SOFTBALL. This Week in Husker Softball - April 17-23

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1 4Softball Contact: Matt Smith 4Office: (402) Cell: (402) Release #16, April 21, 2006 Nebraska Quick Facts Location... Lincoln, Neb Population...235,594 Founded Enrollment...22,000 Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...Scarlet & Cream Conference...Big 12 Chancellor...Harvey Perlman Athletic Director...Steve Pederson Head Coach... Rhonda Revelle Alma Mater... Nebraska, 1984 Overall record (years) (14) Record at NU (years) (13) Assistant Coach...Lori Sippel Alma Mater... Nebraska, 1988 Assistant Coach... Jennifer Ogee Alma Mater... Washington, 1997 Facility (Capacity)... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) First Year of Softball All-Time Record... 1, All-Time Conference Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...16 College World Series Appearances...7 Media Relations Softball Contact:...Matt Smith Office Phone:...(402) Cell Phone...(402) Secondary Contact:... Sarah Sherman Office Phone:...(402) SID Fax:...(402) Press Box Phone:...(402) Nebraska Interview Policy All interviews with Nebraska softball players must be arranged through the media relations office. The best time to reach Head Coach Rhonda Revelle for interviews during the week is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Huskers usually practice daily from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Check with Matt Smith or Sarah Sherman for the location. Pronunciation Guide Lizzy Aumua...uh-MOO-uh Ashley DeBuhr...duh-BORE Carmen Kier...KEER Katie Linke...LINK-ee Jennifer Ogee... OH-gee Brittany Pascale... PASS-kull KoKo Tacha...TAH-hah Jessica Yoachim...YOKE-um SOFTBALL This Week in Husker Softball - April Tuesday, April 18 4Iowa State 6, No. 16 Nebraska 5 Thursday, April 20 4No. 17 Nebraska 8, Iowa State 0 (6 innings) Saturday, April 22 4No. 16 Nebraska at Texas Tech, 2 p.m. Media Coverage: Live Stats (Huskers.com) Sunday, April 23 4No. 16 Nebraska at Texas Tech, Noon Media Coverage: Live Stats (Huskers.com) NU at a Glance Record: 33-8 Big 12: 7-4 Big 12 Standing: 3rd NFCA Poll: 17th ESPN Poll: 15th RPI: 25 Streak: Won 1 Huskers Travel to Texas Tech This Weekend The 17th-ranked Nebraska softball team wraps up its regular-season road schedule this weekend when it travels to Lubbock, Texas, for a pair of games with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. NU, which is 33-8 on the season and in third place in the Big 12 Conference with a 7-4 record, is 1-1 this week after splitting a pair of games with Iowa State. The Huskers dropped a 6-5 game at Iowa State on Tuesday, before rebounding with an 8-0 run-rule victory over the Cyclones on Thursday that gave NU a 15-1 home record, marking the most wins in the five-year history of Bowlin Stadium. Following Sunday's game, Nebraska returns home for a season-ending six-game homestand that begins on Tuesday, April 25 and wraps up on Sunday, May 7. The Huskers have plenty of promotions planned for the homestand including: Student Day (April 25), when 100 adidas softball shirts will be handed out to the first 100 students entering Bowlin Stadium; Fan Appreciation Day (April 26) that features free general admission to the public and 250 bags of Colby Ridge popcorn distributed at the gate; Softball Club Day (May 6), when kids wearing their little league jerseys receive free general admission seating; and Senior Night (May 7), when the Huskers' senior class will be recognized. Before the home festivities, NU faces a key series this weekend as the Huskers remain in the hunt for the Big 12 title. Although Texas Tech ranks in the bottom half of the league standings, Texas Tech has proven to be a formidable foe, as Tech owns victories over 15th-ranked and defending Big 12 champions Texas A&M and 22nd-ranked Oklahoma Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. B/T Highlights 1 Meghan Mullin OF 5-4 Fr. L/L hitting.250 with 9 R; 12 starts in rookie year 2 Devin Porter INF 5-5 Jr. R/R two games with 5 or more RBIs; 7 HR, 22 RBIs 3 Ashley DeBuhr RHP 5-6 Jr. R/R eight shutouts in last 12 starts 4 Darcy Rutherford OF 5-9 Fr. L/R appeared in 21 games, scored 3 runs 6 KoKo Tacha OF 5-6 Sr. R/R career highs in hits, 2B, 3B, RBIs, HR 7 Carmen Kier INF 5-6 Jr. R/R 5 HR after hitting 2 HR in first two years 8 Jessica Yoachim INF 5-4 Sr. L/R broke NU career sacrifice record this season 11 Crystal Carwile INF 5-4 Fr. L/L first Husker with 10+ HR since the 2003 season 12 Lizzy Aumua OF 5-3 Sr. L/R.417, 36 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 19-for-23 SB 13 Molly Hill RHP 5-8 Fr. R/R 17-2, 1.69 ERA; 3 shutouts, 151 Ks 18 Kimberly Fuller INF 5-3 Fr. R/R appeared in eight games; 2-for-11, 3 BB, 2 RBIs 19 Jordan Keen RHP 5-8 So. R/R will redshirt in 2006 to rehab back 22 Jamie Waldecker C 5-8 Jr. R/R second on team with 28 RBIs; 4 HR 28 Trisha Tannahill OF 5-9 Sr. L/R.313, 2 3B, 11 2B, 4 HR, 28 RBIs 33 Jaime Borg RHP 5-9 Jr. R/R 0-0, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 4.67 ERA;.500 OB% 34 Brittany Pascale C 5-4 Fr. R/R.254, 6 RBIs in 22 starts 59 Katie Linke C/UT 5-7 Sr. R/R 5-for-8, HR, 4 RBIs,.769 OB% last 6 games

