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1 No. 15 Missouri l May 8 & 9 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Practice Practice Huskers Wrap Up Regular Season Against Missouri The Nebraska softball team concludes the regular season this weekend, when the Huskers host the 14th-ranked Missouri Tigers for a two-game series on Saturday and Sunday at Bowlin Stadium. Both games will start at Noon and Saturday s contest will be televised nationally on FSN, with Brenda VanLengen and Tracy Warren on the call. Saturday s game is Senior Day and Husker seniors Whitney Barrett and Alex Hupp will be honored before the game. Both games can also be heard for free on Huskers.com with veteran softball play-by-play announcer Nate Rohr calling all of the action. Nebraska will be looking to snap a recent skid this weekend, as the Huskers have lost seven of their last nine games. NU was a season-best eight games above.500 after defeating Baylor on April 17. The Huskers were 5-4 in Big 12 play at that point and sat in fourth place in the conference standings. But a loss to the Lady Bears the next day began the recent slide, and NU has gone 1-6 since in league play. The Huskers are 6-10 in conference play this season and will finish with a losing league record for only the second time since the Big 12 was formed in Despite the recent struggles, there is good news for the Huskers. Nebraska needs just one victory this weekend to clinch the No. 6 seed for the Big 12 Championship and avoid the play-in round of the tournament. While a sixth-place finish in the conference may not have been what the Huskers hoped for, it would still be a solid finish considering that five Big 12 teams are ranked this week and as many as six have been ranked at one point this season, while Texas Tech has been among the top vote getters in recent weeks. While Nebraska has struggled to win games of late, Missouri comes to Lincoln on a roll. The Tigers have won 16 of their last 17 games, including five straight. The Tigers are 43-9 on the season and boast the best winning percentage of any Big 12 team. Fueled by a 7-1 record over its last eight conference games, Missouri is tied for fourth in the league standings with a 10-6 record. The Tigers, who advanced to the Women s College World Series last season, have been hot at the plate. Over the past 17 games, Missouri is averaging 8.2 runs per game. The Tigers have scored at least five runs in 13 straight games, including four double-digit run totals. Contrastly, a thin Husker pitching staff has given up at least five runs in eight of its last nine games. Robin Mackin, a 2007 All-American at Fresno State, announced her retirement from the Leading Off... In conference-only games, 32 of the 77 runners who have scored against NU reached base via a walk or hit batter (42 percent). A walk or hit batter coming around to score has cost NU an average of 2.0 runs per game. Nebraska has clinched a winning home record for the 33rd consecutive season. The Huskers need two more victories to reach 30 wins this season. The Huskers have won at least 30 games in 11 of the past 12 seasons and 21 times in the 29 years that softball has been an NCAA sport. Missouri Noon Missouri Noon sport this week, as she has continued to battle pain in her throwing shoulder, which required offseason surgery. Mackin had been limited by the injury all year, and with only two pitchers left on the roster, sophomore Madison Drake has resumed her high school pitching role. With the powerful Tiger offense coming to town and Nebraska s limited pitching depth, the Husker offense may need to be at its best this weekend. NU has been shut out in each of its last four conference games, but even with the recent struggles, the Huskers offensive totals still rank in the top five in school history in doubles per game (2nd, 1.3), batting average (4th,.283), home runs per game (4th, 0.7) and slugging percentage (5th,.418) Softball Contact: Matt Smith msmith@huskers.com Office: (402) Cell: (402) Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Record Hotel Encanto Tournament (Las Cruces, N.M.) Feb. 11 at New Mexico State (1) L, Feb. 11 at New Mexico State (2) L, Feb. 12 Texas-San Antonio L, 9-10 (8) 0-3 Feb. 13 Texas-El Paso W, Feb. 13 Colorado State W, Feb. 14 Penn State W, Tiger Invitational (Auburn, Ala.) Feb. 19 Central Michigan W, Feb. 19 Central Michigan W, Feb. 20 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville W, Feb. 20 at Auburn L, Feb. 21 Ohio W, NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) Feb. 26 Arkansas L, Feb. 26 No. 8 Georgia Tech W, Feb. 27 No. 7 Alabama L, 3-11 (6) 8-6 Feb. 27 Central Florida L, 4-5 (8) 8-7 Feb. 28 Virginia Tech W, Embassy Suites Festival (Tulsa, Okla.) March 5 at Tulsa L, March 6 North Dakota W, 10-0 (5) 10-8 March 6 at Tulsa L, March 7 North Dakota W, 10-2 (5) 11-9 March 7 at Tulsa L, Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) March 12 Pacific W, 8-0 (5) March 12 No. 23 BYU L, March 13 Pacific W, 11-2 (6) March 13 at No. 10 Arizona State L, March 14 at No. 10 Arizona State L, March 17 South Dakota (1) W, March 17 South Dakota (2) W, March 24 Wisconsin (1) W, 8-0 (5) March 25 Wisconsin (2) W, March 27 at No. 15 Texas* L, 0-9 (5) March 28 at No. 15 Texas* L, March 30 Drake (1) L, 2-4 (8) March 30 Drake (2) W, March 31 South Dakota State (1) W, March 31 South Dakota State (2) W, April 3 No. 18 Texas A&M (1) L, April 3 No. 18 Texas A&M (2) W, April 7 at Creighton W, April 10 at Texas Tech* W, April 11 at Texas Tech* W, April 14 at Kansas* W, April 15 at Iowa State* L, April 17 Baylor* W, April 18 Baylor* L, April 20 Iowa State* L, April 22 Kansas* W, April 24 No. 13 Oklahoma* L, April 25 No. 13 Oklahoma* L, 0-8 (6) April 27 Northern Iowa L, April 28 Creighton W, May 1 at No. 11 Oklahoma State* L, May 2 at No. 11 Oklahoma State* L, 0-8 (5) May 8 No. 14 Missouri* Noon (FSN) May 9 No. 14 Missouri* Noon May Big 12 Championship TBA *Big 12 Conference game; Home games in bold at Bowlin Stadium.

