Nebraska Opens Big Ten Play at No. 19 Michigan

The Nebraska softball team travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend for a three-game Big Ten Conference series with the No. 19 Michigan Wolverines. The teams will open conference play with a game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. (CT) followed by a game on Saturday at 1 p.m. (CT). The series finale is set for 2 p.m. (CT) on Sunday. 
 

Friday's game will be broadcasted live on FS1 while Sunday's game will be on the Big Ten Network. Saturday's game will be available on BTN+ (subscription required). Fans can also listen to the live broadcast for all three games on the Huskers Radio Network or Huskers.com with the call from Nate Rohr. Live updates will be available on Twitter (@HuskerSoftball). 
 

Nebraska (19-9) has won five of its last seven games with an offense that leads the Big Ten in numerous categories including hits, runs, RBIs, home runs, on base percentage and batting average. Sophomore Billie Andrews has led offensively with a .415 batting average and 16 home runs. Junior-transfer Mya Felder holds a .400 batting average, adding 26 hits and 16 RBIs. 
 

In the circle, seniors Olivia Ferrell and Courtney Wallace have been leaders through the first half of the season. Ferrell (10-4) holds a 2.35 ERA with 96 strikeouts through 86.1 innings. Wallace (9-4) has a 3.64 ERA through 80.2 innings and has tossed 59 strikeouts.

Quick Hitters

• Nebraska (19-9) will face No. 19 Michigan (18-7), the first ranked opponent of the season. 
• Nebraska ranks first in the conference with a .311 batting average. 
• The Huskers also rank first in the Big Ten in home runs per game (1.54), on base percentage (.404), scoring (6.18), and walks (110). 
• Billie Andrews set the sophomore school record for home runs in a season with 16.
• Billie Andrews leads the nation in home runs (16), home runs per game (0.57) and total bases (92).   
• Billie Andrews leads the conference in hits (39), RBIs (25), RBIs per game (1.25)  and slugging percentage (0.979). 
• Cam Ybarra has tallied three triples this season, a number that ranks third in the Big Ten. 
• Sydney Gray is second in the conference in walks per game with 0.75.
• Sydney Gray is fourth in the conference in total bases (57) and fifth in home runs (7) and on base percentage (0.495).
• Olivia Ferrell ranks fifth in the conference with 10 wins while Courtney Wallace ranks seventh with nine.

Huskers in the Ranks 

• The Huskers are currently ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference with a .311 batting average. 
• Ranking first in the Big Ten Conference, the Big Red averages 1.50 homers per game. This average ranks 15th in the NCAA. 
• The Huskers also lead the conference with 42 homers on the season, a number that ranks eighth in the nation. 
• NU is No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference with a .408 on-base percentage. 
• The Big Red is first in slugging percentage in the conference with a 0.552. 
• Nebraska has been walked 110 times this season. This numbers leads the Big Ten and is ninth in the nation. 
• The Huskers bring in 5.93 runs per game, ranking second in the conference.