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SOFTBALL 4Softball Contact: Matt Smith 4Office: (402) 472-7780 4Cell: (402) 770-5926 This Week in Husker Softball - April 17 - 23 Nebraska Quick Facts Location......................... Lincoln, Neb. 68588 Population..........................................235,594 Founded..................................................1869 Enrollment...........................................22,000 Nickname .................... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors ...................................Scarlet & Cream Conference............................................Big 12 Chancellor..............................Harvey Perlman Athletic Director ...................... Steve Pederson Head Coach ........................... Rhonda Revelle Alma Mater .......................... Nebraska, 1984 Overall record (years).................550-287 (14) Record at NU (years) ...............542-271 (13) Assistant Coach ..............................Lori Sippel Alma Mater .......................... Nebraska, 1988 Assistant Coach ......................... Jennifer Ogee Alma Mater ...................... Washington, 1997 Facility (Capacity) ..... Bowlin Stadium (2,500) First Year of Softball ................................1976 All-Time Record............................. 1,017-555 All-Time Conference Record............. 232-158 NCAA Tournament Appearances ................16 College World Series Appearances .................7 4e-mail: msmith@Huskers.com 4Release #16, April 21, 2006 Tuesday, April 18 4Iowa State 6, No. 16 Nebraska 5 Thursday, April 20 4No. 17 Nebraska 8, Iowa State 0 (6 innings) Saturday, April 22 4No. 16 Nebraska at Texas Tech, 2 p.m. Media Coverage: Live Stats (Huskers.com) Sunday, April 23 4No. 16 Nebraska at Texas Tech, Noon Media Coverage: Live Stats (Huskers.com) NU at a Glance Record: 33-8 Big 12: 7-4 Big 12 Standing: 3rd NFCA Poll: 17th ESPN Poll: 15th RPI: 25 Streak: Won 1 Huskers Travel to Texas Tech This Weekend Softball Contact: ...........................Matt Smith Office Phone: .........................(402) 472-7780 Cell Phone .............................(402) 770-5926 Secondary Contact: ................. Sarah Sherman Office Phone: .........................(402) 472-7781 SID Fax:.................................(402) 472-2005 Press Box Phone: ...................(402) 472-6932 The 17th-ranked Nebraska softball team wraps up its regular-season road schedule this weekend when it travels to Lubbock, Texas, for a pair of games with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. NU, which is 33-8 on the season and in third place in the Big 12 Conference with a 7-4 record, is 1-1 this week after splitting a pair of games with Iowa State. The Huskers dropped a 6-5 game at Iowa State on Tuesday, before rebounding with an 8-0 run-rule victory over the Cyclones on Thursday that gave NU a 15-1 home record, marking the most wins in the five-year history of Bowlin Stadium. Following Sunday's game, Nebraska returns home for a season-ending six-game homestand that begins on Tuesday, April 25 and wraps up on Sunday, May 7. The Huskers have plenty of promotions planned for the homestand including: Student Day (April 25), when 100 adidas softball shirts will be handed out to the first 100 students entering Bowlin Stadium; Fan Appreciation Day (April 26) that features free general admission to the public and 250 bags of Colby Ridge popcorn distributed at the gate; Softball Club Day (May 6), when kids wearing their little league jerseys receive free general admission seating; and Senior Night (May 7), when the Huskers' senior class will be recognized. Before the home festivities, NU faces a key series this weekend as the Huskers remain in the hunt for the Big 12 title. Although Texas Tech ranks in the bottom half of the league standings, Texas Tech has proven to be a formidable foe, as Tech owns victories over 15th-ranked and defending Big 12 champions Texas A&M and 22nd-ranked Oklahoma. Nebraska Interview Policy 2006 Numerical Roster Media Relations All interviews with Nebraska softball players must be arranged through the media relations office. The best time to reach Head Coach Rhonda Revelle for interviews during the week is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Huskers usually practice daily from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Check with Matt Smith or Sarah Sherman for the location. Pronunciation Guide Lizzy Aumua ............................ uh-MOO-uh Ashley DeBuhr............................duh-BORE Carmen Kier .......................................KEER Katie Linke .....................................LINK-ee Jennifer Ogee ................................... OH-gee Brittany Pascale ............................. PASS-kull KoKo Tacha ...................................TAH-hah Jessica Yoachim.............................YOKE-um No. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 18 19 22 28 33 34 59 Name Meghan Mullin Devin Porter Ashley DeBuhr Darcy Rutherford KoKo Tacha Carmen Kier Jessica Yoachim Crystal Carwile Lizzy Aumua Molly Hill Kimberly Fuller Jordan Keen Jamie Waldecker Trisha Tannahill Jaime Borg Brittany Pascale Katie Linke Pos. OF INF RHP OF OF INF INF INF OF RHP INF RHP C OF RHP C C/UT Ht. 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-4 5-3 5-8 5-3 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-9 5-4 5-7 Yr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. B/T L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R Highlights hitting .250 with 9 R; 12 starts in rookie year two games with 5 or more RBIs; 7 HR, 22 RBIs eight shutouts in last 12 starts appeared in 21 games, scored 3 runs career highs in hits, 2B, 3B, RBIs, HR 5 HR after hitting 2 HR in first two years broke NU career sacrifice record this season first Husker with 10+ HR since the 2003 season .417, 36 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 19-for-23 SB 17-2, 1.69 ERA; 3 shutouts, 151 Ks appeared in eight games; 2-for-11, 3 BB, 2 RBIs will redshirt in 2006 to rehab back second on team with 28 RBIs; 4 HR .313, 2 3B, 11 2B, 4 HR, 28 RBIs 0-0, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 4.67 ERA; .500 OB% .254, 6 RBIs in 22 starts 5-for-8, HR, 4 RBIs, .769 OB% last 6 games 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 2 Scouting Texas Tech (18-29, 4-9 Big 12) 2006 Schedule and Results Day, Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Fri.-Sun., Feb. 10-12 Friday, Feb. 10 Friday, Feb. 10 Saturday, Feb. 11 Saturday, Feb. 11 Sunday, Feb. 12 Kajikawa Classic #7 Stanford #15 Oregon State Cal State Northridge Utah State Nevada Tempe, Ariz. L, 3-7 Aumua 3-for-4; Kier HR W, 8-2 Hill 1st victory; Porter 5 RBIs W, 3-2 Hill 4.0 IP, 1 H; Carwile HR W, 7-2 Carwile 3-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs W, 3-0 DeBuhr, CG two-hitter, 15 Ks Highlights/Radio Info Fri.-Sun., Feb. 24-26 Friday, Feb. 24 Friday, Feb. 24 Saturday, Feb. 25 Sat.-Sun., Feb. 25-26 NFCA Leadoff Classic Illinois Florida Atlantic Florida Bracket Play Columbus, Ga. W, 21-1 (5) 2nd-most runs in school history W, 5-0 Hill first shutout, 10 Ks Canceled Canceled Wednesday, March 1 Wednesday, March 1 Missouri Western Missouri Western W, 3-1 Porter RBI 3B; DeBuhr 10 Ks W, 9-1 (5) Tacha 2-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBIs Fri.-Sun., March 3-5 Friday, March 3 Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 Saturday, March 4 Sunday, March 5 Best Western Airport Festival Stephen F. Austin Notre Dame Kansas Tulsa Northern Iowa Tulsa, Okla. W, 2-1 W, 5-2 (8) L, 0-4 W, 5-2 W, 11-2 (5) Fri.-Sun., March 10-12 Friday, March 10 Friday, March 10 Saturday, March 11 Sat.-Sun., March 11 Sunday, March 12 Sunday, March 12 Florida State Invitational #25 North Carolina St. John's Florida A&M Indiana Bradley Kent State Tallahassee, Fla. L, 1-3 Carwile RBI W, 11-6 Yoachim 4-for-5, RBI, 2 Rs W, 3-0 DeBuhr two-hit shutout L, 1-2 2 unearned runs in bottom 7th W, 3-0 DeBuhr one-hit shutout W, 1-0 Carwile HR; Hill 3-hit shutout Tuesday, March 14 Tuesday, March 14 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr, 1-hit SHO, 15 Ks W, 3-1 Hill 17 strikeouts Porter GW solo HR Tannahill 3B, 3 RBIs Pascale 3-for-3 Aumua 3-for-4, 3 R, RBI Porter 2B, GS, 6 RBIs Fri.-Sun., March 17-19 Big Red Tournament Friday, March 17 North Dakota State Friday, March 17 Akron Bowlin Stadium W, 8-0 (5) DeBuhr 4th straight SHO W, 10-2 (5) Kier 2-for-3, 2 HR Wednesday, March 22 Saturday, March 25 Sunday, March 26 Tuesday, March 28 Thursday, March 30 Saturday, April 1 Saturday, April 1 Tuesday, April 4 Saturday, April 8 Sunday, April 9 Tuesday, April 11 Wednesday, April 12 Wednesday, April 13 Thursday, April 13 Friday, April 14 Saturday, April 15 Tuesday, April 18 Thursday, April 20 Saturday, April 22 Sunday, April 23 Tuesday, April 25 Wednesday, April 26 Saturday, April 29 Sunday, April 30 Saturday, May 6 Sunday, May 7 3 & 6 p.m. (DH) Canceled L, 0-2 Osterman, shutout, 14 Ks L, 4-5 Waldecker, 3-3, 2B, 2 RBIs W, 3-1 3 runs on only 1 hit W, 4-2 Kier HR; Tacha 2 RBIs W, 9-1 (6) Three home runs W, 3-0 Carwile and Tannahill HRs W, 2-0 DeBuhr, shutout, 11 Ks W, 10-0 (6) Porter 2 HRs; DeBuhr SHO W, 5-4 Carwile 2 HR, GW HR W, 8-3 (6) Carwile HR, 2B, 2 RBIs W, 8-0 (5) Hill no-hitter, 1 BB, 7 Ks W, 5-0 DeBuhr three-hit shutout W, 7-1 Hill 1 hit, 0 ER; Carwile 3 RBIs L, 2-7 Borg first career hit, 2B, R W, 7-4 Four players with an RBI L, 5-6 Linke & Kier HRs W, 8-0 (6) DeBuhr SHO; Tannahill 4 RBIs 2 p.m. TexasTech.com Noon TexasTech.com 6 p.m. Huskers.com 6 p.m. KLIN 1400 AM 1 p.m. Huskers.com Noon NET-2/NET-HD 2 p.m. Huskers.com 1 p.m. Huskers.com Drake #3 Texas #3 Texas Creighton Northern Iowa #17 Oklahoma #17 Oklahoma Kansas Oklahoma State Oklahoma State South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State Drake Baylor Baylor Iowa State Iowa State Texas Tech Texas Tech Creighton Kansas Texas A&M Texas A&M Missouri Missouri Wed.-Sat., May 10-13 Big 12 Championship Oklahoma City, Okla. Fri.-Sun., May 19-21 NCAA Regional TBA Fri.-Sun., May 26-28 NCAA Super Regional TBA Thurs.-Wed., June 1-7 WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. All times central. All home games in Bold played at Bowlin Stadium. TBA TBA TBA TBA Single-game reserved tickets are $6. Single-game general admission tickets are $4. University of Nebraska students receive free admission. To purchase tickets, call the Nebraska ticket office at 1-800-8BIGRED. Texas Tech is 18-29 overall and 4-9 in the Big 12 Conference this season and has lost five games in a row, all in conference play. The Red Raiders were swept at Kansas last weekend and dropped a doubleheader to Oklahoma State on Tuesday. TTU then fell 6-0 to second-ranked Texas on Thursday, before the second game of the doubleheader was canceled due to rain. Despite their record, the Red Raiders boast impressive victories over then-No. 18 Missouri (8-3), then-No. 15 Oklahoma (4-2) and then-No. 15 Texas A&M (3-2). Texas Tech is hitting just .236 as a team while averaging three runs per game. Montana Patin leads the team with a .290 average. Ashley Parker boasts a Big 12-best 31 stolen bases in only 33 attempts, while Jennifer Bowers is the Red Raiders' top slugger, hitting a team-high seven home runs and producing 25 RBIs. In the circle, Texas Tech has compiled a 2.80 team ERA. Erin Crawford (11-15) has seen the majority of the action, allowing 53 earned runs in 160.2 innings, en route to a team-low 2.31 ERA. Last Time We Met Nebraska swept Texas Tech at Bowlin Stadium last season, defeating the Red Raiders, 7-1, in the first game before earning a 3-2 victory in game two. The Husker slappers wreaked havoc in the two-game set. Lizzy Aumua and Jessica Yoachim combined to go 9-for-10 with eight runs scored, three sacrifices and a walk in the series. In game one, six Texas Tech errors helped Nebraska produce seven runs. Yoachim was 2-for2 with a pair of runs, a walk and a sacrifice, while Aumua was 2-for-2 with three runs, an RBI and two sacrifices. Devin Porter also enjoyed a good day, going 1-for-2 with a double, a pair of RBIs and she was also hit by a pitch. In the circle, Ashley DeBuhr tossed a completegame and surrendered just five hits while allowing just one unearned run. Game two proved to be much closer. Nebraska built a 3-0 lead after three innings, before hanging on for the 3-2 win. Aumua (3-for-3) and Yoachim (2-for-3) led the way again, combining to score all three Husker runs. DeBuhr earned the victory in the circle for the second straight day, allowing two runs on four hits in her second complete-game effort in as many days. Nebraska leads the all-time series, 22-3, including a perfect 8-0 mark at Texas Tech. The Huskers have won 10 straight in the series. Winning Streaks Snapped Nebraska's season-long 11-game winning streak and 13-game home winning streak were both snapped when 19th-ranked Baylor defeated the Huskers, 7-2, on April 14. NU quickly rebounded with a 7-4 win the next day. 