(photo courtesy Nebraska Athletics)
The No. 9 Nebraska softball team earned its 13th straight win on Saturday, a 4-1 victory that sealed a series sweep over the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, Mich.
The Huskers are now 24-5 on the season with a perfect 6-0 record in Big Ten competition.
Hannah Coor logged four hits for the Big Red offense, while Ava Kuszak added three and Alexis Jensen had two. Kuszak, Coor, Kacie Hoffmann and Jesse Farrell each posted an RBI, while Farrell homered and Samantha Bland hit a double.
Kylee Magee (1-0) grabbed the win in the circle, her first of the season. She threw the first four innings for the Huskers and allowed one unearned run on one hit. She also struck out a season-high six batters. Jordy Frahm earned her seventh save of the season after tossing a scoreless final three innings. Her seven saves tie the single-season record, set by Rhonda Revelle in 1983.
Jensen, Kuszak and Coor registered three straight singles to load the bases in the top of the second, and Jensen scored on a Kacie Hoffmann groundout to give NU a 1-0 lead.
Michigan State added a run in the bottom of the second to tie the score at 1-1, but Farrell homered in the top of the third to get NU the advantage back at 2-1. Jensen and Kuszak singled and the two went to second and third, respectively, on a Spartan error, and Jensen scored on a Coor single.
The Big Red logged another insurance run on a Kuszak RBI single in the top of the seventh.
The Huskers will return home to Bowlin Stadium for a three-game series against UCLA next weekend. The first game on Friday, March 27, is set for 8 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on FS1. The contest can also be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.
Notes
- Jordy Frahm grabbed her seventh save of the season, which ties the program record for single-season saves, set by Rhonda Revelle in 1983.
- NU extended its win streak to 13 games.
- Hannah Coor registered a career-high four hits.
- Across three games against MSU this weekend, the Huskers allowed only one run.
- Kylee Magee’s 4.0 innings and six strikeouts were both season highs.
Game 1 Summary
The No. 9 Nebraska softball team scored 13 runs on 16 hits and allowed no runs by Michigan State, and downed the Spartans, 13-0, on Saturday afternoon at Secchia Stadium in East Lansing, Mich.
Nine different Huskers posted a hit, led by Kacie Hoffmann with a career-high four hits. Jordy Frahm, Samantha Bland, Jesse Farrell and Alexis Jensen each had two. Frahm and Jensen added three RBI apiece and Bland and Hoffmann each contributed two. Hannah Camenzind and Hannah Coor each hit a triple, and Bland, Farrell and Jensen all had doubles. Frahm, Jensen and Ava Kuszak each went yard once for the Big Red.
Jensen (11-2) also grabbed the win in the circle. She threw a complete-game shutout with only one hit and seven strikeouts.
With the victory, NU extended its win streak to 12 games and improved to 23-5 (5-0 Big Ten) on the season.
Kuszak opened the scoring with a solo homer in the top of the second. Coor knocked a triple and eventually scored on a Hoffmann RBI single. Frahm singled and Lauren Camenzind, who pinch ran for Hoffmann, went to second. L. Camenzind crossed the plate on a Bland hit to put the Husker lead at 3-0.
NU extended the lead to 4-0 in the top of the fourth on a Bland double that scored Hoffmann, who singled earlier in the inning.
Michigan State mounted a threat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth, but Bland recorded a pair of outs to help keep the Spartans scoreless.
In the top of the fifth, Farrell hit a leadoff double and Jensen homered to make the score 6-0. Hoffmann singled then went to third on a pair of walks and eventually scored on an MSU error.
H. Camenzind tripled to open the top of the sixth and scored on a Farrell single. Farrell crossed the plate on a Jensen RBI double, and Caneda came in to pinch run for Jensen. Hoffmann’s fourth hit of the day sent Caneda across the plate before Felix singled and Frahm hit a three-run shot to make the lead 13-0.
