2010 NEBRASKA SEASON REVIEW & NOTEBOOK

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1 2010 NEBRASKA SEASON REVIEW & NOTEBOOK The 2010 season saw the Nebraska softball team win 30 games and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 15th time in the past 16 seasons. The trip to the postseason was a well-earned reward for a young Husker team that had been labeled as being in "rebuilding" mode by some people outside of the program. Despite some inconsistencies, Nebraska proved to have a talented stable of young players capable of continuing the Huskers' winning tradition. The ability of the underclassmen to step up and fill a number of holes would be the story of the season. Nebraska entered the year faced with an uncertain roster and the daunting challenge of replacing the largest senior class in Husker history. All told, the 2010 Huskers needed to replace seven lost starters and nine regular contributors who combined to start more than 1,000 games in a Husker uniform while producing a total of 10 All-Big 12 awards. The 2010 Husker roster did not feature a returning All-Big 12 player for the first time in league history. Nebraska would have to rely on its freshman and sophomore classes, which had combined for only 85 career starts entering the year. But as the season progressed, it became apparent that Nebraska's underclassmen - although inexperienced - were a talented group. Underclassmen produced the top three batting averages on the team, while Ashley Guile had one of the best sophomore seasons in school history and Brooke Thomason had one of the finest freshman campaigns. Guile led NU with a.382 batting average that was the third-highest ever by a Husker sophomore and the eighth-best overall mark in school history. Guile also set a sophomore record with 15 doubles, and she drew 35 walks in only 59 games, a total that ranked sixth in school history. Thomason burst onto the scene to join All-American Ali Viola as the only freshmen in school history to hit.300 with 10 doubles and 10 home runs. Thomason posted a.321 average and slugged 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBIs. Meanwhile Nikki Haget, who did not earn a single at bat as a freshman, emerged as an offensive threat. Haget finished with a.345 average in her sophomore season, while adding 39 runs scored and a teamhigh 12 stolen bases. Guile, Thomason and Haget each earned all-conference recognition. Nebraska's juniors also added productivity. Heidi Foland batted a career-best.310 in her junior season, while slugging 10 doubles and 13 home runs. Her 13 homers were the most at Nebraska in 10 seasons. Classmate Julie Brechtel committed only one error at second base and batted.287 with six homers and 37 RBIs. Her RBI total tied for third among all juniors in NU history, while Brechtel became the first Husker in four seasons to be selected as an all-region performer on the field and in the classroom. The Huskers also dealt with adversity in 2010, as two players suffered career-ending injuries. Crystal Gonzalez started 11 games before a knee injury forced her to end her career in March. A bigger blow was a chronic injury to right-hander Robin Mackin. After transferring from Fresno State, Mackin was expected to be the ace of the Husker staff. An All-American and an Olympian, Mackin struggled with her health all season. She was unable to perform up to her expectations - finishing with a record and a 2.61 ERA before the injury forced her to retire from the sport in April. The learning curve of the young players and the adjustment period to replace the injured players was steep. Nebraska was one of seven Big 12 teams to be selected for the NCAA Tournament and overall, the Huskers played 25 games against teams that advanced to the postseason in After Mackin's career-ending injury, Nebraska faced a daunting finish against a schedule that included 11 games against NCAA Tournament teams and nine contests against ranked foes in the final 12 games of the season. The ability of Nebraska's underclassmen to step into starring roles and the Huskers' ability to overcome adversity made the 2010 season anything but a rebuilding one. It may have even set the stage for a return to national prominence in 2011, when Nebraska brings nine starters back and adds two junior college All-Americans and one high school All-American to a far more experienced team with even greater expectations. Nebraska had many individual and team successes throughout the 2010 season. What follows is a season notebook highlighting some of those successes. GUILE MORE THAN AVERAGE Ashley