Carson Fischer Season 2020

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion (2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018; Spring 2019)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2020)

Sophomore Season (2020)

• Season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic
• Made 14 appearances primarily as a pinch runner
• Made one start in left field
• Scored five runs
• Scored one run in game two against UTEP appearing as a pinch runner and then playing left field
• Scored one run in game one against Georgia Tech at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• Made her first start of the season against Boston College in the final game of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, getting the start in left
• Scored a run against Cal appearing as a pinch runner
• Scored one run in game one against No. 21/23 Missouri appearing as a pinch runner
• Scored one run thw win against the Tigers appearing as a pinch runner

Freshman Season (2019)

• Played in 28 of Nebraska’s 52 games which included two starts at second base
• Spent most of her time appearing as a pinch runner
• Made her first Husker appearance in the season opener against Lamar as a pinch runner, scoring a run
• Scored one run in NU’s second game against Lamar at the Lone Star College Classic 
• Scored a career-best two runs in the second game against Pitt at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
• Also made her first appearance in the outfield against the Panthers
• Scored one run against BYU at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
• Scored one run in game one against Idaho State, appearing as a pinch runner
• Made her first career start in game three against No. 25 Northwestern, starting at second base
• Appeared as a pinch runner in all three games against Maryland and scored one run in both of game one and game two against the Terps
• Scored one run in game one against Wisconsin

Before Nebraska (Lincoln Southwest HS)

• Was an NFCA first-team all-region honoree as a senior
• Was a PGF regional All-American as a senior
• Was a four-year varsity starter and letterwinner for Lincoln Southwest High School
• Helped her team to four state tournament appearances
• Set the Lincoln Southwest record for career RBIs (154) and doubles (35)
• Posted a career batting average of .431, finishing her career with 187 hits, 132 runs, 154 RBIs, 35 doubles, 11 triples, 20 home runs and 27 stolen bases
• Named to the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska and the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State teams as a senior and earned honorable-mention honors from both as a sophomore
• Earned all-conference accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Had 86 hits to set the Class A single-season record as a senior in 2017, breaking the previous record of 76
• Set a new all-class record for most RBIs in a season (73) and finished with a .960 slugging percentage and a .570 batting average in 2017 – the second-highest single-season batting average in Lincoln Southwest history
• Helped lead her team to a runner-up finish at the 2017 Class A state tournament
• Helped the Silverhawks set three all-class records for most runs scored in a single season (425), most hits in a single season (515) and most home runs in a single season (94) in 2017
• Was voted by her teammates as the honorary team captain, the most outstanding player, the best defensive player and best teammate as a senior
• Battled a leg injury as a junior and was forced to sit out most of the season
• Batted .406, had 52 hits, 45 RBIs and three home runs as a sophomore
• Played club ball for Nebraska Gold and Iowa Premier Gold
• Lettered in track and field and academics 
• Earned Academic All-State honors and Academic All-Conference honors
• Was a three-time NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 

Personal

• Daughter of Jerry and Jean Ann Fischer
• Has one brother, Jackson
• Born on July 8, 2000
• Communications studies major
• Minoring in women and gender studies and psychology

Coach Revelle on Carson:
“Carson has done everything in her power to get herself prepared for Nebraska. She has such a burning desire to be a Husker. Carson is a team builder and leader by example and spirit, and we are thrilled to get her charisma and talent into the Nebraska softball family.”