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2016 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE (32-18)UNI-Dome Classic (hosted by Northern Iowa)Feb. 12 at Northern Iowa W, 7-4 (8)Feb. 13 vs. Western Illinois W, 3-2Feb. 13 vs. Drake W, 11-2 (5)Feb. 14 vs. Green Bay W, 8-0 (5)Feb. 14 vs. Saint Louis W, 7-4

Big Ten/ACC Challenge (at North Carolina State)Feb. 19 at North Carolina State W, 6-1Feb. 20 vs. Louisville W, 4-3Feb. 20 at North Carolina State L, 6-11Feb. 21 vs. Louisville W, 3-0

Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (privately hosted)Feb. 26 vs. No. 7 Oregon W, 6-5Feb. 26 vs. No. 1 Florida L, 0-8 (5)Feb. 27 vs. San Diego State W, 3-1Feb. 28 vs. No. 9 Washington L, 5-6 (9)

March 5 Wichita State (Game 1) W, 6-4March 5 Wichita State (Game 2) L, 1-2March 6 Wichita State W, 10-5Louisville Slugger Invitational (hosted by Arizona State)March 11 vs. No. 9 James Madison W, 8-4March 11 at No. 21 Arizona State L, 0-7March 12 vs. No. 9 James Madison L, 0-6March 12 vs. Ohio State W, 5-4March 13 vs. Georgetown W, 12-4 (5)

March 16 Omaha W, 12-8Easton Tournament (hosted by Cal State Fullerton)March 18 vs. UNLV W, 6-1March 19 vs. New Mexico L, 3-6March 19 vs. Arkansas L, 10-11March 20 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma L, 2-4March 20 vs. DePaul W, 7-5

March 25 at Illinois* W, 10-2 (5)March 26 at Illinois - 1* L, 3-8March 26 at Illinois - 2* L, 2-10 (6)

March 29 South Dakota State W, 3-2April 1 at Maryland* L, 4-7April 2 at Maryland* W, 14-2 (6)April 3 at Maryland* W, 26-4 (5)

April 6 Iowa (Game 1)* W, 6-5April 6 Iowa (Game 2)* W, 3-1April 8 No. 1 Michigan* W, 1-0April 9 No. 1 Michigan* L, 1-4April 10 No. 1 Michigan* L, 6-8April 15 at Northwestern* W, 4-3April 16 at Northwestern* W, 8-1April 17 at Northwestern* W, 11-9 (11)

April 22 at No. 24 Minnesota* L, 0-6April 23 at No. 24 Minnesota* L, 10-11

April 29 Purdue* L, 3-4 (8)April 30 Purdue* W, 8-0 (5)May 1 Purdue* W, 4-3May 6 Wisconsin* W, 13-8May 7 Wisconsin - 1* L, 4-6 (14)May 7 Wisconsin - 2* W, 6-5 (9)May 12 vs. Purdue 4:30 p.m.May 13 at Penn State 4:30 p.m.May 14 Big Ten Tournament Semifinal 2:30 p.mMay 14 Big Ten Tournament Final 5 p.m.

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The Nebraska softball team begins postseason play this week with the Big Ten Tournament at Nittany Lion Softball Park on the Penn State campus.

The Huskers earned the No. 5 seed and will face 12th-seeded Purdue on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (Central). If Nebraska wins, it will face host Penn State, the No. 4 seed, on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Both the semifinals and championship game are set for Saturday.

Every game of the Big Ten Tournament will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. A radio broadcast of every Nebraska game will also be available for free on Huskers.com, with Nate Rohr calling all of the action for the Husker Sports Network.

The 2015 Big Ten Tournament runner-up, Nebraska has won six all-time conference tournament titles.

Nebraska was the runner up at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament, its best finish at the event.

The Huskers have won six conference tournament titles in school history, most recently winning the 2004 Big 12 Tournament.

Nebraska is 1 of 6 teams nationally with wins over three of the top-10 teams in this week’s RPI.

The Huskers are the only team in the country with wins over two of the top three teams in the NFCA poll (No. 2 Michigan & No. 3 Oregon).

Nebraska came in at No. 32 in this week’s NCAA RPI ranking, remaining in solid position for a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

TWO HUSKERS TO WATCH

MJ Knighten, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, ranks second nationally with 21 home runs, one shy of the Nebraska season record. Knighten also ranks 10th nationally in RBIs and runs.

First-team All-Big Ten pick Kiki Stokes is second in the league with 67 hits. She needs three hits to record her second straight 70-hit season, a feat accomplished only once in NU history.

THIS WEEK’S TOP 10

The NCAA Tournament bracket will be announced live Sunday at 9 p.m. (Central) on ESPNU.

The Huskers have scored the winning run in the seventh inning or later in 11 of their 30 victories this season, including seven walk-off wins.

Nebraska averaged a school-record 1,006 fans per game at Bowlin Stadium this season. Last season, only 15 Division I schools averaged 1,000 or more fans per home game.

MJ Knighten is 1 of 8 players nationally with 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs this season.

Kiki Stokes was a 2015 Big Ten All-Tournament team pick after going 5-for-11 (.455) with one homer, two RBIs, two stolen bases and three runs.

Nebraska’s 2016 senior class aims to add a tournament title to its resume, something a Husker team hasn’t accomplished since NU won the 2004 Big 12 Tournament. A conference tournament title is one of the few accomplishments missing from the seniors’ resume, as the group has already won one Big Ten regular-season title (2014), two NCAA Regional championships (2013 & 2014), one NCAA Super Regional title (2013) and made one trip to the Women’s College World Series (2013).

Looking beyond the Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska came in at No. 32 in this week’s NCAA RPI ranking. The Huskers are in excellent position to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, but Nebraska could earn an automatic invite by winning the Big Ten Tournament. The NCAA Softball Tournament selection show airs Sunday at 9 p.m. (Central).

BIG TEN TOURNAMENTUniversity Park, Pa. • NIttany Lion Softball Park

GAME 54GAME 53GAME 52GAME 51

ChampionshipSaturday, May 14

5 p.m. (BTN)

SemifinalSaturday, May 14

2:30 p.m.(BTN)

Purdue (27-27)Thursday May 12

4:30 p.m.(BTN)

Penn State (29-23)Friday, May 13

4:30 p.m.(BTN)

A total of four Huskers are returning all-region selections, which ties for the most returning all-region players in program history.

The returning all-region players include two-time honorees Emily Lockman and Cassie McClure and 2015 selections MJ Knighten and Kiki Stokes.

Five Huskers are returning all-conference selections, which ties for the second-most returning all-conference players in school history.

The returning all-conference players include three-time All-Big Ten selection Emily Lockman, two-time honorees Alicia Armstrong and MJ Knighten, 2015 All-Big Ten pick Kiki Stokes and Cassie McClure, a 2014 All-Big 12 selection at Texas Tech.

Nebraska’s captains this spring are seniors Alicia Armstrong, Mattie Fowler and Kiki Stokes. The trio are serving as captains for the second straight season.

Fowler has served as a team captain each of the last four seasons, becoming the first four-time captain in school history.

Nebraska’s 2016 roster consists of 19 players, which ties for the third-largest roster in school history.

Sixteen of Nebraska’s 19 players are returners. The Huskers’ 16 returning players are tied for the most returners under Rhonda Revelle (1993-present).

Despite featuring the highest number of returning players under Revelle, NU still features a youthful roster in 2016. Ten of the Huskers’ 19 players are freshmen or sophomores.

Nebraska features five pitchers on its roster, marking the first time since 1997 that NU has had a five-pitcher rotation.

The Husker roster features eight Nebraska natives, tying for the program’s most in-state players since softball became an NCAA sport in 1982.

NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS SEASON NOTEBOOK 2

2 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES IN LAST 3 SEASONS 2014 BIG TEN REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONS

2016 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) 01 Lotte Sjulin 5-7 Jr. OF/C R/R Omaha, Neb. (Douglas County West-Concordia) 3 Dawna Tyson 5-5 Sr. INF/DP R/R Corona, Calif. (Corona) 4 Emily Lockman 5-6 Sr. RHP R/R Corona, Calif. (Norco) 7 Madi Unzicker 5-9 So. C/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 8 Caitlin Bartsch 5-10 So. RHP R/R The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) 11 Gina Metzler 5-3 So. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 12 Kaylan Jablonski 5-7 So. RHP/UTL R/R Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Skutt) 13 Kiki Stokes (c) 5-5 Sr. OF L/R Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) 14 Taylor Kadavy 5-8 So. LHP L/L York, Neb. (York/Nebraska-Kearney) 17 Mattie Fowler (c) 5-9 Sr. INF R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) 21 Alicia Armstrong (c) 5-10 Sr. INF R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 22 Taylor Otte 5-6 So. OF R/R Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo) 23 Laura Barrow 5-8 So. INF L/R Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 27 Austen Urness 5-5 So. OF/C R/R Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Lakeside) 29 Rachel Arthur 5-4 Jr. INF R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 32 Alyvia Simmons 5-9 Fr. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) 44 Bri Cassidy 5-3 Fr. C R/R San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 66 Cassie McClure 5-7 Jr. RHP/UTL R/R Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Texas Tech) 99 MJ Knighten 5-5 Jr. INF R/R Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills)

2016 NEBRASKA NUMERICAL ROSTER

Six Huskers were named their state’s high school player of the year, representing four states.

The Huskers who earned state high school player-of-the-year honors include: Alicia Armstrong (Nebraska); Mattie Fowler (Arizona); Kaylan Jablonski (Nebraska); Emily Lockman (California); Cassie McClure (Texas); and Madi Unzicker (Nebraska).

Three of Nebraska’s five pitchers were honored as their state’s player of the year, including Jablonski (Nebraska), Lockman (California) and McClure (Texas).

Rhonda Revelle is in her 24th season leading her alma mater in 2016. Revelle is the longest serving female head coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics.

Revelle owns 910 wins at NU. She is the all-time wins leader (male or female) in Nebraska Athletics history.

Revelle posted her 900th Husker win in Nebraska’s record-breaking 26-4 victory at Maryland on April 3. Revelle became the 12th active NCAA Division I coach to win 900 games at his or her current school.

Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel is in her 27th year at Nebraska. Sippel is the longest-tenured female assistant coach in the history of Nebraska Athletics.

Revelle (1981-83) and Sippel (1985-88) also played for Nebraska. Counting their time as both a player and coach, Revelle and Sippel have been a part of 1,215 of Nebraska’s 1,391 all-time victories (87 percent).

Assistant coach Diane Miller rounds out the Husker coaching staff. In her eighth season, Miller has helped Nebraska’s offense set more than 30 school records.

Revelle, Sippel and Miller were named the Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013 and 2014.

Nebraska played 40 percent of its regular-season schedule against teams that made the 2015 NCAA Tournament (20 of 50 games). Of those 20 games, only three were in Lincoln, with eight on the road and nine at a neutral site.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation Lincoln, Neb.Population 268,738Founded 1869Enrollment 25,260Nickname Cornhuskers, HuskersColors Scarlet & CreamConference Big TenChancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D.Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst

NEBRASKA COACHING STAFFHead Coach Rhonda Revelle (Nebraska, 1984)Career Record 918-498 (.648) [25th year]Nebraska Record 910-482 (.654) [24th year]Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel (27th year)Assistant Coach Diane Miller (8th year)Volunteer Coach Livi Abney (1st year)Director of Softball Operations Katie Brown (4th year)

2015 TEAM INFORMATION2015 Overall Record 35-232015 Big Ten Record (Finish) 17-6 (3rd)2015 NCAA Tournament NCAA Regional

2016 TEAM OUTLOOKLetterwinners Returning/Lost 16/3Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/3Pitchers Returning/Lost 4/0All-Conference Players 5All-Region Players 4All-Americans 1

FACILITY INFORMATIONStadium Bowlin Stadium (2,500)First Season 2002Record at Bowlin Stadium 200-76 (.725)Indoors Haymarket Park Indoor Practice FacilityOpened Fall, 2011

PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year of Softball 1976All-Time Record 1,391-777 (.642)NCAA Record 1,256-669 (.653)All-Time Conference Record 359-244 (.595)Big Ten Record 78-35 (.690)Overall Conference Titles 19Big Eight Titles 12Big 12 Titles 6Big Ten Titles 1NCAA Tournament Appearances 23College World Series Appearances 7NCAA Tournament Record 60-50 (.545)NCAA Regional Record 49-31 (.613) NCAA Super Regional Record 2-3 (.400)College World Series Record 8-12 (.400)NFCA All-Americans 25CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 29

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEAlicia Armstrong uh-LEASH-uhLaura Barrow BEAR-ohKaylan Jablonski juh-BLON-skiTaylor Kadavy CAD-uh-veeRhonda Revelle ruh-VELLTaylor Otte OUGHTLotte Sjulin LOT-ee shuh-LINNKiki Stokes KEY-KEYDawna Tyson DAWN-uhAusten Urness urr-NESS

A LOOK AT THE LINEUP

23 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES

NEBRASKA NOTES3 2016 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

LEADING OFF...• NU is 28-4 when holding its opponent to five runs or less.