Guile batted.382 in 2010, the eighth-highest average in school history and the best mark by a Husker hitter (non-slapper) since Although she missed out on becoming only the third Husker to hit.400, Guile did join one exclusive list when she batted.404 during Big 12 Conference play. Her.404 average was the fifth-highest mark by a Husker in the Big 12 era (dating back to 1996). Guile was the first Husker to hit.400 during a Big 12 season since slapper Anne Steffan batted.405 in POWERFUL COMBINATION Heidi Foland and Brooke Thomason both joined an elite group of Huskers by producing double-digit totals in both doubles and home runs in Foland finished with 10 doubles and 13 home runs, while Thomason slugged 14 doubles and 11 homers. Foland and Thomason are only the sixth and seventh players in the 35-year history of the program to produce at least 10 doubles and 10 home runs in a season. They became only the second teammates to accomplish the feat in the same season, joining Jenny Smith and Ali Viola in Foland and Thomason also became only the fourth pair of Husker teammates to each homer 10 times in a season and the first since NEARLY FLAWLESS Second baseman Julie Brechtel committed only one error in 160 chances at second base in She did not commit an error over the season s first 35 games before mishandling a ball at Iowa State on April 15. Only once in program history has a player ever fielded 150 chances in a season without committing an error, a mark Brechtel nearly matched while posting the 10th-best fielding percentage in Husker history. UNDERCLASSMEN DROVE PRODUCTIVE HUSKER OFFENSE Nebraska produced impressive offensive 2010 Offense in NU Record Book numbers under second-year hitting coach Diane Hit-By-Pitches 1st Miller in The Huskers enjoyed one of the Doubles Per Game 3rd best offensive seasons in school history after Doubles entering the year with questions about how Extra-Base Hits Per Game 5th productive the offense could be. Slugging Percentage Nebraska entered 2010 having to replace Extra-Base Hits seven of its top eight hitters from the 2009 Home Runs season. Julie Brechtel (.313) was NU s only Home Runs Per Game returning hitter who batted better than.220 in But thanks to the emergence of a talented group of underclassmen, the Huskers posted better numbers across the board in The Husker lineup regularly featured four freshmen and sophomores, and as many as seven. The underclassmen combined to bat.277 with 47 doubles, one triple, 19 home runs and 124 RBIs in Nebraska s junior and senior classes combined for a.259 average, 26 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 92 RBIs. THOMASON POSTS FINE FRESHMAN SEASON Brooke Thomason enjoyed one of the finest Thomason's NU Freshman Rankings freshman seasons in Nebraska history in Doubles 2nd Thomason batted.321 on the year with 14 Extra-Base Hits 2nd doubles, 11 homers and 38 RBIs. In Big 12 play, Slugging Percentage 3rd Thomason batted.275 and hit five of Nebraska s Home Runs 12 home runs, while producing nine RBIs. Among the highlights of Thomason s freshman season:» Hit five home runs during Big 12 play, tying the NU freshman record for most home runs in a conference season. Thomason s five homers tied for second in the league and marked the fifth-highest total by any freshman in Big 12 history (1996-present).» Hit two home runs against Pacific on March 13 to become the sixth Husker freshman to hit two home runs in a game and only the second since 1998.» Became only the third NU freshman to total at least 10 doubles and 10 home runs.» Joined three-time All-American Ali Viola as the only Husker freshmen to finish with a.300 batting average, 10 doubles and 10 home runs.» Produced a pair of five-rbi games, joining Viola as the only freshmen in Nebraska history to produce a pair of five-rbi games.» Became only the eighth NU freshman to hit.300 and the first since 2000.» Became the first Husker freshman to produce 50 hits since 2001.» Ranked eighth among all Big 12 players in doubles and ninth in home runs. FOLAND ENJOYED CAREER YEAR Heidi Foland enjoyed a breakout junior season, setting career highs in every offensive category. Foland even eclipsed her two-year career totals in runs, hits and home runs by finishing with a.310 average, 50 runs scored, 61 hits, 10 doubles, 13 homers and 28 RBIs. Foland's 2010 Season Rankings Junior Class Home Runs 3rd Hit-By-Pitches Home Runs Runs Scored 8th 38

