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Huskers Head West for Series at Washington

Apr 24, 2025 / NU Athletics

Photo Credit: NU Athletic Communications
Photo Credit: NU Athletic Communications
The No. 18 Nebraska softball team will travel to Seattle, Wash., to take on the Washington Huskies in a three-game Big Ten series this weekend. Friday’s game is set for 8 p.m. (CT), Saturday’s contest will start at 5 p.m. (CT) and Sunday’s matchup will begin at 3 p.m. (CT). 
 
NU was tabbed No. 18 by the NFCA Coaches Poll this week, No. 21 by USA Softball, No. 22 by Softball America and No. 23 by D1 Softball.
 
Last weekend, the Huskers hosted the Indiana Hoosiers in a two-game conference series. The Big Red dropped the first game, 2-6, but bounced back to run-rule IU in game two by a score of 12-4. Eight Nebraska athletes recorded a hit and four -- Samantha Bland, Kacie Hoffmann, Ava Kuszak and Ava Bredwell -- had two or more. Kylee Magee grabbed the win in the circle after tossing 4.0 innings and allowing four earned runs. She recorded five strikeouts, a season-high mark. 
 
The Huskers are 33-11 on the season with a 12-4 mark in conference play, while Washington is 31-13 (9-6 Big Ten). 
 
Friday’s game will be on FS1, Saturday’s contest will be televised on the Big Ten Network and Sunday’s matchup will be on B1G+. This weekend’s games will  have a free radio broadcast with Camden Cohn on the call. The radio broadcast is available at Huskers.com/listen and on the official Huskers app. 
 
Leading Off
  • Nebraska now has 85 home runs on the season and has the school record for most homers in a season.
  • Nebraska has been prone to big innings, scoring four or more runs in an inning 35 times, including 15 innings with six or more runs and seven innings with eight or more runs.
  • Ava Kuszak is currently tied for eighth place in school history with 16 home runs on the season, and Jordyn Bahl is tied for fourth in school history with 31 extra-base hits. 
  • The Huskers are ranked No. 18 in the NFCA Poll. NU has been ranked by the NFCA every week this season.
  • Nebraska is currently ranked sixth nationally in run differential, tied with Oklahoma. NU has scored 365 runs to its opponents’ 136, for a differential of 229. 
  • With her next home run, Jordyn Bahl would become the first player in school history to notch 15 homers and 15 doubles in the same season. Bahl also reached 100 appearances in her career in the series against Indiana.
  • NU currently has three athletes batting above .400 -- Jordyn Bahl, Ava Kuszak and Olivia DiNardo. The only time the Huskers have finished the season with multiple batters above .400 was when it had two in 2015.
 
Huskers Drawing Large Crowds
The Nebraska softball team has not only made its mark on the field, but with attendance records posted in 2025.
  • On Saturday, April 19, the Huskers drew a crowd of 2,699 fans, which is the largest crowd in program history. It overtook the previous record crowd of 2,691, which was set on April 27, 2024 against Northwestern. NU has grabbed five of the top 10 marks in school history so far this season.
  • The Big Red is currently ranked fourth nationally in average attendance with 2,228 fans per game. Alabama is first (3,745), Oklahoma is second (3,468) and Arkansas is third (2,912). NU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in average attendance six times -- including 2025 -- in program history.
 
Husker Home Run Quick Hitters
The Nebraska softball team has enjoyed a solid season at the plate, most notably with its home run numbers. 
  • Nebraska is third in the nation with 85 home runs in only 44 games and is on pace to hit 97 home runs in a 50-game regular season. NU broke the school record for single-season home runs against Creighton on April 9.
  • 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 five 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, 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 has hit more home runs herself (16) than 83 NCAA Division I teams. Together, Kuszak (16) and Jordyn Bahl (14) have combined for 30 home runs. Their two-player combined total of 30 home runs would rank 121st among all NCAA Division I teams this spring and would be more than four 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 Solid at the Plate
Nebraska softball pitcher and utility player Jordyn Bahl has not only had an impact in the circle, but her offense is a force to be reckoned with.
  • Bahl ranks in the top 25 nationally in slugging percentage (12th), runs per game (13th),  extra-base hits (13th), batting average (18th), runs (21st) and doubles (23rd). 
  • On the season, 31 of Bahl’s 60 hits have gone for extra bases. She averages an extra-base hit every 4.2 at bats and almost one extra-base hit per game.
  • Bahl has nearly as many hits herself as she has allowed as a pitcher. Bahl has 60 hits in 131 at bats at the plate and in the circle, she has allowed only 79 hits in 575 opponent at bats.
  • Bahl has also scored more runs herself (52) than she has allowed (51) in 140.0 innings in the circle.
 
