Nebraska Cornhuskers softball

The Nebraska Cornhuskers softball team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The program was founded in 1976 as a club sport, and became an officially sanctioned varsity sport the next year. NU plays its home games at Bowlin Stadium, constructed in 2001 as part of the Haymarket Park complex.[2] Nebraska has made 25 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with seven Women's College World Series berths.

Nebraska Cornhuskers softball
Founded	1976
University	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Head coach	Rhonda Revelle (29th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Lincoln, NE
Home stadium	Bowlin Stadium (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Colors	Scarlet and Cream[1]
NCAA WCWS runner-up
1985
NCAA WCWS appearances
1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2013
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
Big Eight: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Big 12: 1998, 2000, 2004
Conference championships
Big Eight: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Big 12: 1998, 2001, 2004 Big Ten: 2014

The team is currently coached by Rhonda Revelle, who has led the Cornhuskers since 1993.

Coaches

Coaching history

No.	Coach[3]	Tenure	Overall	Accomplishments
1	Don Isherwood	1976–80	106–85 (.555)
2	Nancy Plantz	1981–83	77–53 (.592)	Women's College World Series (1982) NCAA Tournament (1982) Big Eight champion (1982) Big Eight Tournament champion (1982)
3	Wayne Daigle	1984–86	110–31 (.780)	Women's College World Series (1984,1985) NCAA Tournament (1984,1985) Big Eight champion (1984–86) Big Eight Tournament champion (1984–86)
4	Ron Wolforth	1987–92	188–126 (.599)	Women's College World Series (1987,1988) NCAA Tournament (1987,1988) Big Eight champion (1987,1988) Big Eight Tournament champion (1987,1988)
5	Rhonda Revelle	1993–	989–568 (.635)	Women's College World Series (1998,2002,2013) NCAA Tournament (1995–2007,2009–11,2013–16) Big 12 champion (1998,2001,2004); Big Ten champion (2014) Big 12 Tournament champion (1998,2000,2004)

Coaching staff[4]

Name	Position	First year	Alma mater
Rhonda Revelle	Head coach	1992	Nebraska
Lori Sippel	Associate head coach	1990	Nebraska
Diane Miller	Assistant coach	2009	Missouri Southern State
Mackenzi Steele	Graduate manager	2020	Howard

All-Americans

First Team Denise Day – 1985 Lori Richins – 1986 Ali Viola – 1996, 1998 Jenny Voss – 1998 Jennifer Lizama – 1999 Taylor Edwards – 2015 M.J. Knighten – 2016

Second Team Denise Day– 1984 Lori Richins – 1987 Lori Sippel – 1986, 1987 Tobin Echo-Hawk – 1995 Ali Viola – 1995 Jennifer Lizama – 1997, 2000 Christie McCoy – 1998 Leigh Ann Walker – 2000 Peaches James – 2004 Tatum Edwards – 2013

Third Team Tobin Echo-Hawk – 1996 Kim Ogee – 2002 Anne Steffan – 2005 Taylor Edwards – 2011 Tatum Edwards – 2014 Kiki Stokes – 2015, 2016

Season-by-season results

Conference champion

Conference tournament champion

Conference and tournament champion

Year	Coach	Overall	Conf.	Standing	NCAA Tournament	Rank
Big Eight Conference (1977–1995)
1977	Don Isherwood	12–15	1–4	T–4th		N/A
1978		25–14	4–3	7th
1979		33–18	3–8	6th
1980		27–23	8–9	4th
1981	Nancy Plantz	27–21	5–6	3rd
1982		33–14	9–3	1st	College World Series
1983		17–18	3–7	7th
1984	Wayne Daigle	39–13	6–2	1st	College World Series
1985		33–8	11–1	1st	College World Series
1986		38–10	9–3	1st
1987	Ron Wolforth	41–11	8–2	1st	College World Series
1988		39–20	7–3	1st	College World Series
1989		32–28	6–4	3rd
1990		31–19	3–5	5th
1991		22–18	3–5	5th
1992		23–30	2–6	5th
1993	Rhonda Revelle	18–23	5–11	5th
1994		21–33	5–15	6th
1995		43–20	10–6	3rd	Regional	18
Big 12 Conference (1996–2011)
1996	Rhonda Revelle	42–23	10–8	4th	Regional	18
1997		29–24	10–6	4th	Regional	25
1998		48–12	16–0	1st	College World Series	5
1999		35–21	10–8	4th	Regional	20
2000		52–21	15–2	2nd	Regional	14
2001		51–15	16–2	1st	Regional	14
2002		50–14	11–5	2nd	College World Series	6
2003		39–17	10–8	6th	Regional	13
2004		45–17	14–3	1st	Regional	14
2005		36–23	9–9	7th	Regional	25
2006		44–12	13–4	2nd	Regional	15
2007		37–20	10–8	5th	Regional
2008		25–28	4–14	T–9th
2009		35–19	9–9	5th	Regional
2010		30–29	7–11	T–6th	Regional
2011		41–14	9–9	6th	Regional	21
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2012	Rhonda Revelle	33–23	14–9	3rd
2013		45–16	16–6	2nd	College World Series	8
2014		44–18	18–5	T–1st	Super regional	16
2015		35–23	17–6	3rd	Regional
2016		35–21	13–9	5th	Regional
2017		24–29	13–10	5th
2018		31–23	9–13	9th
2019		21–31	9–14	T–8th
2020		9–14	Canceled

References

1. The Power of Color (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
2. "Bowlin Stadium". Huskers.com. Nebraska Huskers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
3. "Nebraska Yearly Coaching Records" (PDF). Huskers.com. Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
4. "Nebraska Huskers Softball Coaches". Huskers.com. Nebraska Cornhushers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.