Ava Bredwell

College: University of Nebraska

Position(s): C/OF

HomeTown: Olathe, KS

Honors & Awards

Freshman Season (2022)

Tallied one hit at the Big Ten Tournament (against Penn State)
Added one hit against Indiana
Had one run against Ohio State
Added one run in the Wisconsin series
Was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after going 5-for-9 in the Minnesota series with one RBI and starting all three games as the catcher
Went 4-for-5 in the Iowa doubleheader with a triple
Had a personal best 5 RBIs in game one against Iowa
Tallied a double and a triple and finished 4-for-11 at the Michigan State series
Was 2-for-8 with a double and one RBI in the Rutgers series
Started as the catcher in the game against Creighton, recording one hit and one RBI
Hit a two-run homer in game one against No. 19 Michigan to help the Huskers to a 3-2 win
Went 3-for-8 at the Rock Chalk Challenge
Smashed her first career homer and three RBIs against Tulsa at the Rock Chalk Challenge
Tallied four hits, five runs, a double and an RBI at the Cal State Fullerton/Long Beach State Tournament
Added one hit and four runs in the opening home weekend against South Dakota State and Wichita State
Started all five games as the catcher at the Troy Cox Classic
Added one RBI on the weekend in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Made her first career start behind the plate against New Mexico State

Before Nebraska (Mill Valley HS)

Three-year letter winner at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, Kansas
Kansas 5A first-team all-state selection as a senior
Earned all-state honors as a freshman (second team) and sophomore (honorable mention) before the pandemic disrupted her junior season
Played club ball for Aces Fastpitch under Head Coach Ryan Taylor
Named to the honor roll all three years of high school
Was a volunteer coach with Strike Zone, a youth softball organization

Personal

*courtesy of University of Nebraska Athletics