2 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page Schedule and Results Day, Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Highlights/Radio Info Fri.-Sun., Feb Kajikawa Classic Tempe, Ariz. Friday, Feb. 10 #7 Stanford L, 3-7 Aumua 3-for-4; Kier HR Friday, Feb. 10 #15 Oregon State W, 8-2 Hill 1st victory; Porter 5 RBIs Saturday, Feb. 11 Cal State Northridge W, 3-2 Hill 4.0 IP, 1 H; Carwile HR Saturday, Feb. 11 Utah State W, 7-2 Carwile 3-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs Sunday, Feb. 12 Nevada W, 3-0 DeBuhr, CG two-hitter, 15 Ks Fri.-Sun., Feb NFCA Leadoff Classic Columbus, Ga. Friday, Feb. 24 Illinois W, 21-1 (5) 2nd-most runs in school history Friday, Feb. 24 Florida Atlantic W, 5-0 Hill first shutout, 10 Ks Saturday, Feb. 25 Florida Canceled Sat.-Sun., Feb Bracket Play Canceled Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western W, 3-1 Porter RBI 3B; DeBuhr 10 Ks Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western W, 9-1 (5) Tacha 2-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBIs Fri.-Sun., March 3-5 Best Western Airport Festival Tulsa, Okla. Friday, March 3 Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 Porter GW solo HR Friday, March 3 Notre Dame W, 5-2 (8) Tannahill 3B, 3 RBIs Saturday, March 4 Kansas L, 0-4 Pascale 3-for-3 Saturday, March 4 Tulsa W, 5-2 Aumua 3-for-4, 3 R, RBI Sunday, March 5 Northern Iowa W, 11-2 (5) Porter 2B, GS, 6 RBIs Fri.-Sun., March Florida State Invitational Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, March 10 #25 North Carolina L, 1-3 Carwile RBI Friday, March 10 St. John's W, 11-6 Yoachim 4-for-5, RBI, 2 Rs Saturday, March 11 Florida A&M W, 3-0 DeBuhr two-hit shutout Sat.-Sun., March 11 Indiana L, unearned runs in bottom 7th Sunday, March 12 Bradley W, 3-0 DeBuhr one-hit shutout Sunday, March 12 Kent State W, 1-0 Carwile HR; Hill 3-hit shutout Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr, 1-hit SHO, 15 Ks Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado W, 3-1 Hill 17 strikeouts Fri.-Sun., March Big Red Tournament Bowlin Stadium Friday, March 17 North Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr 4th straight SHO Friday, March 17 Akron W, 10-2 (5) Kier 2-for-3, 2 HR Wednesday, March 22 Drake 3 & 6 p.m. (DH) Canceled Saturday, March 25 #3 Texas L, 0-2 Osterman, shutout, 14 Ks Sunday, March 26 #3 Texas L, 4-5 Waldecker, 3-3, 2B, 2 RBIs Tuesday, March 28 Creighton W, runs on only 1 hit Thursday, March 30 Northern Iowa W, 4-2 Kier HR; Tacha 2 RBIs Saturday, April 1 #17 Oklahoma W, 9-1 (6) Three home runs Saturday, April 1 #17 Oklahoma W, 3-0 Carwile and Tannahill HRs Tuesday, April 4 Kansas W, 2-0 DeBuhr, shutout, 11 Ks Saturday, April 8 Oklahoma State W, 10-0 (6) Porter 2 HRs; DeBuhr SHO Sunday, April 9 Oklahoma State W, 5-4 Carwile 2 HR, GW HR Tuesday, April 11 South Dakota State W, 8-3 (6) Carwile HR, 2B, 2 RBIs Wednesday, April 12 South Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) Hill no-hitter, 1 BB, 7 Ks Wednesday, April 13 South Dakota State W, 5-0 DeBuhr three-hit shutout Thursday, April 13 Drake W, 7-1 Hill 1 hit, 0 ER; Carwile 3 RBIs Friday, April 14 Baylor L, 2-7 Borg first career hit, 2B, R Saturday, April 15 Baylor W, 7-4 Four players with an RBI Tuesday, April 18 Iowa State L, 5-6 Linke & Kier HRs Thursday, April 20 Iowa State W, 8-0 (6) DeBuhr SHO; Tannahill 4 RBIs Saturday, April 22 Texas Tech 2 p.m. TexasTech.com Sunday, April 23 Texas Tech Noon TexasTech.com Tuesday, April 25 Creighton 6 p.m. Huskers.com Wednesday, April 26 Kansas 6 p.m. KLIN 1400 AM Saturday, April 29 Texas A&M 1 p.m. Huskers.com Sunday, April 30 Texas A&M Noon NET-2/NET-HD Saturday, May 6 Missouri 2 p.m. Huskers.com Sunday, May 7 Missouri 1 p.m. Huskers.com Wed.-Sat., May Big 12 Championship Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA Fri.-Sun., May NCAA Regional TBA TBA Fri.-Sun., May NCAA Super Regional TBA TBA Thurs.-Wed., June 1-7 WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA All times central. All home games in Bold played at Bowlin Stadium. Single-game reserved tickets are $6. Single-game general admission tickets are $4. University of Nebraska students receive free admission. To purchase tickets, call the Nebraska ticket office at BIGRED. Scouting Texas Tech (18-29, 4-9 Big 12) Texas Tech is overall and 4-9 in the Big 12 Conference this season and has lost five games in a row, all in conference play. The Red Raiders were swept at Kansas last weekend and dropped a doubleheader to Oklahoma State on Tuesday. TTU then fell 6-0 to second-ranked Texas on Thursday, before the second game of the doubleheader was canceled due to rain. Despite their record, the Red Raiders boast impressive victories over then-no. 18 Missouri (8-3), then-no. 15 Oklahoma (4-2) and then-no. 15 Texas A&M (3-2). Texas Tech is hitting just.236 as a team while averaging three runs per game. Montana Patin leads the team with a.290 average. Ashley Parker boasts a Big 12-best 31 stolen bases in only 33 attempts, while Jennifer Bowers is the Red Raiders' top slugger, hitting a team-high seven home runs and producing 25 RBIs. In the circle, Texas Tech has compiled a 2.80 team ERA. Erin Crawford (11-15) has seen the majority of the action, allowing 53 earned runs in innings, en route to a team-low 2.31 ERA. Last Time We Met Nebraska swept Texas Tech at Bowlin Stadium last season, defeating the Red Raiders, 7-1, in the first game before earning a 3-2 victory in game two. The Husker slappers wreaked havoc in the two-game set. Lizzy Aumua and Jessica Yoachim combined to go 9-for-10 with eight runs scored, three sacrifices and a walk in the series. In game one, six Texas Tech errors helped Nebraska produce seven runs. Yoachim was 2-for- 2 with a pair of runs, a walk and a sacrifice, while Aumua was 2-for-2 with three runs, an RBI and two sacrifices. Devin Porter also enjoyed a good day, going 1-for-2 with a double, a pair of RBIs and she was also hit by a pitch. In the circle, Ashley DeBuhr tossed a completegame and surrendered just five hits while allowing just one unearned run. Game two proved to be much closer. Nebraska built a 3-0 lead after three innings, before hanging on for the 3-2 win. Aumua (3-for-3) and Yoachim (2-for-3) led the way again, combining to score all three Husker runs. DeBuhr earned the victory in the circle for the second straight day, allowing two runs on four hits in her second complete-game effort in as many days. Nebraska leads the all-time series, 22-3, including a perfect 8-0 mark at Texas Tech. The Huskers have won 10 straight in the series. Winning Streaks Snapped Nebraska's season-long 11-game winning streak and 13-game home winning streak were both snapped when 19th-ranked Baylor defeated the Huskers, 7-2, on April 14. NU quickly rebounded with a 7-4 win the next day.

3 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 3 Quick Hits... 4NU's 33-8 record marks the second-best 41-game record in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball 4NU is 15-1 at home, marking the most wins in the history of Bowlin Stadium 4Nebraska is 27-2 when out-hitting the opponent 4Nebraska is averaging more than five runs per game 4NU is 29-2 when holding the opponent to two runs or less 4Nebraska has 33 home runs as a team, 14 more than the entire 2005 total (19) over 59 games 4Nebraska is 66-of-77 in stolen base attempts 4Lizzy Aumua tied an NU single-game record with a 5-for-5 effort against Illinois 4Devin Porter (2), Jamie Waldecker (1) and Crystal Carwile (1) have each produced 5 or more RBIs in a game 4Prior to this season, a Husker had produced 5+ RBIs four times in the last five years 4KoKo Tacha has already set single-season career highs in hits, doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs 4Right-hander Ashley DeBuhr has thrown eight shutouts in her last 12 starts 4Right-hander Molly Hill is 17-2 with a 1.69 ERA in her Husker career 4Nebraska has already bettered its save total (2) from the entire 2005 season 4NU has already hit more than three times as many triples in 2006 (9) than it did in 2005 (3) Linke Emerging Senior Katie Linke emerged in a big way last week, finishing 3-for-4 with three walks and three RBIs in three games, including two starts. Prior to last week, Linke was just 1-for-15 on the season with four walks and no RBIs. She drew two walks in her only two plate appearances in a start against South Dakota State in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday. She followed that performance by recording a two-run, pinch-hit single in the second game. Linke again came through in a pinch-hitting situation, recording a one-out single that helped Nebraska avoid a shutout with a two-run seventh inning against No. 19 Baylor on Friday. Linke earned a start in the second game against the Lady Bears and finished 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. This week, Linke went 2-for-3 with her second career home run at Iowa State on Tuesday and added a pair of walks in the rematch on Thursday. In her last six games, Linke boasts an on-base percentage of.769. Good Golly, Miss Molly Freshman right-hander Molly Hill is off to an incredible start to her career. With a complete-game win over 19th-ranked Baylor on April 15 - her second win over a ranked team in as many starts this season - Hill improved to Hill suffered just her second loss of her career at Iowa State on Tuesday. Hill is off to the best start to a season - and career - by any pitcher in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball. Her.895 winning percentage ranks first in NU single-season history, ahead of Husker pitching coach Lori Sippel, who holds the school record with an.870 single-season winning percentage when she went 20-3 in Double Trouble In the stat of the week, Nebraska turned three double plays in two games against Baylor last weekend. Prior to the Baylor series, NU had turned just four double plays in the first 37 games of the season. Softball Success Mirrored by Baseball Softball and baseball, in their basic existence, share many similarities. At Nebraska, the two sports share another similiarity: winning. While the 16th-ranked softball team boasts a 33-8 record, the fourth-ranked baseball team is Combined, NU boasts a record for a winning percentage of.820, which is believed to be the best combined softball-baseball winning percentage in Division I. Each team has fewer than 10 losses on the season. The only other Division I school that can claim the same is Oregon State. The Beavers have a combined record (.770), including a 30-6 record for the softball team, which the Huskers defeated 8-2 on the first day of the season. In addition to the success in the win column, Husker baseball and softball also boasts tremendous success in drawing fans. Last Friday, despite overlapping game times, baseball (8,757) and softball (1,027) combined to draw nearly 10,000 fans to the Haymarket Park complex. Borg's Career Inning Junior Jaime Borg enjoyed a career inning in the Huskers' 7-2 loss to 19th-ranked Baylor on April 14. Borg began her day by silencing the powerful Baylor bats by tossing a perfect seventh inning. Then in the bottom of the inning, Borg recorded the first hit of her career, a one-out double. Her double ignited a two-run inning and she also scored the Huskers' first run of the game, helping NU avoid being shutout for just the third time this season. USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (April 19) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. UCLA (26) Texas (4)* Arizona Tennessee Alabama Stanford* California Georgia Oregon State* Arizona State LSU Michigan Louisiana-Lafayette Washington Texas A&M* Northwestern Nebraska Auburn Baylor* North Carolina* Louisville Oklahoma* Fresno State Florida Southern Illinois NR *2006 Husker opponent USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (April 18) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. UCLA (20) Texas* Arizona Alabama Stanford* California Tennessee Arizona State Oregon State* Georgia LSU Michigan Louisiana-Lafayette Washington Nebraska Texas A&M* Auburn Baylor* Oklahoma* Louisville Auburn North Carolina* Louisville Southern Illinois Florida *2006 Husker opponent Week-by-Week Ranking Date NFCA ESPN Record Feb Feb Feb Feb March March March March April April April

