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1 2003 Nebraska Softball 4 Softball SID: Shannon Sherman 4 Office: (402) Cell: (402) ssherman@huskers.unl.edu 4 Nebraska Quick Facts 4General Location...Lincoln, Neb Population ,281 Founded Enrollment... 25,000 Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet & Cream Conference... Big 12 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Chancellor... Harvey Perlman, J.D. Athletic Director... Steve Pederson 4Softball Information Head Coach... Rhonda Revelle Alma Mater... Nebraska '84 Overall record (years) (11) Record at NU (years) (11) Assistant Coach... Lori Sippel Alma Mater... Nebraska '88 Assistant Coach... Jennifer Cline Alma Mater... Washington '97 Facility (Capacity)... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) 2003 Overall Record Overall Record Big 12 Record (third) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 10/4 Position Starters Returning/Lost... 5/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 2/1 First Year of Softball All-Time Record All-Time Conference Record NCAA Tournament Appearances College World Series Appearances Sports Information Softball SID:... Shannon Sherman Office Phone:... (402) SID Fax:... (402) Softball Office Fax:... (402) Press Box Phone:... (402) Nebraska Sports Information Mailing Address: 116 South Stadium, P.O. Box Lincoln, NE Nebraska Ticket Office: (402) OR (800) 8-BIG-RED Nebraska Interview Policy All interviews with Nebraska softball players must be arranged through the sports information office. The best time to reach Head Coach Rhonda Revelle for interviews during the week is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Huskers usually practice daily from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Check with SID Shannon Sherman for the location. This Week in Nebraska Softball 4Quickly No. 3 Nebraska continues its challenging schedule March at the Kia Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton. The tournament features five teams that qualified for the 2002 NCAA WCWS. Ten of the 16 teams are ranked in the most recent USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll. The Huskers, who have played just six games in the past three weeks, enter the tournament with redemption on their minds after suffering a surprising upset to unranked Troy State, 4-3, in eight innings March 8. NU s first opponent, No. 13 DePaul, upset No. 1 UCLA March 9. 4Nebraska s Schedule (All Times Central) 3/13: vs. No. 13 DePaul (10-3), 7 p.m. vs. Notre Dame (7-7), 9 p.m. 3/14: vs. Fresno State (5-12), 5 p.m. 3/15: Bracket Play, TBA 3/16: Bracket Play, TBA 4Nebraska Travel Plans Nebraska will practice Wednesday from 9 a.m. -11 a.m. and leave at 12:20 p.m. NU returns Sunday at midnight. Weekly Notes... For Immediate Release: March 11, 2003 Players to Watch 4Lisa Wangler, Sr., OF Wangler went 5-for-10 (.500) with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored in three games at the Seminole Invitational March 7-8. Wangler has hit safely in 14 of NU s 16 games, and she leads NU with eight multiple-hit games. The No. 2 batter in the lineup, Wangler ranks first on the team with a.444 average, six doubles, five home runs, 13 runs scored and 23 RBIs. 4Summer Tobias, Fr., RHP After allowing teams to combine for five earned runs in her first four collegiate appearances, Tobias has given up just one earned run in her last four appearances on the mound. Tobias struck out 10 batters in her first four games, compared to 19 in her last four. Tobias is 6-1 with a 1.07 ERA. 4Kim Ogee, Sr., OF Ogee continues to inch toward the Nebraska career stolen bases record, which she would break with eight more steals. Ogee has four stolen bases in her last six games after stealing just one base in her first 10 games of Huskers Hope to Get Back on Track at Competitive Kia Classic The third-ranked Nebraska softball team will make its first-ever appearance in the Kia Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton March The event, which is widely regarded as one of the most elite collegiate tournaments in the nation, features five teams that qualified for the 2002 NCAA Women s College World Series. Ten of the 16 teams are ranked in this week s USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll, and six are ranked in the top eight, including No. 2 Arizona, Nebraska, No. 4 Washington, No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 8 Cal State Fullerton. The 16-team field will be separated into four pools. Following the conclusion of pool play Saturday morning, teams