2 No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 Page 2 Nebraska Quick Facts Head Coach... Rhonda Revelle (18th year) Alma Mater... Nebraska (1984) Career Record (years) (18 years) Career Winning Percentage Nebraska Record (years) (17 years) Nebraska Winning Percentage Associate Head Coach... Lori Sippel (20th year) Alma Mater... Nebraska (1988) Assistant Coach... Diane Miller (Second year) Alma Mater...Missouri Southern (1992) Volunteer Coach...Sheena Lawrick (First year) Alma Mater... Nebraska (2006) Facility (Capacity)... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) 2009 Overall Record Big 12 Record (Finish) (5th) NCAA Tournament (Record)...Regional (1-2) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 12/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost... 4/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 4/1 First Year of Softball All-Time Record...1, (.636) NCAA Record...1, (.648) All-Time Conference Record (.577) Big 12 Record (.629) Overall Conference Titles...12 Big Eight Conference Titles...6 Big 12 Conference Titles...6 Big 12 Regular-Season Titles...3 Big 12 Championship Titles...3 NCAA Tournament Appearances...19 NCAA Tournament Record (.559) NCAA Regional Record (.603) College World Series Appearances...7 College World Series Record (.440) Honda Award Winners...1 Honda Award Nominees...3 NFCA All-Americans...20 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans...26 Scouting the Missouri Tigers (43-9 Overall, 10-6 Big 12) Missouri is 43-9 after sweeping a Wednesday doubleheader at Western Illinois. The Tigers own the fewest losses and best winning percentage of any Big 12 team. MU is 10th in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings, while the Tigers are ranked 14th in the coaches poll. Since being swept in a two-game series at No. 12 Texas on the second weekend of April, Missouri has won 16 of its last 17 games, including a 7-1 record in conference play during that stretch. The Tigers offense has led the way, as Missouri leads the league in runs. Five starters are hitting at least.300, as MU s.304 team average ranks second in the conference. All-American Rhea Taylor leads the league with a.449 average, five triples and 33 stolen bases, and has added eight doubles, seven homers and 34 RBIs. Freshman Jenna Marston is batting.388 with 16 doubles and a team-high 47 RBIs. Ashley Fleming, the national player of the week, boasts a.363 Tale of the Tape Nebraska Category Missouri Record Average Home Runs Stolen Bases Runs Per Game Runs Allowed Per Game ERA Shutouts Strikeouts Per Game Opponent Average Fielding Percentage average. Shana White is hitting.338, Nicole Hudson is batting.326 and Marla Schweisberger leads the team with nine homers. In Big 12 play, MU averages a league-best 6.6 runs per game, as Marston and Fleming are tied for the league lead in total bases and both rank in the top three in batting average, doubles and RBIs. In the circle, Missouri has put up solid numbers after losing the services of ace Chelsea Thomas. Thomas was 12-1 with a 1.72 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 77.1 innings and owned a perfect 4-0 record against No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Arizona. But an arm injury has potentially sidelined her for the remainder of the season, as she has not thrown an inning in conference play. Without her, the Tigers still rank fourth in the league with a 2.15 ERA, although that number has risen to 3.79 in conference play. Kristin Nottelmann has emerged as Missouri s top pitcher in Thomas absence. Nottelmann is 17-6 on the season with a 2.09 ERA in a team-high innings, but she is just 4-4 with a 4.20 ERA in Big 12 play. Jana Hainey is 4-1 with a 3.33 ERA in conference action and boasts an overall record of 9-1 with a 2.57 ERA. Lindsey Muller (5-1, 1.75 ERA in 36.0 innings) and Lisa Simmons (0-0, 7.00 ERA in 4.0 innings) round out the Tiger staff. Husker History vs. Missouri Nebraska leads the all-time series with Missouri, 50-33, including a 21-7 advantage in Lincoln, but the series is tied 4-4 since Bowlin Stadium opened in The teams have split the regular-season series in each of the last three years. Neither team has won more than two straight games in the series since a six-game Husker win streak from 2000 to Husker Head Coach Rhonda Revelle is in her career against Missouri, including a 3-3 mark against Tiger Head Coach Ehren Earleywine. Nebraska and Missouri are meeting on the final weekend of the regular season for the eighth straight year. Last year, Nebraska took game one at Missouri before the Tigers won game two. In the first game, the Huskers took better advantage of their scoring chances in a 6-1 upset victory over the 14th-ranked Tigers. Nebraska only out-hit Missouri 8-6, but MU was just 1-for-15 with runners on base in the game, including 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and 0-for-3 with the bases loaded. Whitney Barrett hit her first career home run for the Huskers and drove in a career-high three runs in the win, while Julie Brechtel was 2-for-3 with an RBI. In game two, Missouri delivered the timely hit. The Tigers totaled only three hits in a 5-0 victory, but all three hits came during a five-run third inning that featured a grand slam. Ashley Hagemann pitched the final 3.0 innings and did not allow a hit for the Huskers, who matched Missouri with three hits in the game Nebraska Cornhuskers Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown (Previous School) Career Highlights 00 Megan Southworth Fr. C/OF 5-4 R/R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) Three-time All-Nebraska honoree; batting.241 with 2 2B and 3 RBIs 2 Heidi Foland Jr. INF 5-7 R/R Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) Two-year starter at 3B, switched to 1B in 2010; team leader with 12 HR 5 Ashley Guile So. C 5-9 L/R Olathe, Kan. (East) Team-high 25 BB in 2008; redshirted in 2009; 15 2B, 31 BB,.516 OB% 6 Julie Brechtel Jr. INF 5-4 