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 Quick Hits.... 4NU's 33-8 record marks the second-best 41-game record in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball 4NU is 15-1 at home, marking the most wins in the history of Bowlin Stadium 4Nebraska is 27-2 when out-hitting the opponent is averaging more than five runs per game 4NU is 29-2 when holding the opponent to two runs or less 4Nebraska has 33 home runs as a team, 14 more than the entire 2005 total (19) over 59 games 4Nebraska is 66-of-77 in stolen base attempts 4Lizzy Aumua tied an NU single-game record with a 5-for-5 effort against Illinois 4Devin Porter (2), Jamie Waldecker (1) and Crystal Carwile (1) have each produced 5 or more RBIs in a game 4Prior to this season, a Husker had produced 5+ RBIs four times in the last five years 4KoKo Tacha has already set single-season career highs in hits, doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs 4Right-hander Ashley DeBuhr has thrown eight shutouts in her last 12 starts 4Right-hander Molly Hill is 17-2 with a 1.69 ERA in her Husker career 4Nebraska has already bettered its save total (2) from the entire 2005 season 4NU has already hit more than three times as many triples in 2006 (9) than it did in 2005 (3) 4Nebraska Linke Emerging Senior Katie Linke emerged in a big way last week, finishing 3-for-4 with three walks and three RBIs in three games, including two starts. Prior to last week, Linke was just 1-for-15 on the season with four walks and no RBIs. She drew two walks in her only two plate appearances in a start against South Dakota State in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday. She followed that performance by recording a two-run, pinch-hit single in the second game. Linke again came through in a pinch-hitting situation, recording a one-out single that helped Nebraska avoid a shutout with a two-run seventh inning against No. 19 Baylor on Friday. Linke earned a start in the second game against the Lady Bears and finished 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. This week, Linke went 2-for-3 with her second career home run at Iowa State on Tuesday and added a pair of walks in the rematch on Thursday. In her last six games, Linke boasts an on-base percentage of .769. Good Golly, Miss Molly Freshman right-hander Molly Hill is off to an incredible start to her career. With a complete-game win over 19th-ranked Baylor on April 15 - her second win over a ranked team in as many starts this season - Hill improved to 17-1. Hill suffered just her second loss of her career at Iowa State on Tuesday. Hill is off to the best start to a season - and career - by any pitcher in the 31-year history of Nebraska softball. Her .895 winning percentage ranks first in NU single-season history, ahead of Husker pitching coach Lori Sippel, who holds the school record with an .870 single-season winning percentage when she went 20-3 in 1987. Double Trouble In the stat of the week, Nebraska turned three double plays in two games against Baylor last weekend. Prior to the Baylor series, NU had turned just four double plays in the first 37 games of the season. Softball Success Mirrored by Baseball Softball and baseball, in their basic existence, share many similarities. At Nebraska, the two sports share another similiarity: winning. While the 16th-ranked softball team boasts a 33-8 record, the fourth-ranked baseball team is 30-5. Combined, NU boasts a 63-13 record for a winning percentage of .820, which is believed to be the best combined softball-baseball winning percentage in Division I. Each team has fewer than 10 losses on the season. The only other Division I school that can claim the same is Oregon State. The Beavers have a combined 55-16 record (.770), including a 30-6 record for the softball team, which the Huskers defeated 8-2 on the first day of the season. In addition to the success in the win column, Husker baseball and softball also boasts tremendous success in drawing fans. Last Friday, despite overlapping game times, baseball (8,757) and softball (1,027) combined to draw nearly 10,000 fans to the Haymarket Park complex. Borg's Career Inning Junior Jaime Borg enjoyed a career inning in the Huskers' 7-2 loss to 19th-ranked Baylor on April 14. Borg began her day by silencing the powerful Baylor bats by tossing a perfect seventh inning. Then in the bottom of the inning, Borg recorded the first hit of her career, a one-out double. Her double ignited a two-run inning and she also scored the Huskers' first run of the game, helping NU avoid being shutout for just the third time this season. 4 Page 3 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll (April 19) Rk. Team Record 1. UCLA (26) 34-3 2. Texas (4)* 43-4 3. Arizona 32-7 4. Tennessee 41-6 5. Alabama 38-6 6. Stanford* 31-8 7. California 36-6 8. Georgia 41-9 9. Oregon State* 29-6 10. Arizona State 39-6 11. LSU 41-7 12. Michigan 26-11 13. Louisiana-Lafayette 34-8 14. Washington 28-13 15. Texas A&M* 30-12 16. Northwestern 29-10 17. Nebraska 32-7 18. Auburn 29-12 19. Baylor* 28-17 20. North Carolina* 42-12 21. Louisville 26-7 22. Oklahoma* 27-17-1 23. Fresno State 28-13 24. Florida 33-18 25. Southern Illinois 31-7 *2006 Husker opponent Pts. 746 724 676 637 632 301 570 528 516 498 468 395 375 351 317 311 295 224 219 154 142 100 90 54 37 LW 1 2 4 6 3 7 5 9 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 16 20 19 22 18 21 24 23 NR USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll (April 18) Rk. Team Record 1. UCLA (20) 34-3 2. Texas* 43-7 3. Arizona 32-7 4. Alabama 38-6 5. Stanford* 31-8 6. California 36-6 7. Tennessee 41-6 8. Arizona State 39-6 9. Oregon State* 29-6 10. Georgia 41-9 11. LSU 41-7 12. Michigan 26-11 13. Louisiana-Lafayette 34-8 14. Washington 28-13 15. Nebraska 32-7 16. Texas A&M* 29-10 17. Auburn 30-12 18. Baylor* 29-12 19. Oklahoma* 27-17-1 20. Louisville 28-13 21. Auburn 27-17 22. North Carolina* 42-12 23. Louisville 26-7 24. Southern Illinois 30-7 25. Florida 33-18 *2006 Husker opponent Pts. 500 478 450 428 420 393 376 355 353 325 320 254 245 238 228 213 186 142 141 93 88 85 57 41 19 LW 1 2 4 3 6 5 7 9 8 10 11 13 12 14 15 17 16 21 18 22 19 23 20 25 24 Week-by-Week Ranking Date Feb. 5 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 NFCA 21 17 18 17 15 16 17 19 16 16 17 ESPN 22 17 17 17 17 20 20 19 17 15 15 Record 0-0 4-1 4-1 6-1 12-2 16-4 20-4 20-6 24-6 27-6 32-7 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 Nebraska Head Coach Rhonda Revelle 414th Season at Nebraska 4542-271 (.660) record at NU 4550-287 (.650) career record 46 Big 12 Titles 42 WCWS Teams 414 All-Americans 415 Academic All-Americans 4 Page 4 Huskers Pick up Win No. 30 With a 5-0 win over South Dakota State in the second game of a doubleheader on April 12, Nebraska improved to 30-6 on the season. It marked the ninth consecutive season that the Huskers have posted 30 victories in a season. It took this year's team just 36 games to reach the 30-victory mark, tying the 2002 squad for the fastest team to 30 wins in school history. Porter Powering Her Way to Career-Best Numbers Junior Devin Porter hit two triples in a three-game stretch last week, bringing her season total to three, Winningest Coaches in Nebraska History (all sports) which is tied for the team lead. Entering this season, Porter had just two triples in her first two seasons. 1. John Sanders, Baseball, 767-453-1; 20 years Porter has also hit seven home runs after hitting just one homer in her first two years. 2. Terry Pettit, Volleyball, 694-149-11; 23 years 3. Rhonda Revelle, Softball, 542-271; 14 years* Huskers Among National Leaders 4. Tony Sharpe, Baseball; 394-338-3; 31 years Nebraska was well represented in the second set of NCAA statistical rankings, released on Tuesday, 5. Tom Osborne, Football; 255-49-3; 25 years April 18. As a team, Nebraska ranks 14th in the nation in stolen bases per game (1.64), 18th in fielding *active percentage (.973), 24th in ERA (1.66), 26th in scoring (5.41 runs per game), 30th in batting average (.300) and ninth in winning percentage (.821). Several individuals also rank among the national leaders. Senior Lizzy Aumua ranks 48th in average Honors and Awards (.412), while fellow senior Jessica Yoachim (13th in stolen bases per game at 0.59) also ranks highly. 42002 Midwest Region Coaching Staff Freshman Crystal Carwile rounds out the Husker offensive leaders with a No. 30 ranking with 0.28 of the Year home runs per game. 42001 Big 12 Coach of the Year In the circle, junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr ranks 22nd in the nation, while freshman right-hander 41998 Big 12 Coach of the Year Molly Hill ranks 29th with 17 victories. 41998 NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year 41997 Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Carwile Producing in Clean-Up Role Inductee Freshman Crystal Carwile drove in seven runs in six games last week to push her season total to 38 41995 Big Eight Coach of the Year RBIs, which leads the team and ranks seventh in the Big 12. 41995 Midwest Region Coach of the Year With her game-winning homer at Oklahoma State on April 9, Carwile became the first freshman at Nebraska to produce 30 RBIs in her rookie season since Nicole Trimboli drove in 45 in 2001. Coaching Ledger Head Coach (1987, 1993-present at Nebraska) Year Record Conf. Place Tourn. 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A N/A 1993 18-23 5-11* 5th N/A 1994 25-33 5-15* 6th N/A 1995 43-20 10-6* 3rd N/A 1996 42-23 10-8^ 4th 2nd 1997 29-24 10-6^ 4th 5th 1998 48-12 16-0^ 1st 1st 1999 35-21 10-8^ 4th 2nd 2000 52-21 15-2^ 2nd 1st 2001 51-15 16-2^ 1st 5th 2002 50-14 11-5^ 3rd 2nd 2003 39-17 10-8^ 6th 4th 2004 45-17 14-3^ 1st 1st 2005 36-23 9-9 7th 5th 2006 33-8 7-4 --Totals 550-287 148-87 --#Nebraska Wesleyan, *Big Eight, ^Big 12 Coaching Stops 4Head Coach 1993-present .................................... Nebraska 1987 ................................. Nebraska Wesleyan 4Assistant Coach 1988-92 ..................................... San Jose State 1987-88 ............................. Cal State-Hayward 1986 .................................. Nebraska Wesleyan Yoachim Ties Sacrifice Record Senior Jessica Yoachim recorded her 11th sacrifice of the season against 19th-ranked Baylor on April 15. She now has 41 in her career, which ties Gloria Von Rentzell's NU career record. The sacrifice record marks the second school record for Yoachim. A two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, Yoachim set a school record with five hits in a single game last season, a feat that was matched by senior Lizzy Aumua this season. Tannahill Sets Hit-by-Pitch Record Senior Trisha Tannahill was hit by a pitch in the Huskers' 6-5 loss at Iowa State on Tuesday. That marked the ninth time this season that Tannahill had been hit by a pitch, breaking a three-way tie and giving her sole possession of the NU single-season record. Tannahill has been hit by 16 pitches in her career, which is just two shy of Jane Kremer's school-record total of 17. Home Sweet Home Nebraska is 15-1 at home this season after losing for the first time last Friday against 19th-ranked Baylor. The 13-0 start marked the best home start in the five-year history of Bowlin Stadium. The previous best start was 5-0 by the 2004 squad. In addition to the stellar start, the Huskers' 13-game home winning streak was also the longest in the history of Bowlin Stadium. NU's 15 victories are already a single-season Bowlin Stadium record. The 13-game home winning streak also marked the second-longest for Nebraska since the 2000 season. In 2000, Nebraska went a perfect 20-0 in the second-to-last year of the Nebraska Softball Complex. Below is a year-by-year look at how many consecutive victories the Huskers posted to open their home slate (games played at Bowlin Stadium only): Year ....................Record Before First Home Loss.................Final Home Record 2002........................................ 1-0 ...............................................................9-5 2003........................................ 2-0 .............................................................14-7 2004........................................ 5-0 .............................................................14-6 2005........................................ 0-0 ...............................................................9-7 2006....................................... 13-0 .............................................................. ???? 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 Scoring Clip A 3-0 win over Florida A&M on March 11 gave the Huskers 100 runs scored in 17 games, making this year's team the fastest squad in school history to score 100 runs. A 7-1 victory over Drake on Thursday gave NU 200 runs scored in just 37 games, one shy of tying the 1996 squad for the fastest team to score 200 runs in program history. It took NU just seven games to total 50 runs as the 2006 Huskers also tied the school record for the fewest number of games before reaching the 50-run plateau. This season marks only the fourth year in school history that NU scored 100 runs in fewer than 20 games. It also marks only the second time in school history that Nebraska has scored 200 runs in fewer than 40 games. Below is a breakdown of the rate Nebraska has scored 50, 100 and 150 runs in the 14 year-tenure of Head Coach Rhonda Revelle: Years............. Games to reach 50 R Games to reach 100 R Games to Reach 200 R 2006.............................7 ................................................. 