Huskers Open Postseason at Big Ten Tournament

The No. 2 Nebraska softball team will kick off the postseason at the 2026 Big Ten Softball Tournament presented by Allstate this weekend at Maryland Softball Stadium in College Park, Md. NU is ranked No. 2 by all four major polls this week.

 

The No. 1 seed Huskers will take on the winner of No. 8 seed Michigan vs. No. 9 seed Ohio State. First pitch on Thursday, May 7, is set for 12:30 p.m. (CT). The Big Red won the regular-season Big Ten title, going 23-1 in conference play this year. The 23 regular-season wins tied for the most Big Ten wins in the conference’s history.

 

NU clinched the title with a sweep of Penn State last weekend. Nebraska downed the Nittany Lions by scores of 5-1, 10-4 and 13-5. Jordy Frahm hit .500 with six hits, including two homers and a double, while going 1-0 with a save in the circle. Jesse Farrell added three doubles and two homers with a .455 batting average. Alexis Jensen accounted for the other two pitching wins for the Big Red.

 

All games this weekend - and every game this season - will have a free radio broadcast with Nate Rohr on the call. The radio broadcast is available at Huskers.com/listen and on the official Huskers app. The games will also be aired live on B107.3 FM. All of this weekend’s games will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

 

Huskers Win Big Ten Regular-Season Title
Nebraska finished the regular season with a 23-1 record in Big Ten competition, which earned them the outright Big Ten regular-season title. NU swept Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Penn State. The only series the Big Red did not sweep was against then-No. 7 UCLA, and NU grabbed the series 2-1. 

• The regular-season championship marked NU’s first conference title and first outright since 2004. Nebraska had never won a regular-season Big Ten outright championship until this year. The Huskers now have 21 total conference titles and 11 regular-season conference titles.

• Rhonda Revelle became the sixth coach in Big Ten history to win multiple regular-season titles. She has now won a conference title in four different decades (1998 - Big 12, 2001 and 2004 - Big 12, 2014 - Big Ten, 2026 - Big Ten).

• Nebraska run-ruled opponents seven times in Big Ten play and scored 7.8 runs per game to its opponents’ 2.0. In conference games only, the Huskers ended the regular season ranked first in the Big Ten in ERA (1.83), strikeouts (190) and WHIP (0.96) and second in batting average (.355) and RBI (175).

 

Nebraska Announces Rhonda Revelle Field at Bowlin Stadium
Following senior day festivities on the Saturday game of the Iowa series, Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen announced the naming of Rhonda Revelle Field at Bowlin Stadium.

• Revelle is in her 34th season guiding the softball program at her alma mater and has led the Huskers to more than 1,200 victories. Revelle is the winningest coach in Nebraska Athletic history (male or female) and was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2010. She has the third-most victories of any active Division I head coach.

• Revelle took over as head coach in 1993 and has led the Huskers to 23 postseason appearances and three Women’s College World Series (1998, 2002 and 2013). Revelle has been a part of more than 75 percent of the games in the history of the Husker program, including every game at Bowlin Stadium which opened in 2002. Revelle and longtime associate head coach and fellow Husker alum Lori Sippel have combined to be a part of 90 percent of Nebraska’s all-time victories.

• Revelle was a three-year letterwinner while a student at Nebraska, reaching the first Women’s College World Series and was named a 1982 All-Big Eight selection.

 

Tough Schedule Paying Off for the Big Red
The Nebraska softball team is positioning itself to host an NCAA Regional and Super Regional in 2026.

• As of May 6, Nebraska sits at third in the NCAA Softball RPI. The Huskers had the hardest non-conference strength of schedule in the nation and have played 14 games against other teams in the top 25 of the RPI. NU is 9-5 in those games and 34-1 against teams outside of the top 25 in the RPI.

• All in all, Nebraska’s regular-season opposition this season had a combined winning percentage of .609.

• The Big Red has two wins this season over the No. 1 team in the country. At the Huskers’ season-opening tournament in San Antonio, Texas, they downed the Longhorns, 8-5, behind three-run homers by Ava Kuszak and Emmerson Cope and a scoreless four innings from Jordy Frahm. Just over a week later, NU took down Texas Tech, 3-2. The victory included a pitching win from Alexis Jensen, a perfect final three innings from Frahm and a home run from Jesse Farrell.

• Overall, the Huskers have posted 10 wins in 16 games over teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 of the NFCA Coaches Poll or the USA Softball Poll -- Washington, Texas, LSU, UCF, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and UCLA. 

 

Pitching Trio Solid for Huskers
The pitching staff of Jordy Frahm, Alexis Jensen and Hannah Camenzind has been impressive for the Huskers, with the three combining for 42 of Nebraska’s 43 wins in the circle. All three have been the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week at some point this season, marking the first time that NU has had three different pitchers win Big Ten Pitcher of the Week in the same season.

• Frahm and Jensen have started 37 games for the Big Red and have a combined record of 37-6. The two have accounted for every win the Huskers have against a ranked team this season. In the games that Jensen has started and Frahm has come in in relief, the two combine for a record of 12-0 and an ERA of 2.10 with 114 strikeouts.

