Huskers Kick Off Postseason at Big Ten Tournament

Nebraska is currently ranked sixth nationally in run differential. The Big Red has scored 409 runs to its opponents’ 157, for a differential of +252. 

Nebraska has been prone to big innings, scoring four or more runs in an inning 39 times, including 16 innings with six or more runs and seven innings with eight or more runs.

Jordyn Bahl now has 37 extra-base hits on the season, which is a single-season school record. Her next home run would make her the fourth player in NCAA history to record 20 HR and 20 wins in the same season.

Nebraska now has 98 home runs, 198 extra-base hits and 409 runs on the season, both of which are program-record marks.

NU saw Bowlin Stadium’s first sellout and a program-record crowd of 3,021 on Saturday.

Ava Kuszak became the seventh player in school history to record 50+ hits, runs and RBIs in the same season, just one week after Jordyn Bahl became the sixth.

Over the weekend, Nebraska extended its run total on the season to 409. That is a single-season program record and marks the second time in program history that NU has gotten to the 400+ run mark in a season.

Bahl ranks in the top 15 nationally in numerous categories – hits per seven innings (3rd), total bases (5th), shutouts (5th), strikeouts (6th), strikeouts per seven innings (6th), runs per game (8th), slugging percentage (8th), batting average (9th), ERA (10th), victories (10th), WHIP (13th), home runs (14th) and home runs per game (14th).

The Papillion, Neb., native boasts a batting average of .467 on the season, which ranks ninth nationally. She has also contributed 59 runs, 70 hits, 59 RBIs, 16 doubles and 19 home runs so far this year. Bahl is the first Husker in school history to record 15 doubles and 15 home runs in the same season. 

Bahl owns the single-season extra-base hit record for NU, as she has 37 so far this season. She is also on pace for numerous school records. If the season ended today, she would rank first in batting average and slugging percentage, third in total bases, fourth in doubles, home runs and runs scored, fifth in RBIs and seventh in winning percentage.

The junior is trying to become the first player since 2017 to score more runs than she allows (min. 130 IP). Bahl currently has 59 runs scored and only 56 runs allowed. Her next home run would make her the fourth player in NCAA history to record 20+ home runs at the plate and 20+ wins in the circle in the same season.

Nebraska is third in the nation with 98 home runs in a 50-game regular season. NU broke the school record for single-season home runs against Creighton on April 9. If the Big Red gets to 100 home runs, it would be the fourth team in Big Ten history to do so.

A total of 14 Huskers have hit a home run this season, including 13 players with multiple home runs.

The Huskers have homered five times in a game on six occasions this season, including three consecutive games to open the Troy Cox Classic.

Nebraska has produced 15 innings this season with multiple home runs, including five innings with three or more home runs.

Nebraska has hit back-to-back home runs seven times this season, including three times with three consecutive home runs that includes a school-record four straight home runs against San Jose State on Feb. 22.

Ava Kuszak (twice), Jordyn Bahl (twice), Samantha Bland, Abbie Squier, Emmerson Cope (twice) and Hannah Camenzind have all had a multi-homer game this season, including three-home run games from Kuszak against Montana on Feb. 16 and Bland at Iowa on April 5, both of which tied the Nebraska and Big Ten records for home runs in a game.

Kuszak and Bahl have hit more home runs themselves (19) than 84 NCAA Division I teams. Together, Kuszak (19) and Bahl (19) have combined for 38 home runs. Their two-player combined total of 35 home runs would rank 101st among all NCAA Division I teams this spring and would be more than five Big Ten schools have hit as a team.

Eleven Huskers – Bahl, Kuszak, Squier, Cope, Bland, Bella Bacon, Alina Felix, Hannah Camenzind, Malia Thoms and Lauren Camenzind – have already matched or exceeded their career season highs in home runs.

Bahl ranks in the top 25 nationally in total bases (5th), runs per game (8th), slugging percentage (8th), batting average (9th), home runs (14th), home runs per game (14th), runs (18th) and on-base percentage (24th). 

On the season, 37 of Bahl’s 70 hits have gone for extra bases. She averages an extra-base hit every 4.1 at bats.

Bahl has nearly as many hits herself as she has allowed as a pitcher. Bahl has 70 hits in 150 at bats at the plate and in the circle, she has allowed only 86 hits in 668 opponent at bats.

Bahl has also scored more runs herself (59) than she has allowed (56) in 163.1 innings in the circle.

The 2025 Nebraska softball team is first in school history with 98 home runs, 198 extra-base hits and 409 runs on the season.

As it stands, the 2025 squad would rank first in batting average (.355), slugging percentage (.647) and on-base percentage (.434). 

The Big Red scored 10+ runs in five straight games from Feb. 14-16 for the first time in program history.

NU notched five home runs in three straight games for what is believed to be the first time in school history.

In the Huskers’ game against San Jose State at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, they hit four straight home runs for the first time in program history.

