huskers rank 10th in world series appearances
1988
2002
» fifth place (tied)
» fifth place (tied)
The NCAA Tournament field expanded to 20 teams in 1988, but that did not stop the
Nebraska Cornhuskers from advancing to the program’s second consecutive Women’s
College World Series, and NU’s fifth appearance in the first seven years of the event. The
Huskers captured their fifth consecutive Big Eight championship during the regular season
and traveled outside of Nebraska for the World Series, which was contested in Sunnyvale,
Calif. Nebraska posted a 1-2 showing in Sunnyvale, finishing in a tie for fifth place. Lori
Sippel posted an individual best 0.00 ERA to lead Nebraska to a World Series-low 0.30
team ERA. Despite the strong pitching performances, outfielder Margie Ogrodowicz was
the Huskers’ lone all-tournament selection.
Nebraska advanced to the Women’s College World Series out of a 48-team field for the
first time in 2002. The 2002 Cornhuskers are also the only one of NU’s seven World Series
teams to advance to the event by winning a regional away from Lincoln. In the regular
season, Nebraska posted its third straight 50-win season, finishing with a 50-14 record. The
Huskers breezed through the Iowa City Regional, before losing two tough one-run games
in Oklahoma City. Seventh-seeded Nebraska fell to No. 2 Arizona in the opener, before
defeating sixth-seeded Michigan. The Huskers were then eliminated by No. 8 Florida State.
In a pitching dominated event, Nebraska’s .191 average ranked third, while the Huskers‘
1.40 ERA ranked sixth.
NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)
Iowa State
W, 5-2
L, 2-3
Creighton
Creighton
W, 7-2
Creighton
W, 4-1
NCAA Regional (Iowa City, Iowa)
Illinois-Chicago
W, 1-0
W, 3-0
at Iowa
Oregon State
W, 7-0
Notre Dame
W, 5-3
World Series (Sunnyvale, Calif.)
L, 0-3
Cal Poly Pomona
Adelphi
W, 5-1
Fresno State
L, 0-1 (9)
World Series (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
L, 0-1
Arizona
Michigan
W, 1-0
Florida State
L, 3-4
2013
1998
» fifth place (tied)
» seventh place (tied)
Head Coach Rhonda Revelle, who was a starter on NU’s 1982 inaugural Women’s
College World Series team, returned her alma mater to the championship event in 1998,
the final season that featured a 32-team field. The Huskers established a school-record
.800 winning percentage, finishing with a 48-12 record. NU swept both the regular season
and postseason Big 12 titles, finishing a perfect 20-0, including the only undefeated regular
season in conference history. Led by three first- or second-team All-Americans, Nebraska tied
for fifth place at the World Series in Oklahoma City. A potent Husker offense hit just .086 in
the event, but Ali Viola slugged a home run in her final career at bat, marking Nebraska’s
second home run in 25 all-time World Series games.
The 2013 Huskers, who began the year unranked, made history by becoming Nebraska’s
first team to advance to the WCWS out of a 64-team field. Following a successful regular
season, NU earned the No. 14 national seed and was selected to host an NCAA Regional.
The Huskers swept through the NCAA Lincoln Regional, outscoring their opponents 21-6 to
advance to the first NCAA Super Regional in school history. The Huskers then went 2-1 at
No. 3 Oregon in Head Coach Rhonda Revelle’s hometown to punch their ticket to Oklahoma
City. At the World Series, Nebraska suffered a pair of heartbreaking one-run, extra-inning
losses to Washington and Florida. The Huskers’ classic with the Gators went 15 innings
after Nebraska rallied from a three-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh.
NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)
Coastal Carolina
W, 7-0
Iowa
W, 1-0
Oregon
W, 9-7
NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)
Northern Iowa
W, 4-0
Stanford
W, 7-1
Stanford
W, 10-5
World Series (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Fresno State
L, 1-6
Texas
W, 2-1
Washington
L, 1-3
NCAA Super Regional (Eugene, Ore.)
at Oregon
W, 5-2
at Oregon
L, 3-4 (11)
at Oregon
W, 4-2
World Series (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Washington
L, 3-4 (8)
Florida
L, 8-9 (15)
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