• There are only three Division I pitchers in the country to have struck out 180+ batters and allowed 31 or fewer walks -- two of them are Frahm and Jensen. The other is Maya Johnson from Belmont.

• In the Huskers’ win over then-No. 1 Texas on Feb. 7, Jensen tossed the first three innings before Frahm came in and threw four innings with no runs to claim the win. When NU beat then-No. 1 Texas Tech, Jensen grabbed the win, as she pitched the first four innings of the game and allowed only one earned run. Frahm threw a perfect final three innings with four strikeouts to claim the save.

• Frahm has six more saves (10) than the next-closest pitcher in the Big Ten. Jensen has the most strikeouts (185) and second-most wins (21) of any freshman pitcher in the country.

• Hannah Camenzind had a solid weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, solidifying her place in NU’s pitching rotation and earning her Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors. Camenzind went 2-0 in the circle and threw a five-inning no-hitter against Hawaii. She tossed 10.0 innings last weekend and allowed no runs and only four hits. Her opponents averaged .118 at the plate. Camenzind is 5-0 this season and has not posted a loss since March 1, 2025.

 

Huskers Relying on Experience
The Nebraska softball team will rely on its experience in 2026, as the squad includes 12 seniors and 10 players with 100+ games played in their careers. 

• Nebraska returns 97% of its innings pitched from last year, including 58% from 2025 NFCA Player of the Year Jordy Frahm.

• The Big Red welcomes back 84% of its at-bats from last season, including the top nine batting averages. Frahm and Ava Kuszak highlight the returning bats, as both are in the top 10 in school history for single-season batting average (Frahm, 1st, .462; Kuszak, 7th, .412). 

• Ten total Huskers on this year’s roster have played 100+ games in their career and 10 have started more than 80 games.

• The Huskers’ 23-player roster includes 12 seniors and 17 total upperclassmen, 15 of which were on last season’s Super Regional team.

• With last year’s Super Regional berth, 20-of-23 (87%) of the NU’s 2026 squad has experience being in the NCAA Tournament. Frahm and Hannah Coor have WCWS experience and won national championships at Oklahoma.

 

A Look at the Huskers' Newcomers
Nebraska’s 2026 roster includes four newcomers, including two transfers and two true freshmen.

• Hannah Coor is a senior outfielder who came from Oklahoma, where she was a three-time national champion and played with current Husker Jordy Frahm. Coor appeared in 152 games with 25 starts in her time with the Sooners. She owns a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage and has racked up 31 hits and 23 RBI on a .279 batting average. Coor was named a Big Ten Player to Watch prior to the 2026 season.

• Jesse Farrell, a junior catcher from UNLV, is the Huskers’ second transfer for 2026. Farrell was on the All-Mountain West second team in 2025 and was tabbed Second-Team NFCA All-West Region in 2024. Also in 2024, she was one of 25 finalists for the National Freshman of the Year. In her two years at UNLV, Farrell played in 100 games and started 99. She has 221 putouts with 139 assists in her career, along with a .338 batting average with 100 hits, 74 RBI and 19 homers.

• Nebraska adds freshman two-way phenom Alexis Jensen to its pitching staff and batting order in 2026. Jensen, a state champion at Gretna, was a MaxPreps Second-Team All-American in 2025 and a two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year. Jensen was also a three-time Nebraska-All State Team member and owns Gretna program records in batting average (.445), career wins (83), strikeouts (959) and ERA (1.30). Jensen is a D1 Softball and Softball America Freshman to Watch.

• Skarlett Jones rounds out the newcomers for Nebraska. Jones played with Jensen and redshirt freshman Carlie Muhlbach at Gretna, where she was a state champion in 2024. Jones was on the Nebraska All-State team twice and was a two-time Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska selection. She posted a .409 batting average and .502 on-base percentage in her high school career.

 

Nebraska returns a majority of its high-powered offense from 2025 that set 16 records, individually and as a team.

• The 2025 Nebraska softball team is first in school history with 107 home runs, 218 extra-base hits and 459 runs.

• The 2025 squad also ranks first in batting average (.346) and slugging percentage (.628) and second in on-base percentage (.430).

• NU notched the most run rule victories in program history with 26 last season.

• The Big Red scored 10+ runs in five straight games from Feb. 14-16 for the first time in program history. NU also notched five home runs in three straight games for what is believed to be the first time in school 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. 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 both posted three-homer games last year and are now tied with Kaylan Jablonski and Christie McCoy for the school record for home runs in a game. 

• Jordy Frahm and Ava Kuszak are both in the Nebraska record books in numerous offensive categories, which are tabled below. 

 

Huskers Earn Preseason Recognition
The Big Red have garnered preseason honors, both team and individual, in 2026.

• For the third straight season, the Huskers were ranked in every preseason poll. NU earned its highest spot from D1 Softball and USA Softball, both of which ranked the Huskers No. 9. Nebraska was tabbed No. 10 by the NFCA and No. 11 by Softball America.

