Record: Non-Conference: Home Record: 8-5 vs. Drake: 33-7

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1 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH (402) (402) Record: Ranking: Not Ranked Non-Conference: Road Record: vs. Nebraska: 7-33 The Nebraska softball team looks to continue its winning ways when the Huskers host their final non-conference game of the regular season with a makeup game Tuesday at 7 p.m. against the Drake Bulldogs. Nebraska is coming off a perfect 4-0 week, and the Huskers have won nine of their last 10 games. NU posted run-rule victories in three of its four wins last week, while its fourth victory was a one-run win at Wisconsin, Nebraska s first one-run win of the year. With an 11-3 record this month, the Huskers have climbed to 10 games above.500 for the first time this season. Nebraska enters Tuesday s game with a overall record. The Huskers are against non-conference opponents this spring, including an 11-1 run-rule victory over Creighton last Tuesday. Nebraska has won four straight games and nine of its last 10. The Huskers are 11-3 in the month of April. NU has scored 342 runs this season, the thirdhighest total in school history. The Huskers need 17 runs to break the record (358 runs in 1996). Nebraska is averaging 7.1 runs per game. The school record is 5.7 runs per game in The Huskers own a.342 team batting average. The NU record is.315 in Nebraska s offense ranks 13th nationally in onbase percentage (.439), 17th in scoring (7.1 runs per game and 18th in average (.342). TUESDAY, APRIL 28 7 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH Alicia Armstrong has reached base safely in 15 of her last 19 plate appearances. Against non-conference foes, Armstrong is batting.429 with five doubles, five homers and 26 RBIs. UP NEXT: ILLINOIS Fri., Sat., & Sun. May 1, 2 & 3 FAN APPRECIATION DAY Saturday, May 2 NEBRASKA VS. DRAKE April 28 Bowlin Stadium 7 p.m. THIS WEEK S TOP 10 Record: Ranking: Not Ranked Non-Conference: Home Record: 8-5 vs. Drake: 33-7 Drake will pose a challenge for Nebraska, as the Bulldogs are alone in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings. For Nebraska, a second straight Big Ten title may be a long shot but the Huskers are poised to earn a top-three conference finish for the fourth straight season. Nebraska is in third place in the Big Ten Conference standings heading into a showdown with fourth-place Illinois this weekend at Bowlin Stadium in the final weekend of conference play. One victory over the Fighting Illini would secure Nebraska a first-round bye at the Big Ten Tournament and would guarantee the Huskers no worse than a third-place finish. Saturday is Fan Appreciation Day at Bowlin Stadium, with free giveaways and raffle prizes throughout the game. Defensively, the Huskers rank 15th nationally in double plays per game (0.48). Nebraska has struck out only 127 times this season, the fewest of any Big Ten team and the second-lowest total among all teams in a Power Five conference. Nebraska has scored five or more runs in an inning 19 times this season and six or more runs 15 times. MJ Knighten leads the Big Ten with 73 hits and is tied for the league lead with four triples. Kiki Stokes has been hit by 16 pitches this year, tying the school record for most hit-by-pitches in a season (Taylor Edwards, 2013). Kaylan Jablonski went 3-0 in the circle last week and did not allow an earned run in two of her three starts. At the plate, Jablonski was 4-for-9 (.444) with two RBIs and two runs scored. (29-19) Hotel Encanto Invitational (hosted by New Mexico State) Feb. 6 vs. Colorado State W, 9-1 (5) Feb. 6 at New Mexico State L, Feb. 7 vs. Montana W, 13-4 (6) Feb. 7 vs. Texas Tech W, 11-3 (6) Feb. 8 vs. UTSA W, 11-7 Unconquered Invitational (hosted by Florida State) Feb. 13 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-11 (5) Feb. 13 at No. 6 Florida State L, 1-4 Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech L, 2-10 (5) Feb. 14 vs. Western Kentucky L, 1-5 Feb. 15 at No. 6 Florida State L, 2-3 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Feb. 20 vs. San Diego State W, 10-0 (5) Feb. 21 vs. No. 14 LSU L, 2-10 (5) Feb. 21 vs. No. 10 Tennessee W, 5-2 Feb. 22 vs. Oregon State L, Feb. 22 vs. No. 12 UCLA L, 1-5 (6) Shocker Invitational (hosted by Wichita State) March 7 vs. South Dakota W, 8-3 March 7 at Wichita State L, 1-7 March 8 vs. South Dakota W, 12-2 (5) March 8 at Wichita State L, 4-10 March 11 UNO W, 10-1 (5) Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton) March 13 vs. Boise State W, 11-3 (6) March 13 vs. Charleston Southern W, 8-3 March 14 vs. DePaul W, 13-2 (5) March 14 at Cal State Fullerton L, 0-3 March 20 Michigan State* W, March 21 Michigan State* W, 14-6 (5) March 22 Michigan State* W, 7-5 March 25 at Iowa (Game 1)* W, 12-2 (6) March 25 at Iowa (Game 2)* W, 16-7 March 27 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 7-8 March 28 No. 12 Minnesota* L, 3-8 March 29 No. 12 Minnesota* W, 5-3 March 31 North Dakota State (Game 1) L, 0-3 March 31 North Dakota State (Game 2) L, 6-10 April 3 at Ohio State* W, 7-5 April 4 at Ohio State* W, 11-7 April 5 at Ohio State* L, 4-5 April 10 at Purdue* L, 0-1 April 11 at Purdue* W, 3-0 April 12 at Purdue* W, 8-0 (6) April 15 at Omaha W, 8-5 (8) April 17 Northwestern* W, 10-2 (5) April 18 Northwestern* W, 9-5 April 19 Northwestern* (BTN) L, 3-5 April 21 Creighton W, 11-1 (5) April 24 at Wisconsin* W, 13-5 (5) April 25 at Wisconsin* W, 3-2 April 26 at Wisconsin* (BTN) W, 9-0 (5) April 28 Drake 7 p.m. May 1 Illinois* 6 p.m. May 2 Illinois* (NET) 1 p.m. May 3 Illinois* Noon May 7-9 Big Ten Tournament FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL

2 NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Lincoln, Neb. Population 264,501 Founded 1869 Enrollment 25,006 Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors Scarlet & Cream Conference Big Ten Chancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D. Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) Career Record (.649) [24th year] Nebraska Record (.655) [23rd year] Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (26th year) Assistant Coach Diane Miller (7th year) Volunteer Coach Heidi Foland (1st year) Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (3rd year) 2014 SEASON REVIEW 2014 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) 18-5 (t-1st) 2014 NCAA Tournament Super Regional 2015 TEAM OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost 1/2 All-Conference Players 5 All-Region Players 3 All-Americans 1 FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) First Season 2002 Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility Opened Fall, 2011 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball 1976 All-Time Record 1, (.640) NCAA Record 1, (.652) All-Time Conference Record (.594) Big Ten Record (.716) Overall Conference Titles 19 Big Eight Titles 12 Big 12 Titles 6 Big Ten Titles 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances 22 College World Series Appearances 7 NCAA Tournament Record (.551) NCAA Regional Record (.613) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400) College World Series Record 8-12 (.400) NFCA All-Americans 24 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 29 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alicia Armstrong Laura Barrow Kaylan Jablonski Kylee Muir Steph Pasquale Rhonda Revelle Taylor Otte Lotte Sjulin Kiki Stokes Austen Urness uh-leash-uh BEAR-oh juh-blon-ski MEW-urr pass-quall ruh-vell OUGHT LOT-ee shuh-linn KEY-KEY urr-ness BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Nebraska s 2015 roster consists of 19 players, making it the third-largest roster in school history and the largest since Eight of NU s 19 players are newcomers (6 freshmen and 2 transfers), tying for the most newcomers under Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (1993-present). The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying for the most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in Rhonda Revelle last carried a roster with eight Nebraska natives in 2009, while the 1990 and 1992 Huskers also featured eight in-state products. Thirteen players on the NU roster were either a high school or travel ball teammate with at least one fellow Husker. Six Huskers were named their state s high school player of the year, representing four different states. The Huskers who earned state high school player-ofthe-year honors include: Alicia Armstrong (Nebraska); Mattie Fowler (Arizona); Kaylan Jablonski (Nebraska); Emily Lockman (California); Cassie McClure (Texas); and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska). Three of Nebraska s four pitchers were their state s high school player of the year, including Jablonski, Lockman and McClure. Nebraska features four pitchers on its roster, marking the first time since 2009 that NU has four pitchers. The NU roster features five players who have earned all-conference honors in their careers, with all five gaining recognition every season of their careers. Those players include three-time All-Atlantic 10 honoree Steph Pasquale (at Temple), two-time All-Big Ten selections Alicia Armstrong and Emily Lockman and 2014 freshmen honorees MJ Knighten (All-Big Ten) and Cassie McClure (All-Big 12 at Texas Tech). Senior Steph Pasquale was one of 50 players nationally named to the preseason USA Softball Player of the Year watch list. She was one of 12 players nationally named to both the 2014 and 2015 watch lists. Nebraska s captains this spring are juniors Alicia Armstrong, Mattie Fowler and Kiki Stokes. Fowler is in her third season as a Husker captain, while Armstrong and Stokes are serving as captains for the first time. Sophomore Austen Urness will miss the 2015 season after undergoing knee surgery last fall. Urness, who also battled injuries in 2014, started 38 games last year and hit.274 with six doubles, four homers and 22 RBIs. Rhonda Revelle is in her 23rd season leading her alma mater in Revelle is the longest serving women s head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle owns 872 wins at Nebraska. She is the all-time wins leader in the history of Husker Athletics. Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 26th 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 1,174 of Nebraska s 1,353 all-time victories (87 percent). Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker coaching staff. In her seventh season, Miller has helped Nebraska s offense set more than 20 school records. Revelle, Sippel and Miller were named the Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013 and NU is celebrating its 40th anniversary season in The Huskers shared the Big Ten regular-season championship with Michigan in 2014, Nebraska s 19th conference championship. Nebraska is one of 11 teams nationally that have won back-to-back NCAA Regional titles NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) 01 Lotte Sjulin 5-7 So. C/OF R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) 3 Dawna Tyson 5-5 Jr. INF/DP R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) 4 Emily Lockman 5-6 Jr. RHP R/R Corona, Calif. (Norco) 6 Kat Woolman 5-4 So. INF/OF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 7 Madi Unzicker 5-9 Fr. C/DP R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 Fr. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 Fr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 Fr. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 13 Kiki Stokes (c) 5-5 Jr. OF L/R Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) 17 Mattie Fowler (c) 5-9 Jr. INF R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) 20 Kylee Muir 6-0 Sr. OF L/R Portland, Ore. (Lincoln) 21 Alicia Armstrong (c) 5-10 Jr. INF R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 Fr. INF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 Fr. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 25 Steph Pasquale 5-6 Sr. C L/R Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pompton Lakes/Temple) 27 Austen Urness 5-5 So. C/OF R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 So. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 So. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) 99 MJ Knighten 5-5 So. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills) 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

3 3 LEADING OFF... The Huskers recorded three run-rule victories last week. On the season, more than half of Nebraska s wins have been run-rule victories (15 of 29). Nebraska is in non-conference play this season. Including the postseason, the Huskers have recorded a winning record in non-conference action in each of the last 20 seasons dating back to NU records an extra-base hit nearly as often (124 extrabase hits) as it strikes out (127 times). Kiki Stokes has reached base safely in 21 straight games. Kiki Stokes owns 55 runs to tie NU s junior class record. MJ Knighten has hit safely in seven consecutive games. Her seven-game hitting streak started immediately after her 21-game hitting streak was snapped at UNO on April 15. Knighten has collected a hit in 28 of her last 29 games. PUTTING IT IN PLAY Nebraska has been one of the nation s toughest teams to strike out this season, as the Huskers have struck out just 127 times in 48 games. Nebraska s 127 strikeouts are the second-fewest of any team from a Power Five conference (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC). Nebraska s 127 strikeouts are 41 fewer than any other Big Ten team (Minnesota, 168 strikeouts). NU has recorded 59 more walks than strikeouts this season. Including Nebraska s 46 hit-by-pitches, the Huskers own 105 more free passes than strikeouts. Nebraska has struck out just 38 times in its 20 Big Ten Conference games. The Huskers 38 strikeouts are 36 fewer than any other Big Ten team in conference play (Minnesota, 74 strikeouts). Every Husker with at least 30 plate appearances has totaled more walks than strikeouts. FEWEST STRIKEOUTS AMONG POWER 5 CONFERENCE TEAMS Team Strikeouts Games Arizona State Nebraska UCLA Baylor POWER FIVE CONFERENCE TEAMS WITH 100 MORE FREE PASSES THAN STRIKEOUTS Team BB HBP Ks Diff. Oklahoma Auburn Arizona State UCLA Nebraska Arizona FREE PASS-TO-STRIKEOUT RATIO OF BIG TEN TEAMS Team BB HBP Ks Diff. Nebraska Minnesota Michigan NEBRASKA NOTES HUSKER OFFENSE RANKS HIGHLY Nebraska is on pace to set school records for batting average, runs, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Not surprisingly, the Huskers currently rank in the top 35 nationally in each of those categories. NEBRASKA S OFFENSIVE RANKINGS Category Total Big Ten National On-Base Pct rd 13th Scoring 7.1 3rd 17th Batting Avg nd 18th Slugging Pct th 32nd OFFENSE CHALLENGING SCHOOL RECORDS Nebraska s offense has been prolific this season, so it should come as no surprise that the Huskers are challenging several school records. As a team, Nebraska is currently on pace to set school records in batting average, runs scored, runs per game, RBIs, walks, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. NU is on pace to finish second in school history in hit-bypitches and third in hits, doubles and extra-base hits. OFFENSIVE RECORD WATCH (PACE BASED ON 56 GAMES) Category Total Pace NU Record Average Runs Runs Per Game Hits Doubles Extra-Base Hits RBIs Walks Slugging Pct On-Base Pct STOKES TIES HUSKER HIT-BY-PITCH RECORD Junior Kiki Stokes was hit by a pair of pitches last Sunday at Wisconsin, giving her 16 hit-by-pitches this season. Stokes has tied the Nebraska season record for hit-bypitches. Taylor Edwards was also hit by 16 pitches in Stokes leads the Big Ten and is tied for sixth nationally with her 16 hit-by-pitches. Stokes has also drawn 30 walks this season, giving her 46 combined free passes. The Nebraska record for most combined free passes in a season is 54 by Taylor Edwards in Stokes ranks third in the Big Ten and 30th nationally with a.545 on-base percentage. THE PRODUCERS Alicia Armstrong, MJ Knighten, Steph Pasquale and Kiki Stokes have each totaled more than 40 RBIs this season, while Cassie McClure owns 36 RBIs. Four Huskers have each produced 40 RBIs in the same season for only the second time in school history (1996). NU has never had five players total 40 RBIs in a season. A LOOK AT THE LINEUP 1 13 KIKI STOKES CF R 58 H 8 2B 10 HR 44 RBI 168 Career Starts 149 Starts in CF 2 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 3B R 73 H 7 2B 7 HR 53 RBI 110 Career Starts 110 Starts at 3B 3 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG SS R 50 H 6 2B 8 HR 41 RBI 170 Career Starts 170 Starts at SS 4 25 STEPH PASQUALE C R 48 H 8 2B 10 HR 41 RBI 203 Career Starts 175 Starts at C 5 66 CASSIE McCLURE DP R 41 H 10 2B 4 HR 36 RBI 87 Career Starts 74 Starts at DP 6 3 DAWNA TYSON 1B R 24 H 3 2B 3 HR 18 RBI 134 Career Starts 80 Starts at 1B 7 20 KYLEE MUIR RF R 33 H 6 2B 3 HR 30 RBI 109 Career Starts 92 Starts in RF 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 8 6 KAT WOOLMAN LF R 26 H 6 2B 0 HR 8 RBI 75 Career Starts 62 Starts in LF 9 23 LAURA BARROW 2B R 37 H 10 2B 0 HR 25 RBI 48 Career Starts 48 Starts at 2B P 4 EMILY LOCKMAN ERA IP 86 SO 94 Career Appearances 76 Starts SUBSTITUTES LOTTE SJULIN C/OF R 0 H 0 2B 0 HR 0 RBI MADI UNZICKER C R 2 H 1 2B 0 HR 0 RBI CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP ERA 4.0 IP 3 SO GINA METZLER OF R 6 H 0 2B 0 HR 1 RBI KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP ERA 69.0 IP 45 SO KAYLAN JABLONSKI DP R 18 H 3 2B 1 HR 10 RBI MATTIE FOWLER INF R 24 H 2 2B 0 HR 10 RBI TAYLOR OTTE INF/OF R 0 H 0 2B 0 HR 0 RBI RACHEL ARTHUR INF R 0 H 0 2B 0 HR 0 RBI CASSIE McCLURE RHP ERA 74.1 IP 33 SO

