2007 Softball Contact: Matt Smith Office: (402) Cell: (402)

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1 March 27-April 1 Tueday Wedneday Saturday Sunday Nebraka 4 Drake 3 (8 inn.) Nebraka 3 Drake 0 (5 inn.) Nebraka 1 Colorado State 0 Nebraka 3 Colorado State 2 NU Wrap Up Hometand With Texa Tech Riding a four-game winning treak, the Nebraka oftball team will look to pot it firt Big 12 Conference victorie of the eaon thi weekend when the Huker welcome the Texa Tech Red Raider to Lincoln for a two-game weekend erie at Bowlin Stadium. Firt pitch for Saturday contet i et for 2 p.m. while Sunday game will begin at Noon. Both game can be heard live on Huker.com. Saturday game with Texa Tech will wrap up a wild month of March for the Huker. NU currently boat a 17-6 record thi month, but the roller coater month ha been full of high and low. Nebraka began the month jut 1-2 before tringing together 12 conecutive win to mark the Huker longet win treak ince Following the 12-game win treak, NU lot it next four game, tying the Huker longet loing treak ince A NU continue to trive for conitency, epecially at the plate, the Huker can take comfort in their mid-week play which featured doubleheader weep of Drake and Colorado State. Againt Drake, NU ended a 23-inning corele treak while coring four run over the final 4.1 inning to pot a 4-3 come-from-behind victory that wa capped by frehman Whitney Barrett Did You Know? Nebraka ued the ame batting lineup in Tueday econd game againt Drake and Wedneday firt game againt Colorado State, marking the firt time thi eaon the Huker had ued the ame lineup more than once. NU entered Wedneday having utilized 33 different lineup in 33 game. Coach Rhonda Revelle ha now ued 34 different lineup in 35 game. Sophomore Brittany Pacale drew a careerhigh three walk againt Colorado State in game two of Wedneday doubleheader. Pacale ha now coaxed 20 walk though the firt 35 game thi eaon, marking the firt time a Huker ha poted 20 or more walk in a eaon ince Sheena Lawrick drew 33 free pae in Nebraka ha played in 18 one-run game thi eaon, exceeding lat year total from 56 game. The Huker are 13-5 in game decided by one run in 2007 after poting a 9-2 record in Molly Hill ha toed a hutout in each of her lat two tart, marking the econd time thi eaon the ophomore ha thrown back-toback hutout. v. Texa Tech 2 p.m. v. Texa Tech Noon walk-off double in the bottom of the eighth. Sophomore Molly Hill then led NU to the weep by toing a one-hit hutout in the Huker 3-0 victory. The next day againt Colorado State, Hill toed another hutout while the Huker offene made the mot of it one hit, a olo home run from ophomore Brittany Pacale that powered NU to the 1-0 victory. The Huker cloed the weep with another walk-off victory. Thi time it wa enior Jamie Waldecker providing the heroic, a her walkoff, eventh-inning ingle came jut one inning after the Huker had eraed a 2-1 deficit. Nebraka not only howed fight thi week by winning a pair of game in it lat at bat and poting two come-from-behind victorie, but the Huker offene alo howed life, producing 11 run in 24.2 inning following it 23-inning corele drought. The return of Waldecker and Barrett hould help the Huker in their quet for conitency a each performed well in the mid-week contet after returning to the lineup from injury. Barring further injurie, Nebraka appear to be nearing a et lineup which hould help the conitency on offene. NU ued the ame lineup for the firt time thi year in it midweek action and Barrett ha emerged a a olid candidate to lead off Softball Contact: Matt Smith mmith@huker.com Office: (402) Cell: (402) Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Reult Record Feb Paradie Claic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Feb. 8 v. No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 (8) 1-0 Feb. 8 at Hawaii L, Feb. 9 v. Portland State W, Feb. 9 v. DePaul W, Feb. 10 v. Portland State L, Feb. 11 v. No. 24 Auburn W, Feb. 11 at Hawaii L, Feb NFCA Leadoff Claic (Columbu, Ga.) Feb. 23 v. Tenneee Tech L, Feb. 23 v. No. 20 Florida State L, 1-2 (9) 4-5 Feb. 24 v. Seton Hall W, Feb. 24 v. Miiippi State W, 7-6 (9) 6-5 Feb. 25 v. No. 18 Georgia W, March 2-4 UNLV Invitational (La Vega, Nev.) March 2 v. Southern Utah W, March 3 v. DePaul L, March 3 v. Freno State L, March 4 v. Delaware State W, March 5 v. No. 18 California W, 5-2 (8) 10-7 March 9-11 Shocker Invitational (Wichita, Kan.) March 9 v. Minneota W, March 9 v. Wetern Illinoi W, March 10 v. Wetern Illinoi W, March 10 v. Minneota W, March 11 at Wichita State W, March Big Red Tournament (Bowlin Stadium) March 16 North Dakota State W, March 16 Arkana^ W, March 17 Arkana^ W, March 17 North Dakota State W, 2-1 (8) 19-7 March 18 North Dakota State^ W, March 18 Arkana^ L, March 21 Creighton^ L, March 24 at No. 17 Baylor* L, March 25 at No. 17 Baylor* L, March 27 Drake^ W, 4-3 (8) March 27 Drake W, 3-0 (5) March 28 Colorado State W, March 28 Colorado State W, March 31 Texa Tech* 2 p.m. April 1 Texa Tech* Noon April 4 at Kana* 3 p.m. April 6 at Texa A&M* 6 p.m. April 7 at Texa A&M* Noon April 9 South Dakota State (DH)^ 4 & 6 p.m. April 11 at Creighton 6 p.m. April 14 Texa* 2 p.m. April 15 Texa* Noon April 17 Iowa State*^ 5 p.m. April 19 at Iowa State* 3:30 p.m. April 21 at Oklahoma* 2 p.m. April 22 at Oklahoma* Noon April 25 Kana*^ 6:30 p.m. April 28 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. April 29 Oklahoma State* 1 p.m. May 5 at Miouri* 2 p.m. May 6 at Miouri* 1 p.m. May Big 12 Championhip TBA May NCAA Regional TBA May NCAA Super Regional TBA May 31-June 6 WCWS TBA *Big 12 Conference game ^Game broadcat on the Huker Sport Network.

