vs. No. 13 Washington (0-0) Saturday, Feb :45 p.m. (Central)

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1 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH (402) (402) GAME 1 vs. BYU (0-0) Thursday, Feb a.m. (Central) [ESPN3] GAME 2 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (0-0) Friday, Feb a.m. (Central) PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CHALLENGE Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Nancy Almaraz Stadium The Nebraska softball team goes international to open its 2017 season this week, as the Huskers will travel to Mexico to play four top teams in three days at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. After practicing in Puerto Vallarta on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nebraska will play the first Division I softball game of the 2017 season on Thursday against BYU at 10 a.m. The Huskers then face No. 1 Oklahoma at 11 a.m. on Friday, before taking on second-ranked Auburn immediately after the OU game. Nebraska closes the tournament on Saturday with a 12:45 p.m. matchup with No. 13 Washington. On Thursday on ESPN3, NU faces a BYU team that the Huskers eliminated in the 2016 NCAA Columbia (Mo.) Regional before taking on three consecutive top-15 opponents on Friday and Saturday. Thursday s Nebraska-BYU game will be the first Division I softball game of the 2017 season. The season opener with the Cougars will mark the 2,175th game in Husker softball history and the first to be played outside the United States. No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Auburn, No. 13 Washington, Nebraska and BYU (both receiving votes) are all ranked or receiving votes in the preseason poll. The five teams combined for a record in 2016 and all recorded a win in the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma (1st), Auburn (2nd), Washington (t-9th) and Nebraska (t-17th) all posted top-20 finishes. Of the 50 players on the USA Softball Player-ofthe-Year Watch List, eight are in Puerto Vallarta. TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH One of eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans, MJ Knighten is bidding to become the first player in Nebraska history to earn first-team All-America honors in back-to-back seasons. GAME 3 vs. No. 2 Auburn (0-0) Friday, Feb p.m. (Central) THIS WEEK S TOP 10 GAME 4 vs. No. 13 Washington (0-0) Saturday, Feb :45 p.m. (Central) Friday sees Nebraska take on the two teams that battled for the 2016 national championship, with Oklahoma defeating Auburn, 2-1, in the best-ofthree championship series. Against the Sooners, Nebraska will be looking for its fourth win vs. the No. 1 team following 1-0 victories over Michigan (2016), Oklahoma (2013) and Florida (2011). Saturday s final game against No. 13 Washington promises to be a thriller if recent history is any indication. Each of the last three meetings between the Huskers and Huskies has produced a walk-off finish, with Washington winning in 2013 and 2016 and the Huskers walking off with a win in All four games this week are scheduled for a free radio broadcast on Huskers.com, although connectivity issues could be a challenge. Nebraska has won four straight season openers, and the Huskers are 17-2 in their last four seasonopening tournaments. The 2017 roster features 21 players, tying for the largest roster in program history. The Husker roster also features seven freshmen and eight Nebraska natives, with both totals tying for the most in Rhonda Revelle s 25 seasons as Husker head coach. Friday s game with Oklahoma will mark Revelle s 1,400th game as Nebraska s head coach. MJ Knighten enters this week needing to score four runs to become the third Husker to total 150 career hits, 150 career runs and 150 career. Cassie McClure totaled 17 wins and five saves in 2016 with three wins vs. top-10 teams. In 2017, McClure looks to become the first Husker pitcher to be a three-time first-team all-region pick NEBRASKA SCHEDULE (0-0) Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (hosted by Triple Crown Sports) Feb. 9 vs. BYU (ESPN3) 10 a.m. Feb. 10 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 11 a.m. Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Auburn 2 p.m. Feb. 11 vs. No. 13 Washington 12:45 p.m. ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at Florida State) Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh 3 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Pittsburgh 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at Florida State 3 p.m. Feb. 19 at Florida State 11:30 a.m. Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Feb. 24 vs. Tennessee 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25 vs. California 5 p.m. Feb. 25 vs. Missouri 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 vs. Oregon State 11 a.m. 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 (.648) [26th year] Nebraska Record (.653) [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, (.641) NCAA Record 1, (.652) 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 NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 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 913 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 1,217 of Nebraska s 1,394 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 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) NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS

3 3 WHAT NEBRASKA RETURNS: OFFENSE Nebraska brings back the majority of its offensive production from 2016, but the Huskers must also replace four talented hitters from last year s lineup, a quartet that combined to start more than 800 games in their careers. The 2016 Husker offense ranked second in school history in home runs (65), third in slugging percentage (.474) and on-base percentage (.390), fourth in (299) and extrabase hits (144) and fifth in runs scored (321). Nebraska returns more than half of that production in nearly every offensive category this spring. The top returner is MJ Knighten, who earned first-team All- America honors in 2016 after hitting.376 with 21 homers, 60, 39 walks and a.749 slugging percentage. She ranked fourth nationally in home runs, 13th in runs per game, 19th in per game and 23rd in slugging percentage. In the NU record book, Knighten finished second in home runs, runs and slugging percentage while ranking fourth in and sixth in walks. Knighten enters her final season with a.368 career average, 35 home runs and 158. Classmate Cassie McClure also boasts a career average above.300, as the three-time all-region selection ranks second to Knighten among all 2017 Huskers with a.323 career average, 17 homers and 106. Junior Laura Barrow (.313) is the only other current Husker with a career batting average above.260, although the returning Huskers - minus junior Madi Unzicker, who will miss the 2017 season due to injury - boast a collective.303 career average. The Huskers must replace four regulars from last year