4 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 4 Nebraska Head Coach Rhonda Revelle 414th Season at Nebraska (.660) record at NU (.650) career record 46 Big 12 Titles 42 WCWS Teams 414 All-Americans 415 Academic All-Americans Winningest Coaches in Nebraska History (all sports) 1. John Sanders, Baseball, ; 20 years 2. Terry Pettit, Volleyball, ; 23 years 3. Rhonda Revelle, Softball, ; 14 years* 4. Tony Sharpe, Baseball; ; 31 years 5. Tom Osborne, Football; ; 25 years *active Honors and Awards Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Inductee Big Eight Coach of the Year Midwest Region Coach of the Year Coaching Ledger Head Coach (1987, 1993-present at Nebraska) Year Record Conf. Place Tourn. 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A N/A * 5th N/A * 6th N/A * 3rd N/A ^ 4th 2nd ^ 4th 5th ^ 1st 1st ^ 4th 2nd ^ 2nd 1st ^ 1st 5th ^ 3rd 2nd ^ 6th 4th ^ 1st 1st th 5th Totals #Nebraska Wesleyan, *Big Eight, ^Big 12 Coaching Stops 4Head Coach 1993-present... Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 4Assistant Coach San Jose State Cal State-Hayward Nebraska Wesleyan Huskers Pick up Win No. 30 With a 5-0 win over South Dakota State in the second game of a doubleheader on April 12, Nebraska improved to 30-6 on the season. It marked the ninth consecutive season that the Huskers have posted 30 victories in a season. It took this year's team just 36 games to reach the 30-victory mark, tying the 2002 squad for the fastest team to 30 wins in school history. Porter Powering Her Way to Career-Best Numbers Junior Devin Porter hit two triples in a three-game stretch last week, bringing her season total to three, which is tied for the team lead. Entering this season, Porter had just two triples in her first two seasons. Porter has also hit seven home runs after hitting just one homer in her first two years. Huskers Among National Leaders Nebraska was well represented in the second set of NCAA statistical rankings, released on Tuesday, April 18. As a team, Nebraska ranks 14th in the nation in stolen bases per game (1.64), 18th in fielding percentage (.973), 24th in ERA (1.66), 26th in scoring (5.41 runs per game), 30th in batting average (.300) and ninth in winning percentage (.821). Several individuals also rank among the national leaders. Senior Lizzy Aumua ranks 48th in average (.412), while fellow senior Jessica Yoachim (13th in stolen bases per game at 0.59) also ranks highly. Freshman Crystal Carwile rounds out the Husker offensive leaders with a No. 30 ranking with 0.28 home runs per game. In the circle, junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr ranks 22nd in the nation, while freshman right-hander Molly Hill ranks 29th with 17 victories. Carwile Producing in Clean-Up Role Freshman Crystal Carwile drove in seven runs in six games last week to push her season total to 38 RBIs, which leads the team and ranks seventh in the Big 12. With her game-winning homer at Oklahoma State on April 9, Carwile became the first freshman at Nebraska to produce 30 RBIs in her rookie season since Nicole Trimboli drove in 45 in Yoachim Ties Sacrifice Record Senior Jessica Yoachim recorded her 11th sacrifice of the season against 19th-ranked Baylor on April 15. She now has 41 in her career, which ties Gloria Von Rentzell's NU career record. The sacrifice record marks the second school record for Yoachim. A two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, Yoachim set a school record with five hits in a single game last season, a feat that was matched by senior Lizzy Aumua this season. Tannahill Sets Hit-by-Pitch Record Senior Trisha Tannahill was hit by a pitch in the Huskers' 6-5 loss at Iowa State on Tuesday. That marked the ninth time this season that Tannahill had been hit by a pitch, breaking a three-way tie and giving her sole possession of the NU single-season record. Tannahill has been hit by 16 pitches in her career, which is just two shy of Jane Kremer's school-record total of 17. Home Sweet Home Nebraska is 15-1 at home this season after losing for the first time last Friday against 19th-ranked Baylor. The 13-0 start marked the best home start in the five-year history of Bowlin Stadium. The previous best start was 5-0 by the 2004 squad. In addition to the stellar start, the Huskers' 13-game home winning streak was also the longest in the history of Bowlin Stadium. NU's 15 victories are already a single-season Bowlin Stadium record. The 13-game home winning streak also marked the second-longest for Nebraska since the 2000 season. In 2000, Nebraska went a perfect 20-0 in the second-to-last year of the Nebraska Softball Complex. Below is a year-by-year look at how many consecutive victories the Huskers posted to open their home slate (games played at Bowlin Stadium only): Year...Record Before First Home Loss...Final Home Record ????

