The Huskers made it back to the postseason in 2009, finishing 35-19 and earning a trip to
the Knoxville (Tenn.) Regional. Nebraska posted a 10-game improvement in the win column
from 2008 to 2009 while finishing fifth in a tough Big 12 Conference that sent seven teams
to the NCAA Tournament. Revelle picked up her 650th win at Nebraska in the Huskers'
victory in the first game of the NCAA Tournament, while four of her players earned All-Big 12
accolades, seven earned academic All-Big 12 honors and Molly Hill earned a repeat selection
as a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Nebraska added an academic All-American for the third straight season in 2010, when Robin
Mackin was a second-team selection. The Huskers also had a program-record five players
selected to the academic all-district first or second team, while producing three all-region
selections on the field. As a team, Nebraska produced a 30-win season and qualified for
the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers were sent to the Seattle Regional hosted by defending
national champion Washington. NU lost a pair of 1-0 heartbreakers to North Carolina in the
postseason and picked up an elimination victory over North Dakota State. NU made the
postseason with a roster that featured 11 first- or second-year players.
The Huskers had a breakthrough season under Revelle in 2011, when she challenged her
team to put Nebraska softball back on the national map. Her team accomplished just that,
posting the best start in school history, while being ranked among the nation's top-25 teams in
every weekly poll during the season. Nebraska finished with a 41-14 record in 2011, winning
40 games and advancing to an NCAA Regional final for the first time in five seasons. Along
the way