2 Foland also led NU with 20 multi-hit games among several other personal highlights:» Homered 10 times in the months of February and March, joining three-time All- American Ali Viola as the only Huskers to ever hit 10 home runs before April 1.» Set her offensive career highs quickly, as she established a career best for home runs in only 19 games; for hits and runs in only 22 games; for RBIs in only 34 contests; and for doubles in only 36 games.» Homered seven times in her first 63 at bats in 2010 after homering six times in 242 career bats entering the season.» Homered in Nebraska s first at bat of the game five times in That total was a season record for both an individual and a team in Husker history.» Her 10 doubles and 13 home runs came when she was the leadoff hitter in the Husker lineup. Foland s 23 extra-base hits were more extra-base hits than the total production of the leadoff hitters from the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons combined.» Became first Husker to record 100 total bases since Lisa Wangler (102) in 2003.» Ranked fourth among all Big 12 players in runs scored, fifth in home runs and total bases and 11th in hits. GUILE PRODUCED IN RETURN TO THE FIELD Ashley Guile put together a tremendous Guile's 2010 Season Rankings sophomore season after redshirting in Hit-by-Pitches 1st Guile, who led NU with a.382 batting average, Sophomore Doubles 1st set career highs in every offensive category, Sophomore Batting Average 3rd including doubling her previous career highs Doubles in doubles, home runs and RBIs. Walks Among the highlights of Guile s return Batting Average 8th season:» Walked seven times in a Feb. 19 doubleheader with Central Michigan. In game two, Guile walked four times to tie the Nebraska record for walks in a game. In her only official at bat of the doubleheader, Guile delivered a two-run single.» Averaged one walk for every 5.5 plate appearances and including hit-by-pitches, averaged a free pass every 4.4 plate appearances.» Posted a walk-to-strikeout ratio of nearly 2-to-1 (35 walks, 18 strikeouts).» Ranked third among all Big 12 players in on-base percentage, fifth in average and walks, sixth in doubles and eighth in RBIs.» In conference-only games, Guile ranked third in the league in doubles (5), fourth in hits (21), seventh in batting average (.404) and ninth in on-base percentage (.492).» Her.404 average in conference-only games was the fifth-highest mark by a Husker in the Big 12 era (1996 to present). Guile was the first Husker to hit.400 during a Big 12 season since Anne Steffan batted.405 in HUSKERS HIT WELL AGAINST BIG 12 OPPONENTS Even with a slow finish to the conference season, Nebraska still posted improved numbers during Big 12 play in The Huskers finished with a.243 average in league play, Nebraska s highest mark since Among other offensive highlights from Big 12 play:» The Huskers ranked second in the league with 25 doubles. The total tied the Nebraska record for most doubles during a Big 12 season.» Nebraska owned a.378 slugging percentage in league play, a total that ranked sixth in school history and was only the second mark above.370 since 2001.» Nebraska s 37 extra-base hits (25 doubles, 12 home runs) ranked third in the league and marked the Huskers highest total since recording 38 extra-base hits in The 37 extra-base hits ranked fourth in school history.» The Huskers homered 12 times in 18 games after homering 11 times the past two seasons combined (36 games). The 12 home runs marked Nebraska s highest total since homering 15 times in FRESHMEN SHOWCASED POWER POTENTIAL Brooke Thomason totaled 14 doubles and 11 home runs in 2010, as 25 of her 51 hits went for extra bases. Fellow freshman Gabby Banda added six doubles, one triple and three home runs, as 10 of her 28 hits went for extra-bases. Together, the duo combined for the most extra-base hits by a pair of Husker freshmen since the 2001 season. They were also the first pair of freshmen to homer more than once in the same season since Led by Banda and Thomason, the entire Husker freshman class produced 38 extra-base hits, a total that ranked sixth in Nebraska history. TOUGH AT THE TOP Nebraska s primary No. 1-5 hitters in the lineup - Heidi Foland, Nikki Haget, Ashley Guile, Julie Brechtel and Brooke Thomason - batted a combined.328 with 53 doubles, one triple, 34 home runs, 157 RBIs and 159 runs scored in Collectively, the group of two juniors, two sophomores and one freshman boasted a.514 slugging percentage and a.414 on-base percentage. The group averaged 4.7 hits per game, 2.7 RBIs per contest and 2.7 runs per game. The remaining four hitters in the lineup averaged 2.3 hits per game, 1.0 RBI per contest and 1.4 runs per game. DOUBLE TROUBLE Nebraska hit 73 doubles in