Big ten tournament (evanston, ill.)
Judi Garman Classic (fullerton, calif.)
Friday, March 7 - Sunday, March 9
Host: Cal State Fullerton University
Complex: Anderson Family Field
Media Relations Contact: Spencer Schloss
Office Phone: (657) 278-3981
Thursday, May 8 - Sunday, May 11
Host Institution: Northwestern University
Complex: Sharon J. Drysdale Field
Media Relations Contact: Doug Meffley
Office Phone: (847) 491-3688
Cell Phone: (847) 8333-2471
Participants (12): All 12 Big Ten Conference softball teams will make the conference
tournament, with the top four seeds receiving a bye. Seeds 1-4 will
not play until Friday and seeds 5-12 will all play an opening game on
Thursday. The semifinals are set for Saturday, with the championship
game on Sunday. The winner of the Big Ten Tournament receives the
conference's automatic berth to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
Cell Phone: (805) 298-9657
Nebraska's Schedule
Friday, March 7
vs. Arizona State
vs. San Jose State
Saturday, March 8
at Cal State Fullerton
vs. Washington
Sunday, March 9
vs. Fresno State
2:30 p.m. (Central)
5 p.m. (Central)
2:30 p.m. (Central)
7:30 p.m. (Central)
11 a.m. (Central)
Big Ten Tournament Schedule
Thursday, May 8
Game 1: No. 12 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed
Game 2: No. 9 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed
Game 3: No. 11 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed
Game 4: No. 10 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed
Friday, May 9
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. No. 4 Seed
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. No. 1 Seed
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. No. 3 Seed
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. No. 2 Seed
Saturday, May 10
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
Sunday, May 11
Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner
Tournament Notes
» Nebraska is returning to the Judi Garman Classic (formerly the Kia Classic) for the first
time since 2009, when the Huskers posted a 4-1 record at the event. NU owns a 12-8
all-time record in its four appearances in the tournament, including a 3-3 record in 2005,
a 3-2 mark in 2004 and a 2-2 finish in 2003.
» NU has defeated at least one ranked team in each of its four trips to the Judi Garman
Classic, while five of the Huskers' eight losses in the event have come to top-25 opponents.
Washington (No. 4) and ASU (No. 7) were ranked in the top 10 in the final 2013 poll.
» The Judi Garman Classic will mark a homecoming for Fullerton native MJ Knighten.
Overall, Nebraska boasts seven California natives who will play a total of 10 games in
their home state in the first month of the season.
Tournament Notes
» The Big Ten Tournament returns for a second straight year in 2014 and features the same
format as the 2013 event. The conference did not hold a tournament from 2009 to 2012.
Jayhawk Invitational (lawrence, kan.)
Friday, March 14 - Sunday, March 16
Host: University of Kansas
Complex: Arrocha Ballpark
Media Relations Contact: Theresa Kurtz
Office Phone: (785) 864-7488
Nebraska's Schedule
Friday, March 14
vs. Jackson State
Saturday, March 15 vs. Northern Illinois
Sunday, March 16
vs. Jackson State
at Kansas
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» Wisconsin won the 2013 Big Ten Tournament, becoming the first winner in the 12-team
format. Nebraska, the No. 2 seed, went 1-1 at the event last year, defeating Purdue (3-2)
before losing in the semifinal to Minnesota (1-0).
Cell Phone: (785) 312-1053
» At the conclusion of the event, a Big Ten All-Tournament team will be announced, consisting
of 12 players, including the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
10:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
NCAA tournament (campus sites/oklahoma city, okla.)
Friday, May 17 - Wednesday, June 5
Host Institution: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Complexes: Campus Sites (Regionals and Super Regionals)
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium (Women's College World Series)
Participants (64): The NCAA Tournament features 64 teams, including 30 automatic
berths from conference champions and 34 at-large selections. The
top 16 teams are seeded.
Tournament Notes
» Nebraska will play its first games at the University of Kansas since 2011 when the Huskers
play four games at Arrocha Ballpark as part of the Jayhawk Invitational. NU owns a 12-2
record at the facility which opened in 2004, including a 9-2 record against Kansas and a
3-0 mark against neutral-site opponents.
Tournament Notes
» The field and regional hosts for the 2014 NCAA Tournament will be announced on
Sunday, May 11. The tournament will consist of 16 four-team regionals. The 16 regional
champions advance to a best-of-three NCAA Super Regional, with the eight super regional
champions advancing to the Women's College World Series. The entire tournament is
double elimination until a best-of-three championship series between the winners of each
side of the bracket at the Women's College World Series.
» Nebraska will also face Kansas for the first time since 2011, after a scheduled game
between the teams was canceled due to inclement weather last spring. The teams have
met 109 times - including 33 consecutive years from 1979 to 2011 - as NU has played
more games against Kansas than any other opponent in school history besides Creighton.
Kansas leads the all-time series 55-54, but the series is tied 19-19 in Lawrence, with the
Huskers owning a 9-2 record at Arrocha Ballpark.
» Two NCAA Regionals (to be announced) will be televised in their entirety by the ESPN
family of networks, while every NCAA Super Regional and Women's College World Series
game will be televised on the ESPN family of networks.
» While the Huskers are very familiar with Kansas, Nebraska is unfamiliar with its other
two opponents at the Jayhawk Invitational. NU will face Jackson State for the first time
in school history, and the Huskers will take on Northern Illinois for the first time in Head
Coach Rhonda Revelle's 22 seasons at Nebraska. Overall, NU is 2-2 against Northern
Illinois, with the last meeting coming on March 7, 1992.
» Nebraska has appeared in 21 of the 32 all-time NCAA Tournaments, compiling a 55-45 alltime postseason record and advancing to the Women's College World Series seven times,
including 2013. The Huskers rank 10th in NCAA history in NCAA Tournament appearances,
10th in W