will be seeded into a 16-team single-elimination bracket. The tournament champion will be crowed Sunday at 2 p.m. The Huskers will enter the Kia Classic with redemption on their minds after suffering a surprising upset to unranked Troy State, 4-3, in eight innings March 8 in their most recent contest. However, NU, which has played just six games in the past three weeks because of rain outs and weather problems, faces a challenging slate in its attempt to get back on track. Nebraska s pool includes three opponents who finished the 2002 season ranked among the top 20 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll. The Huskers open pool play against No. 13 DePaul Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. before taking on previously-ranked Notre Dame at 9 p.m. NU concludes pool play Friday, March 14, against Fresno State. The Huskers picked up a 1-0 win over the Bulldogs in their season opener Feb. 7 at the ASU/Fiesta Bowl Classic. Fresno State opened the season ranked 15th but has since fallen out of the poll. Bracket play begins Saturday at 1 p.m. In the 22-year history of the tournament, Cal State Fullerton has won the championship 10 times, including the last two. Kia Classic Pool Teams Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D UNLV #3 Nebraska Hawaii #2 Arizona Cal State Northridge Notre Dame #5 Texas Louisiana-Lafayette #6 Oklahoma Fresno State #9 Cal State Fullerton Long Beach State #11 Arizona State #13 DePaul #4 Washington #16 Florida State

2 4 Nebraska Weekly Softball Notes 4 Page Schedule and Results Day, Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Highlights Feb. 7-9 ASU/Fiesta Bowl Classic^ (at Tempe/Phoenix, Ariz.) Feb. 7 vs. #15 Fresno State^ W, 1-0 James 4-hit SHO, Ogee RBI single vs. Mississippi State^ W, 7-5 Wangler grand slam top of fourth Feb. 8 vs. #25 Massachusetts^ W, 4-2 (8) Wangler 1-3, 2B, RBI vs. Southwest Texas State^ W, 10-2 (5) Buchholz 3-4, HR, 5 RBIs Feb. 9 vs. #10 Cal State Fullerton^ W, 2-0 James 3-hit SHO; Wangler HR Feb UNLV Classic# (at Las Vegas, Nev.) Feb. 14 vs. #23 Oregon State# W, 6-2 vs. Cal Poly# W, 8-2 Burgess 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs Feb. 15 vs. #3 California# W, 6-1 Wangler 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs vs. #1 UCLA# L, 1-5 Burgess 1-for-3, HR, RBI Feb. 16 vs. #20 South Carolina# W, 9-1 (5) Ogee, Wangler 2-for-4, 2B; Buchholz HR Feb NFCA Leadoff Classic% (at Columbus, Ga.) Feb. 21 vs. North Carolina% W, 4-1 Wangler 2-for-4, 2 RBIs vs. Southern Mississippi% W, 5-0 Tobias 4-hit SHO; Ogee 2-for-4, 2B, RBI Feb. 22 vs. #12 Stanford% W, 1-0 James 2-hit SHO, 9 Ks; Ogee HR March 7-9 Seminole Invitational+ (at Tallahassee, Fla.) March 7 vs. Southern Illinois+ W, 4-0 Tobias, James, four-hit SHO vs. Miami (Ohio)+ W, 4-2 Wangler 2-for-3, 3B, 2B March 8 vs. Troy State+ L, 4-3 (8) Nebraska 3 errors March Kia Classic@ (at Fullerton, Calif.) March 13 vs. DePaul@ 7 p.m. vs. Notre Dame@ 9 p.m. March 14 vs. Fresno State@ 5 p.m. Bracket Play@ TBA March 15 Bracket Play@ TBA March 16 Bracket Play@ TBA March 18 UMKC 3 & 5 p.m. March 20 Oklahoma* 4 & 6 p.m. March 22 at Texas A&M* 2 p.m. March 23 at Texas A&M* 1 p.m. March 24 Wichita State 5 p.m. March 25 Drake 3 & 5 p.m. March 26 Creighton 6 p.m. March 29 Texas* 2 p.m. March 30 Texas* 1 p.m. March 31 Southern Illinois 4 p.m. April 1 at Creighton 6 p.m. April 2 at Iowa State* 3:30 p.m. April 5 at Baylor* 2 p.m. April 6 at Baylor* 1 p.m. April 8 at Creighton 4 p.m. April 10 Kansas* 5 p.m. April 12 Texas Tech* 2 p.m. April 13 Texas Tech* Noon April 15 Notre Dame 3 & 5 p.m. April 16 Creighton 6 p.m. April 19 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. April 20 Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. April 23 Iowa State* 4 p.m. April 25 at Kansas* 5 p.m. April 26 at Missouri* 2 p.m. April 27 at Missouri* 1 p.m. May 1-4 at Big 12 Tournament TBA May at NCAA Regionals TBA May NCAA WCWS TBA All times Central and subject to change. Home games in bold and played at Bowlin Stadium.*Denotes Big 12 game. A Look at NU s Pool Play Opponents Nebraska is a combined all-time against its three Kia Classic pool play opponents. NU is winless against DePaul in four meetings, most recently dropping a 3-1 decision Feb. 24, The Huskers are 5-1 all-time vs. Notre Dame, and the teams split last year. NU defeated the Fighting Irish, 5-1, May 19, 2002, in the NCAA regional final at Iowa City, Iowa. Nebraska owns a 7-10 series record against Fresno State, but the Huskers have already defeated the Bulldogs once this season. NU took a 1-0 win in the season opener for both teams Feb. 7 at the ASU/Fiesta Bowl Classic. 