17 ............................................37 2005............................12 ................................................ 19 ............................................48 2004.............................9 ................................................. 24 ............................................45 2003............................10 ................................................ 21 ............................................41 2002............................15 ................................................ 26 ............................................50 2001............................13 ................................................ 26 ............................................47 2000............................13 ................................................ 29 ............................................52 1999............................13 ................................................ 25 .............................. Did not reach mark 1998............................15 ................................................ 26 ............................................44 1997............................18 ................................................ 31 ............................................52 1996.............................8 ................................................. 18 ............................................36 1995.............................7 ................................................. 19 ............................................41 1994.............................8 ................................................. 26 .............................. Did not reach mark 1993............................15 ................................................ 34 .............................. Did not reach mark Powerful Performances Juniors Carmen Kier (five home runs) and Devin Porter (seven home runs) have each hit more home runs this season than their career total entering the year. Through 41 games this season, the pair have combined to hit 12 home runs after combining to hit just three home runs in their first two seasons. Kier homered at Iowa State on Tuesday and has nearly tripled her career total entering this season. Kier belted two home runs in her redshirt freshman season of 2004 and did not hit a homer last season. Porter, who recorded the first multi-homer game of her career with a pair of solo shots at Oklahoma State on April 8, has seven home runs this season after hitting her first career home run at the end of last season. 4 Page 5 Big 12 Conference (Games through April 20) Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Team Big 12 Overall Texas .....................................10-1 ........44-4-0 Texas A&M.............................9-4 ......30-13-0 Nebraska ............................... 7-4 ....... 33-8-0 Baylor......................................8-5 ......31-17-0 Kansas.....................................5-6 ......26-20-0 Missouri ..................................4-6 ......20-20-0 Oklahoma State.......................5-8 ......19-22-0 Oklahoma ...............................4-9 ......28-17-1 Texas Tech ...............................4-9 ......18-29-0 Iowa State................................3-7 ......19-21-0 Big 12 Player of the Week Date Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 Player Lizzy Aumua Amanda Renth Kristin Vesely Tina Boutelle Desiree Williams Ashley Killeen Amber Spaulding Trisha Tannahill Jen Bruck Serena Settlemier Chelsi Lake Kelly Osburn School NU MU OU UT UT ISU OU NU MU KU BU BU Pos. OF 1B OF OF SS C RF OF RHP RHP C OF School UT UT UT ISU UT UT UT KU KU UT Pos. LHP LHP LHP RHP LHP LHP LHP RHP RHP LHP Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Date Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 Player Cat Osterman Cat Osterman Cat Osterman Amie Ford Cat Osterman Cat Osterman Cat Osterman Kassie Humphreys Kassie Humphreys Cat Osterman 2006 Big 12 Statistical Rankings (April 20) Timely Hitting Nebraska has been prone to producing two-out RBIs this season. Three of the Huskers' 11 RBIs this week have come with two outs. This season, NU has produced 189 RBIs and 74 of those have come with two outs (39 percent). Six players have produced at least five two-out RBIs this season, while freshman Crystal Carwile leads the team with 18 two-out RBIs. Senior Trisha Tannahill (13) ranks second and is the only other player in double-figures. Team Rankings Batting: 3rd (.301) Pitching: 3rd (1.69) Defensive: 2nd (.974) NU Career All-Big 12 Athletic Honors The Winner's Circle Lizzy Aumua 4Big 12 Player of the Week (2/14/06) Both junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr and freshman right-hander Molly Hill have won at least 15 games this season. After defeating Northern Iowa on March 30, DeBuhr (16-6) joined Hill (17-2) in double-digit win totals. Both posted double-digit win totals in only the first 29 games of the year. Prior to this season, a Nebraska team had not had two 15-game winners on the same squad since Peaches James (23) and Summer Tobias (15) in 2003. Ashley DeBuhr 4Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) 4Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2005) 4Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/19/05) What a Relief Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr earned her second relief victory of the season by allowing just one run in four innings at Oklahoma State on April 9. In five relief appearances this season, DeBuhr is 2-1 with two saves. In her career, DeBuhr has made 15 relief appearances. In those relief appearances, DeBuhr is 5-2 with three saves. Prior to Thursday's relief victory, DeBuhr's last win in relief came at Wichita State on March 13, 2005, when she pitched five shutout innings. DeBuhr's save against No. 17 Oklahoma on April 1 in the second game of a doubleheader was her second of the season, doubling her career total. Trisha Tannahill 4Big 12 Player of the Week (3/21/06) 4Second-Team All-Big 12 (2005) 4First-Team All-Big 12 (2004) Jamie Waldecker 4Second-Team All-Big 12 (2004) Jessica Yoachim 4First-Team All-Big 12 (2005) 4First-Team All-Big 12 (2004) 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 Husker Offensive Leaders At bats 1. Lizzy Aumua .......................................139 2. Crystal Carwile ...................................128 3. Jessica Yoachim....................................124 Batting Average 1. Lizzy Aumua ..................................... .417 2. Jessica Yoachim.................................. .395 3. Crystal Carwile ................................. .320 Runs Scored 1. Lizzy Aumua .........................................36 2. Jessica Yoachim......................................34 3. Crystal Carwile .....................................33 RBIs 1. Crystal Carwile .....................................38 2. Trisha Tannahill.....................................28 Jamie Waldecker....................................28 Hits 1. Lizzy Aumua .........................................58 2. Jessica Yoachim......................................49 3. Crystal Carwile .....................................41 Doubles 1. Trisha Tannahill.....................................11 2. Crystal Carwile .......................................9 3. Lizzy Aumua ...........................................5 KoKo Tacha ............................................5 Triples 1. Lizzy Aumua ...........................................3 Devin Porter............................................3 3. Trisha Tannahill.......................................2 Home Runs 1. Crystal Carwile .....................................11 2. Devin Porter............................................7 3. Carmen Kier ...........................................5 Stolen Bases 1. Jessica Yoachim......................................24 2. Lizzy Aumua .........................................19 3. Trisha Tannahill.....................................11 Walks 1. Devin Porter..........................................14 2. Jessica Yoachim......................................12 3. Trisha Tannahill.....................................11 Jamie Waldecker....................................11 Slugging Percentage 1. Crystal Carwile ................................ .648 2. Devin Porter...................................... .583 3. Trisha Tannahill................................. .548 On-base Percentage 1. Jessica Yoachim.................................. .453 2. Lizzy Aumua ..................................... .446 3. Meghan Mullin ................................. .438 4 Page 6 Husker Home Run Chart Date ...............Team Toal ............................... Opponent.........................................Player (Total) Feb. 10 ..................1 ...................................... vs. #7 Stanford...........................................Kier (1) Feb. 10 ..................2 ...................................... vs. #15 Oregon State...............................Porter (1) Feb. 11 ..................3 ...................................... vs. Cal State Northridge....................... Carwile (1) Feb. 11 ..................4 ...................................... vs. Utah State....................................... Carwile (2) Feb. 11 ..................5 ...................................... vs. Utah State....................................... Carwile (3) Feb. 12 ..................6 ...................................... vs. Nevada ........................................ Tannahill (1) Feb. 24 ..................7 ...................................... vs. Illinois ............................................ Carwile (4) Feb. 24 ..................8 ...................................... vs. Illinois ......................................... Tannahill (2) Feb. 24 ..................9 ...................................... vs. Illinois ............................................... Tacha (1) Feb. 24 .................10 ..................................... vs. Illinois ........................................ Waldecker (1) Feb. 24 .................11 ..................................... vs. Florida Atlantic........................... Waldecker (2) Feb. 24 .................12 ..................................... vs. Florida Atlantic............................... Carwile (5) March 3 ...............13 ..................................... vs. Stephen F. Austin...............................Porter (2) March 3 ...............14 ..................................... vs. Notre Dame ......................................Porter (3) March 5 ...............15 ..................................... vs. Northern Iowa............................ Waldecker (3) March 5 ...............16 ..................................... vs. Northern Iowa...................................Porter (4) March 12 .............17 ..................................... vs. Kent State....................................... Carwile (6) March 17 .............18 ..................................... Akron ........................................................Kier (2) March 17 .............19 ..................................... Akron ........................................................Kier (3) March 30 .............20 ..................................... Northern Iowa...........................................Kier (4) April 1..................21 ..................................... #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)..................... Carwile (7) April 1..................22 ..................................... #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)........................Porter (5) April 1..................23 ..................................... #17 Oklahoma (Game 1)................. Waldecker (4) April 1..................24 ..................................... #17 Oklahoma (Game 2)..................... Carwile (8) April 1..................25 ..................................... #17 Oklahoma (Game 2).................. Tannahill (3) April 8..................26 ..................................... at Oklahoma State ..................................Porter (6) April 8..................27 ..................................... at Oklahoma State ..................................Porter (7) April 9..................28 ..................................... at Oklahoma State ............................... Carwile (9) April 9..................29 ..................................... at Oklahoma State ............................. Carwile (10) April 11................30 ..................................... South Dakota State............................ Carwile (11) April 18................31 ..................................... at Iowa State ........................................... Linke (1) April 18................32 ..................................... at Iowa State ..............................................Kier (5) April 20................33 ..................................... vs. Iowa State .................................... Tannahill (4) Husker Power Nebraska's season home run total stands at 33 home runs in 41 games, easily eclipsing the entire 2005 season total (19 homers in 59 games). Freshman Crystal Carwile leads the way with 11 home runs, including the second multi-homer game of her career at Oklahoma State on April 9. Her first multi-homer game made her the first Husker since Peaches James in 2004 to record a multi-homer game. Carwile's 11 home runs also mark the first time a Husker has hit 10 or more home runs in a season since current volunteer assistant coach Amanda Buchholz hit 12 in the 2003 season. Junior Devin Porter ranks second on the team with a career-high seven home runs - including the first multi-homer game of her career against Oklahoma State on April 8 - while fellow juniors Carmen Kier (5) and Jamie Waldecker (4) rank third and fourth. Senior Trisha Tannahill has four homers and fellow seniors Katie Linke and KoKo Tacha have each added one roundtripper. NU had 12 home runs through seven games to open 2006, after taking 32 games in 2004 and 33 games in 2005 to reach the mark. The Huskers enjoy a 32-to-17 advantage in home runs over their opponents. After the first weekend, NU enjoyed a 6-to-5 advantage, marking the first time since April 18, 2004, that Nebraska had more home runs than its opponents at any point during the season. Nebraska homered in seven straight games to open the season, the longest stretch since NU homered in 10 consecutive games March 10 through March 17, 2002. The Huskers also have produced nine multi-home run games in 2006, after posting just one in 2005 and three in 2004. NU has produced three individual multi-home run games on the year. Prior to this season, NU hitters had produced a total of five multi-homer games in the last five years. In league games only, Nebraska ranks in a tie for second in the Big 12 with 11 home runs. It took NU just six games to surpass the 2005 team total of six homers in Big 12 play. Furthermore, Porter hit three home runs in the first six games of conference action, surpassing the Huskers' individual leader from the 2005 season. Below is a chart of how Nebraska's power production in 2006 compares to the last five years: Year ........... 10 games .............. 20 games ................. 30 games .............40 games............ Final Total 2001................. 6.......................... 15............................. 22.........................26............................... 40 2002................. 6.......................... 12............................. 34.........................41............................... 51 2003................ 11......................... 15............................. 23.........................29............................... 40 2004................. 3........................... 7.............................. 11.........................17............................... 24 2005................. 4........................... 8.............................. 12.........................15............................... 19 2006................ 13......................... 17............................. 25.........................32.............................. ???? 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 4 Page 7 Husker Pitching Leaders Game-Winning RBIs 4Lizzy Aumua, OF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score March 10 ..........St. John's................................3-run triple..............top first ......................... 11-6 4Crystal Carwile, INF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb. 12 ..............Illinois....................................3-run HR ................top first .................... 21-1 (5) March 12 ..........Kent State ..............................Solo HR ..................bottom sixth.....................1-0 March 14 ..........Northern Colorado ................RBI single ...............bottom first ................ 8-0 (5) April 1...............#17 Oklahoma (Game 2) .......2-run HR ................bottom first ......................3-0 April 9...............at Oklahoma State..................Solo HR ..................top seventh.......................5-4 4Katie Linke, DP Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score April 15.............#19 Baylor..............................RBI single ...............bottom sixth.................... 7-4 ERA 1. Ashley DeBuhr...................................1.62 2. Molly Hill ..........................................1.69 3. Jaime Borg .........................................4.67 Wins 1. Molly Hill .............................................17 2. Ashley DeBuhr......................................16 Innings Pitched 1. Ashley DeBuhr.................................134.1 2. Molly Hill ........................................128.1 3. Jaime Borg ...........................................3.0 4Brittany Pascale, C/DP Games Started 1. Molly Hill .............................................21 2. Ashley DeBuhr......................................20 4Devin Porter, INF Opponent Average 1. Ashley DeBuhr.................................. .197 2. Molly Hill ......................................... .203 3. Jaime Borg ........................................ .250 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score April 12.............South Dakota State (Game 2)...RBI double..............bottom fifth .................... 5-0 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb. 10 ..............#15 Oregon State ...................2-run single .............top third...........................8-2 March 1 ............Missouri Western ...................RBI triple ................bottom sixth.....................3-1 March 3 ............Stephen F. Austin ...................Solo HR ..................bottom sixth.....................2-1 April 11.............South Dakota State ................RBI triple ................bottom third .............. 8-3 (6) 4KoKo Tacha, OF Strikeouts 1. Ashley DeBuhr....................................185 2. Molly Hill ...........................................151 4Trisha Tannahill, OF Complete Games 1. Ashley DeBuhr......................................15 2. Molly Hill .............................................14 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score March 1 ............Missouri Western ...................2-run double ...........bottom third .............. 9-1 (5) March 30 ..........Northern Iowa .......................2-run single .............bottom first ......................4-2 Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb. 12 ..............Nevada ...................................Solo HR ..................bottom second .................3-0 March 3 ............Notre Dame ...........................3-run triple..............top eighth................... 5-2 (8) March 17 ..........Akron.....................................Hit by pitch ............bottom first .............. 10-2 (5) April 12.............South Dakota State (Game 1)...2-run double ...........bottom first ................ 8-0 (5) April 20.............Iowa State...............................Bunt single ..............bottom second ........... 8-0 (6) 4Jamie Waldecker, C Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb. 24 ..............Florida Atlantic ......................Solo HR ..................bottom first ......................5-0 March 4 ............at Tulsa...................................RBI single ...............top fifth............................5-2 March 5 ............Northern Iowa .......................3-run HR ................top first .................... 11-2 (5) March 12 ..........Bradley...................................RBI single ...............top fourth.........................3-0 Shutouts 1. Ashley DeBuhr........................................9 2. Molly Hill ...............................................3 3. Combined shutouts.................................1 Hits 1. Ashley DeBuhr......................................96 Molly Hill .............................................96 4Jessica Yoachim, INF Date Opponent Hit Inning Final Score Feb. 11 ..............Cal State Northridge ..............RBI BB ...................bottom fourth ..................3-2 Chasing .400 Senior Lizzy Aumua is chasing a mark that hasn't been reached at Nebraska in eight years. The mark is a .400 season batting average and Aumua, who is currently hitting .417, has a chance to reach it. Three-time All-American Ali Viola was the last Husker to hit .400 in a season. Viola hit .400 or better three times in her career, including a .424 mark in 1998, which is the last time a Husker hit .400 or better. All-American Anne Steffan chased the .400 plateau last season, finishing with a .388 average, the sixth-best single-season mark in school history and the highest average since Viola's .424 average in 1998. Aumua is also chasing a .400 career batting average. Her current career average is .396, which ranks second all-time at Nebraska. Only Viola, who hit .418 in her career, has posted a career average of .380 or better in school history. Nebraska is also chasing a team batting average of .300 for only the third time in program history and the first time since the 1996 squad hit .303. NU currently boasts a .301 team average. Strikeouts Way Down Nebraska has seen a dramatic decline in its offensive strikeout numbers this season, a product of hard work and increased emphasis on discipline at the plate. Nebraska hitters have struck out 189 times through the first 41 games, including just 29 times in the last eight games. In contrast, NU had struck out 246 times through the first 41 games of the 2005 season, when the Huskers finished with 364 strikeouts in 59 games. So far this year, Nebraska has cut its strikeout total by nearly two per game. The Huskers' 189 strikeouts are the lowest in the Big 12 Conference. NU is averaging just 4.60 strikeouts per game. The only other league school averaging less than five strikeouts per game is defending regular-season champion Texas A&M (4.53). Fastest To 20 Wins in School History The Huskers owned a 20-4 record through the first 24 games of the 2006 season. That record marked the best start in school history, as it took the team only 24 games to record 20 victories. The previous record was 25 games by the 2002 squad that finished fifth at the WCWS. Stolen Bases Nebraska is just 2-for-4 in stolen base attempts this week. NU has had successful streaks of 16 and 22 consecutive stolen bases this season. On the season, NU has been successful on 66of-77 attempts, a success rate of 85 percent which leads the Big 12 conference. Opponents have stolen just 18 bases in 30 tries (60 percent). 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 At the current rate, this year's team has an outside chance to become just the fifth squad in school history to record 100 stolen bases in a season. Last year, the Huskers - who were led by All-American Anne Steffan's singleseason school-record 32 stolen bases - tallied 91 stolen bases in 108 attempts (.843). The school record is 128 steals set by the 2002 Huskers. Starting Strong Nebraska has shown a penchant for taking command of its games in the early innings this season. The Huskers have scored in the first inning in 22 of their 41 games (53 percent), including nine of the last 14. NU is 20-2 this season when plating a run in the first frame. In addition to the first-inning success, Nebraska has dominated its opponents in the first four innings, as the Huskers have outscored their opponents 160-42 on the year. In innings five, six, seven and eight (NU has played one extrainning game this season), however, Nebraska has only outscored its opponent by a 62-35 margin. A breakdown of NU's run production this season is below: Inning NU Runs Opponent Runs Margin 1...................... 52.......................11 ....................+41 2...................... 31........................7 .....................+24 3...................... 38.......................11 ....................+27 4...................... 41.......................13 ....................+28 5...................... 23.......................21 .....................+2 6...................... 24........................8 .....................+16 7...................... 12........................6 ......................+6 8....................... 3.........................0 ......................+3 Totals ............. 224......................77 ...................+147 Carwile Climbing Freshman HR Chart Freshman Crystal Carwile's three home runs in the first five games of the season were the most home runs by a Husker freshman since Nicole Trimboli hit eight in the entire 2001 campaign. Carwile has since added eight more homers - including one last week - to give her 11 on the season and the thirdhighest freshman total in school history. The school freshman record is 13 by Ali Viola in 1995. Carwile's 11 roundtrippers would have led the 2005 NU squad and her total eclipses the home run total of all freshmen from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons combined by two. Below is a look at the freshman home run leader in each of the 14 years that Head Coach Rhonda Revelle has guided the Huskers: Year .......... Freshman Home Run Leader .............Home Run Total 2006 ........ Crystal Carwile........................................................ 11 2005......... Cassie Kleinsmith ........................................................ 1 2004......... Carmen Kier & Jamie Waldecker................................. 2 2003......... Trisha Tannahill........................................................... 1 2002......... None ........................................................................... 0 2001......... Nicole Trimboli ........................................................... 8 2000......... Amber Burgess ............................................................ 4 1999......... Leigh Suhr................................................................... 1 1998......... Jamie Fuente ............................................................... 8 1997......... Jennifer Lizama ......................................................... 12 1996......... Kelly Pinkepank .......................................................... 1 1995......... Ali Viola ...................................................................13* 1994......... None ........................................................................... 0 1993......... Tobin Echo-Hawk ....................................................... 1 *school freshman record NU vs. Ranked Teams Nebraska is 4-5 against ranked teams this season after splitting a two-game series with No. 19 Baylor last weekend. Although the Huskers are sub-.500 against ranked teams, four of the nine games have come against top-10 foes and five of the nine games have been on the road or at a neutral site. 4 Page 8 The Plus-One Slapper Statistic While statistics are designed to provide a good gauge of a player’s success, most, if not all, statistics were designed with baseball in mind. Most baseball-originated statistics translate well into the game of softball since the sports share many basic similarities. One of the most unique aspects of softball, however, is the slap-hitting approach speedy left-handed hitters employ. The objective of a slapper is usually to place the ball on the left side of the infield, ideally with a high bounce, while taking a running start as the pitch is being thrown. The theory is that with a head start and a slap to the left side of the infield, the slapper will either beat the throw using her speed or pressure the defense into committing an error. The main objective of a slapper is to get on base, however the on-base percentage statistic does not credit the hitter with reaching base via an error. With that in mind, the plus-one statistic wmade its debut this season in Nebraska statistics. The plus-one will measure the number of times a slapper reaches base because of an error created by her slapping ability only. The goal of this new statistic is the basic goal of any statistic - to provide a good gauge of a player’s success. Since slappers aim to reach base and use their speed and style to create defensive pressure as a means to reach base, it is only fair that they be rewarded when the pressure they create directly results in them reaching base. The addition of the plus-one statistic is similar to the growing trend in basketball to keep track of how many times a defensive player takes a charge. That statistic is now being kept as a reward for those players who make a play that takes the ball away from the other team and gives possession back to his or her own team, essentially the definition of defense. Normally a play of this nature would result in a steal for the defensive player, but the steals statistic does not account for this occurance. Below is a look at Nebraska’s four slappers and their average, on-base percentage, plus-one totals and re-calculated on-base percentage with the plus-one statistic taken into account: Player..................... OB%....Plus-One . New OB% Lizzy Aumua ........... .446........... 2.................. .455 Meghan Mullin ....... .438........... 0.................. .438 Darcy Rutherford .... .000 .......... 0.................. .000 Jessica Yoachim........ .453 .......... 8.................. .478 BOWLIN STADIUM Top 10 All-Time Crowds 1. 1,844 (vs. Iowa, 5/17/03) 2. 1,585 (vs. Lehigh, 5/20/04) 3. 1,417 (vs. California, 5/22/04) 4. 1,318 (vs. California, 5/23/04) 5. 1,242 (vs. Creighton, 5/21/04) 6. 1,227 (vs. Missouri, 5/8/04) 7. 1,218 (vs. Texas A&M, 5/1/04) 8. 1,083 (vs. Hofstra, 5/5/03) 9. 1,032 (vs. Iowa, 5/20/05) 10. 1,031 (vs. Texas Tech, 4/17/05) Nebraska has enjoyed 13 crowds of 1,000 or more people since Bowlin Stadium opened in 2002 while averaging 18 home games per year. The Huskers have ranked in the top 10 nationally in average attendance and drawn more than 10,000 fans in each of the last three seasons. Bowlin Stadium was also named the 2004 Field of the Year by the SportsTurf Managers Association. 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 NU opened the season with a 7-3 loss to thenNo. 7 Stanford. The Huskers quickly rebounded with an 8-2 victory over then-No. 15 Oregon State immediately following the loss to the Cardinal. Stanford has since moved into the top five of the poll with a 24-4 record, while Oregon State has moved up to seventh. The Beavers won 28 straight games after losing to the Huskers, before falling to No. 9 Arizona State last weekend. OSU is currently 28-3 on the season. NU did not face another ranked opponent after opening day until a three-run home run in lifted then-No. 25 North Carolina to a 3-1 come-frombehind victory over the Huskers on March 10. Nebraska lost a pair of close games to then-No. 3 and current No.2-ranked Texas to open Big 12 play the weekend of March 25. The Huskers' first four league games came against ranked teams, as NU also swept nationally-ranked Oklahoma before splitting a pair with Baylor. Big Innings Nebraska, which has been scoring runs at a record pace, has also been prone to producing big innings this season. The Huskers have scored in 103 of 253 innings this season and have been shutout just twice through the first 41 games of the season. after being shutout 11 times in 2005. In addition to the overall totals, Nebraska has scored three or more runs in 32 different innings. When the Huskers have scored a run in an inning, they have added at least two more runs in the frame in 31 percent of those innings. Even more impressive is the fact that NU has scored five or more runs in an inning on 10 occasions and seven or more runs a whopping four times. In 2005, Nebraska produced just one inning of seven or more runs. Aumua Records 100th Hit Senior Lizzy Aumua, in her second year at Nebraska after transfering from Mt. San Antonio Junior College, collected her 100th hit with an infield single in the bottom of the third inning in the first game of a March 14 doubleheader with Northern Colorado. It took Aumua just 80 games and 239 at bats to reach the milestone. Aumua is the second-fastest player to reach the milestone in school history. Ali Viola (1995 to 1998) was the fastest. Aumua joins fellow seniors Jessica Yoachim (155) and Trisha Tannahill (153) as current Huskers with 100 or more career hits. Tacha Off to Career-Best Start Senior KoKo Tacha is having a career year in her final season as a Husker. Tacha has already surpassed some career highs and is approaching her single-season career highs in nearly every offensive category. Tacha is hitting .258 in a career-high 35 starts this season. She has hit five doubles and one triple and produced 24 hits and 18 RBIs, all of which are new career bests. She also boasts one home 4 Page 9 run and three stolen bases, which ties her singleseason career best. Tacha is just one walk shy of tying her career high. DeBuhr in Control Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr has been in control in the circle this season. She has shown great command of the strike zone, registering 185 strikeouts against just 23 walks to post a strikeout-to-walk ratio of better than 8-to-1. Triple Your Pleasure Nebraska has hit nine triples through the first 41 games this season. In 2005, the Huskers produced a total of three triples in 59 games. Program Records 1,000th Victory Husker softball became the first women's sport at the University of Nebraska to reach the 1,000win plateau with a 1-0 victory over Kent State on March 12 at the Florida State Invitational. Nebraska became the fifth Big 12 school to reach the milestone. Kansas was the fourth league school to win 1,000 games during the 2005 season. NU narrowly became the fifth school as Missouri, sitting on 999 all-time victories, suffered a loss on the same day Nebraska recorded the mark. The Tigers have since reached the plateau to become the sixth league school to reach the milestone. The victory was even more special to NU Head Coach Rhonda Revelle and Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel. Both coaches also played at Nebraska and together they have combined to be a part of 849 of NU's 1,017 victories (83 percent). Monumental Weekend The weekend of March 10-12 proved to be a monumental three days for the 2006 Nebraska softball team and the history of the Husker program. With a 3-0 win over Florida A&M March 10, the 2006 squad became the fastest team to score 100 runs in the 31-year history of NU softball. In the final game of the tournament on March 12, the Huskers captured the consolation championship of the Gold Bracket with a 1-0 victory over Kent State. That win marked the 1,000 all-time victory in program history, making softball the first women's sport at Nebraska to reach the 1,000-win plateau. The victory also gave the 2006 Huskers a 16-4 record after 20 games, tying the 2002 squad for the best 20-game start in the history of Nebraska softball. In the Zone Nebraska pitchers dominated the Northern Colorado lineup in the Huskers' doubleheader sweep on March 14. Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out 13 in a five-inning win in the opener and freshman right-hander Molly Hill struck out 17 while allowing just one run in the nightcap. The Last Time Nebraska ... 4Scored 10 or more runs: ........................... at Oklahoma State (10-0), 4/8/06 4Scored 15 or more runs: ...................................... vs. Illinois (21-1), 2/24/06 4Scored 20 or more runs: ...................................... vs. Illinois (21-1), 2/24/06 4Allowed 10 or more runs: ...................................... vs. UCLA (10-1), 2/13/04 4Allowed 15 or more runs: ......................................... vs. Iowa (1-15), 3/22/97 4Recorded 15 or more hits: ......................................... vs. Illinois (16), 2/24/06 4Recorded 20 or more hits: ........................................ vs. UMKC (21), 4/11/96 4Hit six or more doubles: .......................................... vs. UMKC (6), 4/11/96 4Hit four or more home runs: ........................................... vs. Illinois (4), 2/24/06 4Hit two or more triples: ........................ vs. Northern Colorado (2), 4/14/06 4Stole five or more bases: ....................................... vs. St. John's (6), 3/10/06 4Drew 10 or more walks: ......................................at Creighton (11), 3/22/00 4Pitched a no-hitter: .... vs. South Dakota State, 4/12/06 (Hill - Game 1) 4Pitched 15 or more strikeouts: .............. vs. Northern Colorado (Hill, 17), 3/14/06 4Defeated a top-five team: .............................. vs. No. 4 Florida State, 3/18/04 4Lost to an unranked opponent: ............................................. at Iowa State, 4/18/06 Nebraska’s 2006 Record When ... Overall ................................................................ 33-8 At home .............................................................. 15-1 At neutral sites .................................................... 13-4 On the road .......................................................... 5-3 Big 12 (regular season) .......................................... 7-4 Big 12 (non-conference, postseason) ..................... 0-1 Against ranked teams............................................. 4-5 Night games .......................................................... 6-1 Day games........................................................... 27-7 Sunday .................................................................. 5-1 Monday................................................................. 0-0 Tuesday ................................................................. 5-1 Wednesday ............................................................ 4-0 Thursday............................................................... 3-0 Friday.................................................................... 8-3 Saturday ................................................................ 9-3 Had fewer than 5 hits............................................ 3-3 Had 5 hits or more.............................................. 29-4 Had 10 hits or more............................................ 12-1 Out-hit opponent................................................ 27-2 Out-hit by opponent............................................. 5-6 Scored fewer than 4 runs ..................................... 