4 BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (APRIL 27) HUSKERS PITCHING WELL IN APRIL ARMSTRONG TIES SCHOOL WALK RECORD Rk. Team Big Ten Overall Nebraska s pitching staff has shown improvement Junior Alicia Armstrong tied a school record when she 1. Michigan throughout the season, and the staff has been at its best walked four times against Northwestern on April Minnesota in the month of April. 3. Nebraska Illinois Armstrong became the sixth Husker to walk four times 5. Northwestern The Huskers own an 11-3 record and a 2.73 ERA in April. in a game and the first since Taylor Edwards at UNO on 6. Rutgers April 24, Ohio State Penn State NU has allowed one run or less in five of its 14 games this month. 9. Maryland Purdue Nebraska has thrown three shutouts in 14 games this Indiana month after having just one shutout over 34 games in 12. Iowa Wisconsin the first two months of the season. 14. Michigan State 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 Co-Regular Season NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE FINISHES BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament 1976 N/A N/A N/A 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 NU has struck out 64 batters this month and walked only 32 for a 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Huskers issued more walks than strikeouts in each of the first two months of the season. Compared to the first two months of the season, Nebraska has lowered its ERA by 2.71 in April and lowered its opponent batting average by.092. Fueled by the performance of the pitching staff, Nebraska is allowing just 3.1 runs per game this month. The Huskers allowed 5.5 runs per game in the first two months of the season. Junior Emily Lockman is 4-3 this month with one save, a 2.75 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 43.1 innings. Freshman Kaylan Jablonski is 5-0 this month with a 2.77 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 35.1 innings. Sophomore Cassie McClure is 2-0 this month with one save, a 3.00 ERA and four strikeouts in 9.1 innings. NEBRASKA PITCHING STATISTICS BY MONTH Month W-L ERA IP SHO SO AVG. February March April NEBRASKA PITCHING COMPARISON Month W-L ERA SHO SO BB AVG. Feb. & March April After walking four times vs. Northwestern, Armstrong then went 3-for-3 against Creighton. In her next Big Ten game, Armstrong walked three times and was hit by a pitch in her four plate appearances at Wisconsin in game one of a doubleheader at Wisconsin last Saturday. Armstrong then walked in her first plate appearance of game two, capping her streak of reaching base safely in 12 consecutive plate appearances. Overall, Armstrong has reached base safely in 15 of her last 19 plate appearances spanning Nebraska s last five games (.789 on-base percentage). On the season, Armstrong has drawn a career-high 22 walks, bettering her previous high of 15 walks as a freshman in Armstrong has also been hit by nine pitches this season, which ties for eighth in school history. She was plunked four times in her first two seasons combined. Armstrong owns a.458 on-base percentage this spring. Her career high is.397 as a freshman in LOCKMAN PITCHING WELL Junior Emily Lockman has been strong in the circle for Nebraska the past three weeks. Lockman is 4-2 with one save since April 10 with a 2.01 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 31.1 innings pitched. Lockman has lowered her season ERA from 5.21 to 4.53 in the last three weeks. Lockman has appeared in eight of NU s last nine games, posting a 2-1 record with one save and a 2.21 ERA in that stretch. She has allowed one run or less six times in her last nine appearances, including five scoreless outings NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Non-Conference Big Ten Conference 15-5 Home 8-5 Neutral 11-6 Road 10-8 Night Games 6-5 Day Games Sunday 6-6 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 1-2 Wednesday 4-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 6-5 Saturday 12-6 vs. Ranked Opponents 2-6 vs. Unranked Opponents Extra Innings Run Games 1-5 When Out-Hitting Opponent 24-2 When Out-Hit by Opponent 3-12 When Scoring First 21-6 When Opponent Scores First 8-13 When Scoring in the First Inning 13-4 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-11 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 26-4 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 16-2 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 13-1 When Allowing 5 or More Runs When Allowing 10 or More Runs 1-7 When Leading After Five Innings 15-1 When Leading After Six Innings 12-1 When Trailing After Five Innings 1-15 When Trailing After Six Innings 0-14 When Tied After Five Innings 3-0 When Tied After Six Innings 2-0 When Committing 0 Errors 8-7 When Committing 2 or More Errors BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

5 5 JABLONSKI COMING ON STRONG Freshman Kaylan Jablonski has played her best softball over the last few weeks, both offensively and in the circle. In the circle, Jablonski is 4-0 with a 2.05 ERA in her last six starts dating back to her first career complete game and shutout at Purdue on April 11. Jablonski is 5-1 in Big Ten play and ranks sixth in the league with a 2.92 ERA in conference action. Jablonski has not allowed an earned run in three of her last six starts. Jablonski has struck out 27 batters in her last six starts totaling 30.2 innings. She had only 18 strikeouts in her first 38.1 career innings. Jablonski has produced at least one hit in each of her last six starts in the lineup, batting.500 (8-for-16) in that stretch with three RBIs. In the month of April, Jablonski is batting.409 (9-for- 22) with five runs and four RBIs, including her first career home run at Ohio State in game two of an April 4 doubleheader. KNIGHTEN & STOKES BIDDING FOR.400 Junior Kiki Stokes and sophomore MJ Knighten are both bidding to hit.400 this season. Knighten enters play this week with a.440 average, while Stokes is batting.406. Knighten and Stokes are bidding to become the first Husker since Ali Viola in 1998 to hit.400 in a season. Only once in school history (1995) have a pair of teammates both posted.400 averages. There have been just five.400 seasons in school history, accomplished by only two Huskers. Ali Viola, a three-time All-American, and Tobin Echo- Hawk, a two-time All-American, are the only Huskers to hit.400 in a season. Viola reached the mark three times, while Echo-Hawk hit.400 twice. Knighten s average ranks third in the Big Ten and 39th nationally. THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA Beat a No. 1 Team at Oklahoma [1-0] (3/2/13) Beat a Top-5 Team at No. 3 Oregon [4-2] (5/26/13) Beat a Top-10 Team vs. No. 10 Tennessee [5-2] (2/21/15) Beat a Ranked Team vs. No. 12 Minnesota [5-3] (3/29/15) Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. Washington (5/30/13) Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Northwestern (4/19/15) Scored 10+ Runs at Wisconsin [13] (4/25/15) Scored 15+ Runs at Iowa [16] (3/25/15) Scored 20+ Runs vs. Illinois [21] (2/24/06) Allowed 10+ Runs vs. North Dakota St. [10] (3/31/15) Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Allowed 20+ Runs never Recorded 15+ Hits at Iowa [15] (3/25/15) Recorded 20+ Hits vs. UMKC [21] (4/11/96) Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Hit 4+ Home Runs at Ohio St. [5] (4/4/15) Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Drew 10+ Walks at Ohio St. [10] (4/4/15) Was No-Hit at Oklahoma State (3/9/12) NEBRASKA NOTES Knighten s average is currently just ahead of Tobin Echo- Hawk s school-record.439 average in Stokes average ranks sixth in the Big Ten and 107th nationally. Stokes average currently ranks fifth in school history. KNIGHTEN & STOKES A TOP TANDEM Junior Kiki Stokes and sophomore MJ Knighten have been two of the top hitters in the Big Ten Conference this season. The duo hits 1-2 in the Husker lineup, providing one of the top tandems in the conference. Knighten is third in the Big Ten with a.440 average, while Stokes is sixth with a.406 average. The Huskers are the only team in the Big Ten with two players who rank in the top nine in batting average. Knighten and Stokes have combined to post a.428 batting average. That ranks as the second-highest combined average among Big Ten teammates. Knighten leads the Big Ten with 73 hits, while Stokes is tied for 14th with 58 hits. The duo s 131 combined hits are the most by any two teammates in the Big Ten Conference. MOST COMBINED HITS AMONG BIG TEN TEAMMATES Teammates, School Combined Hits MJ Knighten & Kiki Stokes, Nebraska 131 Allie Bauch & Alyssa Gunther 126 Megan Blank & Sammi Gyerman, Iowa 123 Kelly Christner & Sierra Lawrence, Michigan 123 HIGHEST COMBINED AVERAGE AMONG BIG TEN TEAMMATES Teammates, School Combined Avg. Kelly Christner & Sierra Romero, Michigan.432 MJ Knighten & Kiki Stokes, Nebraska.428 Andrea DiPrima & Sabrina Rabin, Northwestern.406 THE LAST TIME A HUSKER Had 6+ At Bats 6 players (6) vs. Florida (6/1/13) Had 5+ Hits Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06) Scored 4+ Runs Taylor Edwards (4) vs. Iowa (4/12/14) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Had 2+ Homers Steph Pasquale (2) at Ohio St. (4/4/15) 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 Alicia Armstrong (4) vs. Northwestern (4/19/15) Had 2+ HBP Kiki Stokes (2) at Wisconsin (4/26/15) Had 5+ RBIs Alicia Armstrong (5) at UNO (4/15/15) Threw a No-Hitter Tatum Edwards vs. Bradley (5/17/14) Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) Had 10+ Strikeouts Tatum Edwards (10) at UNO (3/26/14) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak MJ Knighten (21) (2015) 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 SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (APRIL 21) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (15) Oregon (4) LSU (1)* Michigan Oklahoma Alabama UCLA* Auburn Louisiana-Lafayette Minnesota* Florida State* Tennessee* Baylor Georgia UCF Arizona Missouri Washington Kentucky California South Alabama Arizona State James Madison Notre Dame Texas A&M USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (APRIL 21) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (18) Oregon (14) LSU* Michigan Alabama Oklahoma UCLA* Auburn Louisiana-Lafayette Florida State* Tennessee* Minnesota* UCF Georgia Missouri Baylor Kentucky Washington Arizona California South Alabama James Madison Arizona State Notre Dame Texas A&M *2015 Husker opponent WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Week ESPN.com NFCA Record Preseason 20th 18th 0-0 Feb th 19th 4-1 Feb. 17 RV RV 4-6 Feb. 24 NR RV 6-9 March 3 NR NR 6-9 March 10 NR NR 8-11 March 17 NR NR March 24 NR NR March 31 NR NR April 7 NR NR April 14 NR NR April 21 NR NR April May 5 May ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

6 HUSKER HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA NOTES 6 59 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES KNIGHTEN A HITTING MACHINE KNIGHTEN & STOKES ON RECORD PACE Nebraska has won 59 games in its 22 Sophomore MJ Knighten leads the Big Ten and ranks 15th Sophomore MJ Knighten and junior Kiki Stokes are on NCAA Tournament appearances while nationally with 73 hits. Knighten has been a hit machine pace to post some of the most impressive offensive totals posting an overall record of (.551) winning for the Huskers, producing 129 hits in 110 career games. in school history. percentage). The Huskers 59 postseason wins rank 13th in NCAA history. Knighten recorded her 100th hit vs. Minnesota March ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS A total of 21 Huskers have combined to earn 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. That total is the most of any softball program in the country and ranks second among all female athletic programs nationally behind the Nebraska volleyball team (37). 24 ALL-AMERICANS Nebraska has produced 24 All- Americans in school history, including seven first-team All-Americans, six two-time honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans. 22 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES In the 33 years softball has been an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made 22 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from 1995 to Nebraska s 22 postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history. 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Nebraska has won 19 conference titles in its 38 seasons as a varsity sport. The Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns and captured their first Big Ten title in ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLE In her first 22 years as Nebraska s head coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 11 players to a total of 18 All-America honors. 15 TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGS Nebraska has been ranked in the final NFCA poll in 15 of the 20 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). 13 REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Rhonda Revelle has produced 13 academic All-Americans in her first 22 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. 3 TOP-10 ATTENDANCE SEASONS In the 13 seasons NU has called Bowlin Stadium home, Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times, while finishing in the top 25 in 12 of 13 seasons. In 2014, the Huskers averaged a school-record 965 fans per game to rank 18th nationally. Knighten recorded her 100th hit in her 92nd career game, becoming the third-fastest Husker to reach the milestone. Knighten is just the 10th Husker to produce 100 career hits prior to her junior season. Knighten is one of seven Huskers to produce 50 hits as both a freshman and sophomore. Knighten had five hits in a March 31 doubleheader with North Dakota State to become the seventh Husker to produce 50-hit seasons as a freshman and sophomore. HUSKERS WITH 100 HITS PRIOR TO JUNIOR SEASON Player Years Hits Ali Viola Kim Ogee MJ Knighten Nicole Trimboli Jennifer Lizama Hailey Decker Alicia Armstrong Amber Burgess Tobin Echo-Hawk Brooke Thomason FASTEST HUSKERS TO 100 CAREER HITS Player Years Games Ali Viola Tobin Echo-Hawk MJ Knighten Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee HUSKERS WITH 50 HITS AS A FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE Player Freshman Sophomore Ali Viola Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee Nicole Trimboli Alicia Armstrong Brooke Thomason MJ Knighten KNIGHTEN POSTS 21-GAME HIT STREAK Sophomore MJ Knighten posted a 21-game hitting streak from March 11 to April 12. Knighten was 40-for-74 (.541) during her hitting streak with five doubles, one triple, seven homers and 31 RBIs. She totaled multiple hits 12 times in her hitting streak. Knighten also totaled seven games with multiple RBIs during her hitting streak, including a career-high five RBIs vs. Charleston Southern on March 13, when she produced her first career multi-homer game. Since going hitless at UNO, Knighten has since hit safely in seven straight games. LONGEST HITTING STREAKS IN SCHOOL HISTORY 1) Anne Steffan, 26 games (2005) 2) Taylor Edwards, 25 games ( ) 3) MJ Knighten, 21 games (2015) Knighten s 73 hits lead the Big Ten and are the most by a Husker through a season s first 48 games. In a 56-game season, Knighten is on pace to finish with 85 hits, a total that would tie for second in school history, two shy of the school record. Knighten s 47 runs are the fourth-highest total by a Husker through a season s first 48 games. She is on pace to score 55 runs in a 56-game season, a total that would tie for fourth in school history. Knighten s 53 RBIs are the second-most a Husker has ever produced in a season s first 48 games. She is on pace to finish with 62 RBIs in a 56-game season, a total that would rank fourth in school history. Stokes 55 runs are the most runs a Husker has ever scored through a season s first 48 games. Stokes is on pace to score 64 runs in a 56-game season, which would eclipse Tobin Echo-Hawk s school-record total of 61 runs in Stokes 44 RBIs tie for the ninth-highest total by a Husker through a season s first 48 games. She is on pace to finish with 51 RBIs in a 56-game season, a total that would tie for 10th in school history. MOST RUNS IN SEASON S FIRST 48 GAMES Player Year Runs Kiki Stokes Tobin Echo-Hawk Taylor Edwards MJ Knighten Heidi Foland Jennifer Lizama MOST HITS IN SEASON S FIRST 48 GAMES Player Year Hits MJ Knighten Anne Steffan Ali Viola Lizzy Rock Ali Viola Tobin Echo-Hawk Jennifer Lizama Heidi Foland Jennifer Lizama Kiki Stokes MOST RBIs IN SEASON S FIRST 48 GAMES Player Year RBIs Taylor Edwards MJ Knighten Ali Viola Ali Viola Taylor Edwards Ali Viola Sheena Lawrick Brooke Thomason Kiki Stokes Brooke Thomason BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

7 7 McCLURE PILING UP SAVES Sophomore Cassie McClure ranks second in the Big Ten Conference and 15th nationally with four saves. McClure s four saves currently rank in a tie for seventh on Nebraska s all-time single-season chart. Her four saves are one shy of NU s sophomore record. McClure s individual total of four saves is greater than Nebraska s team total in nine of the past 12 seasons. LOCKMAN SUCCESSFUL IN BIG TEN PLAY Junior Emily Lockman is 8-4 with one save in Big Ten play in In her career, Lockman boasts a 20-7 record, owning the second-most conference wins of any active Big Ten pitcher. ACTIVE BIG TEN CONFERENCE WINS LEADERS Pitcher, Year, Team Wins Haylie Wagner, Sr., Michigan 38 Emily Lockman, Jr., Nebraska 20 Lexy Moore, Sr., Purdue 18 PASQUALE DISPLAYING B1G POWER Senior catcher Steph Pasquale has put her power on display through Nebraska s 20 Big Ten games. Pasquale is hitting.433 (26-for-60) with a.917 slugging percentage in Big Ten play. She has slugged five doubles, eight homers and driven in 31. In Big Ten play, Pasquale ranks second in the league in RBIs and slugging percentage and fourth in homers. Pasquale has produced a pair of two-homer games in Big Ten play (game 2 at Iowa; game 2 at Ohio St.). She has totaled three games with five RBIs in league play. Her first Big Ten at bat was a pinch-hit grand slam against Michigan State on March 20. She added a solo home run vs. the Spartans the next day. Pasquale went 7-for-9 in a March 25 doubleheader at Iowa with three doubles, three homers and 10 RBIs. Pasquale slugged two doubles and a homer while driving in five runs in game one. In game two, Pasquale went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and five more RBIs. The two home runs marked her first multi-homer game as a Husker. In game two of a doubleheader at Ohio State on April 4, Pasquale went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs, two runs, two walks and five RBIs. BETTER THAN AVERAGE Nebraska is hitting.342 this season, a mark that ranks 18th nationally. The Huskers are bidding to become just the fourth team in program history to post a.300 batting average. The school record is a.315 average in MJ Knighten (.440) and Kiki Stokes (.406) are both hitting above.400. No Husker has hit.400 in a season since 1998 and only once - in have two Huskers hit.400 in the same season. NEBRASKA NOTES BIG RED AMONG BIG TEN S BEST Nebraska is in its fourth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, playing its first league season in The Huskers are in Big Ten games. Nebraska has won 30 of its last 36 Big Ten games. Nebraska ranks second behind Michigan in Big Ten wins (63) and conference winning percentage (.716) during the Huskers four seasons in the league (2012-present). NU has finished first, second and third in its first three full Big Ten seasons, sharing the 2014 conference title. MOST CONFERENCE WINS SINCE 2012 Team Wins Michigan 73 Nebraska 63 Minnesota 55 ARMSTRONG CONTINUES.300 PACE Alicia Armstrong batted better than.300 in each of her first two seasons. She is bidding to become only the sixth player in Nebraska history to hit.300 as a freshman, sophomore and junior. That group includes four All- Americans who combined for 11 All-America awards. Armstrong hit a team-high.346 as a freshman and batted.316 as a sophomore. She is hitting.342 this spring..300 HITTERS AS A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE & JUNIOR Denise Day ( ) Tobin Echo-Hawk ( ) Ali Viola ( ) Jennifer Lizama ( ) Kim Ogee ( ) Brooke Thomason ( ) OFFENSIVE COMPARISON: 2014 TO 2015 Nebraska set school records for home runs, total bases, extra-base hits, RBIs and slugging percentage in 2014, while also ranking second all-time in runs and doubles, third in on-base percentage and fourth in average. The Huskers lost their top three statistical hitters from 2014, a group that included a pair of two-time All- Americans and Nebraska s only three all-region hitters. Despite the losses, the NU offense is even better in Nebraska s batting average is.045 higher this season than it was through 48 games last season. The Huskers have scored 70 more runs through 48 games this season than they did a year ago. NU has totaled 70 more RBIs through 48 games this year than last year s team, which set the school RBI record. 48-GAME OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Category Average Runs Hits Doubles Home Runs Extra-Base Hits RBIs Slugging Pct On-Base Pct BOWLIN STADIUM 73 HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE Nebraska has won 73 percent of its games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a record since the facility opened in The Huskers have posted a winning record in each of their 13 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. 14 SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM The 2015 season marks Nebraska s 14th 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. 12 TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS In the first 13 seasons Nebraska has played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance 12 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times. 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 5 NCAA REGIONALS In the first 13 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 2,204 fans showed up for the World s Largest Softball Tailgate against Ohio State on April 19. NU broke its previous record of 1,840 set in BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDS YEAR RECORD PCT TOTAL LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM 1. 2,204 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, ,318 California May 23, 2004

8 STARTER BREAKDOWN NEBRASKA NOTES 8 PITCHER Emily Lockman Kaylan Jablonski Cassie McClure CATCHER Steph Pasquale Madi Unzicker FIRST BASE Mattie Fowler Dawna Tyson SECOND BASE Laura Barrow THIRD BASE MJ Knighten SHORTSTOP Alicia Armstrong LEFT FIELD Kat Woolman Gina Metzler Taylor Otte Kiki Stokes CENTER FIELD Kiki Stokes Gina Metzler RIGHT FIELD Kylee Muir Kat Woolman DESIGNATED PLAYER Cassie McClure Dawna Tyson Kaylan Jablonski Steph Pasquale Madi Unzicker NU SCORING RUNS AT RECORD RATE Nebraska s offense has scored 342 runs in 48 games, the most runs in program history in a season s first 48 games. Nebraska s 342 runs rank third in school history. NU is on pace to score 399 runs in a 56-game season and the school record is 358 in Nebraska has scored more runs this season than in 37 of the first 39 seasons in program history. The Huskers are averaging 7.1 runs per game. The school record for runs per game is 5.7 in Nebraska scored 36 runs in its three-game series with Michigan State, the most runs the Huskers have ever scored in a conference series. NU is averaging 8.0 runs per game in Big Ten play. Nebraska reached both 200 runs and 300 runs faster than any other team in school history. NU scored at least 10 runs in four straight games the opening weekend, becoming the first team in school history to total double-digit runs in four straight games. NU has scored double-digit runs a school-record 18 times this season. The previous record was 11 in MOST RUNS IN SCHOOL HISTORY Year Runs MOST GAMES WITH 10+ RUNS IN ONE SEASON Year 10+ Runs Total Games PASQUALE AMONG NATION S TOP HITTERS Senior Steph Pasquale has been one of the nation s most productive hitters in her career. Pasquale starred at Temple from 2011 to She earned a medical hardship for the 2014 season, was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Nebraska last summer. At Temple, Pasquale was a three-time All-Atlantic-10 selection, a two-time all-region selection and a 2013 third-team All-American. Pasquale was named to both the 2014 and 2015 USA Softball Player of the Year Watch Lists. She was one of 12 players nationally named to the list both years. PASQUALE AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I HITTERS Doubles: 9th (53) RBIs: 15th (188) BIG INNINGS FOR BIG RED NU has scored multiple runs in an inning 78 times in 48 games this season. Nebraska has scored multiple runs in an inning 39 times in its 20 Big Ten games. The Huskers have scored in a total of 128 innings this season. When NU scores in an inning, 61 percent of the time it scores at least one more run in that inning. NU has scored three-or-more runs in an inning 47 times. NU has scored five-or-more runs in an inning 18 times. NU has scored six-or-more runs in an inning 15 times. The Huskers season high for runs in an inning is nine on three occasions. INNINGS SCORING 5+ RUNS (18 TOTAL) Game Opponent Inning Runs 1 Colorado St. 5th 7 2 New Mexico St. 6th 7 3 Montana 3rd 9 4 UTSA 6th 6 10 San Diego St. 1st 5 14 Oregon St. 7th 6 18 South Dakota 4th 7 20 UNO 5th 9 23 DePaul 2nd 6 23 DePaul 4th 7 25 Michigan St. 4th 6 26 Michigan St. 1st 8 28 Iowa 6th 5 29 Iowa 5th 5 42 Northwestern 5th 7 43 Northwestern 4th 9 45 Creighton 2nd 7 46 Wisconsin 3rd 8 STOKES DOING IT ALL Junior Kiki Stokes has done it all as Nebraska s leadoff hitter for all 48 games this season. Stokes leads the Big Ten in hit-by-pitches, is tied for the league lead in triples, ranks third in runs, sixth in average, seventh in slugging percentage and tied for 10th in walks. Stokes 10 homers are a career high and have exceeded her career total entering this spring (6). Stokes eight doubles are a career high and have exceeded her career total entering the year (7). Stokes 22 extra-base hits are a career high and have exceeded her career total (18) entering this spring. Stokes 44 RBIs are a career high and have exceed her career total entering this season (33). Stokes has also tripled four times this season, tying her career high set last season. BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

9 9 STOKES NEARING ELITE GROUPS Junior Kiki Stokes is on the cusp of joining a pair of elite groups in school history. Stokes owns eight doubles and 10 homers. She is bidding to become the 10th Husker to record doubledigit homers and doubles in the same season. Stokes has produced 58 hits, 55 runs and 44 RBIs. She is bidding to become just the third player in school history to total 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs in a season. HUSKERS WITH 10 DOUBLES & 10 HOMERS IN A SEASON Player, Year Doubles Home Runs Ali Viola, Ali Viola, Jenny Smith, Kim Ogee, Crystal Carwile, Brooke Thomason, Heidi Foland, Taylor Edwards, Hailey Decker, Kiki Stokes, Steph Pasquale, HUSKERS WITH 50 RUNS, 50 HITS & 50 RBIS IN A SEASON Player, Year Hits Runs RBIs Ali Viola, Hailey Decker, Kiki Stokes, MJ Knighten, BARROW NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Laura Barrow was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 23 after helping the Huskers to a threegame sweep of Michigan State. Barrow went 3-for-6 in the series and reached base safely in seven of her 10 plate appearances. She scored six runs in the three games, helping NU set a school record for runs in a conference series (36). Barrow scored a career-high three runs in the opener and drew a career-high two walks in game two. STOKES NAMED B1G PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior Kiki Stokes earned her first Big Ten Player-of-the- Week honor after producing a big opening weekend. Stokes hit.650 in five games, going 13-for-20 at the plate with one double, two home runs and 10 RBIs. Stokes hit safely in all five games, including four multihit efforts. She also scored a run in every game and had three games with multiple RBIs. Stokes hit her first career grand slam against Montana, when she finished with a career-high four RBIs. Stokes set a career high with four hits against Texas Tech as part of a 4-for-4 day that also included a walk. NEBRASKA NOTES NU TOSSES COMBINED NO-HITTER Nebraska posted the program s second combined no-hitter on Feb. 7 against Montana. Freshman Kaylan Jablonski made her first career start and threw the first 3.0 innings, while sophomore Cassie McClure closed out the final 3.0 innings and earned the win. The no-hitter was the 37th in program history. It was only the second combined no-hitter in Nebraska history and the first since All-Americans Leigh Ann Walker and Jenny Voss combined on a seven-inning nohitter against Kansas on May 13, Despite throwing a no-hitter, Nebraska allowed four runs (two earned). The Grizzlies scored twice on RBI ground outs and twice on wild pitches. HUSKER BATTERY AMONG NATION S BEST Nebraska s battery of junior pitcher Emily Lockman and senior catcher Steph Pasquale has enjoyed decorated careers. Lockman earned first-team all-region honors in 2013 and Pasquale was a third-team All-America catcher at Temple in 2013, and she is also a two-time, first-team all-region performer. RETURNING 2013 & 2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION PITCHERS Ally Carda, Sr., UCLA Jailyn Ford, Jr., James Madison Lauren Haeger, Sr., Florida Emily Lockman, Jr., Nebraska RETURNING ALL-AMERICA CATCHERS Annie Aldrete, So., Tennessee Lexie Elkins, Jr., Louisiana Amber Freeman, Sr., Arizona State Steph Pasquale, Sr., Nebraska LOCKMAN LOOKS TO BUILD ON SUCCESS Junior right-hander Emily Lockman, Nebraska s lone returning pitcher, was one of the nation s top pitchers the past two seasons. Although she has struggled this season, Lockman has proven ability in the circle. Lockman owns eight victories over ranked opponents in her career, including victories over No. 10 Tennessee and No. 12 Minnesota this season. As a freshman, Lockman earned a complete-game victory at No. 3 Oregon in the NCAA Super Regional championship game. As a sophomore, she earned the win at No. 14 Missouri in the 2014 NCAA Regional final. Lockman is one of only four pitchers nationally who earned first-team all-region recognition in both 2013 and Lockman joins James Madison s Jailyn Ford as the only juniors among that quartet. Lockman is also the first Husker to earn first-team allregion recognition as both a freshman and a sophomore. Lockman is the fourth NU pitcher to enter her junior year as a two-time all-conference honoree, and the previous three all ended their careers as All-Americans. Lockman s 1.93 career ERA entering 2015 ranked 22nd nationally among all 2015 pitchers (min. 200 IP). BATTING ORDER BREAKDOWN LEADOFF Kiki Stokes ND SPOT MJ Knighten Alicia Armstrong RD SPOT Alicia Armstrong MJ Knighten Steph Pasquale Cassie McClure CLEANUP Cassie McClure Steph Pasquale Kylee Muir Dawna Tyson TH SPOT Kylee Muir Steph Pasquale Cassie McClure Dawna Tyson Mattie Fowler Alicia Armstrong MJ Knighten Kat Woolman TH SPOT Kylee Muir Steph Pasquale Kaylan Jablonski Dawna Tyson MJ Knighten Kat Woolman Mattie Fowler Alicia Armstrong Laura Barrow TH SPOT Kat Woolman Laura Barrow Kaylan Jablonski Dawna Tyson Mattie Fowler Cassie McClure Kylee Muir TH SPOT Mattie Fowler Kat Woolman Dawna Tyson Laura Barrow Madi Unzicker Kaylan Jablonski Kylee Muir Taylor Otte TH SPOT Laura Barrow Gina Metzler Kat Woolman Taylor Otte Madi Unzicker Mattie Fowler Kaylan Jablonski ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

10 CLASS RECORDS WATCH NEBRASKA NOTES/OPPONENT PREVIEW 10 SOPHOMORE RECORDS AVERAGE 1. MJ Knighten, (73-166) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (68-155) 3. Ali Viola, (85-202) HITS 1. Ali Viola, Hailey Decker, MJ Knighten, RBIs 1. Ali Viola, Jenny Smith, Hailey Decker, MJ Knighten, SLUGGING PCT. 1. Ali Viola, (150/202) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (103/155) 3. MJ Knighten, (109/166) SAVES 1. Mori Emmons, Ashley Hagemann, Lori Sippel, Peaches James, Cassie McClure, JUNIOR RECORDS AVERAGE 1. Kiki Stokes, (58-143) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (85-210) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (63-163) RUNS 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kim Ogee, Kiki Stokes, SLUGGING PCT. 1. Jennifer Lizama, (122/163) 2. Kiki Stokes, (104/143) 3. Denise Day, (105/157) SENIOR RECORDS AVERAGE 1. Ali Viola, (72-170) 2. Anne Steffan, (80-206) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (68-180) -- Steph Pasquale, (48-129) SLUGGING PCT. 1. Ali Viola, (147/170) 2. Denise Day, (100/145) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (122/180) -- Steph Pasquale, (86/129) PASQUALE RECORDS 200TH HIT Senior Steph Pasquale, a first-year transfer from Temple, recorded her 200th career with a first-inning single against San Diego State on Feb. 20. Pasquale owns 48 hits in 42 games at NU after totaling 189 hits in 161 games at Temple. Pasquale s 237 career hits rank 22nd among all active Division I players. ARMSTRONG PRODUCING HITS Alicia Armstrong has been a hit machine in her career. Armstrong s 167 career hits are 22 more than any other Husker has produced at Nebraska. Armstrong led NU with 62 hits as a freshman in 2013, then battled through injury to produce 55 hits in Armstrong has produced 13 multi-hit efforts in 48 games this season, including five three-hit games. In her career, Armstrong has totaled 44 multi-hit games, including 14 three-hit efforts. Armstrong is 1 of 10 players in school history to produce 100 career hits before their junior season, including sophomore MJ Knighten, who joined the club this year. Armstrong is 1 of 5 players in school history to total at least 55 hits as both a freshman and a sophomore, including MJ Knighten, who joined the club this year. Armstrong s 117 hits were the sixth-most any Husker had recorded entering her junior season. HUSKERS BEAT SECOND RANKED TEAM Nebraska has defeated No. 10 Tennessee and No. 12 Minnesota this season. Nebraska is 2-6 vs. ranked teams this season. Junior Emily Lockman has earned the win in both wins vs. ranked teams, giving her seven career wins vs. ranked foes and five wins against top-10 teams. Nebraska is 2-6 vs. ranked teams this season, including a 1-2 mark against top-10 opponents. With her two wins over ranked teams this season, Lockman owns five career victories over top-10 teams and seven career wins vs. ranked foes. SCOUTING DRAKE (28-18) Drake begins a busy week with Tuesday s game at Nebraska. The Bulldogs are overall this season, and at 17-7 in league play, Drake is in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs have lost four of their last five games. Nebraska and Drake share six common opponents this season in Colorado State, Iowa, North Dakota State, Texas Tech, UNO and Wichita State. The Huskers posted a 6-4 record against that group, while Drake went 6-6. Drake owns a.263 batting average while scoring 4.3 runs per game. Megan Sowa leads the team with a.353 average. Hayley Nybo is batting.325 and leads the Bulldogs with 12 doubles, nine homers and 31 RBIs. Drake has hit 40 home runs as a team. In the circle, Drake boasts a 2.52 ERA and allows an average of 2.9 runs per game. The Bulldogs have relied primarily on the duo of Rebekah Schmidt and Nicole Newman. Schmidt is on the season with a 2.53 ERA in a team-high innings. Schmidt owns a strikeoutto-walk ratio of better than 3-to-1, while tossing eight shutouts. Newman owns an 11-4 record and has compiled a 2.03 ERA in innings. She has added two saves while limiting opposing hitters to a.198 average. Category Nebraska Drake Record Average Doubles Home Runs Stolen Bases Walks Runs/Game ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct COACHES CORNER Rich Calvert is in his 13th season at Drake, his only head coaching position. Calvert owns a record at Drake Calvert is 1-9 vs. Nebraska and Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY Nebraska leads the all-time series, 33-7 The Huskers have won two straight in the series NU has won 14 of the last 15 meetings Nebraska leads the series, 21-1, in Lincoln NU leads the series, 8-1, at Bowlin Stadium Drake s lone win in Lincoln was a 4-2 (8) victory in 2010 BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

