Omaha Central softball player Ada Jantzen voted SBLive’s Nebraska high school athlete of the week

Jantzen totaled more than half the votes

Nate Olson | Oct 10, 2023

Omaha Central softball player Ada Jantzen voted SBLive’s Nebraska high school athlete of the week /

Omaha Central softball player Ada Jantzen was voted SBLive’s Nebraska High School Athlete of the Week for Sept 25-Oct. 1.

Jantzen totaled 3,878 votes. Braxton Glines, a Lincoln Lutheran sophomore quarterback, was second with 2,670 votes (36.6%).

Jantzen went 0 for 2 in her first game of the season but has hit safely ever since then. Counting two games last week, that makes it 19 games in a row in which she’s collected a base hit. Her batting average is among the best in the state at .591, her on-base percentage is a spectacular .640 and she’s scored 21 runs on 26 hits, six walks and 40 trips on base. Every other time she gets aboard, she’s guaranteed to score a run. Jantzen has also stolen 15 bases and has seven doubles, three triples and two home runs. She has struck out 34% of the hitters she has faced.

Published Oct 10, 2023

NATE OLSON

Nate Olson has covered prep and college sports in Arkansas since 1998. He has managed several newspapers and magazines in The Natural State and has won numerous awards for his work. Nate, who also has six years of public relations experience, has appeared statewide on radio and television throughout his career, and currently co-hosts a high school football postgame radio show.