4DePaul (10-3) No. 13 DePaul is coming off its biggest win of the season, a 1-0 upset of top-ranked UCLA March 9. Blue Demons ace Lindsay Chouinard allowed six hits but struck out eight Bruins and did not allow a walk. Chouinard improved to 6-2 with the victory and lowered her ERA to 0.76 in 59 innings pitched. Outfielder Sara Martz drove in the winning run against UCLA with an RBI single in the top of the sixth. Martz leads DePaul with a.415 average, a.585 slugging percentage and a.432 on-base percentage. The Blue Demons are batting.265 on the season while holding teams to a.174 average. 4Fresno State (5-12) The Bulldogs opened the season ranked 15th but fell out of the poll after a rocky start. Fresno State, which has lost to Big 12 teams Texas A&M and Texas, has dropped three straight games. NU defeated Fresno State in the teams season opener Feb. 7 at the Arizona State Fiesta Bowl Classic. Junior Peaches James tossed a four-hit shutout in the teams first match up, and senior center fielder Kim Ogee produced the only run of the game with an RBI single in the top of the sixth. The Bulldogs are led by Jamie Southern (4-6), who owns a 0.63 ERA with 94 strikeouts in 66.1 innings pitched. Junior outfielder Lori Hoffman leads Fresno State at the plate with a.310 average. 4Notre Dame (7-7) Notre Dame, which opened the season with a top-20 ranking, is 7-7 after splitting a doubleheader with Cal State Northridge. Freshman infielder Meagan Ruthrauff leads the team with a.356 average and five doubles. On the mound, Notre Dame ace Heather Booth (5-3) owns a 2.08 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched. Nebraska will see Notre Dame at least two more times this season. The Fighting Irish will travel to Lincoln Tuesday, April 15, for a double header at 3 p.m. Notre Dame Coach Deanna Gumpf played collegiately at Nebraska from 1989 to Single-game reserved tickets are $6. Single-game general admission tickets are $4. University of Nebraska students receive free admission. To purchase tickets, call the Nebraska ticket office at BIGRED. Offensive Team Notes 4Nebraska owns a Big-12 best.315 batting average despite facing some of the top teams and pitchers in the nation. The Huskers hit.278 last

3 4 Nebraska Weekly Softball Notes 4 Page Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. B/T Hometown (High School) 1 Steffan, Anne 2B 5-7 So. L/R Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West) 4 Lawrick, Sheena 1B 5-4 So. L/R Calgary, Alberta, Canada (St. Mary s) 5 Eoriatti, Ashley OF 5-7 R-Fr. R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 6 Tacha, KoKo IF 5-6 Fr. R/R Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan) 7 Kier, Carmen IF 5-6 Fr. R/R Renton, Wash. (Liberty) 8 Yoachim, Jessica 3B 5-4 Fr. L/R Arkansas City, Kan. (Arkansas City) 9 Lawhorn, Liz OF 5-5 Jr. R/R Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine) 11 Buchholz, Amanda SS 5-5 Sr. R/R Ogallala, Neb. (Ogallala) 18 Boerkircher, Kira OF 5-7 So. L/L Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 19 Tobias, Summer RHP 5-9 Fr. R/R Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral) 22 Ogee, Kim OF 5-6 Sr. L/L Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 25 Wangler, Lisa OF 5-8 Sr. L/R Mesa, Ariz. (Seton Catholic) 28 Tannahill, Trisha OF 5-9 Fr. L/R Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) 34 Yolo, Brittney C 5-7 Jr. R/R Sebastopol, Calif. (Palomar College/Analy) 42 James, Peaches RHP 5-7 Jr. R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 59 Linke, Katie UT 5-7 Fr. R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 77 Burgess, Amber C 5-10 Sr. R/R Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) 88 Trimboli, Nicole OF 5-8 Jr. L/L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) Head Coach: Rhonda Revelle (11th year, Nebraska 84); Associate Head Coach: Lori Sippel (14th year, Nebraska 88); Assistant Coach: Jennifer Cline (second year, Washington 97) season. The last time NU finished a season with a.280 average or better was in Five Nebraska players are hitting.311 or better, and three are hitting over.360. Only three Huskers finished the 2002 season hitting over Nebraska has scored 28 percent of its 74 runs in the fifth inning. NU is outscoring teams 21-2 in the fifth. 