Husker Softball Sweeps Saturday DH vs Rutgers
Huskers Shut Out Rutgers in First Game on Saturday
The No. 8 Nebraska softball team scored three runs in each of the first and second innings at Bowlin Stadium on Saturday afternoon and defeated Rutgers, 8-0, in five innings to improve to 28-6 (9-1 Big Ten) on the season.
Jordy Frahm and Samantha Bland each had two RBIs for the Big Red, while Hannah Coor, Hannah Camenzind and Kacie Hoffmann each added a hit. Frahm homered and Bland added a triple. \
Frahm (9-4) earned the win in the circle after throwing the complete-game shutout with four hits and nine strikeouts.
NU logged three runs in the bottom of the first, as Frahm walked and Coor singled to open the inning. H. Camenzind singled to score Frahm. She then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch that also scored Coor. Hoffmann singled to send H. Camenzind across the plate and wrap up the scoring in the inning.
In the bottom of the second, Frahm knocked a two-run homer to extend the lead to 5-0. Coor walked, H. Camenzind reached on a fielder’s choice and Emmerson Cope was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Bland was hit by another pitch to score Coor.
The Big Red added two runs in the bottom of the fifth, as Cope walked and a Bland triple scored Katelyn Caneda, who pinch ran. Bland stole home to close out the shutout run-rule.
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Huskers Stave Off Rutgers Comeback to Clinch 5-3 Victory
The No. 8 Nebraska softball team retired three straight batters after allowing two runs in the top of the seventh to hold onto a 5-3 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday at Bowlin Stadium.
The Huskers improved to 29-6 (10-1 Big Ten) on the season, while Rutgers fell to 18-20 (3-11 Big Ten). NU has now won every conference series so far this season and has not lost one since April of 2024.
Hannah Camenzind accounted for two RBIs for the Big Red after launching a 279-foot homer in the third inning. Jordy Frahm, Ava Kuszak, Kacie Hoffmann, Samantha Bland and Alexis Jensen each added a hit, while Hannah Coor and Lauren Camenzind each had an RBI. Frahm doubled and H. Camenzind and Kuszak homered for NU.
Alexis Jensen (15-2) grabbed the win in the circle. She threw six innings with three runs and four hits, along with nine strikeouts. Frahm earned her ninth save of the season after coming in in relief and adding two strikeouts.
Frahm doubled to left center in the bottom of the third and scored on a H. Camenzind 279-foot, two-run shot that hit the “N” at the top the wall of Nebraska’s hitting facility. Kuszak followed that with a solo shot of her own to make the score 3-0 Huskers.
In the bottom of the fourth, Emmerson Cope walked and was pinch run for by Kennadi Williams. A Bland sacrifice bunt sent Williams to second and a Jensen single put runners on first and third. L. Camenzind reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Williams and sent Dakota Carter, who pinch ran for Jensen, to second. Carter scored on a Coor fielder’s choice to extend the lead to 5-0.
Rutgers added a run in the top of the sixth and mounted a comeback with two runs in the top of the seventh, but NU held on to grab the 5-3 win.
Nebraska’s series finale against Rutgers is set for Sunday, April 5 at 12 p.m. (CT) at Bowlin Stadium.