Record: 8-17 Ranking: NR/NR. Home Record: 4-0 vs. Minnesota: 18-14

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1 NEBRASKA Record: 25-2 Ranking: 8th/8th Big Ten: 0-0 Road Record: 9-2 vs. Nebraska: SOFTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: MATT SMITH (402) (402) GAME 1 FRIDAY 5:30 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com TV: BTN Plus GAME 2 SATURDAY 1 P.M. Audio: Huskers.com TV: BTN Plus GAME 3 SUNDAY NOON Audio: Huskers.com TV: BTN Plus NO. 8 MINNESOTA AT NEBRASKA Bowlin Stadium March 24, 25 & 26 The Nebraska softball team begins Big Ten Conference play this weekend when the Huskers welcome the eighth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers to Bowlin Stadium for a three-game series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Huskers begin Big Ten play by facing the conference s top team, as Minnesota (25-2) owns the most wins (25), best winning percentage (.926) and highest ranking (No. 8) of any Big Ten team. The Golden Gophers have also been Nebraska s Big Ten nemesis. Since the Huskers joined the conference in 2012, Minnesota is the only team with a winning record against Nebraska in Big Ten play (8-5). Nebraska will be playing its sixth game and fourth opponent in seven days on Friday, while Minnesota will be playing its first game in a week. According to Monday s NCAA statistics, Nebraska has played the most difficult schedule in the nation with an opponent winning percentage of.689. Including this weekend s series with No. 8 Minnesota, Nebraska will have played 18 of its 28 games against teams who have been ranked in the NFCA top 25 at some point this season. Friday will feature $1 hot dogs and Pepsi products (first 300 fans) and Saturday will feature $1 GA tickets and a water bottle giveaway (first 250 fans). The Huskers are 4-0 at home this season and have won nine of their last 10 home games overall. Nebraska has lost its Big Ten Conference opener only once - at home to Minnesota in TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH MJ Knighten, the reigning Big Ten co-player of the Week, has produced multiple hits in five straight games, going 13-for-20 (.650) in that stretch with three doubles and two home runs. THIS WEEK S TOP 10 Record: 8-17 Ranking: NR/NR Big Ten: 0-0 Home Record: 4-0 vs. Minnesota: Following this weekend s three-game series, Nebraska will have played 15 of its first 28 games against ranked opponents, not including games against BYU, Cal and Arkansas, all of whom moved into the top 25 after playing the Huskers. Nebraska has played the nation s toughest schedule based on opponent winning percentage, and the Huskers drew a tough start to their Big Ten schedule by facing No. 8 Minnesota and No. 22 Wisconsin in their first six conference games. Nebraska has finished fifth or better in all five of its Big Ten seasons, including a shared title in 2014, a runner-up finish in 2013 and third-place finishes in 2012 and The Huskers are (.690) in Big Ten play, trailing only Michigan and Minnesota for most wins and best winning percentage since NU entered the league in The Huskers have used a different batting lineup in all 25 games this season, and Nebraska has duplicated its starting lineup only once. NU s victory over UNO on Wednesday marked the highest-scoring game at Bowlin Stadium. MJ Knighten went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in her 200th career start on Wednesday. Nebraska s Cassie McClure and Minnesota s Sara Groenewegen are two of only five active Division I pitchers who have been a three-time all-region selection. Alyvia Simmons has reached base safely in a career-high 11 consecutive games, the longest streak by a Husker this season. Alexis Perry had four hits vs. UNO on Wednesday. The freshman is the only Husker with both a four-hit and four- RBI game, and she is tied for the team lead for most hits and RBIs in a game NEBRASKA SCHEDULE (8-17) Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (hosted by Triple Crown Sports) Feb. 9 vs. BYU (ESPN3) L, 1-12 (5) Feb. 10 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma L, 0-6 Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Auburn L, 2-3 Feb. 11 vs. No. 13 Washington L, 5-7 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (at Florida State) Feb. 17 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh L, 1-9 (5) Feb. 18 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh L, 2-6 Feb. 18 at No. 3 Florida State L, 0-9 (5) Feb. 19 at No. 3 Florida State L, 0-8 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted) Feb. 24 vs. No. 15 Tennessee L, 0-5 Feb. 25 vs. California L, 0-2 Feb. 25 vs. No. 20 Missouri W, 4-1 Feb. 26 vs. Oregon State W, 10-6 Wooo Pig Classic (hosted by Arkansas) March 3 vs. IUPUI L, 1-9 (6) March 3 at Arkansas L, 0-2 March 4 vs. IUPUI W, 6-1 March 4 vs. Lamar W, 8-6 March 5 vs. Lamar L, 9-10 March 10 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 1-12 (5) March 11 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 1-10 (5) March 12 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 0-6 March 18 New Mexico State (Game 1) W, 7-6 (8) March 18 New Mexico State (Game 2) W, 9-3 March 19 New Mexico State W, 4-1 March 20 at Wichita State L, 5-7 March 22 Omaha W, March 24 No. 8 Minnesota* 5:30 p.m. March 25 No. 8 Minnesota* 1 p.m. March 26 No. 8 Minnesota* Noon March 29 at Creighton 6 p.m. March 31 at Wisconsin* 4 p.m. April 1 at Wisconsin* Noon April 2 at Wisconsin* Noon April 5 Iowa State (Game 1) 4 p.m. April 5 Iowa State (Game 2) 6 p.m. April 7 at Rutgers* 2 p.m. April 8 at Rutgers* Noon April 9 at Rutgers* 10 a.m. April 12 at Iowa (Game 1) (BTN)* 3 p.m. April 12 at Iowa (Game 2) (BTN)* 5 p.m. April 14 Penn State* 5:30 p.m. April 15 Penn State* 3 p.m. April 16 Penn State* Noon April 19 Kansas 6 p.m. April 21 Illinois* 5:30 p.m. April 22 Illinois* 3 p.m. April 23 Illinois* Noon April 28 Northwestern (BTN)* 7 p.m. April 29 Northwestern* 1 p.m. April 30 Northwestern* Noon May 6 at Purdue* 5 p.m. May 7 at Purdue* Noon May 8 at Purdue* 11 a.m. May at Big Ten Tournament TBA May NCAA Regional FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSOFTBALL HUSKERS.COM/SOFTBALL

2 NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Lincoln, Neb. Population 268,738 Founded 1869 Enrollment 25,897 Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors Scarlet & Cream Conference Big Ten Chancellor Ronnie Green Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst NEBRASKA COACHING STAFF Head Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984) Career Record (.642) [26th year] Nebraska Record (.647) [25th year] Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (28th year) Assistant Coach Diane Miller (9th year) Volunteer Coach Livi Abney (2nd year) Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (5th year) 2016 SEASON REVIEW 2016 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) 13-9 (5th) 2016 NCAA Tournament NCAA Regional Final 2017 TEAM OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 All-Conference Players 2 All-Region Players 2 All-Americans 1 FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500) First Season 2002 Record at Bowlin Stadium (.729) Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility Opened Fall, 2011 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball 1976 All-Time Record 1, (.637) NCAA Record 1, (.647) All-Time Conference Record (.595) Big Ten Record (.690) Overall Conference Titles 19 Big Eight Titles 12 Big 12 Titles 6 Big Ten Titles 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances 24 College World Series Appearances 7 NCAA Tournament Record (.544) NCAA Regional Record (.598) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400) College World Series Record 8-14 (.363) NFCA All-Americans 27 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 30 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Laura Barrow Bree Boruff Kaylan Jablonski Taylor Kadavy Lexey Kneib Sydney McLeod Rhonda Revelle Taylor Otte Lotte Sjulin Austen Urness BEAR-oh BORE-off juh-blon-ski CAD-uh-vee NIBE mick-loud ruh-vell OUGHT LOT-ee shuh-linn urr-ness Senior MJ Knighten is a returning first-team All- American. Knighten was one of 18 players to earn first-team All-America accolades from the NFCA in 2016 (1 of 11 position players and 1 of 5 infielders). Knighten is one of eight 2016 first-team All-Americans who return for the 2017 season. Three of those eight players are from the Big Ten Conference. In addition to being a 2016 first-team All-American, Knighten earned first-team All-Midwest Region accolades in both 2015 and Knighten is also the only player on the Huskers 2017 roster who has earned All-Big Ten honors in her career. Knighten is a three-time All-Big Ten selection, earning second-team accolades as a freshman in 2014, before being a first-team selection in both 2015 and While Knighten is the only Husker on the 2017 roster who has earned All-Big Ten recognition, senior Cassie McClure was a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in McClure is also a three-time all-region pick. She has earned first-team All-Midwest Region honors in each of her first two seasons at Nebraska after being named to the All-Central Region third team as a freshman at Texas Tech in McClure, who has been recognized on the all-region team at the pitcher/utility position, is one of only four active Division I pitchers to be a three-time all-region performer. Nebraska s captains this spring are seniors MJ Knighten and Lotte Sjulin and junior Madi Unzicker. Junior Madi Unzicker is serving as team captain, but she will miss the 2017 season after undergoing season-ending knee surgery last fall. Nebraska s 2017 roster consists of 21 players, which ties for the largest roster in school history (also 1992). The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying for the program s most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in The roster features seven freshmen, tied for the most in Rhonda Revelle s 25 seasons. The last time Revelle had seven freshmen was in 2013, when the Huskers made their last trip to the Women s College World Series. Four Huskers were named their state s high school player of the year: freshman Haley Donaldson (Colorado); juniors Kaylan Jablonski and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska); and senior Cassie McClure (Texas). Rhonda Revelle is in her 25th season leading her alma mater in Revelle is the second-longest serving female head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle owns 921 wins at NU. She is the all-time wins leader (male or female) in Nebraska Athletics history. Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 28th year at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics. Revelle ( ) and Sippel ( ) also played for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,228 of Nebraska s 1,402 all-time victories (87 percent). Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker coaching staff. In her ninth season, Miller has helped Nebraska s offense set more than 35 school records. Fourteen of Nebraska s 28 opponents made the 2016 NCAA Tournament, and 23 of the Huskers 52 games come against 2016 postseason teams (44 percent). NU will also play 41 of its 52 games against teams from a Power Five conference (79 percent). Including the Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska is scheduled to travel more than 20,000 miles in 2017 while playing games in 11 states and Mexico NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Lexey Kneib 5-6 Fr. INF L/R Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) 01 Lotte Sjulin (captain) 5-7 Sr. OF/1B R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) 3 Alexis Perry 5-7 Fr. INF R/R Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City) 4 Haley Donaldson 5-6 Fr. INF R/R Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge) 5 Marinda Bryant 5-10 Fr. INF L/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 7 Madi Unzicker (captain) 5-9 Jr. C R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 Jr. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 Jr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 Jr. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 14 Taylor Kadavy 5-8 Jr. LHP L/L York, Neb. (York/Nebraska-Kearney) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 Jr. OF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 Jr. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 24 Tristen Edwards 5-7 Fr. OF/C C/R Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 27 Austen Urness 5-5 Jr. OF/C R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 Sr. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 32 Alyvia Simmons 5-9 So. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) 44 Bri Cassidy 5-3 So. C R/R San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 64 Bree Boruff 5-8 Fr. OF L/R Mead, Colo. (Mead) 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 Sr. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) 97 Sydney McLeod 5-11 Fr. LHP L/L Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) 99 MJ Knighten (captain) 5-5 Sr. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills)

3 3 NEBRASKA IN BIG TEN OPENERS Nebraska has won four of its five Big Ten Conference openers - and three of its five conference-opening series - since the Huskers joined the league in The only time Nebraska has lost a Big Ten Conference opener was in 2014, when Minnesota defeated Nebraska, 7-2, at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers have won three of their first five conferenceopening series, suffering a 2-1 series loss to Minnesota at Bowlin Stadium in 2014 and a 2-1 series loss at Illinois last season. Overall, Nebraska is 10-4 on the opening weekend of Big Ten Conference play. HUSKER HISTORY IN BIG TEN OPENERS Year Opponent Result Series 2012 vs. Northwestern W, 9-6 Won, vs. Northwestern W, 5-4 (8) Won, vs. Minnesota L, 2-7 Lost, vs. Michigan St. W, Won, at Illinois W, 10-2 (5) Lost, 2-1 HUSKER HITTING HOT AT HOME Nebraska is 4-0 at home this season and just 4-17 away from Bowlin Stadium. A big reason for the Huskers home success has been the offense. Nebraska is batting.403 at home this season while averaging 8.8 runs per game. NU is hitting only.239 away from home while averaging 2.7 runs per game. The Huskers have recorded at least 10 hits in all four home games, matching their total of double-digit hit games from their other 21 games combined. NU is averaging 13.0 hits per home game compared to only 5.8 hits per game away from home. Nebraska has 15 extra-base hits in its four home games (3.8 per game) compared to 26 extra-base hits in its 21 games away from home (1.2 per game). NU has also stolen nine bases in nine tries at home, averaging 2.3 stolen bases per game. Away from home, the Huskers are 14-of-20 stealing bases, averaging 0.7 stolen bases per game. NEBRASKA OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Category Gm Avg. H R 2B HR SLG% OB% Non-Home Home HUSKERS HITTING ABOVE.400 AT HOME THIS SEASON Player Avg. R H 2B HR RBI SLG% OB% Knighten Jablonski Urness Perry Simmons NU GEARING UP FOR GROENEWEGEN Nebraska has put up solid numbers against Minnesota ace Sara Groenewegen, a two-time All-American. The Huskers have fared better than most against one of the nation s top pitchers, but Groenewegen still boasts a 4-1 career record against Nebraska. NEBRASKA NOTES NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES Groenewegen boasts a 4.35 ERA in her seven career outings against Nebraska. In her other 121 career appearances, Groenewegen s ERA is NU is hitting a modest.259 against Groenewegen, but that number is.080 higher than Groenewegen s career opponent batting average vs. all other teams. The Huskers slugging percentage is also.179 points higher against Groenewegen that all other teams combined. Groenewegen, the nation s active strikeout leader (1,006) has struck out Nebraska 35 times in only 29.0 innings, but she averages 2.4 fewer strikeouts per game vs. the Huskers compared to all other opponents. SARA GROENEWEGEN VS. NEBRASKA Year ERA W-L G-GS IP H R ER HR TOTAL SARA GROENEWEGEN CAREER COMPARISON Category ERA SO/7 IP Opp. Avg. Opp. SLG% vs. NU vs. Others TOUGH AT THE TOP After experimenting with four different leadoff batters and seven different two-hole hitters over the first 21 games, NU may have found its 1-2 punch at the top of the lineup in sophomore Alyvia Simmons and senior MJ Knighten. Simmons has led off with Knighten batting second each of the past four games. During that time, the duo is a combined 17-for-32 (.531) with five doubles, one homer, eight stolen bases, 10 RBIs and 14 runs. In their four games batting first and second, Simmons and Knighten have combined to average 4.3 hits per game, 3.5 runs per game and 2.5 RBIs per game. The duo has also combined for a.571 on-base percentage and a.781 slugging percentage. Nebraska has scored a total of six runs in the first inning in the four games where Simmons has led off and Knighten has hit second. Overall, there have been a total of eight innings the past four games where Simmons has led off an inning. The Huskers have scored 13 runs in those eight innings. ALYVIA SIMMONS & MJ KNIGHTEN AS NEBRASKA S NO. 1 & 2 HITTERS THE PAST FOUR GAMES Player Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBI SB-ATT Simmons Knighten Totals KNIGHTEN EARNS WEEKLY HONOR Senior MJ Knighten was named the Big Ten co-player of the Week on Monday following her outstanding performance in the Huskers three-game sweep of New Mexico State. The weekly honor was the second of Knighten s career. Knighten went 7-for-11 (.636) in the series with three doubles, one home run, four RBIs and six runs. She averaged 2.3 hits per game, 2.0 runs per contest, 1.3 runs per game and 1.3 extra-base hits per game A LOOK AT THE LINEUP ALYVIA SIMMONS CF R 17 H 3 2B 0 HR 8 RBIs 52 Career Starts 2 Starts in CF 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 3B R 27 H 6 2B 3 HR 10 RBIs 200 Career Starts 200 Starts at 3B 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS RF R 12 H 1 2B 3 HR 6 RBIs 19 Career Starts 18 Starts in RF 27 AUSTEN URNESS DP R 22 H 5 2B 1 HR 15 RBIs 93 Career Starts 16 Starts at DP CASSIE McCLURE P HR 9 RBI / ERA 61.1 IP 148 Career Starts 42 Starts at P HALEY DONALDSON SS R 7 H 0 2B 1 HR 6 RBIs 8 Career Starts 2 Starts at SS 3 ALEXIS PERRY 1B R 16 H 3 2B 1 HR 1 RBIs 20 Career Starts 20 Starts at 1B GINA METZLER LF R 24 H 3 2B 0 HR 5 RBIs 69 Career Starts 49 Starts in LF LAURA BARROW 2B R 13 H 0 2B 0 HR 6 RBIs 133 Career Starts 127 Starts at 2B 44 BRI CASSIDY C R 2 H 0 2B 0 HR 1 RBI 44 Career Starts 43 Starts at C SUBSTITUTES LEXEY KNEIB INF R 2 H 0 HR 2 RBIs LOTTE SJULIN OF/1B R 2 H 0 HR 0 RBI RINDY BRYANT INF R 5 H 0 HR 1 RBI CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP ERA 4.0 IP 2 SO KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP ERA 73.2 IP 37 SO KAYLAN JABLONSKI UTL R 9 H 1 HR 3 RBIs TAYLOR KADAVY LHP ERA 0.1 IP 1 SO TAYLOR OTTE OF R 4 H 0 HR 0 RBIs RACHEL ARTHUR INF R 2 H 0 HR 1 RBI BREE BORUFF OF R 0 H 0 HR 0 RBI SYDNEY McLEOD LHP ERA 13.2 IP 3 SO NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

