The Nebraska softball team Sunday begins a fall exhibition slate that features eight home games.
The Huskers play South Dakota in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bowlin Stadium.
Nebraska returns 12 players from last season, including NFCA All-Region pick Alyvia Simmons, a senior. Simmons batted .346 last season.
The other returning seniors are Madi Unzicker, Regan Mergele and Bri Cassidy. Tristen Edwards, who batted .356 and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in the spring, and will be joined by fellow juniors Lexey Kneib and Bree Boruff.
The other returnees are sophomores Sarah Yocom, Rylie Unzicker, Ally Riley and Olivia Ferrell.