s lineup, including two-time All-American Kiki Stokes, twotime All-Big Ten selection Alicia Armstrong, 2016 All-Big Ten honoree Mattie Fowler and Dawna Tyson. Together, that group produced four of Nebraska s top six batting averages in Stokes led the Huskers with a.409 average, 74 hits, 12 doubles, three triples, and 20 stolen bases last season. RETURNING OFFENSE IN 2017 Category 2016 Total Returned Pct % Doubles % Home % At Bats 1, % Walks % % % Stolen Bases % RETURNING OFFENSIVE LEADERS FROM 2016 Category Top Returner Total Team Rank MJ Knighten 61 1st Home MJ Knighten 21 1st MJ Knighten 60 1st Walks MJ Knighten 39 1st At Bats MJ Knighten 170 2nd MJ Knighten 64 2nd Doubles Kaylan Jablonski 9 2nd Stolen Bases MJ Knighten 7 2nd CAREER COMPARISON OF RETURNING VS. LOST HITTERS Category Avg. AB H R RBI SLG% OB% 4 Lost.311 2, Returners.303 1, doesn t include Madi Unzicker, who will miss all of 2017 NEBRASKA NOTES NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES WHAT NEBRASKA RETURNS: PITCHING The outlook for the pitching staff is similar to that of the offense: the majority of the 2016 production returns but not without a key loss. NU returns four of its five pitchers, led by senior Cassie McClure and junior Kaylan Jablonski. McClure led Nebraska in wins (17), appearances (40), starts (23), complete games (11), innings pitched (156.1), strikeouts (113) and saves (5) last spring, while posting a record with a 3.49 ERA. McClure saw the most extensive action of her career in 2016 and responded with her best season, posting three wins over top-10 teams and twice being recognized as the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week en route to earning first-team all-region accolades. Jablonski finished her sophomore season with an 8-5 record and a 4.81 ERA. She finished second on the team behind McClure in appearances (30), starts (18), innings (106.1) and strikeouts (73), all of which were career highs. Juniors Caitlin Bartsch (0-0, 3.32 ERA in 6.1 IP) and Tayor Kadavy (0-0, 8.08 ERA in 4.1 IP) also return. The four returners fared well last fall. In six games totaling 47.0 innings against Division I opponents in the fall, NU posted a 0.77 ERA while allowing a total of only 11 runs. While four pitchers return, NU must replace Emily Lockman, a two-time All-Big Ten performer and two-time first-team All-Midwest selection. Lockman s career totals in wins, starts, innings and strikeouts are all greater than that of Nebraska s four returning pitchers combined. RETURNING PITCHING IN 2017 Category 2016 Total Returned Pct. Saves % Strikeouts % Appearances % Starts % Innings % Wins % RETURNING PITCHING LEADERS FROM 2016 Category Top Returner Total Team Rank Wins Cassie McClure 17 1st Appearances Cassie McClure 40 1st Starts Cassie McClure 23 1st Innings Cassie McClure st Saves Cassie McClure 5 1st Strikeouts Cassie McClure 113 1st CAREER COMPARISON OF RETURNING VS. LOST PITCHERS Category W-L ERA APP GS CG IP SO 1 Lost Returners WHAT NEBRASKA ADDS: NEWCOMERS Nebraska welcomes a seven-player freshman class to the fold in 2017, which ties for the largest freshman class in Rhonda Revelle s 25 seasons. The group includes: infielders Rindy Bryant, Haley Donaldson, Lexey Kneib and Alexis Perry, outfielders Bree Boruff and Tristen Edwards and left-handed pitcher Sydney McLeod. Boruff, Bryant, Donaldson, Edwards and Kneib were all named 2016 Permier Girls Fastpitch Regional All- Americans. Edwards was also one of 36 players selected to participate in the 2016 PGF High School All-American Game, while Donaldson was named the 2016 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year A LOOK AT THE LINEUP MJ KNIGHTEN 3B 175 Career Starts 175 Starts at 3B 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS RF 0 Career Starts 0 Starts in RF 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI P HR 0 RBI l ERA 0.0 IP 62 Career Starts 34 Starts at P 29 AUSTEN URNESS LF 68 Career Starts 28 Starts in LF CASSIE McCLURE DP 131 Career Starts 98 Starts at DP ALEXIS PERRY 1B 0 Career Starts 0 Starts at 1B 00 LEXEY KNEIB SS 0 Career Starts 0 Starts at SS BRI CASSIDY C 22 Career Starts 21 Starts at C TAYLOR OTTE CF 18 Career Starts 1 Start in CF 23 LAURA BARROW 2B 110 Career Starts 107 Starts at 2B SUBSTITUTES LOTTE SJULIN OF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI HALEY DONALDSON INF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI RINDY BRYANT INF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP ERA 0.0 IP 0 SO GINA METZLER OF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI TAYLOR KADAVY LHP ERA 0.0 IP 0 SO RACHEL ARTHUR INF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI ALYVIA SIMMONS OF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI BREE BORUFF OF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI CASSIE McCLURE RHP ERA 0.0 IP 0 SO SYDNEY McLEOD LHP ERA 0.0 IP 0 SO NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

4 CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (2016) Rk. Team Big Ten Overall 1. Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Penn State Nebraska Ohio State Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Michigan State Purdue Rutgers Maryland Iowa 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 LOADED FIELD IN MEXICO Despite a roster consisting of one-third freshmen, Nebraska did not shy away from a challenging February schedule. The tough slate begins this week with a loaded five-team field at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. All five teams (Auburn, BYU, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Washington) won at least one game in the 2016 NCAA Tournament last year, combining for a record. The five teams have combined for 11 top-10 national finishes the past four seasons and 14 top-20 finishes. Auburn, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Washington were all ranked during the 2016 season. The Sooners (No. 1), Tigers (No. 2) and Huskies (No. 13) were ranked every week last year and finished the season in the top 15. In particular, Nebraska s pitching staff will be challenged in every game this week, as all three of the Huskers four opponents ranked in the top 15 in scoring last year OFFENSIVE RANKINGS OF THIS WEEK S OPPONENTS Team Avg. Scoring HR SLG% OB% BYU 88th 88th 37th 54th NR Oklahoma 2nd 13th 29th 7th 10th Auburn 29th 1st 12th 12th 5th Washington 9th 5th 9th 4th 8th Individually, three of the eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans will be in Puerto Vallarta this weekend (Auburn s Kasey Cooper, Nebraska s MJ Knighten and Oklahoma s Paige Parker). Three of the nation s top five returning home run leaders will be in Puerto Vallarta (Cooper, Knighten and Washington s Ali Aguilar). Three of the nation s five returning players who produced 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 in 2016 will be in Puerto Vallarta (Cooper, Knighten and Aguilar). In the circle, BYU s McKenna Bull is the nation s active wins leader