2 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 2 Nebraka Quick Fact Head Coach... Rhonda Revelle Alma Mater...Nebraka, 1984 Overall Record (year) (16 year) Overall Winning Percentage Record at NU (year) (15 year) Nebraka Winning Percentage Aociate Coach... Lori Sippel Alma Mater...Nebraka, 1988 Seaon at Nebraka... 18th Year Aitant Coach...Jennifer Ogee Alma Mater... Wahington, 1997 Seaon at Nebraka...Sixth Year Facility/Capacity...Bowlin Stadium/2, Overall Record Big 12 Record (2nd) Letterwinner Returning/Lot... 11/5 Poition Starter Returning/Lot... 5/4 Pitcher Returning/Lot... 3/0 Firt Year of Softball All-Time Record...1, (.646) All-Time Record (NCAA Era Only) (.662) All-Time Conference Record (.598) Big 12 Conference Record (.702) Overall Conference Title...12 Overall Big Eight Conference Title...6 Overall Big 12 Conference Title...6 Big 12 Regular-Seaon Title...3 Big 12 Championhip Title...3 NCAA Tournament Appearance...17 NCAA Tournament Record (.580) NCAA Regional Record (.635) College World Serie Appearance...7 College World Serie Record (.440) Honda Broderick Award Winner...1 Honda Broderick Award Nominee...3 Total All-American...20 Firt-Team All-American...6 Second-Team All-American...11 Third-Team All-American...3 Total Academic All-American...24 Firt-Team Academic All-American...6 Second-Team Academic All-American...8 Third-Team Academic All-American...7 Honorable Mention Academic All-American...3 Student-Athlete Who Have Earned Degree Scouting Texa Tech Texa Tech enter thi weekend with a.500 record on the eaon after dropping a mid-week contet with North Texa. Overall, the Red Raider have lot four in a row and they are 0-3 in the Big 12 Conference, falling to Miouri and Oklahoma twice. Tech ha played a challenging chedule that ha included everal game againt ranked team, including two contet againt defending national champion Arizona and three game againt top- 10 foe Arizona State. TTU i led by a olid offene that i hitting.272 a a team, while averaging four run per game. Ahley Parker lead a contingent of five tarter hitting.337 or better. Parker i batting.400 thi eaon and ha cored a team-high 27 run while tealing a team-bet 16 bae. Jennifer Corkin ha been the Red Raider top lugger, poting teamhigh total of ix double, five home run and 27 RBI. In the circle, Tech ha poted a 2.91 ERA. Newcomer Ahly Jacob Tale of the Tape Nebraka...Category... Texa Tech Record Average Home Run Stolen Bae Run Per Game Run Allowed Per Game ERA Shutout Strikeout Per Game Opponent Avg Fielding Pct ha thrown more than half of the team total inning, compiling a record with a 2.20 ERA in inning. Jacob ha truck out 121 but ha alo allowed 131 hit. Sarah Loleben ha been the only other Red Raider to ee any extenive action in the circle, a he i 4-6 with a 4.07 ERA in 67.0 inning of work. A Look at the Serie Hitory Nebraka ha hitorically had little trouble with Texa Tech, a the Huker have won 12 in a row againt the Red Raider and 24 of the 27 all-time meeting. Depite the 12-game Huker win treak, NU ha had to work hard to earn victorie over the Red Raider the pat two eaon. In 2006, Nebraka trailed entering the eventh inning of both game before rallying to pull out a victory. In the firt game, Texa Tech eraed a 2-0 deficit with three run in the fifth and ixth inning. Down by one entering the eventh inning, back-to-back olo home run on conecutive pitche from Jamie Waldecker and Crytal Carwile lifted the Huker to a 4-3 victory. The next day would be no eaier for NU, a the Huker would need 10 inning to pull out a deceiving 10-4 victory. For the econd traight game, Nebraka trailed 3-2 entering the eventh inning before rallying. A throwing error and a bae-loaded walk from Brittany Pacale gave NU a 4-3 lead, but Texa Tech anwered with a run in the bottom of the inning to force extra inning. The game remained tied until the Huker exploded for ix run in the top of the 10th inning, fueled by a threerun home run off the bat of Devin Porter. Two of Nebraka lat three game with Texa Tech have been decided by one run, with the only contet during that tretch not decided by one run being the 10-inning game. Overall, Nebraka lead the all-time erie, 24-1, including a 9-1 mark in Lincoln and a 4-0 record at Bowlin Stadium. Borg Break Through With the Huker offene truggling, enior Jaime Borg made her firt tart at deignated player ince Feb and only her econd tart of the eaon - lat Sunday at Baylor. Borg made the mot of her opportunity and did her part to help jumptart the offene, finihing 1-for-1 with two hit-by-pitche. Borg followed her weekend performance by finihing 2-for-6 while tarting both game of Tueday doubleheader with Drake. Borg recorded a hit in three conecutive game to not only pot a career-bet three-game hitting treak but alo triple her career total of one hit entering her enior eaon Nebraka Cornhuker Numerical Roter No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. B/T Hometown (Previou School) 2007 Highlight 1 Meghan Mullin OF 5-4 So. L/L Mea, Ariz. (Seton Catholic) hitting.340 a the only tarter hitting.280 or better 2 Devin Porter INF 5-5 Sr. R/R Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood) lead the team with two home run and rank third with 10 RBI 3 Ahley DeBuhr RHP 5-6 Sr. R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) i 11-5 with a 1.55 ERA, but i 3-2 with a 0.56 ERA againt ranked foe 4 Haley Long OF 5-5 So. L/R Brenham, Texa (Blinn College) ha only truck out five time in 85 at bat and 96 plate appearance 7 Carmen Kier INF 5-6 Sr. R/R Renton, Wah. (Liberty) ha tarted every game at third bae 11 Crytal Carwile INF 5-4 So. L/L Chino, Calif. (Don Antonio Lugo) lead the team with one triple and 17 RBI 12 Kimberly Fuller INF 5-3 So. R/R Honolulu, Hawaii (Rooevelt) career-high 19 tart; three of her ix hit have gone for extra bae 13 Molly Hill RHP 5-8 So. R/R Wayne, Neb. (Wayne) ha allowed one earned run or le in 12 of her lat 14 tart 17 Darcy Rutherford OF 5-9 So. L/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Central) 19 tart after being primarily a pinch-runner in Whitney Barrett INF 5-5 Fr. R/R Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) ha tarted 17 game at econd bae, including three traight 22 Jamie Waldecker C 5-8 Sr. R/R Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica) i nearly back to 100% health following a broken hand 23 Crytal Gonzalez OF 5-2 Fr. L/R Pomona, Calif. (Diamond Bar) ha been tellar defenively and i 5-of-5 in tolen bae 25 Alex Hupp RHP 5-6 Fr. R/R Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Eat) threw a one-hit hutout in her firt career tart 33 Jaime Borg OF 5-9 Sr. R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Waverly) i hitting.273 while tarting a career-high five game in the field 34 Brittany Pacale C 5-4 So. R/R Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way Eat) firt Huker to draw 20 or more walk in a eaon ince 2005