an average of 1.2 doubles per game - to mark only the fourth time that a Husker team produced 70 doubles. The 73 doubles were the most by a Husker team since The total ranked fourth in school history, while the average of 1.2 doubles per game ranked second in school history. In conference-only games, Nebraska ranked second in the Big 12 with 25 doubles, which tied the Husker record for doubles in a Big 12 season. Individually, Ashley Guile had 15 doubles - the highest total by a Husker sophomore in school history - and freshman Brooke Thomason had 14, the second-highest total ever by a Husker freshman. Overall, Guile s total tied for fourth in Nebraska single-season history, while Thomason s 14 doubles tied for sixth. Together, the duo were the first teammates to both earn a spot on the overall top-10 list in the same season since Heidi Foland added 10 doubles to give Nebraska three players with 10-or-more doubles in the same season for the first time in HUSKERS SET HIT-BY-PITCH RECORD Nebraska was hit by a school-record 60 pitches in 2010, passing the previous record of 48 hit-by-pitches in Julie Brechtel and Ashley Guile both broke the school record with 11 hit-by-pitches, while Heidi Foland was hit nine times to tie for fourth place in Husker history. Brechtel is Nebraska's career leader in hit-by-pitches with 25, while Foland and Guile are tied for sixth with 16 hit-by-pitches each. HUSKERS FINISHED HIGH ON HOME RUN CHART Nebraska hit 41 home runs in 2010, its highest total in eight seasons. Below are some home run highlights from the 2010 season:» The Huskers hit 10 home runs in February for only the fourth time in program history.» Nebraska homered four times against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Feb. 20. The four-homer game marked the first at Nebraska since 2006.» Three Huskers hit at least six home runs in 2010, including 13 from junior Heidi Foland, 11 from Brooke Thomason and six from Julie Brechtel. The last time three Huskers homered six times in a season came in 2002.» Thomason hit 11 home runs in 2010, as she became the first freshman since Alex Hupp (2) in 2007 to hit more than one home run during her rookie season. Thomason s 11 home runs ranked fourth on the Nebraska freshman chart and were the most since Crystal Carwile homered 12 times in Classmate Gabby Banda added three home runs.» Thomason and Heidi Foland each had a two-homer game this season. The last time Nebraska had two players record a multi-homer game in the same season was 2006, when three Huskers combined for four multi-homer games. Thomason s two-homer game was only the sixth multi-homer game by a freshman in school history, and she was just the second freshman to homer twice in a game since 1998.» Heidi Foland homered in Nebraska s first at bat of the game five times in That marked a season record for most leadoff home runs by an individual and a team in Husker history.» Nebraska hit three home runs in the sixth inning against then-no. 18 Texas A&M in game two of an April 3 doubleheader. The home run barrage marked the first time Nebraska had homered three times in a game against a Big 12 opponent since homering three times against Oklahoma on April 1, 2006.» Thomason s five home runs in Big 12 games ranked second in the league in 2010 and fifth among all freshmen in Big 12 history.» Banda and Thomason each homered against Iowa State, marking the first time two freshmen homered in the same game since May 2, 1997, against Baylor, a stretch of 706 games.» The Huskers homered 41 times while stealing 40 bases. That marked only the second time in the 35-year history of the program Nebraska finished with more home runs than stolen bases. The first occurrence was in 1997, when NU had 42 home runs and 40 stolen bases. The Huskers also finished with 62 homers and 62 stolen bases the next season. 39

3 PROGRAM STABILITY CONTINUED IN 2010 Nebraska's tradition of stability throughout the program continued in 2010 in the form of Head Coach Rhonda Revelle and Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel. Revelle completed her 18th season at the helm of the Husker program in 2010, while Sippel finished her 21st year in Lincoln. Both coaches also played for Nebraska, with Revelle enjoying a three-year career and Sippel starring for four years. Counting their playing days, Revelle and Sippel have combined to be a part of 991 of Nebraska s 1,166 all-time victories (85 percent). MACKIN CONTINUES ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TRADITION Despite suffering an injury that cut her playing career short, Robin Mackin