Huskers Sweep Michigan in Big Ten Opening Series

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 5-2, on Saturday evening at Bowlin Stadium to clinch an undefeated weekend and start Big Ten play 3-0. With the win, NU moved to 21-5 on the season.

Katelyn Caneda led the offense with a two-run homer, while Samantha Bland, Hannah Camenzind and Ava Kuszak added an RBI apiece. Alexis Jensen went 2-for-3 at the plate. 

H. Camenzind started in the circle and tossing four scoreless innings with three hits. Jensen (10-2) earned the win as she threw the final three innings and allowed two runs with four hits and four strikeouts. 

Both teams went scoreless for the first three innings before a Kuszak homer in the bottom of the fourth broke the scoring drought and gave NU a 1-0 lead.

Michigan took a 2-1 lead with a two-RBI single in the top of the fifth, but NU struck back and took a 3-2 lead after the bottom of the inning. Jensen opened the inning with a single and Kennadi Williams pinch ran for her, and Kacie Hoffmann was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. A Caneda sac bunt advanced the two and Frahm was intentionally walked to load the bases. Bland singled and Williams crossed the plate and H. Camenzind drew a walk to score Dakota Carter, who pinch ran for Hoffmann. 

The Big Red extended the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth on Caneda’s two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth. 

The Huskers are set to head to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Michigan State Spartans next weekend. Game one on Friday, March 20, will start at 4 p.m. and will be streamed on B1G+. The game can also be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Notes

• Katelyn Caneda hit homers in both games today.
• The Huskers’ crowd of 2,637 is the fifth-largest crowd in school history.
• Hannah Camenzind is now 5-0 this season and has not recorded a loss in the circle since March 1, 2025.
• NU’s 21-5 start is the best record through 26 games since NU was 23-3 in 2011.