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Billie Andrews Leads Four Huskers With Big Ten Season Honors in Softball

Nebraska infielder earns first-team all-conference recognition for the third time in her career

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska Athletics

For the fourth straight season, Billie Andrews has been honored by the Big Ten Conference for her performance during the season.

Andrews led four Huskers in taking league honors Wednesday. She is joined by Sydney Gray, Samantha Bland and Mckinely Malecha.

After hitting .363 during the regular season with 61 hits, 10 doubles, 15 home runs, 51 runs, 39 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 47 games, Andrews earned All-Big Ten first team honors. This is her third season being named for the first team.

Gray earned second team honors, with in-conference batting of .351 with six doubles, five home runs and 21 RBIs in 21 games. She was named the Big Ten Player of the Week three times this year.

Bland was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team while Malecha was Nebraska's recipient of a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

The full list of honorees can be found at BigTen.org.

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Kaleb Henry

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is the Program Director and Sports Director at KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska. A native Nebraskan, he competed in track and field at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before returning home. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his work from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, including Gold for Best Sportscast in the state of Nebraska in 2021 and 2023. Kaleb primarily covers Nebraska football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. When not covering the Huskers, he spends his days adventuring with his wife Megan, their daughter Millie, and their two dogs Tucker and Ella. You can reach Kaleb at kaleb@klin.com or on Twitter @iKalebHenry.