Husker Softball Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Results
Husker Offense Excels Against Utes
Nebraska’s bats shined as the No. 16 Husker softball team downed the Utah Utes in five innings by a score of 10-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif.
The Big Red moved to 12-4 on the season, while the Utes fell to 4-12.
NU out-hit Utah 10-3 and the Huskers were 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Abbie Squier led the offense, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs. Today’s game was the fourth multi-homer game of her career. Kacie Hoffmann added two hits and Hoffmann and Ava Bredwell also homered for NU.
Jordyn Bahl (5-2) pitched all 5.0 innings for the Big Red and allowed two runs while striking out five batters and walking one en route to the win. Brooklyn Carreon (1-3) took the loss for the Utes.
Utah posted an RBI single and an RBI double in the bottom of the first to take an early 2-0 lead.
The Huskers fought back, registering a four-run second inning. Bredwell opened the inning with a homer. Olivia DiNardo was hit by a pitch and Kennadi Williams pinch ran for DiNardo before a Hoffmann two-run homer made the score 3-2. Squier wrapped up the inning with her second home run of the weekend to make the Nebraska lead 4-2.
NU continued to extend its lead in the top of the fourth. Hannah Camenzind singled to reach base and Squier knocked her second home run of the game to make the score 6-2. Ava Kuszak walked and Bahl reached first on an error, and both scored on a Lauren Camenzind single to right field. The score stood at 8-2 going into the fifth inning.
DiNardo singled to left center to kick off the fifth inning, and Nessa McMillen came in to pinch run. Hoffmann doubled to advance McMillen to third, and Katelyn Caneda came in to pinch run for Hoffmann. Squier singled to score McMillen and Kuszak doubled to score Caneda, and the Big Red locked up the 10-2 run-rule victory.
NU will compete in the Wichita State Tournament from Feb. 28-March 2. The Huskers will open competition at 10 a.m. (CT) on Friday, Feb. 28 in Wichita, Kan. The game is free to listen to on the Huskers Radio Network.
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Huskers Dominate Bison, 11-1
The No. 16 Nebraska softball team earned its second run-rule victory of the day with an 11-1 win in five innings over the Howard Bison on Saturday night at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif.
Balanced offense was the key for the Huskers (11-4), as 11 different players notched a hit. Jordyn Bahl had two, including a double. Ava Kuszak and Kacie Hoffmann notched a homer apiece, the second of the day for both.
NU was 8-for-20 (.400) with runners on base and 5-for-12 (.417) with runners in scoring position.
Emmerson Cope (4-0) grabbed the win in the circle for NU. She pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and struck out two batters. Hannah Camenzind came in to finish out the fourth inning, and Caitlin Olensky pitched the fifth. Julia Holt (3-5) claimed the loss for the Bison (4-6).
Abbie Squier reached first in the bottom of the third, and Bahl doubled to left center to send her to the plate. A Cope single then sent Bahl home and made the score 2-0.
NU logged nine runs in the bottom of the fourth, tying the most runs it has scored in an inning this season. H. Camenzind and Ava Bredwell each reached first on a single, and Bredwell advanced to second and H. Camenzind advanced to third on a Bison error. Bredwell then got to third and H. Camenzind scored on a wild pitch. Bella Bacon singled, then Squier reached on a fielder’s choice, which sent Bredwell to the plate. Kuszak’s second home run of the day and 10th of the season scored herself, Squier and Bacon. Bahl and Samantha Bland both singled and Kacie Hoffmann notched a three-run homer to make the score 10-0. Lauren Camenzind singled and reached second on a wild pitch, then got to third on a Talia Tokheim single. A Bredwell sacrifice fly sent L. Camenzind home, and the Huskers led 11-0 going into the fifth.
The Bison posted one run in the top of the fifth, but it wasn’t enough, and NU secured the 11-1 run-rule victory, its ninth of the season.
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Homers Power Huskers Past San Jose State, 12-4
A school-record four consecutive home runs highlighted a nine-run third inning that powered the No. 16 Nebraska softball team to a 12-4 victory over San Jose State in six innings at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Saturday evening in Cathedral City, Calif.
Overall, Nebraska (10-4) homered five times in the game and scored all 12 runs with two outs. The win was the Huskers' eighth run-rule victory of the year.
NU’s five home runs in the game were one shy of the school record, and they all came from different players – Ava Kuszak, Jordyn Bahl, Samatha Bland, Kacie Hoffmann and Abbie Squier.
Kylee Magee (2-1) grabbed the victory in the circle after pitching 2.2 innings of relief, allowing one run and striking out three batters. Hannah Camenzind started and allowed two earned runs and struck out five.
Mia Reynolds (2-5) took the loss for San Jose State.
NU opened up the scoring in a nine-run third inning, which saw four straight home runs. Jordyn Bahl and Samantha Bland reached base to begin the inning and a Lauren Camenzind single loaded the bases. An error then allowed three runs to score and give Nebraska a 3-0 lead. Kacie Hoffmann walked and Hannah Camenzind reached the plate on a passed ball to make the score 4-0.
Squier then started the streak of four consecutive homers with a two-run homer. NU reached the top of the order and Kuszak, Bahl and Bland posted a home run apiece to extend the lead to 9-0 going into the fourth.
San Jose State plated three in the top of the fourth to make the score 9-3.
The Big Red extended its lead again in the bottom of the fourth, as Emmerson Cope singled and was sent home by a Hoffmann home run. The Husker lead was 11-3 going into the fifth.
SJSU knocked a home run in the top of the fifth to make the score 11-4 and extend the game into the sixth inning.
In the bottom of the sixth, Hannah Camenzind singled and Kennadi Williams came in to pinch run for her. Hoffmann was hit by a pitch and Dakota Carter pinch ran for her before a Squier double scored Williams to lock up the 12-4 run-rule victory.
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Huskers Drop Heartbreaker to No. 11 Duke
Jordyn Bahl took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, but the No. 16 Nebraska softball team fell in an extra-inning battle to No. 11 Duke, 3-0, on Friday afternoon at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif.
The game was scoreless after seven innings before Duke (9-3) produced its only two hits of the game to plate two three runs in the top of the eighth inning, which began with a runner placed on second base due to the tiebreaker rule.
Nebraska's offense threatened throughout the game but could not come through with a clutch hit. The Huskers (9-4) were 0-for-14 with runners on base in the game and were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Nebraska had a runner at third base in two of the first four innings, including a runner thrown at home in the bottom of the first.
The lack of timely hitting spoiled a stellar outing from Bahl (4-2). Although she was charged with three runs (two earned), Bahl allowed only two singles and did not allow a hit through the first 7.0 innings while striking out 10. Duke had only one base runner advance past first base in the first seven innings.
Bahl and Lauren Camenzind notched two hits each, including a double and triple from Bahl. Nebraska out-hit Duke, 5-2. All-American Cassidy Curd (4-1) earned the win for Duke, as she tossed a five-hit shutout.
After a scoreless seven innings, an RBI fielder's choice and a two-run single gave Duke a 3-0 lead. Nebraska was then retired in order in the bottom of the eighth.
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Huskers Halted by No. 4 Bruins
The No. 16 Nebraska softball team fell to the No. 4 UCLA Bruins, 9-1, in six innings on Thursday night at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif.
The game was tied 1-1 after three innings and Nebraska trailed just 2-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but UCLA pulled away with two runs in the fifth and five runs in the bottom of the sixth.
The difference in the game proved to be situational hitting, as Nebraska was 0-for-13 with runners on base while UCLA was 7-for-14.
Hannah Camenzind (1-1) took the loss for the Huskers (9-3), while Taylor Tinsley (2-0) claimed the win for UCLA (11-1). Camenzind started and allowed only one hit in 3.1 innings, but she was charged with two runs. Kylee Magee gave up four runs in 2.0 innings, while Emmerson Cope allowed three runs in 0.1 innings.
Offensively, Jordyn Bahl, Kacie Hoffmann and Hannah Camenzind notched a hit apiece for NU.
UCLA struck first in the bottom of the second on an Aleena Garcia triple that scored Seneca Curo.
Abbie Squier walked in the top of the third and advanced to second on a Lauren Camenzind sacrifice bunt. Squier eventually came around to score Nebraska's lone run on a Samantha Bland sacrifice fly that tied the score at 1-1.
The Bruins took the 2-1 lead back in the bottom of the fourth after a Curo sacrifice fly sent Rylee Pinedo to the plate.
UCLA continued to extend its lead in the bottom of the fifth, as Cal Poly transfer Jessica Clements notched a two-run single. The Bruins led 4-1 going into the sixth and notched four runs in the bottom of the sixth to seal the 9-1 victory.
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Huskers Down Bears, 4-1
The No. 16 Nebraska softball team opened the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with a 4-1 victory over the Baylor Bears in the first of two games Thursday at the Big League Dreams Complex in Cathedral City, Calif.
Jordyn Bahl (4-1) earned the victory in the circle for Nebraska (9-2). Bahl did not allow an earned run and struck out nine batters while tossing a two-hitter. Lillie Walker (1-2) took the loss for Baylor (7-5).
Offensively, Olivia DiNardo went 3-for-4 with two doubles. Bella Bacon hit a home run for the Huskers and Hannah Camenzind had two hits, both of which were RBI singles.
Bacon knocked her second career home run in the top of the second to open up the scoring and give NU a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the fourth, Ava Bredwell reached on a single through the left side, and Kacie Hoffmann reached on an error that sent Bredwell to third. A Hannah Camenzind RBI single sent Bredwell to the plate to extend the advantage to 2-0.
Baylor loaded the bases with no outs and was threatening in the bottom of the fifth, but Bahl posted three straight strikeouts to escape the inning.
Bredwell and Hoffmann walked in the top of the fifth to reach first and second, and Kennadi Williams came in to pinch run for Hoffmann. Hannah Camenzind’s second RBI single of the day scored Bredwell before Abbie Squier hit a sacrifice fly to score Williams and make the Big Red lead 4-1 going into the sixth.
The Bears took advantage of an error to score a two-out run in the bottom of the seventh but it wasn’t enough, and the Huskers claimed the 4-1 victory.