was still able to add to Nebraska's academic All-America legacy in She was named a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, giving Nebraska 27 all-time selections. The Huskers lead the nation in producing softball academic All-Americans and rank second to Nebraska volleyball for the most academic All-Americans among all female athletic programs in the country. THREE HUSKERS NAMED TO ALL-MIDWEST REGION TEAM Julie Brechtel, Ashley Guile and Brooke Thomason were each honored by the NFCA for their outstanding 2010 seasons, earning a spot on the All- Midwest region second team and advancing to the national All-America ballot. Brechtel earned a spot on the second team at second base after batting.287 with eight doubles, six homers, 37 RBIs and committing only one error. Guile was the second-team catcher after posting a.382 average, with 15 doubles, four homers, 42 RBIs and 35 walks. Thomason was a second-team outfield selection as a freshman after batting.321 with 14 doubles, 11 homers and 38 RBIs. THREE HUSKERS EARN ALL-BIG 12 RECOGNITION A trio of underclassmen earned All-Big 12 accolades in Sophomore Ashley Guile earned first-team All-Big 12 honors while classmate Nikki Haget and freshman Brooke Thomason were both named to the second team. Nebraska had three underclassmen hitters named All-Big 12 for the first time since Guile was the second NU hitter to earn first-team all-conference accolades in the past four seasons. Haget made the second team as a sophomore, after not having a single at bat as a freshman in Thomason was the first Husker freshman to earn All-Big 12 honors since Crystal Carwile in FIVE HUSKERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-REGION HONORS Nebraska placed five players on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All- District VII first and second teams. Julie Brechtel, Heidi Foland and Robin Mackin were all named to the first team, while Ashley Hagemann and Nikki Haget were named to the second team. The Huskers five overall selections were the most of any team in the region, while Nebraska was the only school with more than one first-team selection. The five selections were also a Nebraska record. Brechtel, Foland and Mackin all advanced to the national ballot and became eligible for academic All-America honors, with Mackin earning second-team accolades. Hagemann and Haget were two of only four sophomores named to either the first or second team. SEVEN HUSKERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ACCOLADES Seven Huskers earned academic All-Big 12 honors in First-team selections included senior Alex Hupp, juniors Julie Brechtel, Heidi Foland and Robin Mackin and sophomores Ashley Hagemann and Nikki Haget. Sophomore Madison Drake earned a spot on the second team, while Mackin made the list with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. The six first-team selections tied for Nebraska s highest total since 2002, while the seven overall selections tied for the most since Hupp, Brechtel and Foland were all honored for the second straight season, while Drake, Hagemann, Haget and Mackin all earned academic All- Big 12 honors in their first season of eligibility for the award Schedule & Results Date Opponent Result Record Big 12 Pitcher (Record) New Mexico State Tournament (Las Cruces, N.M.) Feb. 11 at New Mexico State - 1 L, Mackin (0-1) Feb. 11 at New Mexico State - 2 L, Hagemann (0-1) Feb. 12 vs. Texas-San Antonio L, 9-10 (8) 0-3 Hagemann (0-2) Feb. 13 vs. UTEP W, Hupp (1-0) Feb. 13 vs. Colorado State W, Mackin (1-1) Feb. 14 vs. Penn State W, Mackin (2-1) Tiger Invitational (Auburn, Ala.) Feb. 19 vs. Central Michigan - 1 W, Mackin (3-1) Feb. 19 vs. Central Michigan - 2 W, Hagemann (1-2) Feb. 20 vs. SIU Edwardsville W, Hagemann (2-2) Feb. 20 at Auburn L, Mackin (3-2) Feb. 21 vs. Ohio W, Mackin (4-2) NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) Feb. 26 vs. Arkansas L, Hagemann (2-3) Feb. 26 vs. Georgia Tech (8/16) W, Mackin (5-2) Feb. 27 vs. Alabama (7/8) L, 3-11 (6) 8-6 Hagemann (2-4) Feb. 27 vs. Central Florida L, 4-5 (8) 8-7 Mackin (5-3) Feb. 28 vs. Virginia Tech W, Hagemann (3-4) Embassy Suites Festival (Tulsa, Okla.) March 5 at Tulsa L, Hagemann (3-5) March 6 vs. North Dakota W, 10-0 (5) 10-8 Hagemann (4-5) March 6 at Tulsa L, Hagemann (4-6) March 7 vs. North Dakota W, 10-2 (5) 11-9 Hagemann (5-6) March 7 at Tulsa L, Mackin (5-4) Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) March 12 vs. Pacific W, 8-0 (5) Mackin (6-4) March 12 vs. BYU (23/15) L, Hagemann (5-7) March 13 vs. Pacific W, 11-2 (6) Hagemann (6-7) March 13 at Arizona