Husker Softball Signee Alexis Jensen Named 2025 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year

The prep pitcher repeats as the state's Gatorade Player of the Year in softball after leading Gretna High School to an undefeated state championship season.

Nebraska softball commits Alexis Jensen, Skarlett Jones, Carlie Muhlbach. / Nebraska Softball, X (@HuskerSoftball)

Nebraska softball will have a two-time state Gatorade Player of the Year joining the program later this year.

Alexis Jensen, a left-handed pitcher from Gretna High School, was named Nebraska's Gatorade Player of the Year in softball on Monday. Jensen led the Dragons to a 38-0 season in 2024, winning 20 games with 0.29 ERA. Jensen led Gretna to a 32-4 record and a Class A semifinal finish in 2023, finishing her junior season with a 24-3 record in the circle. Her efforts earned her player of the year honors in both her junior and senior seasons.

Jensen finished her junior season with a 1.31 ERA, allowing 78 hits while striking out 264 batters while batting .494 including seven home runs and 34 RBI. She improved upon her numbers in her final season as a Dragon, lowering her ERA by a full run while striking out 234 batters against 10 walks and hitting .549 with 44 RBI and 10 home runs.

Nebraska softball head coach Rhonda Revelle high-fives Jordy Bahl at third base. / Nebraska Athletics

“To me, there’s a lot more than just pure talent that goes into being a great softball player. Alexis is a great player and, from what I hear, she’s a great teammate and role model," Norfolk softball coach Derek Siedschlag said after Jensen's 2024 award. "She is as fiery and competitive as they get. She’s a phenomenal pitcher and great hitter as well.”

“Alexis Jensen is the best pitcher and most well-rounded hitter and teammate in the state. Her competitiveness is unmatched. Without her in the lineup, Gretna doesn’t have the season they had," Papillion-LaVista South coach Tom Horton said in the Gatorade press release.

Jensen verbally committed to Nebraska during her junior season, and officially signed with the program in November. She is set to join a talented and experienced pitching staff with fellow Nebraska native Jordy Bahl, Kylee Magee, and Hannah Camenzind.

Jordy Bahl smiles after a strikeout to leave the bases loaded for Creighton. / Amarillo Mullen

Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The award distinguishes Jindra as Nebraska's best high school baseball player, and he joins an impressive group of alumni that spans CEOs, coaches and star athletes such as Gary Sheffield (1985-86, Hillsborough High School, Florida), Clayton Kershaw (2005-06, Highland Park High School, Texas) and Konnor Griffin (2023-24, Jackson Preparatory School, Mississippi).

The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states across 12 different high school sports – football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field – and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the state winners in each sport.

As part of Gatorade’s commitment to breaking down barriers in sport, every Player of the Year also receives a grant to donate to a social impact partner. To date, the Gatorade Player of the Year program has provided more than $5.6 million in grants to winners across more than 2,000 organizations.

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