Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Kansas Robinson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ben Davis High School
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Indiana
2025: Started all 51 games as a junior … Led Northwestern in doubles (13) and RBI (41) … Finished second on the team with 77 total bases … Became the first Northwestern player to lead the team in RBI in consecutive seasons since Andrea Filler in 2016-17 … Doubled and scored against No. 5 Tennessee (2/8) … Walked and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in a win over UT Arlington (2/15) … Broke out with a four-hit performance in a second win over UT Arlington, which included two doubles and two RBI (2/16) … Scored a run in five-straight games against Cal, Central Michigan, Longwood, and Louisville (2/23-3/2) … Blasted a two-run homer and doubled in two wins over Longwood (2/28-3/1) … Homered and doubled against Penn State and Michigan State in the opening weekend of Big Ten play (3/15) … Drove in five runs on three hits, including a double and a home run in a win over Minnesota (3/29) … Drove in six RBI with four hits, including a game-tying grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against Notre Dame (4/1) … Drove in six runs with three hits, including a double and a home run in a series win over Illinois (4/5-6) … Launched her sixth home run of the season against Nebraska (4/13) … Posted a .545 on-base percentage, including a double and a home run in a sweep of Rutgers (4/18-20) … Powered a two-run homer against No. 8 UCLA (5/4) … Drove in three runs in three NCAA tournament games (5/16-17).
2024: Started 48 games as a sophomore … Selected as a Second Team All-American by Softball America … First Team All-Big Ten … Finished the year with a 1.191 OPS, good for fourth in the Big Ten … Her .486 OBP ranked third in the conference … Started the season by reaching safely in 34 straight games, tied for the fifth longest streak in Big Ten history … Lead the team with 11 home runs and 36 RBI … Racked up five hits, two homers, and four RBI in a pair of wins over Weber State and St. Thomas (2/10) … Collected four RBI in two games against LSU and Georgia Tech (2/16-17) … Knocked in two runs with a pair of singles in a win over San Diego (2/24) … Posted two hits including a home run, while knocking in a pair of runs and scoring three more against North Texas (3/3) … Hit .750 and slugged 1.583 in a five game homestand to earn Big Ten Player of the Week (3/19-24) … The week included a three-game sweep of Michigan State in which she hit 1.000, slugged 2.667, and homered in all three games (3/23-24) … Posted a .500 average and .692 on-base percentage to go along with two RBI and a home run in a series win over Ohio State (3/29-31) … Hit .500 while racking up four RBI and a homer in a weekend sweep of Michigan (4/5-6) … Homered and boasted a .667 average in two wins over Nebraska (4/26-27) … Opened the Texas Regional by singling twice and driving in two runs in a win over St. Francis (5/17).
2023: Made 42 starts as a first-year ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Ranked second on the team with a 1.001 OPS, the highest mark by a NU first-year since Rachel Lewis in 2018 ... Tied for second on the team with nine home runs ... Made her collegiate debut against South Alabama, scoring a run (2/10) ... Notched her first-career hit against Missouri (2/11) ... Singled in back-to-back games against No. 7 Clemson and Notre Dame (2/18-19) ... Singled, walked, and scored a run to help beat No. 19 Kentucky (2/25) ... Tallied a single, walk, RBI, and two runs scored in a win over Minnesota (3/26) ... Recorded her first-career multi-hit game against DePaul (3/28) ... Drove in two runs against Iowa (4/1) ... Launched her first-career home run against Iowa (4/2) ... Homered, tripled, drove in two runs, and scored twice to help beat Illinois (4/5) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after posting a .455 batting average (5-for-11), 1.000 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage in a 4-0 week against Illinois and Penn State (4/5-9) ... Blasted a home run in a win over Michigan (4/21) ... Hit a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning to down Michigan (4/23) ... Set a new career-high with six RBI with a homer and double against Nebraska (4/28) ... Crushed a walk-off homer to beat Nebraska in the ninth inning (4/29) ... Roped a two-run homer and RBI-single against Rutgers (5/5) ... Went 2-for-3 in the regular season finale against Rutgers (5/7) ... Singled, walked, and scored to help beat Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals (5/12) ... Doubled to help win the Big Ten Tournament title against Indiana (5/13) ... Launched a home run in the opening game of the Evanston Regional against Eastern Illinois (5/19) ... Notched her first-career multi-homer game with two home runs in the third inning against Kentucky in game two of the Regional (5/20).
Career Highs:
At-Bats............................5 (3x), last vs. Purdue (4/21/24)
Hits............................4 (2x), last vs. Notre Dame (4/1/25)
Runs...........................3 (3x), last vs. Minnesota (3/29/25)
RBI............................6 (2x), last vs. Notre Dame (4/1/25)
Doubles............................... 2, vs. UT Arlington (2/16/25)
Home Runs................................2, vs. Kentucky (5/20/23)
Total Bases................................8, vs. Kentucky (5/20/23)
Walks.........................3 (2x), last vs. Ohio State (3/29/24)
Stolen Bases.......1 (8x), last vs. Michigan State (3/15/25)
High School: Four-year varsity athlete at Ben Davis High School and two-time captain for softball, volleyball and women's basketball programs … Led the Giants in home runs (12) and RBI (42) as a junior in 2021 while posting a .586 batting average on her way to All-Marion County and All-MIC Conference Honors for the second time in her career … Batted .489 with 49 RBI and scored 45 runs in her rookie season in 2019 on her way to All-Marion County and All-MIC Conference Honors … Holds the Ben Davis High School record for most home runs in a season … Played on Indiana Magic Gold club softball team for five years … Sophomore softball season canceled due to COVID19, earned All-Marion County honors in volleyball after posting 76 kills, 106 digs and 22 aces … Hitting coach is Northwestern Softball Legend/Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Tammy Williams (2006-09) … Daughter of Van and Amanda Robinson … Anticipated major at Northwestern is biology.