• NU has come from behind in 18 of its 32 victories this season, while totaling seven walk-off wins.

• Nebraska ranks in the top 50 nationally in double plays per game (13th), homers (14th), scoring (34th) and slugging percentage (40th).

• The Huskers are averaging 6.0 runs per game this season, which would be the second-highest total in school history, trailing only last year’s average (6.9).

• Nebraska ranks 34th nationally in scoring. The Huskers are one of only 12 teams to rank in the top 50 nationally in scoring each of the last five seasons (2011-15).

• The Huskers currently rank in the top five in school history in on-base percentage (2nd, .395), slugging percentage (3rd, .494), extra-base hits (4th, 141) and batting average (5th, .301).

• Nebraska has hit 63 home runs this season, the second-highest total in school history and only the third 60-homer season in the 41-year history of the program.

• Nebraska has scored 301 runs this season, marking its fourth straight season scoring 300 or more runs. In the first 37 seasons in program history, the Huskers totaled 300 runs only three times.

• Three Huskers have started more than 200 games at Nebraska (Kiki Stokes - 227; Alicia Armstrong - 223; Mattie Fowler - 201).

HUSKER QUICK HITS• Laura Barrow has hit safely in seven straight games,

tying her career-long hitting streak. Barrow is 9-for-21 (.429) during the streak.

• Over her last 10 games, Barrow is 12-for-32 (.375) with five doubles and one home run.

• MJ Knighten leads the Big Ten in homers (21) and ranks second in RBIs (59) and slugging (.835), third in walks (35) and runs (58), sixth in on-base percentage (.510) and ninth in hits (61) and average (.386).

• Knighten has more home runs this season (21) than strikeouts (12). She has more than twice as many extra-base hits (29) as strikeouts (12).

• Cassie McClure leads the Big Ten and ranks 14th nationally with five saves this season.

• McClure is one of only 10 pitchers nationally with 15 wins and five saves.

• Kiki Stokes ranks second in the Big Ten in hits (67), fourth in average (.414), stolen bases (20) and runs (53), fifth in on-base percentage (.515) and triples (3) and ninth in walks (30).

• Stokes has hit safely in seven straight games, going 13-for-28 (.464) during the streak with seven runs, and four stolen bases.

• Dawna Tyson has produced multiple hits in five of her last seven games. During that stretch, Tyson is batting .440 (11-for-25) with two doubles, one home run and eight RBIs.

HUSKERS EARN ALL-BIG TEN HONORSA trio of Huskers earned All-Big Ten accolades on Wednesday. Senior Kiki Stokes and junior MJ Knighten were named to the All-Big Ten first team, while senior Mattie Fowler was a second-team selection and was the first baseman on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team.

• Stokes and Knighten also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2015. They were among seven players to repeat as a first-team All-Big Ten selection.

• Stokes is the first NU outfielder to be a two-time first-team all-conference pick since Nicole Trimboli in 2004.

• Knighten is the first Nebraska third baseman to be a two-time first-team all-conference selection since Jessica Yoachim in 2006.

• Knighten earned All-Big Ten accolades for the third straight season. She is only the third Husker third baseman to be a three-time all-conference selection, joining Tobin Echo-Hawk and Jessica Yoachim.

• Fowler earned all-conference honors for the first time.

• Lotte Sjulin was also honored with a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for the second straight year.

HUSKERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-B1G HONORSTwelve of Nebraska’s 16 eligible players earned academic All-Big Ten accolades this season.

• Mattie Fowler earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth straight season, becoming the first Husker to be a four-time academic all-conference selection.

• Alicia Armstrong and Dawna Tyson were honored for the third straight year, while Rachel Arthur, Lotte Sjulin and Austen Urness were honored for the second straight year.

• First-time academic All-Big Ten honorees included Laura Barrow, Caitlin Bartsch, Kaylan Jablonski, Gina Metzler, Taylor Otte and Madi Unzicker.

NEBRASKA TEAM AWARDS ANNOUNCEDNebraska announced its 2016 team award winners at the program’s annual banquet on Sunday, May 8.

• Mattie Fowler was named Nebraska’s Most Valuable Player in a vote of her teammates.

• MJ Knighten was named Nebraska’s Lifter of the Year in a vote of her teammates.

• Alicia Armstrong earned the Borg-Wright Coaches Award for consistently putting her teammates first while playing through a painful back injury.

• Mattie Fowler was named the Nebraska Softball Student-Athlete of the Year. Fowler was also named Nebraska’s overall Female Student-Athlete of the Year and a Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient.

FOWLER NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICTSenior Mattie Fowler was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 first team, announced on May 5. An MBA student, Fowler was honored as a first-team academic all-district selection for the second straight season.

1 #13 KIKI STOKES • CF.414 • 53 R • 67 H • 11 2B • 6 HR • 23 RBI

227 Career Starts • 207 Starts in CF

2#21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG • SS.301 • 28 R • 40 H • 4 2B • 7 HR • 37 RBI

223 Career Starts • 223 Starts at SS3#17 MATTIE FOWLER • 1B.338 • 12 R • 51 H • 6 2B • 3 HR • 38 RBI

201 Career Starts • 144 Starts at 1B4

#32 ALYVIA SIMMONS • RF.253 • 20 R • 24 H • 6 2B • 5 HR • 13 RBI

32 Career Starts • 31 Starts at RF

5 #3 DAWNA TYSON • DP.341 • 10 R • 28 H • 5 2B • 2 HR • 19 RBI

142 Career Starts • 48 Starts at DP

6 #27 AUSTEN URNESS • LF.202 • 9 R • 17 H • 2 2B • 5 HR • 20 RBI

63 Career Starts • 24 Starts in LF

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#99 MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B.386 • 58 R • 61 H • 8 2B • 21 HR • 59 RBI

170 Career Starts • 170 Starts at 3B

8 #7 MADI UNZICKER • C.245 • 13 R • 18 H • 7 2B • 4 HR • 12 RBI

40 Career Starts • 38 Starts at C

9 #23 LAURA BARROW • 2B.286 • 33 R • 38 H • 8 2B • 2 HR • 13 RBI

104 Career Starts • 101 Starts at 2B

P #66 CASSIE McCLURE • RHP16-9 • 3.25 ERA • 146.1 IP • 104 SO

75 Career Appearances • 30 Career Starts

LOTTE SJULIN • OF/C.333 • 9 R • 2 H • 0 HR • 2 RBI

#01EMILY LOCKMAN • RHP

8-4 • 3.81 ERA • 82.2 IP • 38 SO#4

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CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP0-0 • 3.32 ERA • 6.1 IP • 1 SO

#8GINA METZLER • OF

.289 • 15 R • 11 H • 0 HR • 2 RBI#11

KAYLAN JABLONSKI • P8-5 • 4.57 ERA • 102.2 IP • 72 SO

#12KAYLAN JABLONSKI • P/DP

.256 • 18 R • 34 H • 4 HR • 20 RBI#12

TAYLOR KADAVY • LHP0-0 • 8.08 ERA • 4.1 IP • 4 SO

#14TAYLOR OTTE • OF

.189 • 8 R • 7 H • 0 HR • 0 RBI#22

RACHEL ARTHUR • INF.000 • 4 R • 0 H • 0 HR • 0 RBI

#29BRI CASSIDY • C

.000 • 1 R • 0 H • 0 HR • 0 RBI#44

CASSIE McCLURE • DP.245 • 8 R • 24 H • 4 HR • 22 RBI

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HUSKERS THREATENING SCHOOL RECORDSDespite playing only 50 games, Nebraska is still challenging several team and individual season records.

• Nebraska ranks second with 63 home runs this season, 10 shy of tying the school record (73 in 2014).

• Nebraska’s current .494 slugging percentage ranks third in school history. The school record is .505 last season.

• Individually, MJ Knighten ranks second in school history with 21 home runs, one shy of tying Ali Viola’s school record (22 in 1998).

• Knighten is also challenging Viola’s school record for season slugging percentage. Viola slugged .865 in 1998 and Knighten is currently slugging .835.

• Knighten is eight runs from matching Kiki Stokes’ school-record total of 66 runs scored last season.

• Knighten is six walks from tying the Husker record for walks in a season (41).

• Mattie Fowler owns a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 388 chances defensively. There has been only one Husker to post a perfect 1.000 season fielding percentage, with a minimum of 150 chances (catcher Jenny Smith in 272 chances in 1996).

KNIGHTEN RANKS HIGHLY NATIONALLYMJ Knighten has been one of the nation’s top hitters this year, and she ranks in the top 15 nationally in an impressive four different categories. She also ranks among the top RBI producers among the junior class.

MJ KNIGHTEN NATIONAL RANKINGS (AS OF MAY 9)Category RankHome Runs 2ndRuns 10thRBIs 10thSlugging Pct. 15th

MOST RBIs AMONG NON-SENIORSPlayer Team Year RBIsKasey Cooper Auburn Junior 214Sahvanna Jaquish LSU Junior 196Katiyana Mauga Arizona Junior 186Delaney Spaulding UCLA Junior 178MJ Knighten Nebraska Junior 157

CONFERENCE STANDINGS NEBRASKA NOTES 4



KNIGHTEN JOINS ELITE COMPANYMJ Knighten is enjoying an outstanding junior season, putting up numbers that rank her among the best hitters in the country and in the history of Husker softball.

• Knighten owns 61 hits, 58 runs and 59 RBIs in only 50 games this season, totaling 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs for the second straight season.

• Knighten is 1 of 4 Huskers to produce 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs in a season. She is the only Husker to have more than one season with 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs.

• Knighten is 1 of 8 players nationally with 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs.

• Knighten needs one RBI and two runs to become the first Husker to total 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 RBIs in a season.

• Entering the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan’s Sierra Romero was the only player nationally with 60 hits, 60 runs and 60 RBIs this season.

• Knighten is 1 of 10 players averaging more than 1.0 hit, 1.0 run and 1.0 RBI per game.

• Knighten has also joined three-time All-American Ali Viola as the only Huskers to produce back-to-back 50-RBI seasons.

• Knighten also became the third Husker to score 50 runs in back-to-back seasons. Teammate Kiki Stokes has become the fourth Husker in that club.

• Knighten is 1 of 5 players in school history to total 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

• Knighten owns 199 hits, and she needs one hit to join Kim Ogee as the only Huskers to reach 200 hits before their senior season. Ogee had 208 hits in 202 games her first three seasons, while Knighten has 199 hits in her first 170 games.

HUSKERS WITH MOST HITS PRIOR TO SENIOR SEASONPlayer Years HitsKim Ogee 2000-02 208MJ Knighten 2013-present 199Tobin Echo-Hawk 1993-95 195Ali Viola 1995-97 191Jennifer Lizama 1997-99 186Alicia Armstrong 2013-15 180

BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (FINAL)Rk. Team Big Ten Overall 1. Michigan 21-2 44-4 2. Minnesota 19-3 38-12 3. Northwestern 15-8 25-25 4. Penn State 14-9 29-23 5. Nebraska 13-9 32-18 6. Ohio State 13-9-1 32-17-1 7. Illinois 12-11 34-20 8. Wisconsin 11-11-1 28-23-1 9. Indiana 10-13 28-24 10. Michigan State 8-15 27-27 Purdue 8-15 27-27 Rutgers 8-15 24-32 13. Maryland 4-19 12-40 14. Iowa 3-20 13-39

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 FINISHESBIG EIGHT CONFERENCE (1976-1995)Year Record Finish Tournament1977 1-4 t-4th N/A1978 4-3 7th t-6th1979 3-8 6th t-6th1980 8-9 4th N/A1981 5-6 3rd 3rd1982 9-3 1st 1st1983 3-7 7th N/A1984 6-2 1st 1st1985 11-1 1st 1st1986 9-3 1st 1st1987 8-2 1st 1st1988 7-3 1st 1st1989 6-4 3rd t-5th1990 3-5 5th 2nd1991 3-5 5th t-4th1992 2-6 5th t-4th1993 5-11 5th N/A1994 5-15 6th N/A1995 10-6 3rd N/A

BIG 12 CONFERENCE (1996-2011)Year Record Finish Tournament1996 10-8 4th 2nd1997 10-6 4th 5th1998 16-0 1st 1st1999 10-8 4th 2nd2000 15-2 2nd 1st2001 16-2 1st 5th2002 11-5 2nd 2nd2003 10-8 6th t-4th2004 14-3 1st 1st2005 9-9 7th t-5th2006 13-4 2nd t-3rd2007 10-8 5th t-5th2008 4-14 t-9th 2nd2009 9-9 5th t-5th2010 7-11 t-6th t-5th2011 9-9 6th N/A

