Husker Softball Shuts Down Seattle & Cal
Huskers Shut Down Seattle, 9-0
The No. 10 Nebraska softball team was dominant on both sides of the ball and downed the Seattle Redhawks, 9-0, in six innings on Sunday morning in Cathedral City, Calif.
With the win, the Huskers moved to 10-4 on the season and 4-0 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
Hannah Camenzind grabbed her second pitching win of the weekend, as she tossed five innings for NU and allowed only four hits and no runs. Kylee Magee threw the final shutout inning for the Big Red.
Offensively, Jordy Frahm had three RBIs on two hits, including a home run. Carlie Muhlbach added two RBIs on two hits, and Ava Kuszak added a triple while Jesse Farrell, Hannah Coor and Lauren Camenzind each contributed a double.
Nebraska struck first, as a Kuszak triple scored H. Camenzind, who walked earlier in the inning. Kuszak crossed the plate on a Muhlbach RBI single and NU led 2-0 after the first.
The Huskers extended the lead to 6-0 in the top of the third on four hits and two errors. Frahm hit a leadoff single and scored on a Farrell double. Kuszak reached on an error, stole second and went to third on another error. Farrell stole home on the error and Muhlbach singled to send Kuszak across the plate. Kacie Hoffmann got to first on a fielder’s choice and scored NU’s final run of the inning on a Coor double.
Talia Tokheim walked and L. Camenzind doubled and both scored on a Frahm three-run shot to stretch the Husker lead to 9-0.
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Huskers Down California to Clinch Undefeated Weekend
The No. 10 Nebraska softball team finished out an undefeated weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with a 6-0 shutout of the California Bears on Sunday afternoon in Cathedral City, Calif.
NU moved to 11-4 on the season with the win today. The Big Red also went 5-0 this weekend, which marked the first time in program history and 11 Mary Nutter appearances that NU finished undefeated at the tournament.
Lauren Camenzind’s grand slam in the sixth inning was a large part of the Husker offense, and Hannah Camenzind, Ava Kuszak and Bella Bacon added two hits apiece. Kuszak and Bacon each added an RBI and Bacon contributed a double.
Alexis Jensen moved to 5-1 after claiming the win in the circle. Jensen threw four innings and allowed only two hits and no runs. She added six strikeouts on the day. Jordy Frahm tossed the final three innings and had five strikeouts while allowing only two hits.
Nebraska grabbed a 1-0 edge in the fourth, as Hoffmann walked and eventually scored on a Bacon double.
The score remained 1-0 for the fourth and fifth innings before NU broke it open in the sixth. Hoffmann walked, Coor singled and Bacon walked to load the bases before L. Camenzind hit a grand slam, the Huskers’ first of the year, to make the advantage 5-0. H. Camenzind singled before Farrell reached on a fielder’s choice and H. Camenzind crossed the plate on a Kuszak single to close out the shutout win.
The Huskers will travel to Stillwater, Okla., to take on No. 24 Oklahoma State on Thursday, Feb. 26. The game will start at 6 p.m. (CT) and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.