5 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 5 Scoring Clip A 3-0 win over Florida A&M on March 11 gave the Huskers 100 runs scored in 17 games, making this year's team the fastest squad in school history to score 100 runs. A 7-1 victory over Drake on Thursday gave NU 200 runs scored in just 37 games, one shy of tying the 1996 squad for the fastest team to score 200 runs in program history. It took NU just seven games to total 50 runs as the 2006 Huskers also tied the school record for the fewest number of games before reaching the 50-run plateau. This season marks only the fourth year in school history that NU scored 100 runs in fewer than 20 games. It also marks only the second time in school history that Nebraska has scored 200 runs in fewer than 40 games. Below is a breakdown of the rate Nebraska has scored 50, 100 and 150 runs in the 14 year-tenure of Head Coach Rhonda Revelle: Years... Games to reach 50 R Games to reach 100 R Games to Reach 200 R Did not reach mark Did not reach mark Did not reach mark Powerful Performances Juniors Carmen Kier (five home runs) and Devin Porter (seven home runs) have each hit more home runs this season than their career total entering the year. Through 41 games this season, the pair have combined to hit 12 home runs after combining to hit just three home runs in their first two seasons. Kier homered at Iowa State on Tuesday and has nearly tripled her career total entering this season. Kier belted two home runs in her redshirt freshman season of 2004 and did not hit a homer last season. Porter, who recorded the first multi-homer game of her career with a pair of solo shots at Oklahoma State on April 8, has seven home runs this season after hitting her first career home run at the end of last season. Timely Hitting Nebraska has been prone to producing two-out RBIs this season. Three of the Huskers' 11 RBIs this week have come with two outs. This season, NU has produced 189 RBIs and 74 of those have come with two outs (39 percent). Six players have produced at least five two-out RBIs this season, while freshman Crystal Carwile leads the team with 18 two-out RBIs. Senior Trisha Tannahill (13) ranks second and is the only other player in double-figures. The Winner's Circle Both junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr and freshman right-hander Molly Hill have won at least 15 games this season. After defeating Northern Iowa on March 30, DeBuhr (16-6) joined Hill (17-2) in double-digit win totals. Both posted double-digit win totals in only the first 29 games of the year. Prior to this season, a Nebraska team had not had two 15-game winners on the same squad since Peaches James (23) and Summer Tobias (15) in What a Relief Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr earned her second relief victory of the season by allowing just one run in four innings at Oklahoma State on April 9. In five relief appearances this season, DeBuhr is 2-1 with two saves. In her career, DeBuhr has made 15 relief appearances. In those relief appearances, DeBuhr is 5-2 with three saves. Prior to Thursday's relief victory, DeBuhr's last win in relief came at Wichita State on March 13, 2005, when she pitched five shutout innings. DeBuhr's save against No. 17 Oklahoma on April 1 in the second game of a doubleheader was her second of the season, doubling her career total. Big 12 Conference (Games through April 20) Rk. Team Big 12 Overall 1. Texas Texas A&M Nebraska Baylor Kansas Missouri Oklahoma State Oklahoma Texas Tech Iowa State Big 12 Player of the Week Date Player School Pos. Feb. 14 Lizzy Aumua NU OF Amanda Renth MU 1B Feb. 21 Kristin Vesely OU OF Tina Boutelle UT OF Feb. 28 Desiree Williams UT SS March 7 Ashley Killeen ISU C March 14 Amber Spaulding OU RF March 21 Trisha Tannahill NU OF March 28 Jen Bruck MU RHP April 4 Serena Settlemier KU RHP April 11 Chelsi Lake BU C April 18 Kelly Osburn BU OF Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Date Player School Pos. Feb. 14 Cat Osterman UT LHP Feb. 21 Cat Osterman UT LHP Feb. 28 Cat Osterman UT LHP March 7 Amie Ford ISU RHP March 14 Cat Osterman UT LHP March 21 Cat Osterman UT LHP March 28 Cat Osterman UT LHP April 4 Kassie Humphreys KU RHP April 11 Kassie Humphreys KU RHP April 18 Cat Osterman UT LHP 2006 Big 12 Statistical Rankings (April 20) Team Rankings Batting: 3rd (.301) Pitching: 3rd (1.69) Defensive: 2nd (.974) NU Career All-Big 12 Athletic Honors Lizzy Aumua 4Big 12 Player of the Week (2/14/06) Ashley DeBuhr 4Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) 4Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2005) 4Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/19/05) Trisha Tannahill 4Big 12 Player of the Week (3/21/06) 4Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) 4First-Team All-Big 12 (2004) Jamie Waldecker 4Second-Team All-Big 12 (2004) Jessica Yoachim 4First-Team All-Big 12 (2005) 4First-Team All-Big 12 (2004)

6 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 6 Husker Offensive Leaders At bats 1. Lizzy Aumua Crystal Carwile Jessica Yoachim Batting Average 1. Lizzy Aumua Jessica Yoachim Crystal Carwile Runs Scored 1. Lizzy Aumua Jessica Yoachim Crystal Carwile...33 RBIs 1. Crystal Carwile Trisha Tannahill...28 Jamie Waldecker...28 Hits 1. Lizzy Aumua Jessica Yoachim Crystal Carwile...41 Doubles 1. Trisha Tannahill Crystal Carwile Lizzy Aumua...5 KoKo Tacha...5 Triples 1. Lizzy Aumua...3 Devin Porter Trisha Tannahill...2 Home Runs 1. Crystal Carwile Devin Porter Carmen Kier...5 Stolen Bases 1. Jessica Yoachim Lizzy Aumua Trisha Tannahill...11 Walks 1. Devin Porter Jessica Yoachim Trisha Tannahill...11 Jamie Waldecker...11 Slugging Percentage 1. Crystal Carwile Devin Porter Trisha Tannahill On-base Percentage 1. Jessica Yoachim Lizzy Aumua Meghan Mullin Husker Home Run Chart Date...Team Toal... Opponent...Player (Total) Feb vs. #7 Stanford...Kier (1) Feb vs. #15 Oregon State...Porter (1) Feb vs. Cal State Northridge... Carwile (1) Feb vs. Utah State... Carwile (2) Feb vs. Utah State... Carwile (3) Feb vs. Nevada... Tannahill (1) Feb vs. Illinois... Carwile (4) Feb vs. Illinois... Tannahill (2) Feb vs. Illinois... Tacha (1) Feb vs. Illinois... Waldecker (1) Feb vs. Florida Atlantic... Waldecker (2) Feb vs. Florida Atlantic... Carwile (5) March vs. Stephen F. Austin...Porter (2) March vs. Notre Dame...Porter (3) March vs. Northern Iowa... Waldecker (3) March vs. Northern Iowa...Porter (4) March vs. Kent State... Carwile (6) March Akron...Kier (2) March Akron...Kier (3) March Northern Iowa...Kier (4) April #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)... Carwile (7) April #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)...Porter (5) April #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)... Waldecker (4) April #17 Oklahoma (Game 2)... Carwile (8) April #17 Oklahoma (Game 2)... Tannahill (3) April at Oklahoma State...Porter (6) April at Oklahoma State...Porter (7) April at Oklahoma State... Carwile (9) April at Oklahoma State... Carwile (10) April South Dakota State... Carwile (11) April at Iowa State... Linke (1) April at Iowa State...Kier (5) April vs. Iowa State... Tannahill (4) Husker Power Nebraska's season home run total stands at 33 home runs in 41 games, easily eclipsing the entire 2005 season total (19 homers in 59 games). Freshman Crystal Carwile leads the way with 11 home runs, including the second multi-homer game of her career at Oklahoma State on April 9. Her first multi-homer game made her the first Husker since Peaches James in 2004 to record a multi-homer game. Carwile's 11 home runs also mark the first time a Husker has hit 10 or more home runs in a season since current volunteer assistant coach Amanda Buchholz hit 12 in the 2003 season. Junior Devin Porter ranks second on the team with a career-high seven home runs - including the first multi-homer game of her career against Oklahoma State on April 8 - while fellow juniors Carmen Kier (5) and Jamie Waldecker (4) rank third and fourth. Senior Trisha Tannahill has four homers and fellow seniors Katie Linke and KoKo Tacha have each added one roundtripper. NU had 12 home runs through seven games to open 2006, after taking 32 games in 2004 and 33 games in 2005 to reach the mark. The Huskers enjoy a 32-to-17 advantage in home runs over their opponents. After the first weekend, NU enjoyed a 6-to-5 advantage, marking the first time since April 18, 2004, that Nebraska had more home runs than its opponents at any point during the season. Nebraska homered in seven straight games to open the season, the longest stretch since NU homered in 10 consecutive games March 10 through March 17, The Huskers also have produced nine multi-home run games in 2006, after posting just one in 2005 and three in NU has produced three individual multi-home run games on the year. Prior to this season, NU hitters had produced a total of five multi-homer games in the last five years. In league games only, Nebraska ranks in a tie for second in the Big 12 with 11 home runs. It took NU just six games to surpass the 2005 team total of six homers in Big 12 play. Furthermore, Porter hit three home runs in the first six games of conference action, surpassing the Huskers' individual leader from the 2005 season. Below is a chart of how Nebraska's power production in 2006 compares to the last five years: Year games games games...40 games... Final Total ????

7 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 7 Game-Winning RBIs 4Lizzy Aumua, OF March 10...St. John's...3-run triple...top first Crystal Carwile, INF Feb Illinois...3-run HR...top first (5) March 12...Kent State...Solo HR...bottom sixth March 14...Northern Colorado...RBI single...bottom first (5) April 1...#17 Oklahoma (Game 2)...2-run HR...bottom first April 9...at Oklahoma State...Solo HR...top seventh Katie Linke, DP April 15...#19 Baylor...RBI single...bottom sixth Brittany Pascale, C/DP April 12...South Dakota State (Game 2)...RBI double...bottom fifth Devin Porter, INF Feb #15 Oregon State...2-run single...top third March 1...Missouri Western...RBI triple...bottom sixth March 3...Stephen F. Austin...Solo HR...bottom sixth April 11...South Dakota State...RBI triple...bottom third (6) 4KoKo Tacha, OF March 1...Missouri Western...2-run double...bottom third (5) March 30...Northern Iowa...2-run single...bottom first Trisha Tannahill, OF Feb Nevada...Solo HR...bottom second March 3...Notre Dame...3-run triple...top eighth (8) March 17...Akron...Hit by pitch...bottom first (5) April 12...South Dakota State (Game 1)...2-run double...bottom first (5) April 20...Iowa State...Bunt single...bottom second (6) 4Jamie Waldecker, C Feb Florida Atlantic...Solo HR...bottom first March 4...at Tulsa...RBI single...top fifth March 5...Northern Iowa...3-run HR...top first (5) March 12...Bradley...RBI single...top fourth Jessica Yoachim, INF Feb Cal State Northridge...RBI BB...bottom fourth Chasing.400 Senior Lizzy Aumua is chasing a mark that hasn't been reached at Nebraska in eight years. The mark is a.400 season batting average and Aumua, who is currently hitting.417, has a chance to reach it. Three-time All-American Ali Viola was the last Husker to hit.400 in a season. Viola hit.400 or better three times in her career, including a.424 mark in 1998, which is the last time a Husker hit.400 or better. All-American Anne Steffan chased the.400 plateau last season, finishing with a.388 average, the sixth-best single-season mark in school history and the highest average since Viola's.424 average in Aumua is also chasing a.400 career batting average. Her current career average is.396, which ranks second all-time at Nebraska. Only Viola, who hit.418 in her career, has posted a career average of.380 or better in school history. Nebraska is also chasing a team batting average of.300 for only the third time in program history and the first time since the 1996 squad hit.303. NU currently boasts a.301 team average. Strikeouts Way Down Nebraska has seen a dramatic decline in its offensive strikeout numbers this season, a product of hard work and increased emphasis on discipline at the plate. Nebraska hitters have struck out 189 times through the first 41 games, including just 29 times in the last eight games. In contrast, NU had struck out 246 times through the first 41 games of the 2005 season, when the Huskers finished with 364 strikeouts in 59 games. So far this year, Nebraska has cut its strikeout total by nearly two per game. The Huskers' 189 strikeouts are the lowest in the Big 12 Conference. NU is averaging just 4.60 Husker Pitching Leaders ERA 1. Ashley DeBuhr Molly Hill Jaime Borg Wins 1. Molly Hill Ashley DeBuhr...16 Innings Pitched 1. Ashley DeBuhr Molly Hill Jaime Borg Games Started 1. Molly Hill Ashley DeBuhr...20 Opponent Average 1. Ashley DeBuhr Molly Hill Jaime Borg Strikeouts 1. Ashley DeBuhr Molly Hill Complete Games 1. Ashley DeBuhr Molly Hill...14 Shutouts 1. Ashley DeBuhr Molly Hill Combined shutouts...1 Hits 1. Ashley DeBuhr...96 Molly Hill...96 strikeouts per game. The only other league school averaging less than five strikeouts per game is defending regular-season champion Texas A&M (4.53). Fastest To 20 Wins in School History The Huskers owned a 20-4 record through the first 24 games of the 2006 season. That record marked the best start in school history, as it took the team only 24 games to record 20 victories. The previous record was 25 games by the 2002 squad that finished fifth at the WCWS. Stolen Bases Nebraska is just 2-for-4 in stolen base attempts this week. NU has had successful streaks of 16 and 22 consecutive stolen bases this season. On the season, NU has been successful on 66- of-77 attempts, a success rate of 85 percent which leads the Big 12 conference. Opponents have stolen just 18 bases in 30 tries (60 percent).

