51 players featured on preseason watch list
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2025 Softball Players to Watch list, as selected by the conference head coaches.
The watch list features 13 Big Ten All-Conference selections from 2024 and five All-Freshman selections. The list also includes the 2024 Freshman of the Year, Bridget Nemeth, from Penn State.
Jordy Bahl of Nebraska is also among the 2025 players to watch. Bahl is set to return to the field after missing last season due to injury. While playing for Oklahoma, Bahl was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2024 Women’s College World Series.
Six featured on the watch list from Oregon, UCLA and Washington received Pac-12 recognition in 2024, including co-Defensive Player of the Year Paige Sinicki of Oregon and a trio of All-Conference First Team selections from UCLA.
The 2025 season officially begins on Thursday, Feb. 6. The first series of conference play is scheduled for March 13-16.
The complete list of the 2025 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch can be found below.
2025 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch Paige Berkmeyer, Sr., C, Illinois Adisyn Caryl, So., IF, Illinois Ava Moore, Fr., IF, Illinois Brianna Copeland, Sr., P/UT, Indiana Taylor Minnick, Sr., OF, Indiana Avery Parker, Jr., C, Indiana Jalen Adams, Jr., P, Iowa Soo-Jin Berry, So., IF, Iowa Jena Young, So., IF, Iowa Sydney Lewis, Jr., IF, Maryland Mazie MacFarlane, Gr., OF, Maryland Julia Shearer, So., P/OF, Maryland Jenissa Conway, So., OF, Michigan Lauren Derkowski, Sr., P, Michigan Maddie Erickson, Jr., IF, Michigan Britain Beshears, Jr., IF, Michigan State Hannah Hawley, Jr., C/UT, Michigan State Jacey Schuler, Fr., P, Michigan State Cameron Chard, Fr., C, Minnesota Taylor Krapf, Sr., C, Minnnesota Sydney Schwartz, Jr., IF/P, Minnesota Jordy Bahl, Jr., P/UT, Nebraska Olivia DiNardo, Jr., C/UT, Nebraska Ava Kuszak, Jr., IF, Nebraska Kelsey Nader, Jr., OF, Northwestern Emma Raye, So., C, Northwestern Kansas Robinson, Jr., IF, Northwestern Kaitlyn Farley, Sr., IF, Ohio State Kami Kortokrax, Sr., IF, Ohio State Lexi Paulsen, Jr., P, Ohio State Lyndsey Grein, Jr., P, Oregon Kai Luschar, Sr., OF, Oregon Paige Sinicki, Sr., IF, Oregon Maddie Gordon, Sr., UT, Penn State Bridget Nemeth, So., P, Penn State Kaylie Walters, So., IF, Penn State Khloe Banks, Jr., OF, Purdue Julia Gossett, So., P/IF, Purdue Moriah Polar, So., OF, Purdue Jillian Anderson, Sr., OF, Rutgers Ella Harrison, Fr., P, Rutgers LA Matthews, Gr., IF/UT, Rutgers Megan Grant, Jr., UT, UCLA Taylor Tinsley, Jr., P, UCLA Jordan Woolery, Jr., IF, UCLA Giselle Alvarez, So., IF, Washington Alexis DeBoer, Fr., IF, Washington Morgan Reimer, Fr., P/IF, Washington Hilary Blomberg, So., C, Wisconsin Molly Jacobson, Gr., P, Wisconsin Emmy Wells, Sr., C, Wisconsin