State (10/13) L, Mackin (6-5) March 14 at Arizona State (10/13) L, Hagemann (6-8) March 17 South Dakota - 1 W, Hagemann (7-8) March 17 South Dakota - 2 W, Hupp (2-0) March 24 Wisconsin - 1 W, 8-0 (5) Mackin (7-5) March 24 Wisconsin - 2 W, Hupp (3-0) March 27 at Texas* L, 0-9 (5) Mackin (7-6) March 27 at Texas* L, Mackin (7-7) March 30 Drake - 1 L, 2-4 (8) Mackin (7-8) March 30 Drake - 2 W, Hagemann (8-8) March 31 South Dakota State - 1 W, Mackin (8-8) March 31 South Dakota State - 2 W, Hagemann (9-8) April 3 Texas A&M (18/22) - 1* L, Mackin (8-9) April 3 Texas A&M (18/22) - 2* W, Hagemann (10-8) April 7 at Creighton W, Mackin (9-9) April 10 at Texas Tech* W, Hagemann (11-8) April 11 at Texas Tech* W, Mackin (10-9) April 14 at Kansas* W, Mackin (11-9) April 15 at Iowa State* L, Hagemann (11-9) April 17 Baylor* W, Mackin (12-9) April 18 Baylor* L, Mackin (12-10) April 20 Iowa State* L, Mackin (12-11) April 22 Kansas* W, Hagemann (12-9) April 24 Oklahoma (13/10)* L, Mackin (12-12) April 25 Oklahoma (13/10)* L, 0-8 (6) Hagemann (12-10) April 27 Northern Iowa L, Hagemann (12-11) April 28 Creighton W, Hagemann (13-11) May 1 at Oklahoma State (11/23)* L, Hagemann (L, 13-12) May 2 at Oklahoma State (11/23)* L, 0-8 (5) Mackin (L, 12-13) May 8 Missouri (14/9)* W, Hagemann (W, 14-12) May 9 Missouri (14/9) L, Hagemann (14-13) Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) May 15 vs. Texas A&M (19/22) L, Hagemann (14-14) NCAA Regional (Seattle, Wash.) May 21 vs. North Carolina (NR/20) L, Hagemann (14-15) May 22 vs. North Dakota W, Hagemann (15-15) May 23 vs. North Carolina (NR/20) L, 0-1 (8) Hagemann (15-16) *Big 12 Conference Game; Home games in bold. #X/X - ranking in ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll at time of game/final ranking in the poll 40

4 2010 NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2010 HONORS & AWARDS NFCA ALL-MIDWEST REGION Julie Brechtel Second One Ashley Guile Second One Brooke Thomason Second One ALL-BIG 12 Ashley Guile First One Nikki Haget Second One Brooke Thomason Second One BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Player Date Career Awards Brooke Thomason March 15 One Ashley Guile May 11 One BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK Player Date Career Awards Robin Mackin March 15 One COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN Robin Mackin Second Two ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Julie Brechtel First One Heidi Foland First One Robin Mackin First Two Ashley Hagemann Second One Nikki Haget Second One ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 Julie Brechtel First Two Heidi Foland First Two Robin Mackin First One Ashley Hagemann First One Nikki Haget First One Alex Hupp First Two Madison Drake Second One SCHOOL RECORDS SET IN 2010 TEAM Category Total Old Record Hit-by-Pitches INDIVIDUAL (GAME) Player Record Opponent Ashley Guile Walks (4) Central Michigan INDIVIDUAL (SEASON) Player Record Total Julie Brechtel Hit-by-Pitches 11 Ashley Guile Hit-by-Pitches 11 Ashley Guile Sophomore Doubles 15 INDIVIDUAL (CAREER) Player Team Total Julie Brechtel Hit-By-Pitches HUSKER HOME RUN CHART No. Opponent Type Player (total) 1 vs. UTSA Solo* Foland (1) 2 vs. UTSA 2-Run Banda (1) 3 vs. UTEP 3-Run Thomason (1) 4 vs. Colorado State Solo* Foland (2) 5 vs. Penn State 2-Run Wright (1) 6 vs. SIU Edwardsville Solo* Foland (3) 7 vs. SIU Edwardsville 2-Run Foland (4) 8 vs. SIU Edwardsville Solo Barrett (1) 9 vs. SIU Edwardsville 3-Run Brechtel (1) 10 vs. Ohio Solo Guile (1) 11 at Tulsa Grand Slam Foland (5) 12 vs. North Dakota 2-Run Foland (6) 13 at Tulsa Solo* Foland (7) 14 vs. North Dakota 3-Run Brechtel (2) 15 at Tulsa Solo* Thomason (2) 16 vs. Pacific 3-Run Brechtel (3) 17 vs. Pacific Solo Foland (8) 18 vs. Pacific 3-Run Thomason (3) 19 vs. Pacific 2-Run Thomason (4) 20 vs. Pacific 3-Run Brechtel (4) 21 at Arizona State Solo* Thomason (5) 22 Wisconsin Solo Banda (2) 23 Drake Solo* Foland (9) 24 South Dakota State Solo* Foland (10) 25 Texas A&M Solo Thomason (6) 26 Texas A&M 2-Run Hupp (1) 27 Texas A&M 2-Run Foland (11) 28 at Creighton Solo* Foland (12) 29 at Texas Tech Solo Thomason (7) 30 at Iowa State Solo* Brechtel (5) 31 at Iowa State Solo Thomason (8) 32 Baylor 2-Run Thomason (9) 33 Iowa State Solo Banda (3) 34 Iowa State 2-Run Thomason (10) 35 Kansas 2-Run Brechtel (6) 36 Kansas Solo Guile (2) 37 Northern Iowa 3-Run Thomason (11) 38 Missouri 3-Run Guile (3) 39 vs. North Dakota St. Solo Foland (13) 40 vs. North Dakota St. Solo Hupp (2) 41 vs. North Dakota St. 2-Run Guile (4) *leadoff home run 2010 MULTI-HIT GAME TOTALS 1st Heidi Foland 20 2nd Ashley Guile 17 3rd Nikki Haget 16 Julie Brechtel 10 Brooke Thomason 10 Robin Mackin 5 7th Alex Hupp 4 8th Gabby Banda 3 Kirby Wright 3 10th Whitney Barrett 2 11th Madison Drake 1 Crystal Gonzalez 1 Keela Scott 1 Megan Southworth 1 Tori Tyson MULTI-RBI GAME TOTALS 1st Julie Brechtel 11 Ashley Guile 11 3rd Brooke Thomason 7 Heidi Foland 6 5th Gabby Banda 4 Whitney Barrett 4 Alex Hupp 4 8th Nikki Haget 2 9th Madison Drake 1 Ashley Hagemann 1 Kirby Wright GAME-WINNING RBIs 1st Ashley Guile 9 2nd Julie Brechtel 7 3rd Nikki Haget 3 Brooke Thomason 3 5th Heidi Foland 2 Alex Hupp 2 7th Robin Mackin HITTING STREAKS 1st Julie Brechtel 11 2nd Heidi Foland 10 3rd Nikki Haget 9 Brooke Thomason 9 5th Gabby Banda 5 Ashley Guile 5 Robin Mackin 5 8th Whitney Barrett 4 Alex Hupp 4 Tori Tyson 4 11th Megan Southworth 3 Kirby Wright 3 13th Ashley Hagemann 2 Keela Scott 2 15th Madison Drake 1 Jamie Gay 1 Crystal Gonzalez 1 HUSKERS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Rank Player Category Total 5th Ashley Hagemann Saves 5 22nd Julie Brechtel Sacrifice Flies 4 25th Ashley Guile On-Base Percentage th Ashley Hagemann Strikeouts th Robin Mackin Hits Per 7.0 IP nd Julie Brechtel Hit-by-Pitch Per Game st Ashley Guile Walks Heidi Foland Home Runs 13 7 Ashley Guile Hit-by-Pitch Per Game th Heidi Foland Runs Per Game Robin Mackin Strikeouts Per 7.0 IP st Ashley Hagemann Strikeouts Per 7.0 IP th Ashley Guile Batting Average.382 Only individual rankings among the top 100 are listed 41

5 2010 NEBRASKA OVERALL & BIG 12 CONFERENCE STATISTICS OVERALL: (HOME: 12-8; AWAY: 4-13; NEUTRAL: 14-8) BATTING Player Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/ATT PO A E FLD% Guile, Ashley / Haget, Nikki / Thomason, Brooke / Foland, Heidi / Brechtel, Julie / Scott, Keela / Mackin, Robin / Wright, Kirby / Southworth, Megan / Hupp, Alex / Drake, Madison / Gonzalez, Crystal / Barrett, Whitney / Banda, Gabby / Tyson, Tori / Hagemann, Ashley / Gay, Jamie / Totals , /55 1, Opponents , /55 1, LOB - Team (394), Opp (356). DPs turned - Team (18), Opp (17). CI - Team (1), Wright 1. IBB - Team (1), Guile 1, Opp (8). Picked off - Haget 1, Foland 1. PITCHING Player ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO/CO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg. WP HBP Mackin, Robin / Hagemann, Ashley / Hupp, Alex / Drake, Madison / Totals / , Opponents / , PB - Team (7), Guile 6, Wright 1, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (1), Guile 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Guile (26-33), Hagemann (22-27), Mackin (19-24), Wright (18-22), Hupp (2-3), Drake (1-1). BIG 12 CONFERENCE: 7-11 (HOME: 4-6; AWAY: 3-5) BATTING Player Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/ATT PO A E FLD% Guile, Ashley / Haget, Nikki / Hagemann, Ashley / Southworth, Megan / Thomason, Brooke / Mackin, Robin / Tyson, Tori / Banda, Gabby / Barrett, Whitney / Brechtel, Julie / Foland, Heidi / Hupp, Alex / Gay, Jamie / Wright, Kirby / Drake, Madison / Gonzalez, Crystal / Totals / Opponents / LOB - Team (116), Opp (122). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (6). CI - Team (1), Wright 1. IBB - Team (0), Opp (3). Picked off - Foland 1. PITCHING Player ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO/CO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg. WP HBP Hagemann, Ashley / Mackin, Robin / Drake, Madison / Hupp, Alex / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Guile 3, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Hagemann (12-13), Wright (11-12), Guile (9-11), Mackin (7-9), Drake (1-1). 42

6 2010 BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS & REVIEW ALL-BIG 12 TEAMS FIRST TEAM Player, School Yr. Pos. Kayce Walker, Baylor So. OF Nicole Wesley, Baylor Sr. OF Courtney Wray, Iowa State Sr. 3B Ashley Fleming, Missouri So. 1B Jenna Marston, Missouri Fr. SS Rhea Taylor, Missouri Jr. OF Ashley Guile, Nebraska So. C Amber Flores, Oklahoma Sr. 2B Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Fr. LHP Jessica Shults, Oklahoma Fr. 1B Lindsey Vandever, Oklahoma Sr. C Kat Espinosa, Oklahoma State Fr. RHP Alysia Hamilton, Oklahoma State Jr. 2B Lexy Bennett, Texas So. 1B Taylor Hoagland, Texas Fr. OF Blaire Luna, Texas Fr. RHP Nadia Taylor, Texas So. 3B Rhiannon Kliesing, Texas A&M Jr. 1B Meagan May, Texas A&M Fr. C Player of the Year: Amber Flores, Oklahoma Pitcher of the Year: Blaire Luna, Texas Freshman of the Year: Blaire Luna, Texas Defensive Player of the Year: Lindsey Vandever, Oklahoma Coach of the Year: Connie Clark, Texas FINAL BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS Big 12 Conference Overall School W L Pct. H A W L T Pct. H A N Texas# Oklahoma!