Dylan Carey homered and drove in five runs, capping a seven-run seventh inning that lifted No. 24 Nebraska to a 12-7 win against Indiana on Saturday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

Nebraska (21-6, 7-1 Big Ten) scored 12 runs on 12 hits, while Indiana (10-16, 3-8 Big Ten) totaled seven runs, seven hits and an error.

Carey finished 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and five RBI, drawing two walks as well. Drew Grego went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored, and Jeter Worthley was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Case Sanderson went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Rhett Stokes finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Mac Moyer had a 2-for-5 afternoon with two runs scored, while Miken Miller was 1-for-2.

Carson Jasa improved to 5-1 on the season, striking out 10 batters across 5.2 innings while allowing three runs on four hits and five walks. Chase Olson, Ryan Harrahill, Jace Ziola and Braxton Stewart combined to pitch the next 1.2 innings. Pryce Bender closed out the final 1.2 innings to preserve the win.

Nebraska jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, loading the bases on Moyer’s single, Worthley’s bunt single and Sanderson’s hit-by-pitch. Carey drew a bases-loaded walk to score Moyer, Kitchens lifted a sacrifice fly to score Worthley and Buck reached on a fielder’s choice to plate Sanderson.

The Huskers added two more in the fourth when Sanderson singled home Stokes and Carey drew another bases-loaded walk to score Moyer, pushing the lead to 5-0.

Indiana rallied for three runs in the sixth with a pinch-hit three-run homer to left-center field with two outs that brought the Hoosiers within 5-3. The Hoosiers cut the deficit in half with a bases-loaded walk in the top of the seventh to make it a 5-4 game.

Nebraska answered with seven runs in the bottom of the seventh to put the game away. Worthley singled home Grego to open the scoring, and Sanderson singled to set the table for Carey’s three-run homer to left field that pushed the lead to 9-4. Grego then singled through the right side to plate Buck and Nunez and cap the seven-run inning at 12-4.

Indiana capitalized on five free passes in the top of the eighth, adding three more runs to cut NU’s lead to 12-7. A pair of walks plated the first two runs before a sacrifice fly to center field made it a five-run game.

Bender kept the Hoosiers off the board in the top of the ninth to close out Nebraska’s series-clinching victory.

Nebraska and Indiana conclude the series tomorrow afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. First pitch between the Huskers and Hoosiers is set for 12 p.m. on B1G+.

Husker Comeback Bid Not Enough Against No. 7 Bruins

The No. 9 Nebraska softball team hit back-to-back home runs and loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but fell, 6-5, to the No. 7 UCLA Bruins on Saturday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium.

The Big Red drew a program-record crowd of 3,123 fans, which marked the highest-attended game in Nebraska softball history.

The series between NU and UCLA is now tied at one game apiece with the deciding game set for tomorrow, March 29. The Huskers are now 25-6 (7-1 Big Ten) on the season, while UCLA sits at 29-4 (10-1 Big Ten).

Jordy Frahm logged two RBIs, along with one of the back-to-back homers in the seventh. Lauren Camenzind also hit a homer in the seventh, and Ava Kuszak and Alexis Jensen each provided an RBI on the day. Hannah Coor had two hits. As a team, the Huskers drew nine walks.

Frahm (8-4) took the loss in the circle. She threw a complete game with six earned runs, eight hits and seven strikeouts. Taylor Tinsley (16-3) grabbed the win for the Bruins.

UCLA knocked a three-run homer in the top of the first to grab a 3-0 lead before the Huskers fought back in the bottom of the first to make it 3-2. Frahm and Coor walked, and Hannah Camenzind reached on a fielder’s choice and Jesse Farrell walked to load the bases. Kuszak walked in an RBI and Jensen reached on a fielder’s choice that scored H. Camenzind.

Both teams went scoreless for the second, third and fourth innings before a Frahm solo shot evened the score at 3-3.

UCLA used a walk, double and home run to take a 6-3 lead into the seventh inning.

L. Camenzind and Frahm led off the bottom of the seventh with back-to-back homers to pull the Huskers within one. Coor and H. Camenzind walked before Farrell struck out to put the first out on the board. Kuszak walked to load the bases, but Jensen flied out and Samantha Bland lined out to end the game.

The third game between Nebraska and UCLA is set for tomorrow, March 29 at 12 p.m. (CT). The contest will be televised on Nebraska Public Media and streamed on B1G+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Notes

The Huskers’ crowd of 3,123 fans at today’s game was a Nebraska softball attendance record and the second crowd of over 3,000 fans in program history.
With her two home runs, Jordy Frahm earned the fifth multi-homer game of her career.
Nebraska saw its 14-game win streak snapped with today’s loss.

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