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1 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH (402) (402) GAME 13 IUPUI (4-11) Friday, March 3 10 a.m. GAME 14 Arkansas (11-1) Friday, March 3 3 p.m. The Nebraska softball team faces its busiest schedule of the season this weekend when the Huskers play five games in three days at the Woo Pig Classic, hosted by the University of Arkansas. Nebraska opens the tournament on Friday against IUPUI at 10 a.m. before taking on Arkansas at 3 p.m. The Huskers face IUPUI again on Saturday at 10 a.m. before meeting Lamar at 12:30 p.m. NU closes the tournament with a second game against Lamar on Sunday at 10 a.m. All five games can be heard live on Huskers.com, courtesy of the Husker Sports Network. The Woo Pig Classic will mark the only time this season Nebraska will play five games in a weekend or in a three-day span. While more games await the Huskers in Arkansas, NU will get a break from what has been a daunting early-season schedule. Of Nebraska s 12 games, 11 have come against opponents who have been ranked in the NFCA poll, including 10 teams currently ranked in the top 25 and nine teams ranked at game time. Oregon State is the only unranked team NU has faced, and the Beavers received the most votes of any non-ranked team in the preseason NFCA poll. Nebraska has played a nation-leading 10 games against teams ranked in this week s NFCA poll. Based on this week s NFCA poll, Nebraska will play 13 of its first 20 games against ranked teams. The combined record of NU s opponents thus far is (.785), while the starting pitchers in the Huskers 10 losses are a combined TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH Tristen Edwards went 2-for-3 with a pair of homers and three RBIs in Nebraska s last game vs. Oregon State. She became the sixth Husker freshman to hit two home runs in a game. GAME 15 IUPUI (4-11) Saturday, March 4 10 a.m. THIS WEEK S TOP 10 GAME 16 Lamar (5-10) Saturday, March 4 12:30 p.m. WOO PIG CLASSIC Fayetteville, Ark. Bogle Park GAME 17 Lamar (5-10) Sunday, March 5 10 a.m. Nebraska will not face a ranked team this weekend after playing 10 of its first 12 games against current top-25 teams. Although NU does not face a ranked opponent this weekend, Arkansas (11-1) is off to the best start in school history and receiving votes in the poll, while Lamar has lost its five games to Power Five Conference teams by a combined six runs and IUPUI has won two straight. The Huskers finally broke through against the tough schedule with a pair of wins last weekend. After a hard-fought losses to Tennessee and Cal - both of whom are ranked this week - Nebraska upset No. 20 Missouri, 4-1. NU had its best pitching performance of the year against the Tigers, posting season lows of two hits and one run allowed. The Husker offense then exploded for its best performance, homering three times in a 10-6 win over Oregon State. Nebraska is 0-3 all-time in road games against teams from the Southeastern Conference heading into Friday s game at Arkansas.. Nebraska has scored 14 runs in its last two games after scoring 11 runs in its first 10 games. The Husker pitching staff posted a 2.85 ERA last weekend after compiling a 7.10 ERA through the first two weeks of the season. With a run scored against Oregon State, MJ Knighten became the third Husker to total 150 career hits, 150 career runs and 150 career RBIs. MJ Knighten has been named one of 30 national candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. She is the sixth Husker to be a candidate for the award. Kaylan Jablonski earned the win vs. No. 20 Missouri last Saturday to mark her first career win vs. a top-25 team. The next day, Jablonski recorded the first save of her career against Oregon State NEBRASKA SCHEDULE (2-10) Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (hosted by Triple Crown Sports) Feb. 9 vs. BYU (ESPN3) L, 1-12 (5) Feb. 10 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma L, 0-6 Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Auburn L, 2-3 Feb. 11 vs. No. 13 Washington L, 5-7 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at Florida State) Feb. 17 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh L, 1-9 (5) Feb. 18 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh L, 2-6 Feb. 18 at No. 3 Florida State L, 0-9 (5) Feb. 19 at No. 3 Florida State L, 0-8 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Feb. 24 vs. No. 15 Tennessee L, 0-5 Feb. 25 vs. California L, 0-2 Feb. 25 vs. No. 20 Missouri W, 4-1 Feb. 26 vs. Oregon State W, 10-6 Wooo Pig Classic (hosted by Arkansas) March 3 vs. IUPUI 10 a.m. March 3 at Arkansas 3 p.m. March 4 vs. IUPUI 10 a.m. March 4 vs. Lamar 12:30 p.m. March 5 vs. Lamar 10 a.m. March 10 at Arizona State 8 p.m. March 11 at Arizona State 7 p.m. March 12 at Arizona State Noon March 18 New Mexico State (Game 1) Noon March 18 New Mexico State (Game 2) 2 p.m. March 19 New Mexico State Noon March 20 at Wichita State 5 p.m. March 22 Omaha 3 p.m. March 24 Minnesota* 5:30 p.m. March 25 Minnesota* 1 p.m. March 26 Minnesota* Noon March 29 at Creighton 6 p.m. March 31 at Wisconsin* 4 p.m. April 1 at Wisconsin* Noon April 2 at Wisconsin* Noon April 5 Iowa State (Game 1) 4 p.m. April 5 Iowa State (Game 2) 6 p.m. April 7 at Rutgers* 2 p.m. April 8 at Rutgers* Noon April 9 at Rutgers* 10 a.m. April 12 at Iowa (Game 1)* 3 p.m. April 12 at Iowa (Game 2)* 5 p.m. April 14 Penn State* 5:30 p.m. April 15 Penn State* 3 p.m. April 16 Penn State* Noon April 19 Kansas 6 p.m. April 21 Illinois* 5:30 p.m. April 22 Illinois* 3 p.m. April 23 Illinois* Noon April 28 Northwestern* 5:30 p.m. April 29 Northwestern* 1 p.m. April 30 Northwestern* Noon May 6 at Purdue* 5 p.m. May 7 at Purdue* Noon May 8 at Purdue* 11 a.m. May at Big Ten Tournament TBA May NCAA Regional FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL

2 NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Lincoln, Neb. Population 268,738 Founded 1869 Enrollment 25,897 Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors Scarlet & Cream Conference Big Ten Chancellor Ronnie Green Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) Career Record (.644) [26th year] Nebraska Record (.659) [25th year] Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (28th year) Assistant Coach Diane Miller (9th year) Volunteer Coach Livi Abney (2nd year) Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (5th year) 2016 SEASON REVIEW 2016 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) 13-9 (5th) 2016 NCAA Tournament NCAA Regional Final 2017 TEAM OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 All-Conference Players 2 All-Region Players 2 All-Americans 1 FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) First Season 2002 Record at Bowlin Stadium (.725) Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility Opened Fall, 2011 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball 1976 All-Time Record 1, (.639) NCAA Record 1, (.649) All-Time Conference Record (.595) Big Ten Record (.690) Overall Conference Titles 19 Big Eight Titles 12 Big 12 Titles 6 Big Ten Titles 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances 24 College World Series Appearances 7 NCAA Tournament Record (.544) NCAA Regional Record (.598) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400) College World Series Record 8-14 (.363) NFCA All-Americans 27 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 30 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Laura Barrow Bree Boruff Kaylan Jablonski Taylor Kadavy Lexey Kneib Sydney McLeod Rhonda Revelle Taylor Otte Lotte Sjulin Austen Urness BEAR-oh BORE-off juh-blon-ski CAD-uh-vee NIBE mick-loud ruh-vell OUGHT LOT-ee shuh-linn urr-ness Senior MJ Knighten is a returning first-team All- American. Knighten was one of 18 players to earn first-team All-America accolades from the NFCA in 2016 (1 of 11 position players and 1 of 5 infielders). Knighten is one of eight 2016 first-team All-Americans who return for the 2017 season. Three of those eight players are from the Big Ten Conference. In addition to being a 2016 first-team All-American, Knighten earned first-team All-Midwest Region accolades in both 2015 and Knighten is also the only player on the Huskers 2017 roster who has earned All-Big Ten honors in her career. Knighten is a three-time All-Big Ten selection, earning second-team accolades as a freshman in 2014, before being a first-team selection in both 2015 and While Knighten is the only Husker on the 2017 roster who has earned All-Big Ten recognition, senior Cassie McClure was a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in McClure is also a three-time all-region pick. She has earned first-team All-Midwest Region honors in each of her first two seasons at Nebraska after being named to the All-Central Region third team as a freshman at Texas Tech in McClure, who has been recognized on the all-region team at the pitcher/utility position, is one of only four active Division I pitchers to be a three-time all-region performer. Nebraska s captains this spring are seniors MJ Knighten and Lotte Sjulin and junior Madi Unzicker. Junior Madi Unzicker is serving as team captain, but she will miss the 2017 season after undergoing season-ending knee surgery last fall. Nebraska s 2017 roster consists of 21 players, which ties for the largest roster in school history (also 1992). The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying for the program s most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in The roster features seven freshmen, tied for the most in Rhonda Revelle s 25 seasons. The last time Revelle had seven freshmen was in 2013, when the Huskers made their last trip to the Women s College World Series. Four Huskers were named their state s high school player of the year: freshman Haley Donaldson (Colorado); juniors Kaylan Jablonski and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska); and senior Cassie McClure (Texas). Rhonda Revelle is in her 25th season leading her alma mater in Revelle is the second-longest serving female head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle owns 915 wins at NU. She is the all-time wins leader (male or female) in Nebraska Athletics history. Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 28th year at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle ( ) and Sippel ( ) also played for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,219 of Nebraska s 1,396 all-time victories (87 percent). Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker coaching staff. In her ninth season, Miller has helped Nebraska s offense set more than 35 school records. Fourteen of Nebraska s 28 opponents made the 2016 NCAA Tournament, and 23 of the Huskers 52 games come against 2016 postseason teams (44 percent). NU will also play 41 of its 52 games against teams from a Power Five conference (79 percent). Including the Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska is scheduled to travel more than 20,000 miles in 2017 while playing games in 11 states and Mexico NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Lexey Kneib 5-6 Fr. INF L/R Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) 01 Lotte Sjulin (captain) 5-7 Sr. OF/1B R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) 3 Alexis Perry 5-7 Fr. INF R/R Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City) 4 Haley Donaldson 5-6 Fr. INF R/R Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge) 5 Marinda Bryant 5-10 Fr. INF L/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 7 Madi Unzicker (captain) 5-9 Jr. C R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 Jr. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 Jr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 Jr. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 14 Taylor Kadavy 5-8 Jr. LHP L/L York, Neb. (York/Nebraska-Kearney) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 Jr. OF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 Jr. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 24 Tristen Edwards 5-7 Fr. OF/C C/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 27 Austen Urness 5-5 Jr. OF/C R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 Sr. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 32 Alyvia Simmons 5-9 So. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) 44 Bri Cassidy 5-3 So. C R/R San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 64 Bree Boruff 5-8 Fr. OF L/R Mead, Colo. (Mead) 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 Sr. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) 97 Sydney McLeod 5-11 Fr. LHP L/L Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) 99 MJ Knighten (captain) 5-5 Sr. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills)

3 3 HUSKER OFFENSE COMES ALIVE Nebraska s offense appeared to begin to hit its stride in the final two games of the Mary Nutter Classic last week. In its final two games last weekend - wins over No. 20 Missouri and Oregon State - Nebraska scored 14 runs. The Huskers had scored only 11 runs through their first 10 games of the season. NU had been shut out in four consecutive games before scoring four times in its 4-1 victory over No. 20 Missouri. The Huskers had not scored in 34 innings before plating one run in the third inning against the Tigers. Overall, NU scored in eight of its final 10 innings last week after scoring in only seven of its first 66 innings. The Huskers had six extra-base hits against Missouri and Oregon State (three doubles, three home runs). Nebraska had recorded only five extra-base hits in the first 10 games of the season. Nebraska had seven hits with runners in scoring position in the two games (7-for-18,.389), matching its total from the first 10 games combined (7-for-37,.189). Nebraska set season highs with 10 runs and 11 hits in the 10-6 win over Oregon State in its last game. The Huskers posted a six-run fourth inning against the Beavers, their highest-scoring inning of the year. Prior to the six-run fourth inning, NU had scored only six runs over its previous 41 innings combined. NU hit three home runs vs. Oregon State, snapping a 10-game homerless drought. The Huskers only home run entering the game came during the season opener. NEBRASKA OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Time Frame Avg. Hits/Gm R HR SLG% OB% First 10 games Last 2 games HUSKER PITCHING ALSO POSTS PROGRESS While the Husker bats came alive, Nebraska s pitching showed more of