BIG TEN CONFERENCE (2012-PRESENT)Year Record Finish Tournament2012 14-9 3rd N/A2013 16-6 2nd t-3rd2014 18-5 t-1st t-5th2015 17-6 3rd 2nd

2016 NEBRASKA RECORD BREAKDOWN

Overall 32-18Non-Conference 19-9Big Ten Conference 13-9Home 11-5Neutral 13-6Road 8-7Night Games 9-4Day Games 23-14Sunday 8-3Monday 0-0Tuesday 1-0Wednesday 3-0Thursday 0-0Friday 10-5Saturday 10-10vs. Ranked Opponents 3-9vs. Unranked Opponents 29-9 Extra Innings 3-31-Run Games 10-5

When Out-Hitting Opponent 21-5When Out-Hit by Opponent 9-12When Scoring First 17-5When Opponent Scores First 15-13When Scoring in the First Inning 16-6When Scoring Fewer than 3 Runs 1-8When Scoring 5 or More Runs 23-5When Scoring 10 or More Runs 8-2When Allowing Fewer Than 3 Runs 14-1When Allowing 5 or More Runs 8-14When allowing 10 or More Runs 0-4When Leading After Five Innings 18-2When Leading After Six Innings 19-2When Trailing After Five Innings 5-12When Trailing After Six Innings 4-12When Tied After Five Innings 3-3When Tied After Six Innings 2-2When Committing 0 Errors 10-4When Committing 2 or More Errors 7-11

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ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL POLL (MAY 10) Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (18)* 52-4 498 1 2. Michigan (1)* 44-4 480 2 3. Oregon* 42-7 452 3 4. Alabama 45-11 427 4 Oklahoma (1)* 45-7 427 7 6. Florida State 45-8 396 5 7. James Madison* 43-4 365 8 8. Auburn 46-9 346 6 9. Tennessee 40-13 338 9 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 40-7 325 10 11. Kentucky 43-11 309 12 12. UCLA 35-13-1 267 13 13. LSU 42-14 258 T14 14. Washington* 33-13 255 11 15. Missouri 39-13 215 T14 16. Baylor 43-12 183 17 17. Fresno State 39-9-1 176 18 18. Georgia 40-16 160 16 19. Minnesota* 38-12 154 19 20. Texas A&M 37-17 119 23 21. Arizona 34-18 101 20 22. Florida Atlantic 47-7 77 24 23. Notre Dame 39-10 62 21 24. South Florida 43-13 53 22 25. Texas 37-14 16 RV USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL (MAY 10)Rk. Team Record Pts. LW 1. Florida (31)* 799 52-4 1 2. Michigan (1)* 768 44-4 2 3. Oregon* 731 42-7 3 4. Alabama 690 45-11 4 5. Oklahoma* 655 45-7 7 6. Florida State 628 45-8 5 7. James Madison* 581 43-4 8 8. Auburn 573 46-9 6 9. Louisiana-Lafayette 543 40-7 9 10. Tennessee 505 40-13 10 11. Kentucky 496 43-11 12 12. LSU 449 42-14 13 13. Washington* 429 33-13 11 14. UCLA 389 35-13-1 14 15. Georgia 323 40-16 15 16. Texas A&M 314 37-17 17 17. Missouri 302 39-13 16 18. Arizona 223 34-18 18 19. Fresno State 214 39-9-1 20 20. Notre Dame 188 39-10 19 21. Baylor 180 43-12 21 22. Florida Atlantic 150 47-7 22 23. Minnesota* 130 38-12 23 24. USF 71 43-12 24 25. UCF 23 35-19 25*2016 Husker opponent

WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGWeek ESPN.com NFCA Record Preseason RV RV 0-0 Feb. 16 NR RV 5-0 Feb. 23 RV RV 8-1 March 1 RV 23 10-3 March 8 RV 23 12-4 March 15 25 23 15-6 March 22 RV 24 18-9 March 29 RV RV 19-11 April 5 RV RV 22-12 April 12 RV RV 25-14 April 19 24 RV 28-14 April 26 RV RV 28-16 May 3 RV RV 30-17 May 10 NR NR 32-18 May 17

DIVISION I PLAYERS WITH 50 HITS, 50 RUNS & 50 RBIsPlayer School ClassEmily Carosone Auburn SeniorKasey Cooper Auburn JuniorEmily Crane Missouri SeniorMJ Knighten Nebraska JuniorAlex Powers Florida State JuniorSierra Romero Michigan SeniorJessica Warren Florida State SophomoreNicole Warren Omaha Junior

KNIGHTEN 2ND HUSKER TO HIT 20 HOMERSJunior MJ Knighten leads the Big Ten and ranks in a tie for second nationally with 21 home runs.

• Knighten’s 21 home runs rank second in school history. She has joined three-time All-American Ali Viola as the only Huskers to hit 20 home runs in a season. Viola hit a school-record 22 home runs in 1998.

• Knighten has hit 21 homers in 50 games after hitting 14 homers over 120 games in her first two seasons.

• Knighten’s 21 home runs are 10 more than any Husker hit in 58 games last season, and it took Knighten only 17 games to surpass any player’s total from 2015.

HOMERING HUSKERSNebraska ranks second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally with 63 homers, the second-highest total in school history.

MOST HOME RUNS IN SCHOOL HISTORYYear Games Home Runs2014 62 732016 50 631998 60 62

BIG RED AMONG BIG TEN’S BESTNebraska is 78-35 in Big Ten Conference games since joining the league in 2012. The Huskers have won 45 of their last 61 Big Ten games.

MOST BIG TEN CONFERENCE WINS SINCE 2012Team WinsMichigan 93Minnesota 79Nebraska 78

McCLURE A VERSATILE PITCHERJunior Cassie McClure has factored into 21 of Nebraska’s 32 victories, registering 16 wins and five saves.

• McClure leads the Big Ten in saves and ranks sixth in wins. She also ranks 14th nationally in saves.

• McClure is 1 of 10 pitchers nationally with at least 15 wins and five saves.

• McClure’s five saves are tied for fifth in Husker history.

• McClure owns 10 saves in two seasons at Nebraska, which is tied for the third-highest total in school history.

• McClure owns 11 career saves including her freshman season at Texas Tech. Her 11 career saves rank in a tie for 11th among all active Division I pitchers.

200-HIT TEAMMATESSeniors Alicia Armstrong and Kiki Stokes have each totaled more than 200 career hits. Stokes ranks sixth in school history with 226 career hits, while Armstrong is seventh with 220 career hits.

• Armstrong and Stokes are two of only 11 players in school history to total 200 career hits. Nebraska has a pair of teammates who each boast 200 career hits for only the second time in program history.

• Armstrong and Stokes are also looking to end their careers among an elite quartet of four-year Huskers who have averaged 1.0 or more hit per game in their careers.

• Junior MJ Knighten owns 199 hits and could give Nebraska three players in the lineup with 200 career hits for the first time in school history..

4-YEAR HUSKERS WITH AS MANY HITS AS GAMES PLAYEDPlayer Hits Games Diff.Ali Viola 263 209 +54Tobin Echo-Hawk 266 223 +43Jennifer Lizama 254 232 +22Kim Ogee 263 258 +5---------------------------------------------------------Kiki Stokes 226 229 -3Alicia Armstrong 220 224 -4

THE LAST TIME NEBRASKABeat 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. 1 Michigan [1-0] (4/8/16)Won When Trailing After 6 Innings vs. Purdue (4/30/16)Lost When Leading After 6 Innings vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16)Scored 10+ Runs at Minnesota [10] (4/23/16)Scored 15+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16)Scored 20+ Runs at Maryland [26] (4/3/16)Allowed 10+ Runs at Minnesota [10] (4/23/16)Allowed 15+ Runs at New Mexico St. [16] (2/6/15)Allowed 20+ Runs neverRecorded 15+ Hits at Minnesota [15] (4/23/16)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)

THE LAST TIME A HUSKERHad 6+ At Bats 5 players vs. Wisconsin (5/8/16)Had 5+ Hits Lizzy Rock (5) vs. Illinois (2/24/06)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 Austen Urness (2) vs. Wisconsin (5/7/16)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 Alicia Armstrong (2) vs. Ohio State (3/12/16)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 Mattie Fowler (10) (2016)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) (2013-14)

ARMSTRONG PRODUCING HITSAlicia Armstrong has been a hit machine in her career, producing 59 career multi-hit games and ranking seventh in Husker history with 220 career hits and 11th with a .333 career batting average.

• Armstrong is 1 of 5 players in school history to total 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior, along with MJ Knighten, who joined the group this spring.

• Armstrong is 1 of 7 players in school history to post a .300 batting average as a freshman, sophomore and junior. This spring, Armstrong looks to become the seventh Husker to hit .300 in each of her four seasons.

SENIOR HITTERS PRODUCINGEach of Nebraska’s four senior hitters have been highly productive this season.

• Four of Nebraska’s top five batting averages are held by a senior. Kiki Stokes is first (.414), Dawna Tyson is third (.341), Mattie Fowler is fourth (.338) and Alicia Armstrong (.301) is fifth.

• The seniors are hitting .352 as a group, while the rest of the Husker roster owns a collective .270 average.

SENIOR HUSKER HITTERSSenior AVG R H 2B HR RBI SLG% OB%Stokes .414 53 67 11 6 23 .630 .515Fowler .338 12 51 6 3 38 .437 .387Tyson .341 10 28 5 2 19 .476 .419Armstrong .301 28 40 4 7 37 .489 .440Total .352 103 186 26 18 117 .515 .447

KNIGHTEN & STOKES CHASING .400 AGAINAfter both players hit .400 in 2015, senior Kiki Stokes and junior MJ Knighten are chasing the mark again this spring.

• Last season, Stokes and Knighten became only the third and fourth Huskers to hit .400 in a season.

• The duo is looking to join three-time All-American Ali Viola and two-time All-American Tobin Echo-Hawk as the only Huskers to hit .400 in more than one season.

• Last year, Stokes and Knighten joined Ali Viola and Tobin Echo-Hawk (1995) as the only Husker teammates to both hit .400 in the same season. If Stokes and Knighten can each hit .400 again this season, they would become the first pair of Husker teammates to both hit .400 in more than one season.

• Stokes ranks fourth in the Big Ten with a .414 average, while Knighten is ninth with a .386 average.

• Stokes’ .414 average would currently be the fifth-highest average in school history, while Knighten’s .386 average currently ranks 11th.

DON’T COUNT OUT THE HUSKERSNebraska has shown the ability to come from behind this season, rallying from a deficit in 18 of its 32 wins.

• Nebraska has won five times when trailing after five innings and four times when trailing after six innings. In 2015, the Huskers won just once when trailing after five innings and never won when trailing after six innings.

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• NU has won five games in which it trailed in the seventh.

• NU has scored the winning run in the seventh inning or later in 11 of its 32 wins, including seven walk-off wins.

GAMES DECIDED IN THE SEVENTH INNING OR LATEROpponent Scenario Result ScoreNorthern Iowa Trailed 4-1 Won 7-4 (8)NC State Trailed 1-0 Won 6-1Louisville* Tied 3-3 Won 4-3NC State Led 5-4 Lost 11-6Oregon* Trailed 5-4 Won 6-5Washington Trailed 3-0 Lost 6-5 (9)Wichita State* Tied, 4-4 Won 6-4DePaul* Led, 4-3 Won 7-5Iowa - 1* Led, 5-2 Won 6-5Northwestern - 1 Trailed, 3-2 Won 4-3Northwestern - 2 Led, 9-8 Won 11-9 (11)Minnesota - 1 Trailed, 10-7 Lost 11-10Purdue - 3* Trailed, 3-2 Won 4-3Wisconsin - 1 Led, 4-2 Lost 6-4 (14)Wisconsin - 2* Tied, 3-3 Won 6-5 (9)

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HUSKERS FEATURE VETERAN INFIELDNebraska’s infielders have combined for 789 career infield starts, including 280 consecutive starts at shortstop, 231 at first base, 170 at third base and 108 at second base.

• Senior Alicia Armstrong has started 223 of a possible 231 games the past four seasons at shortstop. Junior Rachel Arthur has started five games at the position while sophomore Laura Barrow has made three starts.

• Junior MJ Knighten has started all 170 games at third base the last three years.

• Sophomore Laura Barrow has started 101 of 108 games at second base the past two seasons, with Dawna Tyson starting the seven games Barrow hasn’t started.

• The senior tandem of Mattie Fowler (144 starts) and Dawna Tyson (87) have combined to start every game at first base the past four seasons (227 games). Fowler has also started at short (49 starts) and third (5).