L/R Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) Despite missing 7 games with injury, has 8 2B, 6 HR and 36 RBIs 7 Jamie Gay So. INF 5-4 R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 15 starts in 2009; 4 of 11 career hits have gone for extra bases 8 Ashley Hagemann So. RHP 5-11 R/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) Tossed first four career seven-inning shutouts in Madison Drake So. OF/RHP 5-9 R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) All-Nebraska selection in HS; recorded first 3 career hits in Brooke Thomason Fr. OF 5-8 L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley NW) 3rd NU freshman to produce 10 2B & 10 HRs; Big 12 POW on March Robin Mackin Jr. RHP 5-6 R/R Newmarket, Ontario (Fresno State) Shoulder injury forced her retirement from the sport this week 20 Whitney Barrett Sr. INF 5-4 R/R Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 4th year as starter, 3rd at short; exceeded extra-base hit total from Tori Tyson Jr. OF 5-9 R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) Converted pitcher has made first 43 position starts in Alex Hupp Sr. RHP/OF 5-6 R/R Olathe, Kan. (East) Career-high.219 avg. in 2009; Career-low 1.65 ERA in Kirby Wright So. C 5-8 R/R Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. (Hendrick Hudson) First recruit from N.Y. in NCAA era;.238, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBIs, 8 BB 55 Nikki Haget So. OF 5-6 L/R Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) 3rd-best career avg. in Neb. HS history;.375 average in Big 12 play 77 Gabby Banda Fr. INF 5-5 R/R Angleton, Texas (Angelton) Earned 49 starts at 3B; 2nd on team with 22 BB, 4th with 2 HRs

3 No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 Page 3 Quick Hitters The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes of interest as the Huskers play their final two regular-season games against No. 14 Missouri this weekend: The Huskers finished with an 8-7 record in April, marking NU s first winning month of April in three seasons. Nebraska is just 2-6 this season in one-run games, but has won its last two one-run decisions. Nebraska tied the school record by turning three double plays at No. 10 Arizona State on March 14. Nebraska tied its Bowlin Stadium scoring record with 11 runs against Creighton in its last home game. The Huskers have recorded 10 shutouts in a season for the first time since 2007, after NU posted at least 10 shutouts in every season from 1998 to Freshman Gabby Banda has drawn 22 walks so far this season. She is only the third Husker freshman to draw 20 walks since 2001 and the first since Ashley Guile in 2008 (25). Freshman Brooke Thomason (38 RBIs), sophomore Ashley Guile (37) and junior Julie Brechtel (36) have all driven in 35 runs this season. The three players producing 35-or-more RBIs are a first for Nebraska since Junior Heidi Foland (27 RBIs) has a chance to give Nebraska four players with 30 RBIs for the first time since Three Huskers have produced at least 50 hits this season and two more players are within reach of the mark. Nebraska has had five players all total 50 hits only twice since 1997 (6 in 2001 and 5 in 2006). Brooke Thomason has 49 hits this season. With her next hit, she would become the first Husker freshman to record 50 hits in a season since Nicole Trimboli in Rare Air Junior Heidi Foland and freshman Brooke Thomason have joined an elite group of Huskers by producing doubledigit totals in both doubles and home runs. Foland and Thomason are only the sixth and seventh players in the 35-year history of the program to produce at least 10 doubles and 10 home runs in a season. Together, the duo are the first teammates to accomplish the feat in the same season since 1996 (Jenny Smith and Ali Viola) and only the second duo ever. Foland and Thomason are also the first Husker teammates to each homer 10 times in a season since 2000 (Jamie Fuente and Jennifer Lizama) and only the fourth duo to accomplish the feat in school history. huskers to produce 10 doubles & 10 home runs in the same season Year Player Class 2B HR 2010 Heidi Foland Junior Brooke Thomason Freshman Crystal Carwile Freshman Kim Ogee Junior Jenny Smith Sophomore Ali Viola Sophomore Ali Viola Freshman Underclassmen Driving Productive Husker Offense Husker Power has been on full display this season, as Nebraska has produced impressive offensive numbers under the direction of second-year hitting coach Diane Miller. The Huskers are enjoying one of the best offensive seasons in school history after entering the year with questions about how productive the offense could be. Nebraska lost seven of its top eight hitters from last season, as junior Julie Brechtel (.313) was NU s only returning hitter in 2010 who batted better than.220 last season. But the Huskers have already eclipsed last year s doubles, triples and home runs totals while raising their team batting average.006 and their slugging percentage.030 points. The lost production has been more than made up for by the emergence of Nebraska s underclassmen, as the recent Husker lineup has regularly featured five freshmen and sophomores batting in the top eight spots in the lineup and as many as six. The sophomore class is batting.327 collectively, while Nebraska s freshmen have combined for a.466 slugging percentage. Together, the underclassmen (10 players) have combined to bat.301 with 46 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs and 117 RBIs. Nebraska s junior and senior classes (seven players) have combined for a.260 average, 25 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 89 RBIs. Fueled by the production of the underclassmen, Nebraska has already set one school record this season and is challenging the top marks in school history in several other categories, despite a 56-game schedule limitation that went into effect last season which has left the Huskers with far fewer games played than in years past. how the 2010 husker offense stacks up in the nebraska record