Numerous Big Ten standouts rank among the nation's statistical elite, appearing among the top 50 in various NCAA statistical categories, which were released on Tuesday. Below are just a few of the categories in which several Big Ten softball players appear in the top 50. Click here to sort through the complete list of NCAA statistics.

Team
Batting Average
16. Purdue, .335
18. Michigan, .328
33. Northwestern, .310

Home Runs Per Game
28. Michigan, 1.08
41. Michigan State, 0.95

Stolen Bases Per Game
7. Purdue, 2.31
9. Northwestern, 2.24
22. Wisconsin, 1.78

Runs Per Game
13. Michigan, 6.76
27. Illinois, 5.94
36. Northwestern, 5.69
41. Purdue, 5.51

Earned Run Average
5. Michigan, 1.30
24. Indiana, 1.86

Individual
Earned Run Average
16. Jordan Taylor, MICH, 1.17
49. Stephanie Speierman, MICH, 1.58

Strikeouts
1. Morgan Melloh, IND, 303
8. Sara Moulton, MINN, 236
14. Jordan Taylor, MICH, 198

Batting Average
2. Emily Allard, NU, .527
11. Adrienne Monka, NU, .470
17. Andie Varsho, PUR, .459
35. Malisa Barnes, MINN, .430
36. Molly Garst, PUR, .429
42. Stephanie Ochoa, IOWA, .422

Home Runs Per Game
17. Lindsey Hansen, MSU, 0.35
21. Ashley Lane, MICH, 0.34
41. Jessica Davis, ILL, 0.31
49. Brett Williams, MSU, 0.30

Runs Per Game
12. Emily Allard, NU, 1.17
26. Danielle Zymkowitz, ILL, 1.09
30. Lindsey Hansen, MSU, 1.05
32. Bree Evans, MICH, 1.05

Runs Batted in Per Game
14. Amanda Chidester, MICH, 1.22
16. Ashley Lane, MICH, 1.21
23. Adrienne Monka, NU, 1.17
24. Brett Williams, MSU, 1.16
33. Lindsey Hansen, MSU, 1.11
42. Meredith Hackett, ILL, 1.06

Walks Per Game
1. Adrienne Monka, NU, 1.28
4. Dorian Shaw, MICH, 1.11
17. Malisa Barnes, MINN, 0.82
34. Meredith Hackett, ILL, 0.72

Slugging Percentage
15. Adrienne Monka, NU, 0.894
28. Dorian Shaw, MICH, 0.835
29. Lindsey Hansen, MSU, 0.833
34. Ashley Lane, MICH, 0.809
41. Brett Williams, MSU, 0.786

On Base Percentage
1. Adrienne Monka, NU, 0.685
6. Dorian Shaw, MICH, 0.610
18. Malisa Barnes, MINN, 0.554
25. Emily Allard, NU, 0.544
46. Alicia Herron, OSU, 0.517

Stolen Bases Per Game
1. Emily Allard, NU, 1.07
4. Jennifer Krueger, WIS, 0.83
8. Molly Garst, PUR, 0.74
8. Andie Varsho, PUR, 0.74