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1 NEBR SK Communications Contact: Erica Nett MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC Cathedral City, Calif. Big League Dreams Cathedral City Feb NO. 6/9 TEXAS A&M Thursday, Feb. 22 7:30 p.m. (CT) FloSoftball/ Huskers.com FOLLOW NEBRASKA All Nebraska games will air on Huskers.com (radio), courtesy of the IMG Husker Sports Network. Additionally, all games this weekend will be streamed on FloSoftball.com. Fans must subscribe to watch MISSISSIPPI STATE Thursday, Feb p.m. (CT) FloSoftball/ Huskers.com ST. JOHN S Saturday, Feb :30 a.m. (CT) FloSoftball/ Huskers.com 13 NO. 3/4 UCLA Friday, Feb. 23 7:30 p.m. (CT) FloSoftball/ Huskers.com HUSKERS FACE TOUGH FOES AT MARY NUTTER CLASSIC The No. 23 Nebraska softball team (8- mercy rule. The Bruins have allowed just 2, 0-0 Big Ten) will travel to Cathedral City, 12 runs this season and are averaging more Calif., this weekend for the Mary Nutter than eight runs a game. Most recently, UCLA Collegiate Classic, where the Huskers will went 4-0 at the first weekend of the Mary play two games on Thursday, one game Nutter Collegiate Classic, defeating UC Santa on Friday and two games on Saturday, for Barbara, Syracuse, UAB and Grand Canyon. a total of five games. The privately hosted The Bruins are led by infielder Kylee Perez and tournament will take place at Big League pitcher Rachel Garcia who were both named to Dreams and will feature some of the best the 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the teams in the country. The Huskers will face Year Watch List. Garcia was named the NFCA three top-10 teams (Texas A&M, UCLA and National Freshman of the Year in 2017, as Washington), including No. 1 Washington, well as an NFCA Second Team All-American, as well as another team receiving votes the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year (Mississippi State). NU also takes on St. and NFCA All-West Region Second Team. John s this weekend. Additionally, Garcia was named to the 2018 The Huskers start the weekend with USA Softball World Championship Roster. a game against No. 6/9 Texas A&M on Scouting St. John s Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (CT), followed by a St. John s opened the 2018 season at the competition at Mississippi State at 10 p.m. FIU Felsberg Invitational with a 2-3 record CT. The following day, Nebraska takes on two weeks ago. The Red Storm will face No. 3/4 UCLA at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Arizona and San Jose State on Thursday, the Huskers will take on St. John s at 11:30 before taking on Nebraska on Friday. The Red a.m. (CT) and will conclude the tournament Storm are led by their five seniors, who make with No. 1/3 Washington at 5 p.m. CT. up almost one-third of the 17-person roster. Scouting Texas A&M The senior class consists of pitcher McKenzie Texas A&M is off to a 9-0 start in 2018 and Murray, first baseman Krystal Puga, outfielder could face the Huskers as a 10-0 team, as they Lauren Zick, infielder/catcher Savannah compete against Notre Dame prior to taking Warren and infielder Hannah Anderson. on Nebraska on Thursday. Most recently, the Scouting Washington Aggies went 4-0 at the Texas A&M Invitational Washington brings another undefeated Feb , defeating Butler, Tulsa (twice) season to the table, boasting a 12-0 record so and Iowa by a combined score of far in Washington has only played two Scouting Mississippi State seven-inning games, as the other 10 have all Mississippi State is 8-1 on the season. been ended early due to the mercy rule. The The Bulldogs have a pair of games against pitching staff as produced nine shoutouts and Southeastern Louisiana and Arizona State, has a combined ERA of 0.43, which includes prior to their game against Nebraska two pitchers with ERAs of The staff has on Thursday. Last weekend, Mississippi recorded 106 strikeouts, allowed just four State went 3-1 at the February Freezer, earned runs and 28 hits. On offense, the defeating Murray State, South Alabama Huskies have scored at least seven runs in and Drake. The Bulldogs got their first loss each game so far this season. The Huskies of the season to Drake in an eight-inning have scored a combined 133 runs - averaging defensive battle that ended in a 1-0 decision. more than 11 per game - and given up just Scouting UCLA five runs on the season. The Huskies are led UCLA will serve as another undefeated by Taran Alvelo and Taylor Van Zee who were team the Huskers will face this weekend, each named to the 50-person Player of the boasting a 10-0 record and half of those Year Watch List by USA Softball. games have been five-innings due to the 15 NO. 1/3 WASHINGTON Saturday, Feb p.m. (CT) FloSoftball/ Huskers.com SOFTBALL NOTES 2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time (CT) Kajikawa Classic (at Arizona State) Feb. 9 vs. Brigham Young W, 5-4 (8) Feb. 9 at Arizona State L, 6-4 Feb. 10 vs. Utah W, 5-0 Feb. 10 vs. San Diego State W, 5-3 Feb. 11 vs. CSUN W, 9-1 (5) Feb. 11 vs. Seattle U W, 3-2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at Georgia Tech) Feb. 16 vs. Boston College W, 2-1 Feb. 16 at Georgia Tech W, 6-5 Feb. 17 at Georgia Tech W, 7-3 Feb. 18 vs. Boston College L, 3-0 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (private) Feb. 22 vs. Texas A&M 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 vs. Mississippi State 10 p.m. Feb. 23 vs. UCLA 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 vs. St. John's 11:30 a.m. Feb. 24 vs. Washington 5 p.m. March 3 Wichita State 1 p.m. March 3 Wichita State 3 p.m. March 4 Wichita State 1 p.m. Jayhawk Invitational (at Kansas) March 9 vs. Green Bay 9 a.m. March 9 vs. Northern Iowa 11:30 a.m. March 10 vs. Green Bay 11:30 a.m. March 10 at Kansas 2 p.m. March 11 vs. UMKC 4:30 p.m. March 13 at Omaha 5 p.m. March 14 vs. South Dakota State 3 p.m. March 14 vs. South Dakota State 5 p.m. Easton Invitational (at Cal State Fullerton) March 16 vs. Grand Canyon 5 p.m. March 16 vs. Cal State Northridge 5 p.m. March 17 vs. Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. March 17 at Cal State Fullerton 5:30 p.m. March 18 vs. DePaul Noon March 20 Creighton 6 p.m. March 23 Michigan State 5:30 p.m. March 24 Michigan State 1 p.m. March 25 Michigan State Noon March 27 South Dakota 5 p.m. March 30 at Northwestern 3 p.m. March 31 at Northwestern 1 p.m. April 1 at Northwestern Noon April 6 at Indiana 5 p.m. April 7 at Indiana Noon April 8 at Indiana Noon April 10 Iowa 4 p.m. April 10 Iowa 6:30 p.m. April 13 Purdue 5:30 p.m. April 14 Purdue 1 p.m. April 15 Purdue Noon April 20 at Minnesota 6:30 p.m. April 21 at Minnesota 1 p.m. April 22 at Minnesota 3 p.m. April 27 Wisconsin 5 p.m. April 28 Wisconsin 1 p.m. April 29 Wisconsin Noon May 4 at Illinois 5 p.m. May 5 at Illinois 1 p.m. May 6 at Illinois Noon May at Big Ten Tournament TBA May NCAA Regional TBA May 31- June 6 Women s CWS TBA #HUSKERS #getn