books Category Total Rank Highest Total Since Hit-by-Pitches 55 1st School Record Doubles Per Game 1.3 2nd 1995 Batting Average.283 4th 2003 Home Runs Per Game 0.7 4th 2002 Doubles 71 4th 2001 Slugging Percentage.418 5th 2002 Extra-Base Hits Per Game 2.1 5th 1998 Total Extra-Base Hits 111 7th 2003 Home Runs 37 10th 2006 USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (May 10) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Washington (20) Michigan Alabama* Arizona Florida UCLA Georgia Tech* Arizona State* Oklahoma* Georgia LSU t Texas* t Oklahoma State* Missouri* California Stanford Illinois Tennessee Oregon Texas A&M* t Hawaii t Ohio State Florida State Massachusetts Notre Dame *2010 Husker opponent USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (May 10) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Washington Michigan Arizona Alabama* UCLA Florida Arizona State* Georgia Tech* Missouri* Georgia Oklahoma State* Oklahoma* California Texas* Stanford LSU Illinois Tennessee Ohio State Massachusetts Texas A&M* Oregon Hawaii Notre Dame Florida State *2010 Husker opponent Week-by-Week Ranking Date NFCA ESPN Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 Feb. 16 NR NR 3-3 Feb. 23 NR NR 7-4 March 2 NR NR 9-7 March 9 NR NR March 16 NR NR March 23 NR NR March 30 NR NR April 6 NR NR April 13 NR NR April 20 NR NR April 27 NR NR May 4 NR NR 28-25

4 No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 Page 4 Husker Head Coach Rhonda Revelle 18th Season at Nebraska (.649) record at NU (.642) career record 6 Big 12 Titles 2 WCWS Teams 14 All-Americans 10 Academic All-Americans Honors and Awards 2009 Selection for Induction into NFCA Hall of Fame 2002 Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998 NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year 1997 Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Inductee 1995 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1995 Midwest Region Coach of the Year Coaching Stops Head Coach 1993-present... Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan Assistant Coach San Jose State Cal State-Hayward Nebraska Wesleyan Coaching Ledger Year Record Conf. Place Tourn. 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A N/A * 5th N/A * 6th N/A * 3rd N/A ^ 4th 2nd ^ 4th 5th ^ 1st 1st ^ 4th 2nd ^ 2nd 1st ^ 1st 5th ^ 3rd 2nd ^ 6th 4th ^ 1st 1st th 5th nd 4th th t-5th t-9th 2nd th t-5th N/A N/A Totals #Nebraska Wesleyan, *Big Eight, ^Big 12 Revelle vs. the Big 12 Conference Opponent Record Revelle vs. Counterpart* Baylor Iowa State Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech *only includes games at each coach s current school Winningest Coaches in NU History (all sports by wins) 1. John Sanders, Baseball, ; 20 years 2. Terry Pettit, Volleyball, ; 23 years 3. Rhonda Revelle, Softball, ; 18 years* 4. Tony Sharpe, Baseball; ; 31 years 5. Tom Osborne, Football; ; 25 years *active Thomason Putting Together Fine Freshman Season Brooke Thomason s outstanding freshman season has continued into the Big 12 Conference portion of the schedule. Thomason is batting.343 on the year, while leading the team with 38 RBIs and ranking second with 13 doubles and 11 home runs. In Big 12 play, Thomason is batting.277 and has hit five of Nebraska s 11 home runs, while producing a team-high nine RBIs. Among the highlights of Thomason s freshman season: Thomason has hit five home runs during Big 12 play, tying Crystal Carwile s NU freshman record for most home runs in a conference season (Big Eight or Big 12). Thomason s season total is the fifth highest by any freshman in Big 12 history (1996-present). Thomason s 11 home runs this season rank fourth on the Husker freshman chart and are the most since Crystal Carwile homered 12 times in Thomason is just the second NU freshman to homer 10 times since Thomason hit two home runs against Pacific on March 13. She is only the sixth Husker freshman to hit two home runs in a game and just the second since Thomason is only the third Husker freshman to reach double digits in both doubles and home runs. Thomason has produced 24 extra-base hits this season, which is tied with Jennifer Lizama for the secondhighest total by a freshman in NU history. Thomason leads Nebraska with a.664 slugging percentage. Her slugging percentage ranks third among all freshmen in NU history, as she is on pace to become only the third NU freshman to slug.550. Thomason is bidding to join three-time All-American Ali Viola as the only Husker freshmen to finish with a.300 batting average, 10 doubles and 10 home runs. Thomason has produced a pair of five-rbi games this season. She is the first Husker to have two games with five-or-more RBIs in the same season since Devin Porter in 2006 and she joins Ali Viola as the only freshmen in Nebraska history to produce a pair of five-rbi games during their rookie year. Thomason is on pace to become only the eighth NU freshman to hit.300 and the first since Kim Ogee in Thomason ranks seventh in the Big 12 in home runs (11) and doubles (13) and ninth in slugging percentage (.664) and RBIs (38). In conference-only games, Thomason ranks second in the league in home runs (5). brooke thomason on the husker freshman charts Category Total Rank Record Doubles 13 2nd 21 Total Extra-Base Hits 24 t-2nd 35 Slugging Percentage.664 3rd.749 Batting Average.343 3rd.437 Home Runs 11 4th 13 RBIs 38 4th 72 Foland Enjoying Career Year Junior Heidi Foland ranks second in the Big 12 in total bases (104), fourth in home runs (12) fifth in hits (58) and ninth in runs scored (46). She has set career highs in every offensive category while batting.324 with 27 RBIs and leading Nebraska with 19 multi-hit games. Among Foland s highlights this season: Foland s 12 home runs this season are tied for eighth in Nebraska history. Foland homered 10 times in the months of February and March, joining three-time All-American Ali Viola (11 in 1998) as the only Huskers to ever hit 10 home runs before April 1. Foland was only the fourth