Kate Drohan on Robinson: "Kansas is a very physical player who plays the game with great speed and power. She is a very dynamic athlete who plays multiple sports while having an incredible impact on the student body at Ben Davis High School."
2024: Started 48 games as a sophomore … Selected as a Second Team All-American by Softball America … First Team All-Big Ten … Finished the year with a 1.191 OPS, good for fourth in the Big Ten … Her .486 OBP ranked third in the conference … Started the season by reaching safely in 34 straight games, tied for the fifth longest streak in Big Ten history … Lead the team with 11 home runs and 36 RBI … Racked up five hits, two homers, and four RBI in a pair of wins over Weber State and St. Thomas (2/10) … Collected four RBI in two games against LSU and Georgia Tech (2/16-17) … Knocked in two runs with a pair of singles in a win over San Diego (2/24) … Posted two hits including a home run, while knocking in a pair of runs and scoring three more against North Texas (3/3) … Hit .750 and slugged 1.583 in a five game homestand to earn Big Ten Player of the Week (3/19-24) … The week included a three-game sweep of Michigan State in which she hit 1.000, slugged 2.667, and homered in all three games (3/23-24) … Posted a .500 average and .692 on-base percentage to go along with two RBI and a home run in a series win over Ohio State (3/29-31) … Hit .500 while racking up four RBI and a homer in a weekend sweep of Michigan (4/5-6) … Homered and boasted a .667 average in two wins over Nebraska (4/26-27) … Opened the Texas Regional by singling twice and driving in two runs in a win over St. Francis (5/17).
2023: Made 42 starts as a first-year ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Ranked second on the team with a 1.001 OPS, the highest mark by a NU first-year since Rachel Lewis in 2018 ... Tied for second on the team with nine home runs ... Made her collegiate debut against South Alabama, scoring a run (2/10) ... Notched her first-career hit against Missouri (2/11) ... Singled in back-to-back games against No. 7 Clemson and Notre Dame (2/18-19) ... Singled, walked, and scored a run to help beat No. 19 Kentucky (2/25) ... Tallied a single, walk, RBI, and two runs scored in a win over Minnesota (3/26) ... Recorded her first-career multi-hit game against DePaul (3/28) ... Drove in two runs against Iowa (4/1) ... Launched her first-career home run against Iowa (4/2) ... Homered, tripled, drove in two runs, and scored twice to help beat Illinois (4/5) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after posting a .455 batting average (5-for-11), 1.000 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage in a 4-0 week against Illinois and Penn State (4/5-9) ... Blasted a home run in a win over Michigan (4/21) ... Hit a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning to down Michigan (4/23) ... Set a new career-high with six RBI with a homer and double against Nebraska (4/28) ... Crushed a walk-off homer to beat Nebraska in the ninth inning (4/29) ... Roped a two-run homer and RBI-single against Rutgers (5/5) ... Went 2-for-3 in the regular season finale against Rutgers (5/7) ... Singled, walked, and scored to help beat Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals (5/12) ... Doubled to help win the Big Ten Tournament title against Indiana (5/13) ... Launched a home run in the opening game of the Evanston Regional against Eastern Illinois (5/19) ... Notched her first-career multi-homer game with two home runs in the third inning against Kentucky in game two of the Regional (5/20).
Career Highs:
At-Bats............................5 (3x), last vs. Purdue (4/21/24)
Hits............................4 (2x), last vs. Notre Dame (4/1/25)
Runs...........................3 (3x), last vs. Minnesota (3/29/25)
RBI............................6 (2x), last vs. Notre Dame (4/1/25)
Doubles............................... 2, vs. UT Arlington (2/16/25)
Home Runs................................2, vs. Kentucky (5/20/23)
Total Bases................................8, vs. Kentucky (5/20/23)
Walks.........................3 (2x), last vs. Ohio State (3/29/24)
Stolen Bases.......1 (8x), last vs. Michigan State (3/15/25)
High School: Four-year varsity athlete at Ben Davis High School and two-time captain for softball, volleyball and women's basketball programs … Led the Giants in home runs (12) and RBI (42) as a junior in 2021 while posting a .586 batting average on her way to All-Marion County and All-MIC Conference Honors for the second time in her career … Batted .489 with 49 RBI and scored 45 runs in her rookie season in 2019 on her way to All-Marion County and All-MIC Conference Honors … Holds the Ben Davis High School record for most home runs in a season … Played on Indiana Magic Gold club softball team for five years … Sophomore softball season canceled due to COVID19, earned All-Marion County honors in volleyball after posting 76 kills, 106 digs and 22 aces … Hitting coach is Northwestern Softball Legend/Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Tammy Williams (2006-09) … Daughter of Van and Amanda Robinson … Anticipated major at Northwestern is biology.
Kate Drohan on Robinson: "Kansas is a very physical player who plays the game with great speed and power. She is a very dynamic athlete who plays multiple sports while having an incredible impact on the student body at Ben Davis High School."
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