3 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 3 A Lincoln native, Borg alo cored a career-high two run in the firt game againt Drake, including the gamewinning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. DeBuhr Reache Miletone When enior right-hander Ahley DeBuhr truck out the firt batter of what proved to be a 16-trikeout performance in game two of Wedneday doubleheader with Colorado State. The trikeout marked the 800th trikeout of her career. DeBuhr i one of only four pitcher in Nebraka hitory to record 800 or more trikeout in her career and the Beatrice native need jut 24 more trikeout to pa her pitching coach, Lori Sippel, for third place on the NU chart. DeBuhr i 130 trikeout away from tying Peache Jame chool record and ha an outide hot to reach Jame mark. Barrett Boot Huker Frehman Whitney Barrett ha not had an eay time o far at Nebraka. In addition to the normal adjutment a frehman mut make, Barrett ha been hit by injurie that have plagued her hort career a a Huker. Barrett developed a rare eye condition that limited her productivity early in the eaon, and he ha been limited lately by a hand injury. Although not 100 percent, Barrett aw her firt action in the lineup in 10 game on Tueday in the firt game of a doubleheader with Drake. Barrett reponded by going 3-for-4 with a walk-off double againt the Bulldog. Her three hit matched her career total of three hit in 26 at bat entering the contet. In game two, Barrett moved into the leadoff role and went 1-for-2 while coring a pair of run in the Huker 3-0 victory. A native of Wetumpka, Ala., Barrett emergence ha helped awaken a truggling Nebraka offene. Prior to Barrett return to the lineup, the Huker were hut out in back-to-back game for the firt time ince 1999 and had not produced an earned run in three game while in the middle of a four-game loing treak. With Barrett back in the lineup, Nebraka ha cored 11 run in it lat four game while winning each of thoe contet. Waldecker Return Frehman Whitney Barrett wa not the only welcomed addition to the Huker lineup thi week. Senior Jamie Waldecker had the cat removed from her broken left hand and not only received ome at bat, but alo made her firt tart behind the plate ince Feb. 24. Waldecker, who uffered the broken hand againt Florida State on Feb. 23, had been available to hit the pat two week, although her effectivene wa limited by her cat. Waldecker made her initial return againt Arkana on March 18, but wa able to only wing with one hand. She did go 1-for-3 with an RBI, however. The econd game of Wedneday doubleheader with Colorado State marked her full return, a he wa not only in the lineup but wa behind the plate a well. She immediately made her preence felt a he went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI while delivering a walk-off, RBI ingle in the bottom of the eventh inning. Waldecker return hould not only be a big boot to the Huker offene, but her preence behind the plate could be jut a big. One of the top defenive catcher in the conference, Waldecker boat a trong and accurate throwing arm and i tough to teal againt. Opponent have tolen only three bae in ix trie in Waldecker 10 game behind the plate. In contrat, opponent have tolen 35 bae in 43 attempt againt the Huker without Waldecker behind the plate. Porter Tie School Record Senior Devin Porter wa hit by a pitch in game two of Tueday doubleheader with Colorado State, marking the third time thi eaon Porter ha been hit by a pitch. Porter ha now been hit by 17 pitche in her career, tying the Nebraka career record etablihed by Triha Tannahill lat eaon. A Conitent Winning Combination Nebraka homegrown pitching duo of enior Ahley DeBuhr and ophomore Molly Hill have each poted at leat 10 victorie for the econd traight eaon. DeBuhr - who ha won at leat 10 game for three conecutive eaon - ha 11 victorie thi eaon, while Hill - who won 18 game a a frehman lat eaon - alo boat 11 win. With both pitcher reaching double-figure in win, it mark only the econd time in the Big 12 era - dating back to the 1996 eaon - that the ame pair of Huker pitcher have both poted 10 or more victorie in conecutive eaon. DeBuhr and Hill join excluive company, a Jenny Vo and Leigh Ann Walker accomplihed the feat in and Walker teamed up with Peache Jame to accomplih the feat in Vo, Walker and Jame were each a firt- or econd-team All-American hurler for the Huker. USA Today/NFCA Coache Poll (March 28) Rk. Team Record Pt. LW 1. Tenneee (24) Texa A&M* Alabama Oklahoma* Arizona LSU Arizona State Northwetern Texa* Michigan UCLA Wahington Oregon Stanford Louiiana-Lafayette Baylor* Oregon State Southern Illinoi Florida Illinoi State Hawaii* Georgia* DePaul* North Carolina State North Carolina NR *2007 Huker opponent USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (March 27) Rk. Team Record Pt. LW 1. Tenneee (17) Texa A&M (1)* Oklahoma (1)* Alabama (1) Arizona LSU Northwetern Michigan Arizona State Texa* Stanford Baylor* t Oregon t UCLA Louiiana-Lafayette Wahington Illinoi State DePaul* Oregon State Southern Illinoi Hawaii* Florida NR 23. North Carolina NR 24. Georgia Tech Virginia Tech *2007 Huker opponent Week-by-Week Ranking Date NFCA ESPN Record Preeaon 15th 15th 0-0 Feb th 20th 4-3 Feb t 21t 4-3 Feb rd NR 7-5 March 6 NR NR 10-7 March 13 NR NR 15-7 March 20 NR NR 20-8 March 27 NR NR 20-11

