Nebraska closes out the regular season with sweep over Maryland on record-setting Sunday
Nebraska closes out the regular season with sweep over Maryland on record-setting Sunday
The Nebraska softball (38-12, 17-5) closed out the regular season on Sunday morning, wrapping up its conference series with Maryland (18-31, 3-19). The Huskers earned the victory and the sweep on the day, taking down the Terrapins 9-1 in six.
This marked Nebraska's 22nd run-rule win of the season, the most in program history. The team also drew a crowd of 2,628 on Sunday to bring the total weekend attendance to 7,929, the highest-attended three-game series in school history.
The Huskers also set a new program record in total runs on the season, finishing with 409 across 50 games.
Nebraska wasted no time getting things going, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. The Huskers scored twice in the second and once in the third, before Ava Kuszak hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to end it.
Jordyn Bahl also hit a home run, leading the team off in the bottom of the first with her only hit of the game. Kuszak finished 2-for-3 at the plate, earning three RBIs.
Bella Bacon led the team in hits, striking three, while also earning one RBI. Samantha Bland, Ava Bredwell and Olivia DiNardo all brought in one RBI and one hit on the day.
Bahl (22-5) secured the win in the pitching circle, starting the game and throwing 4.0 scoreless and hitless innings, striking out seven batters. Kylee Magee tossed the final 2.0 innings, earning two strikeouts and allowing three hits and one run.
Nebraska now heads to West LaFayette, Indiana for the Big Ten Tournament, which is set to begin on Wednesday. The Huskers start their tournament run on Thursday after finishing in the top four in the conference standings.
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