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The success and legacy of the Nebraska softball program are not limited to the Cornhusker State or a four-year college career. Using the training and tools taught at NU, former players have gone on to continue their playing careers on both the professional and international levels. A pair of Huskers competed at both the professional and international levels. A pair of Huskers competed at both the 2004 Sydney Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. Lori Sippel, a pitcher for Team Canada in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, also coached the Canadians in Beijing. In January of 2018, former Husker Taylor Edwards earned a spot on the USA Softball World Championship Team. Taylor Edwards served as an alternate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In the professional ranks, Nebraska had more players selected for the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league’s inaugural All-Star game in 2005 than any other collegiate program except UCLA. Tatum and Taylor Edwards have won back-to-back NPF titles with the Chicago Bandits in 2015 and 2016, while Kiki Stokes was one of the league’s top rookies in 2016 with the Scrap Yard Dawgs. In 2017, Stokes, along with Taylor Edwards and MJ Knighten, helped the Dawgs to their first NPF title.
|
Year |
Name |
Country |
Position |
Honors |
|
1996 |
Canada |
Pitcher |
Fifth-Place Finish |
|
|
2004 |
|
Canada |
Infielder |
Fourth-Place Finish |
|
2004 |
Stephanie Skegas Maxwell |
Greece |
Pitcher |
Seventh-Place Finish |
|
2008 |
|
Canada |
Infielder |
Fifth-Place Finish |
|
2008 |
|
Canada |
Pitcher |
Fourth-Place Finish |
|
2008 |
Canada |
Head Coach |
Fourth-Place Finish |
|
| 2020 Tokyo, Japan |
Taylor Edwards | United States | Catcher* |
*Replacement Player
|
Name |
Team |
Years |
Position |
Honors |
|
Kim Ogee |
Denver Altitude (NPF) |
2003 |
Outfielder |
|
|
Amanda Buchholz |
Texas Thunder (NPF) | 2003 | Infielder | |
|
Leigh Ann Walker |
Arizona Heat (NPF) | 2004 | Pitcher | |
|
Peaches James |
Texas Thunder (NPF) |
2004 |
Pitcher |
15th Pick in 2004 NPF Draft |
|
Peaches James |
NY/NJ Juggernaut |
2005 |
Pitcher |
2005 NPF All-Star* |
|
Peaches James |
Chicago Bandits (NPF) |
2006-07 |
Pitcher |
|
|
Anne Steffan |
Chicago Bandits (NPF) |
2005-06 |
Infielder |
19th Pick in 2005 NPF Draft |
|
Nicole Trimboli |
Colorado Altitude (NPF) |
2004 |
Outfielder |
20th Pick in 2004 NPF Draft |
|
Nicole Trimboli |
Akron Racers (NPF) |
2004-05 |
Outfielder |
2004 NPF All-Star |
| Nicole Trimboli |
|
2006-09 |
Outfielder |
2008 NPF All-Star |
| Nicole Trimboli |
USSSA Pride (NPF) |
2010-11 |
Outfielder |
2011 NPF All-Star |
| Nicole Trimboli |
Akron Racers |
2011-12 |
Outfielder |
2011 NPF All-Star |
|
Tatum Edwards |
|
2015-16 |
Pitcher |
2016 NPF Champion |
| Taylor Edwards |
|
2014 |
Catcher |
8th Pick in 2014 NPF Draft |
| Taylor Edwards |
Chicago Bandits (NPF) |
2015-16 |
Catcher |
2015 NPF Champion |
| Taylor Edwards |
Scrap Yard Dawgs (NPF) |
2017 |
Catcher |
2017 NPF Champion |
| Taylor Edwards |
Scrap Yard Dawgs |
2018-2020 |
Catcher |
|
| Kiki Stokes | Scrap Yard Dawgs (NPF) | 2016-17 | Outfielder | 6th Pick in 2016 NPF Draft 2017 NPF Champion |
| Kiki Stokes | Scrap Yard Dawgs (Independent) |
2018-20 | Outfielder | |
| MJ Knighten | Scrap Yard Dawgs (NPF) | 2017 | Infielder | 25th Pick in 2017 NPF Draft 2017 NPF Champion |
| MJ Knighten | Scrap Yard Dawgs (Independent) |
2018 | Infielder | |
| Taylor Edwards | Athletes Unlimited | 2021-present | Catcher/DP | |
| Kiki Stokes | Athletes Unlimited | 2022-present | Outfielder | |
| Tatum Edwards | Athletes Unlimited | 2022-present | Facilitator |
*The 2005 season was the only year the NPF staged an All-Star game. However, the NPF named All-Star Teams during other years and later moved to naming All-NPF Teams.