: BTN

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  • FRIDAY, APRIL 17 • 5:30 P.M.Audio: Huskers.com • Video: BTN Plus

    MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH [email protected] (402) 472-7780 (402) 770-5926

    SOFTBALLNEBRASKA

    2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL (23-18)Hotel Encanto Invitational (hosted by New Mexico State)Feb. 6 vs. Colorado State W, 9-1 (5)Feb. 6 at New Mexico State L, 11-16Feb. 7 vs. Montana W, 13-4 (6)Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech W, 11-3 (6)Feb. 8 vs. UTSA W, 11-7

    Unconquered Invitational (hosted by Florida State)Feb. 13 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-11 (5)Feb. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L, 1-4Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-10 (5)Feb. 14 vs. Western Kentucky L, 1-5Feb. 15 at No. 6 Florida State L, 2-3

    Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted)Feb. 20 vs. San Diego State W, 10-0 (5)Feb. 21 vs. No. 14 LSU L, 2-10 (5)Feb. 21 vs. No. 10 Tennessee W, 5-2Feb. 22 vs. Oregon State L, 10-11Feb. 22 vs. No. 12 UCLA L, 1-5 (6)

    Shocker Invitational (hosted by Wichita State)March 7 vs. South Dakota W, 8-3March 7 at Wichita State L, 1-7March 8 vs. South Dakota W, 12-2 (5)March 8 at Wichita State L, 4-10

    March 11 UNO W, 10-1 (5)Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton)March 13 vs. Boise State W, 11-3 (6)March 13 vs. Charleston Southern W, 8-3March 14 vs. DePaul W, 13-2 (5)March 14 at Cal State Fullerton L, 0-3

    March 20 Michigan State* W, 15-10March 21 Michigan State* W, 14-6 (5)March 22 Michigan State* W, 7-5March 25 at Iowa (Game 1)* W, 12-2 (6)March 25 at Iowa (Game 2)* W, 16-7March 27 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 7-8March 28 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 3-8March 29 No. 12 Minnesota* W, 5-3March 31 North Dakota State (Game 1) L, 0-3March 31 North Dakota State (Game 2) L, 6-10April 3 at Ohio State* W, 7-5April 4 at Ohio State* W, 11-7April 5 at Ohio State* L, 4-5

    April 10 at Purdue* L, 0-1April 11 at Purdue* W, 3-0April 12 at Purdue* W, 8-0 (6)

    April 15 at Omaha W, 8-5 (8)April 17 Northwestern* 5:30 p.m.April 18 Northwestern* 1 p.m.April 19 Northwestern* (BTN) 3 p.m.April 21 Creighton 6 p.m.April 24 at Wisconsin* 5 p.m.April 25 at Wisconsin* 2 p.m.April 26 at Wisconsin* (BTN) Noon

    April 28 Drake 7 p.m.May 1 Illinois* 6 p.m.May 2 Illinois* (NET) 1 p.m.May 3 Illinois* Noon

    May 7-9 Big Ten Tournament TBA

    Record: 20-15Ranking: Not RankedBig Ten: 8-3Road Record: 5-6vs. Nebraska: 8-11

    Record: 23-18Ranking: Not RankedBig Ten: 10-4Home Record: 5-4vs. Northwestern: 11-8

    @HUSKERSOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL

    The Nebraska softball team welcomes the Northwestern Wildcats to Bowlin Stadium for a key three-game Big Ten Conference Series this weekend.

    Northwestern enters the series in third place in the Big Ten standings with an 8-3 league record, while Nebraska sits in fourth place at 10-4. The top four teams receive a bye for the Big Ten Tournament, and the Huskers are also hoping to help their cause for an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament with a strong weekend against a Wildcat squad that came in at No. 31 in this week’s NCAA RPI rankings.

    Nebraska is coming off a 5-2 road trip that included conference series victories at Ohio State and Purdue. The Huskers have won 20 of their last 25 Big Ten games, and Nebraska has won 17 of its last 19 three-game Big Ten series dating back to 2012.

    Weather permitting, the World’s Largest Softball Tailgate is set for 10 a.m. Saturday. The family-friendly event features free food to the first 2,000 fans and free admission into the 1 p.m. game.

    Nebraska has won 25 of its last 30 Big Ten games.

    The Huskers have won 17 of their last 19 Big Ten Conference weekend series dating back to 2012.

    Nebraska is 32-7 at Bowlin Stadium in Big Ten play, and the Huskers have won 14 of their last 16 home conference games.

    Nebraska is a season-high five games above .500. The only other time the Huskers were five games above .500 was at 17-12 on March 25.

    TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH

    Alicia Armstrong has driven in nine runs in her last two games. She tied her career high with four RBIs at Purdue last Sunday, then set a new career high with five RBIs at UNO on Wednesday.

    Emily Lockman was outstanding in two road starts last weekend at Purdue, posting a 0.58 ERA while allowing only one run in 12.0 innings. She is 2-1 with a 0.50 ERA in her last three games.

    THIS WEEK’S TOP 10

    Nebraska has scored double-digit runs a school-record 15 times this season.

    Nebraska is averaging 6.9 runs per game. The school record is 5.7 runs per game in 2014.

    The Huskers own a .340 team batting average. The NU record is .315 in 1995.

    MJ Knighten is tied for the Big Ten lead with 61 hits. She saw her 21-game hitting streak - the third-longest in school history - snapped on Wednesday, when she went 0-for-5 at UNO.

    Kiki Stokes has scored 47 runs, the most by a Husker in the first 41 games of a season. She is on pace to break the NU season record of 61 runs.

    Nebraska has had success against Northwestern, winning seven of the eight meetings as Big Ten foes, including all five matchups in Lincoln.

    Speaking of Lincoln, the Huskers have been very tough at Bowlin Stadium in Big Ten play. Despite losing two of three games to No. 12 Minnesota in its last league home games, Nebraska is 4-2 at home in conference play this season, and the Huskers are 32-7 (.821) at home in Big Ten play since joining the league in 2012. Even with the two losses to Minnesota last month, the Huskers have still won 14 of their last 16 Big Ten games at Bowlin Stadium.

    Fans are encouraged to come out to Bowlin Stadium this weekend. Saturday is the World’s Largest Softball Tailgate - weather permitting - featuring free fun, food and admission into the game.

    NEBRASKA VS. NORTHWESTERNBowlin Stadium • April 17, 18 & 19

    SATURDAY, APRIL 18 • 1 P.M.Audio: Huskers.com • Video: BTN Plus

    SUNDAY, APRIL 19 • 3 P.M.Audio: Huskers.com • Television: BTN

  • Nebraska’s 2015 roster consists of 19 players, making it the third-largest roster in school history and the largest since 2009.

    Eight of NU’s 19 players are newcomers (6 freshmen and 2 transfers), tying for the most newcomers under Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (1993-present).

    The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying for the most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in 1982.

    Rhonda Revelle last carried a roster with eight Nebraska natives in 2009, while the 1990 and 1992 Huskers also featured eight in-state products.

    Thirteen players on the NU roster were either a high school or travel ball teammate with at least one fellow Husker.

    Six Huskers were named their state’s high school player of the year, representing four different states.

    The Huskers who earned state high school player-of-the-year honors include: Alicia Armstrong (Nebraska); Mattie Fowler (Arizona); Kaylan Jablonski (Nebraska); Emily Lockman (California); Cassie McClure (Texas); and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska).

    Three of Nebraska’s four pitchers were their state’s high school player of the year, including Jablonski, Lockman and McClure.

    Nebraska features four pitchers on its roster, marking the first time since 2009 that NU has four pitchers.

    The NU roster features five players who have earned all-conference honors in their careers, with all five gaining recognition every season of their careers.

    Those players include three-time All-Atlantic 10 honoree Steph Pasquale (at Temple), two-time All-Big Ten selections Alicia Armstrong and Emily Lockman and 2014 freshmen honorees MJ Knighten (All-Big Ten) and Cassie McClure (All-Big 12 at Texas Tech).

    NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2

    BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

    2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) 01 Lotte Sjulin 5-7 So. C/OF R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) 3 Dawna Tyson 5-5 Jr. INF/DP R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) 4 Emily Lockman 5-6 Jr. RHP R/R Corona, Calif. (Norco) 6 Kat Woolman 5-4 So. INF/OF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 7 Madi Unzicker 5-9 Fr. C/DP R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 Fr. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 Fr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 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) 17 Mattie Fowler (c) 5-9 Jr. INF R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) 20 Kylee Muir 6-0 Sr. OF L/R Portland, Ore. (Lincoln) 21 Alicia Armstrong (c) 5-10 Jr. INF R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 Fr. INF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 Fr. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 25 Steph Pasquale 5-6 Sr. C L/R Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pompton Lakes/Temple) 27 Austen Urness 5-5 So. C/OF R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 So. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 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)

    2015 NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER

    Senior Steph Pasquale was one of 50 players nationally named to the preseason USA Softball Player of the Year watch list. She was one of 12 players nationally named to both the 2014 and 2015 watch lists.

    Nebraska’s captains this spring are juniors Alicia Armstrong, Mattie Fowler and Kiki Stokes. Fowler is in her third season as a Husker captain, while Armstrong and Stokes are serving as captains for the first time.

    Sophomore Austen Urness will miss the 2015 season after undergoing knee surgery last fall. Urness, who also battled injuries in 2014, started 38 games last year and hit .274 with six doubles, four homers and 22 RBIs.

    Rhonda Revelle is in her 23rd season leading her alma mater in 2015. Revelle is the longest serving women’s head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics.

    Revelle owns 866 wins at Nebraska. She is the all-time wins leader in the history of Husker Athletics.

    Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 26th year at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics.

    Revelle (1981-83) and Sippel (1985-88) also played for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,170 of Nebraska’s 1,347 all-time victories (87 percent).

    Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker coaching staff. In her seventh season, Miller has helped Nebraska’s offense set more than 20 school records.

    Revelle, Sippel and Miller were named the Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013 and 2014.

    NU is celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2015.

    The Huskers shared the Big Ten regular-season championship with Michigan in 2014, Nebraska’s 19th conference championship.

    Nebraska is one of 11 teams nationally that have won back-to-back NCAA Regional titles.

    UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation Lincoln, Neb.Population 264,501Founded 1869Enrollment 25,006Nickname Cornhuskers, HuskersColors Scarlet & CreamConference Big TenChancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D.Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst

    NEBRASKA COACHING STAFFHead Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984)Career Record 874-475 (.648) [24th year]Nebraska Record 866-459 (.654) [23rd year]Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (26th year)Assistant Coach Diane Miller (7th year)Volunteer Coach Heidi Foland (1st year)Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (3rd year)

    2014 SEASON REVIEW2014 Overall Record 44-182014 Big Ten Record (Finish) 18-5 (t-1st)2014 NCAA Tournament Super Regional

    2015 TEAM OUTLOOKLetterwinners Returning/Lost 11/5Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/3Pitchers Returning/Lost 1/2All-Conference Players 5All-Region Players 3All-Americans 1

    FACILITY INFORMATIONStadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500)First Season 2002Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice FacilityOpened Fall, 2011

    PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year of Softball 1976All-Time Record 1,347-757 (.640)NCAA Record 1,214-647 (.652)All-Time Conference Record 339-233 (.593)Big Ten Record 58-24 (.707)Overall Conference Titles 19Big Eight Titles 12Big 12 Titles 6Big Ten Titles 1NCAA Tournament Appearances 22College World Series Appearances 7NCAA Tournament Record 59-48 (.551)NCAA Regional Record 49-31 (.613) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400)College World Series Record 8-12 (.400)NFCA All-Americans 24CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 29

    PRONUNCIATION GUIDEAlicia Armstrong uh-LEASH-uhLaura Barrow BEAR-ohKaylan Jablonski juh-BLON-skiKylee Muir MEW-urrSteph Pasquale pass-QUALLRhonda Revelle ruh-VELLTaylor Otte OUGHTLotte Sjulin LOT-ee shuh-LINNKiki Stokes KEY-KEYAusten Urness urr-NESS

  • A LOOK AT THE LINEUP

    22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

    NEBRASKA NOTES3 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    KNIGHTEN POSTS 21-GAME HIT STREAKSophomore MJ Knighten went 0-for-5 at UNO on Wednesday, snapping her 21-game hitting streak that ranked as the third-longest in school history. Knighten hit safely every game from March 11 to April 12.

    • Knighten was 40-for-74 (.541) during her 21-game hitting streak with five doubles, one triple, seven homers, 25 runs and 31 RBIs.

    • She totaled multiple hits 12 times in her hitting streak while averaging 1.9 hits per game.

    • Knighten also totaled seven games with multiple RBIs during her hitting streak, including a career-high five RBIs vs. Charleston Southern on March 13, when she produced her first career multi-homer game.

    • In 19 games in the month of March, Knighten batted .507 (34-for-67) with five doubles, four homers, 21 runs and 23 RBIs. Knighten produced 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests in March.

    LONGEST HITTING STREAKS IN SCHOOL HISTORY1) Anne Steffan, 26 games (2005)2) Taylor Edwards, 25 games (2013-14)3) MJ Knighten, 21 games (2015)

    KNIGHTEN’S 21-GAME HITTING STREAK (MARCH 11-APRIL 12)AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG% OB%.541 21-21 74 25 40 5 7 31 .919 .595

    PITCHING STAFF POSTS GREAT WEEKENDJunior Emily Lockman and freshman Kaylan Jablonski were outstanding last weekend at Purdue, helping Nebraska post its best pitching weekend of the season.

    • Nebraska allowed only one run in the three games at Purdue, posting a 0.37 ERA in 19.0 innings.

    • The Huskers tossed shutouts in the final two games of the series, after totaling only one shutout through the first 38 games of the season.

    • NU allowed only 12 hits last weekend, holding the Boilermakers to a .176 batting average. Purdue was just 1-for-18 (.056) with runners in scoring position.

    • Lockman was 1-1 at Purdue, posting a 0.58 ERA in 12.0 innings. She threw a three-hit shutout on Sunday.

    • Lockman tied her season high with five strikeouts Friday.

    • Lockman is 3-2 this month with a 2.42 ERA in 26.0 IP.

    • Jablonski started game two and fired a three-hit shutout. It was her first career complete game and shutout.

    • Jablonski struck out seven batters in her lone outing, which was the highest total by a Husker this season until Jablonski struck out nine batters at UNO Wednesday.

    • Following the strong weekend performance, Nebraska held UNO scoreless in seven of eight innings on Wednesday and struck out a season-high 10 batters. The Mavs did score five two-out runs in their lone scoring inning, after a Husker mental lapse on defense extended the inning.

    KNIGHTEN & STOKES BIDDING FOR .400Junior Kiki Stokes and sophomore MJ Knighten are both bidding to hit .400 this season. Knighten enters play this weekend with a .436 average, while Stokes is batting .421.

    • Knighten and Stokes are bidding to become the first Husker since Ali Viola in 1998 to hit .400 in a season.

    • Only once in school history (1995) have a pair of teammates both posted .400 averages.

    • There have been just five .400 seasons in school history, accomplished by only two Huskers.

    • Ali Viola, a three-time All-American, and Tobin Echo-Hawk, a two-time All-American, are the only Huskers to hit .400 in a season. Viola reached the mark three times, while Echo-Hawk hit .400 twice.

    • Knighten’s average ranks third in the Big Ten and 33rd nationally.

    • Knighten’s average currently ranks second in NU history, behind Tobin Echo-Hawk’s .439 average in 1994.

    • Stokes’ average ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 97th nationally.

    • Stokes’ average currently ranks fifth in school history.

    HUSKER OFFENSE RANKS HIGHLYNebraska is on pace to set school records for batting average, runs, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Not surprisingly, the Huskers currently rank in the top 30 nationally in each of those categories.

    NEBRASKA’S OFFENSIVE RANKINGSCategory Total Big Ten NationalBatting Avg. .340 3rd 13thOn-Base Pct. .432 3rd 16thScoring 6.9 3rd 23rdSlugging Pct. .516 6th 27th

    OFFENSE CHALLENGING SCHOOL RECORDSNebraska’s offense has been prolific this season, so it should come as no surprise that the Huskers are challenging several school records.

    • As a team, Nebraska is currently on pace to set school records in batting average, runs scored, runs per game, RBIs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

    • NU is also on pace to finish second in school history in total bases and extra-base hits, third in hits and hit-by-pitches and fifth in home runs and walks.

    OFFENSIVE RECORD WATCH (PACE BASED ON 56 GAMES)Category Total Pace NU RecordAverage .340 .340 .315Runs 284 388 358Runs Per Game 6.9 6.9 5.4Hits 378 516 551Doubles 63 86 94Extra-Base Hits 109 149 173RBIs 264 361 325Slugging Pct. .516 .516 .495On-Base Pct. .432 .432 .391

    1 #13 • KIKI STOKES • CF.421 • 47 R • 53 H • 8 2B • 9 HR • 40 RBI161 Career Starts • 143 Starts in CF2 #99 • MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B.436 • 40 R • 61 H • 6 2B • 7 HR • 44 RBI103 Career Starts • 103 Starts at 3B3 #21 • ALICIA ARMSTRONG • SS.333 • 32 R • 44 H • 6 2B • 7 HR • 35 RBI162 Career Starts • 162 Starts at SS4 #25 • STEPH PASQUALE • C.351 • 15 R • 39 H • 8 2B • 8 HR • 32 RBI196 Career Starts • 168 Starts at C5 #17 • MATTIE FOWLER • 1B.358 • 7 R • 24 H • 2 2B • 0 HR • 9 RBI144 Career Starts • 89 Starts at 1B6 #3 • DAWNA TYSON • DP.333 • 8 R • 20 H • 3 2B • 3 HR • 16 RBI107 Career Starts • 31 Starts at DP7 #20 • KYLEE MUIR • RF.283 • 20 R • 28 H • 4 2B • 3 HR • 24 RBI102 Career Starts • 85 Starts in RF8 #6 • KAT WOOLMAN • LF.299 • 24 R • 26 H • 6 2B • 0 HR • 7 RBI71 Career Starts • 58 Starts in LF9 #23 • LAURA BARROW • 2B.305 • 27 R • 29 H • 7 2B • 0 HR • 21 RBI41 Career Starts • 41 Starts at 2BP #4 • EMILY LOCKMAN13-11 • 4.70 ERA • 131.0 IP • 73 SO89 Career Appearances • 73 Starts

    LOTTE SJULIN • C/OF.000 • 7 R • 0 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI

    #01MADI UNZICKER • C

    .091 • 6 R • 2 H • 1 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI#7

    CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP0-0 • 5.25 ERA • 4.0 IP • 3 SO

    #8GINA METZLER • OF

    .240 • 16 R • 6 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 1 RBI#11

    KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP3-5 • 6.41 ERA • 51.1 IP • 34 SO

    #12KAYLAN JABLONSKI • DP

    .293 • 6 R • 12 H • 3 2B • 1 HR • 7 RBI#12

    TAYLOR OTTE • INF/OF.000 • 12 R • 0 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI

    #22RACHEL ARTHUR • INF

    .000 • 3 R • 0 H • 0 2B • 0 HR • 0 RBI#29

    CASSIE McCLURE • DP.354 • 14 R • 34 H • 9 2B • 3 HR • 16 RBI

    #66CASSIE McCLURE • RHP

    7-2 • 4.51 ERA • 68.1 IP • 29 SO#66

    SUBSTITUTES

  • KNIGHTEN & STOKES A TOP TANDEMJunior Kiki Stokes and sophomore MJ Knighten have been two of the top hitters in the Big Ten Conference this season. The duo hits 1-2 in the Husker lineup, providing one of the top tandems in the conference.

    • Knighten is third in the Big Ten with a .436 average, while Stokes is fourth with a .421 average. The Huskers are the only team in the Big Ten with two players who rank in the top five in batting average.

    • Knighten and Stokes have combined to post a .429 batting average. That ranks as the second-highest combined average among Big Ten teammates.

    • Knighten is tied for the Big Ten lead with 61 hits, while Stokes is tied for seventh with 53 hits. The duo’s 114 combined hits are the most by any two teammates in the Big Ten Conference.

    • Knighten and Stokes each own 40 RBIs. Michigan and Minnesota are the only other Big Ten squads with teammates who have each produced 40 RBIs.

    • Knighten and Stokes have each scored 40 runs. Maryland, Michigan and Minnesota are the only other Big Ten squads with teammates who have each scored 40 runs.

    MOST COMBINED HITS AMONG BIG TEN TEAMMATESTeammates, School Combined HitsMJ Knighten & Kiki Stokes, Nebraska 114Megan Blank & Sammi Gyerman, Iowa 113Kelly Christner & Sierra Romero, Michigan 109

    HIGHEST COMBINED AVERAGE AMONG BIG TEN TEAMMATESTeammates, School Combined Avg.Kelly Christner & Sierra Romero, Michigan .440MJ Knighten & Kiki Stokes, Nebraska .429Hannah Granger & Danielle Parlich, Minnesota .407

    BIG TEN PLAYERS WITH 40 RUNS & 40 RBISPlayer, School Runs RBIsKelly Christner, Michigan 58 43MJ Knighten, Nebraska 40 44Sierra Lawrence, Michigan 55 41Sierra Romero, Michigan 59 53Kiki Stokes, Nebraska 47 40Tyler Walker, Minnesota 42 45

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    KNIGHTEN A HITTING MACHINESophomore MJ Knighten is tied for the Big Ten with 61 hits, and she ranks 24th nationally in hits and in the top 15 in hits per game. Knighten has been a hit machine for the Huskers, producing 117 hits in 103 career games.

    • Knighten recorded her 100th hit vs. No. 12 Minnesota on March 27.

    • Knighten recorded her 100th hit in her 92nd career game, becoming the third-fastest Husker to reach the milestone.

    • Knighten is just the 10th Husker to produce 100 career hits prior to her junior season.

    • Knighten is one of seven Huskers to produce 50 hits as both a freshman and sophomore.

    • Knighten had five hits in a March 31 doubleheader with North Dakota State to become the seventh Husker to produce 50-hit seasons as a freshman and sophomore.