Husker to hit even seven home runs before April 1 and the other three players (Viola, Christie McCoy and Jennifer Lizama) each earned All-America honors in the season when they reached the mark. Foland set her offensive career highs quickly, as she established a new career best for home runs in only 19 games; for hits and runs in only 22 games; for RBIs in only 34 contests; and for doubles in only 36 games. Foland homered seven times in her first 63 at bats this season after homering seven times in 242 career bats entering this year. Foland has homered in Nebraska s first at bat of the game five times this season. That is believed to be a season record for most leadoff home runs by an individual and a team in Husker history. Each of Foland s 10 doubles and 12 home runs have come when she was the leadoff hitter in the Husker lineup. Foland s 22 extra-base hits are more extra-base hits than the total production of the leadoff hitters from the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons combined. foland s nebraska record watch Category Total Rank Season HBP 9 t-3rd Season HRs 12 t-8th Junior Class HRs 12 t-3rd Career HBPs 16 t-5th foland s overall big 12 rankings Category Total Rank Total Bases 104 2nd Runs 46 4th Home Runs 12 t-4th Hits 58 t-5th

5 s No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 Page 5 Huskers Still Hitting Well in Big 12 Play Even though Nebraska has been shut out in its last four Big 12 Conference games and totaled only 12 hits in those four games, the Husker offense is still producing totals not seen at Nebraska for several seasons. The Huskers conference-only batting average has dropped from.276 to.246 over the last four games, but Nebraska can still post a.260 batting average in Big 12 play for the first time since NU has also reached double figures in hits in three league games this season after failing to record more than nine hits during 18 conference games in Among other offensive highlights from Big 12 play: The Huskers rank second in the league with 23 doubles, one fewer than Texas. The total is tied for second in Nebraska history - just two shy of the school record - and is the highest total since 1997, the second year of the conference. Nebraska has never led the Big 12 in doubles in conference-only games. Nebraska owns a.386 slugging percentage in league play, a total that ranks fifth in Nebraska history and is the highest since 2000 (.433). Nebraska s 34 extra-base hits (23 doubles, 11 home runs) rank fourth in the league and mark the Huskers highest total since recording 38 extra-base hits in The Huskers have homered 11 times in 16 games after homering 11 times the past two seasons combined (36 games). The 11 home runs mark Nebraska s highest total since homering 15 times in Freshman Gabby Banda has doubled three times in conference play. She is only the fourth Husker freshman to produce three doubles in a Big 12 season. The NU freshman record is six doubles by Amber Burgess in 2000, while Amanda Buchholz (also 2000) is the only other Husker freshman to record four doubles in a conference season. Freshman Brooke Thomason has added two doubles in Big 12 play for the Big Red this season. Guile Producing in Return to the Diamond Ashley Guile is enjoying a tremendous sophomore season after redshirting last year. Guile is batting a team-high.386 on the year and has an outside chance to become Nebraska s first.400 hitter since 1998 and only the program s sixth ever. Guile has already set career highs in every offensive category, including at least doubling her previous career high in doubles (15-to-6), home runs (2-to-1) and RBIs (37-to-18). Among the highlights of Guile s return season: Guile leads Nebraska with 15 doubles. That total is the highest by a sophomore in Nebraska history and is tied for fourth overall in Husker history. Guile has walked 31 times this season, a total that ranks ninth in Nebraska single-season history. Guile walked seven times in a Feb. 19 doubleheader with Central Michigan. In game two, Guile walked four times to tie the Nebraska record for walks in a game. In her career, Guile average one walk for every 6.3 plate appearances, while she has 20 fewer career strikeouts (36) than walks (56). In conference-only games, Guile ranks second in the league in doubles (5), seventh in hits (18) and ninth in batting average (.395) guile s nebraska record watch Category Total Rank Season HBP 9 t-3rd Season Doubles 15 t-4th Season Average.386 8th Season Walks 31 9th Sophomore Class Doubles 15 1st Sophomore Class Average.386 3rd Career HBP 14 10th Career Average th guile s overall big 12 rankings Category Total Rank On-Base Percentage.516 3rd Doubles 15 t-3rd Walks 31 t-6th Batting Average.386 7th Hits 56 t-8th Thomason Posts Big Week Although Nebraska struggled offensively while going 1-3 last week - including a pair of losses at No. 11 Oklahoma State - freshman Brooke Thomason was a bright spot for NU. In four games, Thomason batted.462 (6-for-13) with three doubles, one home run and eight RBIs. She posted a.923 slugging percentage on the week and had six of Nebraska s 21 hits, three of NU s four doubles, eight of the team s 13 RBIs and the Huskers lone home run. Thomason opened the week with a 2-for-4 effort against Northern Iowa that included a double, a homer and three RBIs. She tied her career highs with three hits, two doubles and five RBIs in a 3-for-4 performance against Creighton the next day. Thomason then went 1-for-5 at Oklahoma State, collecting one of Nebraska s five hits on the weekend. Double Trouble Nebraska has hit 71 doubles this season - an average of 1.3 doubles per game - to mark only the fourth time in program history that a Husker team has produced 70 doubles. The 71 doubles are the most by a Husker team since 2001 (74). The total ranks fourth in school history, while the average of 1.3 doubles per game currently ranks second in school history Big 12 Conference Standings (May 6) Rk. Team Big 12 Overall 1. Texas Oklahoma* Oklahoma State Missouri^ Texas A&M Texas Tech Nebraska Baylor Iowa State Kansas * 2009 Big 12 Regular Season Champion ^2009 Big 12 Tournament Champion 2010 Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points Titles 1. Oklahoma (7) Missouri (3) Baylor Nebraska Texas Texas A&M Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas Texas Tech Nebraska s History in the Preseason Poll Year Preseason Pick Actual Finish nd... 2nd nd... 1st st... 2nd st...6th nd... 1st th...7th th... 2nd rd...5th th... t-9th th...5th th...N/A Nebraska s Big 12 Finishes Year Regular Season Postseason th... 2nd th... t-5th st*... 1st th... 2nd nd... 1st st... t-3rd nd... 2nd th... t-3rd st... 1st th... t-5th nd... t-3rd th... t-5th t-9th... 2nd th... t-5th *only unbeaten season in Big 12 history