4 Nebraka Head Coach Rhonda Revelle Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 4 15th Seaon at Nebraka (.669) record at NU (.660) career record 6 Big 12 Title 2 WCWS Team 14 All-American 17 Academic All-American Honor and Award 2002 Midwet Region Coaching Staff of the Year 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998 Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998 NFCA Midwet Coaching Staff of the Year 1997 Nebraka Softball Hall of Fame Inductee 1995 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1995 Midwet Region Coach of the Year Coaching Stop Head Coach 1993-preent... Nebraka Nebraka Weleyan Aitant Coach San Joe State Cal State-Hayward Nebraka Weleyan Coaching Ledger Head Coach (1987, 1993-preent at Nebraka) 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 ^ 1t 1t ^ 4th 2nd ^ 2nd 1t ^ 1t 5th ^ 3rd 2nd ^ 6th 4th ^ 1t 1t th 5th nd 4th Total #Nebraka Weleyan, *Big Eight, ^Big 12 Revelle v. the Big 12 Opponent Record Revelle v. Counterpart* Baylor Iowa State Kana Miouri Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texa Texa A&M Texa Tech *only include game at each coach current chool A Look at the Expected Lineup 1. Whitney Barrett, 2B (17 tart,.179, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Barrett earned 13 tart at econd bae through the firt 22 game of the eaon, before being limited by a hand injury. Barrett returned to tart all four game thi week, and ha moved into the leadoff role in the order. Barrett ha four hit thi week after entering the week with only three career hit. 2. Meghan Mullin, RF (35 tart,.340, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Mullin aw limited action a a frehman in 2006, but howed good patience and bat control in the box. A a regular tarter thi eaon, Mullin ha already urpaed her frehman total in nearly every category and he lead the team with 36 hit, a.340 average and nine tolen bae, while recording her firt career extra-bae hit. 3. Crytal Carwile, 1B (35 tart,.279, 1 HR, 17 RBI) Carwile burt onto the cene a a frehman in 2006, homering three time in her firt weekend en route to finihing with 12 home run, one hy of the NU frehman record. Carwile began the 2007 eaon lowly after miing the offeaon with houlder urgery, but ha emerged recently and ha 13 RBI in her lat 16 game. 4. Brittany Pacale, DP (33 tart,.258, 1 HR, 5 RBI) Pacale howed continued improvement throughout 2006 and emerged a one of NU mot clutch hitter. Pacale had three eventh-inning, pinch-hit at bat that reulted in the game-tying run. In 2007, he ha drawn a teamhigh 20 walk to become the firt Huker ince 2005 to draw 20 walk in a eaon. 5. Jamie Waldecker, C (12 tart,.222, 1 HR, 4 RBI) A clutch hitter with power, Waldecker i alo one of the bet defenive catcher in the Big 12 Conference. A broken hand forced her to mi 18 game, but made a dramatic return, tarting her firt game at catcher in 25 game againt Drake and finihing with two RBI, including a walk-off RBI ingle. 6. Devin Porter, SS (35 tart,.266, 2 HR, 10 RBI) Porter ha made great progre a a player through her firt three eaon in the Huker program. She ha been named the Huker Mot Improved Player in each of the lat two year and enjoyed her bet eaon in 2006, when he earned econd-team All-Big 12 honor after leading the Huker with a.360 average in league play. 7. Alex Hupp, LF (4 tart, 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 12 K, 17.2 IP; 19 tart,.107, 1 HR, 4 RBI) A two-time NFCA High School All-American, Hupp i a olid pitcher who can alo hit. She toed a one-hit hutout in her firt career tart and boat an ERA under Hupp ha moved to the outfield o her bat can be in the lineup. She i hitting jut.107 thi year but appear to be gaining confidence at the plate. 8. Haley Long, CF (29 tart,.271, 0 HR, 11 RBI) Long wa a late find for the Huker a he wa brought in thi pat ummer to add depth to the outfield. Long ha appeared in 30 of NU 35 game and rank third among all tarter with a.271 average. She ha alo recorded four double and 11 RBI, while triking out only twice, drawing ix walk and being hit by two pitche. 9. Carmen Kier, 3B (35 tart,.176, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Kier i in her econd eaon a the everyday tarter at third after belting a career-high five homer and driving in a career-high 19 in Known a a patient hitter, Kier ha drawn 46 career walk, including eight thi eaon to rank econd on the team. She alo boat power a nearly 30 percent of her career hit have gone for extra bae. 10. Ahley DeBuhr, RHP (15 tart, 11-5, 1.55 ERA, 147 K, IP; 10 tart,.200, 1 HR, 4 RBI) DeBuhr continued to be more dominant in the circle, following her econd-team All-Big 12 and All-Midwet honor from 2005 with firt-team election in One of 50 player named to the 2007 USA Softball Preeaon Player of the Year Watch Lit, he ha two hutout and ha five tart againt ranked team (3-2 record). Jaime Borg, OF (5 tart,.273, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Borg moved back to the outfield after being the Huker No. 3 pitcher in each of the pat two eaon. She recorded ha three hit thi eaon after having only one career hit entering her enior eaon. Kimberly Fuller, 2B (19 tart,.130, 1 HR, 7 RBI) In limited action in 2006, Fuller went 2-for-11, but drew three walk to pot a.357 on-bae percentage. She ha plit time at econd bae with Whitney Barrett, earning 19 tart thi eaon. Crytal Gonzalez, CF (23 tart,.214, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Labeled a probably the bet defenive propect in Southern California by the Lo Angele Time, Gonzalez i perfect in the field thi eaon and ha hown great range and a trong arm. Darcy Rutherford, OF (19 tart,.255, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Rutherford i arguably the Huker mot improved player. Primarily a pinch runner in 2006 when he appeared in 25 game and cored four run, Rutherford went 2-for-4 in the firt weekend to pot her firt career hit. Molly Hill, RHP (16 tart, 11-6, 1.10 ERA, 126 K, IP) Hill i the Huker No. 2 pitcher, but ha the credential to be the ace of nearly any taff. A a frehman, Hill went 18-2 to etablih a chool-record.900 winning percentage. She i 11-6 thi year with a team-low 1.10 ERA. Winninget Coache in NU Hitory (all port by win) 1. John Sander, Baeball, ; 20 year 2. Terry Pettit, Volleyball, ; 23 year 3. Rhonda Revelle, Softball, ; 15 year* 4. Tony Sharpe, Baeball; ; 31 year 5. Tom Oborne, Football; ; 25 year *active King of the Hill Sophomore right-hander Molly Hill ha been uperb in the circle thi eaon for the Huker. Hill ha had a great week o far, toing a pair of hutout in two tart againt Drake and Colorado State in mid-week action. Hill toed a one-hit hutout in a five-inning contet againt Drake before toing a five-hit hutout againt Colorado State the next day. The back-to-back hutout extended Hill corele inning treak to 12.1 inning, marking the third time thi eaon he ha poted a corele inning treak of more than 10.0 inning.

5 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 5 A native of Wayne, Neb., Hill ha thrown conecutive hutout on two ocaion thi eaon and he lead the team with four hutout on the year. Hill alo rank econd in the Big 12 Conference with a 1.10 ERA, a number which currently rank a the econd-lowet ERA by a ophomore in Nebraka hitory, behind two-time All-American Lori Sippel, but ahead of All-American Jenny Vo and Peache Jame. Pair of Sophomore Fall Jut Short of School Record A pair of Huker ophomore both fell jut hort of tying two Nebraka ingle-game record in the ame game earlier thi week. Meghan Mullin and Brittany Pacale were both chaing hitory in the econd game of the Huker Wedneday doubleheader with Colorado State. Mullin became the firt Huker to record a four-hit game thi eaon, a he finihed a perfect 4-for-4, jut one hit hy of tying the chool record for hit in a game lating even inning or fewer. Pacale, meanwhile drew three walk againt the Ram, falling one hort of Sheena Lawrick chool record. Pacale did receive two intentional walk, which i believed to at leat tie the NU record. Stat of the Week After ophomore Brittany Pacale wa intentionally walked twice in the econd game of Wedneday doubleheader with Colorado State, Nebraka ha now een five intentional walk iued to the team thi year, the mot by any Huker team ince the 2004 eaon. Lat year, NU wa walked intentionally only three time depite hitting.273 with 39 home run and averaging nearly five run per game. Thi eaon, Nebraka i hitting jut.240 with only eight home run and the Huker are averaging le than three run per game. Bowlin Stadium See 100th Game Nebraka dramatic 4-3 eight-inning, come-from-behind victory in game one of Tueday doubleheader with Drake wa not only an exciting game to watch, it alo marked the Huker 100th game at Bowlin Stadium, which opened prior to the 2002 eaon. NU boat a all-time record at Bowlin Stadium, including a 9-2 mark thi eaon after NU 3-2 win over Colorado State in game two of Wedneday doubleheader. Error Proving Cotly Nebraka defene ha again been olid in 2007, compiling a.965 fielding percentage while featuring new tarter at five poition. Depite the repectable fielding percentage - NU ha the third-lowet error total in the Big 12 Conference - the error the Huker have committed have come back to haunt them. Unearned run have been the difference in four of NU 11 loe and are the difference between the Huker current record and a poible 28-7 record that would rank third in the Big 12 Conference. Unearned run have alo cot Nebraka five potential hutout, including three for ophomore Molly Hill and two for enior Ahley DeBuhr. Nebraka ha already allowed more unearned run in 2007 than it did in 56 game lat eaon. In fact, the Huker 24 unearned run thi eaon are already more than they had urrendered in three of the lat five year. While thee number may eem atounding, the Huker have not been a poor defenive team; opponent have jut been able to capitalize frequently on NU micue o far thi eaon. The Huker have a.965 fielding percentage thi eaon, but 33 percent of the run they have allowed have been unearned. Since 2000, an average of le than 18 percent of Nebraka run have been unearned when the Huker fielding at a.965 clip or better. Below i a chart breaking down the unearned run NU ha allowed thi eaon: Year Run Unearned Run Pct. Unearned Unearned Run Per Game Fielding Pct % % % % % % % % Fielding Their Poition Nebraka three-pitcher taff ha not only combined to pot a collective 1.37 ERA - the econd-lowet in the Big 12 Conference - but the taff ha alo done an excellent job of fielding it poition. Senior Ahley DeBuhr, ophomore Molly Hill and frehman Alex Hupp are perfect in the field in a combined 49 chance. In 2006, the taff had a.935 fielding percentage, committing five error in 77 chance. Hill ha hown great improvement, a he i perfect in 28 chance thi year after committing four error in 28 chance in Big 12 Conference Standing (game through 3/29) Rk. Team Big 12 Overall 1. Baylor Kana Miouri Oklahoma Texa A&M Texa Nebraka Oklahoma State Iowa State Texa Tech Big 12 Player of the Week Date Player School Po. Feb. 13 Megan Gibon* TAMU P/1B Feb. 20 Ahley Monceaux BU 1B Feb. 28 Mariee Mena*^ OU INF March 6 Megan Gibon TAMU P/1B March 13 Alex Colyer^ BU INF March 20 Samantha Rickett* OU C Courtney Totte OSU C March 27 Norrelle Dickon^ OU 3B *NFCA National Player of the Week ^USA Softball National Player of the Week Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Date Player School Po. Feb. 13 Amanda Scarborough^ TAMU RHP Feb. 20 Meagan Denny UT RHP Feb. 28 Megan Gibon TAMU RHP March 6 Lauren Eckermann OU RHP March 13 Lia Ferguon* BU RHP March 20 Lauren Eckermann OU RHP March 27 Lia Ferguon BU RHP *NFCA National Player of the Week ^USA Softball National Player of the Week Nebraka All-Big 12 Athletic Honoree Crytal Carwile Second-Team All-Big 12 (2006) Ahley DeBuhr Firt-Team All-Big 12 (2006) Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) Two-Time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Big 12 Championhip All-Tournament Team (2006) Devin Porter Second-Team All-Big 12 (2006) Jamie Waldecker Second-Team All-Big 12 (2004 & 2006) Nebraka in the Big 12 Ranking Rk. Category Game Avg. 9. Team Batting Average Rk. Category Game Avg. 2. Team ERA Rk. Category Game Pct. 4. Team Fielding

6 The Lat Time Nebraka... Scored 10 or more run:...at Texa Tech (10-4 [10]), 4/23/06 Scored 15 or more run:...v. Illinoi (21-1), 2/24/06 Scored 20 or more run:... v. Illinoi (21-1 [6]), 2/24/06 Allowed 10 or more run:... v. UCLA (1-10), 2/13/04 Allowed 15 or more run:... v. Iowa (1-15), 3/22/97 Recorded 15 or more hit:... v. Illinoi (16), 2/24/06 Recorded 20 or more hit:...v. UMKC (21), 4/11/96 Hit ix or more double:...v. UMKC (6), 4/11/96 Hit four or more home run:... v. Illinoi (4), 2/24/06 Hit two or more triple:...v. Northern Colorado (2), 4/14/06 Stole five or more bae:... v. Southern Utah (6), 3/2/07 Drew 10 or more walk:...at Creighton (11), 3/22/00 Pitched a no-hitter:...v. Kana, 4/26/06 (DeBuhr) Pitched 15 or more trikeout:...v. Colorado State, 3/28/07 (DeBuhr, 16) Defeated a top-five team:... v. No. 4 Florida State, 3/18/04 Lot to an unranked opponent:... v. Creighton, 3/21/07 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 6 Nebraka 2007 Record When... Overall At home At neutral ite On the road Big 12 (regular eaon) Big 12 (non-conference, poteaon) Againt ranked team Night game Day game On Sunday On Monday On Tueday On Wedneday On Thurday On Friday On Saturday Had fewer than 5 hit Had 5 hit or more Had 10 hit or more Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Scored fewer than 4 run Scored 4 or more run Scored 5 or more run Scored 10 or more run Scored in the firt inning Led after four inning Trailed after four inning In game decided by 1 run In game decided by 3 or more run Committed no error Committed 2 or more