Scarlet vs Cream Scrimmage G1 Peyton Cody, Bella Bacon-JH128

Honors & Awards

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2023; Spring 2024)
  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)

Sophomore Season (2024)

  • Played in 50 games with 49 starts at first base
  • Set career highs in every offensive category
  • Hit .285 with five doubles and 20 RBIs
  • Had her first hit, run and RBI against Utah Valley
  • Also produced her first career double against Utah Valley
  • Went 8-for-18 with two doubles and three RBIs at the Troy Cox Classic
  • Had two hits in each of her final four games at the tournament
  • Had a hit in each of the final four games at the Mary Nutter Classic
  • Scored five runs in five games at the tournament
  • Was 3-for-9 with two walks in three games vs. ranked teams
  • Reached base safely in 10 straight games from Feb. 16 to March 1
  • Had a hit in five straight games from March 3 to March 9
  • Had two RBIs against both Northern Iowa and Saint Francis
  • Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Creighton
  • Produced an RBI in six consecutive games from March 8 to March 16
  • Went 1-for-2 and was hit by a pitch against Omaha
  • Reached base in five of her six plate appearances in the Illinois series
  • Was 2-for-3 with a walk and two hit-by-pitches
  • Tied her career high with two runs scored in game two against Illinois
  • Went 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch in game one at Wisconsin
  • Went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run against Kansas
  • Marked her seventh straight game with either a walk or a hit-by-pitch
  • Went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in game two against Penn State
  • Was 2-for-5 with a double in game three against the Nittany Lions
  • Had two hits, a run and an RBI in the Rutgers series
  • Had two hits, a run and an RBI in the final two games at Michigan
  • Had an eighth-inning walk-off, RBI double in game one vs. Iowa
  • Then went 2-for-4 in game two of the doubleheader
  • Went 4-for-10 in the Minnesota series with two RBIs
  • Had a hit in all three games and an RBI in two of the three games
  • Went 1-for-2 with a run and a walk vs. Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament

Freshman Season (2023 at Purdue)

  • Appeared in 26 games with six starts as the designated player   
  • Finished her first season with a .250 batting average including eight hits, one run and five RBI 
Before Nebraska (Millard West HS/Iowa Premier)
  • Ranked No. 53 in the nation among first basemen by Extra Inning Softball
  • Nebraska Super-State Second Team and Class A Second Team selection during senior year
  • Nebraska Super-State First Team and Class A First Team selection during junior year
  • Helped Nebraska Gold to a 2021 PGF Premier National Championship and 2021 Boulder IDT Championship
  • Appeared on the Extra Inning Softball Extra Elite Top 200 list as a sophomore
  • Four-time letter recipient
  • Metro Coaches First Team and All-Academic selection during senior year
Personal
  • Born on November 11, 2003
  • Communication studies major
  • Daughter of Dennis and Ana Bacon