CONSECUTIVE INFIELD STARTS BY 2016 HUSKER ROSTERPosition Consecutive StartsShortstop 280First Base 231Third Base 170Second Base 108

ARMSTRONG TALLIES EIGHT RBIs VS. UNOSeniors Alicia Armstrong tied a school record with eight RBIs in Nebraska’s 12-8 win over Omaha on March 16. She hit her first career grand slam in the win and also added a bases-loaded walk, an RBI single and a two-run single. She joined two-time All-American Taylor Edwards as the only Huskers to produce eight RBIs in a single game.

JABLONSKI TOSSES NO-HITTERSophomore Kaylan Jablonski tossed a no-hitter in Nebraska’s 8-0, five-inning win vs. Purdue on April 30. The no-hitter was her first solo no-hitter, although she did start and throw 3.0 innings as part of a combined six-inning no-hitter vs. Montana on Feb. 7, 2015.

NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIESNebraska has won 60 games in its 23 NCAA Tournament appearances while

posting an overall record of 60-50 (.545) winning percentage). The Huskers’ 60 postseason wins rank 15th in NCAA history.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSA total of 21 Huskers have combined to earn 29 CoSIDA Academic All-America

honors. That total is the most of any softball program in the country and ranks second among all female athletic programs nationally behind the Nebraska volleyball team (37).

ALL-AMERICANSNebraska has produced 25 All-Americans in school history, including

seven first-team All-Americans, six two-time honorees and a pair of three-time All-Americans.

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESIn the 34 years softball has been an NCAA sport, the Huskers have made

23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including 13 straight from 1995 to 2007. Nebraska’s 23 postseason appearances rank 10th in NCAA history.

CONFERENCE TITLESNebraska has won 19 conference titles in its 40 seasons as a varsity sport. The

Huskers won 12 Big Eight titles, six Big 12 crowns and captured their first Big Ten title in 2014.

ALL-AMERICANS UNDER REVELLEIn her first 23 years as Nebraska’s head coach, Rhonda Revelle has guided 12

players to a total of 19 All-America honors.

TOP-25 NATIONAL RANKINGSNebraska has been ranked in the final NFCA poll in 15 of the 21 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).

REVELLE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Rhonda Revelle has produced 13 academic All-Americans in her first 23

seasons at Nebraska. Over that time frame, Revelle has produced the second-highest total of academic All-Americans of any coach in the country.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIESNebraska has advanced to the Women’s College World Series seven

times to rank 11th in NCAA history.

SOFTBALL OLYMPIANSA 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.

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• Jablonski allowed only one base runner - a second inning walk - and retired the final 12 Boilermakers.

• Jablonski became the 20th Husker pitcher to throw a no-hitter, while her no-hitter was the 38th all-time no-hitter in Nebraska history.

• Jablonski became the first Husker to throw a no-hitter since Tatum Edwards in the 2014 NCAA Regional.

• Jablonski is the first Husker sophomore to throw a no-hitter since Alex Hupp in 2008. She is also the first underclassman to throw a no-hitter since Emily Lockman no-hit Utah State as a freshman in 2013.

HUSKERS ADDING TO 100-100-100 CLUBSenior Alicia Armstrong, junior MJ Knighten and senior Kiki Stokes have become the 12th, 13th and 14th Huskers, respectively, to total 100 career hits, runs and RBIs.

• Knighten is only the fourth Husker to reach each milestone prior to her senior season.

• Stokes has also drawn 100 career walks, becoming the fifth Husker with 100 career hits, runs, RBIs and walks.

HUSKERS WITH 100 CAREER HITS, RBIs & RUNS• Tobin Echo-Hawk • Ali Viola*• Jennifer Lizama • Amanda Buchholz• Kim Ogee • Nicole Trimboli• Crystal Carwile* • Julie Brechtel• Brooke Thomason • Taylor Edwards*• Tatum Edwards • Alicia Armstrong• MJ Knighten* • Kiki Stokes

*only players to join the club prior to their senior season

STOKES SELECTED SIXTH IN NPF DRAFTSenior Kiki Stokes was taken in the first round of the 2016 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft on April 14. Stokes was selected sixth overall by the Scrap Yard Dawgs.

• After being selected sixth overall, Stokes is the highest drafted Husker since the NPF re-established operations in 2004. She is also the first Husker to be a first-round NPF Draft pick since Ashley DeBuhr in 2007.

• Stokes also owns the distinction of being the first-ever draft pick for the Scrap Yard Dawgs expansion franchise.

RECORDS FALL IN 26-4 WIN AT MARYLANDNebraska made Rhonda Revelle’s 900th Husker win even more memorable with a record-breaking 26-4 five-inning win at Maryland on April 3.

• The Huskers set a school record with their 26 runs, breaking the previous record of 23 runs against UMKC on April 11, 1996. It was only the third time Nebraska has scored 20 runs in a game and the first time the Huskers have ever scored 20 runs in a conference game.

• The 22-run margin of victory marked the largest conference win in program history and was one run shy of the largest overall margin of victory in school history.

• Nebraska set a school record with 23 RBIs.

• Kiki Stokes set a school record with five runs scored, becoming the first Husker to score five times in a game.

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McCLURE TWO-TIME PITCHER OF THE WEEKJunior Cassie McClure earned her second Big Ten Pitcher-of-the-Week accolade of the season on April 11.

• McClure was honored after going 1-0 with one save and a 2.21 ERA in four appearances last week.

• She allowed only two earned runs in 11.0 innings over two starts against No. 1 Michigan, including a four-hit shutout of the Wolverines.

• McClure also recorded her Big Ten-leading fifth save of the season in mid-week action against Iowa.

• McClure was first honored following the season’s opening weekend, after she went 2-0 with two saves in 12.0 scoreless innings at the UNI-Dome Classic.

• McClure finished with 16 strikeouts and only one walk, while limiting opposing hitters to a .122 average.

• In her lone start against Green Bay, McClure tossed a one-hit shutout, the first shutout of her career. She also added a career-high 10 strikeouts.

STOKES BIG TEN CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEKSenior Kiki Stokes shared Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the first time this season on April 18.

• Stokes won her first weekly award of the 2016 season and the second of her career.

• Stokes homered three times in Nebraska’s three-game sweep of Northwestern.

• Stokes hit a game-winning home run in with Nebraska down by one in the seventh inning of game one. She then drew three walks in game two before tying career highs with four hits and two home runs in game three.

KNIGHTEN EARNS BIG TEN WEEKLY HONORMJ Knighten began her year with a fast start, batting .632 (12-for-19) with one double, five homers and 14 RBIs the opening weekend. For her performance, Knighten earned the inaugural 2016 Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honor.

• Knighten had four multi-hit efforts in five games, and four games with multiple RBIs.

• Knighten homered in each of her first four games and produced at least one extra-base hit in all five games.

• In the fourth game of the weekend vs. Green Bay, Knighten went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs, tying her career highs for runs (3), homers and RBIs.

STOKES SEEKS SECOND ALL-AMERICA HONORKiki Stokes looks to become the ninth Husker to be a two-time All-American in 2016 after she earned third-team All-America accolades in 2015.

• Stokes was one of 50 players nationally named to the 2016 USA Softball Player-of-the-Year watch list.

• Stokes set Nebraska records for runs (66), on-base percentage (.532) and hit-by-pitches (17) in 2015 and was one of only six players nationally to total 10 home runs and five triples in 2015.

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HOME WINNING PERCENTAGENebraska has won 73 percent of its games at Bowlin Stadium, posting a

200-76 record since the facility opened in 2002. The Huskers have posted a winning record in each of their 15 seasons at Bowlin Stadium.

SEASONS AT BOWLIN STADIUMThe 2016 season marked Nebraska’s 15th season at Bowlin Stadium.

Although the Huskers hosted a fall tournament at the stadium in 2001, Bowlin Stadium’s inaugural year was in 2002. The facility has seen upgrades since then, including a new indoor practice facility.

TOP-25 ATTENDANCE RANKINGSIn the first 14 seasons Nebraska has played softball at Bowlin Stadium, the

Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance 13 times. NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance three times.

NCAA REGIONALSIn the first 14 seasons Nebraska has called Bowlin Stadium home, the

Huskers have been selected to host five NCAA Regionals at the facility, most recently in 2013.

WORLD’S LARGEST SOFTBALL TAILGATENebraska set a world record when 2,302 fans showed up for the World’s Largest

Softball Tailgate against No. 1 Michigan on April 8. NU broke its previous record of 2,204 set in 2014.

BOWLIN STADIUM YEARLY RECORDSYEAR RECORD PCT.2002 9-5 .6432003 14-7 .6672004 14-6 .7002005 9-7 .5632006 20-1 .9522007 18-5 .7832008 13-9 .5912009 13-5 .7222010 12-8 .6002011 10-4 .7142012 15-1 .9382013 18-4 .8182014 13-3 .8132015 11-6 .6472016 11-5 .688TOTAL 200-76 .725

LARGEST CROWDS AT BOWLIN STADIUM1. 2,302 Michigan April 8, 20162. 2,204 Ohio State April 19, 20143. 1,960 Texas April 9, 20114. 1,844 Iowa May 17, 20035. 1,840 Michigan April 27, 20136. 1,752 Wisconsin May 12, 20127. 1,692 Indiana May 3, 20148. 1,585 Lehigh May 20, 20049. 1,518 Purdue May 10, 201310. 1,417 California May 22, 2004

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SCOUTING PURDUE (27-27)Purdue brings a 27-27 overall record into the Big Ten Tournament. The Boilermakers were swept in a three-game series vs. Northwestern to finish with an 8-15 record in league play. Purdue finished in a three-way tie for 10th place in the final conference standings before losing a convoluted tiebreaker to wind up with the No. 12 seed. The Boilermakers have lost five straight games since defeating Nebraska, 4-3 (8), in the opening game of the teams’ three-game series on April 29.

Nebraska bounced back to win the next two games to take the series, 2-1. In the opener, Purdue scored twice in the top of the eighth inning and then held on for a one-run win. The Huskers then run-ruled the Boilermakers, 8-0, in five innings in game two. Game three was another tight contest, with Nebraska winning on a Mattie Fowler walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

BOILERMAKER OFFENSEPurdue is hitting .241 as a team while averaging 3.7 runs per game. The Boilermakers boast plenty of speed, ranking second in the Big Ten with 80 stolen bases.

Kristen Hoppman is one of two Boilermakers hitting above .300, as she leads the team with a .311 average. Hoppman has added eight doubles, five triples, four homers and 28 stolen bases. She ranks second in the Big Ten in triples and third in stolen bases. Lauren Stewart is batting .303 with 10 doubles and 18 stolen bases, while Katie Harrison is hitting .296 with team highs of six homers and 25 RBIs.

BOILERMAKER DEFENSEIn the circle, Purdue ranks third in the Big Ten with a 2.93 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .244 against the Boilermakers, and Purdue owns a staff strikeout-to-walk ratio of more than 3-to-1 (350 strikeouts and 115 walks).

Left-hander Lilly Fecho is the staff ace, posting an 18-13 record with a 1.89 ERA. She has started 31 of Purdue’s 54 games while throwing 214.1 innings, nearly 60 percent of the team’s total innings. Fecho has thrown more innings than any other Big Ten pitcher, and she ranks third in the league in ERA and strikeouts (216) and is fourth in wins and seventh in saves (3). Fecho was 1-1 with a 2.56 ERA in the regular-season series at Nebraska.

Behind Fecho, Gina Snyder has seen the most action, appearing in 21 games with 12 starts. Snyder is 5-8 on the season with a 4.30 ERA in 71.2 innings. Maddie Damon is 4-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 63.0 innings. Katie Johnson (0-0, 6.20 ERA in 14.2 IP) rounds out the Purdue staff.

BOILERMAKER COACHING STAFFKim Schuette owns a 85-80-1 record in her third season at Purdue. She boasts a 341-299-2 career record in 12 seasons as a head coach. Schuette is assisted by Jason Dorey (third year) and Eileen Hannigan (first year).

