Big Ten Softball Scores and Standings (4/13)

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Cockeye 7, Maryland 2
#23 Ohio State 14, Penn State 11
Illinois 5, Michigan State 4
#12 Oregon 5, Minnesota 4
Wisconsin 10, Indiana 5
Michigan 11, Rutgers 3
#7 UCLA 6, #25 Washington 5
Nebraska 10, Northwestern 1

Standings
1. Oregon (38-4, 12-1)
1. UCLA (40-5, 12-1)
3. Nebraska (31-10, 10-3)
4. Northwestern (20-14-1, 9-3)
5. Michigan (30-12, 8-4)
6. Ohio State (33-10-1, 8-5)
7. Washington (29-12, 7-5)
8. Cockeye (25-15, 7-6)
9. Wisconsin (26-16, 8-8)
9. Indiana (28-12, 7-7)
11. Penn State (20-20, 6-7)
12. Purdue (21-17, 5-8)
13. Illinois (17-20, 4-6)
14. Michigan State (13-22, 3-10)
15. Maryland (15-25, 3-13)
15. Minnesota (14-26, 3-13)
17. Rutgers (17-26, 1-11)

Next Nebraska Game - Monday, April 14
Nebraska at Northwestern (3:00 PM - BTN+)

 

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Huskers Claim Series With Second Consecutive Run-Rule
Huskers.com


The No. 21 Nebraska softball team notched its second straight run-rule win with a 10-1 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats in five innings on Sunday in Evanston, Ill.

The Huskers moved to 31-10 (10-3 Big Ten) on the year, while Northwestern fell to 20-14-1 (9-3 Big Ten). With the series win, the Big Red snapped the Wildcats’ streak of winning 20 consecutive Big Ten series.

Samantha Bland and Kacie Hoffmann each had three hits, and Bland added a home run. Jordyn Bahl and Ava Kuszak both had two hits and two RBIs with a home run. Olivia DiNardo contributed two RBIs.

Kylee Magee (5-3) claimed the win in the circle after pitching 5.0 innings for a complete game. She allowed one run on only three hits and struck out four batters. Riley Grudzielanek (8-8) took the loss for Northwestern.

Bahl and Bland opened the game with back-to-back home runs. DiNardo walked and Hoffmann and Kuszak singled to load the bases. DiNardo and Hoffmann scored on a single by Bella Bacon and a respective Northwestern error, and NU led 4-0 after the first.

Neither team scored again until Northwestern hit a solo home run to make the score 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth.

In the top of the fifth, Hoffmann was hit by a pitch and Kuszak knocked a two-run homer to extend the lead to 6-1. Bacon singled and Bredwell reached on an error and a Lauren Camenzind groundout advanced the runners to second and third, respectively. Bahl singled to score Bacon and Bland reached on a fielder’s choice that also advanced Bredwell to third. Bredwell stole home as part of a double steal before Bland went to third on a passed ball. Hannah Camenzind walked and Nessa McMillen came into pinch run. Bland and McMillen both scored on a DiNardo two-run single. The Big Red locked up the 10-1 run-rule win.

Postgame Notes

• With the win, the Big Red snapped Northwestern’s streak of winning 20 consecutive Big Ten series. The last time the Wildcats lost a conference series was against Minnesota in 2022.
  
  
• Nebraska has won the first two games of the series via the run rule. The last time Northwestern was run-ruled twice in a row was the 2016 season.
  
  
• Nebraska has now hit back-to-back home runs seven times this season after Jordyn Bahl and Samantha Bland began the game with consecutive homers.
  
  
• The Huskers have produced 15 innings with multiple home runs in 2025.
  
  
• Nebraska has won its last four Big Ten series.
  
  
• NU has scored 10+ runs in 19 games this season.
  
  
• Today marked the Huskers’ 20th run-rule win of the season, which is the most in program history.
  
  
• Kylee Magee threw 5.0 innings for a season-high mark and her first complete game of the year.