2 SEASON NOTEBOOK DUO RETURNS AS ALL-REGION, ALL-BIG TEN PICKS Senior Kaylan Jablonski and junior Alyvia Simmons return in 2018 as all-region picks and all-conference honorees. Both Jablonski and Simmons earned third-team NFCA All-Midwest Region honors and second-team all-big Ten accolades in Jablonski was a star both on offense and defense for the Huskers last season. She batted.263 in 43 games and had 31 hits, with 12 doubles and five homers. She totaled 29 RBIs and finished the season with a slugging percentage of the highest of her career. In the circle, Jablonski appeared in 40 games and pitched 10 complete games. She claimed 11 wins and finished with a career-low 4.31 ERA. Simmons was explosive on offense, batting.333 and slugging.513 in both which were career highs. She had 50 hits, almost doubling her count from On defense, she started 44 games and was the only Husker to start at least one game at all three outfield spots. HUSKERS ADD JUCO STANDOUT Following last season the Huskers added right-handed pitcher Regan Mergele to their roster. Mergele comes from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan., where she helped lead the Grizzlies to back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championships in 2016 and Mergele was named the NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year and the NJCAA Division I Championship s Most Outstanding Pitcher in Mergele finished her two-year junior college career with a 1.07 ERA and an overall record of Additionally, she claimed All-America honors twice from both the NJCAA and the NFCA. Mergele will have two years of eligibility with the Huskers and is active for the 2018 season. MARCH MADNESS The Huskers play a total of 23 games in March, including eight games in six days (March 9-14) and 13 games in 10 days (March 9-18). NEBRASKA NICE The 2018 Husker roster includes eight native Nebraskans, which ties for the most in Rhonda Revelle s 26 seasons as Nebraska s head coach. Half of the group is in the freshman class and another three are seniors. IT S IN THE CLUB Several Huskers have been teammates long before arriving in Lincoln, playing together in high school and on the same club team. California natives Austen Urness, Bri Cassidy and Tristen Edwards played for the Corona Angels. In Nebraska, Gina Metzler, Kaylan Jablonski, Madi Unzicker, Alyvia Simmons, Rylie Unaicker, Payton Huscroft and Olivia Ferrell all played for Nebraska Gold. UNZICKER BACK ON THE FIELD The Huskers will enjoy the return of junior infielder Madi Unzicker, who missed all of the 2017 season after having knee surgery prior to the start of the season. Unzicker will no longer catch for the Huskers but will be Nebraska s primary first baseman this season. Prior to her injury, Unzicker batted.217 in 2016 and had 20 hits, seven doubles, five homers and 15 RBIs. URNESS OUT FOR SEASON Senior Austen Urness will not compete this season after undergoing season-ending knee surgery last fall. INFIELD GETS NEW LOOK Nebraska s infield looks much different from last season as only two of the five regular starters from last year return to the same positions. Bri Cassidy (catcher) and Laura Barrow (second base) return. Madi Unzicker - who didn t play last season due to injury - will takeover at first. Tristen Edwards will play shortstop for the first time in her career. Alexis Perry and Lexey Kneib are replacing All-American third baseman MJ Knighten NCAA TEAMS HIGHLIGHT SCHEDULE Nebraska is slated to play 16 of its 56 games against 2017 NCAA Tournament teams (27 percent). NU will face 12 NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago (Arizona State, Utah, BYU, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, UCLA, Washington, Oklahoma, Cal State Fullerton, DePaul, Minnesota and Wisconsin). This includes four teams that advanced to the 2017 Women s College World Series - Washington, UCLA, Texas A&M and defending national champion Oklahoma. NEWCOMERS IN 2018 With the addition of five freshmen and junior college transfer Regan Mergele, almost onethird of the 2018 roster consists of new faces. FERRELL MAKES HISTORY Olivia Ferrell became the first Husker freshman pitcher to start a season opener against a ranked opponent when she kicked off the season against No. 19 BYU on Feb. 9. She also became the first Husker freshman to pitch and bat in a season opener. NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name B/T Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Lexey Kneib L/R INF 5-6 So. Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) 1 Rylie Unzicker R/R OF 5-7 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 2 Payton Huscroft R/R INF 5-8 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 3 Alexis Perry R/R INF 5-7 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City) 7 Madi Unzicker R/R INF 5-9 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch R/R RHP 5-10 Sr. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler L/R OF 5-3 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 12 Kaylan Jablonski R/R RHP/UTL 5-7 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 19 Regan Mergele R/R RHP 5-7 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Butler CC) 21 Sarah Yocom L/R INF 5-6 Fr. Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 22 Taylor Otte R/R OF 5-6 Sr. Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow L/R INF 5-8 Sr. Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 24 Tristen Edwards R/R INF/OF 5-7 So. Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 27 Austen Urness R/R OF/C 5-5 Sr. Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 28 Ally Riley R/R C 5-10 Fr. Alva, Okla. (Alva) 32 Alyvia Simmons L/R OF 5-9 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) 39 Olivia Ferrell R/R RHP 5-10 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) 44 Bri Cassidy R/R C 5-3 Jr. San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 64 Bree Boruff L/R OF 5-8 So. Mead, Colo. (Mead) 97 Sydney McLeod L/L LHP 5-11 So. Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) NEBRASKA SOFTBALL FACTS Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,738 Founded Enrollment... 26,091 Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet & Cream Conference... Big Ten Athletic Director...Bill Moos Senior Woman Administrator... Pat Logsdon COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach...Rhonda Revelle (26th year) Record at Nebraska (yrs.) (25 yrs.) Career Record (yrs.) (26 yrs.) Alma Mater... Nebraska (1984) Associate Head Coach.Lori Sippel (29th year) Alma Mater... Nebraska (1988) Assistant Coach... Diane Miller (10th year) Alma Mater...Missouri Southern (1992) Director of Operations...Ali Grant (First year) Alma Mater...Michigan State (2012) TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Record Big Ten Record (finish) (5th) Postseason Finish (record).b1g Tournament (0-1) Final Ranking...NR Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 15/6 Starters Returning/Lost... 10/ Newcomers... 6 FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium... Bowlin Stadium Capacity... 2,500 Record at Bowlin Stadium Indoors...Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility Opened... Fall 2011 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball All-Time Record...1, (.637) All-Time Conference Record (.594) Overall Conference Titles Big Eight Conference Titles Big 12 Conference Titles... 6 Big Ten Conference Titles... 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances NCAA Tournament Record (.544) NCAA Regional Record (.598) NCAA Super Regional Record (.400) Women's CWS Appearances... 7 Women's CWS Record (.363) Honda Award Winners... 1 Honda Award Nominees... 3 NFCA All-Americans CoSIDA Academic All-Americans RETURNING ALL-REGION PLAYERS Kaylan Jablonski, Sr., RHP/UTL Third-Team NFCA All-Midwest Region (2017) Alyvia Simmons, Jr., OF Third-Team NFCA All-Midwest Region (2017) RETURNING ALL-BIG TEN PLAYERS Kaylan Jablonski, Sr., RHP/UTL Second-Team All-Big Ten (2017) Alyvia Simmons, Jr., OF Second-Team All-Big Ten (2017) OTHER HONOREES Regan Mergele, Jr., RHP NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year (2017) NJCAA Division I Championship Most Outstanding Pitcher (2017) NFCA Division I NJCAA First-Team All-American (2017) NJCAA Division I First-Team All-American (2017) NFCA Division I NJCAA Third-Team All-American (2016) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Laura Barrow... BEAR-oh Bree Boruff...BORE-off Kaylan Jablonski...juh-BLAWN-ski Lexey Kneib...NIBE Sydney McLeod... mick-loud Regan Mergele...MUR-gull Rhonda Revelle... ruh-vell Taylor Otte...OUGHT Austen Urness... urr-ness Sarah Yocom... YO-come

3 HUSKER HISTORY AT MARY NUTTER Nebraska is competing in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic for the eighth straight season and the ninth time overall. Nebraska owns a record at the tournament. Nebraska is 7-15 all-time vs. ranked teams at the event. Nebraska has defeated one ranked team in each of the last seven years at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Thirteen of Nebraska s last 15 losses at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic have come to a ranked team. HOT HITTING HUSKERS As a team, Nebraska s.277 batting average ranks second in the Big Ten Conference and ranks 46th overall nationally. The Huskers also rank second in the conference slugging percentage with a.447 average, moving up two spots since last week. The Huskers rank 67th nationally in the category. Individually, Tristen Edwards ranks second in the conference with a batting average of.455. Additionally, she ranks first in the Big Ten with 15 hits and 30th nationally. Kaylan Jablonski and Taylor Otte both have 13 hits on the season, which ranks third in the conference. Edwards also ranks fourth in the conference in RBIs per game, fourth in the conference in slugging percentage (.727) and second in total bases (24). Jablonski and Otte rank third and fifth, in the conference in total bases with 22 and 21, respectively. KJ LEADS IN THE CIRCLE Kaylan Jablonski comes back in 2018 as the Huskers top returning pitcher and she s already proving why. Jablonski has had the win or the save in seven of Nebraska s 10 games so far this season. Additionally, her four wins are more than eight Big Ten teams have this season and rank first in the Big Ten. Jablonski s three saves rank first in the conference and second nationally. ALL HANDS ON DECK Nebraska s 20-person roster has been utilized to the fullest extent so far this season. Through 10 games, every healthy player has seen the field. Nebraska has used a different starting lineup and a different batting order in all 10 games. Additionally, six different positions have seen a player make her first career start. EDWARDS EARNS B1G HONOR Sophomore Tristen Edwards has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week both weeks of the season. She earned the honor outright on Feb. 19 for her performance at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and shared the award on Feb. 12. Edwards became the first Husker to be named conference player of the week twice in the same season since 2012 (Brook Thomason) and the third Husker ever to win the award back-to-back weeks (Lisa Wangler, 2003, Big 12 and Ruth Chatwin, 1989, Big Eight). NEBRASKA NOTES RECORD WATCH After throwing her first complete game nohitter in 2016, Kaylan Jablonski wrote her way into the Nebraska record book. She is currently tied for 10th in the category. Another complete game no-hitter this season would tie her for sixth, while a total of three would tie her for second place. Former Husker All-American and current Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel owns the record with six. COMPLETE GAME NO-HITTERS PITCHED 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 COME BACK HOME Three Huskers will return to their home state this weekend when Nebraska heads west to California. Austen Urness (Lake Elsinore, Calif.), Tristen Edwards (Murrieta, Calif.), Bri Cassidy (San Bernardino, Calif.) all hail from the Golden State. In fact, the trio all played for the same club team in high school, as well (Corona Angels). EDWARDS GETS ON BASE Sophomore infielder/outfielder Tristen Edwards has reached base all 10 games this season, which included a nine-game hitting streak - the longest of her career. Her on-base streak is currently at 13, as she reached base the last three games of the 2017 season as well. OTTE FOUND HER SPOT The Husker batting order is still in the making. Nebraska had six different lineups in the opening weekend. In the second weekend, the top half of the order remained the same, but the bottom half is still in the works. Senior outfielder Taylor Otte is the only player to start in the same spot all 10 games Otte is Nebraska s leadoff hitter. She ranks third on the team in batting average with a.343. She also has two doubles, two homers and six RBIs. Tristen Edwards, Madi Unzicker, Kaylan Jablonski and Alyvia Simmons make up the rest of the first five in the batting order. However, the remaining four sports are still up for grabs and have been filled at least once by eight different Huskers (Rylie Unzicker, Bri Cassidy, Gina Metzler, Lexey Kneib, Alexis Perry, Laura Barrow, Olivia Ferrell and Bree Boruff). BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Freshman of the Week Feb. 12 Tristen Edwards, NEB Shelby McCombs, OSU Meghan Beaubien, MICH Dani Wagner, MINN Niki Carver, OSU Feb. 19 Tristen Edwards, NEB Meghan Beaubien, MICH Meghan Beaubien, MICH HUSKERS HUSKER HOME RUNS The Huskers are average nearly one home run a game, with nine in 10 games. The 0.9 homers per game ranks thrid in the Big Ten and 45th nationally. Four Huskers have two home runs on the season, including Tristen Edwards, Kaylan Jablonski, Taylor Otte and Bri Cassidy. Bri Cassidy... at ASU, 2/9/18 Kaylan Jablonski... vs. Utah, 2/10/18 Taylor Otte... vs. San Diego State, 2/10/18 Bri Cassidy... vs. CSUN, 2/11/18 Tristen Edwards...vs. Seattle, 2/11/18 Madi Unzicker... vs. Boston College 2/16/18 Tristen Edwards... at Georgia Tech, 2/16/18 Kaylan Jablonski... at Georgia Tech, 2/16/18 Taylor Otte... at Geogria Tech, 2/17/18 HUSKERS FACING TOUGH TEAMS Four of Nebraska s five opponents this weekend advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season and three (UCLA, Washington and Texas A&M) made it all the way to the Women s College World Series. Nebraska s five opponents have a combined record of 41-4 this season, which includes three undefeated teams (Texas A&M, UCLA and Washington). Additionally, three teams rank in the top 10, which includes two in the top five. Washington moved to the top of the NFCA Poll this week and is ranked third in USA Softball s Poll. UCLA is ranked 3/4, while Texas A&M is ranked 6/9. Mississippi State is also receiving votes. Nebraska has already defeated two ranked teams this season. The Huskers topped BYU and Utah at the Kajikawa Classic in the opening weekend. BYU was ranked No. 19 at the time, while Utah was ranked 15th at the time of the match up. NEBRASKA VS. NO 1 Nebraska will face No. 1 Washington on Saturday. NU is 3-14 all-time vs. the top-ranked team including a 3-11 regular-season record. The Huskers last win over a No. 1 foe was against Michigan in NU S ALL-TIME RESULTS VS. NO 1 TEAMS (3-14) 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 REVELLE LOOKS FOR WIN 950 AT NU Nebraska s eight wins this season gives Husker Head Coach Rhonda Revelle 945 wins at Nebraska, which is the most of any coach - male or female - in NU history. She looks to reach another milestone this weekend. If the Huskers sweep, Revelle would win her 950th game at Nebraska. WEEKLY NOTES

4 2018 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NEBRASKA NOTES 2018 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL S RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall 8-2 Non-Conference 8-2 Big Ten Conference 0-0 Home 0-0 Neutral 5-1 Road 2-1 Night Games 0-1 Day Games 8-1 Sunday 2-1 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 0-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 3-1 Saturday 3-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 2-1 vs. Unranked Opponents 3-0 Extra Innings Run Games 4-0 When Out-Hitting Opponent 8-0 When Out-Hit by Opponent 0-2 When Scoring First 5-0 When Opponent Scores First 3-2 When Scoring in the First Inning 1-0 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 1-1 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 6-0 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 0-0 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 5-0 When Allowing 5 or More Runs 1-1 When Allowing 10 or More Runs 0-0 When Leading After Five Innings 7-0 When Leading After Six Innings 7-0 When Trailing After Five Innings 1-2 When Trailing After Six Innings 1-2 When Tied After Five Innings 0-0 When Tied After Six Innings 0-0 When Committing 0 Errors 4-1 When Committing 2 or More Errors 2-1 USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL Rk. Team 2018 Record Prev. Rk. 1. Washington Florida UCLA Oklahoma Oregon Texas A&M LSU Baylor Florida State Alabama Tennessee Auburn Arizona Georgia Louisiana Ole Miss Arizona State Oklahoma State California Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Kentucky T24. South Carolina 9-1 RV T24 Utah THE LAST TIME A HUSKER Had 6+ At Bats 5 players vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Had 4+ Hits Alyvia Simmons at Rutgers - 2 [5] (4/8/17) Scored 4+ Runs Alyvia Simmons at Rutgers - 2 [4] (4/8/17) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Had 2+ Homers Tristen Edwards (2) vs. Oregon St. (2/26/17) Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98) Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13) Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11) Drew 4+ Walks MJ Knighten (4) at Northwestern (4/17/16) Had 2+ HBP Madi Unzicker (2) at Penn St. (5/13/16) Had 5+ RBIs Dawna Tyson (5) at Minnesota (4/23/16) Threw a No-Hitter Kaylan Jablonski vs. Purdue (4/30/16) Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) Had 10+ Strikeouts Cassie McClure (10) vs. So. Dakota St. (3/29/16) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak Gina Metzler (10) (2017) 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) ( ) 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. 15 Utah [5-0] (2/10/18) Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. BYU [5-4] (2/9/18) Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Minnesota (3/25/17) Scored 10+ Runs vs. Illinois [14] (4/23/17) Scored 15+ Runs at Rutgers - 2 [15] (4/8/17) Scored 20+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Allowed 10+ Runs at Rutgers - 2 [12] (4/8/17) Allowed 15+ Runs vs. Minnesota [16] (3/24/17) Allowed 20+ Runs never Recorded 15+ Hits at Rutgers - 2 [19] (4/8/17) Recorded 20+ Hits at Maryland [21] (4/3/16) Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Hit 4+ Home Runs at Rutgers - 2 [5] (4/8/17) Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Drew 10+ Walks at Creighton[11] (4/25/19) Was No-Hit at Oklahoma St. (3/9/12) Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (50), Long Beach State (47), Mississippi State (39), Arkansas (29), USC Upstate (20), Nebraska (16), Colorado State (14), Texas State (14), Oregon State (11), Louisville (4), McNeese State (4). USA SOFTBALL/ESPN POLL Rk. Team 2018 Record Prev. Rk. 1 Florida (10) Oregon (4) Washington (3) UCLA Oklahoma Auburn Florida State LSU Texas A&M Baylor Tennessee Arizona Alabama Georgia Arizona State Oklahoma State Louisiana Ole Miss California Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Nebraska Kentucky Notre Dame 6-3 NR Receiving Votes: Oregon State, South Carolina, Missouri, Utah, Colorado State, Mississippi State, Louisville, South Carolina Upstate, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Virginia Tech, Houston, Arkansas, James Madison, Lipscomb HUSKER WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS Week NFCA ESPN.com Record Preseason NR RV 0-0 Feb. 13 RV Feb. 20 RV Feb. 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 l 4

5 BOWLIN: HOME SWEET HOME HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE Nebraska has won 72 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 16 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM The 2017 season marked NU 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. TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS In the first 16 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. NCAA REGIONALS In the first 16 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, ,673 Illinois April 22, ,585 Lehigh May 20, ,550 Penn St. April 15, 2017 NEBRASKA NOTES CONFERENCE INFORMATION BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Rank Team Big Ten Overall 1. Ohio State Nebraska Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Michigan State Rutgers Maryland Indiana Purdue Penn State NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE TITLES (19) Year Conference Title(s) 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tourn Big Eight Regular Season & Tourn Big Eight Regular Season & Tourn Big Eight Regular Season & Tourn Big Eight Regular Season & Tourn Big Eight Regular Season & Tourn Big 12 Regular Season & Tourn Big 12 Tournament 2001 Big 12 Regular Season 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tourn 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 th t-5th 62 HUSKERS NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES Nebraska has won 62 games in its 24 NCAA Tournament appearances while posting an overall record of (.544 winning percentage). The Huskers 62 postseason wins rank 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 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. 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 23 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 25 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 4 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Nebraska has advanced to the Women s College World Series seven times to rank 11th in NCAA history. 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. WEEKLY NOTES

6 2018 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORTS NO. 6/9 TEXAS A&M Texas A&M is off to a 9-0 start in 2018 and could face the Huskers as a 10-0 team, as they compete against Notre Dame prior to taking on Nebraska on Thursday. Most recently, the Aggies went 4-0 at the Texas A&M Invitational Feb , defeating Butler, Tulsa (twice) and Iowa by a combined score of In the circle, the Aggies return seniors Trinity Harrington and Lexi Smith, junior Samantha Show and sophomore Payton McBride and freshmen Maddie MacGrandle, Hannah Mayo and Kayla Poynter. Harrington (3-0) has been unstoppable so far, pitching 20.0 innings, including two complete games. She has an ERA of 0.00 and has given up just seven hits and has recorded 12 strikeouts. Show has an ERA of 3.91 and is 2-0 on the season. MacGrandle (2-0) has pitched 12.0 innings and has an ERA of She also has 11 strikeouts. At the plate, All-American Tori Vidales leads the Aggies with a batting average of.517, including one double, five homeruns and 21 RBIs. She s slugging on the season. Sophomore Sarah Hudek is batting.455 with 10 hits, one double and six RBIs. The Aggies also have two other hitters - All-SEC pick Ashley Walters and Kaitlyn