Billie Andrews Season 2024

Honors & Awards

• Team Captain (2024)
• NFCA Third-Team All-American (2023, 2024)
• CSC Second-Team Academic All-American (2024)
• NFCA First-Team All-Midwest Region (2023, 2024)
• NFCA Third-Team All-Midwest Region (2022)
• Three-Time First-Team All-Big Ten (2021, 2023, 2024)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2022)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021)
• Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year (All Sports, 2024)
• Nebraska Female Athlete of the Year (All Sports, 2022) 
• NCAA Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2024)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (March 18, 2024)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2024)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (March 8, 2022)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2024)
• Four-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 30, April 6, April 13 & May 4, 2021)
• Academic All-District (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Nebraska Gold Academic Medallion (2022, 2023)
• Eight-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Member
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Nebraska Records

• Home Runs (Career): 61
• Multi-Home Run Games (Career): 8
• Walks (Game): 4, twice
• Home Runs (by a Sophomore): 20 in 2022 

Nebraska Career Rankings (as of the end of the 2024 season)

• Home Runs: 1st (61)
• Multi-Homer Games: 1st (8)
• Slugging Percentage: 2nd (.679)
• Total Bases: 2nd (465)
• Extra-Base Hits: 2nd (100)
• Runs: 3rd (191)
• Hits: 6th (238)
• RBIs: t-7th (157)
• At Bats: 8th (685)
• Batting Average: 9th (.347)
• Walks: 9th (97)
• Stolen Bases: 10th (50)

Big Ten Career Rankings (as of the end of the 2024 season)

• Home Runs: t-5th (61)

Senior Season (2024)

• Served as one of four team captains
• Third-team NFCA All-American
• Became the 10th two-time All-American in program history
• Second-team Academic All-American
• 1st Husker since 2002 to be an All-American & Academic All-American in the same year
• First-team NFCA All-Midwest region selection
• First-team All-Big Ten selection
• 1 of 8 players in program history to be a four-time all-conference selection
• 1 of 10 players in program history to be a three-time first-team all-conference pick
• Started 49 games at shortstop, missing four games in New Mexico
• Hit .383 with 67 hits, 55 runs, 10 doubles, 18 homers, 16 steals & 45 RBIs
• Leads NU in average, hits, runs, homers, RBIs and stolen bases
• Posted the 11th-best season batting average in school history
• Also ranked 3rd in slugging percentage, 4th in home runs, 5th in extra-base hits and 7th in runs
• Went 5-for-14 with two doubles, a triple and a home run in Mexico
• Had a career-high three extra-base hits against Long Beach State
• Missed four games the second week due to concussion protocol
• Marked the only missed games of her career
• Had her streak of 163 consecutive starts snapped at New Mexico State
• Named the NCAA & Big Ten Player of the Week after the Mary Nutter Classic
• Went 13-for-21 (.619) with four homers, six RBIs and eight runs
• Was 10-for-13 with four homers & five RBIs in three games vs. top-25 teams
• Went 3-for-5 with two homers and three runs vs. No. 19 UCLA
• Tied the school record with her seventh career multi-homer game
• Was 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs and two RBIs vs. No. 23 Oregon
• Went 4-for-4 with another home run vs. No. 20 Utah
• Went 4-for-11 with three doubles at the Big Red Invitational
• Went 6-for-14 with two doubles and one home run in Arkansas
• Was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs vs. Northern Colorado
• Went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer against Maine
• Marked the final game of her 19-game hitting streak
• Went 7-for-15 (.467) in four games at the Big Red Spring Classic
• Added one double, two homers, eight runs and nine RBIs
• Went 7-for-11 with nine RBIs and seven runs in the final three games
• Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs against North Dakota
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and three RBIs vs. Creighton
• Went 3-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and four runs vs. Northern Colorado
• Became the first Husker to score four runs in a game since 2019
• Hit her 54th homer against the Bears, tying the Nebraska career record
• Had her streak of 23 straight games reaching base snapped vs. Omaha
• Went 3-for-6 with a homer, four RBIs and two walks in the Illinois series
• Homered in game one to become Nebraska’s all-time home run leader
• Was 2-for-3 with a triple and three runs scored in game three at Wisconsin
• Went 1-for-4 with a home run against Kansas
• Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in game two against Penn State
• Had three hits and scored five runs in the series at Rutgers
• Hit a home run to lead off game one of the series
• Had a hit in all three games of the Michigan series
• Was 1-for-2 with a two-run double in game two against Iowa
• Had three hits in two games against Northwestern
• Had two hits, four walks, three runs and an RBI in the Minnesota series
• Was outstanding in two games at the Big Ten Tournament
• Went 6-for-7 at the tournament with three home runs and six RBIs
• Was 2-for-3 with two home runs, three runs and four RBIs vs. Minnesota
• Marked her school-record eighth career multi-homer game
• Went 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs against Indiana the next day
• Was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team
• Ranked by D1Softball as the preseason No. 42 player nationally
• Ranked by D1Softball as the preseason No. 5 shortstop nationally
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Junior Season (2023)