11-6 Scored 4 or more runs ......................................... 23-2 Scored 5 or more runs ......................................... 21-1 Scored 10 or more runs ......................................... 5-0 Scored in the first inning ..................................... 20-2 Led after four innings.......................................... 27-2 Trailed after four innings ....................................... 2-3 Committed no errors........................................... 20-1 Committed 2 or more errors ................................. 5-2 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 In 12 innings, DeBuhr and Hill posted 30 strikeouts, an average of 2.5 strikeouts per inning. Thirty-six outs were recorded in the two games, with 30 of those outs coming via the strikeout (83 percent). Huskers Explode for 21 Runs After a 12-day layoff, the Huskers exploded for seven first-inning runs, eight more in the second and five more in the third en route to a 21-1 rout of Illinois on the first day of the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Feb. 24. The 21 runs were the second-most in school history (23 is the school record) and marked only the second time in program history that Nebraska scored 20 or more runs in a single game. The Huskers batted around in each of the first three innings and finished with 16 hits. NU also pounded out four home runs by four different players. The four-homer game marked the first time since March 13, 1998 against Bowling Green - a span of 484 games - that the Huskers had four players hit a home run in the same game. The 21 runs and 20-run margin of defeat were both the largest in the history of Illinois softball, while the Huskers also set and tied several NFCA Leadoff Classic records in the 11th year of the annual prestigious event. Nebraska's 21 runs were a new Leadoff Classic record, as were the Huskers four home runs. Junior Jamie Waldecker established a new tournament record with six RBIs in the win, while senior Lizzy Aumua also earned a spot in the record book with five hits. Back-to-Back in Back-to-Back Nebraska hit back-to-back home runs in consecutive games on the first - and only - day of the NFCA Leadoff Classic Feb. 24. In a 21-1 rout of Illinois, freshman Crystal Carwile and senior Trisha Tannahill belted backto-back home runs in the top of the first inning. Then in the bottom of the first in the second game of the day against Florida Atlantic, junior Jamie Waldecker and Carwile hit back-to-back solo shots. Tannahill and Carwile were the first Huskers to hit back-to-back home runs since Katie Linke and Peaches James accomplished the feat on March 27, 2004 at Oklahoma State. Tannahill and Carwile again hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning of Nebraska's 3-0 win over 17th-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday. Carwile Opens Career with a Bang Freshman Crystal Carwile not only got off to a tremendous start to the 2006 season, but an incredible start to her Husker career in the first tournament of her rookie season. Carwile went 1-for-6 with an RBI in her first day, before exploding onto the scene on day two, and finished the tournament as the Huskers' cleanup hitter and boasting a .375 average, three 4 Page 10 home runs, seven RBIs and a 1.000 slugging percentage. The Chino, Calif., native opened the second day of her career with a 1-for-3 effort against Cal State Northridge that included her first career home run. Carwile then put together possibly the greatest single-game performance by a freshman hitter in school history. Hitting in the No. 4 spot for the first time, Carwile quickly produced with an RBI double in the first inning against Utah State. Following a ground out in her next at bat, Carwile belted a solo home run in the fifth inning and secured a Husker victory with a three-run shot in the seventh. She finished the game 3-for-4 with five RBIs. Carwile closed her first weekend at Nebraska on a three-game hitting streak, finishing 1-for-3 against Nevada in the final game of the Kajikawa Classic. Hill Brilliant in Career Debut While Crystal Carwile was making an immediate impact at the plate as a freshman during the season-opening Kajikawa Classic Feb. 10-12, Molly Hill stepped into the circle and produced in her first career tournament as well. Hill appeared in four games at the tournament - including two starts - and posted a 3-0 record with a 1.53 ERA. In the first start of her career, Hill tossed a complete game and allowed just two runs in an 8-2 victory over 15th-ranked Oregon State. The Wayne, Neb., native then earned a win by tossing four innings of one-hit relief against Cal State Northridge and followed that performance with a victory against Utah State. Hill was the pitcher of decision in three straight games, earning the victory in each of those contests. Hill allowed just four earned runs in 18.1 innings in her first weekend of competition. She also struck out 18, while walking just five. Freshmen Contributions While Crystal Carwile and Molly Hill have made the biggest impact of Nebraska's six-player freshman class, all six newcomers made their career debuts in their first weekend as a Husker. Meghan Mullin has made a significant impact, starting 12 games and hitting .250 with seven runs scored this year. Catcher Brittany Pascale has earned 22 starts and is also hitting .254. Kimberly Fuller has earned one start and is 2-for-11 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Darcy Rutherford has not earned a start, but has appeared in 20 games and has scored three runs while going 0-for-3 at the plate. DeBuhr Eclipses 500-Strikeout Mark Junior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr struck out 11 Sooners in a 9-1 run-rule victory over 17th-ranked Oklahoma on April 1. Her seventh strikeout of the game was the 500th of her career. DeBuhr also reached the 400-strikeout mark this season when she struck out nine in a fiveinning victory over Illinois on Feb. 24. Her fifth strikeout of the game was the 400th of her career, making DeBuhr the fifth player in school history to reach the mark. DeBuhr set the NU sophomore record with 335 Ks in 2005. Revelle Reaches Another Milestone Head Coach Rhonda Revelle reached another career milestone on the second day of the Huskers’ season-opening Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 11. When Nebraska defeated Utah State 7-3 in its fourth game of the weekend, it marked Revelle’s 800th game as head coach of the Huskers. Revelle, who pitched for NU from 1981-83, played in 128 career games and has currently been associated with 959 of NU’s 1,567 all-time games (61 percent). RBIs in Bunches Three Huskers have produced five or more RBIs in a single game on four occasions this season, each occuring in the first 14 games of the season. Prior to this season, a total of four Huskers had produced five or more RBIs in a game in the past five years. Junior Devin Porter has a five- and six-RBI game to her credit, while fellow junior Jamie Waldecker also has a six-RBI game. Freshman Crystal Carwile has also produced a five-RBI game. The school record for most RBIs in a single game is seven, set by Jenny Smith in 1996. Porter produced five RBIs in consecutive at bats against 15th-ranked Oregon State in the second game of the season. She hit a two-run single in the top of the third inning and belted her second career home run - a three-run shot - one inning later. Carwile matched the feat the next day when she drove in five against Utah State. Carwile had an RBI double in the first inning, a solo home run in the fifth and a three-run homer in the seventh to give her five RBIs in the game. Before Porter's performance, Nebraska had not had a player produce a five-RBI game in 109 games. Porter and Carwile are also the first Husker teammates to have a five-RBI day in the same season since Nicole Trimboli and Amber Burgess accomplished the feat 29 games apart in the 2002 season. Junior Jamie Waldecker added a six-RBI game against Illinois at the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Feb. 24, two games after Porter's performance. Against Northern Iowa on March 5, Porter drove in six runs in consecutive at bats. She hit her first career grand slam in the third inning, then belted a two-run double in the fourth. Keen to Redshirt Sophomore right-hander Jordan Keen is redshirting this season in an effort to rehab a nagging back injury. Keen posted solid numbers in her freshman season, going 9-2 with a team-best 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 1.57 ERA last year. She also ranked second on the team with two shutouts, eight complete games, 89.0 innings pitched and 68 strikeouts. The Nebraska Circle With Florida native Jordan Keen redshirting this season, the Huskers have three active pitchers on their 2006 staff, and each player is a home-grown talent as a native Nebraskan. Returning All-Big 12 performer Ashley DeBuhr hails from Beatrice, while fellow junior Jaime Borg is a Lincoln native. Freshman Molly Hill comes to Lincoln from Wayne, Neb. The 17-player Nebraska roster boasts a total of five natives of the Cornhusker State, with three of those players working in the circle. NU Features Returning All-Big 12 Talent The 2006 Nebraska softball team boasts plenty of talent and experience, but the Huskers also feature four players who have garnered six combined All-Big 12 accolades in their careers. Senior Jessica Yoachim highlights the decorated returnees, as she has earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in each of the past two seasons and aims for her third consecutive accolade in 2006. Fellow senior Trisha Tannahill has also earned a pair of nods to the All-Big 12 squad in her career. Tannahill earned first-team honors as a sophomore and was a second-team pick last season. The junior battery of catcher Jamie Waldecker and right-hander Ashley DeBuhr have also been recognized as two of the best in the league. One of the best batteries in the league and perhaps the nation, Waldecker burst onto the Big 12 scene as a freshman in 2004 and took home second-team All-Big 12 honors. After tossing only 36.2 innings as a freshman behind second-team All-American Peaches James in 2004, DeBuhr was a secondteam All-Big 12 pick last year, throwing the third perfect game in school history and becoming just the second pitcher in NU history to strike 300 batters in a single season. NU Picked to Finish Fifth in Big 12 In a preseason vote of the Big 12 coaches, Nebraska was picked to finish fifth in the league. Texas A&M, which claimed the regular-season crown in 2005, was the coaches' pick to win the league. Texas, last season's Big 12 Tournament champion, was tabbed as the No. 2 team in the league. Baylor and Oklahoma, respectively, rounded out the schools picked to finish ahead of the Huskers. Each of the schools picked to finish ahead of Nebraska advanced past regional play in the 2005 NCAA tournament and is currently ranked in the NFCA/USA Today top 25 poll. Nebraska finished seventh in the Big 12 in 2005 with a 9-9 record after being picked to finish fifth in the coaches 2005 preseason poll. 4 Page 11 Revelle Adds Title to Résumé Head Coach Rhonda Revelle added the title of Senior Woman Administrator to her resume in January when she replaced the Dr. Barbara Hibner who hired Revelle to coach the Huskers - following Hibner's retirement at the end of 2005. With the administrative role, Revelle becomes the only coach in any sport in the Big 12 Conference to serve as an athletic administrator in addition to his or her coaching duties. Revelle was also re-named president of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in December after Mona Stevens stepped down as head coach of the Utah Utes. NFCA rules state that the organization's president much also be a current head coach. When Stevens stepped down as coach, she subsequently relinquished her position as NFCA president. Per NFCA Rules, the former president was then re-named to the position. Revelle, who served as NFCA President from 1999 to 2002, was appointed the new president after Stevens was removed. Sixteen NCAA Bids and Counting Nebraska softball is in an elite class when it comes to postseason play. The Huskers are one of nine teams to appear in the past 11 NCAA Tournaments. Nebraska also has a strong history of earning high seeds in the tournament. In the eight seasons prior to the format switch that occured in 2005, Nebraska earned a No. 2 seed or higher in the NCAA Regional every season. The only other teams that accomplished the feat were Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma and Washington. Overall, NU has earned 16 NCAA Tournament bids, tying Texas A&M for the most berths of any Big 12 school. The Huskers have also advanced to the College World Series seven times. Nebraska also has a strong history of hosting regionals at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers have been awarded an NCAA Regional in each of the last three seasons and four of the last five years. Big 12 Dominance By capturing both the Big 12 regular-season and tournament crowns in 2004, the Nebraska softball program is tied with Texas, the 2005 tournament champ, for the most conference