Category Nebraska Purdue Record 32-18 27-27 Average .301 .241 Home Runs 63 25 Runs/Game 6.0 3.7 ERA 3.84 2.93 Runs Allowed/Game 4.5 3.7 Strikeouts/Game 4.5 6.7 Fielding Pct. .961 .953

HUSKERS AT THE B1G TOURNAMENTPlayer AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%Barrow .429 7 3 3 1 0 1 .571Stokes .333 15 3 5 0 1 2 .533McClure .286 7 0 2 0 0 2 .286Armstrong .263 19 2 5 1 0 0 .316Knighten .250 12 3 3 1 1 5 .583Jablonski .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250Fowler .214 14 0 3 0 0 1 .214Unzicker .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000Metzler .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000Urness .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000Tyson .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000Otte .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000Sjulin .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000Total .253 87 14 22 3 2 11 .356

ALICIA ARMSTRONGYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2013 .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 .0002014 .500 4 0 2 0 0 0 .5002015 .300 10 2 3 1 0 0 .400Total .263 19 2 5 1 0 0 .316

LAURA BARROWYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2015 .429 7 3 3 1 0 1 .571

MATTIE FOWLERYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2013 .333 6 0 2 0 0 1 .3332015 .125 8 0 1 0 0 0 .125Total .214 14 0 3 0 0 1 .214

KAYLAN JABLONSKIYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2015 .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250

MJ KNIGHTENYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2014 .333 3 1 1 1 0 1 .6672015 .222 9 2 2 0 1 4 .556Total .250 12 3 3 1 1 5 .583

CASSIE McCLUREYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2015 .286 7 0 2 0 0 2 .286

GINA METZLERYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2015 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000

KIKI STOKESYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2013 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0002014 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 .0002015 .455 11 3 5 0 1 2 .727Total .333 15 3 5 0 1 2 .533

DAWNA TYSONYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2014 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000

MADI UNZICKERYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2015 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

AUSTEN URNESSYear AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI SLG%2014 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000

PITCHER PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Cassie McClure 20 12-8Kaylan Jablonski 18 13-5Emily Lockman 11 6-5Taylor Kadavy 1 1-0

CATCHERPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Madi Unzicker 30 20-10Bri Cassidy 20 12-8

FIRST BASEPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Mattie Fowler 45 29-16Dawna Tyson 5 3-2

SECOND BASEPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Laura Barrow 43 29-14Dawna Tyson 7 3-4

THIRD BASEPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD MJ Knighten 50 32-18

SHORTSTOP PLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alicia Armstrong 44 29-15Rachel Arthur 3 2-1Laura Barrow 3 1-2

LEFT FIELDPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Gina Metzler 30 18-12Austen Urness 11 9-2Taylor Otte 9 5-4

CENTER FIELDPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kiki Stokes 49 31-18Taylor Otte 1 1-0

RIGHT FIELDPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alyvia Simmons 31 19-12Austen Urness 14 10-4Taylor Otte 3 1-2Gina Metzler 1 1-0Lotte Sjulin 1 1-0

DESIGNATED PLAYERPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kaylan Jablonski 18 12-5Dawna Tyson 15 10-5Cassie McClure 13 9-4Madi Unzicker 2 0-2 Mattie Fowler 1 1-0Alyvia Simmons 1 0-1

A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE FIELD NO. 1 MICHIGAN (44-4) • No. 2 Michigan won its ninth straight Big Ten title• Michigan is the defending Big Ten Tournament champs• Michigan has won 17 straight games since a loss to NU• Michigan went 2-1 vs. Nebraska this season• The all-time series is tied, 10-10• Nebraska is 0-1 vs. Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament

NO. 2 MINNESOTA (38-12) • No. 23 Minnesota has won 11 straight games• Minnesota went 2-0 vs. Nebraska this season• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 18-14• Nebraska is 0-1 vs. Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament

NO. 3 NORTHWESTERN (25-25) • Northwestern is 9-2 since being swept by Nebraska• The Huskers went 3-0 vs. the Wildcats this season• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 16-9

NO. 4 PENN STATE (29-23) • Penn State has lost five of its last six games• The Huskers and Nittany Lions did not play this season• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 7-3

NO. 6 OHIO STATE (32-17-1) • Ohio State has lost five of its last eight games• NU defeated OSU, 5-4, in non-conference play this year• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 12-6• Nebraska is 1-1 vs. Ohio State at the Big Ten Tournament

NO. 7 ILLINOIS (34-20) • Illinois is 10-2 in its last 12 games• Illinois went 2-1 vs. Nebraska this season• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 11-5

NO. 8 WISCONSIN (28-23-1) • Wisconsin has lost four of its last six games• Nebraska went 2-1 vs. Wisconsin this season• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 16-4

NO. 9 INDIANA (28-24) • Indiana has won four of its last six games• The Huskers and Hoosiers did not play this season• The all-time series is tied, 6-6

NO. 10 MICHIGAN STATE (27-27) • Michigan State has won five of its last seven games• The Huskers and Spartans did not play this season• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 10-0

NO. 11 RUTGERS (24-32) • Rutgers has lost four straight and six of its last seven• The Huskers and Scarlet Knights did not play this season• The all-time series is tied, 1-1

Pitcher ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R SOMcClure 2.80 0-1 2-1 0 5.0 2 2 3Jablonski 4.20 0-0 1-0 0 5.0 4 4 1Lockman 4.63 2-1 4-4 0 19.2 23 13 9TOTAL 4.25 2-2 7-5 0 29.2 29 19 13

KAYLAN JABLONSKIYear ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R SO2015 4.20 0-0 1-0 0 5.0 4 4 1

EMILY LOCKMANYear ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R SO2013 1.17 0-1 1-1 0 6.0 3 1 52014 10.50 0-0 1-1 0 2.2 3 4 12015 5.09 2-0 2-2 0 11.0 17 8 3Total 4.63 2-1 4-4 0 19.2 23 13 9

CASSIE McCLUREYear ERA W-L G-GS SHO IP H R SO2015 2.80 0-1 2-1 0 5.0 2 2 3

NU’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORYNebraska has won nine conference tournament titles in school history, six in the Big Eight and three in the Big 12.

2013 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (1-1)Round Opponent ResultQuarterfinals Purdue W, 3-2Semifinals Minnesota L, 0-1

2014 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (0-1)Round Opponent ResultQuarterfinals Ohio State L, 5-7 (8)

2015 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (2-1)Round Opponent ResultQuarterfinals Ohio State W, 5-2Semifinals Iowa W, 9-6Final Michigan L, 1-6

RHONDA REVELLE & THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTYear Record Finish1996^ 3-2 2nd1997^ 1-2 5th1998^ 4-0 1st1999^ 3-1 2nd2000^ 4-0 1st2001^ 2-2 3rd2002^ 3-1 2nd2003^ 2-2 3rd2004^ 4-0 1st2005^ 2-2 5th2006^ 2-2 3rd2007^ 0-1 5th2008^ 3-1 2nd2009^ 0-1 5th2010^ 0-1 5th2013* 1-1 3rd2014* 0-1 7th2015* 2-1 2ndTotal 36-21 3 titlesBig 12 33-18 3 titlesBig Ten 3-3 0 titles

^Big 12 Tournament*Big Ten Tournament

LINEUP BREAKDOWN

7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES


23 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOTES9

LEADOFFPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kiki Stokes 49 31-18MJ Knighten 1 1-0

2ND SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD MJ Knighten 37 22-15Laura Barrow 11 9-2Kaylan Jablonski 1 1-0Gina Metzler 1 0-1

3RD SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alicia Armstrong 32 20-12MJ Knighten 12 9-3Cassie McClure 2 0-2Kaylan Jablonski 2 2-0Austen Urness 2 1-1

CLEANUPPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Kaylan Jablonski 16 11-5Cassie McClure 14 9-5Alicia Armstrong 10 8-2Mattie Fowler 9 4-5Madi Unzicker 1 0-1

5TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Mattie Fowler 17 12-5Dawna Tyson 12 7-5Cassie McClure 9 9-0Kaylan Jablonski 6 1-5Austen Urness 2 2-0Madi Unzicker 2 0-2Alyvia Simmons 1 1-0Alicia Armstrong 1 0-1

6TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alyvia Simmons 14 8-6Mattie Fowler 11 6-5Kaylan Jablonski 9 8-1Cassie McClure 6 3-3Dawna Tyson 5 4-1Austen Urness 3 1-2Alicia Armstrong 1 1-0Madi Unzicker 1 1-0

7TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Alyvia Simmons 11 6-5Austen Urness 10 7-3Dawna Tyson 10 5-5Mattie Fowler 8 7-1Madi Unzicker 6 4-2Kaylan Jablonski 2 2-0Taylor Otte 1 1-0Laura Barrow 1 0-1Cassie McClure 1 0-1

8TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Madi Unzicker 18 12-6Austen Urness 8 8-0Taylor Otte 7 3-4Alyvia Simmons 6 4-2Bri Cassidy 4 2-2Gina Metzler 3 1-2Laura Barrow 2 1-1Mattie Fowler 1 1-0Cassie McClure 1 0-1

9TH SPOTPLAYER STARTS NU RECORD Laura Barrow 31 19-12Gina Metzler 13 9-4Taylor Otte 4 2-2Rachel Arthur 1 1-0 Madi Unzicker 1 1-0


BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 100 AT BATS)1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1994 .439 (68-155)2. Ali Viola, 1995 .437 (87-199)3. Ali Viola, 1998 .424 (72-170)4. Ali Viola, 1996 .421 (85-202)5. Kiki Stokes, 2016 .414 (67-162)6. MJ Knighten, 2015 .412 (82-199)7. Kiki Stokes, 2015 .407 (72-177)8. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1995 .405 (85-210)9. Anne Steffan, 2005 .388 (80-206)10. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 .387 (63-163)11. MJ Knighten, 2016 .386 (61-158)

HOME RUNS1. Ali Viola, 1998 222. MJ Knighten, 2016 213. Taylor Edwards, 2011 18 Taylor Edwards, 2014 185. Christie McCoy, 1998 176. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 167. Ali Viola, 1996 15 Jamie Fuente, 2000 159. Tatum Edwards, 2011 14 Hailey Decker, 2014 14 Tatum Edwards, 2014 14

TRIPLES1. Kathy Foley, 1980 102. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1988 93. Kathy Foley, 1979 6 Julie Uryasz, 1979 6 Laura Lowe, 1980 6 Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986 67. Shelley Scott, 1978 5 Julie Uryasz, 1978 5 Kiki Stokes, 2015 510. Eight Tied 4

-- Kiki Stokes, 2015 3

RBIs1. Ali Viola, 1995 722. Ali Viola, 1996 713. Taylor Edwards, 2011 674. MJ Knighten, 2015 605. MJ Knighten, 2016 596. Brooke Thomason, 2013 587. Ali Viola, 1998 578. Jenny Smith, 1996 54 Taylor Edwards, 2013 54 Steph Pasquale, 2015 54

RUNS1. Kiki Stokes, 2015 662. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1996 613. Ali Viola, 1996 594. Taylor Edwards, 2014 58 MJ Knighten, 2016 586. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1995 55 Jennifer Lizama, 1998 55 Kim Ogee, 2002 559. MJ Knighten, 2015 53 Kiki Stokes, 2016 53

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 100 AT BATS)1. Ali Viola, 1998 .865 (147/170)2. MJ Knighten, 2016 .835 (132/158)3. Ali Viola, 1995 .749 (149/199)4. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 .748 (122/163)5. Ali Viola, 1996 .743 (150/202)6. Taylor Edwards, 2011 .738 (118/160)7. Kiki Stokes, 2015 .701 (124/177)8. Denise Day, 1985 .690 (100/145)9. Jennifer Lizama, 2000 .678 (122/180)10. Taylor Edwards, 2014 .676 (127/188)

-- Kiki Stokes, 2016 .630 (102/162)

WALKS1. Gabby Banda, 2013 41 Taylor Edwards, 2014 413. Ali Viola, 1998 40 Jennifer Lizama, 1999 40 Taylor Edwards, 2012 406. Ali Viola, 1996 397. Amy Offenbacker, 1995 388. Kim Ogee, 2002 37 Taylor Edwards, 2011 3710. Ashley Guile, 2010 35 MJ Knighten, 2016 35

-- Kiki Stokes, 2016 30

HIT-BY-PITCHES1. Kiki Stokes, 2015 172. Taylor Edwards, 2013 163. Taylor Edwards, 2014 134. Alicia Armstrong, 2016 125. Julie Brechtel, 2010 11 Ashley Guile, 2010 117. Trisha Tannahill, 2006 10 Austen Urness, 2014 10 Alicia Armstrong, 2015 1010. Five Tied 9

SAVES1. Rhonda Revelle, 1983 72. Mori Emmons, 1984 6 Sandy Wolterman, 1984 6 Lori Sippel, 1987 65. Mori Emmons, 1983 5 Ashley Hagemann, 2010 5 Cassie McClure, 2015 5 Cassie McClure, 2016 5 9. Seven Tied 4

FIELDING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 150 CHANCES)1. Mattie Fowler, 2016 1.000 (388) Jenny Smith, 1996 1.000 (272)3. Jamie Fuente, 2000 .998 (430)4. Mary K. Wolda, 1986 .996 (236)5. Jamie Waldecker, 2005 .995 (435)6. Kris Vucurevic, 1991 .995 (202)7. Denice Feldhaus, 1984 .994 (359)8. Sheena Lawrick, 2005 .994 (358)9. Crystal Carwile, 2006 .994 (353)10. Lisa Busby, 1985 .994 (348)