Alderink - hitting over.300 on the season. The Aggies are dominating their foes and have outscored their opponents this season. Additionally, Texas A&M has recorded three shutouts and two five-inning games. HEAD COACH JO EVANS In her 22nd season at Texas A&M National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Famer During her tenure, Texas A&M has advanced to the NCAA postseason 18 times, including three trips to the Women s College World Series (WCWS) in 2007, 2008 and 2017 and six trips to the NCAA Super Regionals Evans Aggies have posted 21-straight 30-win seasons, including win seasons and a program-best 57 wins in 2008 SERIES HISTORY VS. TEXAS A&M Texas A&M leads the series 38-25, dating back to 1983 The Aggies have won 13 of the last 16 The teams last faced each other in 2014 Nebraska won the last meeting 3-2 in nine innings Rhonda Revelle and Jo Evans have faced each other 41 times Evans leads the series MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi State is 8-1 on the season. The Bulldogs have a pair of games against Southeastern Louisiana and Arizona State, prior to their game against Nebraska on Thursday. Last weekend, Mississippi State went 3-1 at the February Freezer, defeating Murray State, South Alabama and Drake. The Bulldogs got their first loss of the season to Drake in an eight-inning defensive battle that ended in a 1-0 decision. The Bulldogs are impressive in the circle and their pitching staff s combined 0.24 ERA ranks second in the country. The Bulldog pitchers have allowed just five runs total this season and two have been earned. Holly Ward and Cassady Knudsen each boast a 0.00 ERA this season. Ward has pitched 23.1 innings and has 27 strikeouts, while Knudsen has pitched 18.2 innings and has recorded 36 strikeouts. On offense, Mia Davidson leads the Bulldogs with a.519 batting average. She has 14 hits, three doubles, two triples and two home runs. She also has eight RBIs and two walks. Candace Denis is batting.500. Bevia Robinson (.409), Emily Heimberger (.370), Morgan Bell (.350) and Reggie Harrison (.333) are all batting well for the Bulldogs. Mississippi State s offense has scored 47 runs, has 73 hits, 20 doubles, six triples and five home runs. HEAD COACH VANN STUEDEMAN Is in her seventh season at Mississippi State Has an overall record of In six seasons, she has led the squad to five NCAA Tournament appearances and 33 or more wins in five of her six campaigns Last season, the Bulldogs reeled off 16-straight victories to tie a school record Has coached three perfect games and has had three SEC Pitchers of the Year SERIES HISTORY VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE The programs have only met three times Nebraska has not lost to Mississippi State and leads the series 3-0 The last meeting was in Prior to that, the teams met twice in This is the first meeting between the head coaches Category Nebraska Texas A&M Record Batting Average Home Runs 9 7 Runs/Games ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct Category Nebraska Mississippi State Record Batting Average Home Runs 9 5 Runs/Games ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct l 6

7 OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORTS NO. 3/4 UCLA UCLA will serve as another undefeated team the Huskers will face this weekend, boasting a 10-0 record and half of those games have been five-innings due to the mercy rule. The Bruins have allowed just 12 runs this season and are averaging more than eight runs a game. Most recently, UCLA went 4-0 at the first weekend of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, defeating UC Santa Barbara, Syracuse, UAB and Grand Canyon. The Bruins are led by infielder Kylee Perez and pitcher Rachel Garcia who were both named to the 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List. Garcia was named the NFCA National Freshman of the Year in 2017, as well as an NFCA Second Team All-American, the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year and NFCA All-West Region Second Team. Additionally, Garcia was named to the 2018 USA Softball World Championship Roster. Garcia has pitched 23.0 innings and has a 3-0 record with a 0.61 ERA. She has allowed just five hits and two earned runs and has recorded 42 strikeouts. Garcia is joined in the circle by Holly Azevedo (4-0), who has an ERA of 0.78, with 14 strikeouts. As a pitching staff, the Bruins have given up 32 hits, 10 earned runs and have an ERA of On offense, five Bruins are batting over.400. Taylor Pack leads the way with.635. She has 10 hits, with two doubles, one home run and four RBIs. Aaliyah Jordan is batting.560 with 14 hits, four doubles, two triples, one homer, 15 RBIs and 10 runs. Pack and Jordan are both slugging or better. Briana Perez and Bubba Nickles are both batting.500, while Kylee Perez is batting.414. Briana Perez has 17 hits, 13 RBIs and 15 runs, while Nickles has 15 hits and Kylee Perez has 12 hits. As a team, UCLA is batting.409. The Bruins are averaging more than 10 hits per game, almost one home run a game, 1.8 doubles a game and almost one triple per game HEAD COACH KELLY INOUYE-PEREZ She is in her 12th season as head coach for the Bruins Has led the team to the Women s College World Series the past three seasons SERIES HISTORY VS. UCLA UCLA leads the series 11-1, dating back to 1984 The Huskers only win against the Bruins was a 3-1 defeat in 1987 The last time the teams faced was in 2015 UCLA has won the last 10 meetings ST. JOHNS St. John s opened the 2018 season at the FIU Felsberg Invitational with a 2-3 record two weeks ago. The Red Storm will face Arizona and San Jose State on Thursday, before taking on Nebraska on Friday. The Red Storm are led by their five seniors, who make up almost one-third of the 17-person roster. The senior class consists of pitcher McKenzie Murray, first baseman Krystal Puga, outfielder Lauren Zick, infielder/catcher Savannah Warren and infielder Hannah Anderson. In the circle, Madison Morris and Murray lead the way for St. John s. The pair are the only pitchers to have seen action so far this season. Morris has a 1-2 record, with a 2.81 ERA, while Murray holds a 1-1 record with a 3.21 ERA. They ve split the work pretty evenly, pitching 16.0 and 14.0 innings, respectively. Together, they ve given up 24 hits and 10 earned runs. Offensively, the Red Storm has some power. Christina Melendez is batting.600 and slugging She has nine hits on the year, with three doubles and one home run. Gabriella Conca, Krystal Puga, Marissa Rizzi and Lauren Zick are each batting over.400. Puga is batting.471 with eight hits and one home run. Rizzi and Zick are each batting.400. They each have four hits on the season, while Conca is batting.500. HEAD COACH AMY KVILHAUG Amy Kvilhaug is in her 12th season at St. John s Won the Big East Conference title in 2015; it was the first conference title for the program Her staff was named the 2017 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year, after leading to the Johnnies to their second Big East Regular Season title in three years She lead St. John s to 32 wins in 2017, which matched the 1990 squad for most wins and set new single-season marks with 277 runs scored and 251 RBIs SERIES HISTORY VS. ST. JOHN S This will be the second meeting between the two teams The programs first met in March of 2006 Nebraska won the meeting, 6-1 This is the first time Rhonda Revelle and Amy Kvilhaug have met as head coaches Category Nebraska UCLA Record Batting Average Home Runs 9 9 Runs/Games ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct Category Nebraska St. John s Record Batting Average Home Runs 9 3 Runs/Games ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct

8 OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORTS NO. 1/3 WASHINGTON Washington brings another undefeated season to the table, boasting a 12-0 record so far in Washington has only played two seveninning games, as the other 10 have all been ended early due to the mercy rule. The pitching staff as produced nine shoutouts and has a combined ERA of 0.43, which includes two pitchers with ERAs of The staff has recorded 106 strikeouts, allowed just four earned runs and 28 hits. On offense, The Huskies have scored at least seven runs in each game so far this season. The Huskies have scored a combined 133 runs - averaging more than 11 per game - and given up just five runs on the season. The Huskies are led by Taran Alvelo and Taylor Van Zee who were each named to the 50-person Player of the Year Watch List by USA Softball. Alvelo led the Pac-12 in wins with 35 and finished with 200 strikeouts in She was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the NFCA All- Pacific Region Second Team. This season, Alvelo enters the week with a 5-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. Alvelo has pitched 26.0 innings and has given up just seven hits and no runs. She also has recorded 52 strikeouts. Joining her in the circle is Gabbie Plain who has pitched 21.1 innings and has an ERA of.33, with 32 strikeouts. Van Zee leads the Huskies at the plate, batting.611. She has 22 hits, nine doubles, six homers and 14 RBIs. Sis Bates (.583), Kirstyn Thomas (.583) and Julie DePonte (.516) are all batting above.500. The trio combines for 58 hits, nine doubles, 16 home runs and 59 RBIs. Additionally, Van Zee, Bates and Thomas are all slugging over on the season. The Huskies face Texas, Notre Dame and Texas A&M before facing the Huskers on Saturday. HEAD COACH HEATHER TARR Heather Tarr is in her 19th season at Washington and has a record of She led the team to the 2009 National Championship She has coached 22 All-Americans and three Olympians Tarr is part of the USA National Team Coaching Staff Her staff has been named NFCA Division I Regional Coaching Staff of the Year, Pacific Region Coaching Staff of the Year, and NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year SERIES HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON Washington leads the series 11-4, dating back to 1995 Washington has won the last two meetings in 2016 and 2017 Nebraska last beat Washington in a 2-1 decision in 2014 Heather Tarr is 7-2 against Rhonda Revelle Category Nebraska Washington Record Batting Average Home Runs 9 28 Runs/Games ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct

9 HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE COACHING STOPS Nebraska (Head Coach) 1993-present San Jose State (Assistant Coach) Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986 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 th 0-1 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 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. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1, Mike Candrea, Arizona 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* 1, Melinda Fischer, Illinois State 1, Patrick Murphy, Alabama Bob Coolen, Hawaii Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 945 *SIUE has only been a Division I school since 2009 RHONDA REVELLE NFCA HALL OF FAME WINNINGEST COACH IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS (ALL SPORTS) 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 26th SEASON AT NEBRASKA 27th CAREER SEASON (.647) RECORD AT NEBRASKA (.640) 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 served as NFCA President for three separate terms. 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 Jacquie Joseph, Michigan State* Inducted 2016 *inducted as member of Pioneer Category

