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Nebraska Softball Extends 14-Game Streak as Baseball Drops Illinois Opener

Pitching set the tone for both teams, from two complete games in Lincoln to a costly third-inning collapse in Champaign.

Overview

  • Nebraska softball, which swept Iowa in a Friday doubleheader, pushed its win streak to 14 and improved to 39-6 overall and 19-1 in the Big Ten.
  • The Huskers opened with a 9-1 run-rule win as Jordy Frahm fired a six-inning one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and the lineup produced 13 hits.
  • Nebraska closed the sweep 5-2 behind Alexis Jensen’s complete-game four-hitter with eight strikeouts in front of a program-best crowd of 3,396.
  • Nebraska baseball fell 10-5 at Illinois after a six-run third inning that featured a Will Johannes grand slam put the Illini up 7-0.
  • Starter Cooper Katskee took the loss after 2.2 innings as coach Will Bolt said he did not have the team in the right frame of mind to start, putting Friday-night rotation choices back in focus.