championships of any of the 10 league schools. NU has won a league-high three regular-season championships and three tournament titles. Nebraska is also the only school to boast a perfect record in league play since the Big 12 was formed in 1996, going 16-0 in 1998. Ranking Near the Top Nebraska finished the 2005 season with a No. 25 final ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll. The final ranking marked the 10th consecutive season the Huskers finished the year among the top 25. Nebraska is one of only six teams in the nation - and one of only two in the Big 12 Conference - to be ranked in the final poll in each of its 11 years of existence. Huskers Excelling in the Pros Three former Huskers were named all-stars in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league last summer. The Huskers’ total of three players in the game trailed only UCLA for the most selections among all colleges and universities in the nation. Former Huskers Peaches James (2001-04), Nicole Trimboli (2001-04) and Anne Steffan (2002-05) were each named all-stars. Trimboli's Akron Racers and Steffan's Chicago Bandits met for the NPF title, with Akron winning 5-4 led by an RBI from Trimboli. Olympic Connections Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel was named Head Coach of Team Canada in March of 2005 and will lead Canada in the 2008 Olympic Games. In her short tenure as head coach of Team Canada, Sippel has already guided the Canadians to great success. At the World Cup of Softball in July of 2005, Sippel led the Canadians to a 2-1 upset of the United States, handing the Americans their first loss in international play since 2002. Sippel aslo guided Canada to a second-place finish at the 2005 Pan-American Qualifying Tournament that guaranteed the Canadian National Team a spot in the 2006 World Championships. One of Sippel's star players is former Husker player and current undergraduate assistant coach Sheena Lawrick. Lawrick was selected to the 2004 Canadian Olympic Team despite recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament when the team was announced. A native of Calgary, Alberta, Lawrick started two games for the Canadians, who finished the 2004 Olympics with a 3-4 record, which tied for the country's best showing ever. Lawrick also produced both RBIs in Canada's upset victory over Team USA. At the 2004 Olympics, Sippel joined Lawrick in Athens as a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Sippel was a member of the 1996 Canadian National Team that also went 3-4 in the inaugural softball competition at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. Head of the Class Nebraska leads all Division I softball programs with 22 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards won by 15 players. NU is the only school with more than 20 academic All-America awards, and the only Big 12 school ranked in the top 10. The College of New Jersey boasts 18 selections to rank second in the nation. Revelle Wins 500th Games Head Coach Rhonda Revelle posted her 500th career victory and 500th win at Nebraska during the 2005 season. Revelle is only the third coach in school history to record 500 career victories and the first female coach to reach the milestone. 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 - Big 12 Statistical Rankings (Games Through April 16) Individual Batting Batting Average 1. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ................................. .464 2. Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma ........................... .446 3. Lizzy Aumua, Nebraska.................................. .412 4. Jessica Yoachim, Nebraska ............................... .388 5. Chelsi Lake, Baylor ........................................... .386 -15. Crystal Carwile, Nebraska............................ .331 Hits 1. Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma ............................... 66 2. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ..................................... 65 3. Lizzy Aumua, Nebraska..................................... 54 Chesli Lake, Baylor .............................................. 54 5. Brette Reagan, Baylor ........................................... 49 -t-9. Jessica Yoachim, Nebraska ............................... 45 Runs 1. Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma ............................... 48 2. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ..................................... 40 3. Brette Reagan, Baylor ........................................... 39 4. Amber Spaulding, Oklahoma ............................... 35 Tina Boutelle, Texas ............................................. 35 Lizzy Aumua, Nebraska...................................... 35 -8. Crystal Carwile, Nebraska.................................. 32 Jessica Yoachim, Nebraska .................................. 32 Home Runs 1. Serena Settlemier, Kansas ..................................... 17 2. Chelsi Lake, Baylor .............................................. 16 3. Crystal Carwile, Nebraska.................................. 11 Kelly Osburn, Baylor............................................ 11 Brette Reagan, Baylor ........................................... 11 Total Bases 1. Chelsi Lake, Baylor ............................................ 115 2. Serena Settlemier, Kansas ................................... 100 3. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ..................................... 95 4. Brett Reagan, Baylor............................................. 93 5. Desiree Williams, Texas ........................................ 90 -8. Crystal Carwile, Nebraska.................................. 81 Walks 1. Desiree Williams, Texas ........................................ 30 2. Megan Gibson, Texas A&M ................................. 29 3. Destiny Frankenstein, Kansas ............................... 22 Brette Reagan, Baylor ........................................... 22 5. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ..................................... 21 On-Base Percentage 1. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ................................. .530 2. Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma ........................... .517 3. Desiree Williams, Texas .................................... .506 4. Megan Gibson, Texas A&M .............................. .471 5. Jen Bruck, Missouri.......................................... .471 -7. Jessica Yoachim, Nebraska .............................. .450 8. Lizzy Aumua, Nebraska.................................. .444 Slugging Percentage 1. Chelsi Lake, Baylor .......................................... 2. Serena Settlemier, Kansas ................................. 3. Desiree Williams, Texas .................................... 4. Brette Reagan, Baylor ....................................... 5. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ................................. .821 .800 .726 .721 .679 -7. Crystal Carwile, Nebraska.............................. .669 Individual Pitching Doubles 1. Chelsi Lake, Baylor .............................................. 13 2. Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ..................................... 12 Amanda Scarborough, Texas A&M ...................... 12 4. Savannah Long, Oklahoma .................................. 11 Ashley Monceaux, Baylor ..................................... 11 Trisha Tannahill, Nebraska................................. 11 ERA 1. Cat Osterman, Texas ......................................... 0.34 2. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ................................ 1.31 3. Serena Settlemier, Kansas .................................. 1.43 4. Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ........................................ 1.54 5. Meagan Denny, Texas........................................ 1.58 6. Molly Hill, Nebraska....................................... 1.61 7. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska................................ 1.63 Triples 1. Shannon Thomas, Texas ......................................... 6 2. Lizzy Aumua, Nebraska........................................ 3 Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma ................................. 3 Destin Frankenstein, Kansas................................... 3 Fallon Johnson, Iowa State ..................................... 3 Lauren Kitchens, Oklahoma State .......................... 3 Devin Porter, Nebraska ........................................ 3 Courtney Totte, Oklahoma State............................ 3 Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ....................................... 3 Desiree Williams, Texas .......................................... 3 Wins 1. Cat Osterman, Texas ............................................ 27 2. Jen Bruck, Missouri.............................................. 18 3. Molly Hill, Nebraska.......................................... 17 Meagan Denny, Texas........................................... 17 5. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska................................... 15 Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ........................................... 15 RBIs 1. Chelsi Lake, Baylor .............................................. 47 2. Serena Settlemier, Kansas ..................................... 45 3. Samantha Ricketts, Oklahoma ............................. 39 Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma ..................................... 39 5. Crystal Carwile, Nebraska.................................. 37 Kim Kaye, Oklahoma State .................................. 37 Brette Reagan, Baylor ........................................... 37 Stolen Bases 1. Ashley Parker, Texas Tech ..................................... 31 2. Jessica Yoachim, Nebraska .................................. 23 3. Lizzy Aumua, Nebraska...................................... 19 4. Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma ............................... 18 Tina Boutelle, Texas ............................................. 18 Innings 1. Cat Osterman, Texas ....................................... 188.0 2. Jen Bruck, Missouri......................................... 172.1 3. Jessica Hoppock, Oklahoma State ................... 163.1 4. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas .............................. 155.1 5. Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ...................................... 155.0 -9. Molly Hill, Nebraska..................................... 126.1 10. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska............................ 124.1 Strikeouts 1. Cat Osterman, Texas .......................................... 419 2. Meagan Denny, Texas......................................... 185 3. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ................................. 177 4. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska................................. 173 5. Jessica Hoppock, Oklahoma State ...................... 159 6. Molly Hill, Nebraska........................................ 150 Appearances 1. Erin Crawford, Texas Tech.................................... 36 2. Megan Dennis, Missouri ...................................... 34 3. Jessica Hoppock, Oklahoma State ........................ 33 4. Jen Bruck, Missouri.............................................. 32 4 Page 12 Cat Osterman, Texas ............................................ 32 -t-9. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska ................................ 24 Molly Hill, Nebraska........................................ 24 Saves 1. Erin Crawford, Texas Tech...................................... 4 2. Lisa Gorzycki, Texas A&M..................................... 3 Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ............................................. 3 4. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska..................................... 2 Julie Hauck, Texas Tech.......................................... 2 Jessica Hoppock, Oklahoma State .......................... 2 Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ..................................... 2 Cat Osterman, Texas .............................................. 2 Starts 1. Jessica Hoppock, Oklahoma State ........................ 27 2. Cat Osterman, Texas ............................................ 25 3. Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ........................................... 24 4. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ................................... 23 5. Meagan Denny, Texas........................................... 22 t-6. Molly Hill, Nebraska ....................................... 21 Shutouts 1. Cat Osterman, Texas ............................................ 18 2. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska..................................... 8 3. Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ............................................. 7 4. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ..................................... 6 5. Amanda Scarborough, Texas A&M ........................ 