with 77 career victories, while Oklahoma s Paige Parker ranks sixth on that list (66 career wins) and owns the most wins of any non-senior. Three of the 16 active coaches enshrined in the NFCA Hall of Fame will be coaching in Puerto Vallarta this week (Oklahoma s Patty Gasso, Auburn s Clint Myers and Nebraska s Rhonda Revelle). HUSKER HISTORY IN SEASON OPENERS Nebraska owns a all-time record in season openers. The Huskers have won four straight season openers and five of their last six, improving Head Coach Rhonda Revelle to 16-8 in her 24 season openers, including a 13-3 mark against unranked opponents. NEBRASKA S SEASON OPENERS (25-15) Year Opponent Result 1977 at Kansas State L, at Wichita State L, Ohio State L, Central Oklahoma W, Rutgers L, Central Arizona L, Northern Arizona W, Mesa College W, Wichita State W, 8-0 (6) 1986 Minnesota W, Arizona W, Baylor W, Hawaii W, 7-4 (8) 1990 NE Louisiana W, Concordia-St. Paul W, 9-0 (6) 1992 Ohio State L, Creighton W, Oklahoma L, Stephen F. Austin W, New Mexico W, Illinois State L, Cal Poly SLO W, Maryland W, Wisconsin W, No. 18 South Carolina L, 1-2 (8) 2002 No. 10 Cal State Fullerton W, No. 15 Fresno State W, No. 1 UCLA L, 1-10 (5) 2005 No. 14 Tennessee L, No. 7 Stanford L, No. 24 Auburn W, 1-0 (8) 2008 California L, Dayton W, 10-0 (5) 2010 at New Mexico State L, Portland State W, 11-2 (5) 2012 No. 12 Washington L, Illinois-Chicago W, 14-5 (6) 2014 UTEP W, Colorado State W, 9-1 (5) 2016 at Northern Iowa W, 7-4 (8) 2017 NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0 Big Ten Conference 0-0 Home 0-0 Neutral 0-0 Road 0-0 Night Games 0-0 Day Games 0-0 Sunday 0-0 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 0-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 0-0 Saturday 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 0-0 vs. Unranked Opponents 0-0 Extra Innings Run Games 0-0 When Out-Hitting Opponent 0-0 When Out-Hit by Opponent 0-0 When Scoring First 0-0 When Opponent Scores First 0-0 When Scoring in the First Inning 0-0 When Scoring Fewer than When Scoring 5 or More 0-0 When Scoring 10 or More 0-0 When Allowing Fewer Than When Allowing 5 or More 0-0 When allowing 10 or More 0-0 When Leading After Five Innings 0-0 When Leading After Six Innings 0-0 When Trailing After Five Innings 0-0 When Trailing After Six Innings 0-0 When Tied After Five Innings 0-0 When Tied After Six Innings 0-0 When Committing 0 Errors 0-0 When Committing 2 or More Errors 0-0 NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS

5 5 KNIGHTEN AMONG TOP RETURNERS MJ Knighten was among 18 players named a 2016 firstteam All-American, including eight 2017 returning players. Knighten is looking to become the first Husker to be a firstteam 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 RETURNING DIVISION I PLAYERS WHO AVERAGED 1.0 HIT, 1.0 RUN & 1.0 RBI PER GAME IN 2016 Player School Ali Aguilar Washington Aleah Craighton Louisiana MJ Knighten Nebraska Jessica Warren Florida State In 2016, Knighten became the first player in NU history to total 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 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 last season. RETURNING DIVISION I PLAYERS WHO TOTALED 60 HITS, 60 RUNS & 60 IN 2016 Player School Ali Aguilar Washington Kacey Cooper Auburn MJ Knighten Nebraska Alex Powers Florida State Jessica Warren Florida State 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. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16) Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. Purdue (4/30/16) Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Scored 10+ at Minnesota [10] (4/23/16) Scored 15+ at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Scored 20+ at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Allowed 10+ at Minnesota [10] (4/23/16) Allowed 15+ at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Allowed 20+ never Recorded 15+ at Minnesota [15] (4/23/16) Recorded 20+ at Maryland [21] (4/3/16) Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Hit 4+ Home 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 Knighten ranked fourth nationally with 21 home runs in Her 21 home runs last season are the secondmost nationally among all returning players HOME RUN LEADERS Rk. Player School Gms 1. Tina Iosefa Georgia Morgan Noad Coastal Carolina Erika Piancastelli McNeese Ali Aguilar Washington Kasey Cooper Auburn MJ Knighten Nebraska Katiyana Mauga Arizona graduated seniors in italics NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES Knighten has produced 60 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. This spring, Knighten will look to become the first player in school history to post three seasons with 60 or more. Knighten is also ranks sixth nationally among all active players with 158 career. ACTIVE DIVISION I CAREER RBI LEADERS Rk. Player School 1. Kasey Cooper Auburn Sahvanna Jaquish LSU Katiyana Mauga Arizona Delaney Spaulding UCLA Ali Aguilar Washington MJ Knighten Nebraska 158 KNIGHTEN ON THE CUSP OF ELITE CLUB Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has a chance to join an elite Husker club this week. Knighten needs four runs scored to become just the third Husker to total 150 career hits, runs and. She would join three-time All-American Ali Viola and twotime All-American Taylor Edwards in that exclusive club. HUSKERS WITH 150 CAREER HITS, RUNS & Player Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present THE LAST TIME A HUSKER Had 6+ At Bats 5 players vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Had 5+ Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06) Scored 4+ 2 players (4 & 5) at Maryland (4/3/16) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Had 2+ Homers Austen Urness (2) vs. Wisconsin (5/7/16) 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+ 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 (PRESEASON) Rk. Team Record Pts Oklahoma (32) Auburn Florida State Florida LSU Michigan Alabama UCLA Oregon Arizona Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia Washington James Madison Tennessee Minnesota Missouri Utah Texas A&M Kentucky Baylor Notre Dame Florida Atlantic Fresno State USF USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (PRESEASON) Rk. Team Record Pts Oklahoma (20) Auburn Florida Florida State LSU Michigan Alabama UCLA Oregon Georgia Louisiana Arizona Washington Minnesota Tennessee James Madison Utah Texas A&M Missouri Kentucky Baylor Notre Dame Florida Atlantic California RV South Florida RV 2017 Husker opponent WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Week NFCA ESPN.com Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 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 KNIGHTEN A HIT WITH THE BIG RED Nebraska has won 62 games in its 24 Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has been a hitting machine in NCAA Tournament appearances while her career, totaling 202 hits in only 175 games. posting an overall record of (.544 winning Knighten is just the second Husker to total 200 hits percentage). The Huskers 62 postseason wins rank before her senior season and the first in 14 years. 