• Started all 58 games at shortstop
• Ranked second in home runs (16) and fourth in hits (67) and runs scored (50) in the Big Ten Conference 
• Finished in the top 25 in the NCAA in total bases (15th), extra-base hits (19th) and home runs (24th) 
• Recorded 23 multi-hit games 
• Held a .377 batting average in 22 games against NCAA Tournament teams, finishing with six doubles, eight home runs, a .812 slugging percentage and a 1.269 OPS
• Had seven hits including a double and two home runs while tallying five RBI at the Houston Invitational 
• Hit a team-best .385 with three homers and four RBIs at the Clearwater Invitational which including four top-eight opponents 
• Added eight hits with two doubles and two home runs while tallying six RBI at the Hillenbrand Invitational 
• Finished 2-for-4 in game two against Iowa with a homer and three runs 
• Hit .545 with six hits and a double in the series sweep over Indiana 
• Had three homers in a three-game series at No. 22 Northwestern 
• Hit .500 with four hits and one home run in the Ohio State series
• Opened Regionals with a 2-for-3 performance with two runs against No. 22 Wichita State
• Hit a two-run homer against UMBC to help the Huskers survive the elimination game at the NCAA Regional 
• No. 8 on D1Softball's Top 10 Preseason Shortstops 
• No. 45 on Softball America's Top 100 Preseason Player to Watch List 
• Preseason Third-Team All-American (At-Large Selection, Softball America)
• No. 46 on Extra Innings' Top 100 Preseason Player to Watch List 
• No. 8 on Extra Innings' Preseason Shortstop Player to Watch List
• No. 58 on D1Softball's Top 100 Preseason Player to Watch List 

Sophomore Season (2022)

• Started all 57 games at shortstop 
• Ranked second in home runs (20), third in walks (37), and fourth in runs scored (54) in the Big Ten Conference 
• Finished the season ranked 13th in the NCAA in total home runs (20) 
• Had two home runs in the season opener against Omaha 
• Hit .357 the opening weekend at the UNI Dome Classic with five hits and four runs including two homers and four RBIs 
• Held a .471 batting average at the Troy Cox Classic with four home runs, including a grand slam, and 7 RBIs 
• Tallied one home run and three RBIs in the series against Kansas 
• Had at least one home run per game in the home opening series against Wichita State and South Dakota State
• Smashed a home run in five consecutive games From Feb. 28-March 5 
• Tallied nine hits, two homers and eight RBIs at the Cal State Fullerton/Long Beach State Tournament
• Added three hits including two homers at the Rock Chalk Challenge
• Homered in game two at No. 19 Michigan to help secure the come-from-behind win 
• Had a 23 game hitting streak (Feb. 12 - March 19)
• Tied to the school record twice in the Rutgers series after drawing four walks in a single game (Game 1 and Game 2) 
• Finished 5-for-11 at the Michigan State series with 3 RBIs 
• Added a single and a home run with four RBIs in the doubleheader against Iowa 
• Added two hits and one RBI at the Wisconsin series 
• Hit .400 in the Indiana series with four hits including one double and one RBI 
• Added a two-run double against Penn State at the Big Ten Tournament 
• Added one hit and one run against North Texas in Game One of NCAA Regionals
• Recorded a two-run homer against No. 7 Oklahoma State in Game Two of the NCAA Regional

Freshman Season (2021)