5 -t-8. Molly Hill, Nebraska ......................................... 3 Complete Games 1. Cat Osterman, Texas ............................................ 23 2. Jessica Hoppock, Oklahoma State ........................ 19 3. Lisa Ferguson, Baylor ........................................... 18 4. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ................................... 17 5. Amanda Scarborough, Texas A&M ...................... 15 t-6. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska ................................ 14 Opponent Average 1. Cat Osterman, Texas ........................................ 2. Kassie Humphreys, Kansas ............................... 3. Meagan Denny, Texas....................................... 4. Ashley DeBuhr, Nebraska............................... 5. Molly Hill, Nebraska...................................... .078 .152 .162 .200 .203 Team Rankings Team Batting 1. Oklahoma ........................................................ .310 2. Baylor................................................................ .304 3. Nebraska ........................................................ .300 4. Texas A&M...................................................... .274 5. Texas ................................................................ .273 Team Pitching 1. Texas ................................................................. 0.85 2. Kansas............................................................... 1.55 3. Nebraska ......................................................... 1.66 4. Iowa State.......................................................... 2.29 5. Baylor................................................................ 2.31 Team Fielding 1. Texas ................................................................ 2. Nebraska ........................................................ 3. Oklahoma ........................................................ 4. Missouri ........................................................... 5. Kansas.............................................................. .973 .973 .971 .962 .955 4 Nebraska Softball Weekly Notes #16 - April 21 - Single-Season and Career Records Single-Season Record Watch Batting Career Record Watch Batting 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. Lizzy Aumua, 2006 ................... .417 (58-139) 6. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1995............. .405 (85-210) 7. Jessica Yoachim, 2006 ............... .390 (49-124) 8. Anne Steffan, 2005 ..................... .388 (80-206) 9. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 ................. .387 (63-163) 10. Lizzy (Rock) Aumua, 2005 ......... .378 (62-164) Jennifer Lizama, 2000 ................. .378 (68-180) 12. Gloria Von Rentzell, 1995........... .373 (66-177) 13. Jennifer Lizama, 1997 ................. .372 (64-172) 14. Jane Kremer, 1988 ...................... .363 (65-179) Denise Day, 1984 ....................... .363 (57-157) Batting Average (min. 250 at bats) 1. Ali Viola, 1995-98....................... .418 (263/629) 2. Lizzy Aumua, 2004-present....... .399 (120/303) 3. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96........ .379 (266/702) 4. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 ........ .378 (254/710) 5. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 ................ .347 (217/625) 6. Lisa Wangler, 2000-03 ................ .346 (121/350) 7. Denise Day, 1982-85 .................. .336 (186/553) 8. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 ..... .334 (170/509) 9. Christie McCoy, 1997-98............ .332 (102/307) 10. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 .................... .331 (263/795) 11. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-present ... .321 (171/533) 12. Jenny Smith, 1995-98 ................. .320 (201/629) 13. Shelley Scott, 1978-81 ............... .312 (178/570) 14. Sherry Allcorn, 1994-95.............. .307 (109/355) 15. Angela Blackwood, 1995-97........ .306 (127/415) Slugging Percentage (min. 100 at bats) 1. Ali Viola, 1998.......................... .865 (147/170) 2. Ali Viola, 1995.......................... .749 (149/199) 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 ............... .748 (122/163) 4. Ali Viola, 1996.......................... .743 (150/202) 5. Denise Day, 1985 ..................... .690 (100/145) 6. Jennifer Lizama, 2000 ............... .678 (122/180) 7. Denise Day, 1984 ..................... .669 (105/157) 8. Jennifer Lizama, 1997 ............... .669 (115/172) 9. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1994........... .665 (103/155) 10. Crystal Carwile, 2006 .............. .648 (81/121) Runs Scored 1. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 ...........................199 2. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 .......................................182 3. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96...........................168 4. Ali Viola, 1995-98..........................................157 5. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-present ......................136 6. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 ...................................133 7. Amanda Buchholz, 2000-03...........................127 8. Nicole Trimboli, 2001-04...............................126 9. Kathy Foley, 1977-80 .....................................123 10. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 ........................120 Home Runs 1. Ali Viola, 1998.............................................. 22 2. Christie McCoy, 1998................................... 17 3. Jennifer Lizama, 1999 ................................... 16 4. Ali Viola, 1996.............................................. 15 Jamie Fuente, 2000 ....................................... 15 6. Ali Viola, 1995.............................................. 13 Jennifer Lizama, 2000 ................................... 13 8. Jennifer Lizama, 1997 ................................... 12 Amanda Buchholz, 2003............................... 12 10. Denise Day, 1985 ......................................... 11 Crystal Carwile, 2006 ................................. 11 Stolen Bases 1. Kim Ogee, 2000-03 .......................................100 2. Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .............................91 3. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 .....................................81 4. Jessica Yoachim, 2003-present ........................75 5. Margie Ogrodowicz, 1986-88 ..........................60 6. Leigh Suhr, 1999-2002 ....................................57 7. Kristin Davidson, 1989-92...............................51 8. Jill Rishel, 1987-90 ..........................................49 Hit by Pitch 1. Trisha Tannahill, 2006.................................. 9 2. Karla Knicely, 1996......................................... 8 Ellen Middleton, 1999.................................... 8 4. Ann Schroeder, 1985 ...................................... 6 Kristin Davidson, 1990................................... 6 Amy Erlenbusch, 1993.................................... 6 Winning Percentage (min. 10 decisions) 1. Molly Hill, 2006 ........................... .941 (17-1) 2. Lori Sippel, 1987 ............................ .870 (20-3) 3. Marlys Handley, 1986..................... .867 (13-2) 4. Leigh Ann Walker, 2002 ................. .848 (28-5) 5. Mori Emmons, 1984 ...................... .828 (24-5) 6. Jenny Voss, 1998............................. .816 (40-9) 7. Peaches James, 2004........................ .804 (37-9) 8. Mori Emmons, 1985 ...................... .800 (12-3) 9. Summer Tobias, 2003 ..................... .789 (15-4) 10. Donna Deardorff, 1985 .................. .786 (11-3) -Ashley DeBuhr, 2006 ......................720 (16-6) Sacrifices 1. Gloria Von Rentzell, 1993-96...........................41 Jessica Yoachim, 2003-present ........................41 3. Ann Schroeder, 1982-85 ..................................39 Kris Vucurevic, 1990-93...................................39 5. Tobin Echo-Hawk, 1993-96.............................38 6. Ruth Chatwin, 1986-89...................................37 7. Deanne Carr, 1980-82 .....................................32 Denise Day, 1982-85 .......................................32 9. Amy Erlenbusch, 1991-94................................31 Kelly Pinkepank, 1996-99................................31 Hit by Pitch 1. Jane Kremer, 1986-89 ......................................17 2. Anne Steffan, 2002-05 .....................................16 Trisha Tannahill, 2003-present.......................16 4. Kristin Davidson, 1989-92...............................15 Cindy Roethemeyer, 1998-2002 ......................15 6. Amanda Buchholz, 2000-03.............................13 7. Karla Knicely, 1994-96.....................................12 8. Amy Erlenbusch, 1991-94................................11 Jenifer Williams, 1997-2000 ............................11 10. Ruth Chatwin, 1982-85...................................10 Jennifer Lizama, 1997-2000 .............................10 4 Page 12 Pitching Victories 1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000...................................110 2. Peaches James, 2001-04....................................98 3. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 .........................81 4. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 ........................................73 5. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 ..............................55 6. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 ...............................52 7. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 .............................48 8. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-present......................... 42 9. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 ..................................40 Angela Blackwood, 1995-97.............................40 Innings Pitched 1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000.............................1,073.0 2. Peaches James, 2001-04...............................971.1 3. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 ...................................695.1 4. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 ....................670.0 5. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 ........................584.2 6. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 ..........................561.0 7. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 .........................527.0 8. Marie Bowie, 1989-91 ................................482.2 9. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-present.................... 459.2 10. Stacie Stafford, 1995-96 ..............................381.1 Strikeouts 1. Peaches James, 2001-04..................................945 2. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 .......................858 3. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 ......................................838 4. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000...................................708 5. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-present....................... 549 6. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 ............................382 7. Stacie Stafford, 1995-96 .................................338 8. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 ...........................328 9. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 .............................242 10. Jeanne Wagner, 1982-83 ................................214 Shutouts 1. Peaches James, 2001-04....................................44 2. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 ........................................39 3. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000.....................................34 4. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 ..............................28 5. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 .........................27 6. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 ...............................23 7. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 .............................19 8. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-present......................... 17 9. Marie Bowie, 1989-91 .....................................12 10. Mori Emmons, 1982-85 ..................................10 Stacie Stafford, 1995-96 ...................................10 Angela Blackwood, 1995-97.............................10 Complete Games 1. Jenny Voss, 1997-2000...................................127 2. Peaches James, 2001-04..................................101 3. Lori Sippel, 1985-88 ........................................80 4. Stephanie Skegas, 1989-91 ...............................66 5. Sandy Wolterman, 1981-84 .............................62 6. Donna Deardorff, 1985-88 ..............................61 7. Marie Bowie, 1989-91 .....................................57 8. Leigh Ann Walker, 1999-2002 .........................55 9. Ashley DeBuhr, 2004-present......................... 50 10. Stacie Stafford, 1995-96 ...................................40