error Double Trouble Depite the high number of unearned run, the Nebraka defene ha till been olid thi eaon. In addition to their repectable fielding percentage, the Huker have already turned 14 double play thi eaon, their highet total ince the 2004 eaon. Nebraka ha turned nearly twice a many double play a it opponent and the Huker are averaging 0.45 double play per game, more than double their average from the pat two eaon. Below i chart comparing Nebraka double-play ucce thi eaon compared to every eaon ince 2000: Year Game Double Play Double Play Per Game Game-Winning RBI Chart Whitney Barrett, Fr., INF March Drake...RBI Double...Bottom 8th (8) Crytal Carwile, So., INF Feb No. 18 California...RBI Single...Top 8th (8) March 9... Minneota...RBI Single...Top 6th March at Wichita State...Two-Run Home Run...Top 1t March Arkana...Sacrifice Bunt...Top 1t March Drake...RBI Single...Top 3rd Ahley DeBuhr, Sr., RHP Feb No. 18 Auburn...Sacrifice Fly...Top 2nd Kimbie Fuller, So., INF March 2... Southern Utah...RBI Single...Top 3rd March 9... Wetern Illinoi...3-Run Home Run...Bottom 2nd March North Dakota State...Bae-Loaded Walk...Bottom 8th (8) Alex Hupp, Fr., RHP/DP Feb Seton Hall...Sacrifice Fly...Bottom 3rd Haley Long, So., OF Feb DePaul...3-Run Triple...Bottom 3rd March Arkana...RBI Single...Bottom 3rd Meghan Mullin, So., OF Feb No. 18 Auburn...RBI Single...Top 8th (8) Feb Miiippi State...Sacrifice Slap...Top 9th (9) March 4... Delaware State...RBI Single...Bottom 5th March North Dakota State...Two-Run Single...Top 4th Brittany Pacale, So., C/DP March Colorado State...Solo Home Run...Bottom 2nd Devin Porter, Sr., INF Feb No. 18 Georgia...Solo Home Run...Top 7th Jamie Waldecker, Sr., C March Colorado State...RBI Single...Bottom 7th

7 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 7 Sophomore Stepping Up CoSIDA Academic All-American 24 While it not unuual for player to how great improvement from their frehmen to ophomore eaon, the A total of 17 Huker have combined to tatitical improvement of thi year ophomore cla ha been remarkable, epecially conidering where they rank on the team and how little the majority of the cla played a frehmen. Meghan Mullin lead the team with a.340 batting average and ophomore claim five of the top ix batting earn 24 CoSIDA Academic All-America honor, both of which lead the nation. Acro all port, Nebraka lead the nation with 235 Academic All-American. average on the team (minimum of 25 at bat). All-American Under Coach Revelle In addition to Mullin, Crytal Carwile (.279), Haley Long (.271), Brittany Pacale (.266) and Darcy Rutherford 14 In 14 year at the helm of the Huker (.255) have all poted total higher than the team collective.240 batting average. Thoe five are hitting a program, Coach Revelle ha guided nine player to combined.285 while the entire ophomore cla ha poted a.270 average. a total of 14 All-America honor, including four firtteam election and two three-time honoree. To put thee total in perpective, the ophomore cla i hitting 132-for-488 in 35 game thi eaon after going a combined 72-for-284 (.254) a frehmen in The chart below how the impact the ophomore have had on NU 2007 lineup: NCAA Tournament Appearance Category Team Total Sophomore Total % of Team Total Comparion to Frehmen Total 17 In the 25 year oftball ha been an At Bat % 172% (488-to-284) NCAA port, the Huker have made 17 appearance Hit % 183% (132-to-72) in the NCAA Tournament, including 12 traight under Run % 102% (59-to-58) Coach Revelle. The Huker 17 appearance tie RBI % 91% (49-to-54) Texa A&M for the mot among all Big 12 chool. Extra-Bae Hit % 92% (23-to-25) Walk % 168% (57-to-34) Women College World Serie 7 Stolen Bae % 600% (24-to-4) Nebraka ha advanced to a total of Average N/A (.270-to-.254) even Women College World Serie, including On-Bae Percentage N/A (.364-to-.348) the inaugural event in The Huker even The impact of the ophomore cla i alo felt in the circle, where Molly Hill i 11-6 with a team-low 1.10 ERA. appearance are the mot of any Big 12 chool. Below i a look at how each of NU ix returning ophomore have fared thi eaon compared to their frehmen Undefeated Big 12 Seaon campaign of 2006: 1 In 1998, Nebraka ran through the Big Crytal Carwile 12 Conference with the only undefeated eaon in the 11-year hitory of the league. The Huker went a perfect 16-0 to capture the regular-eaon crown and went 4-0 to win the Big 12 Tournament. Kimberly Fuller Loing League Seaon in Big 12 Play Nebraka ha never had a loing eaon in league play in the hitory of the Big 12 Conference, Meghan Mullin the only chool that can claim that feat Big 12 Title Nebraka ha won a total of ix Big Brittany Pacale 12 title, three regular-eaon crown and three tournament title. NU ha the econd-mot title in the conference, trailing Texa by one Conecutive Top-25 National Finihe Darcy Rutherford 12 Nebraka ha been ranked in the final USA Today/NFCA Coache Poll in each of the lat eaon, every year ince the poll wa formed. The Huker are one of only ix team in the nation to be Molly Hill ranked in the final poll in each year of it exitence. Year G-GS CG W-L SV SHO IP H R ER BB SO Opp. Avg. ERA Pencil Me In Nebraka ha ued a different batting lineup in 34 of it 35 game thi eaon after having a fairly et lineup for mot of The Huker ued an identical lineup in conecutive game on March 27 and 28, marking the only time thi eaon the ame lineup ha been utilized twice at any point in the eaon. Even with the majority of the poition tarter ettled upon, head coach Rhonda Revelle ha done a lot of hifting in an attempt to maximize the trength of the lineup. Below i a look at the number of different tarter NU ha tried at each poition in the batting order, including the player with the mot tart at that pot and the team record with her in that pot: No. 1-4 player (Darcy Rutherford, 16 tart, 12-4 record) No player (Haley Long, 14 tart, 10-4 record) No. 2-4 player (Mullin, 25 tart, 18-7 record) No. 7-9 player (Alex Hupp, 9 tart, 6-3 record) No. 3-5 player (Devin Porter, 21 tart, 16-5 record) No. 8-7 player (Carmen Kier, 11 tart, 6-5 record) No. 4-4 player (Crytal Carwile, 24 tart, 17-7 record) No. 9-7 player (Carmen Kier, 14 tart, 13-1 record) No. 5-6 player (Brittany Pacale, 21 tart, 16-5 record) Conecutive Top-10 Attendance Seaon Nebraka built one of the finet oftball facilitie in the nation in 2002 and the fan have reponded. In the five year the Huker have called Bowlin Stadium home, NU ha drawn at leat 10,000 fan each eaon while ranking in the top 10 nationally in average attendance each year. National ProFatpitch All-Star 3 In 2005, the NPF conducted it lone alltar game and three former Huker were elected to play. Nebraka three pick trailed only UCLA for the mot all-tar among all chool in the nation. 1,000 All-Time Victorie In 2006, NU recorded the program 1,000th win, making oftball the firt and only women port at Nebraka to reach the miletone.

