Jamie Waldecker Season 2007

Honors and Awards
2006
Second-Team All-Big 12

2004
Second-Team All-Big 12

Season Outlook [2007]

Jamie Waldecker returns for her third season as the Huskers’ starting catcher in 2007. Waldecker’s proven production at the plate, along with the opportunity to work with a talented and deep pitching staff, should make the senior’s final season a memorable one.

Waldecker is expected to be a key player in the Huskers’ run for a Big 12 title. She is slated to be a middle-of-the-order hitter where she will be expected to drive in runs. Waldecker will also be counted on to step up as a leader, especially with the pitching staff.

The Huskers boast a talented three-pitcher staff that has the potential to rank as the league’s best. One of Waldecker’s challenges will be to get the staff, which includes a freshman and a sophomore, to perform to its fullest. Waldecker will also be asked to fill a leadership role within the team as one of the Huskers’ most experienced players.

Aside from the intangibles, Nebraska will count on Waldecker to produce offensively. A two-time all-conference selection, Waldecker boasts the most career hits, homers and RBIs of any current Husker. She has also shown a knack for stepping up in big games, as her average in league play has topped her overall season average in each of her first three seasons. In her career, Waldecker’s average in Big 12 games is .033 points higher than her overall average.

The Garden Grove, Calif., native also ranks as one of the top defensive players in the nation. She has thrown out nearly 40 percent of would-be base stealers in her career while committing just 13 errors in 1,095 chances.

Junior Season [2006]
Waldecker earned the second all-conference accolade of her career as a junior ... started 54 games and finished with a .237 average, five homers and 37 RBIs ... hit .273 with a pair of home runs in Big 12 play to earn second-team all-conference honors ... her 37 RBIs ranked second on the team and her five homers tied for third ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs against No. 7 Stanford in the season opener Feb. 10 ... was outstanding in the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Feb. 24, going 2-for-5 with a home run and career-high two runs scored and six RBIs against Illinois in the first game of the tournament ... her six RBIs were one shy of the school record ... went 2-for-3 with another homer and two RBIs against Florida Atlantic ... performed admirably at the Best Western Airport Festival in Tulsa, Okla., March 3-5, while battling a painful tooth problem ... went 5-for-12 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored in only four games ... was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts ... went 3-for-5 with a homer, a walk, five RBIs and two runs scored in back-to-back games against Tulsa and Northern Iowa to close out the tournament ... successfully executed the first squeeze bunt of her career against Florida A&M on March 11 to earn an RBI ... went 3-for-6 with an RBI and three runs scored in two games at the rain-shortened Big Red Tournament on March 17 ... threw out 1-of-3 would-be base stealers in the Big 12-opening series against Texas on March 25-26 ... went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and one walk against the Longhorns on March 26 ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and a home run against No. 17 Oklahoma on April 1 ... her home run wrapped up the Huskers’ 9-1 run-rule victory in game one of the doubleheader with the Sooners ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI at Oklahoma State on April 8 ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against South Dakota State on April 11 ... went 3-for-9 with a homer and four RBIs in a two-game series at Texas Tech April 22-23 ... her homer was a game-tying blast in the top of the seventh inning ... went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Missouri on May 7 ... went 2-for-5 and produced the game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning of NU’s 1-0 win at Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... reached base safely in all four of the Huskers’ NCAA Tournament games, including drawing a total of four walks in four games ... tied her career high with a four-game hitting streak April 20-26 ... committed just three errors in 441 chances behind the plate for a .993 fielding percentage ... threw out 14-of-38 would-be base stealers (37 percent).

Sophomore Season [2005]
Waldecker started 55 games at catcher as a sophomore and added a solid offensive punch to the middle of the Husker order ... the Huskers’ 2-1 win at Missouri marked the 100th game of her career ... owned the team lead with seven home runs ... was second with 29 RBIs and nine multi-RBI games ... homered four times in a 10-game stretch March 17-30 ... drew a career-high three walks against Creighton on March 23 ... also tied her career-high by driving in three runs against the Bluejays ... recorded a career-high three hits against Oklahoma on April 30, also adding a game-tying single ... recorded her first game-winning RBI of the season when she hit a three-run home run to lift NU to a 4-1 upset of 14th-ranked Washington on March 17 ... went 2-for-3 with a home run and tied a career high with three RBIs against Kansas on March 30 ... added the game-winning RBI against the Jayhawks, her second of the season ... homered in back-to-back games at the Kia Klassic ... recorded a team-high three extra-base hits, two home runs, five RBIs, 11 total bases and a .550 slugging percentage in her return to California at the Kia Klassic March 16-20 ... behind the plate, did a great job of leading a young Nebraska pitching staff ... threw out 14-of-24 would-be base stealers ... committed only three errors in 435 chances for a .995 fielding percentage, good for fourth place on the NU single-season chart.

Freshman Season [2004]
Waldecker made an immediate impact for Nebraska in her rookie season while helping lead the Huskers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles ... split time at catcher and designated player early in the season, and also filled in at first base midway through the Huskers’ Big 12 schedule ... in 52 games, produced an on-base percentage of .327, hit two home runs and racked up 14 RBIs ... was a second-team All-Big 12 selection, after hitting .270 in Big 12 games with an on-base percentage of .386 and a slugging percentage of .432 ... against No. 23 Texas A&M on May 2, Waldecker clinched the Big 12 regular-season title for Nebraska with a 10th-inning RBI single ... against 18th-ranked Oklahoma on April 18, Waldecker’s solo home run in the bottom of the sixth broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be the game-winning hit ... had her first game-winning RBI against Creighton on April 6 and had another game-winning RBI against Texas on April 12 ... third on the team with 22 walks ... hit her first career home run on Feb. 22 against Indiana .. in her first collegiate game against DePaul on Feb. 13, Waldecker went 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.

High School
A four-year letterwinner at Pacifica High School, Waldecker led her team to the 2003 California state championship ... hit .356 for the 2003 season, recording 30 RBIs ... named to the California Interscholastic Federation Division III first team ... also named CIF first-team all-state ... recognized on the All-Orange County second team and named the Garden Grove League Female Athlete of the Year ... was a key contributor on the 2001 California Rebels 18-and-under team that advanced to the ASA Gold Nationals ... competed on the 16-and-under team that placed ninth at the ASA Nationals in 2002 ... earned second-team NFCA All-West Region honors in 2003 ... lettered four years in basketball, averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds per game, which ranked second in Orange County ... was the Garden Grove league MVP.

Coach Revelle on Waldecker
"Jamie loves the game and loves to play the game. Jamie is a masterful receiver behind the dish for the Nebraska pitchers, a piece of artillery when runners try to take a base and an imposing presence when she is doing battle in the box. Watch this warrior passionately and successfully lead us through the 2007 season."