8 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 8 At the current rate, this year's team has an outside chance to become just the fifth squad in school history to record 100 stolen bases in a season. Last year, the Huskers - who were led by All-American Anne Steffan's singleseason school-record 32 stolen bases - tallied 91 stolen bases in 108 attempts (.843). The school record is 128 steals set by the 2002 Huskers. Starting Strong Nebraska has shown a penchant for taking command of its games in the early innings this season. The Huskers have scored in the first inning in 22 of their 41 games (53 percent), including nine of the last 14. NU is 20-2 this season when plating a run in the first frame. In addition to the first-inning success, Nebraska has dominated its opponents in the first four innings, as the Huskers have outscored their opponents on the year. In innings five, six, seven and eight (NU has played one extrainning game this season), however, Nebraska has only outscored its opponent by a margin. A breakdown of NU's run production this season is below: Inning NU Runs Opponent Runs Margin Totals Carwile Climbing Freshman HR Chart Freshman Crystal Carwile's three home runs in the first five games of the season were the most home runs by a Husker freshman since Nicole Trimboli hit eight in the entire 2001 campaign. Carwile has since added eight more homers - including one last week - to give her 11 on the season and the thirdhighest freshman total in school history. The school freshman record is 13 by Ali Viola in Carwile's 11 roundtrippers would have led the 2005 NU squad and her total eclipses the home run total of all freshmen from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons combined by two. Below is a look at the freshman home run leader in each of the 14 years that Head Coach Rhonda Revelle has guided the Huskers: Year...Freshman Home Run Leader...Home Run Total Crystal Carwile Cassie Kleinsmith Carmen Kier & Jamie Waldecker Trisha Tannahill None Nicole Trimboli Amber Burgess Leigh Suhr Jamie Fuente Jennifer Lizama Kelly Pinkepank Ali Viola...13* None Tobin Echo-Hawk... 1 *school freshman record The Plus-One Slapper Statistic While statistics are designed to provide a good gauge of a player s success, most, if not all, statistics were designed with baseball in mind. Most baseball-originated statistics translate well into the game of softball since the sports share many basic similarities. One of the most unique aspects of softball, however, is the slap-hitting approach speedy left-handed hitters employ. The objective of a slapper is usually to place the ball on the left side of the infield, ideally with a high bounce, while taking a running start as the pitch is being thrown. The theory is that with a head start and a slap to the left side of the infield, the slapper will either beat the throw using her speed or pressure the defense into committing an error. The main objective of a slapper is to get on base, however the on-base percentage statistic does not credit the hitter with reaching base via an error. With that in mind, the plus-one statistic wmade its debut this season in Nebraska statistics. The plus-one will measure the number of times a slapper reaches base because of an error created by her slapping ability only. The goal of this new statistic is the basic goal of any statistic - to provide a good gauge of a player s success. Since slappers aim to reach base and use their speed and style to create defensive pressure as a means to reach base, it is only fair that they be rewarded when the pressure they create directly results in them reaching base. The addition of the plus-one statistic is similar to the growing trend in basketball to keep track of how many times a defensive player takes a charge. That statistic is now being kept as a reward for those players who make a play that takes the ball away from the other team and gives possession back to his or her own team, essentially the definition of defense. Normally a play of this nature would result in a steal for the defensive player, but the steals statistic does not account for this occurance. Below is a look at Nebraska s four slappers and their average, on-base percentage, plus-one totals and re-calculated on-base percentage with the plus-one statistic taken into account: Player... OB%...Plus-One. New OB% Lizzy Aumua Meghan Mullin Darcy Rutherford Jessica Yoachim BOWLIN STADIUM Top 10 All-Time Crowds 1. 1,844 (vs. Iowa, 5/17/03) 2. 1,585 (vs. Lehigh, 5/20/04) 3. 1,417 (vs. California, 5/22/04) 4. 1,318 (vs. California, 5/23/04) 5. 1,242 (vs. Creighton, 5/21/04) 6. 1,227 (vs. Missouri, 5/8/04) 7. 1,218 (vs. Texas A&M, 5/1/04) 8. 1,083 (vs. Hofstra, 5/5/03) 9. 1,032 (vs. Iowa, 5/20/05) 10. 1,031 (vs. Texas Tech, 4/17/05) NU vs. Ranked Teams Nebraska is 4-5 against ranked teams this season after splitting a two-game series with No. 19 Baylor last weekend. Although the Huskers are sub-.500 against ranked teams, four of the nine games have come against top-10 foes and five of the nine games have been on the road or at a neutral site. Nebraska has enjoyed 13 crowds of 1,000 or more people since Bowlin Stadium opened in 2002 while averaging 18 home games per year. The Huskers have ranked in the top 10 nationally in average attendance and drawn more than 10,000 fans in each of the last three seasons. Bowlin Stadium was also named the 2004 Field of the Year by the SportsTurf Managers Association.