6 No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 Page 6 Nebraska s 2010 Record When... Overall At home At neutral sites On the road Against ranked teams Night games Day games On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Had fewer than 5 hits Had 5 hits or more Had 10 hits or more Scored first Opponent scored first Scored in the first inning Scored fewer than 3 runs Scored 3 or more runs Scored 4 or more runs Scored 5 or more runs Scored 10 or more runs Opponent scored fewer than 3 runs Opponent scored 3 or more runs Opponent scored 4 or more runs Opponent scored 5 or more runs Opponent scored 10 or more runs Led after four innings Led after five innings Led after six innings Trailed after four innings Trailed after five innings Trailed after six innings In games decided by 1 run In extra innings Committed 0 errors Committed 2 or more errors In conference-only games, Nebraska ranks second in the Big 12 with 23 doubles. The total is just two shy of the Husker record of 25 doubles set in Among the seven team offensive categories tracked by the Big 12 since the league s inception in 1996, doubles is the only category in which Nebraska has never led the league in conference-only games, but the Huskers are only one double behind league-leading Texas (24) this season. Individually, sophomore Ashley Guile has 15 doubles - the highest total by a Husker sophomore in school history - and freshman Brooke Thomason has 13, the second-highest total ever by a Husker freshman. Overall, Guile s total is tied for fourth in Nebraska single-season history, while Thomason s 13 doubles are tied for ninth. Together, the duo are the first teammates to both earn a spot on the overall top-10 list in the same season since Junior Heidi Foland has added 10 doubles to give Nebraska three players with 10-or-more doubles in the same season for the first time in Junior Julie Brechtel has added eight doubles. Nebraska has had four players hit 10 doubles in a season only once in the 35-year history of the program (four players in 1996). Husker Hurlers Piling up Strikeouts The Nebraska pitching staff has struck out 374 batters in innings this season. The Huskers 374 strikeouts rank second in the Big 12 Conference. NU s average of 7.7 strikeouts per seven innings is on pace to rank as the fourth-highest total in school history. Individually, sophomore right-hander Ashley Hagemann ranks fourth in the league in strikeouts (193), while junior right-hander Robin Mackin ranks sixth (154). Freshmen Showcasing Power Potential Freshman Brooke Thomason has hit 13 doubles and 11 home runs this season, as 24 of her 49 hits have gone for extra bases. Thomason has produced 24 extra-base hits through 53 games this season, although she has only started 46 games. Classmate Gabby Banda has recorded six doubles, one triple and three home runs, as 10 of her 26 hits have gone for extra-bases. Together, the duo has combined for the most extra-base hits by a pair of Husker freshmen since the 2001 season. They are also the first pair of freshmen to homer more than once in the same season since Led by Banda and Thomason, the entire Husker freshman class has produced 37 extra-base hits. Despite having played only 53 games, that total ranks sixth in Nebraska history. all-time best nebraska freshman extra-base hit totals Year Player 2B 3B HR Total Extra-Base Hits 1995 Ali Viola Brooke Thomason Jennifer Lizama Crystal Carwile Nicole Trimboli nebraska freshman extra-base hit totals over the past 10 seasons Year Player 2B 3B HR Total Extra-Base Hits 2009 Brooke Thomason Crystal Carwile Nicole Trimboli Danelle Arnold Gabby Banda Nebraska s 2010 Game Highs... Runs three times (last vs. Creighton, 4/28) Hits vs. Colorado State (2/13) Walks... 8 vs. Central Michigan (2/19) Strikeouts at Texas (3/28) 2B...4 twice, last at Kansas (4/14) 3B...1 three times (last vs. So. Dakota St. 3/31) HR... 4 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/20) RBIs...11 vs. Pacific (3/13) SB... 4 vs. UTEP (2/13) Errors...4 twice (last at Arizona State, 3/14) Runs Allowed vs. UTSA (2/12) Hits Allowed...11 at Arizona State (3/14) Walks Allowed vs. UTSA (2/12) Strikeouts...13 twice (last vs. Arkansas, 2/26) 2B Allowed... 3 four times (last at Texas, 3/27) 3B Allowed... 1 four times (last at Ariz. St. (3/14) HR Allowed... 4 vs. Creighton (4/28) RBIs Allowed vs. Alabama (2/1)7 SB Allowed... 4 vs. Alabama (2/27) nebraska top-10 all-time freshman class extra-base hit totals Year 2B 3B HR Total Extra-Base Hits Tough at the Top Nebraska s primary No. 1-5 hitters in the lineup Heidi Foland, Nikki Haget, Ashley Guile, Julie Brechtel and Brooke Thomason are batting a combined.348 (267-for-768) with 52 doubles, one triple, 31 home runs, 150 RBIs and 150 runs scored. Collectively, the group boasts a.552 slugging percentage and a.435 on-base percentage. Each of the five players have at least 45 hits this season, while no other Husker has more than 26, and the five occupy five of the top six spots on the team in RBIs. The group is averaging 5.0 hits per game, 2.8 RBIs per contest and 2.8 runs per game. Perhaps even more impressive is that the group consists of two juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.

