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Nebraska Cornhuskers softball

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln softball team
Nebraska Cornhuskers softball
2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers softball
Founded1976; 49 years ago (1976)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachRhonda Revelle (33rd season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
Home stadiumBowlin Stadium (Capacity: 2,796)
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
NCAA WCWS runner-up
1985[a]
NCAA WCWS appearances
1982, 1984, 1985,[a] 1987, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2013
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2013, 2014, 2025
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1985,[a] 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2022
Regular Season Conference championships
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014

TheNebraska Cornhuskers softball team competes as part ofNCAA Division I, representing theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln in theBig Ten Conference. The team has played atBowlin Stadium since 2002.

The program was founded in 1976 as a club sport and became an officially sanctioned varsity sport the next year. Nebraska has made twenty-eight appearances in theNCAA Division I tournament with eightWomen's College World Series berths. Longtime head coachRhonda Revelle is the school's leader in career victories across all sports.

History

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Early success

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Nebraska's softball program began in 1976 as a club sport and was officially sanctioned as a varsity sport in 1977 in the wake ofTitle IX. Don Isherwood led the program in its early years but was fired in 1980 as the university wanted a head coach with a college degree.[3] NU hired Nancy Plantz, who led the Cornhuskers to the inauguralNCAA Division I Women's College World Series in 1982 (in its early years the tournament was held inOmaha, longtime host of theCollege World Series, meaning NU played the WCWS less than fifty miles from its Lincoln campus). Plantz's tenure ended in a disastrous 1983 season that was cut short by the university after player walkouts and a last-place conference finish.[4]

Nebraska was nearly unable to field a team in 1984 before hiring formerNAIA Coach of the Year Wayne Daigle to lead the program.[4] Shortstop Denise Day was named the first All-American in program history and led the Cornhuskers to a school record for wins and a return to the WCWS. Daigle's second season saw the breakout of freshman pitcherLori Sippel, whose no-hitter againstLouisiana Tech in the WCWS opener helped Nebraska reach its first title game, where it lost toUCLA. Months later, Nebraska's national runner-up finish was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions; according to the committee, Daigle allowed a redshirt player to travel with the team and purchased dinner for a recruit and her family.[2] NU was ineligible for postseason play in 1986, which would be Daigle's last season at Nebraska. He resigned and returned to Texas, where he coached high school softball for the remainder of his career.[5]

Athletic directorBob Devaney named pitching coach Ron Wolforth Daigle's successor.[6] Wolforth led Nebraska back to the WCWS in each of his first two seasons, its fourth and fifth appearances in the event's first seven years. Wolforth's teams were less successful in the later years of his tenure and he grew weary of the NCAA's increasingly stringent rules and guidelines.[6] He resigned in 1992 to start a baseball and softball academy inVancouver.[6]

Rhonda Revelle era

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Devaney hired former Nebraska pitcherRhonda Revelle to replace Wolforth in 1993. Revelle inherited a program that hadn't made the NCAA tournament since 1988 but soon returned NU to national relevance. Nebraska did not miss the tournament from 1995 to 2007 and became a fixture in the national top twenty-five. In 1998, Nebraska completed the first undefeated season inBig 12 history and returned to the Women's College World Series – Revelle became the third person to reach the WCWS as a player and a head coach, and the first to do it at the same school.[7] Nebraska won at least fifty games in each of the next three seasons, culminating in another WCWS appearance in 2002. NU's run of twelve consecutive top-twenty-five national finishes ended in 2007, and the following year the program missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994.

NU reached the WCWS in its second season in the Big Ten, the same year Revelle won her 768th game to pass former baseball coach John Sanders for the most victories by any coach at the university. Nebraska won the Big Ten for the first time in 2014. In 2019, Revelle was placed on paid administrative leave after allegations she harassed and emotionally abused players, but was reinstated after investigation without further punishment.[8][9] Revelle won her 1,000th game at Nebraska in 2021.

Conference affiliations

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Coaches

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Coaching history

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No.CoachTenureOverallConference
1Don Isherwood1976–1980106–85(.555)16–24(.400)
2Nancy Plantz1981–198377–53(.592)17–16(.515)
3Wayne Daigle1984–1986110–31(.780)26–6(.813)
4Ron Wolforth1987–1992188–126(.599)29–25(.537)
5Rhonda Revelle1993–present1,127–665(.629)366–256(.588)

Coaching staff

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NamePositionFirst yearAlma mater
Rhonda RevelleHead coach1993Nebraska
Lori SippelAssociate head coach1990Nebraska
Olivia FerrellAssistant coach2024Nebraska
Diane MillerAssistant coach2009Missouri Southern State

Venues

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Nebraska played its first six seasons at Ballard Ballfield, a public park in Lincoln'sHavelock District before moving to the NU Softball Complex.

