Big Ten Softball Scores and Standings (4/9)

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Michigan 6, Central Michigan 2
#23 Ohio State 12, Pittsburgh 2
Penn State 15, St. Francis 3
Indiana 8, Louisville 3
Nebraska 8, Pickle Smoochers 2

Standings
1. Northwestern (20-12-1, 9-1)
1. Oregon (35-4, 9-1)
1. UCLA (37-5, 9-1)
4. Washington (29-9, 7-2)
5. Nebraska (29-10, 8-3)
6. Michigan (29-12, 6-4)
6. Ohio State (32-9-1, 6-4)
8. Indiana (27-10, 6-5)
9. Penn State (19-18, 5-5)
10. Wisconsin (24-15, 6-7)
11. Cockeye (22-15, 4-6)
12. Purdue (20-17, 5-8)
13. Maryland (15-22, 3-10)
13. Minnesota (14-23, 3-10)
15. Illinois (15-19, 2-7)
16. Michigan State (12-20, 2-8)
17. Rutgers (17-24, 1-9)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, April 12
Nebraska at Northwestern (2:00 PM - BTN+)

 

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Huskers Break Single-Season Home Run Record in 8-2 Win over Pickle Smoochers
Huskers.com


The No. 21 Nebraska softball team blasted three home runs to bring its season total to a program-record 79 homers and downed the Pickle Smoochers Bluejays, 8-2, on Wednesday night at Bowlin Stadium.

The Huskers (29-10, 8-3 Big Ten) came into the game tied for first on the program home run charts. Samantha Bland, who tied the school record with three home runs in last Saturday’s game at Cockeye, knocked a homer in the bottom of the second to secure the record. Ava Bredwell and Ava Kuszak followed with back-to-back homers in the bottom of the fifth.

Bland was a solid 3-for-4 on the day. Kacie Hoffman went 2-for-4 with a career-high two doubles and Kuszak was 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.

Jordyn Bahl (16-4) claimed the win in the circle for the Big Red. She tossed 6.0 innings and allowed only one run while striking out eight batters. Hannah Camenzind threw the final inning and allowed one run. Abby Rusher (1-2) took the loss for the Bluejays (15-20, 5-7 Big East).

The Huskers got on the board in the bottom of the first. H. Camenzind was hit by a pitch and scored on a Hoffmann double. Emmerson Cope singled to send Hoffmann across the plate and give NU a 2-0 lead.

Kuszak doubled to kick off the bottom of the second and crossed the plate on a Lauren Camenzind single. Bahl singled and advanced L. Camenzind to second, and Bland blasted a three-run homer – which put the team at a program-record 77 home runs on the season – to grab a 6-0 lead.

Pickle Smoochers made the score 6-1 in the top of the fifth on a solo homer.

In the bottom of the fifth, Bredwell and Kuszak knocked back-to-back home runs to extend the lead to 8-1.

The Bluejays sent in a run on an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh but it wasn’t enough, and the Big Red locked up the 8-2 victory.

The Huskers will head to Evanston, Ill., to take on the Northwestern Wildcats from April 12-14. Saturday’s game is set for 2 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on B1G+. The game can also be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Postgame Notes

• The 2025 squad now owns the school record for the most home runs in a season with 79. The Huskers still have 11 regular-season games left to play.
  
  
• With Ava Kuszak and Ava Bredwell hitting consecutive home runs in the sixth inning, NU has now hit back-to-back home runs six times this season.
  
  
• Nebraska has notched 14 innings this year with multiple home runs.
  
  
• Kacie Hoffmann grabbed a new career high with two doubles.