Alexis Jensen Season 2026

Honors & Awards

• Softball America #3 Two-Way Player (April)
• Softball America Freshman of the Week (3/31/26)
• D1 Softball Freshman of the Week (3/31/26)
• Softball on Sports Illustrated Freshman of the Week (3/31/26)
• Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (3/16/26)
• Softball on Sports Illustrated Freshman of the Week (3/17/26)
• Softball America #27 Pitcher (March 2026)
• D1 Softball Clearwater Invitational All-Tournament Team (2026)
• Softball on Sports Illustrated Co-Freshman of the Week (2/17/26)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2025)

Freshman Season (2026)

PITCHING

• Has started 15 games in the circle
• Threw six innings with nine strikeouts to grab the win in game two against Rutgers
• Threw 3.0 innings with two runs in game three against the Scarlet Knights
• Grabbed the win at Creighton after throwing 4.0 shutout innings with seven Ks
• Earned wins on Friday and Sunday against No. 7 UCLA
• Threw 6.0 innings with four hits and five strikeouts in game three against the Bruins
• Tossed 5.0 innings with only one run and six strikeouts in game one against UCLA
• Freshman of the Week - Softball America, D1 Softball, Softball on Sports Illustrated – 3/31
• Threw a complete-game shutout in game two at Michigan State
• Grabbed wins in games one and three against Michigan
• Threw 4.1 innings with two runs in game two against Omaha
• Tossed a complete game with 13 Ks against SDSU
• Threw 4.0 innings with one run and 7 Ks against No. 21 Oklahoma State
• Threw a complete game and earned the win at Tulsa
• Tossed the first 3.0 innings in the first game at OSU
• Grabbed the win against California with 4.0 scoreless innings pitched and six Ks
• Tossed 2.0 innings against No. 11 Texas A&M and allowed one run
• Claimed the win against No. 13 South Carolina after throwing 3.0 innings with one run
• Threw 4.0 innings with five hits and grabbed the win against No. 1 Texas Tech
• Threw 2.1 scoreless innings against No. 3 Tennessee
• Allowed one hit in 4.0 innings against No. 12 LSU and grabbed the win
• Tossed 2.0 innings against No. 12 Georgia
• Took on the first 3.0 innings in the win over No. 1 Texas
• Pitched 2.0 innings and allowed two runs at UTSA
• Grabbed the season-opening win over Washington after tossing 5.0 innings with three earned runs

HITTING

• Has started seven games at designated player in 2026
• Had an RBI in game three against Rutgers
• Knocked a 273-foot home run on Sunday against UCLA
• Was 2-for-4 with a double and a homer in game three against Michigan State
• Had two hits in each of games one and two against the Spartans
• Was 2-for-3 with two runs in game three against Michigan
• Had three RBIs and a homer in game one against the wolverines
• Was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk against Omaha
• Logged hits against Oklahoma State and Tulsa in NU’s trip to the Sooner State
• Hit her first career single vs. California

Before Nebraska (Gretna High School/Nebraska Gold)

• MaxPreps Second-Team All-American (2025)
• Nebraska All-State Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2024, 2025)
• Three-time Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska selection
• Two-time Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska team captain
• State champion (2024)
• Gretna program records in batting average (.445), career wins (83), strikeouts (959) and ERA (1.30)

Personal

• Daughter of Lance and Tina Jensen
• Majoring in forensics at Nebraska