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USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee forces game three over Nebraska following 3-2 Saturday battle
Tennessee forces game three over Nebraska following 3-2 Saturday battle The No. 19 Nebraska softball team (43-14) needed one more win against No. 7 Tennessee (44-15) to punch its ticket to the College World Series on Saturday. But the Volunteers denied the Huskers the ticket, forcing a game three with a 3-2 victory. Both teams scored two runs in the opening frame but then grew quiet in the batter's box for the next six innings. Tennessee managed to break the tie in the third, earning an RBI off a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. Nebraska managed to get the tying run to third base and the winning run at second base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. But the Vols didn't falter, spoiling the Huskers' perfect run. Jordyn Bahl, Samantha Bland, Hannah Camenzind, Bella Bacon and Emmerson Cope accounted for all of Nebraska's on the night, each delivering one. Camenzind earned two RBIs off her lone hit, striking a two-run RBI single in the first. Bahl (26-7) suffered her first career NCAA Tournament loss on the night, throwing a complete game for the Huskers. She struck out six batters and allowed four hits and three runs. Nebraska now enters its second-ever winner-take-all Super Regional game in program history. The last time the Huskers faced a game three in the Super Regional, they defeated the Oregon Ducks to qualify for the College World Series. Game three is set for Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bahl fires 1-hitter, hits home in 1st to give Nebraska Baton Rouge regional 8-0 over SE Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jordy Bahl threw a one-hit shutout and hit a home run, Samantha Bland drove in four runs and Nebraska routed Southeastern Louisiana 8-0 to win the Baton Rouge Regional on Sunday. The Cornhuskers (41-13) advance to the Super Regional at seventh-seeded Tennessee next weekend. The Lions (50-16) beat 10th-seeded host LSU 4-3 and 8-7 but lost to Nebraska in between, 14-1. Advertisement Bahl hit a 3-2 pitch leading off the bottom of the first inning for her 22nd home run and fourth of the regional, giving herself all the support she would need. Ava Kuszak also hit a home run one out later, giving her 20 and making Bahl and Kuszak the first two Cornhuskers to have 20 home runs in the same season.. Bland had a two-run double in the second and a two-run single in the fourth. Bahl finished 2 for 2 with three runs scored. Bland was 3 for 4 and Kuszak 2 for 3 with three RBI. Bland also had 10 strikeouts in her six innings of work. Marcie LaRue (19-3) took the loss. ___ AP college sports:
Associated Press
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Bahl fires 1-hitter, hits home in 1st to give Nebraska Baton Rouge regional 8-0 over SE Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jordy Bahl threw a one-hit shutout and hit a home run, Samantha Bland drove in four runs and Nebraska routed Southeastern Louisiana 8-0 to win the Baton Rouge Regional on Sunday. The Cornhuskers (41-13) advance to the Super Regional at seventh-seeded Tennessee next weekend. The Lions (50-16) beat 10th-seeded host LSU 4-3 and 8-7 but lost to Nebraska in between, 14-1. Bahl hit a 3-2 pitch leading off the bottom of the first inning for her 22nd home run and fourth of the regional, giving herself all the support she would need. Ava Kuszak also hit a home run one out later, giving her 20 and making Bahl and Kuszak the first two Cornhuskers to have 20 home runs in the same season.. Bland had a two-run double in the second and a two-run single in the fourth. Bahl finished 2 for 2 with three runs scored. Bland was 3 for 4 and Kuszak 2 for 3 with three RBI. Bland also had 10 strikeouts in her six innings of work. Marcie LaRue (19-3) took the loss. ___ AP college sports:
USA Today
14-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska softball takes series against Northwestern in five-inning victory
Nebraska softball takes series against Northwestern in five-inning victory The No. 21 Nebraska softball team (31-10, 10-3) entered game two of its series with Northwestern (20-14-1, 9-3) on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers notched their second straight run-rule win to take the series, defeating the Wildcats 10-1. Nebraska once again dominated at the plate, racking up 13 hits and three home runs for 10 RBIs to snap Northwestern's 20-conference-series winning streak. The Huskers wasted no time getting on the board with Jordyn Bahl and Samantha Bland delivering back-to-back home runs in the first two at-bats. Bahl finished 2-for-3 for two RBIs. Bland hit 3-for-4 with one RBI. Ava Kuszak also hit 2-for-3 for two RBIs and a home run. Olivia DiNardo drove in two RBIs off her lone hit in the fifth, putting Nebraska up 10-1. Kacie Hoffmann finished 3-for-3 on the afternoon. Kylee Magee (5-3) pitched her first complete game of the year for the Huskers, throwing for a season-high 5.0 innings. She allowed one run off three Northwestern hits and struck out four. Nebraska concludes the series with the Wildcats on Monday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 3:00 p.m. CT on B1G+. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska softball sets new school home run record in 8-2 win over in-state rival Creighton
Nebraska softball sets new school home run record in 8-2 win over in-state rival Creighton On Wednesday night, the No. 21 Nebraska softball team (29-10) hosted in-state rival Creighton (15-20) for a single-game series. The Huskers made history, setting a new single-season home run record en route to an 8-2 victory. Nebraska blasted three home runs on the night, bringing its season total to a new program record 79 with 11 regular-season games left on the schedule. Samantha Bland broke the team's previous record in the bottom of the second with a three-run RBI shot, helping the Huskers cap off a 6-0 start. Ava Bredwell and Ava Kuszak delivered back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fifth to bring Nebraska's lead to 8-1. Kuszak, Kacie Hoffmann and Emmerson Cope each finished with two hits and one RBI on the night. Hoffman also delivered a career-high two doubles in the win. Jordyn Bahl (16-4) earned the win after tossing 6.0 innings. She fired eight punchouts and allowed one run off five hits. Hannah Camenzind pitched the final inning, tossing one strikeout and surrendering two hits and a run. The Huskers travel east to take on Northwestern starting Saturday afternoon. Game one is set for 2:00 p.m. (CT) on B1G+. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
