LINCOLN, Neb. (U-WIRE) -- Rickey Henderson and Willie Mays Hayes would be rather miffed at Kim Ogee.

The Nebraska softball senior has stolen 91 bases in her career, and no Husker has more. Not once has she hoisted second base in exalting triumph. Not one pair of batting gloves has been tacked to her bedroom wall in commemoration.

And this speedster, who shields her competitive flame behind a wide, humble grin, is supposed to be known as a great base-stealer?

Well, after her next swipe, she'll set the Nebraska career record with 92 and counting. Though being the most prolific base-stealer in NU history wasn't a goal when she first got to Lincoln, Neb., it's an honor she'll take now.

"The career record is something you have to stay healthy with and be consistent," Ogee said after the Huskers 6-0 win over Texas Tech on Sunday, in which her sixth-inning steal of second base tied Jennifer Lizama's record. "It's a lot more meaningful."

Ogee's consistency has been remarkable over the past three-plus years. Her steal totals from her first three seasons each rank among the 10 best in school history.

A year ago she stole 31 bases, a single-season record, and got caught just six times. Ogee's 12 stolen bases in 2003 shows her pace has slowed this year, but she's only been caught once through 40 games.

But the thing about all these steals is you can't take second if you don't reach first. So Ogee's career .332 batting average (currently tied for seventh-best in NU history), and her 247 career hits (fourth all-time) deserve some props, too.

So does the fact she covers 60 feet like a scared rabbit.

"You just need to take your strengths and go with it," Ogee said.

The senior co-captain and Coach Rhonda Revelle can read each other so well, they both know when second base needs taking. Once Ogee's there, Revelle has given her the permanent green light to take third.

The chemistry has developed during a career that started like those mornings you find $10 in the jeans you just washed.

Ogee was a walk-on back in 2000, started all but one of NU's 72 games and wound up as a speedy surprise and one of NU's top threats at the plate.

That was also the only year Ogee and Lizama spent together as Huskers. The heir apparent to the crown of thieving bases learned a little that year.

"My freshman year she kind of took me under and showed me how college ball was," Ogee said.

By the next year, Revelle knew Ogee could make a chase at the career steals mark if she could stay out of the trainer's room.

When Ogee gets that career mark is anybody's guess given the sporadic nature of her running this year. In Nebraska's past eight games, Ogee has taken only two bases.

No. 92 may come as soon as Wednesday, when NU hosts Creighton at 6 p.m. at Haymarket Park. It may come later.

But it's a safe assumption that when Ogee collects that 92nd base no other Husker has, she'll gladly enter into NU history, although that's never been focus No. 1.

"You don't expect to come out and get records," she said.

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