    HUSKERS WITH 100 HITS PRIOR TO JUNIOR SEASONPlayer Years HitsAli Viola 1995-96 172Kim Ogee 2000-01 139Nicole Trimboli 2001-02 125Jennifer Lizama 1997-98 123Hailey Decker 2013-14 121Alicia Armstrong 2013-14 117MJ Knighten 2014-15 117Amber Burgess 2001-02 113Tobin Echo-Hawk 1993-94 110Brooke Thomason 2010-11 103

    FASTEST HUSKERS TO 100 CAREER HITSPlayer Years GamesAli Viola 1995-96 72Tobin Echo-Hawk 1993-94 89MJ Knighten 2014-15 92Jennifer Lizama 1997-98 102Kim Ogee 2000-01 102Alicia Armstrong 2013-14 105Nicole Trimboli 2001-02 108Hailey Decker 2013-14 111Amber Burgess 2001-02 122

    BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (APRIL 16)Rk. Team Big Ten Overall 1. Michigan 11-2 38-6 2. Minnesota 9-3 34-7 3. Northwestern 8-3 20-15 4. Nebraska 10-4 23-18 5. Illinois 8-4 19-21 6. Rutgers 7-5 23-12 7. Ohio State 6-8 22-18 Penn State 6-8 23-20 9. Purdue 5-7 26-16 Maryland 5-7 23-19 Indiana 5-7 14-28 11. Iowa 5-9 14-32 13. Wisconsin 2-9 18-23 14. Michigan State 1-12 16-26

    NEBRASKA’S CONFERENCE TITLES (19)Year Conference Title(s) 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2000 Big 12 Tournament 2001 Big 12 Regular Season 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2014 Big Ten Co-Regular Season

    NEBRASKA’S CONFERENCE FINISHESBIG EIGHT CONFERENCE (1976-1995)Year Record Finish Tournament1976 N/A N/A N/A1977 1-4 t-4th N/A1978 4-3 7th t-6th1979 3-8 6th t-6th1980 8-9 4th N/A1981 5-6 3rd 3rd1982 9-3 1st 1st1983 3-7 7th N/A1984 6-2 1st 1st1985 11-1 1st 1st1986 9-3 1st 1st1987 8-2 1st 1st1988 7-3 1st 1st1989 6-4 3rd t-5th1990 3-5 5th 2nd1991 3-5 5th t-4th1992 2-6 5th t-4th1993 5-11 5th N/A1994 5-15 6th N/A1995 10-6 3rd N/A

    BIG 12 CONFERENCE (1996-2011)Year Record Finish Tournament1996 10-8 4th 2nd1997 10-6 4th 5th1998 16-0 1st 1st1999 10-8 4th 2nd2000 15-2 2nd 1st2001 16-2 1st 5th2002 11-5 2nd 2nd2003 10-8 6th t-4th2004 14-3 1st 1st2005 9-9 7th t-5th2006 13-4 2nd t-3rd2007 10-8 5th t-5th2008 4-14 t-9th 2nd2009 9-9 5th t-5th2010 7-11 t-6th t-5th2011 9-9 6th N/A

    BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT)Year Record Finish Tournament2012 14-9 3rd N/A2013 16-6 2nd t-3rd2014 18-5 t-1st t-5th

    2015 NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN

    Overall 23-18Non-Conference 13-14Big Ten Conference 10-4Home 5-4Neutral 11-6Road 7-8Night Games 5-5Day Games 18-13Sunday 5-5Monday 0-0Tuesday 0-2Wednesday 4-0Thursday 0-0Friday 5-5Saturday 9-6vs. Ranked Opponents 2-6vs. Unranked Opponents 21-12 Extra Innings 1-01-Run Games 0-5

    When Out-Hitting Opponent 20-2When Out-Hit by Opponent 1-11When Scoring First 17-5When Opponent Scores First 6-13When Scoring in the First Inning 10-3When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-11When Scoring 5 or More Runs 21-4When Scoring 10 or More Runs 13-2When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 9-1When Allowing 5 or More Runs 8-14When Allowing 10 or More Runs 1-7When Leading After Five Innings 14-0When Leading After Six Innings 10-0When Trailing After Five Innings 1-15When Trailing After Six Innings 0-14When Tied After Five Innings 2-0When Tied After Six Innings 2-0When Committing 0 Errors 7-7When Committing 2 or More Errors 4-5

  • NATIONAL RANKINGS

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    NEBRASKA NOTES5 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (APRIL 14) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (9) 39-4 487 3 2. Oregon (8) 35-5 484 2 3. LSU (2)* 38-5 455 1 4. Michigan 37-6 439 4 5. Oklahoma (1) 36-5 429 5 6. Auburn 40-6 387 6 7. Alabama 31-9 378 7 8. UCLA * 35-8 363 8 9. Louisiana-Lafayette 32-5 349 9 10. Minnesota* 33-7 311 11 11. Florida State* 34-11 279 10 12. Georgia 35-10 265 12 13. Tennessee* 30-11 244 14 14. Baylor 29-9 242 13 15. Arizona 33-10 212 16 16. Kentucky 27-13 198 15 17. UCF 40-6 192 18 18. Washington 35-11 137 17 19. California 31-9 130 20 20. Missouri 26-10 107 21 21. Arizona State 27-15 98 19 22. South Alabama 31-7 70 24 23. Texas A&M 32-12 62 23 24. James Madison 32-6 59 25 25. Notre Dame 32-11 34 RV

    USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (APRIL 14)Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Oregon (22) 35-5 787 2 2. Florida (7) 39-4 773 3 3. LSU (3)* 38-5 726 1 4. Michigan 37-6 699 4 5. Oklahoma 36-5 669 5 6. Alabama 31-9 636 6 7. Auburn 40-6 602 7 8. UCLA* 35-8 572 9 9. Louisiana-Lafayette 32-5 535 10 10. Florida State* 34-11 473 8 11. Georgia 35-10 458 12 12. Tennessee* 30-11 451 11 13. Minnesota* 33-7 421 15 14. Kentucky 27-13 379 13 15. UCF 40-6 343 17 16. Arizona 33-10 328 16 17. Baylor 29-9 321 14 18. California 31-9 245 20 19. Washington 35-11 211 18 20. Missouri 26-10 179 21 21. Arizona State 27-15 165 19 22. South Alabama 31-7 144 22 23. James Madison 32-6 95 24 24. Texas A&M 32-12 81 23 25. Notre Dame 32-11 48 RV*2015 Husker opponent

    WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGWeek ESPN.com NFCA Record Preseason 20th 18th 0-0 Feb. 10 20th 19th 4-1 Feb. 17 RV RV 4-6 Feb. 24 NR RV 6-9 March 3 NR NR 6-9 March 10 NR NR 8-11 March 17 NR NR 12-12 March 24 NR NR 15-12 March 31 NR NR 18-14 April 7 NR NR 20-17 April 14 NR NR 22-18 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12

    HUSKERS WITH 50 HITS AS A FRESHMAN & SOPHOMOREPlayer Freshman SophomoreAli Viola 87 85Jennifer Lizama 64 59Kim Ogee 74 65Nicole Trimboli 58 67Alicia Armstrong 62 55Brooke Thomason 51 52MJ Knighten 56 61

    KNIGHTEN & STOKES ON RECORD PACESophomore MJ Knighten and junior Kiki Stokes are on pace to post some of the most impressive offensive totals in school history.

    • Knighten’s 61 hits lead the Big Ten and are the second-most by a Husker through a season’s first 41 games. In a 56-game season, Knighten is on pace to finish with 83 hits, which would rank fourth in school history, four shy of the school record.

    • Knighten’s 40 runs are the fourth-highest total by a Husker through a season’s first 41 games. She is on pace to score 55 runs in a 56-game season, a total that would tie for fourth in school history.

    • Knighten’s 44 RBIs tie for the second-most a Husker has ever produced in a season’s first 41 games. She is on pace to finish with 60 RBIs in a 56-game season, a total that would rank fourth in school history.

    • Stokes’ 47 runs are the most runs a Husker has ever scored through a season’s first 41 games. Stokes is on pace to score 64 runs in a 56-game season, which would eclipse Tobin Echo-Hawk’s school-record total of 61 runs in 1996.

    • Stokes’ 40 RBIs are the fifth-highest total by a Husker through a season’s first 41 games. She is on pace to finish with 55 RBIs in a 56-game season, a total that would rank sixth in school history.

    MOST HITS IN SEASON’S FIRST 41 GAMESPlayer Year HitsAnne Steffan 2005 67MJ Knighten 2015 61Lizzy Rock 2006 58Ali Viola 1995 57Ali Viola 1996 56Kiki Stokes 2015 53

    MOST RUNS IN SEASON’S FIRST 41 GAMESPlayer Year RunsKiki Stokes 2015 47Tobin Echo-Hawk 1996 42Heidi Foland 2010 41MJ Knighten 2015 40Nikki Haget 2011 39

    MOST RBIs IN SEASON’S FIRST 41 GAMESPlayer Year RBIsTaylor Edwards 2011 55MJ Knighten 2015 44Ali Viola 1995 44Taylor Edwards 2013 41Kiki Stokes 2015 40

    McCLURE PILING UP SAVESSophomore Cassie McClure leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks 12th nationally with four saves.

    • McClure’s four saves currently rank in a tie for seventh on Nebraska’s all-time single-season chart.

    • Her four saves are one shy of NU’s sophomore record.

    • The last Husker to total more than five saves in a season was Lori Sippel (6) in 1987.

    • McClure’s individual total of four saves is greater than Nebraska’s team total in nine of the past 12 seasons.

    JUNIORS SETTING CAREER HIGHSA trio of juniors have already posted career highs in 2015.

    • Alicia Armstrong has produced career highs of seven home runs and 35 RBIs, while she has tied her career high with 32 runs.

    • Kiki Stokes has produced career highs of 47 runs, eight doubles, nine homers, 19 extra-base hits and 40 RBIs. She is one hit and three walks shy of her career highs.

    • Dawna Tyson has tied her career high with three home runs, 16 RBIs and 10 walks this season. She is two doubles and four runs from matching her career highs in those categories.

    THE LAST TIME NEBRASKABeat a No. 1 Team at Oklahoma [1-0] (3/2/13)Beat a Top-5 Team at No. 3 Oregon [4-2] (5/26/13)Beat a Top-10 Team vs. No. 10 Tennessee [5-2] (2/21/15)Beat a Ranked Team vs. No. 12 Minnesota [5-3] (3/29/15)Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. Washington (5/30/13)Lost When Leading After 6 Innings at Alabama (5/22/14)Scored 10+ Runs at Ohio St. [11] (4/4/15)Scored 15+ Runs at Iowa [16] (3/25/15)Scored 20+ Runs vs. Illinois [21] (2/24/06)Allowed 10+ Runs vs. North Dakota St. [10] (3/31/15)Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15)Allowed 20+ Runs neverRecorded 15+ Hits at Iowa [15] (3/25/15)Recorded 20+ Hits vs. UMKC [21] (4/11/96)Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15)Hit 4+ Home Runs at Ohio St. [5] (4/4/15)Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07)Drew 10+ Walks at Ohio St. [10] (4/4/15)Was No-Hit at Oklahoma State (3/9/12)

    THE LAST TIME A HUSKERHad 6+ At Bats 6 players (6) vs. Florida (6/1/13)Had 5+ Hits Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06)Scored 4+ Runs Taylor Edwards (4) vs. Iowa (4/12/14)Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14)Had 2+ Homers Steph Pasquale (2) at Ohio St. (4/4/15)Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98)Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13)Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11)Drew 4+ Walks Taylor Edwards (4) at UNO (3/26/14)Had 2+ HBP Alicia Armstrong (2) vs. Colorado St. (2/8/15)Had 5+ RBIs Alicia Armstrong (5) at UNO (4/15/15)Threw a No-Hitter Tatum Edwards vs. Bradley (5/17/14)Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05)Had 10+ Strikeouts Tatum Edwards (10) at UNO (3/26/14)Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12)Had a 10-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015)Had a 15-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015)Had a 20-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015)Had a 25-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) (2013-14)

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    NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIESNebraska has won 59 games in its 22 NCAA Tournament appearances while

    posting an overall record of 59-48 (.551) winning percentage). The Huskers’ 59 postseason wins rank 13th in NCAA history.

    ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSA total of 21 Huskers have combined to earn 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America

    honors. That total is the most of any softball program in the country and ranks second among all female athletic programs nationally behind the Nebraska volleyball team (37).

    ALL-AMERICANSNebraska has produced 24 All-Americans in school history, including

    seven first-team All-Americans, six two-time honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans.

    NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESIn the 33 years softball has been an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made

    22 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from 1995 to 2007. Nebraska’s 22 postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history.

    CONFERENCE TITLESNebraska has won 19 conference titles in its 38 seasons as a varsity sport. The

    Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns and captured their first Big Ten title in 2014.

    ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLEIn her first 22 years as Nebraska’s head coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 11

    players to a total of 18 All-America honors.

    TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGSNebraska has been ranked in the final NFCA poll in 15 of the 20 years the poll

    has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of the first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006).

    REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Rhonda Revelle has produced 13 academic All-Americans in her first 22

    seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle has produced the second-highest total of academic All-Americans of any coach in the country.

    WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIESNebraska has advanced to the Women’s College World Series seven

    times to rank 11th in NCAA history.

    TOP-10 ATTENDANCE SEASONSIn the 13 seasons NU has called Bowlin Stadium home, Nebraska has ranked

    in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times, while finishing in the top 25 in 12 of 13 seasons. In 2014, the Huskers averaged a school-record 965 fans per game to rank 18th nationally.

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    LOCKMAN SUCCESSFUL IN BIG TEN PLAYJunior right-hander Emily Lockman saw her 11-game conference win streak snapped against Minnesota on March 27, but she is 7-3 in Big Ten play this season. In her career, Lockman boasts a 19-6 record, owning the second-most conference wins of any active Big Ten pitcher.

    ACTIVE BIG TEN CONFERENCE WINS LEADERSPitcher, Team WinsHaylie Wagner, Michigan 35Emily Lockman, Nebraska 19Lexy Moore, Purdue 18Amy Letourneau, Northwestern 17

    PASQUALE DISPLAYING ‘B1G’ POWERSenior catcher Steph Pasquale has put her power on display through Nebraska’s 14 Big Ten games.

    • Pasquale is hitting .422 (19-for-45) with a 1.000 slugging percentage in Big Ten play. She has slugged five doubles, seven homers and driven in 23.

    • In Big Ten play, Pasquale ranks second in the league in RBIs, third in homers and fifth in slugging percentage.

    • Pasquale has produced a pair of two-homer games in Big Ten play (game 2 at Iowa; game 2 at Ohio St.).

    • She has totaled three games with five RBIs in league play.

    • Her first Big Ten at bat was a pinch-hit grand slam against Michigan State on March 20. She added a solo home run vs. the Spartans the next day.

    • Pasquale went 7-for-9 in a March 25 doubleheader at Iowa with three doubles, three homers and 10 RBIs.

    • Pasquale slugged two doubles and a homer while driving in five runs in game one.

    • In game two, Pasquale went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and five more RBIs. The two home runs marked her first multi-homer game as a Husker.

    • In game two of a doubleheader at Ohio State on April 4, Pasquale went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs, two runs, two walks and five RBIs.

    BIG RED AMONG BIG TEN’S BESTNebraska is in its fourth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, playing its first league season in 2012. The Huskers are 58-24 in Big Ten games.

    • Nebraska has won 25 of its last 30 Big Ten games.

    • Nebraska ranks second behind Michigan in Big Ten wins (58) and conference winning percentage (.707) during the Huskers’ four seasons in the league (2012-present).

    • NU has finished first, second and third in its first three full Big Ten seasons, sharing the 2014 conference title.

    MOST CONFERENCE WINS SINCE 2012Team WinsMichigan 67Nebraska 58Minnesota 49

    BETTER THAN AVERAGENebraska is hitting .340 this season, a mark that ranks 13th nationally.

    • The Huskers are bidding to become just the fourth team in program history to post a .300 batting average. The school record is a .315 average in 1995.

    • MJ Knighten (.436) and Kiki Stokes (.421) are both hitting above .400. No Husker has hit .400 in a season since 1998 and only once - in 1996 - have two Huskers hit .400 in the same season.

    ARMSTRONG CONTINUES .300 PACEAlicia Armstrong batted better than .300 in each of her first two seasons. She is bidding to become only the sixth player in Nebraska history to hit .300 as a freshman, sophomore and junior. That group includes four All-Americans who combined for 11 All-America awards.

    Armstrong hit a team-high .346 as a freshman and batted .316 as a sophomore. She is hitting .333 this spring.

    .300 HITTERS AS A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE & JUNIOR• Denise Day (1982-84)• Tobin Echo-Hawk (1993-95)• Ali Viola (1995-97)• Jennifer Lizama (1997-99)• Kim Ogee (2000-02)• Brooke Thomason (2010-12)

    NU SCORING RUNS AT RECORD RATENebraska’s offense has scored 284 runs in 41 games, the most runs in program history in a season’s first 41 games.

    • NU has scored more runs in 41 games this year (284) than it did in 32 of the first 39 seasons in school history.

    • The Huskers are averaging 6.9 runs per game. The school record for runs per game is 5.7 in 2014.

    • NU is on pace to score 388 runs based on a 56-game season (the NCAA regular-season maximum). The school record is 358 runs in 1996.

    • Nebraska scored 36 runs in its three-game series with Michigan State, the most runs the Huskers have ever scored in a conference series.

    • NU is averaging 8.0 runs per game in Big Ten play.

    • Nebraska scored its 200th run in game one at Iowa on March 25. NU scored its 200th run in its 29th game, the fastest team to reach the mark in school history.

    • NU scored at least 10 runs in four straight games the opening weekend, becoming the first team in school history to total double-digit runs in four straight games.

    • NU has scored double-digit runs a school-record 15 times in 41 games. The previous record was 11 in 2014.

    MOST GAMES WITH 10+ RUNS IN ONE SEASONYear 10+ Runs Total Games2015 15 412014 11 622013 10 612012 10 55

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    HOME WINNING PERCENTAGENebraska has won 73 percent of its games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a

    183-69 record since the facility opened in 2002. The Huskers have posted a winning record in each of their 13 seasons at Bowlin Stadium.

    SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUMThe 2015 season marks Nebraska’s 14th season calling Bowlin Stadium home.

    Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium’s inaugural year was in 2002. The facility has seen upgrades since then, including a new indoor practice facility.

    TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGSIn the first 13 seasons Nebraska has played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the

    Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance 12 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times.

    NCAA REGIONALSIn the first 13 seasons Nebraska has called Bowlin Stadium home, the

    Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Regionals at the facility, most recently in 2013.

    WORLD’S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATENebraska set a world record when 2,204 fans showed up for the World’s Largest

    Softball Tailgate against Ohio State on April 19. NU broke its previous record of 1,840 set in 2013.

    BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDSYEAR RECORD PCT.2002 9-5 .6432003 14-7 .6672004 14-6 .7002005 9-7 .5632006 20-1 .9522007 18-5 .7832008 13-9 .5912009 13-5 .7222010 12-8 .6002011 10-4 .7142012 15-1 .9382013 18-4 .8182014 13-3 .8132015 5-4 .556TOTAL 183-69 .726

    LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM1. 2,204 Ohio State April 19, 20142. 1,960 Texas April 9, 20113. 1,844 Iowa May 17, 20034. 1,840 Michigan April 27, 20135. 1,752 Wisconsin May 12, 20126. 1,692 Indiana May 3, 20147. 1,585 Lehigh May 20, 20048. 1,518 Purdue May 10, 20139. 1,417 California May 22, 200410. 1,318 California May 23, 2004

    MOST RUNS IN A SEASON’S FIRST 40 GAMESYear Runs2015 2761996 2512012 2442011 233

    FASTEST TO 200 RUNS IN SCHOOL HISTORYYear Games2015 282011 322006 332012 33

    WHO’S ON FIRST?Juniors Mattie Fowler (25 starts) and Dawna Tyson (16 starts) have split time at first base this season.

    • Fowler is batting .358 this year, .107 higher than her career average entering this season.

    • Fowler has added two doubles and nine RBIs.

    • Tyson is hitting .333 this spring, .107 higher than her career average entering this season.

    • Tyson owns three doubles, three homers and 16 RBIs, with career highs in home runs and RBIs.

    BIG INNINGS FOR BIG REDNU has scored multiple runs in an inning 68 times in 41 games this season.

    • Nebraska has scored multiple runs in an inning 32 times in its 14 Big Ten games.

    • The Huskers have scored in a total of 110 innings this season. When NU scores in an inning, 62 percent of the time it scores at least one more run in that inning.

    • NU has scored three-or-more runs in an inning 40 times.

    • NU has scored five-or-more runs in an inning 14 times.

    • NU has scored six-or-more runs in an inning 11 times.

    • The Huskers’ season high for runs in an inning is nine against Montana on Feb. 7 and vs. UNO on March 11.

    INNINGS SCORING 5+ RUNS (14 TOTAL)Game Opponent Inning Runs 1 Colorado St. 5th 7 2 New Mexico St. 6th 7 3 Montana 3rd 9 4 UTSA 6th 6 10 San Diego St. 1st 5 14 Oregon St. 7th 6 18 South Dakota 4th 7 20 UNO 5th 9 23 DePaul 2nd 6 23 DePaul 4th 7 25 Michigan St. 4th 6 26 Michigan St. 1st 8 28 Iowa 6th 5 29 Iowa 5th 5

    STOKES NEARING ELITE GROUPSJunior Kiki Stokes is on the cusp of joining a pair of elite groups in school history.

    • Stokes owns eight doubles and nine homers. She is bidding to become the 10th Husker to record double-digit homers and doubles in the same season.

    • Stokes has produced 53 hits, 47 runs and 40 RBIs. She is bidding to become just the third player in school history to total 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs in a season.

