Nebraska softball had a big Sunday afternoon as they scored 12 runs on 10 hits and dominated the Wisconsin Badgers, 12-2, in five innings on Sunday afternoon in Madison, Wisc.
The Huskers now sit at 33-6 on the season with a 14-1 record in Big Ten play. NU has swept four Big Ten series this year and won all five it has played.
Ava Kuszak and Jordy Frahm led the Big Red offense with four RBIs apiece, Kuszak’s coming from two home runs and Frahm’s from a grand slam. Alexis Jensen contributed a career-high two doubles, along with an RBI, while Kacie Hoffmann had two hits and an RBI. Hannah Camenzind scored three runs.
Jensen (17-2) grabbed the win in the circle after throwing four innings with just one run and one hit. She added three strikeouts on the day. Frahm came in to throw the final inning and allowed one run.
Nebraska struck quickly, as Kuszak knocked a two-run homer in the top of the first to give NU a 2-0 lead.
H. Camenzind singled in the third and went to second on a Farrell groundout before crossing the plate on a Jensen double. A Hoffmann single to right center scored Jensen and extended the Big Red’s advantage to 4-0.
NU added another run in the top of the fourth, as a H. Camenzind stolen base caused an errant throw that sent Frahm home.
Wisconsin scored its first run of the series in the bottom of the fourth.
Nebraska enjoyed a seven-run top of the fifth, as Jensen doubled and Hoffmann and Samantha Bland walked to load the bases. Kennadi Williams, who pinch ran for Jensen, scored on a Badger error before a Frahm grand slam cleared the bases. H. Camenzind drew a walk and was sent home by Kuszak’s second two-run homer of the day. The Huskers led 12-1 going into the bottom of the fifth.
The Badgers added a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth, but it wasn’t enough, and NU preserved the 12-2 run-rule win.
The Huskers will head to Minneapolis, Minn., to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers next weekend, April 17-19. The first game on Friday, April 17, is set for 6 p.m.
