UCLA, Nebraska and Illinois Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Bruins’ Grant, Huskers’ Bahl and Fighting Illini’s Click earn weekly recognition
Player of the Week
Megan Grant, UCLA
Jr. – UTL – San Bruno, Calif. – Aragon High School – Major: Sociology
- Led UCLA in a 4-0 week with a .667 batting average (6-for-9), five home runs, 11 RBI, six runs, a 2.333 slugging percentage and a 3.083 on-base percentage
- Hit a home run in all four games and hit grand slams in back-to-back games against Cal Baptist and Washington, marking her third grand slam in a four-game stretch
- In the first win vs. Washington, Grant logged the fourth multi-home run performance of her career and third of the season. Her first home run was a go-ahead grand slam in the first inning of a 7-4 victory
- In the game two win, went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in the first inning and sent a solo home run over the right-center fence in the third inning to give UCLA a 2-1 lead
- Her two home runs in game on against Washington pushed her season total to 20 HR through 42 GP, tying Stacey Nuveman (1999) as the fastest Bruin to reach 20 homers in a single season. Her 22 home runs are tied for fourth in UCLA history and the most by a Bruin since 2013
- Took over as the NCAA leader in home runs (22) and RBIs (68)
- Last UCLA Player of the Week: Megan Grant (April 7, 2025)
Pitcher of the Week
Jordy Bahl, Nebraska
Jr. – RHP – Papillion, Neb. – Papillion-La Vista – Major: Child, Youth and Family Studies
- Across the Huskers’ three wins last week, Bahl compiled an ERA of 1.27 and a record of 2-0, helping hand Northwestern its first Big Ten series loss since 2022
- Both Husker wins vs. Northwestern came in run-rule fashion, winning 11-1 on Saturday and 10-1 on Sunday.
- Against Creighton on Wednesday, Bahl threw 6.0 innings and allowed only one run while striking out eight batters, earning the win in an 8-2 game over the Bluejays
- In the first game against Northwestern on Saturday, Bahl struck out 11 batters for her fifth double-digit strikeout outing of the year, while allowing only one run and two hits
- Last Nebraska Pitcher of the Week: Jordy Bahl (March 31, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Keirys Click, Illinois
UTL – Hobart, Ind. – Hobart – Major: Psychology
- Helped Illinois to its first Big Ten series win of the season against Michigan State
- Went 3-for-8 on the weekend with a pair of home runs, three RBI and three runs
- Tied the series finale in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run home run, a game the Illini went on to win 5-4
- Earns her first Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Stevie Meade (March 8, 2022)
2025 Big Ten Softball Honorees
Feb. 10
PL: Jasmyn Burns, So., OSU
P: Lorin Boutte, Fr., OSU
F: Emma Cox, ORE
Feb. 17
Co-PL: Hannah Lindsay, Sr., IOWA
Co-PL: Ava Kuszak, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE
Feb. 24
PL: Kaitlyn Farley, Sr., OSU
P: Lyndsey Grein, Jr., ORE
F: Rylee McCoy, ORE
March 3
PL: Alexis DeBoer, Fr., WASH
P: Stevie Hansen, Sr., WASH
F: Kaniya Bragg, UCLA
March 10
PL: Brooke Klosowicz, So., PSU
P/F: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU
March 17
PL: Katie Flannery, So., ORE
P: Taylor Tinsley, Jr., UCLA
F: Kendra Lewis, WIS
March 24
PL: Morgan Frye, Gr., OSU
P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
F: Lauren Putz, MICH
March 31
PL: Jenissa Conway, So., MICH
P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
Co-F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE
Co-F: Addisen Fisher, UCLA
April 7
PL: Megan Grant, Jr., UCLA
P: Elise Sokolsky, Jr., ORE
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE
April 14
PL: Megan Grant, Jr., UCLA
P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
F: Keirys Click, ILL