its promise last week. The Huskers posted a 2-2 record with a 2.85 ERA at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic against a schedule that included two games vs. ranked opponents and two games against teams receiving votes in the top-25 poll. NU allowed four fewer runs per game last week than it had allowed through the first two weeks of the season. The Huskers ERA was 4.25 lower last week than it was the first two weeks of the season, while NU s opponent batting average was.131 lower. Individually, Kaylan Jablonski and Cassie McClure both recorded their first win and save of the season last week. Jablonski earned the win over No. 20 Missouri - her first career victory over a ranked opponent - before registering her first career save vs. Oregon State. McClure picked up the save against the 20th-ranked Tigers and earned the win in relief vs. Oregon State. McClure also threw a complete-game against Cal last Saturday, allowing only two runs. NEBRASKA NOTES NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NEBRASKA PITCHING COMPARISON Time Frame W-L ERA R/Gm H/Gm Opp. Avg. First 2 Weeks Last Week KAYLAN JABLONSKI PITCHING COMPARISON Time Frame W-L S ERA H R ER IP Avg. First 2 Weeks Last Week CASSIE McCLURE PITCHING COMPARISON Time Frame W-L S ERA H R ER IP Avg. First 2 Weeks Last Week NU SEEKING RARE ROAD WIN VS. SEC TEAM Nebraska will seek a rare road win over an SEC opponent on Friday when NU takes on Arkansas at Bogle Park. The game at Arkansas will mark Nebraska s fourth regular-season road game against an SEC opponent. Nebraska is 0-3 in regular-season road games against SEC teams (0-1 at Auburn; 0-2 at Texas A&M). Nebraska is 2-9 all-time in road games vs. SEC teams. NEBRASKA ROAD RESULTS VS. SEC TEAMS School Date Result Missouri May 21, 2016* L, 0-9 (5) Missouri May 20, 2016* L, 0-8 (6) LSU May 15, 2015* L, 2-3 (10) Alabama May 23, 2014^ L, 1-2 Alabama May 22, 2014^ L, 5-6 (12) Missouri May 18, 2014* W, 8-1 Missouri May 18, 2014* W, 11-4 Texas A&M March 12, 2012 L, 0-6 Texas A&M March 13, 2012 L, 1-4 Auburn Feb. 20, 2010 L, 1-2 Tennessee May 16, 2009* L, 2-5 Total 11 games 2-9 ^NCAA Super Regional; *NCAA Regional EDWARDS POSTS MULTI-HOMER GAME Freshman Tristen Edwards hit two home runs in Nebraska s 10-6 victory over Oregon State last Sunday. The home runs were the first of Edwards career. Edwards became the first Husker freshman to post a multi-homer game since her older sister Tatum - NU s graduate manager - accomplished the feat in Overall, Tristen is just the sixth Husker to post a multihomer game as a freshman. No Husker freshman has ever recorded two multi-homer games. Edwards first career multi-homer effort came just 11 games into her career. She is the third-fastest Husker to record a multi-homer game. HUSKER FRESHMEN WITH TWO HOME RUNS IN A GAME Player Year Games Played Ann Schroeder Crystal Carwile Tristen Edwards Brooke Thomason Tatum Edwards Ali Viola A LOOK AT THE LINEUP MJ KNIGHTEN 3B R 5 H 1 2B 0 HR 0 RBI 187 Career Starts 187 Starts at 3B 11 GINA METZLER CF R 10 H 2 2B 0 HR 2 RBI 59 Career Starts 10 Starts in CF 66 CASSIE McCLURE DP R 4 H 0 2B 1 HR 3 RBIs 140 Career Starts 103 Starts at DP 3 ALEXIS PERRY 1B R 4 H 0 2B 0 HR 0 RBIs 7 Career Starts 7 Start at 1B AUSTEN URNESS LF R 9 H 1 2B 1 HR 5 RBIs 80 Career Starts 39 Starts in LF TRISTEN EDWARDS RF R 3 H 0 2B 2 HR 3 RBIs 8 Career Starts 8 Starts in RF 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI P HR 1 RBI / ERA 39.2 IP 72 Career Starts 40 Starts at P LAURA BARROW 2B R 5 H 0 2B 0 HR 2 RBIs 120 Career Starts 114 Starts at 2B RINDY BRYANT SS R 4 H 1 2B 0 HR 0 RBI 11 Career Starts 11 Starts at SS 44 BRI CASSIDY C R 0 H 0 2B 0 HR 0 RBI 33 Career Starts 32 Starts at C SUBSTITUTES LEXEY KNEIB INF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI LOTTE SJULIN OF/1B R 1 H 0 HR 0 RBI HALEY DONALDSON INF R 5 H 0 HR 2 RBIs CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP ERA 2.2 IP 2 SO TAYLOR KADAVY LHP ERA 0.1 IP 1 SO TAYLOR OTTE OF R 1 H 0 HR 0 RBI RACHEL ARTHUR INF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI ALYVIA SIMMONS OF/DP R 5 H 0 HR 2 RBIs BREE BORUFF OF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI CASSIE McCLURE RHP ERA 26.1 IP 20 SO SYDNEY McLEOD LHP ERA 4.1 IP 2 SO NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

4 CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (FEB. 28) Rk. Team Big Ten Overall 1. Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan State Michigan Illinois Ohio State Penn State Indiana Northwestern Iowa Maryland Nebraska Purdue Rutgers NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE TITLES (19) Year Conference Title(s) 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2000 Big 12 Tournament 2001 Big 12 Regular Season 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2014 Big Ten Regular Season NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE FINISHES BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament t-4th N/A th t-6th th t-6th th N/A rd 3rd st 1st th N/A st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st rd t-5th th 2nd th t-4th th t-4th th N/A th N/A rd N/A BIG 12 CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament th 2nd th 5th st 1st th 2nd nd 1st st 5th nd 2nd th t-4th st 1st th t-5th nd t-3rd th t-5th t-9th 2nd th t-5th t-6th t-5th th N/A BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT) Year Record Finish Tournament rd N/A nd t-3rd t-1st t-5th rd 2nd th t-5th METZLER AT HOME IN CENTERFIELD Junior Gina Metzler is off to a fast start this season and has started 10 straight games, including nine in center, where NU is replacing two-time All-American Kiki Stokes. Metzler leads NU with 10 hits and five runs. She also leads all regulars with a.323 average, and Metzler is tied for the team lead with two doubles. Metzler has 10 hits in 31 at bats (.323) this season after recording 11 hits in 40 at bats (.275) in Metzler has two multi-hit games in her 10 starts this season. In her first 49 starts the past two seasons, Metzler totaled three multi-hit games. Metzler has two doubles in 31 at bats this season, after totaling one double in 69 at bats the past two seasons. Metzler has two RBIs this season after totaling four RBIs in her first two years combined. In eight starts vs. ranked teams, Metzler is 7-for-24 (.292) with one double and one RBI. Her.292 average vs. ranked teams is the second-highest of any Husker. Metzler owns a career-long four-game hitting streak. She is 5-for-13 (.385) in the streak. Overall, Metzler has hit safely in eight of her 10 starts including six of her eight starts against ranked opponents. JABLONSKI EARNS 1ST SAVE IN ODD FASHION Junior right-hander Kaylan Jablonski earned her first career save in odd fashion in the Huskers 10-6 victory over Oregon State last weekend. Jablonski earned the start against the Beavers and was removed from the game with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning of a 2-2 tie. Oregon State ended the half inning with a 5-2 lead before Nebraska scored six times in the bottom of the frame. With Nebraska leading 8-5, Jablonski re-entered the game to start the fifth inning and allowed only an unearned run over the final three innings. Jablonski earned the save and not