15th in NCAA history. 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. NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS PRIOR TO SENIOR SEASON Player Years Games Kim Ogee MJ Knighten 2014-present Tobin Echo-Hawk Knighten also 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 Games Diff. Ali Viola Tobin Echo-Hawk MJ Knighten Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee 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.368 5th Slugging Percentage.623 5th Home 35 t-5th 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 NR th th 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. McClure has made the All-Midwest first team at the pitcher/utility spot in her two seasons as a Husker, earning 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 McCLURE A VERSATILE PITCHER Senior Cassie McClure has been a versatile and productive pitcher in her first two seasons at Nebraska. McClure factored into 22 of the Huskers 35 wins last season, registering 17 victories and five saves. In her first two seasons, McClure has factored into more than half of Nebraska s 75 wins (36 total: 26 wins, 10 saves). McClure has tied for the Big Ten lead with five saves each of the past two seasons. She ranked 12th nationally in saves in 2015 and 16th in McClure owns 10 saves in two seasons at Nebraska, which is tied for the third-highest total in school history. The Husker record is 16, held by NU pitching coach Lori Sippel. McClure owns 11 career saves including her freshman season at Texas Tech. Her 11 career saves rank in a tie for fifth among all active Division I pitchers. McClure was one of 14 pitchers nationally who totaled at least 15 wins and five saves in She is one of 10 returning pitchers in 2017 who recorded 15 wins and five saves. McClure is one of only 10 active Division I pitchers with 25 career victories and 10 career 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 Erin Struemph Missouri St NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS

7 7 McCLURE EXCELS VS. TOP-10 TEAMS Senior right-hander Cassie McClure has excelled against top competition in her career. McClure is 3-2 with one save in seven career outings vs. top-10 opponents. McClure won three games against top-10 opponents last season, including a 2-0 record in three starts. McClure tossed a shutout against No. 1 Michigan last season, becoming the third Husker pitcher to defeat a top-ranked opponent. McClure was also one of only six pitchers in 2016 to defeat the No. 1-ranked team. McCLURE S CAREER DECISIONS VS. TOP-10 TEAMS Year Opponent IP ER Decision 2015 No. 10 Tennessee Save 2015 No. 3 Michigan Loss 2016 No. 7 Oregon Win 2016 No. 9 Washington Loss 2016 No. 9 James Madison Win 2016 No. 1 Michigan Win McCLURE VS. RANKED TOP-10 OPPONENTS Year W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO SV Totals SEVERAL HUSKERS ARE STRONG STARTERS Led by seniors MJ Knighten and Cassie McClure, several Huskers have enjoyed success at season-opening tournaments during their Nebraska careers. Knighten was named the first 2016 Big Ten Player of the Week after a remarkable performance in Nebraska s five games at the 2016 UNI-Dome Classic. Knighten went 12-for-19 (.632) at last year s seasonopening tournament, producing one double, five homers, eight runs and 14 in only five games. KNIGHTEN IN SEASON-OPENING TOURNAMENTS Year Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG% OB% Totals McClure was named the first 2016 Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after a near-flawless performance in Nebraska s five games at the 2016 UNI-Dome Classic. McClure tossed a total of 12.0 scoreless innings in last year s season-opening tournament, posting a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and two saves. McClure allowed only five singles in her 12.0 innings with 16 strikeouts. In her first start of 2016, McClure fired a one-hit shutout with a career-high 10 strikeouts in a win vs. Green Bay. In her first start of 2015 McClure allowed one run on two hits in a complete-game win over Colorado State. Offensively, McClure is 12-for-26 (.462) with two doubles, one home run, seven runs and five in season-opening tournaments the past two seasons. McClure has helped Nebraska to a 9-1 record in seasonopening tournaments over her first two seasons with the Big Red. McClure has factored into seven of those nine victories, posting a 5-0 record with two saves. NEBRASKA NOTES NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES McCLURE IN SEASON-OPENING TOURNAMENTS AT NU Year W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO SV Totals Year Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG% OB% Totals Junior Gina Metzler has also performed well in the opening weekend her first two seasons. Metzler is 6-for- 16 (.375) in her first two season-opening tournaments with five runs scored. Six of Metzler s seven career hits - and her only career extra-base hit - have come during Nebraska s season-opening tournaments. Junior Laura Barrow has been strong in each of her first two opening weekends as a Husker. Barrow is 12-for- 37 (.324) with three doubles, 11 runs scored and seven in her first two season-opening tournaments. NEBRASKA VS. NO. 1 Nebraska will face No. 1 Oklahoma in its second game. NU is 3-13 all-time vs. the top-ranked team, including a 3-10 regular-season record. The Huskers defeated No. 1 Michigan last season, and Nebraska s last non-conference win over the No. 1 team was at Oklahoma in NEBRASKA S ALL-TIME RESULTS VS. NO. 1 TEAM (3-13) Date Opponent Result May 20, 1995 at Arizona L, 1-9 (6) Feb. 14, 1997 vs. Arizona L, 2-15 (5) May 16, 1997 at Arizona L, 0-2 (8) May 18, 1997 at Arizona L, 1-5 March 4, 2000 vs. Washington L, 2-10 Feb. 17, 2001 vs. UCLA L, 2-6 Feb. 15, 2003 vs. UCLA L, 1-5 Feb. 13, 2004 vs. UCLA L, 1-10 (5) March 12, 2011 vs. Florida W, 1-0 Feb. 22, 2013 vs. Oklahoma L, 0-2 March 2, 2013 at Oklahoma (Game 1) L, 3-10 March 2, 2013 at Oklahoma (Game 2) W, 1-0 Feb. 26, 2016 vs. Florida L, 0-8 (5) April 8, 2016 Michigan W, 1-0 April 9, 2016 Michigan L, 1-4 April 10, 2016 Michigan L, 6-8 NCAA Regional HUSKERS EXCEL AT SCORING RUNS Nebraska has been exceptional at scoring runs under Diane Miller, averaging 310 runs per season. NU has scored 300 runs in four straight seasons after reaching the mark only three times in its first 37 seasons. The Huskers have averaged more than 5.0 runs per game in six consecutive seasons, a mark reached only twice in the first 35 seasons in program history. The Huskers are one of only nine teams to rank in the top 50 nationally in scoring each of the last six seasons. TEAMS IN THE TOP 50 IN SCORING EACH OF LAST 6 YEARS Alabama Florida Louisiana Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Notre Dame UCLA Washington 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 