11 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-7th 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 3-2 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 Totals 18 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 18 Women s College World Series Appearances 3 NFCA All-Americans 18 Multi-Time All-Americans 5 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13 MOST WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE 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, Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Sandy Montgomery, SIUE Bob Coolen, Hawaii Patrick Murphy, Alabama Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 872 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 23rd SEASON AT NEBRASKA 24th CAREER SEASON RECORD AT NEBRASKA CAREER RECORD Rhonda Revelle is truly one of the nation s elite coaches. Revelle has restored Husker softball to its perch among the nation s elite, and in the process has written her legacy as one of the finest coaches in collegiate softball history. One of only 12 active Division I coaches enshrined in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 18 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among all active coaches. In the classroom, Revelle has coached 13 players to academic All-America honors in 23 seasons, the second-highest total of any coach nationally in that span. She has also given back to the profession, serving three stints as NFCA President. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES) 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona Diane Ninemire, Cal Carol Hutchins, Michigan Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 18 Eugene Lenti, DePaul 18 MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993) 1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 13 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 BACK-TO-BACK NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

12 11 NEBRASKA SEASON RECORDS WATCH TEAM SEASON RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS AVERAGE HITS (on pace for 513) 2015 RUNS (on pace for 399) 2015 DOUBLES (on pace for 82) 2015 HOME RUNS (on pace for 54) 2015 EXTRA-BASE HITS (on pace for 145) 2015 RBIs (on pace for 370) 2015 SLUGGING PCT TOTAL BASES (on pace for 775) 2015 ON-BASE PCT WALKS (on pace for 221) 2015 HIT BATTERS (on pace for 54) 2015 AVERAGE 1. MJ Knighten, (73-166) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (68-155) 3. Ali Viola, (87-199) 4. Ali Viola, (72-170) 5. Ali Viola, (85-202) 6. Kiki Stokes, (58-143) 7. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (85-210) 8. Anne Steffan, (80-206) 9. Jennifer Lizama, (63-163) 10. Ashley Guile, (60-157) HITS 1. Ali Viola, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, Anne Steffan, Hailey Decker, Anne Steffan, Kim ogee, MJ Knighten, Ali Viola, Four players tied 71 RUNS 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, Kiki Stokes, Karla Knicely, Jennifer Lizama, Nikki Haget, Hailey Decker, RBIs 1. Ali Viola, Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Ali Viola, Jenny Smith, Taylor Edwards, Hailey Decker, MJ Knighten, Tatum Edwards, HIT-BY-PITCHES 1. Taylor Edwards, Kiki Stokes, Taylor Edwards, Julie Brechtel, Ashley Guile, Trisha Tannahill, Austen Urness, Alicia Armstrong, Five players tied 8 SLUGGING PCT. 1. Ali Viola, (147/170) 2. Ali Viola, (149/199) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (122/163) 4. Ali Viola, (150/202) 5. Taylor Edwards, (118/160) 6. Kiki Stokes, (104/143) 7. Denise Day, (100/145) 8. Jennifer Lizama, (122/180) 9. Taylor Edwards, (127/188) 10. Denise Day, (105/157) CAREER RECORDS WATCH AVERAGE 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-pres..373 (129/346) 6. Anne Steffan, (217/625) 7. Lisa Wangler, (121/350) 8. Denise Day, (186/553) 9. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-pres..335 (167/499) 10. Margie Ogrodowicz, (170/509) 16. Kiki Stokes, 2013-pres..322 (145/450) RUNS 1. Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, Taylor Edwards, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Ali Viola, Jessica Yoachim, Nikki Haget, Tatum Edwards, Anne Steffan, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 131 TRIPLES 1. Kathy Foley, Julie Uryasz, Margie Ogrodowicz, Denise Day, Kris Hermanson, Jennifer Lizama, Shelley Scott, Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 9 9. Denise McMillan, Four players tied 7 WALKS 1. Taylor Edwards, Jennifer Lizama, Ali Viola, Kim Ogee, Ashley Guile, Gabby Banda, Brooke Thomason, Tatum Edwards, Jamie Fuente, Kiki Stokes, 2015-pres. 83 PITCHER WINNING PCT. 1. Mori Emmons, (40-9) 2. Leigh Ann Walker, (81-25) 3. Lori Sippel, (73-23) 4. Jeanne Wagner, (27-9) 5. Donna Deardorff, (55-20) 6. Peaches James, (98-38) 7. Tatum Edwards, (70-28) 8. Jenny Voss, (110-48) 9. Emily Lockman, 2013-present.681 (49-23) 10. Angela Blackwood, (40-22) 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

13 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG 66 CASSIE McCLURE PITCHING 3 five times Hits 3 14 times 5.0 five times IP same 3 twice Runs 3 four times 4 vs. South Dakota Ks same 5 at UNO RBIs same 2 vs. Colorado St. Hits (CG) same 1 six times 2B 3 at Illinois (2014) 1 twice ER (low - starts) same 2 at New Mexico St. HRs 2 twice 6 twice ER (high) same 29 RACHEL ARTHUR none Hits none 1 three times Runs 1 five times none RBIs 1 vs. UTEP (2014) none 2B none none HRs none 23 LAURA BARROW 2 nine times Hits same 3 vs. Michigan St. Runs same 2 five times RBIs same 1 10 times 2B same none HRs none 8 CAITLIN BARTSCH 3.0 at Wichita St. IP same 2 vs. Georgia Tech Ks same 1 vs. Georgia Tech Hits same 0 vs. Georgia Tech ER (low) same 2 at New Mexico St. ER (high) same 17 MATTIE FOWLER 3 at Ohio St. Hits 3 four times 2 twice Runs 2 six times 2 twice RBIs 4 at New Mexico St. (2012) 1 twice 2B 2 at New Mexico St. (2012) none HRs 1 nine times 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI HITTING 2 three times Hits same 2 vs. Montana Runs same 2 three times RBIs same 2 vs. Montana 2B same 1 at Ohio St. HRs same 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI PITCHING 7.0 at Purdue IP same 9 at UNO Ks same 2 vs. Creighton Hits (CG) same 0 five times ER (low) same 10 vs. LSU ER (high) same 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 4 twice Hits same 3 twice Runs same 5 vs. Charleston Southern RBIs same 1 seven times 2B 1 15 times 2 vs. Charleston Southern HRs same 4 EMILY LOCKMAN 7.0 five times IP times 5 four times Ks 11 at Wichita St. (2013) 3 at Purdue Hits (CG) 0 vs. Utah St. (2013) 0 twice ER (low - starts) 0 16 times 11 at New Mexico St. ER (high) same 66 CASSIE McCLURE HITTING 3 three times Hits 3 five times 2 three times Runs 2 five times 4 twice RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 2 vs. Michigan St. 2B same 1 four times HRs 2 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 11 GINA METZLER 2 twice Hits same 1 18 times Runs same 1 vs. Montana RBIs same none 2B none none HRs none 20 KYLEE MUIR 2 six times Hits 2 15 times 2 four times Runs 3 vs. Creighton (2014) 4 vs. Montana RBIs 5 vs. Indiana (2014) 2 vs. Northwestern 2B 2 three times 1 three times HRs 1 eight times 22 TAYLOR OTTE none Hits none 1 13 times Runs same none RBIs none none 2B none none HRs none 25 STEPH PASQUALE 4 at Iowa Hits 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013) 3 at Iowa Runs 4 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013) 5 three times RBIs 6 twice 2 at Iowa 2B 3 vs. Georgetown (2013) 2 twice HRs 3 vs. St. Bonaventure (2013) 01 LOTTE SJULIN none Hits none 1 eight times Runs 1 20 times none RBIs none none 2B none none HRs none 13 KIKI STOKES 4 vs. Texas Tech Hits same 3 three times Runs 3 seven times 5 vs. Michigan St. RBIs same 2 vs. DePaul 2B same 2 vs. Tennessee HRs same 3 DAWNA TYSON 3 vs. North Dakota St. Hits 3 twice 2 vs. Minnesota Runs 2 twice 3 vs. UNO RBIs 3 three times 1 three times 2B 2 at Illinois (2014) 1 three times HRs 1 eight times 7 MADI UNZICKER 1 twice Hits same 2 vs. Michigan St. Runs same none RBIs none 1 vs. Western Ky. 2B same none HRs none 6 KAT WOOLMAN 2 four times Hits 3 vs. Northern Iowa (2014) 3 vs. Michigan St. Runs 3 twice 2 twice RBIs 3 at Northwestern (2014) 1 six times 2B 1 eight times none HRs 1 three times 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

