Huskers Set for Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational

The No. 11 Nebraska softball team is set to travel to the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Classic in Clearwater, Fla. NU will play two games on Thursday and one on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Clearwater slate includes two rematches from last season and a matchup with LSU, which hosted the Baton Rouge Regional that Nebraska won in 2025. The Big Red is No. 11 in the NFCA Coaches Poll, No. 8 in the USA Softball and D1 Softball rankings and No. 13 in the Softball America poll.

NU will begin the tournament against No. 12 LSU on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. (CT) before continuing Thursday’s action against No. 20 Georgia at 3 p.m. (CT). On Friday, the Huskers will take on No. 3 Tennessee at 11 a.m. (CT). The Big Red will face UCF at 12:30 p.m. (CT) on Saturday and close the tournament with top-ranked Texas Tech at 5 p.m. (CT) on Sunday.

Last weekend, Nebraska went 3-2 at the UTSA Invitational. The weekend was highlighted by a win over No. 1 Texas on Saturday, Feb. 7, the Huskers’ first win over a top-ranked team since 2016. The Huskers also collected wins over Washington and UTSA but fell in matchups with the Longhorns and Huskies. 

All five games this week - 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 Big Red’s game against Texas Tech on Sunday will air on ESPN, while the contests against LSU and Tennessee this weekend will be televised on ESPN2. NU’s matchups with Georgia and UCF will be streamed on ESPN+. 

Highlights from Opening Weekend
Nebraska softball posted a 3-2 record at the UTSA Invitational last weekend, including a win over No. 1 Texas.

• Nebraska’s win over then-No. 1 Texas was the fourth time that NU had beaten a top-ranked team in program history. The Huskers downed Florida in 2011, Oklahoma in 2013 and Michigan in 2016 to account for the other three wins.

• The Huskers scored 18 runs in two games against the top-ranked Longhorns -- one 8-5 win and one 10-15 loss. Coming into the weekend, the Big Red had scored 26 runs across 19 games against No. 1 teams.

• NU also posted an 8-5 season-opening win over Washington and a 6-3 victory over UTSA. 

• Hannah Camenzind had a team-high nine hits in 18 at-bats and totaled six runs, two homers and four RBIs. Lauren Camenzind and Hannah Coor each had five RBIs on the weekend, while Jordy Frahm and Jesse Farrell totaled six hits and two homers apiece.

• In the circle, Alexis Jensen made her Husker debut and grabbed the opening win against Washington. She was second on the team with 10.0 innings on the weekend and totaled a team-high 21 strikeouts while allowing 19 hits and 10 earned runs. Jordy 
Frahm posted a 3.20 ERA across 15.1 innings and grabbed the win over Texas and a save against Washington. Hannah Camenzind earned the win over UTSA.

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.

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). 

Red Team Sets Attendance Records
Not only did Nebraska set records in the circle and at the plate last year, but NU also enjoyed numerous attendance records. 

• Nebraska’s average attendance of 2,306 last season was first in the Big Ten and fourth nationally. NU’s total attendance of 36,896 was second in the Big Ten and 18th nationally. Notably, 12 of the schools above Nebraska in total attendance hosted an NCAA Regional, while the Huskers did not.

• The Big Red set program records in total attendance (36,896), average attendance (2,306), single-game attendance (3,021) and weekend series attendance (7,929) last season.

• Nebraska’s weekend attendance of 7,929 for last year’s series against Maryland was higher than seven Big Ten schools’ total attendance for 2025.

• Bowlin Stadium has a capacity of 2,800, which is tied with Michigan for the largest in the conference. Additionally, NU’s average attendance of 2,306 in 2025 was higher than 14 Big Ten schools’ stadium capacities.

Scouting #12 LSU
LSU is 6-0 this season and grabbed four run-rule wins in its opening weekend. The Tigers claimed victories over NC State, Nevada, Illinois and Lamar. Maci Bergeron, Tori Edwards and Jayden Heavener are on this year’s USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist. Head coach Beth Torina is in her 15th season at the helm of LSU softball and has a 584-253 record with the Tigers. She is 713-364 in 19 years as a head coach.

• Last season, the Huskers played in the Baton Rouge Regional but did not face LSU, as the Tigers were upset by Southeastern Louisiana twice. Bergeron and Edwards return as 2025 NFCA All-Americans, while Heavener and Jaila Lassiter were All-Region selections last season.

• Sierra Daniel has a team-high .471 batting average on the season with eight hits, eight runs, six RBIs, two doubles and a triple. Lassiter and Alex Franklin each add six hits and three extra-base efforts. Edwards has contributed nine RBIs with six runs, five hits and two homers. Ally Hutchins and Char Lorenz also hit above .300 in the opening weekend. Hutchins was 4-for-12 with five RBIs while Lorenz had four hits on 13 at bats with a double and a homer.