Huskers in the Record Books
  • The 2025 Nebraska softball team is first in school history with 85 home runs on the season.
  • As it stands, the 2025 squad is second in school history in extra-base hits with 172 on the season. It would rank first in batting average (.354), slugging percentage (.643) and on-base percentage (.435). 
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Kuszak is currently tied for eighth place in school history with 16 home runs on the season, and Jordyn Bahl is tied for fourth in school history with 31 extra-base hits. 
  • If the season ended today, Bahl would be first in school history in batting average (.458), Kuszak would be tied for seventh (.409) and DiNardo would be eighth (.408). Bahl would also rank first in slugging percentage (.924), while Kuszak would rank second (.866). 
 
Huskers Hit the Portal
Nebraska utilized the transfer portal this offseason, bringing in six new players -- Hannah and Lauren Camenzind and Kacie Hoffmann from Arkansas, Olivia DiNardo from Arizona, Kylee Magee from Arizona State and Ava Kuszak from Wisconsin.
  • 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.
 
What Nebraska Returned in 2025
Nebraska’s 2025 roster consists of 25 total athletes. Fourteen of those are returners.
  • 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.
 
Huskers Returning from Injuries
Nebraska faced significant adversity in 2024, as a total of six players suffered season-ending injuries, including four that are returning for the 2025 season. Additionally, Arizona State transfer Kylee Magee had to use the offseason for rehab. 
  • 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. 
 
Scouting Washington (31-13, 9-6 Big Ten)
Washington is 31-13 on the season with a 9-6 mark in conference competition. The Huskies bat .292 on the season and have an ERA of 2.62. 
  • Washington and Nebraska have common opponents in Howard, Utah, Montana and UCLA. The Huskies are 4-3 against those opponents, while the Huskers are 4-1. 
  • Washington’s pitching staff ranks sixth nationally and second in the Big Ten in strikeout-to-walk ratio and seventh nationally and third in the Big Ten in strikeouts per seven innings.
  • Alexis DeBoer is 12th nationally and fourth in the Big Ten with 17 home runs on the season. She bats .364 and has a team-high 48 RBIs and 47 runs, along with seven doubles.
  • Jadyn Glab has started every game for the Huskies and has a .308 batting average. She has 12 home runs and eight doubles, along with 41 hits and 37 runs. 
  • Alycia Flores has 28 RBIs on the season and a team-high 10 doubles. She has racked up 32 runs and 37 hits, along with five home runs.
  • Ava Carroll has played in 42 games and owns a batting average of .337 on the season. She has 18 RBIs, five doubles and a homer on 34 hits.
  • Giselle Alvarez has posted 28 RBIs, seven home runs, four doubles and 31 hits in 2025.
  • Jade Bubke has nine RBIs, two home runs and four doubles on 21 hits across 27 games started. 
  • Sophi Mazzola owns a .291 batting average and has 32 hits, 26 runs, 21 RBIs, four doubles and four homers on the year.
  • Charity Sevaaetasi and Riley Peschek have batting averages of .265 and .217, respectively. Sevaaetasi has 16 RBIs and five home runs, while Peschek adds 18 RBIs on 18 hits.
  • Morgan Reimer has pitched the most innings for the Huskies at 94.1 and has a 2.75 ERA. She has a record of 13-6 and has struck out 110 batters and allowed 37 earned runs.
  • Sophia Ramuno has the lowest ERA on the team at 2.04, along with a record of 9-4 across 92.2 innings. She has struck out 122 batters and allowed 27 earned runs.
  • Stevie Hansen has tossed 69.0 innings for Washington and has an ERA of 2.54 and a 7-2 record. She has allowed 25 earned runs while striking out 64 batters.
  • Rylee Rehbein rounds out the pitching staff. She is 2-1 with a 3.64 ERA and has struck out 23 batters while allowing 23 earned runs. 
  • Heather Tarr is in her 21st season with the Huskies and has a career record of 851-326-1. She began her career at Washington in 2005. 
Game Notes at Washington.pdf

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