BATTING AVERAGE1. 2015 .337 (524-1,554)2. 1995 .315 (538-1,706)3. 1996 .303 (551-1,820)4. 2011 .301 (439-1,459)5. 2016 .301 (422-1,403)

RUNS SCORED1. 2015 4002. 1996 3583. 2014 3524. 1995 3335. 2013 318

-- 2016 301

DOUBLES1. 1995 942. 2014 903. 2015 834. 1996 815. 2012 77 2013 77

-- 2016 74

HOME RUNS1. 2014 732. 2016 633. 1998 624. 2011 58 2013 58

EXTRA-BASE HITS1. 2014 1732. 1995 1503. 2015 1464. 2016 141 5. 2013 136

RBIs1. 2015 3702. 2014 3253. 1996 3214. 1995 2915. 2013 290

-- 2016 280

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE1. 2015 .5052. 2014 .4953. 2016 .4944. 2011 .4675. 1995 .462

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE1. 2015 .4312. 2016 .3953. 2014 .4954. 2011 .4675. 1995 .462

TEAM SEASON RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS WATCH 10 2016 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL


CAREER PITCHING RECORDSCAREER BATTING RECORDS WATCH11

VICTORIES1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 1102. Peaches James, 2001-04 983. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 814. Molly Hill, 2006-09 75 Ashley Hagemann, 2009-12 756. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 737. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 70 Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 709. Emily Lockman, 2013-present 6110. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 55

WIN PERCENTAGE (MIN. 30 DECISIONS)1. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 .816 (40-9)2. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 .764 (81-25)3. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 .760 (73-23)4. Jeanne Wagner, 1982-83 .750 (27-9)5. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 .733 (55-20)6. Peaches James, 2001-04 .721 (98-38)7. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 .714 (70-28)8. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 .696 (110-48)9. Emily Lockman, 2013-present .678 (61-29)10. Angela Blackwood, 1995-97 .645 (40-22)

INNINGS PITCHED1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 1,073.02. Peaches James, 2001-04 917.13. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-12 821.04. Molly Hill, 2006-09 766.05. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 762.16. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 695.17. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 670.08. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 623.19. Emily Lockman, 2013-present 598.110. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 584.2

STRIKEOUTS

1. Ashley Hagemann, 2009-12 9882. Peaches James, 2001-04 9453. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 9364. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 8585. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 8386. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 7087. Molly Hill, 2006-09 7038. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 5519. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 38210. Emily Lockman, 2013-present 362

SAVES1. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 162. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 123. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 10 Jenny Voss, 1997-2000 10 Cassie McClure, 2015-present 106. Peaches James, 2001-04. 97. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 8 Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-07 8 Ashley Hagemann, 2009-12 810. Rhonda Revelle, 1981-83 7

BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS)1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .418 (263/629)2. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 .379 (266/702)3. Lizzy Rock, 2005-06 .374 (133/356)4. MJ Knighten, 2014-present .371 (199/537)5. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .358 (254/710)6. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present .350 (226/646)7. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 .347 (217/625)8. Lisa Wangler, 2000-03 .346 (121/350)9. Denise Day, 1982-85 .336 (186/553)10. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 .334 (170/509)11. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present .332 (220/663)

HITS1. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 2662. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 263 Ali Viola, 1995-98 2634. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 2545. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 2326. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 2267. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 220 Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present 2209. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 21710. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 212

RUNS1. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 1992. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 1953. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 1824. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 1775. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 168 6. Ali Viola, 1995-98 1577. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-06 1458. Nikki Haget, 2009-12 1439. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 14310. Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present 137

TRIPLES1. Kathy Foley, 1977-80 222. Julie Uryasz, 1977-80 17 Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 174. Denise Day, 1982-85 155. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 136. Kris Hermanson, 1977-79 10 Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 108. Shelley Scott, 1978-81 99. Denise McMillan, 1991-94 810. Four players tied 7

-- MJ Knighten, 2014-present 6

HOME RUNS1. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 542. Ali Viola, 1995-98 533. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 474. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 465. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 35 MJ Knighten, 2014-present 357. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 328. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 31 9. Denise Day, 1982-85 2810. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 27 Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 27

RBIs1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 2132. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 2023. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 1774. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04 1735. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 1586. MJ Knighten, 2014-present 1577. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 1418. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 1379. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 13510. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96 134

-- Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present 132

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 AT BATS)

1. Ali Viola, 1995-98 .760 (478/629)2. Christie McCoy, 1997-98 .642 (197/307)3. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .635 (451/710)4. MJ Knighten, 2014-present .631 (339/537)5. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 .629 (423/673)6. Denise Day, 1982-85 .579 (320/553)7. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 .566 (367/648)8. Hailey Decker, 2013-14 .558 (215/385)9. Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 .546 (360/659)10. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present .539 (348/646)

STOLEN BASES1. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 1002. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 913. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-06 834. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 815. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 676. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 607. Leigh Suhr, 1999-2002 578. Meghan Mullin, 2006-09 549. Kristin Davidson, 1989-92 5110. Jill Rishel, 1987-90 49

WALKS1. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 1502. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 1243. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 1174. Ali Viola, 1995-98 1165. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 1156. Ashley Guile, 2008-12 1037. Gabby Banda, 2010-13 96 Brooke Thomason, 2010-13 969. Tatum Edwards, 2011-14 8710. Jamie Fuente, 1998-2001 84

HIT BY PITCH1. Taylor Edwards, 2011-14 392. Julie Brechtel, 2008-11 343. Kiki Stokes, 2013-present 334. Ashley Guile, 2008-12 26 Alicia Armstrong, 2013-present 266. Crystal Carwile, 2006-09 237. Devin Porter, 2004-07 22 Gabby Banda, 2010-13 229. Heidi Foland, 2008-11 2010. Jane Kremer, 1986-89 17 Trisha Tannahill, 2003-06 17 Dawna Tyson, 2013-present 17



NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

COACHING STOPSNebraska (Head Coach) 1993-presentSan Jose State (Assistant Coach) 1989-92Cal State-Hayward (Assistant Coach) 1987-88Nebraska Wesleyan (Head Coach) 1986

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (1987)Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish1987 8-16 7-5 N/A -- -- Totals 8-16 7-5 N/A -- --

NEBRASKA (1993-PRESENT)Year Record Conf. Finish Tourn. Finish1993 18-23 5-11 5th -- -- 1994 25-33 5-15 6th -- -- 1995 43-20 10-6 3rd -- -- 1996 42-23 10-8 4th 3-2 2nd 1997 29-24 10-6 4th 1-2 t-5th 1998 48-12 16-0 1st 4-0 1st 1999 35-21 10-8 4th 3-1 2nd 2000 52-21 15-2 2nd 4-1 1st 2001 51-15 16-2 1st 2-2 t-3rd 2002 50-14 11-5 3rd 3-1 2nd 2003 39-17 10-8 6th 2-2 t-3rd 2004 45-17 14-3 1st 4-0 1st 2005 36-23 9-9 7th 2-2 t-5th 2006 44-12 13-4 2nd 2-2 t-3rd 2007 37-20 10-8 5th 0-1 t-7th 2008 25-28 4-14 t-9th 3-1 2nd 2009 35-19 9-9 5th 0-1 t-7th 2010 30-29 7-11 t-6th 0-1 t-7th 2011 41-14 9-9 6th -- -- 2012 33-22 14-9 3rd -- -- 2013 45-16 16-6 2nd 1-1 t-3rd 2014 44-18 18-5 t-1st 0-1 t-7th 2015 35-23 17-6 3rd 2-1 2nd 2016 32-18 13-9 5th -- --Totals 910-483 267-173 -- 36-22 --Career 918-498 274-178 -- 36-22 --

NCAA TOURNAMENT (NEBRASKA ONLY)Year Round Record Finish Rank1993 -- -- -- -- 1994 -- -- -- -- 1995 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1996 Regional 1-2 t-17th 18th 1997 Regional 2-2 t-9th 25th 1998 WCWS 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 -- 2008 -- -- -- -- 2009 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- 2010 Regional 1-2 t-33rd -- 2011 Regional 2-2 t-17th 21st 2012 -- -- -- -- 2013 WCWS 5-3 t-7th 8th 2014 Super Regional 4-3 t-9th 16th 2015 Regional 1-2 t-33rd --Totals 19 app. 45-40 -- --

REVELLE’S COACHING TOTALS AT NEBRASKAConference Coach-of-the-Year Awards 4Big Ten Coach of the Year 1Big 12 Coach of the Year 2Big Eight Coach of the Year 1Regional Coaching Staff-of-the-Year Awards 5 Conference Titles 7Big Ten Conference Titles 1Big 12 Conference Titles 6NCAA Tournament Appearances 19NCAA Regional Titles 4Women’s College World Series Appearances 3NFCA All-Americans 19Multi-Time All-Americans 5CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 13

WINS AT CURRENT SCHOOL (ACTIVE D1 COACHES)*1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1,4622. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1,4533. Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1,2634. Diane Ninemire, California 1,2475. Margo Jonker, Central Michigan 1,1876. Donna Papa, North Carolina 1,1567. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 1,0738. Sandy Montgomery, SIUE* 9809. Melinda Fischer, Illinois State 97910. Patrick Murphy, Alabama 93411. Bob Coolen, Hawaii 92012. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 910

*SIUE has only been a Division I school since 2009

REVELLE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACH RHONDA REVELLE 12 2016 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

NFCA HALL OF FAME

WINNINGEST COACH IN THE HISTORY OF HUSKER ATHLETICS

(ALL SPORTS)

COACH OF THE YEAR IN THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES

(BIG 8, BIG 12, BIG TEN)

FIVE-TIME REGIONAL COACHING STAFF

OF THE YEAR

THREE-TIME NFCA PRESIDENT

RHONDA REVELLE24th SEASON AT NEBRASKA • 25th CAREER SEASON

910-482 RECORD AT NEBRASKA • 918-498 CAREER RECORD

MOST NCAA TOURNAMENTS (ACTIVE COACHES)1. Mike Candrea, Arizona 292. Diane Ninemire, Cal 273. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 234. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma 215. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 19

MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (SINCE 1993)1. Ralph & Karen Weekly, Tennessee 172. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska 13 Eugene Lenti, DePaul 13

ACTIVE DIVISION I NFCA HALL-OF-FAME COACHESMike Candrea, Arizona Inducted 1996Margo Jonker, Central Michigan Inducted 2003Carol Hutchins, Michigan Inducted 2006Eugene Lenti, DePaul Inducted 2008Diane Ninemire, Cal Inducted 2009Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Inducted 2010Melinda Fischer, Illinois State Inducted 2010Ralph Weekly, Tennessee Inducted 2011Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Inducted 2012Donna Papa, North Carolina Inducted 2012Joan Joyce, Florida Atlantic Inducted 2013Patrick Murphy, Alabama Inducted 2013Jo Evans, Texas A&M Inducted 2015Clint Myers, Auburn Inducted 2015

One of only 14 active Division I coaches enshrined in the NFCA Hall of Fame, Rhonda Revelle has helped her student-athletes succeed athletically and academically. On the field, she has taken 19 teams to the NCAA Tournament, a total that ranks fifth nationally among active coaches. In the classroom, Revelle has coached 13 players to academic All-America honors in 24 seasons, the second-highest total of any coach nationally during that span. Revelle won her 900th game on March 12, 2016, vs. Ohio State, becoming the 15th active Division I coach and 25th coach in Division I history to record 900 victories. She became the 12th active Division I coach to win 900 games at his or her current school on April 3, 2016, in Nebraska’s 26-4 win at Maryland.


