Skylar Benesh is the engine of UNI’s 2026 softball surge
In the 2026 season, Skylar Benesh turned into Northern Iowa’s spark plug and stat-sheet menace: she won MVC Player of the Year, led the league with a .451 average, and piled up 78 hits, 64 runs, 21 home runs, a .540 OBP, and a .798 slugging mark; she also ranked among the nation’s leaders in hits and runs. What makes her special isn’t just the bat speed—it’s the leadoff pressure, baserunning pop, and big-moment consistency that forces defenses to hurry and make mistakes. She looks like a fit for any team that wants an impact middle-infield bat with game-changing table-setting juice.