the win despite throwing 6.2 innings and recording every out but the final out of the fourth inning. KNIGHTEN JOINS ELITE HUSKER CLUB Nebraska senior MJ Knighten joined an elite Husker club last weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Knighten scored one run in Nebraska s 10-6 win over Oregon State to become just the third Husker to total 150 career hits, runs and RBIs. She joined three-time All-American Ali Viola and two-time All-American Taylor Edwards in that exclusive club. HUSKERS WITH 150 CAREER HITS, RUNS & RBIs Player Hits Runs RBIs Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present FRESHMEN FIRSTS There were a flurry of firsts for Nebraska s freshmen last week at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Bree Boruff appeared as a pinch runner against Oregon State and stole her first base in her first career attempt. Rindy Bryant hit safely in each of Nebraska s final three games, the longest hitting streak of her young career. She also recorded her first career extra-base hit with a double vs. No. 20 Missouri and scored the first run of her career against the Tigers. Tristen Edwards went 2-for-3 with two homers, two runs and three RBIs in the Huskers win over Oregon State. That marked her first career home runs, her first career RBIs, her first career multi-hit game and the first time she has scored multiple runs in a game. Lexey Kneib pinch hit against Oregon State and drew a walk, marking the first time she had reached base in her six plate appearances. Sydney McLeod made the first relief appearance of her career with a scoreless inning against No. 15 Tennessee. Alexis Perry went 2-for-3 in the Huskers upset of No. 20 Missouri. It marked Perry s second multi-hit game, but she scored the first run of her career, and her run proved to be the game-winner. Haley Donaldson did not have a career first last weekend, but she leads all freshmen with five hits and a.357 average, while ranking second with two RBIs NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall 2-10 Non-Conference 2-10 Big Ten Conference 0-0 Home 0-0 Neutral 2-8 Road 0-2 Night Games 1-0 Day Games 1-10 Sunday 1-1 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 0-0 Thursday 0-1 Friday 0-4 Saturday 1-4 vs. Ranked Opponents 1-8 vs. Unranked Opponents 1-2 Extra Innings Run Games 0-1 When Out-Hitting Opponent 2-1 When Out-Hit by Opponent 0-9 When Scoring First 2-2 When Opponent Scores First 0-8 When Scoring in the First Inning 1-3 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-9 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 1-1 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 1-0 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 1-1 When Allowing 5 or More Runs 1-8 When Allowing 10 or More Runs 0-1 When Leading After Five Innings 2-0 When Leading After Six Innings 2-0 When Trailing After Five Innings 0-7 When Trailing After Six Innings 0-7 When Tied After Five Innings 0-0 When Tied After Six Innings 0-0 When Committing 0 Errors 0-1 When Committing 2 or More Errors 0-5

5 5 NU FACED TOUGH FOES IN FEBRUARY Nebraska went 2-10 in February in large part due to playing the most challenging schedule in the country. Nine of Nebraska s 12 games in the month of February came against teams ranked at game time. Of those nine games vs. ranked opponents, four came against teams ranked in the top three (No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Auburn and No. 3 Florida State twice). Overall, 11 of the Huskers 12 February games came against teams that earned a ranking during the season s opening month, as both BYU and Cal moved into the top 25 the week after playing Nebraska. The only unranked team Nebraska faced in February was Oregon State, which received the most votes of any nonranked team in the preseason NFCA poll and received votes in each of the first three polls. At one point, Nebraska played eight consecutive games against opponents ranked at game time. That marked the longest streak of consecutive games against ranked opponents in school history. If you include teams that moved into the top 25 after playing Nebraska, then the Huskers faced a ranked opponent in each of their first 11 games in Nebraska s 10 February opponents combined to post a record in the season s opening month, winning 83 percent of their games. Currently, eight of the Huskers first 10 opponents are ranked. Nebraska s 10 games against current top-25 teams are the most of any team in the nation. MOST GAMES AGAINST THIS WEEK S NFCA TOP 25 School Games vs. Top 25 Total Games Nebraska Notre Dame 9 14 Northwestern schools have played 6 games vs. current top-25 teams (BYU, Florida A&M, NC State, UCF, UCLA) LONGEST STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES VS. RANKED FOES Year Game Type(s) Games 2017 Regular Season NCAA Tournament Regular Season & NCAA Tournament Big 12 & NCAA Tournament 6 THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA Beat a No. 1 Team vs. No. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Beat a Top-5 Team vs. No. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Beat a Top-10 Team vs. No. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Beat a Ranked Team vs. No. 20 Missouri [4-1] (2/25/17) Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. Purdue (4/30/16) Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Scored 10+ Runs vs. Oregon State [10] (2/26/17) Scored 15+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Scored 20+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Allowed 10+ Runs vs. BYU [12] (2/9/17) Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Allowed 20+ Runs never Recorded 15+ Hits at Minnesota [15] (4/23/16) Recorded 20+ Hits at Maryland [21] (4/3/16) Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Hit 4+ Home Runs at Ohio St. [5] (4/4/15) Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Drew 10+ Walks at Northwestern [10] (4/17/16) Was No-Hit at Oklahoma St. (3/9/12) NEBRASKA NOTES NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES TOUGH TEAMS MEANS TOUGH PITCHING With Nebraska playing the nation s most difficult schedule in February, it is no surprise that the Huskers also faced some of the nation s top pitchers in the opening month. In February, Nebraska faced two All-America pitchers, four all-region pitchers and three hurlers who were named their conference s 2016 pitcher of the year. The 10 starting pitchers who defeated Nebraska in February combined for a 62-4 record in the month. STARTING PITCHERS WHO BEAT NEBRASKA IN FEBRUARY Pitcher, School W-L* W-L^ McKenna Bull, BYU Mariah Lopez, Oklahoma Kaylee Carlson, Auburn Taran Alvelo, Washington Kayla Harris, Pittsburgh Brittany Knight, Pittsburgh Meghan King, Florida St Jessica Burroughs, Florida St Matty Moss, Tennessee Zoe Conley, Cal Totals *record following NU game; ^current record ALL HANDS ON DECK Nebraska s largest roster in school history has been utilized to the fullest extent so far this season. Through only seven games, 16 of Nebraska s 20 healthy players had earned multiple starts. Nebraska has utilized at least two starters at every position except third base. Senior All-America third baseman MJ Knighten is the only Husker who has started all 12 games at the same position. Knighten