Huskers Dominate No. 11 Aggies

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team used five extra-base hits to down the No. 11 Texas A&M Aggies, 8-2, on Saturday evening in Cathedral City, Calif.

With the victory, NU (9-4) has now won five straight and has five wins over top-15 teams. The Aggies came into the game averaging 7.23 runs per game, and the Big Red defense held them to just two.

Five different Huskers accounted for the five extra-base hits, as Hannah Camenzind, Ava Kuszak and Carlie Muhlbach each hit doubles and Jesse Farrell and Jordy Frahm both knocked home runs. Frahm had four RBIs and Kacie Hoffmann added a hit and an RBI. 

Frahm (3-3) grabbed the win in the circle after tossing five innings with five hits and only one run. She also struck out 10 batters. Alexis Jensen came in to throw the final two innings and allowed one run and logged four strikeouts.

The Huskers took a 4-0 lead on four hits and an error in the top of the third. L. Camenzind reached second on an Aggie error before Frahm singled to score her. H. Camenzind doubled to put runners on second and third. Frahm crossed the plate on a Kuszak double and H. Camenzind scored on a Muhlbach double. Kuszak notched the Huskers’ last run of the inning on a Hoffmann sac fly.

Texas A&M used an RBI single to cut the NU lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the third.

A Farrell solo shot extended the Husker advantage to 5-1 going into the bottom of the fifth.

NU stretched the lead to 8-1 in the top of the sixth, as Frahm hit a three-run homer with two outs and scored Hannah Coor, who singled and Katelyn Caneda, who pinch ran earlier in the inning.

The Aggies made the score 8-2 in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double.

Nebraska will face Seattle tomorrow, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. (CT). The game will be streamed on FloSoftball, which requires a subscription, and can be heard for free across the Huskers Radio Network.

Notes

• Nebraska has now scored 4+ runs in 12 innings this season, including in seven against ranked teams.
• Frahm’s 10 strikeouts marked her second double-digit K effort of the season.
• In three games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic so far, NU has outscored its opponents 30-3. 
• Through three games this weekend, the Big Red is hitting .410 as a team with eight doubles, six homers and 29 RBIs.
• The Huskers have now beaten five top-15 teams this season.