Ava Kuszak Season 2025

Honors & Awards (2023-24 at Wisconsin)

• NFCA Third-Team All-Great Lakes Region (2024)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2024)
• Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (2/17/25)
• Softball America Star of the Week (2/18/25)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

Junior Season (2025)

• Has started 19 games at shortstop 
• Went 2-for-4 at Wichita State with two home runs and five RBIs
• Had three hits, including a double, against South Dakota State
• Hit a home run apiece in NU’s games against Howard and San Jose State
• Drove in three RBIs against Howard
• Tied the school record for home runs in a game with three against Montana
• Hit .643 across Nebraska’s five run-rule victories at the Troy Cox Classic
• Earned Big Ten Co-Player of the Week and Softball America Star of the Week honors for her performance in Las Cruces
• Led the team with 10 runs, six homers and 13 RBIs at the Troy Cox Classic 
• Notched a slugging percentage of 1.929 in New Mexico
• Led the Huskers with a .467 batting average at the NFCA Leadoff Classic
• Started all five games at shortstop in Florida
• Hit a home run against both Southern Miss and Bethune-Cookman
• Her home run against Southern Miss was a grand slam to clinch the 12-2 run-rule win
• Notched two hits apiece in the games against Southern Miss and Texas Tech
• Logged six assists against Bethune-Cookman

Before Nebraska (Wisconsin/Holy Family HS/Nebraska Gold)

• Spent two seasons at Wisconsin (2023-24) before transferring to Nebraska
• Played in 76 games with 65 starts as a Badger
• Started 31 at second base, 30 at shortstop and four in right field
• Hit .278 with 16 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs and 33 RBIs
• Was a third-team all-region selection as a sophomore in 2024
• Was also a second-team All-Big Ten pick as a sophomore
• Started all 52 games as a sophomore
• Batted .318 with 15 doubles, one triple, nine homers and 32 RBIs
• Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in doubles
• Had 11 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games
• Played in 24 games with 13 starts as a freshman in 2023
• Produced four hits as a freshman, including a double and a home run
• Was a four-year letterwinner for Holy Family High School in Colorado
• Helped her team to three state titles and four league championships
• Named Colorado Sportswoman of the Year as a senior
• Also swam and played soccer for Holy Family
• Was a 2021 state champion in soccer and a state qualifier in swimming
• Played her club ball for Nebraska Gold
• Helped the Gold win the 2021 Premier Girls Fastpitch national title
  
  

Personal

• Daughter of Tricia and Kevin Kuszak
• Has one younger brother, Cole
• Animal science major