• Tatum Clopton and Jayden Heavener are both 2-0 on the season. Clopton has an ERA of 0.00 across 8.2 innings, while Heavener has thrown 11.0 innings and owns an ERA of 1.91. Paytn Monticelli (7.0 innings, 2.00 ERA) and Cece Cellura (6.1 innings, 5.53 ERA) also made major contributions to the Tiger pitching staff last weekend.

Scouting #20 Georgia
The Bulldogs went 4-1 in their opening weekend with wins against Missouri State, Fordham and Belmont. Their lone loss came in the second game against Belmont. Addisen Fisher represents Georgia on the USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist. Head coach Tony Baldwin is in his fifth season with Georgia and overall. He has a 167-76 record. 

• The Bulldogs added six players in the transfer portal -- pitcher Addisen Fisher (UCLA), pitcher Maddie Johnson (Georgia Southern), infielder Bailey Lindemuth (Texas Tech), infielder Kierstin Roose (Coastal Carolina), outfielder Delani Sullivan (Kentucky) and outfielder Natalie Ray (North Georgia/Ole Miss).

• Sarah Gordon went 6-for-12 in opening weekend and added three doubles. Tyler Ellison and Emily Digby each contributed five hits and six RBIs, while Kiersten Roose totaled a .429 average with six hits, four of which were extra-base hits. Emma Castorri hit .300 with five RBIs, a homer and a triple. As a team, UGA scored 35 runs and allowed only five.

• Addisen Fisher threw 10.0 innings with a team-low ERA of 0.70 last weekend. She allowed only four hits and one earned run. Presley Harrison had an ERA of 0.78 with 15 strikeouts across 9.0 innings, while Randi Roelling added 8.0 innings, an ERA of 0.88 and 12 strikeouts.

Scouting #3 Tennessee
Tennessee went undefeated in their opening weekend, posting wins over BYU, then-No. 21 Liberty, Rutgers, Boston College and then-No. 5 Oregon. 2025 First-Team All-American Karlyn Pickens represents the Vols on the USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist. Head coach Karen Weekly is in her 25th season at Tennessee and has a 1,137-357-2 record with the Vols. She is 1,360-454-2 in 30 seasons of her career.

• Tennessee welcomed three transfers in Makenzie Butt (Boise State), Sophia Knight (Boise State) and Maddi Rutan (Eastern Kentucky).

• Sophia Knight and Taelynn Holley each hit above .400 last weekend. Knight had seven hits, including two doubles and Holley knocked a homer. Elsa Morrison had a team-high six RBIs, while Ella Dodge added four with two doubles. Gabby Leach hit .300 with seven runs and three RBIs.

• Karlyn Pickens and Erin Nuwer each own an ERA of 0.00 with a record of 2-0 in the circle. Pickens struck out 22 batters last weekend across 14.0 innings. Sage Mardjetko threw 4.2 innings with a 1-0 record.

Scouting UCF
UCF is 5-1 following its opening weekend. The Knights picked up run-rule wins over Boston, CSU Bakersfield, Maryland and Buffalo. Their one loss came to then-No. 16 Duke. UCF is scoring 10.2 runs per game. Head coach Cindy Ball-Malone is in her eighth season at UCF and is 256-130-3 with the Knights.  She is 355-246-3 in 12 career seasons.

• Sierra Humphreys leads the UCF offense with a .600 batting average, which includes six extra-base hits and nine RBIs. Kendall Yarnell has a team-high 10 RBIs with a .417 average, while Izzy Mertes has knocked three homers. Ashleigh Griffin has contributed seven RBIs and Aubrey Evans adds 10 hits.

• Hildie Dempsey threw a team-high 8.1 innings last weekend and has an ERA of 2.52. Overall, the Knights used nine pitchers in their opening weekend.

Scouting #1 Texas Tech
Texas Tech boasts a 6-0 record with wins over McNeese State, North Texas, ULM, then-No. 11 Texas A&M, Providence and Bryant last weekend. TTU has four players on the USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist in NiJaree Canady, Mihyia Davis, Taylor Pannell and Kaitlyn Terry. Head coach Gerry Glasco is in just his second season at Texas Tech after spending seven years at Louisiana Lafayette. Glasco has a 360-102 record in his career and led TTU to the Women’s College World Series final last year.

• The Red Raiders’ impressive transfer class includes All-Americans Mia Williams, Taylor Pannell and Jasmyn Burns, along with Kaitlyn Terry, Jackie Lis, Desiree Spearman and Lagi Quiroga.

• Williams, Terry, Davis and Quiroga all boast batting averages over .500. Williams has 13 RBIs with three homers and six doubles and Davis boasts 10 runs with five RBIs. Taylor Pannell adds nine RBIs on eight hits.

• NiJaree Canady, Kaitlyn Terry and Samantha Lincoln are each 2-0 on the season. Terry owns a team-low ERA of 0.84, while Lincoln’s is 1.40 and Canady’s is 1.91. Terry also has contributed 16 strikeouts while allowing only three hits.