HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – Did We Save a Few for UCLA?: #5 NEBRASKA 4 MSU 1

Much like Friday’s game, the Huskers piled up the hits while not converting as many as they would’ve liked into runs. But this time, it wasn’t for a lack of effort, especially in the later innings. Clinging to a 3-1 lead, at least until Jordy Frahm lowered stress levels by coming on in relief in the 5th, the Huskers did what they could to extend it.

In addition to racking up 12 more hits and working for 3 walks, in the final 3 innings Nebraska lined out six times and at that point, you just have to keep swinging away and hoping a few of the damn things find some carpet. Like against UCLA next weekend. And even though a couple of those wins weren’t as pretty as everyone would have liked, they still came away with a sweep of the outmanned Spartans to move to 6-0 in conference play after the first two weekends.

For about third time this season, Rhonda Revelle made a last second switch in starting pitchers, this time electing to go with Kylee Magee over the currently much better performing Hannah Camenzind who most recently threw four shut-out innings vs Michigan. (If you read the Michigan State weekend preview under HUSKERS LINEUPS , then you know I warned you this might happen. ) It was probably her best start in a Husker uniform and going against the much weaker Spartan lineup certainly helped, but danger still reared its head in the 2nd inning (2 hits, a walk, a hit batsmen, 2 wild pitches), but she escaped disaster only surrendering 1 run and then effectively getting through the next two innings before Frahm entered to close the door.

Before that first run scored, however, Alexis Jensen had already scrambled home on a Kacie Hoffman groundout for a 1-0 lead. They then took the lead in the top of the 3rd, first thanks to a Jesse Farrell solo home run to dead center. Then, after the Huskers loaded the bases, it was Jensen scoring again on a Hannah Coor infield single for a 3-1 lead.