In a heartfelt tribute following one of the program’s strongest home seasons in recent memory, the University of Nebraska has officially renamed its softball field at Bowlin Stadium to Rhonda Revelle Field. The announcement honors the legendary head coach who has defined Husker softball for more than three decades. Nebraska AD, Troy Dannen, made the surprise reveal on the field Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2026, immediately after Nebraska’s dominant 13-0 victory over Iowa in the regular-season home finale. The win pushed the Huskers to a sparkling 40-6 overall record and a near-perfect 15-1 mark at home. “This is a most deserving honor for one of the truly great coaches and people in the history of college softball,” Dannen said. “Rhonda Revelle is Nebraska Softball. She has won more games than any coach in the history of Nebraska athletics, and her sustained success speaks for itself. We are proud that all future Husker home softball games will be played on a field bearing Rhonda’s name.”
Revelle, now in her 34th season as head coach at her alma mater, has amassed more than 1,200 career victories. She stands as the winningest coach, male or female, in the entire history of Nebraska Athletics and ranks third among all active Division I head coaches in career wins. In 2010, she was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Her impact runs even deeper. Revelle took the helm in 1993 and has guided the Huskers to 23 postseason appearances, including three trips to the Women’s College World Series (1998, 2002, and 2013). She has been part of more than 75 percent of all games in program history and has coached in every single game played at Bowlin Stadium since it opened in 2002. Together with longtime associate head coach and fellow Nebraska alum Lori Sippel, the duo has contributed to 90 percent of the program’s all-time victories. Before stepping into the coaching role, Revelle was a standout player for the Huskers. A three-year letterwinner, she helped lead Nebraska to its first Women’s College World Series appearance and earned All-Big Eight honors in 1982.
The timing of the announcement felt especially fitting. This season, Nebraska drew an average of 2,610 fans per home game across its 20-game schedule, the highest attendance figure in school history. Fans filled the stands to cheer on a team that has embodied the grit and excellence Revelle has instilled for decades. The naming of Rhonda Revelle Field ensures that her legacy will be permanently etched into the fabric of Nebraska Athletics. Every future Husker batter who steps into the batter’s box, every pitcher who takes foot on the mound, and every fan who fills the stands will now do so on a field that bears the name of the woman who built the program into a national contender. Rhonda Revelle didn’t just coach Nebraska softball; she became Nebraska softball. And now, the field she helped make legendary will forever carry her name.