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11 HUSKERS HUSKER INDIVIDUAL STATS & NOTES #23 LAURA BARROW INF Career #8 CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career #64 BREE BORUFF OF Career #44 BRI CASSIDY C Career #24 TRISTEN EDWARDS INF/OF Career #39 OLIVIA FERRELL RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG / Career / #39 OLIVIA FERRELL UTL Career #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG / Career / #12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI UTL Career #00 LEXEY KNEIB INF Career Has started all games this season at second base Scored one run against No. 19 BYU, No. 23 Arizona State and San Diego State in the opening weekend at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Got her first hit of the season against No. 15 Utah, also had one hit against CSUN Made her first appearance this season against Boston College (Feb. 18); pitched 0.2 innings, gave up no hits and no runs In 2017, Bartsch had a streak of 9.1 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run, dating back to 2016 Has recorded seven career strikeouts Allowed just four earned runs in 2017 Made her first career start against No. 15 Utah as the designated player Also played in the outfield against CSUN Got in as a pinch runner against No. 19 BYU and Seattle Scored one run against No. 15 Utah and Seattle Also scored a run against Georgia Tech on Feb. 17 Has started all games behind the plate this season Hit three-run homers against No. 23 ASU and CSUN Has more home runs (2) and more RBIs (6) this season than her first two seasons combined Also has three walks Is tied for the team lead with two home runs Has started all games at shortsop this season, despite not ever playing the position Became the the third Husker ever to be named conference player of the week back-to-back weeks (Feb. 12 & Feb. 19) Has an on-base streak of 13 games, dating back to 2017 Hit a two-out game winning single against No. 19 BYU Became the first Husker freshman pitcher to start a season-opener in against a ranked opponent Earned her first save of the season against Seattle, pitching one inning and recording two strikeouts Earned her first-career win against San Diego State (Feb. 10); also got wins against Boston College (Feb. 16) and Georgia Tech (Feb. 17) Became the first Husker freshman to pitch and hit in the seasonopener Earned her first hit of her career against San Diego State Also scored one run and drew one walk against San Diego State Her four wins this season are more wins than eight Big Ten teams have earned so far in 2018 Has the win or save in seven of NU s 10 games this season Earned two wins against No. 19 BYU and No. 15 Utah in the opening weekend; also got the win against Seattle Pitched six scoreless innings against No. 15 Utah Ranks second on the team in batting average with.364 At the plate, Jablonski went 9-for-19, with one homer, two doubles and four RBIs in the opening weekend Hit a triple on Feb. 17 against Georgia Tech Has had one home run each weekend so far this season Hit two doubles already this season and only had one as a freshman Has started five games at third base this season Recorded a double against No. 15 Utah and CSUN Also got one RBI against No. 15 Utah Has one stolen base on the season - against CSUN WEEKLY NOTES

12 2018 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HUSKER INDIVIDUAL STATS & NOTES #97 SYDNEY McLEOD LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG / Career / #19 REGAN MERGELE RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG / Career / #11 GINA METZLER OF Career #22 TAYLOR OTTE OF Career #3 ALEXIS PERRY INF Career #28 ALLY RILEY C Career #32 ALYVIA SIMMONS OF Career #7 MADI UNZICKER INF Career #1 RYLIE UNZICKER OF Career #21 SARAH YOCOM INF Career Earned her first start of the season on Feb. 17 against Georgia Tech Pitched 2.0 innings of relief against No. 23 Arizona State Allowed just one earned run and two hits against No. 23 ASU Also recorded one strikeout against the Sun Devils Pitched 1.0 innings of relief against CSUN Gave up no hits, no runs and recorded one strikeout against CSUN Got her first Nebraska start against No. 23 Arizona State Earned her first Division 1 win in a five-inning, 9-1 win over CSUN Pitched 4.0 innings against CSUN, giving up just four hits, one run and recording four strikeouts Has one loss (No. 23 ASU) since March 3, 2016, including her junior college days at Butler Community College (Kansas) Has appeared in all games so far this season, including nine starts at left field Also came in to pinch run against No. 15 Utah and scored one run Got her first hit of the season against No. 19 BYU Had multi-hit games against No. 19 BYU and San Diego State Has two stolen bases and two sacrifice hits this season Has started all games at center field Has been the Huskers leadoff batter every game so far this season Is the only Husker to have the same spot in the batting order every game this season Hit a home run against San Diego State and Georgia Tech Set game high in RBIs (4) against SDSU and has four stolen bases Started five games at third base and one as the designated player Got her first hit of the season against Seattle; also had one hit against Georgia Tech and Boston College Also got an RBI against No. 23 ASU off a sacrifice fly Had two RBIs against Georgia Tech on Feb. 17 Is the only out-of-state freshman on the roster this season Backs up Bri Cassidy at the catcher position this season Was an Oklahoma All-State honoree Made her first collegiate appearance against CSUN Has started all games this season in right field Hit Nebraska s first triple of the season on Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 Ranks fifth on the team in batting average with.267 Was the only Husker to start a game at all three outfield spots in 2017 Earned All-Big Ten and All-Region honors and led NU in doubles and slugging percentage in 2017 Has started all games at first base, despite never playing the position at Nebraska Got her first hit of the season against No. 19 BYU Had one double against CSUN Hit a homer against Boston College on Feb. 16 Got her first career start in the third game of the season against No. 15 Utah; started at left field Got her first career hit against Georgia Tech on Feb an RBI double Won three state titles in high school and was selected for the 2017 PGF High School All-American Game Saw action in six games, all as a pinch runner Scored two runs, one against No. 19 BYU and one against No. 23 ASU One of four Nebraska natives in the freshman class Set all-class records for runs in a game and hits a game Set the Class C record for longest hitting streak, career hits and home runs l 12