8 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 8 Nebraka v. Ranked Team Nebraka ha played a challenging chedule in 2007 and the Huker have been decent againt the bet competition, poting a 4-3 record againt ranked team, while going 16-8 againt foe outide of the top 25. Four of the even game - and three of the four win - have been decided by one run, with five game coming down to the winning team lat at bat. Three of the even contet have gone extra-inning, including a 2-1 nine-inning lo to No. 20 Florida State that tood a NU lone lo to a ranked team before 17th-ranked Baylor wept the Huker lat weekend. Nebraka had alo led in every game prior to loing 2-0 and 3-0 at Baylor. In their four win, the Huker have produced the game-winning run in the eventh inning once and in the eighth inning twice. Huker Hurler Excelling Againt Ranked Team While Nebraka i 4-3 againt ranked team, the pitching taff ha been tellar againt ranked competition, compiling a 0.83 ERA. Senior right-hander Ahley DeBuhr and ophomore right-hander Molly Hill have combined to allow jut ix earned run in 50.2 inning, a they have thrown two hutout in five game, while not allowing an earned run in two other contet. The number were even more atounding before No. 17 Baylor cored five run (four earned) on 10 hit in poting two victorie lat weekend. In fact, the taff had not urrendered an earned run to a ranked team through the firt even inning in any of the five game thi eaon and no ranked team had recorded more than four hit in a game, prior to the Baylor erie. In a lo to No. 24 Florida State, DeBuhr wa two out away from toing her third traight two-hit hutout againt a ranked foe. Before giving up back-to-back ninth-inning homer to FSU, DeBuhr had thrown 23.1 corele inning againt top-25 opponent, including two international tie-breaker frame where a runner wa placed on econd to begin the inning. She had alo allowed jut ix hit in thoe 23 inning. DeBuhr i now 3-2 with a 0.56 ERA againt ranked team thi eaon. A native of Beatrice, Neb., DeBuhr ha tymied oppoing hitter, holding them to a meager.133 average while triking out 44. Below i a comparion of NU per-game pitching average againt ranked and non-ranked team: Cateogry IP AB H R ER BB SO BF ERA v. Ranked v. Non-Ranked Oh, So Cloe While Nebraka ha poted a olid record againt a tough chedule that ha featured 12 game againt opponent that have appeared in the USA Today/NFCA Coache Poll at leat once thi eaon, the Huker have come very cloe to poting an even more outtanding record. NU ha lot five one-run game and the Huker have dropped four contet when they led after the third inning, matching the entire 2006 total. Overall, Nebraka ha led in 28 of it 35 game thi eaon. Let Play Extra After going to extra inning jut five time in 56 game a year ago, Nebraka had already played five extra-inning contet through the firt 26 game of the 2007 eaon. The Huker were a perfect 5-0 in extra inning lat eaon and are 5-1 thi eaon after winning their ixth extra-inning contet of the eaon in game one of Tueday doubleheader againt Drake. Nebraka had won eight conecutive extra-inning affair before falling to No. 20 Florida State on Feb. 23 and ha won three traight ince that etback. A big part of the reaon for Nebraka ucce in extra-inning - epecially thi eaon - ha been the work of the pitching taff. The Huker hurler have thrown a total of eight extra frame thi eaon, with each inning ubject to the international tie-breaker rule, where a runner i automatically placed on econd to tart the inning. In thoe eight inning, the NU taff ha allowed the runner placed on econd to core only once. Huker Game to be Televied Nebraka will have pair of game televied in the month of April. Nebraka April 15th game with Texa at Bowlin Stadium will be carried by ESPNU and the Huker April 25 home contet with Kana will be televied by NET Sport. Huker Look for 13th Conecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance in 2007 Nebraka oftball i in an elite cla when it come to poteaon play. The Huker are one of nine team to appear in the pat 12 NCAA Tournament and they look to make it 13 traight in NU alo ha a hitory of earning high eed in the tournament. In the eight eaon prior to the format witch in 2005, Nebraka earned a No. 2 eed or higher in the NCAA Regional every eaon. The only other team that accomplihed that feat were Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma and Wahington. Overall, NU ha earned 17 NCAA Tournament bid, tying Texa A&M for the mot NCAA berth of any Big 12 chool. The Huker have advanced to the WCWS even time, the mot of any chool in the league. Team Game High Batting At bat: 38 v. No. 20 Florida State (2/23) Run: 7 twice, lat v. Wetern Illinoi (3/10) Hit: 11 v. No. 20 Florida State (2/23) RBI: 7 v. Miiippi State (2/24) Double: 2 10 time, lat v. Colorado State (3/28) Triple: 1 at Hawaii (2/11) Home Run: 2 v. Wetern Illinoi (3/10) Walk: 5 four time, lat North Dakota State (3/17) Strikeout (high): 13 v. No. 24 Auburn (2/11) Strikeout (low): 1 v. Wetern Illinoi (3/10) Stolen Bae: 6 v. Southern Utah (3/2) Hit by Pitch: 3 v. Tenneee Tech (3/23) Runner Left On Bae: 18 v. No. 20 Florida State (2/23) Pitching Inning Pitched: 9.0 v. Miiippi State (2/24) Run Allowed: 6 twice, lat v. Miiippi State (2/24) Earned Run: 5 at Hawaii (2/11) Walk: 6 v. Southern Utah (3/2) Strikeout: 17 v. No. 24 Auburn (2/11) Hit: 13 v. Miiippi State (2/24) Double: 3 at Hawaii (2/11) Triple: 1 three time, lat v. Drake (3/27) Home Run: 3 v. Arkana (3/18) Hit batter: 2 three time, lat v. Minneota (3/8) Fielding Putout: 27 v. Miiippi State (2/24) Ait: 15 v. Arkana (3/17) Error: 3 three time, lat v. Arkana (3/16) Individual Game High Batting At bat: 5 ix time, lat by Carwile (v. Miiippi St., 2/24) Run: 3 by Carwile (v. Miiippi State, 2/24) Hit: 4 by Mullin (v. Colorado State, 3/28) RBI: 4 by Carwile (v. Arkana, 3/17) Double: 1 31 time, lat by Carwile (v. Colorado St., 3/28) Triple: 1 by Carwile (at Hawaii, 2/11) Home Run: 1 eight time, lat by Pacale (v. Colorado St., 3/28) Walk: 3 by Pacale (v. Colorado State, 3/28) Strikeout (high): 3 five time, lat by Hupp (at Baylor, 3/24) Stolen Bae: 2 three time, lat by Mullin (v. WIU, 3/10) Hit by Pitch: 2 twice, lat by Borg (at Baylor, 3/25) Runner Left On Bae: 5 by Waldecker (v. Florida St., 2/23) Pitching Inning Pitched: 9.0 by DeBuhr (v. Miiippi St., 2/24) Run Allowed: 6 by DeBuhr (v. Miiippi St., 2/24) Earned Run: 4 three time, lat by Hill (v. Creighton, 3/21) Walk: 6 by Hill (v. Southern Utah, 3/2) Strikeout: 17 by DeBuhr (v. No. 24 Auburn, 2/11) Hit: 13 by DeBuhr (v. Miiippi State, 2/24) Double: 3 by Hupp (at Hawaii, 2/11) Triple: 1 three time, lat by DeBuhr (v. Drake, 3/27) Home Run: 3 by DeBuhr (v. Arkana, 3/18) Hit batter: 2 three time, lat by DeBuhr (v. Minneota, 3/8) Fielding Putout: 16 by Waldecker (v. No. 24 Auburn, 2/11) Ait: 7 twice, lat by Kier (Arkana, 3/17) Error: 2 twice, lat by Porter (v. No. Dakota St., 3/17)

9 Weekly Note #9 March 29 Page 9 Nebraka alo ha a trong hitory of hoting regional at Bowlin Stadium. The Huker have been awarded an NCAA Regional in three of the lat four year. Huker Earn Spot on Honor Roll The Nebraka oftball team wa well repreented on the Big 12 Commiioner Fall 2006 Honor Roll, with a total of 10 current and former player earning a pot on the lit. Sophomore pitcher Molly Hill and former Huker KoKo Tacha highlighted the lit by poting a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. To be eligible for the honor roll, tudent-athlete mut have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In all, 270 Nebraka tudentathlete were honored, including 33 with a 4.0 GPA. Tacha made the lit for a ninth time, a he ha been named to the honor roll every emeter. Senior Jaime Borg earned a pot on the lit for the eventh time in even emeter, while Hill and fellow ophomore Meghan Mullin each made it a perfect 3-for-3. Other repeat election included enior Ahley DeBuhr (fourth honor) and former Huker Jeica Yoachim (eighth election), who i in her fifth year at Nebraka after earning an undergraduate degree in Communication Studie in May of Newcomer to the honor roll were frehmen Alex Hupp, ophomore Brittany Pacale and Darcy Rutherford and enior Jamie Waldecker. DeBuhr Taken in NPF College Draft Senior right-hander Ahley DeBuhr wa elected by the Philadelphia Force in the firt round of the 2007 National Pro Fatpitch College Draft, held on Feb. 14 in Denver, Colo. DeBuhr wa the eighth overall pick and the third pitcher elected. A native of Beatrice, Neb., DeBuhr wa one of eight Big 12 player drafted among the 27 total pick. Player elected in the NPF draft will be permitted to purue any available roter pot on their aigned team after completing their college eaon. To be eligible for the draft, each player had to be a enior however being doe not affect a player remaining collegiate eligibility. Tough Schedule Nebraka ha grown accutomed to playing one of the toughet chedule in the nation, and 2007 will be no exception. NU will play at leat 18 game againt team that earned 2006 NCAA Tournament bid. The Huker will alo play at leat four regulareaon contet againt team that advanced to Super Regional, including a pair againt Women' College World Serie participant Texa. Nebraka i alo cheduled to play at leat 13 regular-eaon game againt eight team ranked in the USA Today/NFCA preeaon top 25 poll. Through the firt 35 game thi eaon, Nebraka played a total of 12 contet againt team that made an appearance in the top 25 at ome point thi year. Career Record Watch - Pitching Victorie 1. Jenny Vo, Peache Jame, Leigh Ann Walker, Lori Sippel, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent Donna Deardorff, Stephanie Skega, Sandy Wolterman, Mori Emmon, Angela Blackwood, Inning Pitched 1. Jenny Vo, , Peache Jame, Lori Sippel, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent Leigh Ann Walker, Sandy Wolterman, Stephanie Skega, Donna Deardorff, Marie Bowie, Stacie Stafford, Strikeout 1. Peache Jame, Leigh Ann Walker, Lori Sippel, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent Jenny Vo, Donna Deardorff, Stacie Stafford, Sandy Wolterman, Molly Hill, 2006-preent Stephanie Skega, Shutout 1. Peache Jame, Lori Sippel, Jenny Vo, Donna Deardorff, Leigh Ann Walker, Stephanie Skega, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent Sandy Wolterman, Marie Bowie, Mori Emmon, Stacie Stafford, Angela Blackwood, Save 1. Lori Sippel, Mori Emmon, Sandy Wolterman, Jenny Vo, Peache Jame, Leigh Ann Walker, Rhonda Revelle, Stephanie Skega, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent Linda McCrea, Marie Bowie, Stacie Stafford, Complete Game 1. Jenny Vo, Peache Jame, Lori Sippel, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent Stephanie Skega, Sandy Wolterman, Donna Deardorff, Marie Bowie, Leigh Ann Walker, Stacie Stafford, Complete Game No Hitter Pitched 1. Lori Sippel, Jenny Vo, Peache Jame, Summer Tobia, Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent...2 Sandy Wolterman, Shelby Mertin, Stephanie Skega, Molly Hill, 2006-preent...1 Rhonda Revelle, Jeanne Wagner, Donna Deardorff, Marie Bowie, Stacie Stafford, Penny Cope, Seven-Inning Perfect Game Pitched 1. Ahley DeBuhr, 2004-preent...1 Lori Sippel, Peache Jame, Career Record Watch - Batting Hit By Pitch 1. Devin Porter, 2004-preent Jane Kremer, Triha Tannahill, Anne Steffan, Kritin Davidon, Cindy Roethemeyer, Amanda Buchholz, Karla Knicely, Amy Erlenbuch, Jenifer William,