2027 Softball Roster
Roster
Jaclyn Showalter
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hartland, Wis.
- High School:
- Arrowhead High School
Honors
- 2026 Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team
- 2025-26 Academic All-Big Ten
2026: Named to 2026 Big Ten Softball Watch List...Started in 52 of 54 games for the Badgers at first base...Set program record for most home runs as a freshman in a single season...Earned first career multi-hit game in collegiate debut, going 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored against Stonehill (02/09)...Hit first two home runs of her collegiate career this past weekend at the Dream City Invitational (02/16)...Recorded home runs in back-to-back games at the FGCU Classic, as she is tied for the most HRs on the team with four (02/23)...Earned first conference HR of her career against Penn State in the series finale. Followed it up with solo blast in game one versus Maryland (03/29)...Finished 5-for-11 (.455 BA) versus Purdue, including a game-winning grand slam in game two of the series. Had five RBI and three extra base hits in West Lafayette (04/05)...Became just the 10th Badger in program history to hit at least one HR in three straight games (04/13)...Set a career-high for most hits in a game with three against St. Thomas (04/22)...Recorded three hits versus Minnesota in the series finale, tallying four RBI for the second time this season (04/27)...Finished 5-for-9 (.556 BA) against Rutgers with two home runs, a double and seven RBI...Joined Chloe Miller (2014) as just the second freshman in program history to hit 10 or more HRs in their first season (05/02)...Earned Big Ten All-Tournament team honors after going 3-for-8 (.375 BA) with a pair of HRs, four RBI and three runs scored (05/11)...Holds the record for the most HRs produced by a freshman in program history at 13 (05/11).
2025: Medical Redshirt
High School: All-time leader in school history in HR's, RBI's, AVG, Runs, and Hits ... Led the state in HR's twice and RBI once ... 2x First Team All-State ... 3x First Team All-Conference.
Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Jennifer Showalter ... Jeff played golf at Weber State University ... Has one brother, Jonathan.
Why Wisconsin: "From the moment I stepped on campus for my first softball camp when I was 11, I knew I wanted to be a Badger. Madison has everything I was looking for in a school, from great coaches, to on-campus resources for student athletes and amazing facilities, it was truly a no-brainer!"
