Hill No-Hits South Dakota State

Lincoln ? Freshman right-hander Molly Hill tossed the first no-hitter of her career, allowing just one walk and striking out seven in the 16th-ranked Nebraska softball team's 8-0 five-inning run-rule victory over South Dakota State in game one of a doubleheader at Bowlin Stadium Wednesday afternoon. 

 

Hill faced just one batter over the minimum and silenced the Jackrabbits, who plated three runs off Hill on Tuesday night. With the victory, Hill improved to an impressive 15-1 in the circle. 

The win was Nebraska’s ninth straight and improved the Huskers to 29-6 overall, while pushing their record at home at Bowlin Stadium to a perfect 11-0.

 

South Dakota State fell to 14-20 with the loss. Jenna Marston (6-7) suffered the defeat, allowing seven runs (four earned) on five hits in 3.1 innings.

 

Offensively, Nebraska recorded seven hits and did not strike out. Senior Jessica Yoachim led six Huskers who had a hit with a 2-for-3 day. Fellow seniors Lizzy Aumua and Trisha Tannahill, along with junior Jamie Waldecker each produced two RBIs.

 

The Huskers took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Yoachim began the frame with a bunt single to third base. After an error and a fly out, Tannahill brought Yoachim and Waldecker home with a line-drive double to left center field.

 

Aumua and Waldecker each produced their RBIs in the bottom of the fourth inning to lead the six-run frame that put the run-rule into effect.

 

Tannahill led off and reached first base on a throwing error before junior Devin Porter grounded out to first to bring Tannahill to second base. Senior Katie Linke and and freshman Meghan Mullin walked to load the bases before junior Carmen Kier singled to center field to bring in Tannahill.

 

With the bases still loaded, Aumua kept the Huskers rolling with a booming double to right center field, bringing in junior pinch runner Jaime Borg and Mullin. After a single and a stolen base by Yoachim, Waldecker put the Huskers up 8-0 with a two-run single that plated Aumua and Yoachim.

 

Nebraska and South Dakota State are currently playing game two of the doubleheader.