7 No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 4 Page 7 Huskers Set School Hit-by-Pitch Record Nebraska has been hit by a school-record 54 pitches this season, passing the previous record of 48 hit-by-pitches in Junior Julie Brechtel has tied the school record with 10 hit-by-pitches this season, while she has been hit by a school-record 25 pitches in her career. Junior Heidi Foland and sophomore Ashley Guile have been hit by nine pitches each, good for third on the Nebraska season chart. Foland has been hit by 16 pitches in her career, a total that is tied for sixth place on the NU career charts, while Guile is tied for 10th place after being hit by 14 pitches in her career Huskers High on Home Run Chart Nebraska hit 20 home runs through the first 20 games this season, the second-highest total in school history. Although the Huskers hit only two home runs over their next 10 games, NU s 22 home runs still tied for the fifthhighest total in program history after 30 games. Freshman Brooke Thomason homered in Nebraska s 40th game of the season, giving NU 29 home runs at that point in the season, which tied for the fourth-highest total in school history. The Huskers homered 37 times through 50 games, ranking fifth in school history. NU has homered more than 20 times through the first 30 games of the year in each of Diane Miller s two seasons as hitting coach. Prior to Miller s arrival, NU had only totaled 21 home runs in a season once from 2005 to top five 20-game hr Year HR top five 30-game hr Year HR & top five 40-game hr Year HR top five 50-game hr Year HR Youth Movement Nebraska s youth has been on full display during the 2010 season. The Huskers have used a designated player in every game this season, meaning 10 players have been in the starting lineup every game, combining for a total of 530 starts. Of those 530 starts, 247 have been made by freshmen or sophomores and Nebraska s starting lineup has featured as many as seven freshmen and sophomores in the same lineup this season. class breakdown of nebraska s 2010 games played and started Class (No. of players) Games Played Games Started Pct. of Team Games Started Freshman (4) % Sophomore (6) % Junior (5) % Senior (2) % Classmates Reach 100 Hits in Same Game Juniors Julie Brechtel and Heidi Foland each produced the 100th hits of their careers in the first game of a March 31 doubleheader against South Dakota State. Foland s 100th hit came in her second at bat against the Jackrabbits when she homered off the foul pole in left. Brechtel s 100th hit came three innings later, when she singled in her third at bat of the game to complete a 3-for-3 day. Foland s 100th hit came in her 377th career at bat, while Brechtel produced her 100th hit in her 348th at bat. Junior Robin Mackin, who spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Fresno State, picked up her 100th career hit on Feb. 27 against Central Florida in her 365th career at bat. Since 2006, only three Husker juniors had reached the 100-hit milestone prior to the three this season. Overall, Brechtel, Foland and Mackin have given Nebraska three juniors with 100 career hits for the first time since 2002, when all four Husker juniors (Amanda Buchholz, Amber Burgess, Kim Ogee and Lisa Wangler) boasted 100 hits. Haget and Foland Piling Up Multi-Hit Games Junior Heidi Foland has produced 19 multi-hit games, while sophomore Nikki Haget has 16 multi-hit games. Each player also had a streak of five consecutive multi-hit games at one point this season. Those streaks were the longest by a Husker since Anne Steffan had multi-hit streaks of eight and six games during her All-America season in Haget s five-game streak was the longest by a Husker sophomore since at least Rally Time Nebraska rallied from a 4-0, fifth-inning deficit to defeat South Dakota on March 17 and tie for the largest Husker comeback since The last time Nebraska came back to win after trailing by four runs was an 11-5 eight-inning victory at Iowa State in NU also erased a four-run deficit against UNLV in 2004, making the South Dakota victory only the third time in the last decade that Nebraska rallied to win after trailing by four runs. The last time a Nebraska team came from five runs down to post a victory was in 1999, when NU rallied from a 5-0 fourth-inning deficit to defeat Kansas, 6-5 in eight innings at the Big 12 Tournament. 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8 52 No. 14 Missouri s May 8 & 9 Page 8 NCAA Tournament Victories Nebraska has won 52 games in its 19 NCAA Tournament appearances while posting an overall record of (.559 winning percentage). The Huskers 52 wins rank eighth nationally. CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 26 A total of 19 Huskers have combined to earn 26 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, which leads the nation. Across all sports, Nebraska leads the nation with 271 Academic All-Americans. NCAA Tournament Appearances 19 In the 28 years softball has been an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made 19 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from 1995 to All-Americans Under Revelle 14 In 18 years at the helm of the Husker program, Head Coach Rhonda Revelle has guided nine players to a total of 14 All-America honors, including four first-team selections and two threetime honorees. Top-25 National Finishes 12 Nebraska has been ranked in the final USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll in 12 of the 15 years the poll has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams nationally to be ranked in each of the first 12 polls from 1995 to Academic All-Americans Under Revelle Revelle has produced 10 Academic All- Americans at Nebraska, a total that is more than any other Big 12 school can claim in its history. Women s College World Series 7 Nebraska has advanced to a total of seven Women s College World Series, including the inaugural event in The Huskers seven appearances rank seventh nationally. Big 12 Titles 6 Nebraska has won a total of six Big 12 titles, including three regular-season crowns and three tournament titles. The Huskers six titles are one shy of the best total in the Big 12, as both Texas and Oklahoma have won seven crowns. 