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Badger Softball Players Earn All-Big Ten Honors

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -- 10:10 AM

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Hilary Blomberg and Ava Kuszak of the Wisconsin Softball team have earned 2024 All-Big Ten honors.

With standout seasons, freshman Hilary Blomberg was named First Team All-Big Ten and was an Unanimous All-Freshman Team selection, and sophomore Ava Kuszak earned Second Team All-Big Ten accolades. The honors are a first for both Blomberg and Kuszak.
 
Blomberg finished the regular season with some of the top freshman numbers in program history in her rookie campaign. The Verona native slashed a .349 BA/.548 SLG%/.390 OB%/.938 OPS line in her first season with the Badgers. The .349 batting average is tops amongst the team and Top-20 in the Big Ten. Blomberg's batting average and slugging percentage will crack the Top-10 in the Badger record book, in addition to a Wisconsin record setting 13 doubles (so far) in a season by a freshman. Defensively, Blomberg received time behind the plate, outfield, and at first base over the course of the season. She also tallied nine innings of work in the circle, and earned her first collegiate save on April 27 in an 8-6 victory over Indiana.
 
Going from playing in 24 games and starting in 13 as a freshman, Ava Kuszak became an every day player in her sophomore campaign. Kuszak has started and played in all 49 games this season while starting the first half of the season at second base before making the move to shortstop. Kuszak finished with the second-best batting average (.331) on the team in the regular season. The sophomore also led the team with a .628 slugging percentage, 30 runs, 31 RBI, and tallied 15 doubles for tops on the team and sixth in the Big Ten. She was also second on the team with nine home runs.

Rounding out the 2024 Big Ten accolades, Tessa Magnanimo was named an All-Sportsmanship honoree.

 

2024 Big Ten Conference Softball Postseason Honors
Player of the Year: Jess Oakland, So., SS, Minnesota
Pitcher of the Year: Ashley Miller, Gr., RHP, Northwestern
Freshman of the Year: Bridget Nemeth, RHP, Penn State 
Coach of the Year: Kate Drohan, Northwestern

***complete All-Big Ten Teams here.....All-Big Ten Softball

 

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