Nebraska scored 102 runs in its first 10 games of the season, which marked the quickest the team has hit the 100-run milestone. The Huskers scored 200 runs in their first 23 games of the season, which marked the quickest the team has hit the 200-run milestone.

NU scored 300 runs through 37 games, which marked the quickest the team has hit the 300-run milestone. Before this year, the fastest pace was games 43 in 2015.

The Big Red hit the 400-run milestone through 49 games, which is the fastest it got to that mark as well.

Ava Kuszak and Samantha Bland have both posted three-homer games and are now tied with Kaylan Jablonski and Christie McCoy for the school record for home runs in a game. 

Jordyn Bahl is first in school history with 37 extra-base hits this season, and her and Ava Kuszak are tied for fourth with 19 home runs apiece.

If the season ended today, Bahl would be first in school history in batting average (.467), Kuszak would be fifth (.419) and Olivia DiNardo would be ninth (.398). Bahl would also rank first in slugging percentage (.980), while Kuszak would rank second (.899).

Hannah Camenzind was a second-team All-SEC member in 2023. Over her two seasons with the Razorbacks, she posted a 14-3 record with 3.11 ERA over 119.1 total innings. At the plate, she batted .308.

Lauren Camenzind was a third-team NFCA All-South Region member in 2023. Over her two seasons at Arkansas, she played in 86 games (79 starts) at both catcher and shortstop.

DiNardo racked up numerous accolades during her two years at Arizona. She was a second-team NFCA All-West Region member in 2023 and a Third-Team member in 2024 and was named a Second-Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honoree in 2023. Over the course of two seasons with the Wildcats, DiNardo started 102 games and built up a batting average of .340, along with 15 doubles, 20 home runs and 74 RBIs.

Hoffmann played in 106 games with 96 starts during her time with Arkansas. She hit .244 and logged 16 doubles, 15 home runs and 47 RBIs. 

Kuszak earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and third-team NFCA All-Great Lakes Region accolades in 2024. During her two seasons at Wisconsin, she played in 76 games with 65 starts and notched 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 33 RBIs on a .278 batting average.

Magee was named a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team at Arizona State in 2023. She suffered an injury early in the 2024 season. She pitched in 27 games with 24 starts and compiled a 3.51 ERA and two saves, along with striking out 79 batters in 89.2 innings.

The Huskers welcomed back 14 letterwinners from last season – Bella Bacon, Jordyn Bahl, Samantha Bland, Ava Bredwell, Katelyn Caneda, Dakota Carter, Emmerson Cope, Alina Felix, Mckinley Malecha, Caitlin Olensky, Abbie Squier, Malia Thoms, Talia Tokheim and Haidyn Warner.

NU returned half of its starting lineup from 2024 in outfielder Samantha Bland, catcher Ava Bredwell, first baseman Bella Bacon, second baseman Katelyn Caneda and designated player Emmerson Cope.

Nebraska returned three of its top five hitters from 2024 – Ava Bredwell (.329), Emmerson Cope (.304) and Alina Felix (.302). 

Returners Ava Bredwell, Samantha Bland, Bella Bacon and Katelyn Caneda each started in more than 95 percent of the Huskers’ games last season.

Jordyn Bahl suffered a knee injury in the Huskers’ 2024 season opener that required season-ending surgery. Bahl was a First-Team All-American, the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and one of 10 national finalists for player of the year in 2022 and 2023. 

Abbie Squier, a returning All-Big Ten and all-region selection, returns after being out for the 2024 season due to surgery. In 2022 and 2023, she was the Big Red’s starting left fielder. 

Dakota Carter, the Huskers’ designated player, was deemed out for the 2024 season before it even began. In 2023, she scored 13 runs as a pinch runner and appeared in 39 games. 

Caitlin Olensky suffered a season-ending injury in the Huskers’ conference opener against Illinois last year. Before her injury, she compiled a record of 3-2 with a team-best 3.30 ERA.

Emmerson Cope was out for almost a month of the 2024 season after battling a back injury. When she was in the lineup, the Topeka, Kan., native amassed an ERA of 4.76 in the circle. She racked up 21 hits, 10 runs, six homers and 19 RBIs. 

Talia Tokheim missed the first 23 games of the season while rehabbing an injury from 2023. She returned for nine games before suffering another season-ending injury in game three of the Penn State series. In her limited time on the field, she notched 46 total bases and seven home runs.

Kylee Magee suffered a season-ending injury after racking up six appearances with four starts in her sophomore year with the Sun Devils. In her first two years at Arizona State, she struck out 79 batters in 89.2 innings. 

Nebraska has qualified for each of the 10 Big Ten Tournaments since the tournament was reinstated in 2013.

Nebraska owns an all-time record of 68-44 in conference tournaments.

Rhonda Revelle owns a 42-28 record (.600) in her 24 conference tournament appearances at Nebraska. She has accounted for 62 percent of the Huskers’ all-time conference tournament victories (42 of 68).

Revelle has guided the Huskers to four conference tournament titles and five runner-up finishes.