Big Ten Softball Tournament Scores & Schedule (5/9)

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Big Ten Tournament

First Round
Penn State 6, Cockeye 2
Indiana 2, Washington 0
Michigan 3, Wisconsin 2
Purdue 4, Northwestern 2

Quarterfinals
Nebraska 9, Penn State 1
UCLA 5, Indiana 4
Michigan 5, Oregon 0
Purdue 14, Ohio State 6

Semifinals
UCLA 4, Nebraska 2
Michigan 4, Purdue 2

Final Standings
1. Oregon (47-7, 19-3)
2. Nebraska (39-13, 17-5)
2. UCLA (49-9, 17-5)
4. Northwestern (29-18-1, 16-6)
4. Ohio State (43-12-1, 16-6)
6. Cockeye (35-18, 15-7)
7. Washington (34-17, 12-9)
8. Michigan (37-19, 11-11)
8. Wisconsin (33-21, 11-11)
10. Indiana (34-18, 11-12)
11. Penn State (25-27, 10-12)
12. Purdue (30-24, 9-14)
13. Illinois (22-28, 6-15)
14. Michigan State (16-29, 6-16)
15. Minnesota (20-30, 5-17)
16. Maryland (18-31, 3-19)
16. Rutgers (20-36, 3-19)

Oregon is the Big Ten Regular Season Champion

Big Ten Softball Tournament
at West Lafayette, Indiana

Single-Elimination Format

Championship
#8 Michigan vs. #2 UCLA (3:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Huskers Fall to No. 9 UCLA in Semifinals
Huskers.com

The No. 19 Nebraska softball team brought the score within one in the sixth inning, but took a 4-2 loss to the No. 9 UCLA Bruins in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Friday evening in West Lafayette, Ind.

NU moved to 39-13 on the season, while UCLA improved to 49-9.

Hannah Camenzind was 2-for-3 on the night with two RBIs and a triple. Ava Bredwell, Ava Kuszak and Samantha Bland added a hit apiece.

Jordyn Bahl (23-6) took the loss in the circle. She pitched 6.0 innings and allowed four runs and nine hits while striking out 11 batters. Kaitlyn Terry (17-4) claimed the win for the Bruins.

UCLA used an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.

The Bruins extended the lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run home run.

In the top of the sixth, Bland and Kuszak hit back-to-back singles and both scored on an H. Camenzind triple to cut UCLA’s advantage to 3-2.

The Bruins hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 4-2 and account for the final score.

NU will await its fate for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Softball Selection Show will air on Sunday, May 11 at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2.

Postgame Notes

• Nebraska is now 10-10 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.
  
  
• Jordyn Bahl notched 11 strikeouts for her ninth double-digit strikeout game this year.
  
  
• Bahl’s 11 strikeouts brought her season total to 254, which puts her at 9th in school history.