14 21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG SS Junior Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) Career RACHEL ARTHUR SS Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) Career LAURA BARROW 2B Freshman Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS) Career CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP Freshman The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career MATTIE FOWLER 1B Career Junior Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro HS) KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career Freshman Omaha, Neb. (Skutt HS) KAYLAN JABLONSKI DP Career Freshman Omaha, Neb. (Skutt HS) MJ KNIGHTEN 3B Career Sophomore Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills HS) EMILY LOCKMAN RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career Junior Corona, Calif. (Norco HS) CASSIE McCLURE DP Sophomore Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS/Texas Tech) Career TIME SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN 2013 BIG TEN ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM 2015 tri-captain ranks 9th in school history with a.335 career batting average On pace to become seventh Husker to hit.300 in each of her first three seasons 1 of 10 players in school history to produce 100 hits prior to their junior season 117 hits were the highest total by a Husker entering her junior year since of 3 Husker shortstops to earn all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore 1 of 2 Lincoln natives and eight Nebraska natives on the 2015 roster Only Husker to start games on the infield and outfield in 2014 Two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 2014 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team member Father Mike is Nebraska s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (3/23/15) Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 23; hitting.391 in Big Ten play with.509 OB% Four-time all-district and four-time all-region performer for Kearney High School 2013 second-team all-state selection and 2014 first-team KC All-Metro honoree Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester Sister Kat is a senior pitcher at UNO Has allowed only 1 run in her last 2 appearances totaling 3.0 innings Honorable-mention all-state selection as a sophomore in 2012 for The Woodlands Went 46-9 in her prep career with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves Honorable-mention all-state eld opponent scoreless in 29 of her 43 career starts Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester Serving as team captain for the third consecutive season in 2015 Owns a career-high.320 average while splitting time at first base with Dawna Tyson Earned a medical hardship in 2014 after suffering her second torn ACL injury Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar serving as NU s SAAC President in Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for Canyon del Oro High School Is 5-1 in Big Ten play, including first shutout at Purdue; 4-0 in last six starts Combined on a no-hitter in first career start vs. Montana (1 of 2 in NU history) 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School Four-time All-Nebraska selection, including three-time first-team honoree Posted an career record with a 1.50 ERA and 891 strikeouts in innings 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School Four-time All-Nebraska selection, including three-time first-team honoree Posted a.557 average in her prep career with 25 home runs and 137 RBIs.557 average was a Nebraska all-class record, breaking Alicia Armstrong s record (.514) Also set Nebraska Class B career records with her 25 homers and 137 RBIs 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN 2-TIME BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (2014) 1 of 7 Huskers to produce 50-hit seasons as both a freshman and sophomore 3rd in Big Ten with.440 avg.; NU record is.439; no Husker has hit.400 since 1998 Owns 22 multi-hit games; posted 21-game hitting streak, 3rd-longest in NU history NU s first all-conference freshman 3B since All-American Tobin Echo-Hawk (1993) The only freshman position player to earn All-Big Ten honors in 2014 (1 of 3 overall) 2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION 2-TIME SECOND-TEAM ALL-B1G 2-TIME B1G PITCHER OF THE WEEK 2013 B1G ALL-TOURNEY TEAM Has won 15 of her last 19 conference starts and is 20-7 in her Big Ten career 1 of 4 pitchers nationally who was a first-team all-region selection in 2013 and 2014 Only Husker pitcher to be a first-team all-region selection as a freshman and sophomore 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to be an all-conference honoree as a freshman and sophomore.681 career winning percentage ranks ninth in Husker history 2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG THIRD-TEAM ALL-REGION First-year Husker after transferring from Texas Tech to Nebraska in January 2015 Tied for team lead with 10 doubles and is third with 10 multi-rbi games Homered in her first at bat as a Husker against Colorado State in the season opener 44 RBIs in 2014 were a Texas Tech freshman record and ranked 9th overall.364 average in 2014 ranked 8th in TTU history and was 2nd-best freshman mark 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

15 66 CASSIE McCLURE RHP Sophomore Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS/Texas Tech) W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career GINA METZLER LF Freshman Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista HS) Career KYLEE MUIR RF Senior Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS) Career TAYLOR OTTE INF/OF Freshman Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo HS) Career STEPH PASQUALE C/DP Career Senior Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pompton Lakes HS/Temple) LOTTE SJULIN C/OF Career Sophomore Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West/Concordia HS) KIKI STOKES CF Career Junior Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS) DAWNA TYSON 1B/DP Career Junior Corona, Calif. (Corona HS) MADI UNZICKER C/DP Career Freshman Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS) KAT WOOLMAN OF/2B/DP Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) Career SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG THIRD-TEAM ALL-REGION First-year Husker after transferring from Texas Tech to Nebraska in January 2015 Ranks 2nd in Big Ten and 15th nationally with 4 saves, good for 7th in NU history Has set career highs in wins, appearances, starts, saves, innings and strikeouts Allowed 2 ER or fewer in 27 of her 35 career appearances 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association Softball 4A-5A Player of the Year Has earned 12 outfield starts, 11 in left and one in center Four-Time first-team All-Nebraska Selection at Papillion-La Vista High School.500 career batting average ranked 4th in Nebraska high school history Hit.600 as a senior and boasted at least a.439 average all four prep seasons Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester (4.0 GPA) Sixth-year senior who has missed two seasons (2010, 2012) Moved to the outfield in 2014 and has started 98 of NU s last 109 games in right field Exceeded her career totals in 2014 in at bats, runs, hits, doubles, RBIs and walks Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten with nine doubles in conference play in 2014 Three-time academic All-Big Ten honoree Has started five games in left field and pinch ran in 30 games, scoring 13 runs Three-time state champion at Wahoo High School, helping the Warriors to a record Two-time All-Nebraska selection and three-time all-state performer Batted.584 as a senior with 17 doubles, six triples, seven homers, 34 steals and 44 RBIs Selected to participate in the 2014 Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game RD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN 2-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION 2013 A-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR 3-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE Has 8 homers, 5 doubles, 31 RBIs & a.917 slugging percentage in 20 Big Ten games Transfer from Temple is 1 of 4 returning All-America catchers in of 12 players named to the 2014 & 2015 USA Softball Player of the Year watch list Ranks sixth nationally with 53 career doubles and 15th with 193 career RBIs Led the nation in RBIs per game in 2013 and was the nation s toughest player to strike out Caught one inning vs. Ga. Tech (2/14) in only career non-pinch-running appearance Worked extensively with the pitchers in 2014, helping NU rank 13th nationally in ERA Earned Nebraska s Borg-Wright Coaches Award in 2014 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Member every semester of her collegiate career Two-time all-state selection for Douglas County West/Concordia High School BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/9/15).415 avg. ranks 5th in the Big Ten; 55 runs have tied NU s sophomore class record Tri-captain is batting.123 higher in 2015 than her career average entering the year Big Ten Player of the Week in opening week after going 13-for-20 with 2 HR & 10 RBIs Has been an outfield starter in 165 of Nebraska s 167 games the past three seasons Three-time NFCA High School All-American, including two first-team appointments BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (2013) Hitting career-high.324; career-high 18 RBIs and career-high-tying 3 home runs Has been hit by 15 career pitches, one shy of cracking NU s all-time top Academic All-Big Ten honoree owns 80 career starts at 1B & 32 starts at DP Sister Tori was a Husker ( ); sister Dena was a 2007 All-American at Washington Father, Marty, founded and coaches the Corona Angels, a top travel ball program 2012 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year for Millard South High School Also a four-time All-Nebraska selection for the three-time state champion Patriots Batted.494 in her prep career, an average that ranked 6th in state history Set Nebraska high school record with 37 home runs, 13 more than the previous record Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member in her first semester Has started 29 of last 35 games in left field; team-high 31 starts in left this season Started a team-high 31 games in left field as a freshman in 2014 Owns.297 career average in conference play, including.293 this spring Hit each of her three homers in 2014 in Big Ten play and produced 10 of her 12 RBIs Originally committed to Arkansas after being a two-time, first-team all-state selection 22 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES