BIG 10 Tourney FINAL Recap – Fired-Up HUSKERS Erupt for the Crown: #2 NEBRASKA 7 – #6 UCLA 2
A questionable UCLA challenge backfired spectacularly as the Huskers stormed to the Big 10 title.
UCLA had taken an early 2-0 lead on Jordy Frahm and the Huskers with the highlight being a tape-measure solo home run by Megan Grant. In addition to stretching the Bruins lead, it was also her 38th of the season (in 55 games) and broke the NCAA D1 single-season record. But the heat rose in the bottom of the third and it wasn’t even from a play on the field.
Emmerson Cope ripped a single to get things going. Then Kacie Hoffman was hit in the wrist and in obvious pain was pinch run for by Katelyn Caneda who joined the speedy Kennadi Williams on base doing the same for Cope. Lauren Camenzind laid down a perfect bunt to move them over.
With Frahm up and one out, UCLA elected to intentionally walk her. Then Hannah Coor came up and the fireworks started. Coor grounded to second and Frahm sprinted over but ran into second baseman Kaniya Bragg.
The ruling, absolutely correct by the way, was baserunner interference on Frahm. Coor takes 1st base and Williams and Caneda return to theirs; no run scores, one out. The umps met to make sure they were all on the same page and replaced everyone.
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