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February 9, 2024, Tempe, AZ: A game between Northwestern Softball and Arizona State in the Kajikawa Classic at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, AZ on Friday, February 9, 2024. (Photo by Arianna Grainey/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Arianna Grainey/Northwestern Athletics

February 9, 2024, Tempe, AZ: A game between Northwestern Softball and Boise State in the Kajikawa Classic at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, AZ on Friday, February 9, 2024. (Photo by Arianna Grainey/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Arianna Grainey/Northwestern Athletics

March 2, 2024, Auburn, AL: A game between Northwestern Softball and North Texas at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Stew Milne/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Stew Milne/Northwestern Athletics

January 9, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Softball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Hannah Cushing

Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Saint Francis HS
Hometown:
Los Altos, California

2025:
Appeared in nine games as a sophomore … Scored a run in a win over Kennesaw State (2/7) … Pinch ran and scored in a victory over Utah (2/22) … Pinch ran and scored as part of a game-tying seventh inning rally vs. Notre Dame (4/1) … Collected a hit and stole a base in a win over Rutgers (4/20).

2024: Made twelve appearances and logged five at-bats as a first-year.

Career Highs
At-Bats…………………………….….1 (11x), last at UIC (4/22/25)
Hits………………………………….……….1, at Rutgers (4/20/25)
Runs………………………….1 (3x), last vs. Notre Dame (4/1/25)
RBI……………………………………………….1, at UIC (4/22/25)
Stolen Bases…………………………….…1, at Rutgers (4/20/25)

High School: In 2022, helped St. Francis High School win the inaugural NorCal Division 1 championship. Plays Club Softball for Warrior Academy with head coach Ray McDonald… Helped lead the Warriors to the 2022 Triple Crown National Championship … Claimed the 16U Tier 1 Alliance Fastpitch National Championship in Oklahoma in 2021, hit .386 (17-for-44) during the Championship series … Parents are Jim ('90) and Katherine Cushing ('90) … Father, Jim, played men's tennis at Northwestern and won a Big Ten Championship for the Wildcats in 1990.

Drohan on Cushing: "Hannah's love of Northwestern and her drive to achieve excellence has been inspiring. We have seen her dominate on the field during championship play and we can't wait for her to get to Northwestern."