• Jordy Frahm was named to the Top 50 Watch List for the USA Softball Player of the Year for the second straight season. She was a top-three finalist for the award last year. Frahm was tabbed a Preseason First-Team All-American by both D1 Softball and Softball America  and was the No. 2 overall player for both outlets. She was Softball America’s No. 1 two-way player and D1 Softball’s No. 2 pitcher and two-way player. Frahm was also named a Big Ten Player to Watch.

• Ava Kuszak was also on the Top 50 Watch List for USA Softball Player of the Year and was a Big Ten Player to Watch. She was a D1 Softball Preseason Second-Team All-American and the outlet’s No. 24 overall player and No. 4 shortstop. Softball America tabbed her the No. 43 overall player and No. 5 shortstop.

• Alexis Jensen was tabbed a Freshman to Watch by both Softball America and D1 Softball.

• Hannah Camenzind was Softball America’s No. 90 overall player and the No. 5 two-way player.

• Hannah Coor was named a Big Ten Player to Watch.

 

Frahm Back for Final Season
2025 NFCA Player of the Year and First-Team All-American Jordy Frahm returns for her final season of college softball. Frahm (previously Jordy Bahl) got married to former Husker baseball player Trey Frahm over the summer and changed her last name.

• Frahm earned numerous major national accolades last season, including being named a top three finalist for both the Honda Award for Softball and the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award.

• The two-way star was a First-Team All-American for the third time in her career and was named the NFCA DI Player of the Year after leading the Huskers to their first Super Regional appearance since 2014. 

• Frahm was both the 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Pitcher of the Year. She is the first athlete in Big Ten history to earn both awards in the same season.

• The Papillion, Neb., native owns the top season marks in school history in extra-base hits (41), home runs (23), runs scored (72), total bases (167), batting average (.462) and slugging percentage (.988).

• Frahm ended the season ranked in the top 10 nationally in hits allowed per seven innings (2nd), runs per game (4th), shutouts (4th), total bases (4th), runs (5th), strikeouts (5th), batting average (6th), complete games (6th), slugging percentage (6th), strikeouts per seven innings (6th), wins (6th), WHIP (6th), home runs (7th), ERA (8th), games started (8th) and home runs per game (9th).

• Frahm became the first player in NCAA history with more than 20 wins in the circle and more than 20 home runs at the plate in the same season.

• She was the first Husker ever with 15+ home runs and 15+ doubles in the same season, and the second Husker in history to record 60+ hits, runs and RBI in the same season.

• Frahm became the first player since 2017 to score more runs (72) than she allowed (68) with a minimum of 130 innings pitched.

 

Nebraska Natives Power Red Team
Nebraska softball’s 2026 roster boasts 11 local products, which is 48% of the team. 

• The Huskers’ 11 Nebraska natives come from seven different towns throughout the state -- Gretna, Valley, Omaha, Lincoln, Elkhorn, Blair and Papillion.

• Seniors Lauren and Hannah Camenzind, Bella Bacon, Kacie Hoffmann and Jordy Frahm all chose different programs out of high school and transferred back to Nebraska to finish out their careers.

• Shortstop Ava Kuszak is from Colorado, but played club ball for Nebraska Gold with Frahm and Bacon.

 

Nebraska's Pitching Staff
The Huskers return 97% of their innings pitched from last season, including 206.1 from two-way player Jordy Frahm. NU also welcomes back Kylee Magee, Hannah Camenzind and Emmerson Cope and adds freshman Alexis Jensen.

• Frahm pitched the majority of the Huskers’ innings last year and grabbed a 26-8 record. Her 26 wins were the sixth-most in the country. She finished the year with an ERA of 1.56, eight shutouts and 286 strikeouts. Her opponents logged a batting average of just .156.

• Going into the 2026 season, Frahm has the second-lowest ERA (1.27) of any active player in D1. She also has the third-most wins (70), fourth-most career strikeouts (686) and the fourth-most shutouts (23).

• Kylee Magee amassed a record of 8-4 with an ERA of 4.38 in her first season back from injury. She logged 45 strikeouts to 37 walks in 48.0 innings pitched.

• Magee was on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team her first year at Arizona State and has a 13-11 record in her career with an ERA of 3.81.

• Hannah Camenzind threw the second-most innings for the Huskers last year at 63.0. The two-way player also had the second-lowest ERA on the team at 3.11 and totaled a record of 5-2 in 24 appearances in the circle.

• In her career, Camenzind is 19-5 with an ERA of 3.11 and 96 strikeouts.

• Emmerson Cope tossed 29.1 innings last season and posted a 4.06 ERA. She was 4-1 in the circle in 2025 with nine strikeouts.

• Alexis Jensen will add even more depth to the Huskers’ pitching staff, as she was a MaxPreps Second-Team All-American in high school and a two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year. Jensen has the Gretna records in career wins (83), strikeouts (959) and ERA (1.30).