2014 Nebraska Softball Media Guide | Page 35

The Huskers would not come up short again in 2002. Revelle's team quickly established itself as a national title threat, as the Huskers posted a school-record 23-game winning streak while beginning the season with a remarkable 34-6 record. During the hot streak, Revelle's Huskers spent six consecutive weeks ranked fourth in the polls. Nebraska then swept through NCAA Regional play to advance to the Women's College World Series. The Huskers dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to Arizona in the opener before rebounding with a 1-0 win over Michigan. NU was then eliminated with a fifth-place finish following a 4-3 loss to Florida State. The 2003 season once again saw Nebraska rise to new heights. The Huskers opened the season ranked in the preseason top five for the first time in school history. Revelle's team quickly ascended to the No. 3 spot in the poll, spending three consecutive weeks in the highest spot a Revelle-coached team has ever achieved. Nebraska was close to another trip to the Women's College World Series, but each of the Huskers' final 13 losses on the season were by two runs or less and Nebraska had to settle for a No. 13 final ranking and a loss in the NCAA Regional semifinals at Bowlin Stadium. Revelle's Huskers would again be selected as an NCAA Regional host in 2004 and 2005. The 2004 Huskers swept the Big 12 Conference regular-season and tournament titles but received a tough draw when the NCAA Tournament pairings were released. Narrowly missing out on a national seed in the final season of eight-team regionals, Nebraska was unable to get by a tough California squad in the regional finals, as the Huskers ended their season with a 45-17 record and a No. 14 ranking, while the Bears went on to finish as the national runner-up. Nebraska fell victim to a tough schedule in 2005, as Revelle's team finished 36-23 but the Huskers were still highly regarded enough to earn the No. 25 spot in the final poll. Nebraska was selected to host an NCAA Regional, but the Huskers were eliminated with a pair of one-run losses after winning their opener. Revelle's Huskers rebounded with a stellar 2006 season in what may have been one of Revelle's finest coaching efforts. Nebraska did not feature an All-American in 2006, but that didn't stop the Huskers from finishing 44-12 and posting the program's third-best singleseason winning percentage. Revelle's Huskers came together as a team to finish as the Big 12 regular-season runner-up while advancing to a ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and finishing the season ranked 14th in the final poll. The 2007 Huskers featured one of the top pitching staffs in school history, as Nebraska finished ninth nationally in ERA. NU finished with a 37-20 record and was selected to host a fourth NCAA Regional at Bowlin Stadium in the span of five seasons. After a disappointing finish in 2007, Revelle was faced with a challenging outlook the next season. The 2008 Huskers were the youngest group in school history with no seniors for the first time ever and 12 players with one season or less of collegiate experience. The youth, combined with a flurry of injuries led to a 25-28 finish that marked Nebraska's first losing season since 1994, Revelle's second season as Husker head coach. CAREER COACHING RECORDS » 807-439 (.643) Career Record (22 seasons) » 799-423 (.649) Record at Nebraska (21 seasons) » 40-35 (.533) NCAA Tournament Record (17 appearances) YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Year Record Conference Place Tournament 1987# 8-16 N/A N/A N/A 1993 18-23 5-11* 5th N/A 1994 21-33 1-15* 6th N/A 43-20 10-6* 3rd N/A 1995 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^ t-6th t-4th 2004 45-17 14-3^ 1st 1st 2005 36-23 9-9^ 7th t-5th 2006 44-12 13-4^ 2nd t-3rd 2007 37-20 10-8^ 5th t-5th 2008 25-28 4-14^ t-9th 2nd 2009 35-19 9-9^ 5th t-5th 2010 30-29 7-11^ t-7th t-5th 2011 41-14 9-9^ 6th N/A 2012 33-22 14-9! 3rd N/A 2013 45-16 16-6! 2nd t-3rd Totals 807-439 219-153 -- -- NCAA Finish DNQ DNQ DNQ Regional Regional Regional WCWS Regional Regional Regional WCWS Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional DNQ Regional Regional Regional DNQ WCWS # Nebraska Wesleyan; *Big Eight (16-32, .333); ^Big 12 (173-106, .620); !Big Ten (30-15, .667) CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Coach Revelle has done her par ЁѼ