# Oklahoma State# Texas A&M# Missouri#^ Nebraska# Texas Tech# Baylor Iowa State Kansas !Big 12 Tournament champion; #NCAA Tournament participant; ^WCWS participant BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS May 8-10, ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City, Okla. Game 1 - No. 7 Texas Tech 5, No. 10 Kansas 3 (Kansas eliminated) Game 2 - No. 8 Baylor 15, No. 9 Iowa State 4 (5 inn.) (Iowa State eliminated) Game 3 - No. 2 Oklahoma 2, No. 7 Texas Tech 0 (Texas Tech eliminated) Game 4 - No. 3 Texas A&M 5, No. 6 Nebraska 0 (Nebraska eliminated) Game 5 - No. 1 Texas 3, No. 8 Baylor 2 (Baylor eliminated) Game 6 - No. 5 Missouri 5, No. 4 Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated) Game 7 - No. 2 Oklahoma 5, No. 3 Texas A&M 1 (Texas A&M eliminated) Game 8 - No. 5 Missouri 11, No. 1 Texas 6 (Texas eliminated) Game 9 - No. 2 Oklahoma 9, No. 5 Missouri 0 (6 inn.) (Oklahoma wins Big 12 Championship) SECOND TEAM Player, School Yr. Pos. Kelsey Kidwell, Iowa State Sr. OF Mariah Montgomery, Kansas Fr. SS Nicole Hudson, Missouri Fr. 3B Catherine Lee, Missouri Jr. C/1B Nikki Haget, Nebraska So. OF Brooke Thomason, Nebraska Fr. OF Haley Nix, Oklahoma Jr. OF Katie Norris, Oklahoma So. UTL Chelsea Garcia, Oklahoma State So. SS Julie Ward, Oklahoma State So. 1B Anna Whiddon, Oklahoma State Sr. RHP Courtney Craig, Texas So. OF Amy Hooks, Texas Jr. C Melissa Dumezich, Texas A&M Fr. RHP Alex Reynolds, Texas A&M Sr. 3B Lauren Schwirtlich, Texas A&M Fr. 2B/DP Emily Bledsoe, Texas Tech So. 3B Logan Hall, Texas Tech So. 2B Mikey Kenney, Texas Tech Fr. OF BIG 12 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Player, School Yr. Pos. Courtney Nieten, Baylor Sr. C Megan Turk, Baylor So. INF Ashley Fleming, Missouri So. 1B Jana Hainey, Missouri Sr. RHP Jenna Marston, Missouri Fr. SS Rhea Taylor, Missouri Jr. CF Amber Flores, Oklahoma Sr. 2B Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Fr. LHP Jessica Schults, Oklahoma Fr. 1B Lindsey Vandever, Oklahoma Sr. C Melissa Dumezich, Texas A&M Fr. RHP Meagan May, Texas A&M Fr. C Holley Gentsch, Texas Tech So. C Most Outstanding Player: Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Player, School Pos. Feb. 16 Meagan May, Texas A&M C Feb. 23 Amber Flores, Oklahoma 2B March 2 Nadia Taylor, Texas 3B Mariah Gearhart, Oklahoma State 3B March 8 Julie Ward, Oklahoma State* 1B March 15 Brooke Thomason, Nebraska OF March 23 Meagan May, Texas A&M C March 30 Jessica Shults, Oklahoma 1B April 6 Chelsea Garcia, Oklahoma State SS April 13 Megan Castle, Oklahoma State RF April 20 Catherine Lee, Missouri C/1B April 27 Lexy Bennett, Texas 1B May 4 Ashley Fleming, Missouri* 1B/OF May 11 Ashley Guile, Nebraska C/DP *USA Softball National Player of the Week ^Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week NEBRASKA'S BIG 12 TEAM RANKINGS Category Total Rank Strikeouts 408 3rd Opponent Batting Avg..221 Doubles 73 t- Home Runs 41 5th Walks 159 5th Wins 30 7th Slugging Percentage.401 7th ERA th On-Base Percentage.358 8th Runs Scored 244 8th Hits 411 8th RBIs 216 8th Stolen Bases 40 8th Shutouts 10 8th Fielding Percentage.962 8th Batting Average.269 9th Triples 3 t-9th 43 BIG 12 PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Date Player, School Pos. Feb. 16 Blaire Luna, Texas RHP Feb. 23 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma* LHP March 2 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri RHP March 8 Anna Whiddon, Oklahoma State^ RHP March 15 Robin Mackin, Nebraska RHP March 23 Blaire Luna, Texas RHP March 30 Melissa Dumezich, Texas A&M RHP April 6 Blaire Luna, Texas^ RHP April 13 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma LHP April 20 Anna Whiddon, Oklahoma State RHP April 27 Blaire Luna, Texas RHP May 4 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma LHP May 11 Melissa Dumezich, Texas A&M RHP BIG 12 RANKINGS OF RETURNING HUSKERS Player Category (total) Rank Heidi Foland Runs Scored (50) Heidi Foland Home Runs (13) t-5th Heidi Foland Total Bases (110) t-5th Ashley Guile On-Base Pct. (.520) 3rd Ashley Guile Average (.382) 5th Ashley Guile Walks (35) 5th Ashley Guile Doubles (15) t- Ashley Hagemann Saves (5) 2nd Ashley Hagemann Appearances (44) t-3rd Ashley Hagemann Strikeouts (227) Ashley Hagemann Innings Pitched (212.2) 5th Ashley Hagemann Complete Games (18) 5th Ashley Hagemann Starts (30) Ashley Hagemann Shutouts (4) t-9th Ashley Hagemann Wins (15) t-10th Brooke Thomason Doubles (14) 8th Brooke Thomason Home Runs (11) t-9th