    HUSKERS WITH 10 DOUBLES & 10 HOMERS IN A SEASONPlayer, Year Doubles Home RunsAli Viola, 1995 21 13Ali Viola, 1996 14 15Jenny Smith, 1996 11 10Kim Ogee, 2002 12 10Crystal Carwile, 2006 10 12Brooke Thomason, 2010 14 11Heidi Foland, 2010 14 12Taylor Edwards, 2013 14 12Hailey Decker, 2014 21 14

    Kiki Stokes, 2015 8 9Steph Pasquale, 2015 8 8

    HUSKERS WITH 50 RUNS, 50 HITS & 50 RBIS IN A SEASONPlayer, Year Hits Runs RBIsAli Viola, 1996 85 59 71Hailey Decker, 2014 80 51 53

    Kiki Stokes, 2015 53 47 40MJ Knighten, 2015 61 40 44

    OFFENSIVE COMPARISON: 2014 TO 2015Nebraska set school records for home runs, total bases, extra-base hits, RBIs and slugging percentage in 2014, while also ranking second all-time in runs and doubles, third in on-base percentage and fourth in batting average.

    The Huskers lost their top three statistical hitters from the 2014 lineup, a group that included a pair of two-time All-Americans and Nebraska’s only three all-region hitters. Despite the losses, the NU offense is even better in 2015.

    • Nebraska’s batting average is .056 higher this season than it was through 41 games last season.

    • The Huskers have scored 77 more runs through 41 games this season than they did a year ago.

    • NU has totaled 79 more RBIs through 41 games this year than last year’s team, which set the school RBI record.

    • NU owns 109 extra-base hits through 41 games this year, 11 more than last year’s record-breaking offense.

    41-GAME OFFENSIVE COMPARISONCategory 2014 2015Average .284 .340Runs 207 284Hits 308 378Doubles 54 63Home Runs 38 41Extra-Base Hits 98 109RBIs 185 264Slugging Pct. .450 .516On-Base Pct. .381 .432

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    PITCHER PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Emily Lockman 22 11-11Kaylan Jablonski 10 5-5Cassie McClure 9 7-2

    CATCHERPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Steph Pasquale 34 20-14Madi Unzicker 7 3-4

    FIRST BASEPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Mattie Fowler 25 17-9Dawna Tyson 16 6-9

    SECOND BASEPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Laura Barrow 41 23-18

    THIRD BASEPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD MJ Knighten 41 23-18

    SHORTSTOP PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alicia Armstrong 41 23-18

    LEFT FIELDPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kat Woolman 27 15-12Gina Metzler 11 7-4Taylor Otte 3 1-2

    CENTER FIELDPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kiki Stokes 41 23-18

    RIGHT FIELDPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kylee Muir 36 21-15Kat Woolman 5 2-3

    DESIGNATED PLAYERPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Cassie McClure 21 12-9Dawna Tyson 7 6-1 Kaylan Jablonski 6 3-3Steph Pasquale 1 0-1Madi Unzicker 1 0-1

    STOKES DOING IT ALLJunior Kiki Stokes has collected hits, drawn walks, scored runs, hit homers, stolen bases and produced RBIs as Nebraska’s leadoff hitter for all 41 games this season.

    • Stokes leads NU in runs (47), homers (9), stolen bases (12), walks (24), slugging (.730), on-base percentage (.543) and hit-by-pitches (12).

    • Stokes ranks second on the team in average (.421), hits (53), doubles (8), triples (2) and RBIs (40).

    • Stokes leads the Big Ten in hit-by-pitches and ranks third in on-base percentage, fourth in average and runs, sixth in slugging percentage, seventh in hits and eighth in triples.

    • Stokes could become the first Husker since Ali Viola in 1998 to hit .400 in a season. Viola (three times) and Tobin Echo-Hawk (twice) are the only Huskers to hit .400.

    • Stokes is on pace to score 65 runs, which would break Tobin Echo-Hawk’s record of 61 runs scored in 1996.

    • Stokes’ nine homers are a career high and have exceeded her career total entering this spring (6).

    • Stokes’ eight doubles are a career high and have exceeded her career total entering the year (7).

    • Stokes’ 19 extra-base hits are a career high and have exceeded her career total (18) entering this spring.

    • Stokes’ 40 RBIs are a career high and have exceed her career total entering this season (33).

    BARROW NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKLaura Barrow was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 23 after helping the Huskers to a three-game sweep of Michigan State.

    • Barrow went 3-for-6 in the series and reached base safely in seven of her 10 plate appearances.

    • She scored six runs in the three games, helping NU set a school record for runs in a conference series (36).

    • Barrow scored a career-high three runs in the opener and drew a career-high two walks in game two.

    STOKES NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEKJunior Kiki Stokes earned her first Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honor after producing a big opening weekend.

    • Stokes hit .650 in five games the opening weekend, going 13-for-20 at the plate with one double, two home runs and 10 RBIs.

    • Stokes hit safely in all five games, including four multi-hit efforts. She also scored a run in every game, scoring multiple runs in four contests. Stokes had three games with multiple RBIs.

    • Stokes hit her first career grand slam against Montana, when she finished with a career-high four RBIs.

    • Stokes set a career high with four hits against Texas Tech as part of a 4-for-4 day that also included a walk.

    • Stokes’ final hit against UTSA was her 100th career hit.

    NU TOSSES COMBINED NO-HITTERA pair of newcomers teamed up to throw just the second combined no-hitter in Nebraska history on Feb. 7 against Montana. Freshman Kaylan Jablonski made her first career start and threw the first 3.0 innings of the six-inning no-hitter, while sophomore Cassie McClure closed out the final 3.0 innings and earned the win.

    • The no-hitter was the 37th in program history.

    • The no-hitter occurred in the third game of the season, making it the second-earliest no-hitter in school history.

    • It was only the second combined no-hitter in Nebraska history and the first since All-Americans Leigh Ann Walker and Jenny Voss combined on a seven-inning no-hitter against Kansas on May 13, 1999.

    • Despite throwing a no-hitter, Nebraska allowed four runs (two earned). The Grizzlies scored twice on RBI ground outs and twice on wild pitches.

    • Although not a solo effort, Jablonski became just the sixth Husker freshman pitcher to be involved in a no-hitter.

    HUSKER BATTERY AMONG NATION’S BESTNebraska’s battery of junior pitcher Emily Lockman and senior catcher Steph Pasquale has enjoyed decorated careers. Lockman earned first-team all-region honors in 2013 and 2014. Pasquale was a third-team All-America catcher at Temple in 2013, and she is also a two-time, first-team all-region performer.

    RETURNING 2013 & 2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION PITCHERS• Ally Carda, Sr., UCLA• Jailyn Ford, Jr., James Madison• Lauren Haeger, Sr., Florida• Emily Lockman, Jr., Nebraska

    RETURNING ALL-AMERICA CATCHERS• Annie Aldrete, So., Tennessee• Lexie Elkins, Jr., Louisiana• Amber Freeman, Sr., Arizona State• Steph Pasquale, Sr., Nebraska

    LOCKMAN LOOKS TO BUILD ON SUCCESSJunior right-hander Emily Lockman, Nebraska’s lone returning pitcher, was one of the nation’s top pitchers the past two seasons. Although she has struggled this season, Lockman has proven ability in the circle.

    • Lockman owns eight victories over ranked opponents in her career, including victories over No. 10 Tennessee and No. 12 Minnesota this season. As a freshman, Lockman earned a complete-game victory at No. 3 Oregon in the NCAA Super Regional championship game. As a sophomore, she earned the win at No. 14 Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Regional final.

    • Lockman is one of only four pitchers nationally who earned first-team all-region recognition in both 2013 and 2014. Lockman joins James Madison’s Jailyn Ford as the only juniors among that quartet.

    • Lockman is also the first Husker to earn first-team all-region recognition as both a freshman and a sophomore.

  • SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN (20-15, 8-3)After winning 13 times in 14 games, Northwestern has lost five straight, although all five losses have come on the road to top-25 opponents. Northwestern brings a 20-15 record into play this weekend, and the Wildcats are in third place in the Big Ten standings - one spot ahead of Nebraska - with an 8-3 record in conference play.

    Nebraska and Northwestern share five common opponents in Cal State Fullerton, LSU, Minnesota, Purdue and UCLA. The Huskers posted a 3-6 record against that group, while the Wildcats went 4-6.

    Northwestern is hitting .308 as a team while averaging 6.0 runs per game. In conference play, the Wildcats are batting .345 and have homered 25 times in only 11 games while averaging 7.2 runs per contest.

    In the circle, Northwestern boasts a 4.57 ERA, and the Wildcats allow an average of 4.7 runs per game. Northwestern is allowing fewer runs per game in league play (4.6) despite surrendering 31 runs while being swept at No. 15 Minnesota last weekend.

    Category Nebraska Northwestern Record 23-18 20-15 Average .340 .308 Doubles 63 44 Home Runs 41 48 Stolen Bases 33 34 Walks 151 137 Runs/Game 6.9 6.0 ERA 5.00 4.57 Runs Allowed/Game 5.1 4.7 Strikeouts/Game 3.8 8.0 Walks Allowed 137 165 Fielding Pct. .966 .967

    TOP HITTERS Andrea DiPrima, Sr., OF/INF• .419 avg, 22 R, 8 2B, 8 HR, 29 RBIs, 24 BB, 0 SB

    Andrea Filler, Jr., INF• .382 avg, 25 R, 11 2B, 8 HR, 42 RBIs, 13 BB, 1 SB

    Sabrina Rabin, Fr., OF• .370 avg, 29 R, 1 2B, 0 HR, 8 RBIs, 10 BB, 15 SB

    TOP PITCHERS Kristen Wood, Jr., RHP• 9-6, 4.18 ERA, 28 APP, 125.2 IP, 166 SO, .229 avg

    Amy Letourneau, Jr., RHP• 11-9, 4.99 ERA, 23 APP, 95.1 IP, 88 SO, .272 avg

    COACHES’ CORNER Kate Drohan is in her 14th season at Northwestern

    • Drohan owns a 472-261-1 record at Northwestern• Has guided Northwestern to two WCWS appearances• Drohan is 3-7 vs. Nebraska and Coach Revelle

    SERIES HISTORY • Nebraska leads the all-time series, 11-8• The Huskers lead the series, 7-1, as conference foes• Nebraska is 5-0 vs. Northwestern in Lincoln• Rhonda Revelle is 7-7 against Northwestern• The Huskers have scored double-digit runs in three of

    the last four meetings, while averaging 8.5 runs per game against the Wildcats since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2012

    22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

    BATTING ORDER BREAKDOWNNEBRASKA NOTES/OPPONENT PREVIEW9 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    LEADOFFPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kiki Stokes 41 23-18

    2ND SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD MJ Knighten 23 15-8Alicia Armstrong 18 8-10

    3RD SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alicia Armstrong 19 13-6MJ Knighten 13 5-8Steph Pasquale 6 3-3Cassie McClure 2 1-1

    CLEANUPPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Cassie McClure 25 16-9Steph Pasquale 10 6-4Kylee Muir 3 0-3Dawna Tyson 3 1-2

    5TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kylee Muir 19 12-7Steph Pasquale 11 5-6Mattie Fowler 3 2-1Dawna Tyson 3 2-1Alicia Armstrong 2 1-1Cassie McClure 1 0-1MJ Knighten 1 1-0Kat Woolman 1 0-1

    6TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kylee Muir 10 6-4Steph Pasquale 8 6-2Kaylan Jablonski 6 3-3MJ Knighten 4 2-2Kat Woolman 4 1-3Dawna Tyson 5 4-1Mattie Fowler 2 1-1Alicia Armstrong 1 0-1Laura Barrow 1 0-1

    7TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kat Woolman 12 7-5Laura Barrow 11 4-7Dawna Tyson 5 4-1Kaylan Jablonski 5 3-2Mattie Fowler 4 2-2Cassie McClure 2 1-1Kylee Muir 2 2-0

    8TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Mattie Fowler 15 11-4Kat Woolman 8 6-2Dawna Tyson 6 2-4Laura Barrow 4 2-2Madi Unzicker 4 1-3Kaylan Jablonski 2 0-2Kylee Muir 2 1-1

    9TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Laura Barrow 20 16-4Gina Metzler 7 4-3Kat Woolman 7 3-4Taylor Otte 2 0-2 Madi Unzicker 2 0-2Mattie Fowler 1 0-1Kaylan Jablonski 1 0-1

    • Lockman is the fourth NU pitcher to enter her junior year as a two-time all-conference honoree, and the previous three all ended their careers as All-Americans.

    • Lockman’s 1.93 career ERA entering 2015 ranked 22nd nationally among all 2015 pitchers (min. 200 IP).

    PASQUALE AMONG NATION’S TOP HITTERSSenior Steph Pasquale has been one of the nation’s most productive hitters in her career. Pasquale starred at Temple from 2011 to 2014. She earned a medical hardship for the 2014 season, was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Nebraska last summer.

    • At Temple, Pasquale was a three-time All-Atlantic-10 selection, a two-time all-region selection and a 2013 third-team All-American.

    • Pasquale was named to both the 2014 and 2015 USA Softball Player of the Year Watch Lists. She was one of 12 players nationally named to the list both years.

    PASQUALE AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I HITTERS• Doubles: t-6th (53)• RBIs: 15th (184)

    PASQUALE RECORDS 200TH HITSenior Steph Pasquale, a first-year transfer from Temple, recorded her 200th career with a first-inning single against San Diego State on Feb. 20.

    Pasquale owns 39 hits in 36 games at NU after totaling 189 hits in 161 games at Temple. Pasquale’s 226 career hits are tied for 25th among all active Division I players.

    ARMSTRONG PRODUCING HITSAlicia Armstrong has been a hit machine in her career.

    • Armstrong’s 161 career hits are 21 more than any other Husker has produced at Nebraska.

    • Armstrong led NU with 62 hits as a freshman in 2013, then battled through injury to produce 55 hits in 2014.

    • Armstrong has produced 12 multi-hit efforts in 41 games this season, including four three-hit games.

    • In her career, Armstrong has totaled 34 multi-hit games, including 13 three-hit efforts.

    • Armstrong is 1 of 10 players in school history to produce 100 career hits before their junior season, including sophomore MJ Knighten, who joined the club this year.

    • Armstrong is 1 of 5 players in school history to total at least 55 hits as both a freshman and a sophomore, including MJ Knighten, who joined the club this year.

    • Armstrong’s 117 hits were the sixth-most any Husker had recorded entering her junior season.

    HUSKERS BEAT SECOND RANKED TEAMNebraska has defeated No. 10 Tennessee and No. 12 Minnesota this season. Nebraska is 2-6 vs. ranked teams this season. Junior Emily Lockman has earned the win in both wins vs. ranked teams, giving her seven career wins vs. ranked foes and five wins against top-10 teams.

  • NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    COACHING STOPSNebraska (Head Coach) 1993-presentSan Jose State (Assistant Coach) 1989-92Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) 1987-88Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986

    NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (1987)Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish1987 8-16 7-5 N/A -- -- Totals 8-16 7-5 N/A -- --

    NEBRASKA (1993-PRESENT)Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish1993 18-23 5-11 5th -- -- 1994 25-33 5-15 6th -- -- 1995 43-20 10-6 3rd -- -- 1996 42-23 10-8 4th 3-2 2nd 1997 29-24 10-6 4th 1-2 t-5th 1998 48-12 16-0 1st 4-0 1st 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 2003 39-17 10-8 6th 2-2 t-3rd 2004 45-17 14-3 1st 4-0 1st 2005 36-23 9-9 7th 2-2 t-5th 2006 44-12 13-4 2nd 2-2 t-3rd 2007 37-20 10-8 5th 0-1 t-7th 2008 25-28 4-14 t-9th 3-1 2nd 2009 35-19 9-9 5th 0-1 t-7th 2010 30-29 7-11 t-6th 0-1 t-7th 2011 41-14 9-9 6th -- -- 2012 33-22 14-9 3rd -- -- 2013 45-16 16-6 2nd 1-1 t-3rd 2014 44-18 18-5 t-1st 0-1 t-7th 2015 23-18 10-4 -- -- -- Totals 866-459 251-162 -- 34-21 --Career 874-475 258-167 -- 34-21 --

    NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY)Year Round Record Finish Rank1993 -- -- -- -- 1994 -- -- -- -- 1995 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th 1998 Regional 4-2 t-5th 5th 1999 Regional 3-2 t-9th 20th 2000 Regional 3-2 t-17th 14th 2001 Regional 2-2 t-17th 14th 2002 WCWS 5-2 t-5th 6th 2003 Regional 3-2 t-17th 13th 2004 Regional 3-2 t-9th 14th 2005 Regional 1-2 t-33rd 25th 2006 Regional 2-2 t-17th 15th 2007 Regional 0-2 t-49th -- 2008 -- -- -- -- 2009 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- 2010 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- 2011 Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st 2012 -- -- -- -- 2013 WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th Totals 18 app. 43-38 -- --

    REVELLE’S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKAConference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4Big Ten Coach of the Year 1Big 12 Coach of the Year 2Big Eight Coach of the Year 1Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 Conference Titles 7Big Ten Conference Titles 1Big 12 Conference Titles 6NCAA Tournament Appearances 18Women’s College World Series Appearances 3NFCA All-Americans 18Multi-Time All-Americans 5CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13

    MOST WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE COACHES)1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1,4142. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1,3863. Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1,2284. Diane Ninemire, California 1,2135. Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1,1496. Donna Papa, North Carolina 1,1217. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1,0158. Melinda Fischer, Illinois State 9529. Sandy Montgomery, SIUE 94610. Bob Coolen, Hawaii 88911. Patrick Murphy, Alabama 87112. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 866

    BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

    REVELLE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 10 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    NFCA HALL OF FAME

    WINNINGEST COACH IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS

    (ALL SPORTS)

    COACH OF THE YEAR IN THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES

    (BIG 8, BIG 12, BIG TEN)

    FIVE-TIME REGIONAL COACHING STAFF

    OF THE YEAR

    THREE-TIME NFCA PRESIDENT

    RHONDA REVELLE23rd SEASON AT NEBRASKA • 24th CAREER SEASON

    866-459 RECORD AT NEBRASKA • 874-475 CAREER RECORD

    MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES)1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 282. Diane Ninemire, Cal 263. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 224. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 205. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 18 Eugene Lenti, DePaul 18

    MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993)1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee 172. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 13 Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13

    ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHESMike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996Margo Jonker, Central Michigan Inducted 2003Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010Ralph Weekly, Tennessee Inducted 2011Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012Joan Joyce, Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013

    Rhonda Revelle is truly one of the nation’s elite coaches. Revelle has restored Husker softball to its perch among

    the nation’s elite, and in the process has written her legacy as one of the finest coaches in collegiate softball

    history. One of only 12 active Division I coaches enshrined in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of

    Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken

    18 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among all active coaches. In the classroom,

    Revelle has coached 13 players to academic All-America honors in 23 seasons, the second-highest total of any

    coach nationally in that span. She has also given back to the profession, serving three stints as NFCA President.

  • CLASS RECORDS WATCHNEBRASKA RECORDS WATCH11 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    SOPHOMORE RECORDS AVERAGE 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1994 .439 (68-155)2. MJ Knighten, 2015 .436 (61-140) 3. Ali Viola, 1996 .421 (85-202)

    SLUGGING PCT. 1. Ali Viola, 1996 .743 (150/202)2. MJ Knighten, 2015 .671 (94/140)3. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1994 .665 (103/155)

    JUNIOR RECORDS AVERAGE 1. Kiki Stokes, 2015 .421 (53-126)2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1995 .405 (85-210)3. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 .387 (63-163)

    SLUGGING PCT. 1. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 .748 (122/163)2. Kiki Stokes, 2015 .730 (92/126)3. Denise Day, 1984 .669 (105/157)

    SENIOR RECORDS AVERAGE 1. Ali Viola, 1998 .424 (72-170)2. Anne Steffan, 2005 .388 (80-206)3. Jennifer Lizama, 2000 .378 (68-180)

    -- Steph Pasquale, 2015 .351 (39-111)

    SLUGGING PCT. 1. Ali Viola, 1998 .865 (147/170)2. Denise Day, 1985 .690 (100/145)3. Jennifer Lizama, 2000 .678 (122/180)

    -- Steph Pasquale, 2015 .640 (71/111)

    TEAM SEASON RECORDS

    AVERAGE 1. .340 20152. .315 19953. .303 1996

    HITS 1. 551 19962. 538 19953. 499 2000-- 378 (on pace for 516) 2015

    RUNS 1. 358 19962. 352 20143. 333 1995-- 284 (on pace for 388) 2015

    DOUBLES 1. 94 19952. 90 20143. 81 1996-- 63 (on pace for 86) 2015

    HOME RUNS 1. 73 20142. 62 19983. 58 2011 58 2013-- 41 (on pace for 56) 2015

    EXTRA-BASE HITS 1. 173 20142. 150 19953. 136 2013-- 109 (on pace for 149) 2015

    RBIs 1. 325 20142. 321 19963. 291 1995-- 264 (on pace for 361) 2015

    SLUGGING PCT. 1. .516 20152. .495 20143. .467 2011

    TOTAL BASES 1. 827 20142. 789 19953. 776 1996-- 574 (on pace for 784) 2015

    ON-BASE PCT. 1. .432 20152. .391 20113. .389 2012

    INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS

    22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

    AVERAGE 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1994 .439 (68-155)2. MJ Knighten, 2015 .436 (61-140)3. Ali Viola, 1995 .437 (87-199)4. Ali Viola, 1998 .424 (72-170)5. Ali Viola, 1996 .421 (85-202)6. Kiki Stokes, 2015 .421 (53-126)7. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1995 .405 (85-210)8. Anne Steffan, 2005 .388 (80-206)9. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 .387 (63-163)10. Ashley Guile, 2010 .382 (60-157)

    SLUGGING PCT. 1. Ali Viola, 1998 .865 (147/170)2. Ali Viola, 1995 .749 (149/199)3. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 .748 (122/163)4. Ali Viola, 1996 .743 (150/202)5. Taylor Edwards, 2011 .738 (118/160)6. Kiki Stokes, 2015 .730 (92/126)7. Denise Day, 1985 .690 (100/145)8. Jennifer Lizama, 2000 .678 (122/180)9. Taylor Edwards, 2014 .676 (127/188)10. MJ Knighten, 2015 .671 (94/140)

    -- Steph Pasquale, 2015 .640 (71/111)

    CAREER RECORDS

    AVERAGE 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .418 (263/629)2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 .379 (266/702)3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .378 (254/710)4. Lizzy Rock, 2005-06 .374 (133/356)5. MJ Knighten, 2014-pres. .366 (117/320)6. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 .347 (217/625)7. Lisa Wangler, 2000-03 .346 (121/350)8. Denise Day, 1982-85 .336 (186/553)9. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 .334 (170/509)10. Christie McCoy, 1997-98 .332 (102/307)

    11. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-pres. .332 (161/485)16. Kiki Stokes, 2015-pres. .323 (140/433)

    WALKS 1. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 1502. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 1243. Ali Viola, 1995-98 1164. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 1155. Ashley Guile, 2008-12 1036. Gabby Banda, 2010-13 96 Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 968. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 879. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 8410. Sheena Lawrick, 2002-05 80

    -- Kiki Stokes, 2015-pres. 77

  • ALICIA ARMSTRONG • SS • 2-TIME SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN• 2013 BIG TEN ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM#21 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .333 41-41 32 44 6 7 35 12 .538 .417Career .332 162-162 93 161 26 15 81 37 .491 .391

    • 2015 tri-captain ranks 11th in school history with a .332 career batting average• On pace to become seventh Husker to hit .300 in each of her first three seasons• 1 of 10 players in school history to produce 100 hits prior to their junior season• 117 hits were the highest total by a Husker entering her junior year since 2002• 1 of 3 Husker shortstops to earn all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore

    Junior • Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS)

    RACHEL ARTHUR • SS#29 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .000 9-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Career .000 22-4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250

    • 1 of 2 Lincoln natives and eight Nebraska natives on the 2015 roster• Only Husker to start games on the infield and outfield in 2014• Two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member• 2014 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team member• Father Mike is Nebraska’s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research

    Sophomore • Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS)

    LAURA BARROW • 2B#23 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .305 41-41 27 29 7 0 21 18 .379 .421Career .305 41-41 27 29 7 0 21 18 .379 .421

    • Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 23; hitting .414 in Big Ten play with .564 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• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester• Sister Kat is a senior pitcher at UNO

    Freshman • Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)

    CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP#8 W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2015 0-0 5.25 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 .444Career 0-0 5.25 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 .444

    • Has allowed only 1 run in her last 2 appearances totaling 3.0 innings• 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• Honorable-mention all-state eld opponent scoreless in 29 of her 43 career starts• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester

    Freshman • The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)

    MATTIE FOWLER • 1B#17 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .358 25-25 7 24 2 0 9 10 .388 .443Career .269 144-144 48 111 11 9 62 31 .366 .322

    • Serving as team captain for the third consecutive season in 2015• Owns a career-high .358 average while splitting time at first base with Dawna Tyson• Earned a medical hardship in 2014 after suffering her second torn ACL injury• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar serving as NU’s SAAC President in 2014-15• 2011 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for Canyon del Oro High School

    Junior • Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro HS)

    KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP#12 W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2015 3-5 6.41 15 10 1 1 0 51.1 34 .271Career 3-5 6.41 15 10 1 1 0 51.1 34 .271

    • Is 3-1 in Big Ten play, including 3-0 on the road; tossed first shutout at Purdue• Combined on a no-hitter in first career start vs. Montana (1 of 2 in NU history)• 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School• Four-time All-Nebraska selection, including three-time first-team honoree• Posted an 81-14 career record with a 1.50 ERA and 891 strikeouts in 556.0 innings

    Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Skutt HS)

    KAYLAN JABLONSKI • DP#12 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .293 25-14 6 12 3 1 7 5 .439 .362Career .293 25-14 6 12 3 1 7 5 .439 .362

    • 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School• 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• .557 average was a Nebraska all-class record, breaking Alicia Armstrong’s record (.514)• Also set Nebraska Class B career records with her 25 homers and 137 RBIs

    Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Skutt HS)

    MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B • 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN• 2-TIME BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (2014)#99 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .436 41-41 40 61 6 7 44 13 .671 .494Career .366 103-103 72 117 14 13 82 34 .563 .438

    • 1 of 7 Huskers to produce 50-hit seasons as both a freshman and sophomore• 3rd in Big Ten with .436 avg.; NU record is .439; no Husker has hit .400 since 1998• Owns 18 multi-hit games and had hit safely in 21 straight games before Wednesday• NU’s first all-conference freshman 3B since All-American Tobin Echo-Hawk (1993)• The only freshman position player to earn All-Big Ten honors in 2014 (1 of 3 overall)

    Sophomore • Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills HS)

    EMILY LOCKMAN • RHP#4 W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2015 13-11 4.70 28 22 11 2 0 131.0 73 .317Career 48-22 2.73 89 73 41 13 1 453.2 295 .257

    • Has won 14 of her last 17 conference starts and is 19-6 in her Big Ten career• 1 of 4 pitchers nationally who was a first-team all-region selection in 2013 and 2014• Only Husker pitcher to be a first-team all-region selection as a freshman and sophomore• 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to be an all-conference honoree as a freshman and sophomore• .686 career winning percentage ranks ninth in Husker history

    Junior • Corona, Calif. (Norco HS)

    CASSIE McCLURE • DP • 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12• 2014 THIRD-TEAM ALL-REGION#66 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .354 34-31 14 34 9 3 28 15 .542 .439Career .358 88-82 27 86 17 12 72 37 .579 .441

    • First-year Husker after transferring from Texas Tech to Nebraska in January 2015• Leads Nebraska with nine doubles and is third with nine multi-RBI games• Homered in her first at bat as a Husker against Colorado State in the season opener• 44 RBIs in 2014 were a Texas Tech freshman record and ranked 9th overall• .364 average in 2014 ranked 8th in TTU history and was 2nd-best freshman mark

    Sophomore • Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS/Texas Tech)

    • 2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION • 2-TIME SECOND-TEAM ALL-B1G• 2-TIME B1G PITCHER OF THE WEEK • 2013 B1G ALL-TOURNEY TEAM

    2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

    • BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (3/23/15)

  • CASSIE McCLURE • RHP • 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12• 2014 THIRD-TEAM ALL-REGION#66 W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2015 7-2 4.51 24 9 4 0 4 68.1 29 .282Career 7-2 4.34 33 9 4 0 5 80.2 39 .281

    • First-year Husker after transferring from Texas Tech to Nebraska in January 2015• Leads the Big Ten and ranks 7th nationally with four saves, good for 7th in NU history• Has set career highs in wins, appearances, starts, saves, innings and strikeouts• Allowed 2 ER or fewer in 26 of her 33 career appearances• 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association Softball 4A-5A Player of the Year

    Sophomore • Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS/Texas Tech)

    GINA METZLER • LF#11 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .240 32-11 16 6 0 0 1 2 .240 .296Career .240 32-11 16 6 0 0 1 2 .240 .296

    • Four-Time first-team All-Nebraska Selection at Papillion-La Vista High School• 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• Hit .600 as a senior and boasted at least a .439 average all four prep seasons• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester (4.0 GPA)

    Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista HS)

    KYLEE MUIR • RF AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .283 38-36 20 28 4 3 24 16 .414 .385Career .269 125-102 56 83 19 8 70 39 .408 .356

    • Sixth-year senior who has missed two seasons (2010, 2012)• Moved to the outfield in 2014 and has started 91 of NU’s last 102 games in right field• Exceeded her career totals in 2014 in at bats, runs, hits, doubles, RBIs and walks• Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten with nine doubles in conference play in 2014• Three-time academic All-Big Ten honoree

    Senior • Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS)

    TAYLOR OTTE • INF/OF#22 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .000 31-3 12 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Career .000 31-3 12 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

    • Has started three games in left field and pinch ran in 28 games, scoring 12 runs• Three-time state champion at Wahoo High School, helping the Warriors to a 113-23 record• 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• Selected to participate in the 2014 Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game

    Freshman • Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo HS)

    STEPH PASQUALE • C/DP • 2013 3RD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN • 2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION• 2013 A-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR • 3-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .351 36-35 15 39 8 8 32 6 .640 .403Career .374 197-196 94 228 53 33 184 60 .626 .435

    • Has 7 homers, 5 doubles, 23 RBIs & a 1.000 slugging percentage in 14 Big Ten games• Transfer from Temple is 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• Ranks sixth nationally with 53 career doubles and 15th with 184 career RBIs• Led the nation in RBIs per game in 2013 and was the nation’s toughest player to strike out

    Senior • Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pompton Lakes HS/Temple)

    LOTTE SJULIN • C/OF#01 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .000 16-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Career .000 43-0 19 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

    • Caught one inning vs. Ga. Tech (2/14) in only career non-pinch-running appearance• Worked extensively with the pitchers in 2014, helping NU rank 13th nationally in ERA• Earned Nebraska’s Borg-Wright Coaches Award in 2014• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Member every semester of her collegiate career• Two-time all-state selection for Douglas County West/Concordia High School

    Sophomore • Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West/Concordia HS)

    KIKI STOKES • CF#13 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .421 41-41 47 53 8 9 40 24 .730 .543Career .323 163-161 123 140 15 15 73 77 .494 .448

    • .421 avg. ranks 4th in the Big Ten; no Husker has hit .400 in a season since 1998• Tri-captain is batting .138 higher in 2015 than her career average entering the year• Big Ten Player of the Week in opening week after going 13-for-20 with 2 HR & 10 RBIs• Has been an outfield starter in 161 of Nebraska’s 163 games the past three seasons• Three-time NFCA High School All-American, including two first-team appointments

    Junior • Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS)

    DAWNA TYSON • 1B/DP • BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (2013)#3 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .333 26-23 8 20 3 3 16 10 .533 .446Career .248 128-107 30 72 8 8 42 28 .359 .343

    • Hitting career-high .333; has matched her career highs with 3 home runs and 16 RBIs• Has been hit by 15 career pitches, one shy of cracking NU’s all-time top 10• 2014 Academic All-Big Ten honoree owns 76 career starts at 1B & 31 starts at DP• Sister Tori was a Husker (2008-11); sister Dena was a 2007 All-American at Washington• Father, Marty, founded and coaches the Corona Angels, a top travel ball program

    Junior • Corona, Calif. (Corona HS)

    MADI UNZICKER • C/DP#7 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .091 15-8 6 2 1 0 0 2 .136 .200Career .091 15-8 6 2 1 0 0 2 .136 .200

    • 2012 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year for Millard South High School• 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• Set Nebraska high school record with 37 home runs, 13 more than the previous record• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester

    Freshman • Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS)

    KAT WOOLMAN • OF/2B/DP#6 AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2015 .299 40-32 24 26 6 0 7 18 .368 .425Career .269 92-71 48 49 8 3 19 27 .363 .370

    • Has started 25 of last 28 games in left field; team-high 27 starts in left this season• Started a team-high 31 games in left field as a freshman in 2014• Owns .310 career average in conference play, including .324 this spring• Hit each of her three homers in 2014 in Big Ten play and produced 10 of her 12 RBIs• Originally committed to Arkansas after being a two-time, first-team all-state selection

    Sophomore • Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS)

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    22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

    #20

    #25

    • BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/9/15)