Bowlin Stadium has served as the program's home venue since it was built as part ofHaymarket Park in 2002. It has a listed capacity of 2,796, with nearly 1,000 chairback seats in addition to metal bleachers down the first base line and all-grassberms down both foul lines. Nebraska has ranked in the national top ten in attendance five times and hosted five NCAA Regionals since moving to Bowlin Stadium.[11] On April 27, 2024, a stadium-record crowd of 2,691 sawNorthwestern defeat Nebraska 8–1. Bowlin Stadium is adjacent to the largerHawks Field, which hosts Nebraska'sbaseball team.

Championships and awards

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Women's College World Series

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  • 1982, 1984, 1985,[a] 1987, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2013

Conference championships

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Regular season
Tournament
  • Big Eight: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Big 12: 1998, 2000, 2004
  • Big Ten: 2022

Individual awards

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First-team All-Americans

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  • Denise Day – 1985
  • Lori Richins – 1986
  • Ali Viola – 1996, 1998
  • Jenny Voss – 1998
  • Jennifer Lizama – 1999
  • Taylor Edwards – 2014
  • M. J. Knighten – 2016

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I tournament

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Nebraska has appeared in twenty-sixNCAA Division I tournaments with a record of 65–56, including eight trips to theWomen's College World Series.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1982RegionalMissouriW 1–0, L 1–0,W 4–1
Women's College World SeriesCreighton
Arizona State
Fresno State		W 3–2
L 2–0
L 1–0
1984RegionalOklahoma StateW 3–2,W 2–1
Women's College World SeriesFresno State
Texas A&M
Adelphi
UCLA		W 2–0
L 5–2
W 2–1
L 1–0
1985[a]RegionalKansasL 4–1,W 6–1,W 2–0
Women's College World SeriesLouisiana Tech
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal State Fullerton
UCLA		W 6–0
W 2–0
W 5–1
L 3–0, L 2–1
1987RegionalUtahW 6–0,W 3–2
Women's College World SeriesFresno State
UCLA
Central Michigan
Texas A&M		W 1–0
L 3–0
W 2–1
L 4–0
1988RegionalIowa State
Creighton		W 5–2
L 3–2,W 7–2,W 4–1
Women's College World SeriesCal Poly Pomona
Adelphi
Fresno State		L 3–0
W 5–1
L 1–0
1995RegionalFlorida State
Arizona		W 6–1, L 6–2
L 9–1
1996RegionalMinnesota
Southwest Louisiana
Nicholls State		W 5–0
L 9–4
2–0
1997RegionalArizona State
Arizona		W 10–1,W 2–1
L 2–0, L 5–1
1998RegionalCoastal Carolina
Iowa
Oregon		W 7–0
W 1–0
W 9–7
Women's College World SeriesFresno State
Texas
Washington		L 6–1
W 2–1
L 3–1
1999RegionalNotre Dame
Arizona State
Florida Atlantic		W 2–0,W 4–3
L 1–0,W 2–1, L 4–2
W 4–2
2000RegionalIllinois State
South Carolina
Arizona		W 8–0
W 11–1,W 9–0
L 13–0, L 5–0
2001RegionalBYU
Pacific
Stanford		W 3–1
W 2–1, L 3–1
L 5–1
2002RegionalUIC
Iowa
Oregon State
Notre Dame		W 1–0
W 3–0
W 7–0
W 5–3
Women's College World SeriesArizona
Michigan
Florida State		L 1–0
W 1–0
L 4–3
2003RegionalHofstra
Pacific
Mississippi State
Iowa		L 3–1,W 6–0
W 11–7
W 8–0
L 2–1
2004RegionalLehigh
Creighton
California		W 6–0
W 2–0,W 3–1
L 2–0, L 2–0
2005RegionalIowa
Washington		W 4–0, L 1–0
L 7–6
2006RegionalIowa
California
Illinois State		W 1–0
L 4–2, L 6–1
W 3–1
2007RegionalGeorgia
Creighton		L 3–2
L 2–1
2009RegionalJacksonville State
Tennessee		W 4–2, L 4–1
L 5–2
2010RegionalNorth Carolina
North Dakota State		L 1–0, L 1–0
W 5–1
2011RegionalFresno State
Pacific
Stanford		L 1–0,W 5–0
W 11–1
L 4–1
2013RegionalNorthern Iowa
Stanford		W 4–0
W 7–1,W 10–5
Super regionalOregonW 5–2, L 4–3,W 4–2
Women's College World SeriesWashington
Florida		L 4–3
L 9–8
2014RegionalKansas
Bradley
Missouri		L 3–1,W 2–1
W 9–0
W 11–4,W 8–1
Super regionalAlabamaL 6–5, L 2–1
2015RegionalArizona State
Texas Southern
LSU		L 5–2
W 5–0
L 3–2
2016RegionalLouisville
Missouri
BYU		W 3–2
L 8–0, L 9–0
W 2–0
2022RegionalNorth Texas
Oklahoma State		W 3–0, L 3–0
L 7–4
2023RegionalWichita State
UMBC
Oklahoma State		L 6–5,W 9–8
W 3–2
L 5–2

Seasons

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Regular season championTournament championRegular season and tournament champion
YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason[b]Final
rank[c]
Big Eight Conference(1977–1995)
1977Don Isherwood12–151–4T–4th
197825–144–37th
197933–183–86th
198027–238–94th
1981Nancy Plantz27–215–63rd
198233–149–31stNCAA Division I College World Series
198317–183–77th
1984Wayne Daigle39–136–21stNCAA Division I College World Series
198533–811–11stNCAA Division I Runner-up[a]
198638–109–31st
1987Ron Wolforth41–118–21stNCAA Division I College World Series
198839–207–31stNCAA Division I College World Series
198932–286–43rd
199031–193–55th
199122–183–55th
199223–302–65th
1993Rhonda Revelle18–235–115th
199421–335–156th
199543–2010–63rdNCAA Division I Regional18
Big 12 Conference(1996–2011)
1996Rhonda Revelle42–2310–84thNCAA Division I Regional18
199729–2410–64thNCAA Division I Regional25
199848–1216–01stNCAA Division I College World Series5
199935–2110–84thNCAA Division I Regional20
200052–2115–22ndNCAA Division I Regional14
200151–1516–21stNCAA Division I Regional14
200250–1411–52ndNCAA Division I College World Series6
200339–1710–86thNCAA Division I Regional13
200445–1714–31stNCAA Division I Regional14
200536–239–97thNCAA Division I Regional25
200644–1213–42ndNCAA Division I Regional15
200737–2010–85thNCAA Division I Regional
200825–284–14T–9th
200935–199–95thNCAA Division I Regional
201030–297–11T–6thNCAA Division I Regional
201141–149–96thNCAA Division I Regional21
Big Ten Conference(2012–present)
2012Rhonda Revelle33–2314–93rd
201345–1616–62ndNCAA Division I College World Series8
201444–1818–5T–1stNCAA Division I Super Regional16
201535–2317–63rdNCAA Division I Regional
201635–2113–95thNCAA Division I Regional
201724–2913–105th
201831–239–139th
201921–319–14T–8th
20209–14Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
202122–226th
202241–1617–52ndNCAA Division I Regional
202336–2213–104thNCAA Division I Regional
202430–2312–94th
202542–1317–53rdNCAA Division I Super Regional

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Olympians

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OlympiadCityPlayer[d]PositionCountryFinish
1996 (XXXVI)United StatesAtlantaLori SippelPCanadaCanadaGroup stage
2004 (XXVIII)GreeceAthensSheena Lawrick1BCanadaCanadaPreliminary round
Stephanie Skegas-MaxwellPGreeceGreece
2008 (XXIX)ChinaBeijingSheena Lawrick1BCanadaCanadaFourth place
Robin MackinP
Lori SippelCoach

Notes

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  1. ^abcdefNebraska's 1985 national runner-up finish was vacated by theNCAA in 1986.[2]
  2. ^TheAIAW ran the premier women's collegiate softball championship until the firstNCAA Division I tournament was held in 1982.
  3. ^USA Today began weekly polling of college softball coaches in 1995.[12]
  4. ^Catcher Taylor Edwards served as an alternate on theUnited States's 2020 silver-medal team.

References

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  1. ^"The Power of Color"(PDF).Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. RetrievedJune 17, 2024.
  2. ^ab"University of Nebraska softball team disqualified from NCAA playoffs".Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1986. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  3. ^Jeff Sheldon (16 October 2002)."Pioneers remember Title IX's inauguration".The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  4. ^abJack Denker (9 September 1983)."New women's softball coach revives team's hopes and spirits"(PDF).The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  5. ^"Discouraged Daigle resigns".Lincoln Journal Star. 31 July 1986. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  6. ^abcDirk Chatelain (21 June 2014)."New approach could help lessen arm woes".Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  7. ^"Nebraska WCWS Stats".NCAA. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  8. ^"Nebraska Softball players filed complaints of harassment, emotional abuse against Revelle".KOLN. 30 August 2019. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  9. ^"Nebraska Reinstates Head Coach Rhonda Revelle After Review". Softball America. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  10. ^ab"Softball Records". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved9 March 2025.
  11. ^"Bowlin Stadium - Facilities".Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved31 March 2022.
  12. ^"Polls for 2022; View Previous Years". NFCA. 30 March 2022. Retrieved30 March 2022.
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