Big Ten Conference Announces 2025 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch 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