#21 ALICIA ARMSTRONGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 twice Hits 3 18 times3 vs. Georgetown Runs 3 six times8 vs. Omaha RBIs same1 seven times HRs 2 twice


#29 RACHEL ARTHURSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGHnone Hits none1 four times Runs 1 nine timesnone RBIs 1 vs. UTEP (2014)none HRs none

#23 LAURA BARROWSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 at Northern Iowa Hits same4 at Maryland Runs 3 same2 twice RBIs 2 seven times1 twice HRs none

#8 CAITLIN BARTSCHSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH4.1 vs. DePaul IP same1 at NC State Ks 2 vs. Georgia Tch (2015)0 at Minnesota Hits same0 twice ER 0 three times

#44 BRI CASSIDYSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGHnone Hits none1 at Northwestern Runs samenone RBIs nonenone HRs none

#17 MATTIE FOWLERSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH4 at Minnesota Hits same2 twice Runs 2 eight times4 vs. Wisconsin RBIs 4 twice1 three times HRs 1 12 times

#12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • PITCHINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH9.0 vs. Wisconsin IP same9 vs. Wisconsin Ks 9 twice0 vs. Purdue Hits (CG) same0 twice ER (CG) 0 five times

#12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • BATTINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 at Maryland Hits same2 at Maryland Runs 2 twice3 at Maryland RBIs same1 four times HRs 1 five times

#14 TAYLOR KADAVY • PITCHINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3.2 vs. Arkansas IP same4 vs. Arkansas Ks same2 three times Hits same1 twice ER same

#14 TAYLOR KADAVY • BATTINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGHnone Hits none1 twice Runs samenone RBIs nonenone HRs none

#99 MJ KNIGHTENSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 eight times Hits 4 twice3 six times Runs 3 nine times5 three times RBIs 5 four times2 three times HRs 2 four times

#4 EMILY LOCKMANSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH7.1 vs. Wisconsin IP 10.0 at LSU (2015)5 vs. Wisconsin Ks 11 at Wichita St. (2013)4 vs. Louisville Hits (CG) 0 vs. Utah St. (2013)0 vs. Louisville ER (CG) 0 17 times

#66 CASSIE McCLURE • PITCHINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH8.0 vs. Purdue IP same 10 twice Ks same1 vs. Green Bay Hits (CG) same0 three times ER (CG) same

#66 CASSIE McCLURE • BATTINGSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 twice Hits 3 seven times2 at Maryland Runs 2 six times5 at Maryland RBIs 7 vs. Rhode Island (2014)2 at Maryland HRs 2 twice

#11 GINA METZLERSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 at NC State Hits 2 three times2 at Maryland Runs same1 twice RBIs 1 three timesnone HRs none

#22 TAYLOR OTTESEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH1 seven times Hits same2 at Northwestern Runs samenone RBIs nonenone HRs none

#32 ALYVIA SIMMONSSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 five times Hits same2 five times Runs same3 at Illinois RBIs same1 five times HRs same

#01 LOTTE SJULINSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH1 twice Hits same1 nine times Runs 1 32 times1 twice RBIs samenone HRs none

#13 KIKI STOKESSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH4 twice Hits 4 four times5 at Maryland Runs same4 at Maryland RBIs 5 vs. Michigan St. (2015)2 at Northwestern HRs 2 twice

#3 DAWNA TYSONSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 twice Hits 3 four times2 twice Runs 2 four times5 at Minnesota RBIs same1 twice HRs 1 10 times

#7 MADI UNZICKERSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH2 four times Hits same2 vs. Omaha Runs 2 twice3 vs. Arkansas RBIs same1 four times HRs same

#27 AUSTEN URNESSSEASON HIGH CATEGORY CAREER HIGH3 at Maryland Hits 3 twice2 vs. Wisconsin Runs 2 four times4 vs. James Madison RBIs same2 vs. Wisconsin HRs same

7 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES23 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES


#21 ALICIA ARMSTRONG • SS AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .301 45-44 28 40 4 7 37 22 .489 .440Career .332 224-223 137 220 34 24 132 72 .501 .416

• Ranks 7th all-time at NU in hits (220), 10th in runs (137) and 11th in average (.332)• Owns three NU game records: doubles (3 in 2014), walks (4 in 2015) & RBIs (8 in 2016)• 1 of 6 players in NU history to post a .300 average as a freshman, sophomore and junior• 1 of 5 players in school history to produce 50 hits as a freshman, sophomore and junior• 1 of 10 Huskers to total 200 career hits (ranks 7th in school history with 220 hits)

• 2-TIME 2ND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN •

#29 RACHEL ARTHUR • INF AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .000 13-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Career .000 36-7 9 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125

• Only Husker on the 2016 roster who has earned starts in both the infield and outfield• Produced an RBI in her first career plate appearance (bases-loaded walk) • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten; four-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member• Only Lincoln native on Nebraska’s 2016 roster• Father Mike is Nebraska’s Director of Strength and Conditioning Performance Research

#23 LAURA BARROW • 2B AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .286 46-46 33 38 8 2 13 11 .391 .349Career .309 104-104 75 85 21 2 40 33 .415 .389

• Has hit safely in seven straight games and nine of her last 10; hit .295 in Big Ten play• Tallied 13 doubles in 2015, the third-highest freshman total in Nebraska history• 1 of 4 Huskers to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since NU joined B1G in 2012• Hit .382 in Big Ten play with a .485 on-base percentage• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten; Two-Time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016)

#28 CAITLIN BARTSCH • RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2016 0-0 3.32 3 0 0 0 0 6.1 2 .154Career 0-0 6.77 7 0 0 0 0 10.1 5 .313

• Has made seven career relief appearances, allowing 2 ER or less five times• Tossed a scoreless inning at No. 24 Minnesota in her only Big Ten action this season• Threw 4.1 scoreless innings of one-hit relief in Nebraska’s comeback win over DePaul• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten; Two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member• 46-9 career record with a 1.46 ERA and 17 saves for The Woodlands High School

#44 BRI CASSIDY • C AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .000 26-20 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .250Career .000 26-20 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .250

• Has earned 20 starts as part of NU’s catching rotation, including 11 in Big Ten play• Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester last fall• Was named a first-team NFCA High School All-American as a junior• Posted a .428 career average in high school with 33 doubles, 10 homers and 97 RBIs• Excels defensively, as she allowed only six stolen bases in 31 attempts in her prep career

#17 MATTIE FOWLER • 1B AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .338 47-46 12 51 6 3 38 10 .437 .387Career .283 202-201 60 167 17 12 103 42 .376 .333

• 4th-year captain; first four-time captain in the 41-year history of Nebraska softball• Career highs in hits (51), RBIs (37), doubles (6); nearing highs in homers (2) & walks (1)• Fifth-year senior has overcome two torn ACL injuries (earned medical hardship in 2014)• 2011 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year has earned starts at P, 1B, 3B, SS & DP at Nebraska• Earned her degree in finance last May and is currently pursuing her MBA

#12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2016 8-5 4.57 28 18 7 1 0 102.2 72 .275Career 16-11 4.61 51 34 10 3 0 189.2 126 .264

• Posted a 6-2 record in Big Ten play, ranking ninth in the league in wins• Tossed a no-hitter vs. Purdue on April 29, allowing only one base runner (walk)• Ended her rookie year with a two-hit shutout vs. Texas Southern in the NCAA Tournament• 1 of 2 Husker freshmen to toss a shutout in the NCAA Tournament (first since 2003)• 2013 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year; 81-14 prep record with 1.50 ERA and 891 Ks

#12 KAYLAN JABLONSKI • UTIL AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .256 46-36 18 34 9 4 20 5 .414 .279Career .263 86-62 29 54 12 5 31 14 .395 .306

• Has earned 62 career starts in the lineup; 30 at DP, 29 at pitcher and 3 in left field• Has tallied eight games with multiple hits and six games with multiple RBIs• Posted a .557 career average for Omaha Skutt Catholic with 25 homers and 137 RBIs• .557 average was a Nebraska all-class record, breaking Alicia Armstrong’s record (.514)• Also set Nebraska Class B records with her 25 home runs and 137 RBIs

#14 TAYLOR KADAVY • LHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2016 0-0 8.08 3 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 .316Career 0-0 8.08 3 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 .316

• Allowed one run on one hit in 3.2 innings in career debut vs. Arkansas• First-year Husker after spending her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney• Was unable to pitch for the Lopers in 2014, when she was hampered by a back injury• Is Nebraska’s first left-handed pitcher since 2001• Three-time all-state selection at York High School; 31-3, 1.85 ERA as a senior

#14 TAYLOR KADAVY • UTIL AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .000 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Career .000 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

• First-year Husker after spending her freshman season at Division II Nebraska-Kearney• Has pinch ran four times, scoring a pair of runs• Pinch ran 13 times at UNK in 2014, scoring six runs• Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester last fall• Three-time all-state selection at York High School

#99 MJ KNIGHTEN • 3B AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .386 50-50 58 61 8 21 59 35 .835 .510Career .371 170-170 143 199 23 35 157 73 .631 .457

• Leads the Big Ten and ranks 2nd nationally with 21 HR, one shy of tying the NU record• Is 1 of 10 players nationally averaging more than 1.0 hit, 1.0 run & 1.0 RBI per game• First Husker with more than one season with 50 hits, 50 runs & 50 RBIs (2015 & 2016)• Ranked fourth in NU history in hits (82) and RBIs (60) and fifth in average (.412) in 2015• 1 of 6 unanimous 2015 All-Big Ten picks; 1 of 3 freshman All-Big Ten picks in 2014

• 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION • • 2-TIME ALL-BIG TEN •



#4 EMILY LOCKMAN • RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2016 8-4 3.81 21 11 1 1 1 82.2 38 .277Career 61-29 2.85 124 94 48 15 3 598.1 362 .258

• 1 of 4 active Division I pitchers who has earned two first-team all-region accolades• 1 of 3 Husker pitchers to be a two-time, first-team all-region honoree• Only Husker pitcher to be a first-team all-region selection as a freshman and sophomore• 1 of 4 Husker pitchers to earn all-conference honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior• Owns seven wins vs. top-15 teams, four vs. top-10 foes and two vs. top-three teams

• 2-TIME 1ST-TEAM ALL-REGION • • 3-TIME ALL-BIG TEN •

#66 CASSIE McCLURE • RHP W-L ERA APP GS CG SHO SV IP SO AVG.2016 16-9 3.25 37 20 10 2 5 146.1 104 .273Career 25-12 3.64 75 30 14 2 11 238.1 151 .275

• Has had a hand in 21 of NU’s 32 wins (16 victories, 5 saves); ranks 14th nationally in saves• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week twice this season (Feb. 15 & April 11) • Has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 54 of her 75 career appearances• Earned first-team all-region honors at the pitcher/utility spot in 2015 (3rd team in 2014)• 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association Softball 4A-5A High School Player of the Year

• 2-TIME ALL-REGION • • 2014 2ND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 •

#66 CASSIE McCLURE • DP AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .245 39-33 8 24 4 4 22 13 .408 .348Career .325 141-128 37 123 23 17 105 55 .521 .413

• First full year at Nebraska after transferring from Texas Tech in January of 2015• Owns a .325 career batting average with 17 home runs and 105 RBIs• Two-time all-region selection (first-team honoree in 2015) primarily because of her bat• Homered in her first at bat as a Husker in the 2015 season opener vs. Colorado State• Posted eighth-best average (.364) and ninth-most RBIs (44) in Texas Tech history in 2014

• 2-TIME ALL-REGION • • 2014 2ND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 •

#11 GINA METZLER • OF AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .289 45-31 15 11 1 0 1 5 .316 .386Career .254 90-46 17 17 1 0 2 7 .269 .333

• Has produced more hits and walks this season while improving her average by .082• Earned 15 starts as a freshman (14 in left and one in center) and scored 20 runs• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten; Perfect 4.0 GPA in two of her first three college semesters• Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her first three semesters• Four-time first-team All-Nebraska selection at Papillion-La Vista High School

#22 TAYLOR OTTE • OF AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .189 39-13 8 7 2 0 0 3 .297 .286Career .140 80-18 23 7 2 0 0 3 .220 .218

• Converted infielder has made nine starts in left field, one in center and three in right• Only Husker to start a game at all three outfield positions in 2016• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten; Two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll• Three-time all-state selection helped Wahoo High School win three Class C state titles• Hit .584 as a senior with 17 doubles, six triples, seven homers, 34 steals and 44 RBIs

#32 ALYVIA SIMMONS • OF AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .253 35-32 20 24 6 5 13 16 .474 .363Career .253 35-32 20 24 6 5 13 16 .474 .363

• Hit four of her five home runs in Big Ten play, which tied for second on the team• Posted first career homer, multi-hit game and multi-RBI game at NC State on Feb. 20• Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in her first semester last fall• Participated in the tryouts for the 2015 USA Junior Women’s National Team• All-state pick in Nebraska (sophomore) and Kansas (senior) in her only two prep seasons

#01 LOTTE SJULIN • OF/C AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .333 35-1 9 2 1 0 2 1 .500 .429Career .333 85-1 32 2 1 0 2 1 .500 .429

• Pinch ran 79 times in her career, scoring 32 runs; also 3 appearances in RF, 2 in LF, 1 at C• Made first career start (RF) vs. Louisville (Feb. 20); first career hit vs. Wichita St. (March 6)• Two-time recipient of Nebraska’s Borg-Wright Coaches Award (2014, 2015)• Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015, 2016)• Member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her first five semesters

#13 KIKI STOKES • CF AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .414 49-49 53 67 11 6 23 30 .630 .515Career .350 229-227 195 226 27 23 107 117 .539 .469

• 1 of 2 Husker outfielders to earn All-America honors and first since Kim Ogee in 2002• No. 6 overall pick in 2016 NPF Draft by Scrap Yard Dawgs; highest draft pick in NU history• Set school records with 66 runs and a .532 on-base percentage in 2015• 1 of 2 players in school history to total 60 hits and 60 runs in the same season (2015)• 1 of 4 Huskers to produce 50 hits, 50 runs and 50 RBIs in the same season (2015)