2016 STARTER BREAKDOWN OPPONENT PREVIEWS & SERIES HISTORIES 8 PITCHER Cassie McClure Kaylan Jablonski Emily Lockman Taylor Kadavy CATCHER Madi Unzicker Bri Cassidy FIRST BASE Mattie Fowler Dawna Tyson SECOND BASE Laura Barrow Dawna Tyson THIRD BASE MJ Knighten Bri Cassidy SHORTSTOP Alicia Armstrong Rachel Arthur Laura Barrow LEFT FIELD Gina Metzler Austen Urness Taylor Otte CENTER FIELD Kiki Stokes Taylor Otte RIGHT FIELD Alyvia Simmons Austen Urness Taylor Otte Gina Metzler Lotte Sjulin DESIGNATED PLAYER Kaylan Jablonski Dawna Tyson Cassie McClure Madi Unzicker Mattie Fowler Alyvia Simmons NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS SCOUTING BYU (0-0) BYU went in 2016, losing to Nebraska in the semifinals of the NCAA Columbia (Mo.) Regional. The Cougars return eight starters and 14 letterwinners from last year s team. BYU must replace only two players from the 2016 squad, and the Cougars have added four freshmen to the fold. Offensively, the Cougars bring back four.300 hitters from last season and eight of their top nine hitters overall. BYU must only replace Gordy Bravo, who started 52 games and hit.312 with six doubles, three triples and 11 last season, and Coco Tauali i Bond, who started all but one game at third base in 2016 and batted.207 with five doubles, four homers and 17. Seniors Ashley Thompson (.400) and Lauren Bell (.373) return to lead the BYU offense after posting the top two batting averages in Thompson also led the Cougars in doubles (12), stolen bases (12) and slugging percentage (.733), while sophomore Libby Sugg returns after leading BYU with 18 homers and 58 in The Cougars return more than 80 percent of their production in every offensive category from 2016, and BYU s returning hitters combined for a.303 average last season. In the circle, BYU brings back all three pitchers from its 2016 staff. Senior McKenna Bull, the reigning two-time West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year, went with a 2.63 ERA last season. She is one of only four active Division I pitchers who is a three-time all-region selection. Bull leads all Division I players with 77 career victories and ranks second in appearances (140), starts (112), and innings (694.1), third in complete games (70), fourth in strikeouts (748), sixth in shutouts (21) and ninth in saves (10). Olivia Sanchez (7-8, 3.38 ERA in 91.0 IP) and Arissa Paulson (2-0, 7.69 ERA in 23.2 IP) also return, although Bull threw nearly 70 percent of the total innings in 2016, while appearing in 48 of BYU s 57 games, including 42 starts and 31 complete games. BYU COACH GORDON EAKIN Gordon Eakin is in his 15th season at BYU Eakin owns a record with the Cougars Eakin is 2-3 in his career vs. Nebraska Eakin is 2-3 vs. Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. BYU Nebraska leads the all-time series, 7-3 The Huskers have won two straight in the series NU won the last meeting, 2-0, in the 2016 NCAA Regional BYU s last win was a 4-1 victory in 2010 Nebraska leads the series, 5-3, at a neutral site Rhonda Revelle is 7-3 against BYU Category (2016) Nebraska BYU Record Average Home /Game ERA Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct SCOUTING OKLAHOMA (0-0) Oklahoma (58-7 in 2016) won its third national championship last year, defeating Auburn in three games in the Women s College World Series Championship Series. The Sooners won 32 of their final 33 games last season and have won 22 straight regular-season contests, dating back to a 5-2 loss to Kansas on April 2, OU lost eight letterwinners from last year s team, but the Sooners return 10 starters, including two All-Americans. Oklahoma must replace only two starters from last season, but one of those players is Erin Miller, the 2016 Big 12 Player of the Year and a second-team All-American. Miller led the Sooners with 22 doubles last season, while ranking second on the team with 52 and third with nine homers and a.378 average. Oklahoma returns five of its top six hitters from 2016, four of whom are sophomores. Shay Knighten, the youngest sister of NU senior MJ Knighten, led OU with a.397 average, 13 homers and 62 in Knighten was the 2016 Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a second-team All- American. Classmates Fale Aviu (.355), Caleigh Clifton (.351) and Sydney Romero (.346) are also returning.300 hitters, as are juniors Kelsey Arnold (.382), Nicole Pendley (.321) and Lea Wodach (.315). The Sooners return the majority of a 2016 offense that ranked in the top 15 nationally in average (2nd), slugging percentage (7th), on-base percentage (10th) and scoring (13th). In the circle, two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Paige Parker is back for her junior year as OU s lone returning pitcher. Parker threw nearly 60 percent of Oklahoma s total innings last season while compiling a 38-3 record with a 1.64 ERA and 269 strikeouts in innings. Parker led the nation in wins last season and ranked second in shutouts (14), 10th in strikeouts and 21st in ERA. Parker has won 31 straight decisions, with her last loss coming at Cal State Fullerton on March 18, The staff is also bolstered by the addition of junior transfer Paige Lowary, who went 25-8 with a 3.25 ERA in innings at Missouri last season. OU also ranked second nationally with a.983 fielding percentage in 2016, committing only 28 errors in 65 games. OKLAHOMA COACH PATTY GASSO Patty Gasso is in her 23rd season at Oklahoma She owns a 1, record with the Sooners Gasso is in her 27th season as a head coach She owns a 1, career record Gasso is vs. Nebraska Gasso is vs. Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. OKLAHOMA The all-time series is tied, The Sooners defeated Nebraska, 4-2, last season NU beat defending national champion OU in 2001 & 2014 OU has won five of the last seven and nine of the last 12 The series is tied, 17-17, at a neutral site Rhonda Revelle is against Oklahoma Category (2016) Nebraska Oklahoma Record Average Home /Game ERA Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS

9 9 OPPONENT PREVIEWS & SERIES HISTORIES SCOUTING AUBURN (0-0) Auburn went in 2016, finishing as the national runner-up to Oklahoma. The Tigers return 16 letterwinners and six starters, but must replace three talented hitters. The Tigers lost three of their top four hitters from last season s offense, which led the nation in scoring and ranked fifth in on-base percentage and 12th in home runs and slugging percentage. Emily Carosone, Tiffany Howard and Jade Rhodes must all be replaced. Carosone was a three-time All-American who ranked second on the team with a.399 average in 2016 while adding 13 doubles, 13 homers and 67. Howard was a 2015 third-team All-American, and she batted.390 with teamhigh totals of 96 hits and 11 stolen bases last spring. Rhodes was also a third-team All-American in 2016, when she batted.338 with 11 doubles, 20 homers and 74, ranking second on the team in homers and. Despite the three big losses, Auburn still returns plenty of offensive talent, led by Kasey Cooper, the 2016 espnw Player of the Year. Cooper, the 2016 SEC Player of the Year, has earned All-America accolades in each of her first three seasons and is one of eight returning 2016 first-team All- Americans. Cooper led the Tigers with a.422 average, 21 home runs, 71 walks and 83 last spring. She led the nation in walks and ranked second in, fourth in home runs and fifth in on-base percentage. Behind Cooper, Victoria Draper (.325) is the Tigers only other returning.300 hitter, while Madi Gipson (43 ) and Carlee Wallace (42) both drove in more than 40 runs in In the circle, Auburn lost three of its five pitchers from last season, but the Tigers return their two pitchers who threw the most innings. Makayla Martin was one of the nation s top freshmen in 2016, compiling a 15-4 record with a team-low 1.57 ERA in innings. She ranked 20th nationally in ERA and added two saves. Kaylee Carlson also returns after starting a team-high 22 games in 2016 and leading the Tigers with innings pitched. Carlson was 19-2 with a 2.36 ERA last spring. AUBURN COACH CLINT MYERS Clint Myers is in his fourth season at Auburn He owns a record with the Tigers Myers is in his 21st season as a softball coach He owns a 1, career record Myers is 4-0 vs. Nebraska All four wins vs. Nebraska came at Arizona State Myers is 4-0 vs. Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. AUBURN Nebraska leads the all-time series, 3-1 Auburn won the last meeting, 2-1, at Auburn in 2010 NU has won all three meetings played at a neutral site NU has lost seven of its last eight games vs. SEC teams Nebraska went 0-3 vs. the SEC in 2016 Rhonda Revelle is 3-1 vs. Auburn Revelle has not faced a Myers-coached Auburn team Category (2016) Nebraska Auburn Record Average Home /Game ERA Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES SCOUTING WASHINGTON (0-0) Washington won a home regional last year, advanced to an NCAA Super Regional and earned a No. 13 final ranking with a record. The Huskies return 13 of their 20 players from a season ago, including six position players who made at least 35 starts and each of their top three pitchers. Offensively, Washington returns the bulk of its production from a 2016 offense that ranked second nationally in doubles, fourth in slugging percentage, fifth in scoring, eighth in on-base percentage and ninth in batting average and home runs. UW must replace Kimberlee Souza, a 2016 first-team All-American who hit.349 last season with 10 doubles, 13 homers and 59. Courtney Gano must also be replaced. Gano batted.373 with eight doubles, three homers and 24 last season despite playing in only 25 games. The Huskies return five of their top six hitters from 2016, led by Ali Aguilar, a second-team All-American last season. Aguilar batted.367 in 2016 and led Washington with 21 home runs, 39 walks and 70, while ranking second on the team with 15 doubles. Aguilar led the nation in runs per game (1.4) last year, while ranking fourth in home runs, eighth in and 15th in slugging percentage. Trysten Melhart also returns after leading the Huskies with a.378 batting average and eight stolen bases last spring. Julia DePonte (.371), Taylor Van Zee (.369), Kelly Burdick (.354), Casey Stangel (.341) and Morganne Flores (.303) are all returning starters who hit better than.300 last season. In the circle, Washington returns all but 13.2 innings pitched from last season. Taran Alvelo was one of the nation s top freshman pitchers, posting an 18-7 record with a 3.17 ERA. She led the team in innings (152.1), appearances (32) and starts (25), while averaging one strikeout per inning. Madi Schreyer threw innings over 32 appearances and 19 starts, compiling a 13-4 record and a 3.52 ERA. Stangel posted a team-low 2.89 ERA while finishing with a 6-4 record in 63.0 innings. WASHINGTON COACH HEATHER TARR Heather Tarr is in her 13th season at Washington She owns a record with the Huskies Tarr is 6-2 vs. Nebraska Tarr is 6-2 vs. Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON Washington leads the all-time series, 10-4 Washington has won six of the last seven meetings The Huskies have won 10 of the last 12 meetings UW won the last matchup, 6-5 (9), last season Nebraska s last victory was a 2-1 walk-off win in 2014 NU has lost five of its last six games vs. Pac-12 foes Nebraska was 1-2 vs. Pac-12 teams in 2016 Rhonda Revelle is 4-10 against Washington Category (2016) Nebraska Washington Record Average Home /Game ERA Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct LINEUP BREAKDOWN LEADOFF Kiki Stokes MJ Knighten ND SPOT MJ Knighten Laura Barrow Kaylan Jablonski Gina Metzler RD SPOT Alicia Armstrong MJ Knighten Cassie McClure Kaylan Jablonski Austen Urness Mattie Fowler Dawna Tyson CLEANUP Kaylan Jablonski Mattie Fowler Cassie McClure Alicia Armstrong Madi Unzicker TH SPOT Mattie Fowler Dawna Tyson Cassie McClure Kaylan Jablonski Alicia Armstrong Madi Unzicker Austen Urness Alyvia Simmons TH SPOT Alyvia Simmons Mattie Fowler Kaylan Jablonski Cassie McClure Dawna Tyson Austen Urness Alicia Armstrong Madi Unzicker TH SPOT Alyvia Simmons Austen Urness Dawna Tyson Mattie Fowler Madi Unzicker Kaylan Jablonski Taylor Otte Laura Barrow Cassie McClure TH SPOT Madi Unzicker Austen Urness Taylor Otte Alyvia Simmons Bri Cassidy Gina Metzler Laura Barrow Mattie Fowler Cassie McClure TH SPOT Laura Barrow Gina Metzler Taylor Otte Rachel Arthur Bri Cassidy Madi Unzicker NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

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, 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 913 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 25 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 NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS

11 11 BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 1. Ali Viola, (263/629) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (266/702) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (254/710) 4. Lizzy Rock, (133/356) 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present.368 (202/549) 6. Kiki Stokes, (233/665) 7. Anne Steffan, (217/625) 8. Lisa Wangler, (121/350) 9. Denise Day, (186/553) 10. Margie Ogrodowicz, (170/509) HITS 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kim Ogee, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Kiki Stokes, Nicole Trimboli, Alicia Armstrong, Taylor Edwards, Anne Steffan, Brooke Thomason, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 202 RUNS 1. Kiki Stokes, Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, Taylor Edwards, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Jessica Yoachim, Nikki Haget, Alicia Armstrong, TRIPLES 1. Kathy Foley, Julie Uryasz, Margie Ogrodowicz, Denise Day, Kiki Stokes, Kris Hermanson, Jennifer Lizama, Shelley Scott, Denise McMillan, Lisa Wangler, Misti Guenther, Amy Offenbacker, Sherry Allcorn, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 6 HOME RUNS 1. Taylor Edwards, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Tatum Edwards, Brooke Thomason, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Crystal Carwile, Jenny Smith, Denise Day, Jamie Fuente, Nicole Trimboli, BATTING RECORDS WATCH EXTRA-BASE HITS 1. Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Jennifer Lizama, Tatum Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Crystal Carwile, Kim Ogee, Nicole Trimboli, Kiki Stokes, Jenny Smith, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Nicole Trimboli, Tatum Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Crystal Carwile, Jenny Smith, Jennifer Lizama, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Alicia Armstrong, TOTAL BASES 1. Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Taylor Edwards, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kim Ogee, Tatum Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Nicole Trimboli, Kiki Stokes, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 342 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 1. Ali Viola, (478/629) 2. Christie McCoy, (197/307) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (451/710) 4. Taylor Edwards, (423/673) 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present.623 (342/549) 6. Denise Day, (320/553) 7. Tatum Edwards, (367/648) 8. Hailey Decker, (215/385) 9. Brooke Thomason, (360/659) 10. Kiki Stokes, (359/665) WALKS 1. Taylor Edwards, Jennifer Lizama, Kiki Stokes, Ali Viola, Kim Ogee, Ashley Guile, Gabby Banda, Brooke Thomason, Tatum Edwards, Jamie Fuente, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 77 PITCHING RECORDS WATCH SAVES 1. Lori Sippel, Mori Emmons, Sandy Wolterman, Jenny Voss, Cassie McClure, 2015-present Peaches James, Leigh Ann Walker, Ashley DeBuhr, Ashley Hagemann, Rhonda Revelle, NO-HITTERS 1. Lori Sippel, Jenny Voss, Peaches James, Summer Tobias, Ashley DeBuhr, Sandy Wolterman, Shelby Mertins, Stephanie Skegas, Tatum Edwards, Rhonda Revelle, Jeanne Wagner, Donna Deardorff, Marie Bowie, Stacie Stafford, Penny Cope, Molly Hill, Alex Hupp, Ashley Hagemann, Emily Lockman, Kaylan Jablonski, 2015-present 1 NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

12 29 RACHEL ARTHUR INF Career LAURA BARROW 2B Career CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career BREE BORUFF OF 2017 No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 5 RINDY BRYANT INF 2017 No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 44 BRI CASSIDY C Career HALEY DONALDSON INF 2017 No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS OF/UTL 2017 No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career KAYLAN JABLONSKI UTL Career TAYLOR KADAVY LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career Only Husker on the 2017 roster who has earned starts in both the infield and outfield Produced an RBI in her first career plate appearance in 2014 (bases-loaded walk) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten pick; 5-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Only Lincoln native on Nebraska s 2017 roster Father Mike is Nebraska s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research Has started 110 of Nebraska s 114 games the past two years, including 107 at second base Ranks 3rd among all 2017 Huskers with a.313 career average, 21 doubles & 40 Tallied 13 doubles in 2015, the 3rd-highest freshman total in Nebraska history 1 of 4 Huskers to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since NU joined B1G in Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Made three relief appearances as a sophomore, including two scoreless outings Posted a team-low 3.32 ERA and allowed only four hits in 6.1 IP for a.154 opponent avg. Made four relief appearances in her freshman season, allowing 2 ER or less three times 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 4-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 46-9 career record with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves for The Woodlands High School Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Mountain Region All-American 1 of 2 Colorado natives in Husker freshman class; NU s first Colorado signees since 2000 Posted a.380 career batting average for Mead High School with 81 runs & 75 steals Batted.375 as a senior,.386 as a junior and.437 as a sophomore Played travel ball for the Triple Crown Stars; was teammates with classmate Haley Donaldson Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Central Region All-American 2-time first-team All-Nebraska selection; also a two-time first-team all-state pick Set Beatrice High School record with 33 career doubles Set Beatrice season records for runs (53), hits (75), doubles (16), triples (12) & (50) Also lettered in basketball, track & soccer; BHS records for shutouts (5) & saves (227) in 2015 Made 22 starts as a freshman, including 21 starts at catcher (other start was at third) Drew three walks in 14 plate appearances in 2016 and scored one run 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member; 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team pick Was named a 1st-team NFCA High School All-American as a junior at Cajon HS Posted a.428 career average in high school with 33 doubles, 10 homers and Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year & 2016 Mountain Region All-American.564 career average for Fossil Ridge High School with 26 doubles, 32 homers & 118 Missed nearly her entire junior year with a knee injury; returned to hit.662 as a senior In fall season, 2nd nationally in homers as freshman, 4th as sophomore, 7th as senior Comes from an athletic family, as both parents and her brother played collegiate sports 1 of 36 players selected for 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-America Game Also a 2016 Western Region All-American; 1 of 14 All-Inland 1st-team selections in time all-league and all-area selection at Vista Murrieta High School.408 career prep average with 33 doubles, 22 home runs & 103 in 105 games Youngest sister of former Nebraska 2-time All-America twins Tatum & Taylor Edwards Career highs in appearances (18), starts (7), innings (106.1) and strikeouts (73) in 2016 Has been involved in two no-hitters: solo vs. Purdue (2016) & combined vs. Montana (2015) 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 1 of 2 NU freshmen to toss a shutout in the NCAA Tournament (2015 vs. Texas Southern) 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year; prep record with 1.50 ERA and 891 Ks Has earned a starting spot in the lineup as a pitcher, designated player and left fielder Set career highs in runs (18), hits (34), doubles (9), homers (4) and (20) in Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Posted a.557 career average for Omaha Skutt Catholic, a Nebraska all-class record Also set Nebraska Class B records with her 25 home runs and 137 Made her career debut in the circle in 2016 in her first season at Nebraska Tossed 3.2 innings in her career debut vs. Arkansas, allowing 1 run with career-high 4 Ks Spent her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney but did not pitch due to injury 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 4-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 3-time all-state selection at York High School; 31-3 as a senior with a 1.85 ERA NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS

13 00 LEXEY KNEIB INF 2017 No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 3B Career CASSIE McCLURE RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career CASSIE McCLURE UTL Career SYDNEY McLEOD LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 11 GINA METZLER OF Career TAYLOR OTTE OF Career ALEXIS PERRY INF 2017 No Division I Experience Career No Division I Experience 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS OF Career LOTTE SJULIN OF Career AUSTEN URNESS OF/C Career Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Central Region All-American Did not play high school softball her last three seasons; instead focused on travel ball Played her freshman season for Webb City HS; played her travel ball for the DeMarini Aces Helped the Aces to a top-25 finish at 2015 Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championship Also played basketball for Webb City; all-district player as a junior, 11.8 PPG as a senior ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION st-team All-American; 3rd Husker infielder to earn the honor & first since of 4 returning players who averaged 1.0 hit, 1.0 run & 1.0 RBI per game in of 5 returning players to total 60 hits, 60 runs & 60 in 2016 Also a 3-time All-Big Ten selection (1st team in 2015 & 2016; 2nd team in 2014) Team captain ranks 5th all-time at NU in average, homers, & slugging percentage 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION (AT NU) 3-TIME ALL-REGION (CAREER) 1 of 4 active Division I pitchers who has earned three all-region accolades 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to be a 2-time, 1st-team all-region honoree 1 of 10 active Division I pitchers with 25 career victories & 10 career saves Tied for B1G lead in saves in 2015 & 2016; 5th among active pitchers in career saves (11) Factored into 22 of NU s 35 wins in 2016 with 17 victories & 5 saves; 3 wins vs. top-10 teams 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION (AT NU) 3-TIME ALL-REGION (CAREER) Ranks 2nd among all current Huskers with a.323 career average, 17 homers & time all-region selection in large part because of her abilities at the plate Homered in her first at bat as a Husker in the 2015 season opener vs. Colorado State Was a 3rd-team All-Big 12 selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014 Posted 8th-best average (.364) and 9th-most (44) in Texas Tech history in 2014 May be limited early in the season while recovering from elbow surgery last summer Missed her senior season in high school and all of NU s fall season due to the injury Despite injury, was a two-time all-state & all-region honoree for Desert Edge High School Posted a 26-6 record with a 1.27 ERA and 282 strikeouts in her high school career Also hit for Desert Edge, posting a.350 career average with 14 doubles & 46 Has started 49 career games, including at every outfield spot (46 in LF, 1 in CF, 2 in RF) Set career highs in average (.275), hits (11), doubles (1), (3) & walks (5) in Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career 4-time first-team All-Nebraska selection at Papillion-La Vista High School Only Husker to start a game at every outfield position in 2016 (9 in LF, 1 in CF, 3 in RF) Started 13 games in 2016 and produced her first career hit, double, triple & walk 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection 4-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 3-time all-state selection helped Wahoo High School win three Class C state titles Is competing for a spot at first base, a position where no current Husker has started a game Nebraska s first recruit from the state of Oklahoma since time all-district selection & 2016 District Player of the Year for Putnam City High School Named a starter for 2016 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star Game Hit.463 in her high school career with 45 doubles, eight triples, seven homers & 94 Started a team-high 35 games in right field as a freshman in 2016 (36 starts total) Tied for third on the team with five homers in 2016; 11 of her 26 hits went for extra bases 2-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member; 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team pick Participated in the tryouts for the 2015 USA Junior Women s National Team Earned high school all-state honors in both Nebraska and Kansas Recorded her first career start, at bat, hit, double, RBI walk & stolen base in 2016 Serving as 1 of 3 team captains in 2017; named Nebraska s Homecoming Queen last fall 2-time recipient of Nebraska s Borg-Wright Coaches Award (2014, 2015) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten selection & 2-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career Has started 56 career games in the outfield, the most of any current Husker Sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt following offseason knee surgery Only Husker freshman to hit multiple home runs in an NCAA Tournament (2 in 2014) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten selection & 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

14 29 RACHEL ARTHUR 00 LEXEY KNEIB 1 nine times 1 vs.utep (2014) 23 LAURA BARROW 3 at UNI (2016) 4 at Maryland (2016) 2 seven times 1 twice 8 CAITLIN BARTSCH IP 4.1 vs. DePaul (2016) Ks 2 vs. Georgia Tch (2015) 0 at Minnesota (2016) ER 0 three times 64 BREE BORUFF 5 RINDY BRYANT 44 BRI CASSIDY 1 at Northwestern (2016) 4 HALEY DONALDSON 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI PITCHING IP 9.0 vs. Wisconsin (2016) Ks 9 twice (CG) 0 vs. Purdue (2016) ER (CG) 0 five times 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI BATTING 3 at Maryland 2 twice 3 at Maryland (2016) 1 five times 14 TAYLOR KADAVY IP 3.2 vs. Arkansas (2016) Ks 4 vs. Arkansas (2016) 2 three times ER 1 twice NO. 1 ALL-TIME IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 4 twice 3 nine times 5 four times 2 four times 66 CASSIE McCLURE PITCHING IP 8.0 vs. Purdue (2016) Ks 10 twice (CG) 1 vs. Green Bay (2016) ER (CG) 0 four times 66 CASSIE McCLURE BATTING 3 seven times 2 six times 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 2 twice 97 SYDNEY McLEOD IP Ks (CG) ER (CG) 11 GINA METZLER 2 three times 2 at Maryland (2016) 1 four times 22 TAYLOR OTTE 1 seven times 2 at Northwestern (2016) 3 ALEXIS PERRY 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS 2 five times 2 five times 3 at Illinois (2016) 1 five times 01 LOTTE SJULIN 1 twice 1 32 times 1 twice 27 AUSTEN URNESS 3 twice 2 four times 5 vs. Wisconsin 2 vs. Wisconsin NO. 10 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS