Huskers Come Up Short Against No. 15/17 ASU

Tempe, Ariz. --- Nebraska led No. 15/17 Arizona State 3-2 in the middle of the fifth inning, but the Sun Devils scored five runs over the next two innings to get away with 7-3 victory over the Huskers on Saturday night. 

Olivia Ferrell started (3-7) and gave up six runs on seven hits through five innings of work. She also recorded three strikeouts. At the plate, Ferrell had an RBI single, helping on both sides of the ball. Courtney Wallace pitched 1.0 inning of relief. She gave up one run on two hits.

The Husker offense had seven hits on the day. Tristen Edwards led the team going 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Cam Ybarra, Peyton Glatter, Ally Riley and Samantha Owen also had one hit.

ASU's Cielo Meza improved to 9-2 pitching 5.0 innings. She gave up three runs on six hits and had four strikeouts. 

ASU took a 1-0 lead in the first after a solo home run. 

Nebraska tied it up in the fourth. Edwards doubled and scored after singles from Walljasper and Ferrell. In the bottom of the inning, the Sun Devils regained the lead, scoring one run off two hits. 

The Huskers responded scoring two runs in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead. Glatter hit a leadoff single and Riley hit a sac bunt to move her to second. Boruff pinch ran for Glatter and scored after Owen doubled. Edwards hit another double to score Owen. ASU took back the lead, scoring four runs on four hits in the bottom of the inning. 

Arizona State added one more in the sixth after a pair of hits to go up 7-3. 

The Huskers attempted a comeback in the top of the seventh. Riley hit a one-out single and Brooke Andrews ran for her. However, the Sun Devils retired the next two batters to end the game. 

Game Notes
- Tristen Edwards went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI hit extending her hit streak to 12 games and her on-base streak to 14 games.