4 CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4 BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (MARCH 23) Rk. Team Big Ten Overall 1. Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Ohio State Michigan State Indiana Penn State Northwestern Purdue Nebraska Rutgers Maryland Iowa NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE TITLES (19) Year Conference Title(s) 1982 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1984 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1985 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1986 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1987 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1988 Big Eight Regular Season & Tournament 1998 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2000 Big 12 Tournament 2001 Big 12 Regular Season 2004 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament 2014 Big Ten Regular Season NEBRASKA S CONFERENCE FINISHES BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament t-4th N/A th t-6th th t-6th th N/A rd 3rd st 1st th N/A st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st st 1st rd t-5th th 2nd th t-4th th t-4th th N/A th N/A rd N/A BIG 12 CONFERENCE ( ) Year Record Finish Tournament th 2nd th 5th st 1st th 2nd nd 1st st 5th nd 2nd th t-4th st 1st th t-5th nd t-3rd th t-5th t-9th 2nd th t-5th t-6th t-5th th N/A BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT) Year Record Finish Tournament rd N/A nd t-3rd t-1st t-5th rd 2nd th t-5th SOPHOMORE SIMMONS SURGING Sophomore Alyvia Simmons battled an elbow injury early this season, but she has emerged of late. Simmons has reached base safely in a career-best 11 straight games, the longest streak by a Husker this year. Simmons is 13-for-36 (.361) in the streak with one triple, three doubles, four walks, six RBIs and nine runs. Simmons has scored multiple runs four times during her streak. Before her current streak, Simmons had scored multiple runs in a game only five times in her career. Ten of Simmons 11 runs, 13 of her 17 hits and six of her eight RBIs have come during her streak. SIMMONS IN HER 11-GAME STREAK OF REACHING BASE Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBIs SLG% OB% KNIGHTEN SETTLING IN AT THE PLATE After a slow start to her senior season, All-American MJ Knighten has settled in at the plate. Knighten has produced multiple hits, scored at least one run and produced at least one RBI in five consecutive games, including three consecutive three-hit games. Over the past five games, Knighten is 13-for-20 (.650) with two homers, three doubles, eight RBIs and 10 runs. Over the past 10 games, Knighten is 18-for-35 (.514) with four doubles, three homers, 10 RBIs and 12 runs. Knighten has totaled 13 hits, five extra-base hits, 10 runs and eight RBIs in her past five games. In her first 20 games this season, Knighten totaled only 14 hits, four extra-base hits, seven runs and two RBIs. Knighten did not have an RBI in the first 17 games this season, but she has 10 RBIs in the last eight games. Knighten has also stolen six bases in the past four games, giving her a career-high nine steals this season. MJ KNIGHTEN OFFENSIVE SEASON COMPARISON Time Avg. AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG% First 15 gms Last 10 gms Last 5 gms Season Totals KNIGHTEN NEARING HUSKER CLUB Senior MJ Knighten needs one double to become the seventh Husker with 30 career doubles and home runs. HUSKERS WITH 30 CAREER DOUBLES & HOME RUNS Player, Years 2B HR Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Crystal Carwile, Brooke Thomason, Taylor Edwards, Tatum Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present FRESHMAN PERRY MAKING HER MARK Freshman Alexis Perry has already produced a four-hit game, a three extra-base hit game and a four-rbi effort. Perry had two doubles, one homer and four RBIs vs. Lamar on March 5, all of which were career firsts. She became the first Husker freshman in 11 years to total three extra-base hits in a game and just the fourth ever. On Wednesday vs. UNO, Perry went 4-for-4, tying the NU freshman record for hits in a game. She became the ninth Husker freshman to have four hits in a game. NU FRESHMEN WITH 3+ EXTRA-BASE HITS IN A GAME Player, Opponent Date Total Jennifer Lizama vs. Oklahoma St. May 2, Alexis Perry vs. Lamar March 5, Crystal Carwile vs. Utah State Feb. 24, Crystal Carwile vs. Illinois Feb. 11, Ali Viola vs. Drake April 25, HUSKER FRESHMEN WITH A 4-HIT GAME Player, Opponent Date Hits Kelly Erisman vs. Drake April 21, Tobin Echo-Hawk vs. Iowa St. April 11, Sherry Allcorn vs. Texas-Arlington Feb. 19, Sherry Allcorn vs. Creighton March 30, Sherry Allcorn vs. Missouri April 30, Angela Blackwood vs. So. Utah March 4, Ali Viola vs. Southern Utah March 4, Jennifer Lizama vs. Missouri April 19, Jennifer Lizama vs. Iowa St. April 24, Kim Ogee vs. Wichita St. March 30, Tatum Edwards vs. Kansas April 3, Alexis Perry vs. Omaha March 22, NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall 8-17 Non-Conference 8-17 Big Ten Conference 0-0 Home 4-0 Neutral 4-9 Road 0-7 Night Games 2-3 Day Games 6-14 Sunday 2-3 Monday 0-1 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 1-0 Thursday 0-1 Friday 0-7 Saturday 5-5 vs. Ranked Opponents 1-11 vs. Unranked Opponents 7-6 Extra Innings Run Games 1-2 When Out-Hitting Opponent 7-2 When Out-Hit by Opponent 1-15 When Scoring First 5-4 When Opponent Scores First 3-13 When Scoring in the First Inning 5-5 When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 0-14 When Scoring 5 or More Runs 5-3 When Scoring 10 or More Runs 2-0 When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 3-2 When Allowing 5 or More Runs 4-14 When Allowing 10 or More Runs 1-4 When Leading After Five Innings 6-1 When Leading After Six Innings 7-0 When Trailing After Five Innings 1-11 When Trailing After Six Innings 1-11 When Tied After Five Innings 1-0 When Tied After Six Innings 0-0 When Committing 0 Errors 0-3 When Committing 2 or More Errors 1-9

5 5 NEBRASKA VS. RANKED TEAMS Nebraska is 1-11 against ranked opponents this season, having played nearly half of its 25 games against teams who were ranked in the NFCA top-25 poll at game time. Sixteen of Nebraska s 25 games have come against teams either ranked or receiving votes in this week s NFCA poll, the highest total of any team in the country. Following this weekend s three-game series with No. 8 Minnesota, Nebraska will have played 15 of its first 28 games against ranked teams, with a total of 19 games against teams ranked or receiving votes at game time. NU HAS FACED TOUGHEST SCHEDULE Considering Nebraska has faced more ranked teams than any other team in the country, it should come as no surprise that the Huskers overall schedule ranks as the toughest in the nation. According to Monday s NCAA Toughest Schedule rankings, Nebraska has played the nation s toughest schedule based on opponent s winning percentage. MOST DIFFICULT SCHEDULES BASED ON OPPONENT WIN PCT. Rank School Opponent Win Percentage 1st Nebraska.689 2nd Northwestern.683 3rd Baylor.670 4th UCLA.646 5th BYU.641 NU FACED TOUGH FOES IN FEBRUARY Nebraska went 2-10 in February in large part due to playing the most challenging schedule in the country. Nine of Nebraska s 12 games in the month of February came against teams ranked at game time, including four games against top-three opponents. Eleven of the Huskers 12 February games came against teams that earned a ranking during the season s opening month, as both BYU and Cal moved into the top 25 the week after playing Nebraska. All 12 of Nebraska s games in the month of February came against teams who were either ranked or receiving votes in the top 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. 20 Missouri [4-1] (2/25/17) Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. NMSU - 1 (3/18/17) Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Scored 10+ Runs vs. Omaha [15] (3/22/17) Scored 15+ Runs vs. Omaha [15] (3/22/17) Scored 20+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16) Allowed 10+ Runs vs. Omaha [11] (3/22/17) Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15) Allowed 20+ Runs never Recorded 15+ Hits vs. Omaha [18] (3/22/17) Recorded 20+ Hits at Maryland [21] (4/3/16) Hit 6+ Doubles at Iowa [7] (3/25/15) Hit 4+ Home Runs at Ohio St. [5] (4/4/15) Stole 6+ Bases vs. Southern Utah [6] (3/2/07) Drew 10+ Walks at Northwestern [10] (4/17/16) Was No-Hit at Oklahoma St. (3/9/12) NEBRASKA NOTES NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES At one point, Nebraska played eight consecutive games against opponents ranked at game time. That marked the longest streak of consecutive games against ranked opponents in school history. If you include teams that moved into the top 25 after playing Nebraska, then the Huskers faced a ranked opponent in each of their first 11 games in Nebraska s 10 February opponents combined to post a record in the season s opening month (.785). LONGEST STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES VS. RANKED FOES Year Game Type(s) Games 2017 Regular Season NCAA Tournament Regular Season & NCAA Tournament Big 12 & NCAA Tournament 6 TOUGH TEAMS MEANS TOUGH PITCHING With Nebraska playing the nation s most difficult schedule in February, it is no surprise that the Huskers also faced some of the nation s top pitchers in the opening month, including a pair of All-Americans and three hurlers who were their conference s 2016 pitcher of the year. The 10 starting pitchers who defeated Nebraska in February combined for a 62-4 record in the month. STARTING PITCHERS IN NEBRASKA S FEBRUARY LOSSES Pitcher, School W-L* W-L^ McKenna Bull, BYU Mariah Lopez, Oklahoma Kaylee Carlson, Auburn Taran Alvelo, Washington Kayla Harris, Pittsburgh Brittany Knight, Pittsburgh Meghan King, Florida St Jessica Burroughs, Florida St Matty Moss, Tennessee Zoe Conley, Cal Totals *record following NU game; ^current record THE LAST TIME A HUSKER Had 6+ At Bats 5 players vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16) Had 4+ Hits Alexis Perry vs. Omaha (3/22/17) Scored 4+ Runs 2 players (4 & 5) at Maryland (4/3/16) Had 3+ Doubles Alicia Armstrong (3) at Illinois (4/6/14) Had 2+ Homers Tristen Edwards (2) vs. Oregon St. (2/26/17) Had 3+ Homers Christie McCoy (3) vs. Missouri (4/18/98) Homered in 1st Career AB Hailey Decker vs. UIC (2/8/13) Stole 3+ Bases Nikki Haget (3) vs. La Salle (3/12/11) Drew 4+ Walks MJ Knighten (4) at Northwestern (4/17/16) Had 2+ HBP Madi Unzicker (2) at Penn St. (5/13/16) Had 5+ RBIs Dawna Tyson (5) at Minnesota (4/23/16) Threw a No-Hitter Kaylan Jablonski vs. Purdue (4/30/16) Threw a Perfect Game Ashley DeBuhr vs. Iowa St. (4/13/05) Had 10+ Strikeouts Cassie McClure (10) vs. So. Dakota St. (3/29/16) Had 15+ Strikeouts Ashley Hagemann (17) at UNO (4/19/12) Had a 10-Game Hit Streak 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) ( ) NATIONAL RANKINGS USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (MARCH 21) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida State (24)* Florida (2) Oregon (5) Auburn* Arizona Washington* Texas A&M Minnesota* Alabama (1) James Madison Utah LSU Oklahoma* Baylor UCLA Georgia Louisiana Kentucky Michigan Tennessee* Arizona State* Wisconsin* Ole Miss Arkansas* NR 25. Cal Poly NR USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM POLL (MARCH 21) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (10) Florida State (3)* Oregon (7) Arizona Washington* Auburn* Texas A&M Minnesota* Alabama James Madison LSU Oklahoma* Utah Baylor Georgia UCLA Kentucky Michigan Tennessee* Louisiana Wisconsin* Arkansas* California* Arizona State* North Carolina RV *2017 Husker opponent WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKING Week NFCA ESPN.com Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 Feb. 14 NR RV 0-4 Feb. 21 NR NR 0-8 Feb. 28 NR NR 2-10 March 7 NR NR 4-13 March 14 NR NR 4-16 March 21 NR NR 7-16 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

6 HUSKER HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA NOTES 6 62 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES HUSKER HIT PARADE She has eclipsed her career totals entering the year in Nebraska has won 62 games in its 24 Nebraska recorded more than a dozen hits in three hits, (24-17), doubles (3-1), RBIs (5-4) and steals (3-1). NCAA Tournament appearances while consecutive games against IUPUI and Lamar (twice) on March 4 and 5, a rare feat in Husker history. Metzler posted a career-best 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 24-March 10, the longest by a Husker in 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. 21 ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLE In her first 24 years as Nebraska s head coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 13 players to a total of 21 All-America honors. 19 CONFERENCE TITLES Nebraska has won 19 conference titles in its 41 seasons as a varsity sport. The Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns and captured their first Big Ten title in TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGS Nebraska has been ranked in the final NFCA poll in 15 of the 22 years the poll has existed. The Huskers were one of only six teams nationally to be ranked in the final poll in each of the first 12 years it existed (1995 to 2006). 14 REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Rhonda Revelle has produced 14 academic All-Americans in her first 24 seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle has produced the second-highest total of academic All-Americans of any coach in the country. 7 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Nebraska has advanced to the Women s College World Series seven times to rank 11th in NCAA history. 4 SOFTBALL OLYMPIANS A total of four former Huskers have competed in the Olympics, beginning with Lori Sippel at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The 2008 Beijing Olympics - the most recent Olympic Games where softball was played - featured a pair of former Huskers, as did the 2004 Athens Games. The streak of three consecutive games with 12-or-more hits ranks as the second-longest streak in program history and is one of only six times a Husker team has produced 12-or-more hits in three consecutive games. CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 12+ HITS IN NU HISTORY Year Dates Games 2015 Feb March 4-present Feb Feb Feb April ALL HANDS ON DECK Nebraska s largest roster in school history has been utilized to the fullest extent so far this season. Through only seven games, 16 of Nebraska s 20 healthy players had earned multiple starts. Overall, 17 Huskers have earned at least three starts. Nebraska has utilized at least two different starters at every position except third base. A Husker has also made her first career start at every position except third base. Senior All-America MJ Knighten is the only Husker who has started all 25 games at the same position (3B). Nebraska has used a different batting in order in all 25 games and has only duplicated its starting lineup once. NUMBER OF PLAYERS EARNING STARTS BY POSITION Position Starters Used 1st-Time Starters* Pitcher 3 1 Catcher 2 1 First Base 3 3 Second Base 2 1 Third Base 1 0 Shortstop 4 3 Left Field 3 1 Center Field 3 1 Right Field 2 1 Designated Player 8 4 *player who has made her first career start at that position KNIGHTEN UP FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD Senior third baseman MJ Knighten was one of 30 softball student-athletes nationwide selected as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, announced on Feb. 28. Knighten is the sixth Husker to be a candidate for the award, which recognized student-athletes for achievements in the community, classroom, character and competition. METZLER EXCEEDING CAREER TOTALS Junior Gina Metzler leads Nebraska with a.364 average and is enjoying a career year. Metzler has 24 hits in 66 at bats this season after recording 17 hits in 69 at bats in her first two seasons. It took Metzler only 14 starts and 43 at bats to eclipse her career hit total entering the year. Metzler has produced her first career three-hit game, four-hit game and multi-rbi game this season. GINA METZLER CAREER COMPARISON Time Frame G-GS AB H 2B RBI SB SLG% Avg. First 2 Years This Season KNIGHTEN JOINS ELITE HUSKER CLUB Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has joined an elite trio of Huskers this season, joing three-time All-American Ali Viola and two-time All-American Taylor Edwards as the only players in school history to total 150 career hits, 150 career runs and 150 career RBIs. HUSKERS WITH 150 HITS, 150 RUNS & 150 RBIs Player Hits Runs RBIs Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present EDWARDS POSTS MULTI-HOMER GAME Freshman Tristen Edwards hit two home runs in Nebraska s 10-6 victory over Oregon State on Feb. 26. The home runs were the first of Edwards career. Edwards became the first Husker freshman to post a multi-homer game since her older sister Tatum in Overall, Tristen is just the seventh Husker freshman to hit two home runs in a game. Jennifer Lizama is the only Husker to record two multi-homer games as a freshman. Edwards became the third-fastest Husker to post her first career multi-homer game (11th game). HUSKER FRESHMEN WITH TWO HOME RUNS IN A GAME Player Year Games Played Ann Schroeder Crystal Carwile Tristen Edwards Brooke Thomason Jennifer Lizama* Tatum Edwards Ali Viola *had two multi-homer games as a freshman JABLONSKI EARNS 1ST SAVE IN ODD FASHION Junior Kaylan Jablonski earned her first career save in odd fashion in NU s 10-6 win over Oregon State on Feb. 26. Jablonski earned the start against the Beavers and was removed from the game with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning of a 2-2 tie. Oregon State ended the half inning with a 5-2 lead before NU scored six times in the bottom of the frame. With Nebraska leading 8-5, Jablonski re-entered the game to start the fifth inning and allowed only an unearned run over the final three innings.

7 7 Jablonski earned the save and not the win despite throwing 6.2 innings and recording every out but the final out of the fourth inning. KNIGHTEN AMONG NATION S ACTIVE LEADERS Nebraska senior third baseman MJ Knighten ranks among the nation s top 25 active Division I hitters in RBIs, total bases, runs scored, hits and home runs. Knighten is one of four players who rank among the top 15 active Division I players in career hits, runs and RBIs. KNIGHTEN S RANK AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I PLAYERS Category Total Rank RBIs th Total Bases th Hits th Runs Scored th Home Runs 38 23rd PLAYERS WHO RANK IN THE TOP 15 AMONG ALL ACTIVE DIVISION I PLAYERS IN HITS, RUNS & RBIs Player School Hits Runs RBI Kasey Cooper Auburn 7th 1st 1st Haley Hayden Louisiana 10th 2nd 6th MJ Knighten Nebraska 14th 15th 10th Delaney Spaulding UCLA 11th 3rd 4th KNIGHTEN CHASING HUSKER RECORDS MJ Knighten began her final season already ranked in the top five on four of Nebraska s all-time charts. In addition to ranking in the top five in school history in batting average, slugging percentage, home runs, RBIs and total bases, Knighten ranks sixth in runs, seventh in hits and extra-base hits and 10th in walks. Knighten averaged 67 hits per season in her first three years. Although she started her senior season slowly, her yearly average of 67 hits would give her 269 hits to end her career, three more than Tobin Echo-Hawk s schoolrecord total of 266. Knighten has also produced a combined total of 331 career runs and RBIs, the fourth-highest total in school history behind a trio of multi-time All-Americans. Knighten is just seventh Husker to total 300 combined runs and RBIs. KNIGHTEN S TOP-FIVE HUSKER RANKINGS Category Total Rank Total Bases 384 4th Average.365 5th Slugging Percentage.612 5th Home Runs 38 5th RBIs 168 5th MOST COMBINED RUNS & RBIs IN HUSKER HISTORY Player, Years Runs RBI Total Taylor Edwards, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kiki Stokes, Brooke Thomason, NEBRASKA NOTES KNIGHTEN A HIT WITH THE BIG RED Nebraska senior MJ Knighten has been a hitting machine in her career, totaling 229 hits in only 200 games. Knighten was just the second Husker to total 200 hits before her senior season and the first in 14 years. Knighten is on pace to become the fifth Husker to finish her career with more hits than games played. Knighten is one of only five players in Nebraska history to produce at least 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior. This season, she looks to become the fourth Husker to total 50 hits all four seasons of her career. The consistently high hit totals have helped Knighten become one of only eight Huskers to post a.300 batting average as a freshman, sophomore and junior. This season, Knighten is bidding to become the seventh Husker to hit.300 all four years of her career. HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS PRIOR TO SENIOR SEASON Player Years Games Hits Kim Ogee MJ Knighten 2014-present Tobin Echo-Hawk YEAR HUSKERS WITH MORE HITS THAN GAMES PLAYED Player Hits Games Diff. Ali Viola Tobin Echo-Hawk MJ Knighten Jennifer Lizama Kim Ogee KNIGHTEN A RETURING ALL-AMERICAN MJ Knighten was a 2016 first-team All-American, one of eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans in Knighten is looking to become the first Husker to be a first-team All-American in back-to-back seasons and just the second to twice be named a first-team All- American. As one of eight returning 2016 first-team All-Americans, Knighten earned a spot as one of 50 players nationally on the 2017 USA Softball Player-of-the-Year Watch List. Knighten became the first Husker to average 1.0 hit, 1.0 run and 1.0 RBI per game last season. She was one of eight players nationally to accomplish that feat in 2016, and only four of those players returned in Knighten also became the first Husker to total 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 RBis in a season. She was one of only nine players nationally to accomplish that feat in 2016 and only five of those players returned in RETURNING 2016 NFCA FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Player School Class Pos. Delanie Gourley Florida Sr. LHP Megan Good James Madison Jr. RHP Aleshia Ocasio Florida Jr. RHP Paige Parker Oklahoma Jr. LHP Sara Groenewegen Minnesota Sr. RHP/UTL Tera Blanco Michigan Jr. 1B Kasey Cooper Auburn Sr. 3B MJ Knighten Nebraska Sr. 3B BOWLIN STADIUM 73 HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE Nebraska has won 73 percent of its games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a record since the facility opened in The Huskers have posted a winning record in each of their first 15 seasons at Bowlin Stadium. 16 SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUM The 2017 season marks Nebraska s 16th season calling Bowlin Stadium home. Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium s inaugural year was in The facility has seen upgrades since then, including a new indoor practice facility. 14 TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGS In the first 15 seasons Nebraska has played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance 14 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance four times. 5 NCAA REGIONALS In the first 15 seasons Nebraska has called Bowlin Stadium home, the Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Regionals at the facility, most recently in WORLD S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATE Nebraska set a world record when 2,302 fans showed up for the World s Largest Softball Tailgate against Michigan on April 9, NU broke its previous record of 2,204 set in BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDS YEAR RECORD PCT TOTAL LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM 1. 2,302 Michigan April 9, ,204 Ohio State April 19, ,960 Texas April 9, ,844 Iowa May 17, ,840 Michigan April 27, ,752 Wisconsin May 12, ,692 Indiana May 3, ,585 Lehigh May 20, ,518 Purdue May 10, ,417 California May 22, 2004 NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

8 STARTER BREAKDOWN OPPONENT PREVIEWS & SERIES HISTORIES 8 PITCHER Kaylan Jablonski Cassie McClure Sydney McLeod CATCHER Bri Cassidy Austen Urness FIRST BASE Alexis Perry Laura Barrow Lotte Sjulin SECOND BASE Laura Barrow Haley Donaldson THIRD BASE MJ Knighten SHORTSTOP Rindy Bryant Lexey Kneib Rachel Arthur Haley Donaldson LEFT FIELD Austen Urness Alyvia Simmons Gina Metzler CENTER FIELD Gina Metzler Taylor Otte Alyvia Simmons RIGHT FIELD Tristen Edwards Alyvia Simmons DESIGNATED PLAYER Cassie McClure Kaylan Jablonski Austen Urness Alyvia Simmons Haley Donaldson Tristen Edwards Lexey Kneib Lotte Sjulin McCLURE A DECORATED PITCHER Senior right-hander Cassie McClure was a third-team All- Central Region selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014, and is a two-time, first-team All-Midwest Region honoree at Nebraska. She has earned recognition for both her offensive and pitching prowess. McClure is only the fifth Husker pitcher to be a twotime, first-team all-region honoree, and she is looking to become the first pitcher in Nebraska history to be a three-time first-team all-region selection in McClure is one of only five pitchers nationally who is a three-time all-region selection. Among that quintet, McClure and Minnesota s Sara Groenewegen are the only players to twice earn first-team recognition. ACTIVE THREE-TIME ALL-REGION PITCHERS Player School Cassie McClure* Nebraska 3rd 1st 1st Sara Groenewegen* Minnesota 2nd 1st 1st Sierra Hyland* Cal Poly 3rd 2nd 1st McKenna Bull BYU 3rd 3rd 2nd Gabrielle Snyder* Dayton 3rd 3rd 1st *selected at the pitcher/utility spot McCLURE A VERSATILE PITCHER Senior Cassie McClure has been a versatile and productive pitcher in her Nebraska career. McClure has factored into six of the Huskers seven wins in 2017, totaling four victories and two saves. In her three seasons, McClure has factored into 43 of Nebraska s 77 wins (31 wins, 12 saves). McClure has tied for the Big Ten lead with five saves each of the past two seasons, ranking 12th nationally in saves in 2015 and 16th in She ranks 22nd this year. McClure owns 12 saves in two seasons at Nebraska, which is tied for the secondd-highest total in NU history. McClure owns 13 career saves including her freshman season at Texas Tech. Her 13 career saves rank seventh among all active Division I pitchers. McClure was one of 14 pitchers nationally who totaled at least 15 wins and five saves in She is one of 10 returning pitchers in 2017 who recorded 15 wins and five saves last year. McClure is one of only 11 active Division I pitchers with 30 career victories and 10 career saves. PITCHERS WITH 30 CAREER WINS & 10 CAREER SAVES* Player School Wins Saves Maryssa Becker Louisville Megan Betsa Michigan Nickie Blue South Carolina McKenna Bull BYU Manda Cash Dayton Katie Donovan Utah Delanie Gourley Florida Shelby Hursh Ohio State Katie Malone Wichita St Cassie McClure Nebraska Kristina Zalewski Michigan St SCOUTING NO. 8 MINNESOTA (25-2) Minnesota enters the opening weekend of Big Ten Conference play with the league s best record (25-2,.926 winning percentage) and highest ranking (No. 8). The Gophers, who are off to the best start in school history, have won four straight games, outscoring their opponents by a 38-1 margin during the win streak. Both of Minnesota s losses this season came on the road to a Washington squad ranked sixth in this week s NFCA poll. Minnesota has not played since last Friday, when the Golden Gophers swept a doubleheader at Pacific by a combined score of 22-1 in a pair of run-rule victories. Offensively, Minnesota is batting.340 as a team while averaging 6.8 runs per game. The Gophers own the Big Ten s top batting average and on-base percentage (.426). Minnesota ranks among the nation s top 20 offenses in doubles per game (fourth), batting average (12th), onbase percentage (13th), scoring (14th) and slugging percentage (18th). A trio of Gophers are hitting.400 or better, while six players are batting above.350. MaKenna Partain leads the team with a.457 average and a.532 on-base percentage. Sydney Dwyer is batting.434 with a team-high 40 RBIs, a total that leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally. Kendyl Lindaman, the reigning Big Ten co-freshman of the Week, owns a.400 average and leads the Gophers with seven homers and 17 walks. Dani Wagner (.377), Maddie Houlihan (.363) and Danielle Parlich (.353) are all batting above.350, with Houlihan, Parlich and Sam Macken tying for the team lead with eight doubles. In the circle, Minnesota is limiting opponents to 1.9 runs per game and a.198 batting average, while posting a 1.67 ERA that leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th nationally. The staff is led by two-time All-American Sara Groenewegen. Groenewegen is 11-1 with a Big Tenbest 0.65 ERA, and she has allowed only nine runs in 75.1 innings. Opponents are hitting just.164 against Groenewegen and have struck out 99 times while drawing only 11 walks. Groenewegen leads all active Division I pitchers with 1,006 career strikeouts and ranks third in wins (87), 10th in shutouts (23) and 13th in ERA (1.78). Amber Fiser and Missouri transfer Tori Finucane have split the majority of the innings behind Groenewegen. Fiser is 5-0 with a 2.94 ERA in 31.0 innings, while Finucane is 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 37.0 innings. Carlie Brandt (5-0, 0.91 ERA in 23.0 IP) and Kendal Judge (0-0, 2.47 ERA in 5.2 IP) round out the Golden Gopher staff. MINNESOTA COACH JESSICA ALLISTER Jessica Allister is in her sixth season at Minnesota She owns a record with the Golden Gophers Allister is 9-5 against Nebraska and Rhonda Revelle SERIES HISTORY VS. MINNESOTA Nebraska leads the all-time series, Minnesota leads the series, 9-5, in the Big Ten era The Gophers won both meetings last year Minnesota has won four of the last five meetings NU s last win came in 2015 in the last meeting in Lincoln Minnesota is 6-5 all-time in Lincoln (5-4 at Bowlin Stadium) Rhonda Revelle 13-9 against Minnesota Category Nebraska Minnesota Record Average Home Runs Runs/Game ERA Runs Allowed/Game Strikeouts/Game Fielding Pct

9 9 RETURNING HUSKER CAREER BIG TEN STATISTICS RACHEL ARTHUR TOTAL LAURA BARROW TOTAL BRI CASSIDY KAYLAN JABLONSKI TOTAL MJ KNIGHTEN TOTAL CASSIE McCLURE TOTAL GINA METZLER TOTAL TAYLOR OTTE TOTAL ALYVIA SIMMONS LOTTE SJULIN TOTAL AUSTEN URNESS TOTAL CAITLIN BARTSCH Year G-GS W-L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Opp. Avg TOTAL KAYLAN JABLONSKI Year G-GS W-L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Opp. Avg TOTAL CASSIE McCLURE Year G-GS W-L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Opp. Avg TOTAL NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES STATS VS. MINNESOTA LAURA BARROW TOTAL BRI CASSIDY KAYLAN JABLONSKI TOTAL MJ KNIGHTEN TOTAL CASSIE McCLURE TOTAL GINA METZLER TOTAL TAYLOR OTTE TOTAL ALYVIA SIMMONS LOTTE SJULIN AUSTEN URNESS CAITLIN BARTSCH Year ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R ER KAYLAN JABLONSKI Year ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R ER TOTAL CASSIE McCLURE Year ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R ER TOTAL NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

10 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL REVELLE S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 10 COACHING STOPS Nebraska (Head Coach) 1993-present NFCA HALL OF FAME San Jose State (Assistant Coach) Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) WINNINGEST COACH Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986 IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS (ALL SPORTS) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (1987) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish N/A Totals N/A NEBRASKA (1993-PRESENT) Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish th th rd th 3-2 2nd th 1-2 t-5th st 4-0 1st th 3-1 2nd nd 4-1 1st st 2-2 t-3rd rd 3-1 2nd th 2-2 t-3rd st 4-0 1st th 2-2 t-5th nd 2-2 t-3rd th 0-1 t-7th t-9th 3-1 2nd th 0-1 t-7th t-6th 0-1 t-7th th rd nd 1-1 t-3rd t-1st 0-1 t-5th rd 2-1 2nd th 1-1 t-5th Totals Career NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY) Year Round Record Finish Rank Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th 1998 Regional 4-2 t-5th 5th 1999 Regional 4-2 t-9th 20th 2000 Regional 3-2 t-17th 14th 2001 Regional 2-2 t-17th 14th 2002 WCWS 5-2 t-5th 6th 2003 Regional 3-2 t-17th 13th 2004 Regional 3-2 t-9th 14th 2005 Regional 1-2 t-33rd 25th 2006 Regional 2-2 t-17th 15th 2007 Regional 0-2 t-49th Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th 2015 Regional 1-2 t-33rd Regional 2-2 t-17th -- Totals 20 app REVELLE S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKA Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4 Big Ten Coach of the Year 1 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1 Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 Conference Titles 7 Big Ten Conference Titles 1 Big 12 Conference Titles 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances 19 NCAA Regional Titles 4 Women s College World Series Appearances 3 NFCA All-Americans 19 Multi-Time All-Americans 5 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13 WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE D1 COACHES)* 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1, Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1, Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1, Diane Ninemire, California 1, Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1, Donna Papa, North Carolina 1, Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1, Sandy Montgomery, SIUE* 1, Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Patrick Murphy, Alabama Bob Coolen, Hawaii Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 921 *SIUE has only been a Division I school since 2009 RHONDA REVELLE COACH OF THE YEAR IN THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES (BIG 8, BIG 12, BIG TEN) FIVE-TIME REGIONAL COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR THREE-TIME NFCA PRESIDENT 25th SEASON AT NEBRASKA 26th CAREER SEASON RECORD AT NEBRASKA CAREER RECORD Rhonda Revelle is truly one of the nation s elite coaches. One of only 16 active Division I coaches enshrined in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame, Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 20 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among active coaches. In the classroom, Revelle has coached 14 players to academic All-America honors in 24 seasons, the second-highest total of any coach nationally during that span. Revelle has also given back to the profession, as she is currently serving in her third stint as NFCA President. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES) 1. Mike Candrea, Arizona Diane Ninemire, Cal Carol Hutchins, Michigan Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 20 MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993) 1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13 ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHES Mike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996 Margo Jonker, Central Michigan Inducted 2003 Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006 Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008 Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009 Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010 Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010 Ralph Weekly, Tennessee Inducted 2011 Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012 Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012 Joan Joyce, Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013 Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013 Jo Evans, Texas A&M Inducted 2015 Clint Myers, Auburn Inducted 2015 Bob Brock, Sam Houston State Inducted 2016 Jacquite Joseph, Michigan State* Inducted 2016 *inducted as member of Pioneer Category

11 11 BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 1. Ali Viola, (263/629) 2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, (266/702) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (254/710) 4. Lizzy Rock, (133/356) 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present.365 (229/627) 6. Kiki Stokes, (233/665) 7. Anne Steffan, (217/625) 8. Lisa Wangler, (121/350) 9. Denise Day, (186/553) 10. Margie Ogrodowicz, (170/509) BATTING RECORDS WATCH EXTRA-BASE HITS 1. Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Jennifer Lizama, Tatum Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Crystal Carwile, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Kim Ogee, Nicole Trimboli, Kiki Stokes, PITCHING RECORDS WATCH SAVES 1. Lori Sippel, Mori Emmons, Cassie McClure, 2015-present Sandy Wolterman, Jenny Voss, Peaches James, Leigh Ann Walker, Ashley DeBuhr, Ashley Hagemann, Rhonda Revelle, HITS 1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kim Ogee, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Kiki Stokes, Nicole Trimboli, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Alicia Armstrong, Taylor Edwards, Anne Steffan, RUNS 1. Kiki Stokes, Jennifer Lizama, Kim Ogee, Taylor Edwards, Tobin Echo-Hawk, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Ali Viola, Jessica Yoachim, Nikki Haget, Alicia Armstrong, TRIPLES 1. Kathy Foley, Julie Uryasz, Margie Ogrodowicz, Denise Day, Kiki Stokes, Kris Hermanson, Jennifer Lizama, Shelley Scott, Denise McMillan, Lisa Wangler, Misti Guenther, Amy Offenbacker, Sherry Allcorn, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 6 HOME RUNS 1. Taylor Edwards, Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Tatum Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Brooke Thomason, Crystal Carwile, Jenny Smith, Denise Day, Jamie Fuente, Nicole Trimboli, RBIs 1. Ali Viola, Taylor Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Nicole Trimboli, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Tatum Edwards, Crystal Carwile, Jenny Smith, Jennifer Lizama, Tobin Echo-Hawk, Alicia Armstrong, TOTAL BASES 1. Ali Viola, Jennifer Lizama, Taylor Edwards, MJ Knighten, 2014-present Tobin Echo-Hawk, Kim Ogee, Tatum Edwards, Brooke Thomason, Nicole Trimboli, Kiki Stokes, SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS) 1. Ali Viola, (478/629) 2. Christie McCoy, (197/307) 3. Jennifer Lizama, (451/710) 4. Taylor Edwards, (423/673) 5. MJ Knighten, 2014-present.612 (384/627) 6. Denise Day, (320/553) 7. Tatum Edwards, (367/648) 8. Hailey Decker, (215/385) 9. Brooke Thomason, (360/659) 10. Kiki Stokes, (359/665) WALKS 1. Taylor Edwards, Jennifer Lizama, Kiki Stokes, Ali Viola, Kim Ogee, Ashley Guile, Gabby Banda, Brooke Thomason, Tatum Edwards, Jamie Fuente, MJ Knighten, 2014-present 84 NO-HITTERS 1. Lori Sippel, Jenny Voss, Peaches James, Summer Tobias, Ashley DeBuhr, Sandy Wolterman, Shelby Mertins, Stephanie Skegas, Tatum Edwards, Rhonda Revelle, Jeanne Wagner, Donna Deardorff, Marie Bowie, Stacie Stafford, Penny Cope, Molly Hill, Alex Hupp, Ashley Hagemann, Emily Lockman, Kaylan Jablonski, 2015-present 1 NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

12 29 RACHEL ARTHUR INF Career LAURA BARROW 2B Career CAITLIN BARTSCH RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career BREE BORUFF OF Career RINDY BRYANT INF Career BRI CASSIDY C Career HALEY DONALDSON INF Career TRISTEN EDWARDS OF Career KAYLAN JABLONSKI RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career KAYLAN JABLONSKI UTL Career TAYLOR KADAVY LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career Has tied her career high with three starts at shortstop, all in the past five games Produced an RBI in her first career plate appearance in 2014 (bases-loaded walk) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten pick; 5-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Only Lincoln native on Nebraska s 2017 roster Father Mike is Nebraska s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research Has started 133 of Nebraska s 137 games the past three years, including 127 at second base Ranks 4th among all Huskers with a.301 career average and 3rd with 21 doubles & 46 RBIs Tallied 13 doubles in 2015, the 3rd-highest freshman total in Nebraska history 1 of 4 Huskers to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since NU joined B1G in Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Three scoreless outings in 2017; has gone 9.1 straight innings without allowing an ER Posted a team-low 3.32 ERA in 2016 & allowed only four hits in 6.1 IP for a.154 opponent avg. Made four relief appearances in her freshman season, allowing 2 ER or less three times 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 4-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 46-9 career record with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves for The Woodlands High School Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Mountain Region All-American 1 of 2 Colorado natives in Husker freshman class; NU s first Colorado signees since 2000 Posted a.380 career batting average for Mead High School with 81 runs & 75 steals Batted.375 as a senior,.386 as a junior and.437 as a sophomore Played travel ball for the Triple Crown Stars; was teammates with classmate Haley Donaldson Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Central Region All-American 2-time first-team All-Nebraska selection; also a 2-time first-team all-state pick Set Beatrice High School record with 33 career doubles Set Beatrice season records for runs (53), hits (75), doubles (16), triples (12) & RBIs (50) Also lettered in basketball, track & soccer; BHS records for shutouts (5) & saves (227) in 2015 Has started 22 of 25 games at catcher this season; has also recorded first two career hits Produced her first career hit and RBI with an RBI single vs. IUPUI on March 4 Drew three walks in 14 plate appearances in 2016 and scored one run 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member; 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team pick Was named a 1st-team NFCA High School All-American as a junior at Cajon HS Has started games at 2B, SS & DP; hit first homer - a grand slam - on Wednesday vs. UNO 2016 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year & 2016 Mountain Region All-American.564 career average for Fossil Ridge High School with 26 doubles, 32 homers & 118 RBIs Missed nearly her entire junior year with a knee injury; returned to hit.662 as a senior In fall season, 2nd nationally in homers as freshman, 4th as sophomore, 7th as senior Hit 2 HRs vs. Oregon St.; became the 7th Husker freshman to record a multi-homer game 1 of 36 players selected for 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-America Game Also a 2016 Western Region All-American; 1 of 14 All-Inland 1st-team selections in career prep average with 33 doubles, 22 home runs & 103 RBIs in 105 games Youngest sister of former Nebraska 2-time All-America twins Tatum & Taylor Edwards Beat No. 20 Mizzou for 1st career win over top-25 team; earned 1st career save next day vs. OSU Has been involved in two no-hitters: solo vs. Purdue (2016) & combined vs. Montana (2015) 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 1 of 2 NU freshmen to toss a shutout in the NCAA Tournament (2015 vs. Texas Southern) 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year; prep record with 1.50 ERA and 891 Ks Has earned career starts in the lineup as a pitcher, designated player and left fielder Set career highs in runs (18), hits (34), doubles (9), homers (4) and RBIs (20) in Academic All-Big Ten pick; 3-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member Posted a.557 career average for Omaha Skutt Catholic, a Nebraska all-class record Also set Nebraska Class B records with her 25 home runs and 137 RBIs Made her career debut in the circle in 2016 in her first season at Nebraska Tossed 3.2 innings in her career debut vs. Arkansas, allowing 1 run with career-high 4 Ks Spent her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney but did not pitch due to injury 2016 Academic All-Big Ten pick; 4-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member 3-time all-state selection at York High School; 31-3 as a senior with a 1.85 ERA

13 00 LEXEY KNEIB INF Career MJ KNIGHTEN 3B Career CASSIE McCLURE RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career CASSIE McCLURE UTL Career SYDNEY McLEOD LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG Career GINA METZLER OF Career TAYLOR OTTE OF Career ALEXIS PERRY INF Career ALYVIA SIMMONS OF Career LOTTE SJULIN OF/1B Career AUSTEN URNESS OF/C Career Named a 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch Central Region All-American Did not play high school softball her last three seasons; instead focused on travel ball Played her freshman season for Webb City HS; played her travel ball for the DeMarini Aces Helped the Aces to a top-25 finish at 2015 Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championship Also played basketball for Webb City; all-district player as a junior, 11.8 PPG as a senior ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION st-team All-American; 3rd Husker infielder to earn the honor & first since 1999 Ranks 10th among all active Division I players in career RBIs, 14th in hits & 15th in runs 1 of 4 returning players who averaged 1.0 hit, 1.0 run & 1.0 RBI per game in 2016 Also a 3-time All-Big Ten selection (1st team in 2015 & 2016; 2nd team in 2014) Team captain ranks 5th all-time at NU in average, homers, RBIs & slugging percentage 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION (AT NU) 3-TIME ALL-REGION (CAREER) 1 of 5 active Division I pitchers who has earned three all-region accolades 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to be a 2-time, 1st-team all-region honoree 1 of 11 active Division I pitchers with 30 career victories & 10 career saves Tied for B1G lead in saves in 2015 & 2016; 6th among active pitchers in career saves (13) In her three seasons, has factored into 43 of Nebraska s 78 wins (31 wins, 12 saves) 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION (AT NU) 3-TIME ALL-REGION (CAREER) Ranks 2nd among all current Huskers with a.317 career average, 19 homers & 115 RBIs 3-time all-region selection in large part because of her abilities at the plate Homered in her first at bat as a Husker in the 2015 season opener vs. Colorado State Was a 3rd-team All-Big 12 selection as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2014 Posted 8th-best average (.364) and 9th-most RBIs (44) in Texas Tech history in 2014 Has not allowed an earned run in four of her eight appearances Earned her first career save vs. Omaha; first Husker freshman to record a save since 2013 Made her career debut with 0 ER in 2.0 innings in a start vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Missed her senior season in high school and all of NU s fall season due to the injury Went 26-6 with a 1.27 ERA & 282 strikeouts as two-time all-state & all-region pick Has already posted career highs in hits (24), doubles (3), RBIs (4) and stolen bases (3) 24 hits in 66 at bats this season after producing 17 hits in 69 at bats her first 2 years Has started 69 career games, including at every outfield spot (49 in LF, 18 in CF, 2 in RF) 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection 4-time first-team All-Nebraska selection at Papillion-La Vista High School Only Husker to start a game at every outfield position in 2016 (9 in LF, 1 in CF, 3 in RF) Started 13 games in 2016 and produced her first career hit, double, triple & walk 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection 4-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 3-time all-state selection helped Wahoo High School win three Class C state titles Was slowed by a shoulder injury the first two weeks; has started 16 straight games at 1B Became the 4th NU freshman to record three extra-base hits in a game vs. Lamar on March 5 Nebraska s first recruit from the state of Oklahoma since time all-district selection & 2016 District Player of the Year for Putnam City High School Hit.463 in her high school career with 45 doubles, eight triples, seven homers & 94 RBIs Has reached base safely in 11 straight games, totaling 13 hits, 7 runs and 7 RBIs in stretch Tied for third on the team with five homers in 2016; 11 of her 26 hits went for extra bases 2-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member; 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team pick Participated in the tryouts for the 2015 USA Junior Women s National Team Earned high school all-state honors in both Nebraska and Kansas Recorded her first career start, at bat, hit, double, RBI, walk & stolen base in 2016 Serving as 1 of 3 team captains in 2017; named Nebraska s Homecoming Queen last fall 2-time recipient of Nebraska s Borg-Wright Coaches Award (2014, 2015) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten selection & 2-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career Owns a team-high 74 career starts in the OF; made her first 3 career starts at C in 2017 Sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt following offseason knee surgery Only Husker freshman to hit multiple home runs in an NCAA Tournament (2 in 2014) 2-time Academic All-Big Ten selection & 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll every semester of her career NO. 11 ALL-TIME IN WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES NO. 15 ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

14 29 RACHEL ARTHUR 00 LEXEY KNEIB none Hits none 1 twice Hits same none Runs 1 nine times 1 vs. Lamar Runs same none RBIs 1 vs.utep (2014) 1 twice RBIs same 23 LAURA BARROW 2 three times Hits 3 at UNI (2016) 2 vs. Lamar Runs 4 at Maryland (2016) 2 twice RBIs 2 eight times none HRs 1 twice 8 CAITLIN BARTSCH 1.2 vs. Pittsburgh IP 4.1 vs. DePaul (2016) 1 twice Ks 2 vs. Georgia Tch (2015) 1 vs. Lamar Hits 0 at Minnesota (2016) 0 four times ER 0 seven times 64 BREE BORUFF none Hits none 1 three times Runs same none RBIs none 5 RINDY BRYANT 1 five times Hits same 1 twice Runs same 1 vs. IUPUI RBIs same 44 BRI CASSIDY 1 twice Hits same none Runs 1 at Northwestern (2016) 1 vs. IUPUI RBIs same 4 HALEY DONALDSON 2 twice Hits same 2 vs. Omaha Runs same 4 vs. Omaha RBIs same 1 vs. Omaha HRs same 24 TRISTEN EDWARDS 3 vs. New Mexico St. - 1 Hits same 2 four times Runs same 3 vs. Oregon St. RBIs same 2 vs. Oregon St. HRs same 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI PITCHING 6.2 vs. Oregon St. IP 9.0 vs. Wisconsin (2016) 7 at Arkansas Ks 9 twice 11 vs. Washington Hits (CG) 0 vs. Purdue (2016) 7 vs. Washington ER (CG) 0 five times 12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI BATTING 3 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 Hits 3 twice 2 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 Runs 2 three times 2 vs. Omaha RBIs 3 at Maryland (2016) 1 vs. New Mexico St. - 1 HRs 1 six+ times 14 TAYLOR KADAVY 0.1 at Florida St. IP 3.2 vs. Arkansas (2016) 1 at Florida St. Ks 4 vs. Arkansas (2016) 2 at Florida St. Hits 2 four times 1 at Florida St. ER 1 three times 99 MJ KNIGHTEN 3 three times Hits 4 twice 3 twice Runs 3 11 times 3 vs. Omaha RBIs 5 four times 1 three times HRs 2 four times 66 CASSIE McCLURE PITCHING 7.0 four times IP 8.0 vs. Purdue (2016) 6 vs. IUPUI Ks 10 twice 6 vs. IUPUI Hits (CG) 1 vs. Green Bay (2016) 1 twice ER (CG) 0 four times 66 CASSIE McCLURE BATTING 3 vs. IUPUI Hits 3 eight times 2 vs. Omaha Runs 2 seven times 3 twice RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014) 1 twice HRs 2 twice 97 SYDNEY McLEOD 5.0 at Arizona St. IP same 1 three times Ks same 2 twice Hits same 0 four times ER same 11 GINA METZLER 4 vs. Lamar Hits same 2 twice Runs 2 three times 2 vs. Lamar RBIs same 22 TAYLOR OTTE 2 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 Hits same 1 seven times Runs 2 at Northwestern (2016) none RBIs none 3 ALEXIS PERRY 4 vs. Omaha Hits same 2 vs. Omaha Runs same 4 vs. Lamar RBIs same 1 vs. Lamar HRs same 32 ALYVIA SIMMONS 3 vs. New Mexico St. - 1 Hits same 2 four times Runs 2 nine times 2 vs. New Mexico St. - 2 RBIs 3 at Illinois (2016) none HRs 1 five times 01 LOTTE SJULIN 1 twice Hits 1 four times 1 twice Runs 1 34 times none RBIs 1 twice 27 AUSTEN URNESS 3 vs. Omaha Hits 3 three times 1 seven times Runs 2 four times 2 five times RBIs 5 vs. Wisconsin 1 vs. BYU HRs 2 vs. Wisconsin