• 2015 3RD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN • • 2015 1ST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN •

#3 DAWNA TYSON • 1B/DP AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .341 32-27 10 28 5 2 19 9 .476 .419Career .266 170-142 43 105 13 10 64 42 .375 .360

• Hitting .341 after posting a career-high .301 average in 2015• Has earned 142 career starts: 87 at first, 48 as the designated player and 7 at second• Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten; 2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner• Sister Tori was a Husker (2008-11); sister Dena was a 2007 All-American at Washington• Father Marty founded and coaches the Corona Angels, a top travel ball program

#7 MADI UNZICKER • C/UTIL AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .225 39-32 13 18 7 4 12 11 .463 .340Career .202 57-40 19 21 8 4 12 13 .394 .320

• Has surpassed freshman totals in every category while improving her OPS by .386• Has hit the first four home runs of her career this season and produced her first 12 RBIs• 2016 Academic All-Big Ten; Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member every semester• 2012 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Millard South High School• Set a Nebraska all-class record with 37 career home runs, 13 more than the previous record

#27 AUSTEN URNESS • OF/C AVG. G-GS R H 2B HR RBI BB SLG% OB%2016 .202 34-25 9 17 2 5 20 6 .405 .280Career .242 76-63 28 46 8 9 42 15 .437 .336

• Totaled three home runs and 13 RBIs in her final 13 Big Ten Conference starts• Redshirted in 2015 after sitting out the season following offseason knee surgery• Has earned a start every outfield position in her career (23 in RF, 18 in LF, 1 in CF)• Only Husker freshman to hit multiple home runs in an NCAA Tournament (2 in 2014)• Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten; Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member every semester


NEBRASKA OVERALL STATISTICS 2016 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

2016 Nebraska SoftballOverall Statistics for Nebraska (as of May 07, 2016)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 32-18 Home: 11-5 Away: 8-7 Neutral: 13-6 Big Ten: 13-9

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%13 Stokes, Kiki . 4 1 4 49-49 162 53 67 11 3 6 23 102 . 6 3 0 30 6 21 0 . 5 1 5 2 0 20-24 54 3 3 . 9 5 0

99 Knighten, MJ . 3 8 6 50-50 158 58 61 8 0 21 59 132 . 8 3 5 35 5 12 1 . 5 1 0 0 2 6-8 50 127 12 . 9 3 7

3 Tyson, Dawna . 3 4 1 32-27 82 10 28 5 0 2 19 39 . 4 7 6 9 2 8 3 . 4 1 9 0 1 0-0 55 19 3 . 9 6 1

17 Fowler, Mattie . 3 3 8 47-46 151 12 51 6 0 3 38 66 . 4 3 7 10 2 13 3 . 3 8 7 0 6 0-0 365 23 0 1.000

1 Sjulin, Lotte . 3 3 3 35-1 6 9 2 1 0 0 2 3 . 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 4 2 9 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000

21 Armstrong, Alicia . 3 0 1 45-44 133 28 40 4 0 7 37 65 . 4 8 9 22 12 14 1 . 4 4 0 1 0 3-3 55 104 11 . 9 3 5

11 Metzler, Gina . 2 8 9 45-31 38 15 11 1 0 0 2 12 . 3 1 6 5 1 3 1 . 3 8 6 0 2 1-1 46 1 2 . 9 5 9

23 Barrow, Laura . 2 8 6 46-46 133 33 38 8 0 2 13 52 . 3 9 1 11 2 18 1 . 3 4 9 0 3 0-0 105 91 11 . 9 4 7

12 Jablonski, Kaylan . 2 5 6 46-36 133 18 34 9 0 4 20 55 . 4 1 4 5 0 15 1 . 2 7 9 2 2 1-1 1 21 0 1.000

32 Simmons, Alyvia . 2 5 3 35-32 95 20 24 6 0 5 13 45 . 4 7 4 16 1 18 1 . 3 6 3 1 0 0-0 23 1 2 . 9 2 3

66 McClure, Cassie . 2 4 5 39-33 98 8 24 4 0 4 22 40 . 4 0 8 13 3 9 1 . 3 4 8 1 1 0-0 1 27 5 . 8 4 8

7 Unzicker, Madi . 2 2 5 39-32 80 13 18 7 0 4 12 37 . 4 6 3 11 3 31 0 . 3 4 0 0 0 1-1 125 17 3 . 9 7 9

27 Urness, Austen . 2 0 2 34-25 84 9 17 2 0 5 20 34 . 4 0 5 6 3 11 2 . 2 8 0 0 0 0-0 22 2 0 1.000

22 Otte, Taylor . 1 8 9 39-13 37 8 7 2 1 0 0 11 . 2 9 7 3 2 7 0 . 2 8 6 0 0 4-7 19 0 3 . 8 6 4

44 Cassidy, Bri . 0 0 0 26-20 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 103 16 2 . 9 8 3

29 Arthur, Rachel . 0 0 0 13-3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 8 1 . 9 0 0

8 Bartsch, Caitlin . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 1 . 5 0 0

4 Lockman, Emily . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 18 2 . 9 0 5

14 Kadavy, Taylor . 0 0 0 4-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 3 0 1 50 1403 301 422 74 4 63 280 693 . 4 9 4 180 42 185 15 . 3 9 5 7 17 37-46 1027 479 61 . 9 6 1

Opponents . 2 7 3 50 1346 227 367 66 9 44 205 583 . 4 3 3 152 22 220 12 . 3 5 3 12 45 33-43 1002 387 58 . 9 6 0

LOB - Team (349), Opp (326). DPs turned - Team (25), Opp (31). IBB - Team (4), Knighten 3, Armstrong 1, Opp (3).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha66 McClure, Cassie 3 . 2 5 16-9 37 20 10 2/0 5 146.1 153 88 68 60 104 30 4 13 . 2 7 3 4 8 0 6 27 8 Bartsch, Caitlin 3 . 3 2 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 4 4 3 4 2 0 0 1 . 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 Lockman, Emily 3 . 8 1 8-4 21 11 1 1/0 1 82.2 91 54 45 30 38 23 2 9 . 2 7 7 8 12 0 3 512 Jablonski, Kaylan 4 . 5 7 8-5 28 18 7 1/0 0 102.2 113 76 67 54 72 12 3 20 . 2 7 5 14 1 0 2 1214 Kadavy, Taylor 8 . 0 8 0-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 4.1 6 5 5 4 4 1 0 1 . 3 1 6 2 1 0 1 1Totals 3 . 8 4 32-18 50 50 18 4/0 6 342.1 367 227 188 152 220 66 9 44 . 2 7 3 29 22 0 12 45

Opponents 5 . 2 6 18-32 50 50 22 4/0 3 334.0 422 301 251 180 185 74 4 63 . 3 0 1 19 42 4 7 17

PB - Team (7), Unzicker 6, Cassidy 1, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (1), Unzicker 1. SBA/ATT - Unzicker (24-30), McClure (12-16),Lockman (10-14), Cassidy (9-13), Jablonski (11-13).


NEBRASKA BIG TEN CONFERENCE STATISTICS 2016 NEBRASKA SOFTBALL

2016 Nebraska SoftballConference statistics for Nebraska (as of May 07, 2016)

(Big Ten games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 13-9 Home: 7-4 Away: 6-5 Big Ten: 13-9

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 1 Sjulin, Lotte 1.000 15-0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

13 Stokes, Kiki . 4 4 7 22-22 76 28 34 7 1 4 15 55 . 7 2 4 14 4 10 0 . 5 4 7 1 0 9-11 27 2 2 . 9 3 5

3 Tyson, Dawna . 3 4 9 15-14 43 7 15 3 0 1 13 21 . 4 8 8 3 2 1 2 . 4 1 7 0 0 0-0 11 9 0 1.000

99 Knighten, MJ . 3 3 3 22-22 72 24 24 4 0 6 23 46 . 6 3 9 19 2 6 1 . 4 8 4 0 0 4-4 23 48 4 . 9 4 7

11 Metzler, Gina . 3 3 3 21-10 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 1-1 17 1 0 1.000

17 Fowler, Mattie . 3 2 9 22-22 82 7 27 4 0 0 20 31 . 3 7 8 2 1 7 1 . 3 5 3 0 3 0-0 171 15 0 1.000

23 Barrow, Laura . 2 9 5 22-22 61 19 18 5 0 1 5 26 . 4 2 6 10 1 7 0 . 4 0 3 0 2 0-0 67 47 4 . 9 6 6

27 Urness, Austen . 2 5 6 15-12 39 6 10 1 0 3 14 20 . 5 1 3 5 2 5 0 . 3 7 0 0 0 0-0 10 0 0 1.000

32 Simmons, Alyvia . 2 5 5 19-18 55 15 14 2 0 4 10 28 . 5 0 9 9 0 10 1 . 3 5 4 1 0 0-0 11 0 1 . 9 1 7

21 Armstrong, Alicia . 2 4 1 19-18 54 9 13 2 0 2 8 21 . 3 8 9 14 4 5 0 . 4 3 1 0 0 1-1 25 39 8 . 8 8 9

12 Jablonski, Kaylan . 2 3 0 19-16 61 7 14 3 0 1 10 20 . 3 2 8 1 0 10 1 . 2 3 8 1 2 1-1 0 13 0 1.000

22 Otte, Taylor . 2 0 0 17-5 15 3 3 0 1 0 0 5 . 3 3 3 2 2 5 0 . 3 6 8 0 0 0-2 10 0 0 1.000

66 McClure, Cassie . 1 7 8 16-15 45 2 8 1 0 2 10 15 . 3 3 3 5 1 3 0 . 2 7 5 0 0 0-0 1 16 2 . 8 9 5

7 Unzicker, Madi . 1 3 3 15-11 30 3 4 3 0 0 2 7 . 2 3 3 3 2 12 0 . 2 5 7 0 0 1-1 42 7 1 . 9 8 0

44 Cassidy, Bri . 0 0 0 13-11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 . 4 2 9 0 0 0-0 53 14 1 . 9 8 5

29 Arthur, Rachel . 0 0 0 6-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000

8 Bartsch, Caitlin . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

4 Lockman, Emily . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 6 1 . 8 5 7

14 Kadavy, Taylor . 0 0 0 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 2 9 0 22 642 147 186 35 2 24 132 297 . 4 6 3 94 21 83 6 . 3 9 6 3 7 17-21 469 220 24 . 9 6 6

Opponents . 2 8 3 22 607 107 172 32 6 20 98 276 . 4 5 5 86 7 97 6 . 3 7 5 6 23 15-23 462 178 31 . 9 5 4

LOB - Team (158), Opp (153). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (15). IBB - Team (2), Armstrong 1, Knighten 1, Opp (3).

(Big Ten games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 8 Bartsch, Caitlin 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 Jablonski, Kaylan 3 . 6 8 6-2 14 9 5 1/0 0 59.0 51 34 31 37 40 5 2 9 . 2 3 1 7 0 0 2 666 McClure, Cassie 3 . 8 1 5-5 14 12 5 1/0 1 71.2 83 49 39 38 43 17 2 8 . 3 0 1 2 3 0 2 16 4 Lockman, Emily 5 . 6 8 2-2 7 1 0 0/0 0 24.2 36 23 20 10 13 9 2 3 . 3 4 3 2 4 0 2 114 Kadavy, Taylor 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0Totals 4 . 0 7 13-9 22 22 10 2/0 1 156.1 172 107 91 86 97 32 6 20 . 2 8 3 11 7 0 6 23

Opponents 5 . 0 9 9-13 22 22 9 1/0 2 154.0 186 147 112 94 83 35 2 24 . 2 9 0 9 21 2 3 7

PB - Team (2), Unzicker 2, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (1), Unzicker 1. SBA/ATT - Unzicker (9-13), McClure (8-11), Cassidy(6-10), Jablonski (6-8), Lockman (1-4).


2016 Big Ten Softball TournamentHosted by Penn State University

All games will be played at Beard Field

Game 112 p.m. (BTN)

Game 512 p.m. (BTN)

Game 62:30 p.m. (BTN)

Game 91 p.m. (BTN)

Game 11CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

6 p.m. (BTN)

2016TOURNAMENT

CHAMPION


THURSDAY, MAY 12 FRIDAY, MAY 13 SATURDAY, MAY 14

All Times Eastern

#6 Ohio State

#11 Rutgers

#7 Illinois

#10 Michigan State

#3 Northwestern

#2 Minnesota



Game 88 p.m. (BTN)


Game 48 p.m. (BTN)

#5 Nebraska

#12 Purdue

#8 Wisconsin

#9 Indiana

#4 Penn State

#1 Michigan

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