and junior Austen Urness are the only two Huskers who have started all 12 games. Nebraska has used a different batting in order in all 12 games and has only duplicated its starting lineup once. Seven Huskers have earned starts at multiple positions. Nebraska has seen a player make her first career start at every position this season except third base, left field and center field. THE LAST TIME A HUSKER Had 6+ At Bats 5 players vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Had 5+ Hits Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06) Scored 4+ Runs 2 players (4 & 5) at Maryland (4/3/16) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Had 2+ Homers Tristen Edwards (2) vs. Oregon St. (2/26/17) Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98) Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13) Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11) Drew 4+ Walks MJ Knighten (4) at Northwestern (4/17/16) Had 2+ HBP Madi Unzicker (2) at Penn St. (5/13/16) Had 5+ RBIs Dawna Tyson (5) at Minnesota (4/23/16) Threw a No-Hitter Kaylan Jablonski vs. Purdue (4/30/16) Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) Had 10+ Strikeouts Cassie McClure (10) vs. So. Dakota St. (3/29/16) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak Mattie Fowler (10) (2016) Had a 15-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) Had a 20-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) Had a 25-Game Hit Streak Taylor Edwards (25) ( ) NATIONAL RANKINGS USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (FEB. 28) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida State (18)* Auburn (2)* Florida (6) Oregon Texas A&M (5) Arizona UCLA Washington* Oklahoma* Minnesota (1)* Alabama James Madison LSU Michigan Tennessee* Georgia Utah Louisiana Kentucky Arizona State* Pittsburgh* Baylor California* RV 24. Missouri* Ole Miss RV USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (FEB. 28) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (3) Florida State (7)* Auburn (2)* Oregon Texas A&M (6) Arizona (1) Washington* UCLA Oklahoma* Alabama Minnesota (1)* LSU James Madison Michigan Tennessee* Utah Georgia California* Louisiana Arizona State* Kentucky Baylor Ole Miss RV 24. Pittsburgh* Missouri* *2017 Husker opponent WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Week NFCA ESPN.com Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 Feb. 14 NR RV 0-4 Feb. 21 NR NR 0-8 Feb. 28 NR NR 2-10 March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

6 HUSKER HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA NOTES 6 62 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES RETURNING DIVISION I PLAYERS WHO AVERAGED Nebraska has won 62 games in its HIT, 1.0 RUN & 1.0 RBI PER GAME IN 2016 NCAA Tournament appearances while Player School posting an overall record of (.544 winning Ali Aguilar Washington Aleah Craighton Louisiana percentage). The Huskers 62 postseason wins rank MJ Knighten Nebraska 15th in NCAA history. Jessica Warren Florida State 30 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS A total of 22 Huskers have combined to earn 30 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, including eight first-team accolades. The 30 academic All-Americans are the most of any softball program in the country and rank third among all female athletic programs in NCAA history. 27 ALL-AMERICANS Nebraska has produced 27 All- Americans in school history, including eight first-team All-Americans, seven two-time honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans. 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES In the 35 years softball has been an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made 24 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from 1995 to Nebraska s 24 postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history. 21 ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLE In her first 24 years as Nebraska s head coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 13 players to a total of 21 All-America honors. 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Nebraska has won 19 conference titles in its 41 seasons as a varsity sport. The Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns and captured their first Big Ten title in TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGS Nebraska has been ranked in the final NFCA poll in 15 of the 22 years the poll has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of the first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006). 14 REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Rhonda Revelle has produced 14 academic All-Americans in her first 24 seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle has produced the second-highest total of academic All-Americans of any coach in the country. 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Nebraska has advanced to the Women s College World Series seven times to rank 11th in NCAA history. 4 SOFTBALL OLYMPIANS A total of four former Huskers have competed in the Olympics, beginning with Lori Sippel at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The 2008 Beijing Olympics - the most recent Olympic Games where softball was played - featured a pair of former Huskers, as did the 2004 Athens Games. NUMBER OF PLAYERS EARNING STARTS BY POSITION Position Starters 1st-Time Starters* Pitcher 3 1 Catcher 2 1 First Base 3 3 Second Base 2 1 Third Base 1 0 Shortstop 2 2 Left Field 2 0 Center Field 2 0 Right Field 2 1 Designated Player 3 1 *player who has made her first career start at that position HUSKERS WHO HAVE STARTED AT MULTIPLE POSITIONS Player Position 1 Position 2 Laura Barrow 1B 2B Kaylan Jablonski P DP Lexey Kneib SS DP Cassie McClure P DP Gina Metzler LF CF Alyvia Simmons RF DP Austen Urness C LF HUSKERS EARNING FIRST CAREER START BY POSITION Player Year Position Sydney McLeod Freshman P Austen Urness Junior C Laura Barrow Junior 1B Alexis Perry Freshman 1B Lotte Sjulin Senior 1B Haley Donaldson Freshman 2B Rindy Bryant Freshman SS Lexey Kneib Freshman SS Tristen Edwards Freshman RF Lexey Kneib Freshman DP KNIGHTEN AMONG TOP RETURNERS MJ Knighten was among 18 players named a 2016 first-team All-American, including eight 2017 returning players. Knighten is looking to become the first Husker to be a first-team All-American in back-to-back seasons and just the second to twice be named a first-team All- American. As one of eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans, Knighten earned a spot as one of 50 players nationally on the 2017 USA Softball Player-of-the-Year Watch List. RETURNING 2016 NFCA FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Player School Class Pos. Delanie Gourley Florida Sr. LHP Megan Good James Madison Jr. RHP Aleshia Ocasio Florida Jr. RHP Paige Parker Oklahoma Jr. LHP Sara Groenewegen Minnesota Sr. RHP/UTL Tera Blanco Michigan Jr. 1B Kasey Cooper Auburn Sr. 3B MJ Knighten Nebraska Sr. 3B Last season, Knighten became the first Husker ever to average 1.0 hit, 1.0 run and 1.0 RBI per game. She was one of eight players nationally to accomplish that feat, and Knighten is one of only four returning players who averaged 1.0 hit, 1.0 run and 1.0 RBI per game in In 2016, Knighten became the