• Was 1 of only 2 freshmen named to the 18-player All-Big Ten First Team
• Was the first Husker freshman to be a first-team All-Big Ten selection
• Became the 11th Husker freshman to earn first-team all-conference honors
• Was the first Husker to make the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, which began in 2018
• 4-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4th-most awards in Big Ten history)
• 1 of 4 players to win 3 straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards 
• Started all 44 games at shortstop
• Was the only player in the Big Ten Conference to score 30 runs and drive in 30 runs during the regular season
• In the regular season, ranked 5th in the Big Ten in RBIs (31), 6th in runs (32) and 7th in home runs (7)
• Led all Big Ten freshmen in hits, runs and RBIs while ranking second in home runs and slugging percentage and third in average and steals
• Led Nebraska in hits, runs, RBIs, triples and stolen bases while tying for the team lead in home runs
• Also led the team with 11 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games
• Produced a 12-game hitting streak, the longest by a Husker in 2021
• Had the game-winning two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning of Nebraska’s 4-2 win vs. Indiana
• Marked her first career hit and RBI
• Had two hits, her first two career runs, two RBIs and three steals in the Michigan State doubleheader
• Drove in one of Nebraska’s two runs in game two vs. Ohio State and scored the game-winning run in the 2-1 victory
• Had two hits, a double, two runs and two RBIs in the Purdue series
• Went 10-for-15 with two triples, a homer, five RBIs and six runs in the Penn State series, recording multiple hits all four games
• Was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for her performance
• Had her first multi-hit game and first career triple as part of a 2-for-3 performance in game one vs. Penn State
• Went 5-for-7 with another triple, her first career home run, four RBIs and four runs scored in the Penn State doubleheader
• Was 3-for-5 with a run and RBI in the series finale
• Went 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles, a homer, four runs and three RBIs in the Rutgers series, recording a hit and run in all four games
• Was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for her performance
• Was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in game one
• Had a hit and a run in each of the final three games against Rutgers, including a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning of the series finale
• Had four hits, four runs and four RBIs in the series win over Illinois
• Went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs in the third game of the series, her first career multi-hit game
• Marked the final game of her career-best 12-game hitting streak
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk in two RBIs in game one of the Wisconsin doubleheader
• Was 6-for-11 (.545) with three homers and six RBIs in the Maryland series
• Had a hit, a run and an RBI in all four games
• Went 1-for-3 with a home run in game one vs. the Terrapins
• Was 4-for-6 with another homer and four RBIs in a doubleheader the next day that included the game-winning two-run single in game two
• Homered for the third time in the series in game four
• Earned her fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award for her performance against Maryland
• Had a hit in each of the final three games of the Iowa series
• Was 6-for-13 with three RBIs in the Northwestern series
• Went 2-for-3 with a walk in the Huskers’ game three win
• Was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in the season finale at Northwestern

Before Nebraska

• Was a four-year letterwinner for Gretna High School in Gretna, Neb
• Played 116 total games and finished her career with a .434 batting average, a 1.200 slugging percentage and a .625 on-base percentage
• Had 147 hits, 24 doubles, 12 triples, 57 home runs, 139 RBIs, 159 runs and 59 stolen bases
• Set several school records, including career triples, career and season home runs, season RBIs, career and season runs scored, career and season walks, career on-base percentage and career and single-season stolen bases
• Was a four-time all-conference pick
• Named to the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State and the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Teams all four years, which included first-team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Was the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Honorary Captain in 2018
• Helped Gretna win a district title each of her four years and led the Dragons to four state tournaments, despite moving from Class B to Class A prior to the 2018 season
• Helped the Dragons to a third-place state finish after just the program’s second year in Class A as a senior
• Named the Offensive MVP, the Team MVP and earned the Leadership Award from her team as a senior
• Helped Gretna finish third at the Class B State championships after a runner-up finish the year before in 2017
• Played travel ball for the Nebraska Gold under coaches Larry Swift, Chad Perkins, Chad Marshall and Mark Nuismer

Personal

• Born on March 15, 2002
• Graphic design major
• Is the daughter of Christopher and Barbara Andrews
• Has one brother, Todd
• Has two sisters, Nicole and Brooke
• Older sister Brooke is also on the Nebraska softball team