Husker Softball Takes Two Over Iowa Friday

Huskers Walk Off Run Rule in Game One Against Iowa

Hannah Camenzind recorded four hits and four RBIs and the No. 4 Nebraska softball team run-ruled the Iowa Hawkeyes, 9-1, in game one of two on Friday at Bowlin Stadium.

With the win, NU moved to 38-7 (18-1 Big Ten) on the season and extended its win streak to 13 games.

H. Camenzind led the offense, going 4-for-4 with four runs batted in in the game, while Hannah Coor added two hits and Ava Kuszak, Jesse Farrell and Kacie Hoffmann each added an RBI. 

Jordy Frahm (14-4) earned the win in the circle after tossing six innings with just one hit and one run, along with 11 strikeouts.

Iowa opened up the scoring with an RBI double in the top of the first.

NU struck back quickly, scoring three runs on three hits in the bottom of the first. Frahm walked and Coor singled to put runners on first and third, and an H. Camenzind single sent Frahm across the plate. Coor scored on a Kuszak single before H. Camenzind went home on a wild pitch to give NU a 3-1 lead.

The Huskers extended the lead to 6-1 after Hoffmann, L. Camenzind and Coor loaded the bases and all three scored on an H. Camenzind single.

Bland walked in the bottom of the third and scored on a Hoffmann double to stretch the advantage to 7-1.

NU added two runs in the bottom of the sixth on singles from Farrell and Bland to lock up the 9-1 run-rule win.

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Huskers Take Game Two Over Iowa in Front of Record Crowd

In front of a program-best crowd of 3,396 fans, the No. 4 Nebraska softball team defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 5-2, on Friday night at Bowlin Stadium.

The Huskers took both games of the doubleheader and are now 39-6 on the season with a 19-1 mark in Big Ten play. Iowa fell to 25-24 (6-14 Big Ten). 

Kacie Hoffmann was 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the game. Hannah Camenzind also added two RBIs, while Jordy Frahm, Hannah Coor, Jesse Farrell, Alina Felix and Lauren Camenzind each added a hit. 

Alexis Jensen (19-2) grabbed the win in the circle. She threw a complete game with four hits and two runs, neither of which were earned, and eight strikeouts. 

Iowa scored two in the top of the first on a two-RBI single.

The Huskers tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the first, as Frahm singled and Coor followed her with a single of her own and an advance on the throw to put runners on first and second. A H. Camenzind groundout scored Frahm and Coor crossed the plate on an Ava Kuszak sacrifice bunt.

Felix singled up the middle to open the bottom of the second and went home on a Hoffmann double. Hoffmann went to third on a L. Camenzind single and scored on a Hawkeye error to extend the lead to 4-2.

The Huskers added their final run of the game in the bottom of the third, as Farrell walked, went to second on a Samantha Bland sac bunt and scored on a Hoffmann RBI single.

The series finale between Nebraska and Iowa is set for tomorrow, April 25, at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on B1G+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network