first player in NU history to total 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 RBIs in a season. She was one of only nine players nationally to accomplish that feat in 2016 and is one of only five returning players who totaled 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 RBIs last season. RETURNING DIVISION I PLAYERS WHO TOTALED 60 HITS, 60 RUNS & 60 RBIs IN 2016 Player School Ali Aguilar Washington Kacey Cooper Auburn MJ Knighten Nebraska Alex Powers Florida State Jessica Warren Florida State Knighten ranked fourth nationally with 21 home runs in Knighten has produced 60 RBIs in each of the past two seasons. She is one of three Huskers to record a 60-RBI season and one of only two Huskers to have two seasons with 60 or more RBIs. This spring, Knighten will look to become the first player in school history to post three seasons with 60 or more RBIs. Knighten is also ranks seventh nationally among all active players with 158 career RBIs. ACTIVE DIVISION I CAREER RBI LEADERS Rk. Player School RBIs 1. Kasey Cooper Auburn Sahvanna Jaquish LSU Katiyana Mauga Arizona Delaney Spaulding UCLA Ali Aguilar Washington Haley Hayden Louisiana MJ Knighten Nebraska 158 KNIGHTEN A HIT WITH THE BIG RED Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has been a hitting machine in her career, totaling 207 hits in only 187 games. Knighten is just the second Husker to total 200 hits before her senior season and the first in 14 years. HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS PRIOR TO SENIOR SEASON Player Years Games Hits Kim Ogee MJ Knighten 2014-present Tobin Echo-Hawk Knighten enters her senior season with a strong chance to become the fifth player in program history to finish her career with more hits than games played. 4-YEAR HUSKERS WITH MORE HITS THAN GAMES PLAYED Player Hits Games Diff. Ali Viola Tobin Echo-Hawk Jennifer Lizama MJ Knighten Kim Ogee

7 7 NEBRASKA NOTES & OPPONENT PREVIEW Knighten is one of only five players in Nebraska history to produce at least 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior. This season, she looks to become the fourth Husker to total 50 hits all four seasons of her career. HUSKERS WITH 50 HITS IN EACH OF FIRST 3 SEASONS Player Fr. So. Jr. Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee Nicole Trimboli Alicia Armstrong MJ Knighten The consistently high hit totals have helped Knighten become one of only eight Huskers to post a.300 batting average as a freshman, sophomore and junior. This season, Knighten is bidding to become the seventh Husker to hit.300 all four years of her career..300 HITTERS AS A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE & JUNIOR Denise Day Tobin Echo-Hawk Ali Viola Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee Brooke Thomason Alicia Armstrong MJ Knighten KNIGHTEN CHASING HUSKER RECORDS MJ Knighten begins her final season already ranked in the top five on four of Nebraska s all-time charts. KNIGHTEN S TOP-FIVE HUSKER RANKINGS Category Total Rank Average.356 5th Slugging Percentage.598 5th Home Runs 35 t-5th RBIs 158 t-5th Knighten also has a chance to break a few records. Based on averages from her first three seasons, Knighten is on pace to become NU s all-time hits leader. KNIGHTEN S PURSUIT OF NEBRASKA ALL-TIME RECORDS Category Rank Total Pace Record Hits NR RBIs 5th Runs 7th McCLURE A DECORATED PITCHER Senior right-hander Cassie McClure was a third-team All- Central Region selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014, and is a two-time, first-team All-Midwest Region honoree at Nebraska. She has earned recognition for both her offensive and pitching prowess. McClure is only the fifth Husker pitcher to be a twotime, first-team all-region honoree, and she is looking to become the first pitcher in Nebraska history to be a three-time first-team all-region selection in McClure is one of only four pitchers nationally who is a three-time all-region selection. Among that quartet, McClure and Minnesota s Sara Groenewegen are the only players to twice earn first-team recognition. ACTIVE THREE-TIME ALL-REGION PITCHERS Player School Cassie McClure* Nebraska 3rd 1st 1st Sara Groenewegen* Minnesota 2nd 1st 1st McKenna Bull BYU 3rd 3rd 2nd Gabrielle Snyder* Dayton 3rd 3rd 1st *selected at the pitcher/utility spot NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES McCLURE A VERSATILE PITCHER Senior Cassie McClure has been a versatile and productive pitcher in her Nebraska career. McClure has factored into both wins this year, earning the save vs. No. 20 Missouri and the win vs. Oregon State. In her three seasons, McClure has factored into 38 of Nebraska s 77 wins (27 wins, 11 saves). PITCHERS WITH 25 CAREER WINS & 10 CAREER SAVES Player School Wins Saves Maryssa Becker Louisville Nickie Blue South Carolina McKenna Bull BYU Manda Cash Dayton Katie Donovan Utah Delanie Gourley Florida Shelby Hursh Ohio State Kaitlyn Malone Wichita St Cassie McClure Nebraska SCOUTING IUPUI (4-11) IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) is 4-11 this season but is 4-4 since opening the year with seven straight losses. The Jaguars went 2-3 last weekend, concluding the tournament with back-to-back 6-1 victories over Wright State and Austin Peay. Offensively, IUPUI has slugged 10 home runs and is hitting.261 while averaging 3.9 runs per game. The Jaguars top four hitters are all seniors. Alyssa Matson leads the team with a.407 average and paces IUPUI with 22 hits, 11 runs, five doubles and one triple. Maggie Good is batting.341 with team-high totals of three home runs and 15 RBIs. Taylor Chitwood owns a.306 average with four doubles, one triple and 12 RBIs. Rounding out the quartet of senior hitters is Roni Patterson, who is hitting.262 with a teamhigh seven walks and three stolen bases. Defensively, IUPUI is allowing an average of 6.6 runs per game. The Jaguars own a 5.21 ERA and have allowed 22 unearned runs in 15 games. Nickole Finch has seen the most action of IUPUI s three pitchers. Finch has appeared in 12 of the Jaguars 15 games, compiling a 3-4 record with one save and a 5.50 ERA in 48.1 innings. Erica Tharp is 1-6 with a 4.69 ERA. She has struck out 17 and walked only eight, but has also allowed nine home runs. Maggie Armstrong (0-1, 8.40 ERA in 8.1 IP) rounds out the staff. IUPUI INTERIM COACH HEATHER TARTER Heather Tarter is serving as IUPUI s interim coach in 2017 Tarter is 4-11 as the Jaguars interim head coach Tarter was in three years at Purdue Calumet Tarter has never faced Nebraska or Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. IUPUI Nebraska won the lone meeting, 11-0 (5) in 2002 Peaches James & Lisa Wangler combined on a no-hitter It marked the second combined no-hitter in NU history Category Nebraska IUPUI Record Average Home Runs 4 10 Runs/Game ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct BOWLIN STADIUM 73 HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE Nebraska has won 73 percent of its games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a record since the facility opened in The Huskers have posted a winning record in each of their first 15 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. 16 SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM The 2017 season marks Nebraska s 16th season calling Bowlin Stadium home. Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium s inaugural year was in The facility has seen upgrades since then, including a new indoor practice facility. 14 TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS In the first 15 seasons Nebraska has played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance 14 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance four times. 5 NCAA REGIONALS In the first 15 seasons Nebraska has called Bowlin Stadium home, the Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Regionals at the facility, most recently in WORLD S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATE Nebraska set a world record when 2,302 fans showed up for the World s Largest Softball Tailgate against Michigan on April 9, NU broke its previous record of 2,204 set in BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDS YEAR RECORD PCT TOTAL LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM 1. 2,302 Michigan April 9, ,204 Ohio State April 19, ,960 Texas April 9, ,844 Iowa May 17, ,840 Michigan April 27, ,752 Wisconsin May 12, ,692 Indiana May 3, ,585 Lehigh May 20, ,518 Purdue May 10, ,417 California May 22, 2004 NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

8 STARTER BREAKDOWN OPPONENT PREVIEWS & SERIES HISTORIES 8 PITCHER Kaylan Jablonski Cassie McClure Sydney McLeod CATCHER Bri Cassidy Austen Urness FIRST BASE Alexis Perry Laura Barrow Lotte Sjulin SECOND BASE Laura Barrow Haley Donaldson THIRD BASE MJ Knighten SHORTSTOP Rindy Bryant Lexey Kneib LEFT FIELD Austen Urness Gina Metzler CENTER FIELD Gina Metzler Taylor Otte RIGHT FIELD Tristen Edwards Alyvia Simmons DESIGNATED PLAYER Cassie McClure Kaylan Jablonski Alyvia Simmons Lexey Kneib SCOUTING ARKANSAS (11-1) Arkansas brings an 11-1 record into a Wednesday game at Oklahoma State. The Razorbacks are off to the best start in program history. Arkansas opened the year with eight consecutive victories before losing to Florida Atlantic, 3-1, last Friday. The Razorbacks bounced back from their first loss to end last weekend with three straight wins. The Razorbacks have excelled offensively and defensively while outscoring their opponents on the season. At the plate, Arkansas boasts a.338 average. The Razorbacks led the nation in home runs (25) and rank second in slugging percentage (.634) and fourth in scoring (8.1). Defensively, Arkansas ranks ninth nationally in ERA, and the Razorback staff is limiting opposing hitters to a.186 average with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of nearly 4-to-1. Offensively, five Razorback regulars are hitting above.350 and nine players have homered. Nicole Schroeder leads the team with a.457 average, 16 hits, four doubles, one triple, seven homers and 22 RBIs. She ranks among the nation s top five hitters in home runs (3rd), RBIs (3rd) and slugging percentage (5th). Autumn Russell is also hitting above.400, posting a.433 average with 13 hits in 30 at bats. Tori Cooper owns a.375 average in her seven starts with four home runs and nine RBIs. Shelby Hiers is batting.357 and has posted team-high totals of 13 walks and 18 runs in only 12 games. Katie Warrick is the fifth Razorback hitting above.350, as she owns a.355 average with four homers and 11 RBIs. In the circle, Arkansas has primarily relied on the duo of Grace Moll and Autumn Storms. The two have each appeared in seven games with six starts apiece. Moll leads the team with 32.2 innings pitched, and she is 5-0 with a 1.50 ERA. She has struck out 39 batters and allowed only five extra-base hits in her 32.2 innings. Storms is 4-1 with a 0.79 ERA in 26.2 innings. Opponents are hitting a paltry.191 against Storms and have struck out 23 times while walking only once. The three other Razorbacks to see action this season have yet to allow a run. Katie Warrick is 1-0 over three appearances and 6.2 scoreless innings, Allison Stewart is 1-0 in 4.0 scoreless innings and Caroline Hedgcock has allowed only one base runner in her 2.0 scoreless inning. ARKANSAS COACH COURTNEY DEIFEL Courtney Deifel is in her second season at Arkansas She owns a record with the Razorbacks Deifel spent the 2015 season at Maryland (27-27) She owns a career record in three seasons Deifel is 1-0 vs. Nebraska She is 1-0 vs. Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. ARKANSAS Arkansas leads the all-time series, 3-2 The Razorbacks have won the last three meetings Arkansas defeated Nebraska, 11-10, last season MJ Knighten hit her 14th homer of the year in that game NU s last win in the series came at home in 2007 (5-0) Rhonda Revelle is 2-3 against Arkansas Category Nebraska Arkansas Record Average Home Runs 4 25 Runs/Game ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct SCOUTING LAMAR (5-10) Lamar enters this weekend with a 5-10 record against a challenging schedule. The Cardinals went 3-2 at their home tournament last weekend, suffering a pair of onerun losses to Kansas (1-0) and Tulsa (5-4). Seven of Lamar s 10 losses have been one-run defeats. Against teams from a Power Five Conference, the Cardinals have lost a pair of one-run games at No. 5 Texas A&M, a onerun game vs. an Ohio State squad receiving votes in the top-25 poll, a two-run game at No. 22 Baylor and last Saturday s one-run loss to a Kansas. Despite its record, Lamar has only been outscored this season. The Cardinals have hit only one home run and average just 3.3 runs per game, but they allow only 3.6 runs per game. Offensively, Brittany Rodriguez leads the way with a.396 average. She also leads Lamar with 19 hits, nine runs, three stolen bases and one triple. Brynn Baca is batting.349, and she has slugged the Cardinals lone home run. Baca also leads Lamar with two doubles, 10 RBIs and a.465 slugging percentage. Corina Thornton (.333) is the only other Cardinal hitting above.300, but she has only started six of Lamar s 12 games. In the circle, Ciara Luna is the Cardinals ace. Luna is a hard-luck 1-7 this season with losses to Texas A&M twice, Ohio State, Kansas and Tulsa. Luna s lone win came against South Dakota State. Luna has appeared in 11 of Lamar s 15 games, making nine starts while compiling a 4.45 ERA in 54.2 innings. Laura Napoli has seen the most action behind Luna, posting a 3-3 record with a 4.45 ERA in 28.1 innings. Anissa Rodriguez (1-0, 0.87 ERA in 10.1 IP), Amie Cisneros (0-0, 3.86 ERA in 7.0 IP) and Julia Voluntad (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 1.0 IP) round out the staff. LAMAR COACH HOLLY BRUDER Holly Bruder is in her fifth season at Lamar She was charged with reviving the program in 2013 Lamar previously had softball from Bruder owns a record with the Cardinals She owns a career record in 14 seasons Bruder has never faced Nebraska or Coach Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. LAMAR Nebraska and Lamar are meeting for the first time Category Nebraska Lamar Record Average Home Runs 4 1 Runs/Game ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct

9 29 RACHEL ARTHUR 00 LEXEY KNEIB none Hits none none Hits none none Runs 1 nine times none Runs none none RBIs 1 vs.utep (2014) none RBIs none 23 LAURA BARROW 2 vs. Oregon St. Hits 3 at UNI (2016) 1 vs. Oregon St. Runs 4 at Maryland (2016) 2 vs. Missouri RBIs 2 eight times none HRs 1 twice 8 CAITLIN BARTSCH 1.2 vs. Pittsburgh IP 4.1 vs. DePaul (2016) 1 twice Ks 2 vs. Georgia Tch (2015) 2 vs. BYU Hits 0 at Minnesota (2016) 0 twice ER 0 five times 64 BREE BORUFF none Hits none none Runs none none RBIs none 5 RINDY BRYANT 1 four times Hits same 1 twice Runs same none RBIs none 44 BRI CASSIDY none Hits none none Runs 1 at Northwestern (2016) none RBIs none 4 HALEY DONALDSON 2 vs. Pittsburgh Hits same none Runs none 1 twice RBIs same 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS 2 vs. Oregon St. Hits same 2 vs. Oregon St. Runs same 3 vs. Oregon St. RBIs same 2 vs. Oregon St. HRs same 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI PITCHING 6.2 vs. Oregon St. IP 9.0 vs. Wisconsin (2016) 4 vs. Oregon St. Ks 9 twice 11 vs. Washington Hits (CG) 0 vs. Purdue (2016) 7 vs. Washington ER (CG) 0 five times 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI BATTING 1 three times Hits 3 at Maryland 1 vs. Auburn Runs 2 twice 1 vs. Washington RBIs 3 at Maryland (2016) none HRs 1 five times 14 TAYLOR KADAVY 0.1 at Florida St. IP 3.2 vs. Arkansas (2016) 1 at Florida St. Ks 4 vs. Arkansas (2016) 2 at Florida St. Hits 2 four times 1 at Florida St. ER 1 three times 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 2 vs. Pittsburgh Hits 4 twice 2 vs. Washington Runs 3 nine times none RBIs 5 four times none HRs 2 four times 66 CASSIE McCLURE PITCHING 7.0 three times IP 8.0 vs. Purdue (2016) 5 at Florida St. Ks 10 twice 7 vs. Auburn Hits (CG) 1 vs. Green Bay (2016) 1 vs. Auburn ER (CG) 0 four times 66 CASSIE McCLURE BATTING 1 four times Hits 3 seven times 1 vs. Oregon St. Runs 2 six times 3 vs. Oregon St. RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 1 vs. Oregon St. HRs 2 twice 97 SYDNEY McLEOD 2.0 vs. Oklahoma IP same 1 twice Ks same 3 vs. Oklahoma Hits same 0 twice ER same 11 GINA METZLER 2 twice Hits 2 five times 2 vs. Oregon St. Runs 2 twice 1 twice RBIs 1 six times 22 TAYLOR OTTE 1 at Florida St. Hits 1 eight times none Runs 2 at Northwestern (2016) none RBIs none 3 ALEXIS PERRY 2 twice Hits same 1 vs. Missouri Runs none none RBIs none 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS 2 vs. Auburn Hits 2 six times 1 twice Runs 2 five times 1 twice RBIs 3 at Illinois (2016) none HRs 1 five times 01 LOTTE SJULIN 1 vs. Auburn Hits 1 three times 1 vs. Missouri Runs 1 33 times none RBIs 1 twice 27 AUSTEN URNESS 2 twice Hits 3 twice 1 four times Runs 2 four times 2 twice RBIs 5 vs. Wisconsin 1 vs. BYU HRs 2 vs. Wisconsin

10 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL REVELLE S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 10 COACHING STOPS Nebraska (Head Coach) 1993-present NFCA HALL OF FAME San Jose State (Assistant Coach) Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) WINNINGEST COACH Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986 IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS (ALL SPORTS) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (1987) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish N/A Totals N/A NEBRASKA (1993-PRESENT) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish th th rd th 3-2 2nd th 1-2 t-5th st 4-0 1st th 3-1 2nd nd 4-1 1st st 2-2 t-3rd rd 3-1 2nd th 2-2 t-3rd st 4-0 1st th 2-2 t-5th nd 2-2 t-3rd th 0-1 t-7th t-9th 3-1 2nd th 0-1 t-7th t-6th 0-1 t-7th th rd nd 1-1 t-3rd t-1st 0-1 t-5th rd 2-1 2nd th 1-1 t-5th Totals Career NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY) Year Round Record Finish Rank Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th 1998 Regional 4-2 t-5th 5th 1999 Regional 4-2 t-9th 20th 2000 Regional 3-2 t-17th 14th 2001 Regional 2-2 t-17th 14th 2002 WCWS 5-2 t-5th 6th 2003 Regional 3-2 t-17th 13th 2004 Regional 3-2 t-9th 14th 2005 Regional 1-2 t-33rd 25th 2006 Regional 2-2 t-17th 15th 2007 Regional 0-2 t-49th Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th 2015 Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 2-2 t-17th -- Totals 20 app REVELLE S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKA Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4 Big Ten Coach of the Year 1 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1 Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 Conference Titles 7 Big Ten Conference Titles 1 Big 12 Conference Titles 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances 19 NCAA Regional Titles 4 Women s College World Series Appearances 3 NFCA All-Americans 19 Multi-Time All-Americans 5 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13 WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE D1 COACHES)* 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1, Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1, Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1,267 Diane Ninemire, California 1, Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1, Donna Papa, North Carolina 1, Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1, Sandy Montgomery, SIUE* Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Patrick Murphy, Alabama Bob Coolen, Hawaii Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 915 *SIUE has only been a Division I school since 2009 RHONDA REVELLE COACH OF THE YEAR IN THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES (BIG 8, BIG 12, BIG TEN) FIVE-TIME REGIONAL COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR THREE-TIME NFCA PRESIDENT 25th SEASON AT NEBRASKA 26th CAREER SEASON RECORD AT NEBRASKA CAREER RECORD Rhonda Revelle is truly one of the nation s elite coaches. One of only 16 active Division I coaches enshrined in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 20 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among active coaches. In the classroom, Revelle has coached 14 players to academic All-America honors in 24 seasons, the second-highest total of any coach nationally during that span. Revelle has also given back to the profession, as she is currently serving in her third stint as NFCA President. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES) 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona Diane Ninemire, Cal Carol Hutchins, Michigan Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 20 MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993) 1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13 ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHES Mike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996 Margo Jonker, Central Michigan Inducted 2003 Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006 Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008 Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009 Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010 Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010 Ralph Weekly, Tennessee Inducted 2011 Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012 Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012 Joan Joyce, Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013 Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013 Jo Evans, Texas A&M Inducted 2015 Clint Myers, Auburn Inducted 2015 Bob Brock, Sam Houston State Inducted 2016 Jacquite Joseph, Michigan State* Inducted 2016 *inducted as member of Pioneer Category