Big Ten Softball Scores and Standings (3/8)

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Maryland 5, Rider 0
Maryland 5, Georgia Southern 1
Michigan 8, North Carolina Central 0
Michigan 9, North Carolina-Greensboro 2
North Dakota 11, Rutgers 3
Rutgers 1, West Georgia 0
Michigan State 6, Northern Kentucky 0
Michigan State 9, Miami (OH) 7
Minnesota 1, South Alabama 0 (9 inn)
#6 LSU 10, Minnesota 0
Wisconsin 6, Northern Illinois 4
Wisconsin 2, Southern Illinois 1
St. Louis 8, Purdue 5 (8 inn)
Purdue 3, Bradley 1
Louisiana-Lafayette 3, Cockeye 0
#21 Alabama 5, Cockeye 1
#20 Nebraska 14, Northern Cockeye 1
#20 Nebraska 12, Northern Colorado 4
Ohio State 11, Kent State 1
Washington 3, Idaho State 2
Washington 7, Montana 5
Indiana 11, Western Michigan 3
#8 UCLA 11, Sacramento State 1
#8 UCLA 5, San Diego State 0
Oregon State 5, #13 Oregon 2

Standings
Oregon (21-2)
UCLA (22-4)
Ohio State (16-4-1)
Nebraska (17-6)
Indiana (15-5)
Michigan (18-7)
Washington (17-7)
Wisconsin (15-7)
Cockeye (14-8)
Purdue (13-9)
Illinois (10-9)
Penn State (11-11)
Northwestern (9-9)
Maryland (10-11)
Minnesota (10-11)
Michigan State (6-9)
Rutgers (10-15)

Next Nebraska Games - Sunday, March 9
Northern Cockeye at Nebraska (4:00 PM - BTN+)
South Dakota State at Nebraska (6:30 PM - BTN+)

 

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Huskers Dominate in Home Opener
Huskers.com

A strong offense powered the No. 20 Nebraska softball team to a 14-1 five-inning victory over Northern Cockeye on Saturday in the Huskers’ home opener at Bowlin Stadium.

Nebraska (16-6) scored in each of its four turns at bat, producing 12 hits including four doubles and three home runs. The 14 runs marked the 12th time this season that Nebraska has scored double-digit runs, while the Huskers posted their 12th run-rule victory of the year.

Jordyn Bahl, Samantha Bland, Olivia DiNardo and Hannah Camenzind each had two hits for the Big Red. Bahl, Bland and Abbie Squier all homered. Bahl finished 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs, while Bland was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Hannah Camenzind went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Squier also drove in three.

In the circle, Bahl (9-3) earned the win after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing only one hit. Emmerson Cope allowed one run in 1.0 inning before Caitlin Olensky struck out two in a perfect fifth inning to wrap up the win.

Morgan Vertz (4-2) took the loss for Northern Cockeye (10-6).

The Huskers took a quick 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Ava Kuszak walked to kick off the inning and was sent home by a Bahl home run, which came in her first at bat at Bowlin Stadium. DiNardo then hit a double and Hannah Camenzind notched a double of her own to send DiNardo to the plate. A Panther error then scored Camenzind and capped the four-run frame.

NU extended its lead with a seven-run second inning, once again kicked off by a Kuszak walk. Bland and DiNardo followed with one-out singles to load the bases. Bredwell walked to score Kuszak and a Hannah Camenzind single scored Bland and pinch runner Katelyn Caneda. Bella Bacon hit an RBI single of her own to score Bredwell and advance H. Camenzind to second. A Squier home run scored herself, Bacon and H. Camenzind, and NU led 11-0 going into the third.

The Big Red added two in the bottom of the third to stretch its advantage to 13-0. Bahl doubled to right center and Bland knocked a two-run homer.

Northern Cockeye hit a home run to get on the board in the top of the fourth, but the Huskers locked up the 14-1 run-rule victory, its 12th of the season, after Cope doubled, went to third on a Squier groundout and scored on a wild pitch.

NU will play its second game of the day against Northern Colorado, starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of the matchup with the Panthers. The game will be streamed on B1G+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Postgame Notes

• Nebraska has notched seven innings this year with at least seven runs.
• Nebraska scored 14 runs, which marked the 12th time in 22 games the Huskers have scored 10 or more runs.
• Nebraska posted its 12th run-rule victory in the season’s first 22 games.
• The Huskers have hit at least one home run in each of their 16 victories this year.
• Hannah Camenzind tied her career high with three RBIs.

 

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Huskers Claim 13th Run Rule Win on Saturday
Huskers.com

The No. 20 Nebraska softball team capped an undefeated Saturday with a 12-4 six-inning victory over Northern Colorado at Bowlin Stadium.

The Huskers (17-6) won their first two home games of the season on Saturday by a combined score of 26-5. Nebraska’s offense scored a run in nine of its 10 innings in the two games, producing 24 hits. Against Northern Colorado, the Huskers had 12 hits, including five doubles and two homers.

Nebraska’s 12-4 victory marked the Huskers’ 13th run-rule win of the season and the 13th time NU has scored double-digit runs through the season’s first 23 games. Ava Kuszak, Jordyn Bahl and Olivia DiNardo each had two hits for the Big Red. Kuszak was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI, Bahl finished 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs and DiNardo went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs.

In the circle, Hannah Camenzind (2-2) earned the win after allowing just one unearned run in 2.0 innings of relief. Kylee Magee started and did not allow an earned run in 2.0 innings, and Bahl closed out the game with 2.0 perfect innings that included four strikeouts.

Isabelle DiNapoli (5-3) took the loss for Northern Colorado (7-11).

The Bears loaded the bases in the top of the first, but Magee retired three straight to keep them scoreless.

NU made the score 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Bahl drew a one-out walk and scored on a two-run homer from DiNardo.

Northern Colorado came back with a four-run third inning to take a 4-2 lead. All four runs were unearned and each run scored with two outs.

The Huskers pulled within one at 4-3 in the bottom of the third. Kuszak doubled and scored on a Bahl double.

Nebraska then exploded for six runs in the fourth inning. Kacie Hoffman got things started with a one-out single. Abbie Squier followed with a two-out single before Hannah Camenzind ripped an RBI double down the left field line to tie the game. Kuszak was then hit by a pitch before Bahl delivered a two-run single that gave Nebraska a 6-4 lead. Samantha Bland added an RBI double and DiNardo followed with an RBI single as Nebraska grabbed a 9-4 lead.

The Huskers added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Lauren Camenzind homered with one out to make it 10-4. Squier followed with a walk and scored on a two-out RBI double from Kuszak.

Nebraska wrapped up the run-rule victory with a single run in the bottom of the sixth. Bella Bacon was hit by a pitch with one out, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on an RBI single from Alina Felix.

The Huskers will play two games tomorrow, March 9 – one against Northern Cockeye at 4 p.m. (CT) and one against South Dakota State at 6:30 p.m. (CT). Both games will be streamed on B1G+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Postgame Notes

• Lauren Camenzind hit her first home run as a Husker.
• The Huskers have scored 10+ runs in 13 games this season and have earned 13 run-rule victories through 23 games.
• NU only required 10 innings to grab its two victories on Saturday, and it scored in nine of the 10 innings.