Barring any further portal entries, 95 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers 107 home runs will return for the 2026 season.
Let that sink in a moment.
And Jordy Bahl will be returning which is basically the A, B and C of who most needed to be retained from the current staff. It’s not an insult to the others, rather an exclamation point as to how important rare hammers like her are to their teams in softball if you want to advance.
The Huskers made a big jump this season, not only due to Bahl, but also to a batting order which went from, “How will we replace half our power from a damn good 2024 offensive team?