  • #21 ALICIA ARMSTRONGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 four times Hits 3 12 times3 twice Runs 3 four times5 at UNO RBIs same1 six times 2B 3 at Illinois (2014)2 at New Mexico St. HRs 2 twice

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    #29 RACHEL ARTHURSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGHnone Hits none1 three times Runs 1 five timesnone RBIs 1 vs. UTEP (2014)none 2B nonenone HRs none

    #23 LAURA BARROWSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 eight times Hits same3 vs. Michigan St. Runs same2 five times RBIs same1 seven times 2B samenone HRs none

    #8 CAITLIN BARTSCHSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3.0 at Wichita St. IP same2 vs. Georgia Tech Ks same1 vs. Georgia Tech Hits same0 vs. Georgia Tech ER (low) same2 at New Mexico St. ER (high) same

    #17 MATTIE FOWLERSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 at Ohio St. Hits 3 four times2 twice Runs 2 six times2 twice RBIs 4 at New Mexico St. (2012)1 twice 2B 2 at New Mexico St. (2012)none HRs 1 nine times

    #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • HITTINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 twice Hits same2 vs. Montana Runs same2 twice RBIs same2 vs. Montana 2B same1 at Ohio St. HRs same

    #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • PITCHINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH7.0 at Purdue IP same 9 at UNO Ks same0 three times Hits same0 three times ER (low) same10 vs. LSU ER (high) same

    #99 MJ KNIGHTENSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH4 twice Hits same3 twice Runs same5 vs. Charleston Southern RBIs same1 six times 2B 1 14 times2 vs. Charleston Southern HRs same

    #4 EMILY LOCKMANSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH7.0 four times IP 7.0 18 times5 three times Ks 11 at Wichita St. (2013)4 twice Hits (CG) 0 vs. Utah St. (2013)0 twice ER (low - starts) 0 16 times11 at New Mexico St. ER (high) same

    #66 CASSIE McCLURE • HITTINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 three times Hits 3 five times2 twice Runs 2 four times4 vs. Boise St. RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014)2 vs. Michigan St. 2B same1 three times HRs 2 vs. Rhode Island (2014)

    #66 CASSIE McCLURE • PITCHINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH5.0 five times IP same 4 vs. South Dakota Ks same2 vs. Colorado St. Hits (CG) same1 twice ER (low - starts) same6 twice ER (high) same

    #11 GINA METZLERSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 twice Hits same1 16 times Runs same1 vs. Montana RBIs samenone 2B nonenone HRs none

    #20 KYLEE MUIRSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 five times Hits 2 14 times2 twice Runs 3 vs. Creighton (2014)4 vs. Montana RBIs 5 vs. Indiana (2014)1 four times 2B 2 twice1 three times HRs 1 eight times

    #22 TAYLOR OTTESEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGHnone Hits none1 12 times Runs samenone RBIs nonenone 2B nonenone HRs none

    #25 STEPH PASQUALESEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH4 at Iowa Hits 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013)3 at Iowa Runs 4 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013)5 three times RBIs 6 twice2 at Iowa 2B 3 vs. Georgetown (2013)2 twice HRs 3 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013)

    #01 LOTTE SJULINSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGHnone Hits none1 seven times Runs 1 19 timesnone RBIs nonenone 2B nonenone HRs none

    #13 KIKI STOKESSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH4 vs. Texas Tech Hits same3 three times Runs 3 seven times5 vs. Michigan St. RBIs same2 vs. DePaul 2B same2 vs. Tennessee HRs same

    #3 DAWNA TYSONSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 vs. North Dakota St. Hits 3 twice2 vs. Minnesota Runs 2 twice3 vs. UNO RBIs 3 three times1 three times 2B 2 at Illinois (2014)1 three times HRs 1 eight times

    #7 MADI UNZICKERSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH1 twice Hits same2 vs. Michigan St. Runs samenone RBIs none1 vs. Western Ky. 2B samenone HRs none

    #6 KAT WOOLMANSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 four times Hits 3 vs. Northern Iowa (2014)3 vs. Michigan St. Runs 3 twice2 twice RBIs 3 at Northwestern (2014)1 six times 2B 1 eight timesnone HRs 1 three times

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    NEBRASKA OVERALL STATISTICS 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    2015 Nebraska SoftballOverall Statistics for Nebraska (as of Apr 15, 2015)

    (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

    Record: 23-18 Home: 5-4 Away: 7-8 Neutral: 11-6 Big Ten: 10-4

    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%99 Knighten, MJ . 4 3 6 41-41 140 40 61 6 3 7 44 94 . 6 7 1 13 3 10 2 . 4 9 4 0 2 6-8 52 85 7 . 9 5 113 Stokes, Kiki . 4 2 1 41-41 126 47 53 8 2 9 40 92 . 7 3 0 24 12 18 0 . 5 4 3 2 1 12-12 47 5 3 . 9 4 517 Fowler, Mattie . 3 5 8 25-25 67 7 24 2 0 0 9 26 . 3 8 8 10 1 5 2 . 4 4 3 1 4 0-0 186 6 2 . 9 9 066 McClure, Cassie . 3 5 4 34-31 96 14 34 9 0 3 28 52 . 5 4 2 15 1 7 1 . 4 3 9 2 0 0-0 2 13 4 . 7 8 925 Pasquale, Steph . 3 5 1 36-35 111 15 39 8 0 8 32 71 . 6 4 0 6 5 8 2 . 4 0 3 2 0 1-1 115 18 2 . 9 8 521 Armstrong, Alicia . 3 3 3 41-41 132 32 44 6 0 7 35 71 . 5 3 8 12 7 14 1 . 4 1 7 0 3 3-3 48 108 9 . 9 4 5 3 Tyson, Dawna . 3 3 3 26-23 60 8 20 3 0 3 16 32 . 5 3 3 10 3 3 4 . 4 4 6 1 1 0-0 137 3 0 1.00023 Barrow, Laura . 3 0 5 41-41 95 27 29 7 0 0 21 36 . 3 7 9 18 1 10 2 . 4 2 1 0 4 1-1 66 79 7 . 9 5 4 6 Woolman, Kat . 2 9 9 40-32 87 24 26 6 0 0 7 32 . 3 6 8 18 1 9 1 . 4 2 5 0 2 6-8 25 2 2 . 9 3 112 Jablonski, Kaylan . 2 9 3 25-14 41 6 12 3 0 1 7 18 . 4 3 9 5 0 4 1 . 3 6 2 1 0 0-0 1 12 0 1.00020 Muir, Kylee . 2 8 3 38-36 99 20 28 4 0 3 24 41 . 4 1 4 16 1 17 0 . 3 8 5 1 0 1-1 30 3 2 . 9 4 311 Metzler, Gina . 2 4 0 32-11 25 16 6 0 0 0 1 6 . 2 4 0 2 0 5 0 . 2 9 6 0 2 0-1 13 1 1 . 9 3 3 7 Unzicker, Madi . 0 9 1 15-8 22 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 1 3 6 2 1 7 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 5 1 . 9 7 622 Otte, Taylor . 0 0 0 31-3 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 4 0 0 1.000 4 Lockman, Emily . 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 34 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 0 029 Arthur, Rachel . 0 0 0 9-0 0 3 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 1 Sjulin, Lotte . 0 0 0 16-0 0 7 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 0Totals . 3 4 0 41 1112 284 378 63 5 41 264 574 . 5 1 6 151 36 121 16 . 4 3 2 10 19 33-38 764 374 40 . 9 6 6

    Opponents . 3 0 1 41 1054 211 317 57 6 44 194 518 . 4 9 1 137 16 139 9 . 3 8 8 4 17 27-33 761 317 49 . 9 5 7

    LOB - Team (284), Opp (254). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (19). CI - Team (1), Pasquale 1, Opp (1). IBB - Team (5), McClure 3,Stokes 1, Knighten 1, Opp (2).

    (All games Sorted by Earned run 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 sha66 McClure, Cassie 4 . 5 1 7-2 24 9 4 0/0 4 68.1 78 50 44 33 29 18 2 13 . 2 8 2 5 4 0 1 4 4 Lockman, Emily 4 . 7 0 13-11 28 22 11 2/0 0 131.0 176 103 88 55 73 30 3 17 . 3 1 7 5 10 1 1 10 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 0 012 Jablonski, Kaylan 6 . 4 1 3-5 15 10 1 1/0 0 51.1 55 55 47 48 34 7 1 12 . 2 7 1 8 2 0 2 3Totals 5 . 0 0 23-18 41 41 16 3/0 4 254.2 317 211 182 137 139 57 6 44 . 3 0 1 18 16 1 4 17

    Opponents 7 . 0 1 18-23 41 41 14 3/0 4 253.2 378 284 254 151 121 63 5 41 . 3 4 0 15 36 2 10 19

    PB - Team (6), Pasquale 5, Unzicker 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (1), Pasquale 1. SBA/ATT - Pasquale (24-30), Lockman (15-19),Jablonski (7-8), McClure (5-6), Unzicker (3-3).

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    NEBRASKA BIG TEN CONFERENCE STATISTICS 2015 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

    2015 Nebraska SoftballConference statistics for Nebraska (as of Apr 12, 2015)

    (Big Ten games only Sorted by Batting avg)

    Record: 10-4 Home: 4-2 Away: 6-2 Big Ten: 10-4

    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%11 Metzler, Gina 1.000 12-0 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.00099 Knighten, MJ . 5 3 1 14-14 49 17 26 3 1 5 22 46 . 9 3 9 7 2 4 0 . 6 0 3 0 0 2-3 19 30 3 . 9 4 225 Pasquale, Steph . 4 2 2 14-13 45 10 19 5 0 7 23 45 1.000 4 2 3 2 . 4 9 0 0 0 1-1 43 6 0 1.00023 Barrow, Laura . 4 1 4 14-14 29 11 12 3 0 0 9 15 . 5 1 7 10 0 3 2 . 5 6 4 0 4 0-0 27 37 3 . 9 5 517 Fowler, Mattie . 4 0 9 8-8 22 4 9 1 0 0 1 10 . 4 5 5 3 1 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 2 0-0 64 3 0 1.00013 Stokes, Kiki . 3 5 6 14-14 45 15 16 2 1 2 12 26 . 5 7 8 9 5 5 0 . 5 0 0 1 0 5-5 14 1 0 1.000 6 Woolman, Kat . 3 2 4 14-13 37 12 12 3 0 0 3 15 . 4 0 5 11 0 3 0 . 4 7 9 0 0 4-5 15 1 2 . 8 8 920 Muir, Kylee . 2 9 3 14-14 41 9 12 2 0 2 9 20 . 4 8 8 7 0 8 0 . 3 9 6 0 0 0-0 9 2 0 1.00066 McClure, Cassie . 2 8 6 11-10 35 4 10 3 0 1 9 16 . 4 5 7 3 0 2 1 . 3 3 3 1 0 0-0 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 3 Tyson, Dawna . 2 4 0 9-9 25 4 6 2 0 1 3 11 . 4 4 0 3 1 1 2 . 3 3 3 1 1 0-0 57 3 0 1.00012 Jablonski, Kaylan . 2 3 1 8-4 13 1 3 0 0 1 2 6 . 4 6 2 2 0 2 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 1