9 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 9 NU opened the season with a 7-3 loss to then- No. 7 Stanford. The Huskers quickly rebounded with an 8-2 victory over then-no. 15 Oregon State immediately following the loss to the Cardinal. Stanford has since moved into the top five of the poll with a 24-4 record, while Oregon State has moved up to seventh. The Beavers won 28 straight games after losing to the Huskers, before falling to No. 9 Arizona State last weekend. OSU is currently 28-3 on the season. NU did not face another ranked opponent after opening day until a three-run home run in lifted then-no. 25 North Carolina to a 3-1 come-frombehind victory over the Huskers on March 10. Nebraska lost a pair of close games to then-no. 3 and current No.2-ranked Texas to open Big 12 play the weekend of March 25. The Huskers' first four league games came against ranked teams, as NU also swept nationally-ranked Oklahoma before splitting a pair with Baylor. Big Innings Nebraska, which has been scoring runs at a record pace, has also been prone to producing big innings this season. The Huskers have scored in 103 of 253 innings this season and have been shutout just twice through the first 41 games of the season. after being shutout 11 times in In addition to the overall totals, Nebraska has scored three or more runs in 32 different innings. When the Huskers have scored a run in an inning, they have added at least two more runs in the frame in 31 percent of those innings. Even more impressive is the fact that NU has scored five or more runs in an inning on 10 occasions and seven or more runs a whopping four times. In 2005, Nebraska produced just one inning of seven or more runs. Aumua Records 100th Hit Senior Lizzy Aumua, in her second year at Nebraska after transfering from Mt. San Antonio Junior College, collected her 100th hit with an infield single in the bottom of the third inning in the first game of a March 14 doubleheader with Northern Colorado. It took Aumua just 80 games and 239 at bats to reach the milestone. Aumua is the second-fastest player to reach the milestone in school history. Ali Viola (1995 to 1998) was the fastest. Aumua joins fellow seniors Jessica Yoachim (155) and Trisha Tannahill (153) as current Huskers with 100 or more career hits. Tacha Off to Career-Best Start Senior KoKo Tacha is having a career year in her final season as a Husker. Tacha has already surpassed some career highs and is approaching her single-season career highs in nearly every offensive category. Tacha is hitting.258 in a career-high 35 starts this season. She has hit five doubles and one triple and produced 24 hits and 18 RBIs, all of which are new career bests. She also boasts one home run and three stolen bases, which ties her singleseason career best. Tacha is just one walk shy of tying her career high. DeBuhr in Control Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr has been in control in the circle this season. She has shown great command of the strike zone, registering 185 strikeouts against just 23 walks to post a strikeout-to-walk ratio of better than 8-to-1. Triple Your Pleasure Nebraska has hit nine triples through the first 41 games this season. In 2005, the Huskers produced a total of three triples in 59 games. Program Records 1,000th Victory Husker softball became the first women's sport at the University of Nebraska to reach the 1,000- win plateau with a 1-0 victory over Kent State on March 12 at the Florida State Invitational. Nebraska became the fifth Big 12 school to reach the milestone. Kansas was the fourth league school to win 1,000 games during the 2005 season. NU narrowly became the fifth school as Missouri, sitting on 999 all-time victories, suffered a loss on the same day Nebraska recorded the mark. The Tigers have since reached the plateau to become the sixth league school to reach the milestone. The victory was even more special to NU Head Coach Rhonda Revelle and Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel. Both coaches also played at Nebraska and together they have combined to be a part of 849 of NU's 1,017 victories (83 percent). Monumental Weekend The weekend of March proved to be a monumental three days for the 2006 Nebraska softball team and the history of the Husker program. With a 3-0 win over Florida A&M March 10, the 2006 squad became the fastest team to score 100 runs in the 31-year history of NU softball. In the final game of the tournament on March 12, the Huskers captured the consolation championship of the Gold Bracket with a 1-0 victory over Kent State. That win marked the 1,000 all-time victory in program history, making softball the first women's sport at Nebraska to reach the 1,000-win plateau. The victory also gave the 2006 Huskers a 16-4 record after 20 games, tying the 2002 squad for the best 20-game start in the history of Nebraska softball. In the Zone Nebraska pitchers dominated the Northern Colorado lineup in the Huskers' doubleheader sweep on March 14. Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out 13 in a five-inning win in the opener and freshman right-hander Molly Hill struck out 17 while allowing just one run in the nightcap. The Last Time Nebraska... 4Scored 10 or more runs:... at Oklahoma State (10-0), 4/8/06 4Scored 15 or more runs:... vs. Illinois (21-1), 2/24/06 4Scored 20 or more runs:... vs. Illinois (21-1), 2/24/06 4Allowed 10 or more runs:... vs. UCLA (10-1), 2/13/04 4Allowed 15 or more runs:... vs. Iowa (1-15), 3/22/97 4Recorded 15 or more hits:... vs. Illinois (16), 2/24/06 4Recorded 20 or more hits:... vs. UMKC (21), 4/11/96 4Hit six or more doubles:... vs. UMKC (6), 4/11/96 4Hit four or more home runs:... vs. Illinois (4), 2/24/06 4Hit two or more triples:...vs. Northern Colorado (2), 4/14/06 4Stole five or more bases:... vs. St. John's (6), 3/10/06 4Drew 10 or more walks:...at Creighton (11), 3/22/00 4Pitched a no-hitter:... vs. South Dakota State, 4/12/06 (Hill - Game 1) 4Pitched 15 or more strikeouts:...vs. Northern Colorado (Hill, 17), 3/14/06 4Defeated a top-five team:... vs. No. 4 Florida State, 3/18/04 4Lost to an unranked opponent:...at Iowa State, 4/18/06 Nebraska s 2006 Record When... Overall At home At neutral sites On the road Big 12 (regular season) Big 12 (non-conference, postseason) Against ranked teams Night games Day games Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Had fewer than 5 hits Had 5 hits or more Had 10 hits or more Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Scored fewer than 4 runs Scored 4 or more runs Scored 5 or more runs Scored 10 or more runs Scored in the first inning Led after four innings Trailed after four innings Committed no errors Committed 2 or more errors