4Nebraska did not have a home run at the Seminole Invitational March 7-8, marking the first weekend this season that a Husker has failed to hit one out. Quick Starters At 14-2, Nebraska is off to one of the best starts in school history. Nebraska is on track to challenge the mark for the best 20-game start ever. The 1986, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2002 squads opened the season with a 15-5 record. NU already tied the mark for the best 13-game start in school history after going 12-1 in its first 13 contests. The Huskers also went 12-1 to start the 1996 and 2002 seasons. Wangler Watch Through the Huskers first 16 games, Lisa Wangler has shown surprising power at the plate. The senior left fielder leads the team with a.444 average (24-for-54) with five home runs, four doubles, 23 RBIs and an.870 slugging percentage. Wangler has drove in 35 percent of NU s 74 runs, and her 23 RBIs are 14 more than any other Husker has produced this season. The numbers are significant because even though Wangler finished 2002 with a.345 batting average, it was her speed, not her power, that the Huskers utilized. Batting second in the lineup, Wangler led NU with 11 sacrifice bunts and ranked second on the team in stolen bases (21) last year. The Mesa, Ariz., native produced 14 RBIs in 2002, 11 fewer than her current 2003 total. Wangler had zero home runs in In fact, her five homers in 2003 are the first five of her career. Wangler s success in 2003 has come against some of the top pitchers in the nation, as eight of Nebraska s 13 opponents have been ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches top 25. Wangler has recorded four of her five home runs against ranked teams, including one against No. 10 Cal State Fullerton and NFCA All-American pitcher Gina Oaks, one against No. 3 California and two against No. 23 Oregon State. All About Peaches Just 16 games into the season, right-handed pitcher Peaches James has already laid the groundwork for a successful junior campaign. James is 8-1 in Five of her victories have come against top-25 teams, including No. 4 California and No. 7 Cal State Fullerton. James produced her third shutout against a ranked team this season when she held No. 12 Stanford scoreless on two hits Feb. 23 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. On the season, James owns a 1.35 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 62.0 innings pitched. James already ranks among the Nebraska career leaders in victories, winning percentage, earned-run average, strikeouts, shutouts and saves. A second-team NFCA All-Midwest Region pick in 2002, James posted a 22-9 record with two wins over top-five teams. She finished the season with a 1.33 ERA, holding teams to a.182 average in 227 innings pitched. Sneaky Steffan Sophomore second baseman Anne Steffan has caught opponents by surprise with her effectiveness at the plate from the ninth spot in the lineup. After USA Today/NFCA Coaches 4March 11, 2003 Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. UCLA (16)* Arizona (4) Nebraska Texas* Washington Oklahoma* California* LSU Cal State Fullerton* Georgia Stanford* Arizona State DePaul* Michigan South Carolina* Florida State Oregon State* Ohio State Alabama Texas A&M* South Florida Oregon Oklahoma State* NR 24. Massachusetts* Kansas* NR ESPN.com/USA Softball 4March 11, 2003 Rk. Team Record Pts. 1. Arizona (10) UCLA (8)* Texas* Nebraska Washington Oklahoma* California* Cal State Fullerton* LSU Stanford* Georgia Arizona State DePaul* South Carolina* Michigan Florida State Oregon State* Alabama Texas A&M* Ohio State Oklahoma State* Oregon Massachusetts* South Florida Northwestern NR *Denotes Nebraska s scheduled opponents. Week-by-Week Ranking Date NFCA ESPN Record Jan. 29 4th(tie) Feb. 19 3rd Feb. 27 3rd 3rd 12-1 March 4 3rd 3rd 12-1 March 11 3rd 4th 14-2

4 4 Nebraska Weekly Softball Notes 4 Page 4 Nebraska Coach Rhonda Revelle Honors and Awards Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Inductee Big Eight Coach of the Year Midwest Region Coach of the Year Coaching Ledger Head Coach (1993-present at Nebraska) Year Record Conf. Place Tourn * 5th NA * 6th NA * 3rd NA ^ 4th 2nd ^ 4th 5th ^ 1st 1st ^ 4th 2nd ^ 2nd 1st ^ 1st 5th ^ 3rd 2nd ^ Totals *Big Eight ^Big 12 Playing Ledger 4Amateur Softball Association Five-time All-American Class A Women's National Tournament MVP 1980 AIAW World Series (Oregon) University of Nebraska 1982 NCAA College World Series 1982 Big Eight Champions batting.202 in 51 games last season, Steffan ranks second on the team with a.366 (15-for-41) average in Steffan, who bats ninth in the lineup, is also tied for fourth on the team with a.409 onbase percentage, compared to her mark of.247 in Top to Bottom Balance Nebraska s lineup has been solid from top to bottom in Eight of the 10 players who regularly see time in Nebraska s lineup are batting better than.260, and five are hitting.311 or better. NU s leadoff and No. 2 hitters, Kim Ogee and Lisa Wangler, have combined for a.406 average (41-for-101). The Huskers who have filled the No. 8 and No. 9 spots the majority of the time, Jessica Yoachim and Anne Steffan, have combined for a.381 average (22-for-67). In 2002, Ogee and Wangler combined for a.351 average. NU used a combination of players in the No. 8 and No. 9 spots, and all of them finished with lower than a.225 average. Run for the Records The Huskers will almost certainly force a revision of the Nebraska record books this season. A look at where a few current players stand alltime at Nebraska: 4Senior outfielder Kim Ogee has 84 career stolen bases and needs just eight to break the career steals record of 91 set by Jennifer Lizama ( ). 4Ogee can also break into the top three all-time at NU with two runs scored. Ogee can take over third on the all-time charts with nine doubles, and she can move into a tie for fourth all-time with 11 more at bats. 4Junior pitcher Peaches James needs one save, two shutouts and six victories to break into the top five on all three NU career charts. 4Senior catcher Amber Burgess needs seven RBIs to take over fifth on the career chart. 4Burgess also needs four home runs to tie for fifth all-time at Nebraska. Hot Ticket In 2002, their first season at Bowlin Stadium, the Huskers were ranked eighth nationally in the NCAA Division I softball attendance rankings with 661 fans per game. The mark represented a 118 percent increase over their 2001 average of 356 fans per contest. Nebraska s attendance increase was the largest of any team in the top 10 and the second highest of any team ranked in the top 25 in average attendance. Tickets for the 2003 season can be purchased online at Huskers.com. Nebraska Coach Rhonda Revelle After leading Nebraska to three consecutive 50- win seasons, 2001 Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year Rhonda Revelle begins her 11th year at the helm of the Husker program. The former Nebraska player owns a record at NU, including a record during the past four seasons. Revelle captured her 400th career win on Valentine s Day when the Huskers defeated Cal Poly, 8-2, at the 2003 UNLV Desert Classic. Revelle led the Huskers to one of their most memorable seasons in NU went and captured the program s seventh Women s College World Series bid. Along the way, the Huskers earned a No. 4 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Division I Top 25 poll Feb. 27, and were ranked in the top five for nine consecutive weeks. NU also set a school record for consecutive wins with 23. Revelle's athletes have consistently earned national and conference awards for athletic and academic excellence. During the past nine years, 12 Huskers have won All-America awards, and 49 Huskers have garnered all-conference honors. A former pitcher for Nebraska from 1981 to 1983, Revelle was a member of the 1982 team that made the school's first-ever appearance in the College World Series and won its first-ever Big Eight Championship. Revelle still ranks among the school's career top 10 in saves (seven) and ERA (1.60). James Breaks Vertical Jump Record Junior pitcher/third baseman Peaches James broke the women s all-time, all-sport vertical jump record for the second time in her career with a leap of 30.5 inches Dec. 12 during the Nebraska softball team s winter performance testing. Last year, James became the first female in athletic department history to jump 30 inches, breaking the previous record of 29.5 inches set by All-American long jumper Angee Henry in Coach Buchholz Senior shortstop Amanda Buchholz is expected to graduate in May of 2004 with a teaching degree. In the meantime, she already has a job lined up for next fall. The Ogallala, Neb., native, will be the head softball coach at Lincoln North Star High School for the 2003 fall season. Thirteen NCAA Bids and Counting... Nebraska softball is in an elite class when it comes to postseason play. The Huskers are one of nine teams to appear in the past eight NCAA Tournaments. Nebraska also has a strong history of earning high seeds in the tournament. For the past six seasons, Nebraska has earned a two seed or higher in the NCAA Tournament. The only other teams to accomplish that feat are Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma and Washington. Overall, NU has earned 13 NCAA Tournament bids, advancing to the College World Series seven times.

5 4 Nebraska Weekly Softball Notes 4 Page 5 Nebraska s 2003 Record When... Overall At home At neutral sites On the road Big Against ranked teams Night games Day games Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Black uniforms Red uniforms White uniforms Had fewer than 5 hits Had 5 hits or more Had 10 hits or more Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Scored fewer than 4 runs Scored 4 or more runs Scored 5 or more runs Scored 10 or more runs Scored in the first inning Led after four innings Trailed after four innings Committed no errors Committed 2 or more errors vs. Atlantic 10 Conference vs. Atlantic Coast Conference vs. Atlantic Sun Conference vs. Big West Conference vs. Mid-American Conference vs. Missouri Valley Conference vs. Pac-10 Conference vs. Southeastern Conference vs. Southland Conference vs. Western Athletic Conference vs. UCSB (2), 2/18/00 4Stole five or more bases:... at Texas Tech (5), 4/28/02 4Drew 10 or more walks:... at Creighton (11), 3/22/00 4Pitched a no-hitter:... at Drake (5), 4/18/01 (Cope) 4Pitched 15 or more strikeouts:... vs. Missouri (17), 3/25/01 (Walker) 4Defeated a top-five team:... vs. No. 3 California, 2/15/03 4Lost to an unranked opponent:... vs. Troy State, 3/8/03 Husker Home Run Chart Feb Mississippi State... Wangler (1) Feb SW Texas State... Buchholz (1) Feb SW Texas State... Lawrick (1) Feb SW Texas State...Trimboli (1) Feb Cal State Fullerton... Wangler (2) Feb Oregon State... Wangler (3) Feb Oregon State... Wangler (4) Feb Cal Poly... Burgess (1) Feb California... Wangler (5) Feb UCLA... Burgess (2) Feb South Carolina... Buchholz (2) Feb Stanford...Ogee (1) Big 12 Conference Standings Rk. Team Overall Big Nebraska Texas Oklahoma Kansas Oklahoma State Texas A&M Baylor Missouri Iowa State Texas Tech Player of the Week Date Player School Pos. Feb. 11 Lisa Wangler NU OF Feb. 18 Lisa Wangler NU OF Feb. 25 Jade Lindly OSU OF March 5 Leah Gulla OU 3B 4Pitcher of the Week Date Player School Pos. Feb. 11 Cat Osterman UT LHP Feb. 18 Cat Osterman UT LHP Feb. 25 Lauren Bay OSU LHP March 5 Lindsay Wilhelmson OU RHP Preseason Big 12 Coaches Poll Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Nebraska (5) Texas (2) Oklahoma (2) Baylor (1) Texas A&M Oklahoma State Kansas Iowa State Missouri Texas Tech The Last Time Nebraska... 4Scored 10 or more runs:... vs. SW Texas State (10-2), 2/8/03 4Scored 15 or more runs:... vs. UMKC (23-0), 4/11/96 4Scored 20 or more runs:... vs. UMKC (23-0), 4/11/96 4Allowed 10 or more runs:... vs. UCLA (2-11), 2/16/01 4Allowed 15 or more runs:... vs. Iowa (1-15), 3/22/97 4Recorded 15 or more hits:... vs. Oregon (15), 5/17/98 4Recorded 20 or more hits:... vs. UMKC (21), 4/11/96 4Hit six or more doubles:... vs. UMKC (6), 4/11/96 4Hit four or more home runs:... vs. Bowling Green (5), 3/13/98 4Hit two or more triples: Game-Winning RBIs 4Amanda Buchholz, SS Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb No. 10 Cal State Fullerton... RBI single... bottom of the first Kim Ogee, OF Feb No. 15 Fresno State... RBI single... top of the sixth Feb North Carolina... Sacrifice fly... top of the fifth Feb No. 12 Stanford... Home run... top of the first Nicole Trimboli, OF Feb No. 25 Massachusetts... RBI single... top of the fifth March 8... Miami (Ohio)... RBI Single... bottom of the third Lisa Wangler, OF Feb Mississippi State... Grand slam... top of the fourth Feb Southwest Texas State... RBI double... top of the first Feb No. 3 California... RBI single... top of the fifth Feb Southern Mississippi... RBI single... bottom of the first March 7... Southern Illinois... RBI double... bottom of the first

6 4 Nebraska Weekly Softball Notes 4 Page 6 #11 Amanda Buchholz Sr., SS, Ogallala, Neb. (Ogallala) #22 Kim Ogee Sr., OF, Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 4Last Week s Line: 3 GS,.286 (2-for-7), 2 RBIs, 3 BB 4Game-winning RBIs: One 4Last Week s Line: 3 GS,.333 (3-for-9), 3 RS, 2 SB 4Game-winning RBIs: Three Hits... 3, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... 3, Eight times Hitting Streak.. 3, 2/7-2/8... 7, Twice Runs... 2, vs. SW Texas State, 2/8, N. Carolina, 2/22.. 4, Four times Doubles... None...2, Four Times RBI... 5, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... Same BB... 2, vs. Mississippi St., 2/7, vs. N. Carolina, 2/ , Twice SB... 1, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... 2, Twice #17 Amber Burgess Sr., C, Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) 4Last Week s Line: 2 GS,.333 (2-for-6), 2B, 2 RBIs Hits... 3, vs. Massachusetts, 2/8... 3, Six times Hitting Streak.. 5, 2/15-2/ , 2/23-3/14/02 Runs... 2, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... 3, at Iowa State, 4/17/02 Doubles... 2, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... Same RBI... 2, vs. Southern Mississippi, 2/ , Twice BB... 2, vs. Fresno State, 2/7... 3, vs. kansas, 5/3/02 SB... 1, Five times... 2, Seven times #1 Anne Steffan So., 2B, Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West) 4Last Week s Line: 3 GS,.167 (1-for-6), RS, BB Hits... 2, vs. UMass, 2/8, Cal Poly, 2/ , Five times Hitting Streak.. 6, 2/14-2/16...7, Three times Runs... 2, vs. Cal Poly, 2/ , Four times Doubles... 1, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14; vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7... 2, Four times RBI... 2, Four times... 5, vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/02 BB... 1, Three times... 3, at Creighton, 2/26/00 SB... None... 1, 11 Times #42 Peaches James Jr., RHP, Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 4Last Week s Line: 1-0, 0.78 ERA, 9.0 IP, 9 Ks Hits... 3, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7; Oregon State, 2/17... Same Hitting Streak.. 4, 2/7-2/8, 2/16-2/23...4, Three times Runs... 2, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... 2, Twice Doubles... None...1, vs. Illinois-Chicago, 4/28/02 RBI... 1, vs. Mississippi St., 2/7, S. Carolina, 2/6... 1, Four times BB... 1, vs. Massachusetts, 2/8...1, Three times SB... 1, vs. Mississippi St., 2/8, SW Texas State, 2/8.. 1, 12 Times #28 Trisha Tannahill Fr., OF, Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East) 4Last Week s Line: 2 GS,.000 (0-for-4) Hits... 3, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... Same Hitting Streak.. 2, 2/14-2/ , Twice Runs... 1, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... 9, 3/14-3/23/02 Doubles... None... 1, Seven times RBI... 1, vs. California, 2/ , Four times BB... 1, vs. Fresno State, 2/7... 2, vs. Syracuse, 3/15/01 SB... None... 1, Nine times Pitching Inns. Pitched... 7, Six times , Two times Strikeouts... 9, vs. Stanford, 2/ , vs. Oklahoma State, 4/14/01 Hits... 9, vs. UCLA, 2/ , Twice Hits (low)... 2, vs. Stanford, 2/ , Five times Earned Runs... 5, vs. UCLA, 2/ , vs. Oklahoma, 5/11/01 E. Runs (low).. 0, Three times... 0, 25 times #4 Sheena Lawrick So., 1B, Calgary, Alberta (St. Mary s) 4Last Week s Line: 2 GS,.000 (0-for-6) 4Game-winning RBIs: Three Hits... 3, vs. Southern Mississippi, 2/22... Same Hitting Streak.. 5, 2/15-2/22... Same Runs... 1, Four times... 1, Four times Doubles... None...None RBI... 1, Four times... 1, Five times BB... 1, Five times... Same SB... None...None Hits... 2, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14... Same Hitting Streak.. 3, 2/7-2/8... Runs... 1, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14; South Carolina, 2/6... Same Doubles... 1, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... Same RBI... 1, vs. UMass, 2/8; vs. Cal Poly, 2/14... Same BB... 1, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14... Same SB... 1, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14... Same #19 Summer Tobias Fr., RHP, Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral) 4Last Week s Line: 1-1, GS, 0.00 ERA, 8.2 IP, 9 Ks Inns. Pitched... 7, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14; Southern Mississippi, 2/22... Same Strikeouts... 6, vs. South Carolina, 2/6... Same Hits... 9, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14... Same Hits (low)... 3, vs. South Carolina, 2/16... Same Earned Runs... 3, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... Same E. Runs (low).. 0, vs. So. Mississippi, 2/22; vs. So. Illinois, 3/7... Same

7 4 Nebraska Weekly Softball Notes 4 Page 7 #88 Nicole Trimboli Jr., OF, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) 4Last Week s Line: 3 GS,.222 (2-for-9), 2 RBIs, SB 4Game-winning RBIs: Two Hits... 3, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... 3, Six times Hitting Streak.. 4, 2/7-2/8... 8, 4/6-4/21/02 Runs... 1, Four times... 3, Twice Doubles... None... 2, Twice RBI... 2, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... 5, vs. Creighton, 4/21/02 BB... 1, Three times... 2, Three times SB... 1, Four times... 2, Twice #25 Lisa Wangler Sr., OF, Mesa, Ariz. (Seton Catholic) 4Last Week s Line: 3 GS,.500 (5-for-10), Two 2B, 3B, 3 RBIs 4Game-winning RBIs: Five Pitching Inns. Pitched vs. Troy State, 3/8... 7, Five times Strikeouts... 5 vs. Troy State, 3/8... 8, vs. Portland State, 4/3/01 Hits... 3, vs. Troy State, 3/ , vs. California, 3/10/01 Hits (low)... 1, vs. Mississippi State (1.0 IP)... 0, vs. IUPUI, 3/16/02 Earned Runs... 3, vs. Troy State, 3/8... 6, Twice E. Runs (low).. 0, vs. Mississippi State (1.0 IP)...0, Three times #8 Jessica Yoachim Fr., 3B, Arkansas City, Kan. (Arkansas City) 4Last Week s Line: 3 GS,.000 (0-for-6), SB Hits... 3, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... Same Hitting Streak.. 3, 2/14-2/15, 2/16-2/22... Same Runs... 2, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... Same Doubles... None...None RBI... 1, vs. Cal Poly, 2/14... Same BB... 1, vs. North Carolina, 2/22... Same SB... 2, vs. Southwest Texas State, 2/8... Same Hits... 3, vs. Oregon State, 2/17; vs. So. Illinois, 3/7... 3, 15 Times Hitting Streak.. 8, 2/7-2/ , 2/4-2/17/01 Runs... 3, vs. Oregon State, 2/ , Three times Doubles... 1, Six times... 1, 15 Times RBI... 4, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7; Oregon State, 2/17... Same BB... 1, vs. Mississippi State, 2/7... 2, Four times SB... 1, Three times... 2, Six times Career Records Watch 4At Bats 1. Jamie Fuente, Jennifer Lizama, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Leigh Suhr, Kim Ogee, 2000-pres Hits 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, 2000-pres Jenny Smith, Runs Scored 1. Jennifer Lizama, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, Kim Ogee, 2000-pres Kathy Foley, Walks 1. Jennifer Lizama, Ali Viola, Kim Ogee, 2000-pres Jamie Fuente, Rachel Dunham, Doubles 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, Jane Kremer, Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, 2000-pres Home Runs 1. Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Jenny Smith, Denise Day, Jamie Fuente, Christie McCoy, Amber Burgess, 2000-pres Runs Batted In 1. Ali Viola, Jenny Smith, Jennifer Lizama, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Jane Kremer, t7. Amber Burgess, 2000-pres Nicole Trimboli, 2001-pres Stolen Bases 1. Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, 2000-pres Margie Ogrodowicz, Leigh Suhr, Kristin Davidson, Victories 1. Jenny Voss, Leigh Ann Walker, Lori Sippel, Donna Deardorff, Stephanie Skegas, Sandy Wolterman, Peaches James, 2001-pres Innings Pitched 1. Jenny Voss, Lori Sippel, Leigh Ann Walker, Sandy Wolterman, Stephanie Skegas, Peaches James, 2001-pres Earned Run Average (min. 200 innings) 1. Lori Sippel, (54/695.1) 2. Jeanne Wagner, (20/219.1) 3. Mori Emmons, (41/368.0) 4. Donna Deardorff, (66/527.0) 7. Peaches James, 2001-pres (84/437.1) 4Strikeouts 1. Leigh Ann Walker, Lori Sippel, Jenny Voss, Donna Deardorff, Peaches James, 2001-pres Shutouts 1. Lori Sippel, Jenny Voss, Donna Deardorff, Leigh Ann Walker, Stephanie Skegas, Peaches James, 2001-pres Saves 1. Lori Sippel, Mori Emmons, Sandy Wolterman, Jenny Voss, Leigh Ann Walker, Peaches James, 2001-pres Complete Games 1. Jenny Voss, Lori Sippel, Stephanie Skegas, Sandy Wolterman, Donna Deardorff, Peaches James, 2001-pres