6 Top-10 Attendance Seasons Nebraska built one of the finest softball facilities in the nation in 2002 and the fans have responded. In the eight years the Huskers have called Bowlin Stadium home, Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 nationally in average attendance six times. National ProFastpitch All-Stars 3 In 2005, the NPF conducted its lone allstar game and three former Huskers were selected to play. Nebraska s three picks trailed only UCLA for the most all-stars among all schools in the nation. Undefeated Big 12 Season 1 In 1998, Nebraska went a perfect 16-0 to capture the Big 12 regular-season crown and went 4-0 to win the Big 12 Tournament. It remains the only undefeated season in conference history. A Look at the Probable Lineup 1. Nikki Haget, CF (51 starts,.371, 6 2B, 0 HR, 12 RBIs) As NU s top pinch runner in 2009, Haget did not see the field defensively or earn a plate appearance during her freshman year. That has not affected her this season, as the converted infielder ranks second on the team with a.371 average and 38 runs scored, while leading NU with 12 stolen bases. She is hitting.375 in Big 12 play. 2. Julie Brechtel, 2B (46 starts,.317, 8 2B, 6 HRs, 36 RBIs) Always reliable at second base, Brechtel s.500 slugging percentage and 25 walks in 2009 ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, among all sophomores in NU history. Brechtel missed seven early games with concussion-like symptoms, but has still produced a career-high eight doubles, six homers and 36 RBIs while committing only one error at second. 3. Ashley Guile, DP (53 starts,.386, 15 2B, 2 HRs, 37 RBIs) Guile utilized her redshirt last season while recovering from offseason elbow surgery. As a freshman in 2008, Guile batted.250 with 18 RBIs and 25 walks, the most by an NU freshman in 12 seasons. An arm injury has not allowed Guile to catch the past six games, but at the plate Guile s 15 doubles are a Husker sophomore record. 4. Brooke Thomason, RF (46 starts,.343, 12 2B, 11 HRs, 38 RBIs) Despite having a bone removed from her foot in the offseason, Thomason has produced 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBIs. Her 24 extra-base hits are second among all freshmen in NU history. In high school, Thomason broke UCLA All-American and Olympic Gold Medalist s Christie Ambrosi s school record with a.498 career batting average. 5. Heidi Foland, 1B (53 starts,.324, 10 2B, 12 HRs, 27 RBIs) One of the best athletes on the team, Foland has made the move to first base in 2010, after starting 94 games at third base the past two seasons. A former Division II basketball recruit, Foland leads the team with a career-best 12 home runs, including five in Nebraska s first at bat of the game. 6. Gabby Banda, 3B (49 starts,.203, 6 2B, 3 HRs, 14 RBIs) Banda had an impressive fall season which helped her earn the starting job at third base, despite Nebraska returning two players who combined to start every game at third over the past two seasons. Banda has doubled six times, tripled and homered three times in her first season, while ranking second on the team with 22 walks. 7. Kirby Wright, C (21 starts,.238, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs) NU s first recruit from New York in the NCAA era, Wright is Nebraska s backup catcher. She had one RBI and three walks in 2009, then eclipsed those totals in the opening week of the 2010 season while hitting her first career home run. She has started the last six games at catcher, reaching base safely in eight of her 15 plate appearances. 8. Whitney Barrett, SS (52 starts,.202, 2 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBIs) Plagued by injuries in her first two seasons, Barrett is in her fourth year as a starting infielder. In her third year at short, Barrett has committed only seven errors over her last 40 games. At the plate, she has produced four multi- RBI games in 2010 after totaling only five in her first three seasons combined. Her 12 RBIs have tied her career high. 9. Tori Tyson, LF (43 starts,.130, 2 2B, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Tyson earned only one at bat over her first two seasons, when she was a member of the Huskers pitching staff, posting a 3-3 career record with a 5.38 ERA in 39.0 innings. She has started 43 games in the outfield this year, but has been battling back pain of late. Three of her seven hits this season have come during conference play. 10. Ashley Hagemann, P (8 starts,.120, 1 2B, 0 HR, 2 RBIs; 24 starts, 13-12, 3.63 ERA, 193 Ks, IP) As a freshman, Hagemann set a school record with 19 strikeouts in a seven-inning game and finished the year ranked third among all Big 12 pitchers in opponent average (.189) and strikeouts per seven innings (9.61). This year, Hagemann has tied the Big 12 record with three saves in conference-only games. Madison Drake, OF (5 starts,.200, 0 2B, 0 HR, 2 RBIs; 0 starts, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K, 0.2 IP) Drake works in the outfield and has picked up her first career start, hit and RBI in With Robin Mackin retiring, Drake has resumed her high school role as a pitcher, tossing 0.2 scoreless innings this season. Jamie Gay, INF (1 start,.083, 0 2B, 0 HR, 0 RBIs) Gay emerged to start 11 of the final 15 games at third base last season, but has primarily been a pinch-hitter this season. Four of her 10 hits last season went for extra bases, while she was perfect at third in Big 12 play. Alex Hupp, RHP/OF (20 starts,.197, 1 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBIs; 2 starts, 3-0, 4.64 ERA, 25 Ks, 26.1 IP) Also Nebraska s No. 3 pitcher, Hupp has started 20 games in the Husker lineup. She has produced one home run and nine RBIs this season, tying her career high. In the circle, Hupp is 3-0 with one save. Megan Southworth, OF/DP/C (16 starts,.241, 2 2B, 0 HR, 3 RBIs) Southworth is primarily a catcher, but her ability with the bat has earned her work in the outfield and as the designated player. She is 13-for-54 this year in 16 starts and 17 pinch-hitting appearances with seven walks. Mackin Ranks Among Nation s Best According to statistics provided by the NCAA, junior right-hander Robin Mackin ranks in the top 10 nationally among all active Division I pitchers in career strikeouts and victories. Mackin ranks eighth nationally with 926 career strikeouts and 10th with 76 career wins. Among non-seniors, Mackin ranks second nationally in strikeouts and victories. Mackin is also one of only two active Division I pitchers with Olympic experience and one of 13 returning All-America pitchers.