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The No. 9 Nebraska softball team earned its 13th straight win on Saturday, a 4-1 victory that sealed a series sweep over the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, Mich.
The Huskers are now 24-5 on the season with a perfect 6-0 record in Big Ten competition.
Hannah Coor logged four hits for the Big Red offense, while Ava Kuszak added three and Alexis Jensen had two. Kuszak, Coor, Kacie Hoffmann and Jesse Farrell each posted an RBI, while Farrell homered and Samantha Bland hit a double.
Kylee Magee (1-0) grabbed the win in the circle, her first of the season. She threw the first four innings for the Huskers and allowed one unearned run on one hit. She also struck out a season-high six batters. Jordy Frahm earned her seventh save of the season after tossing a scoreless final three innings. Her seven saves tie the single-season record, set by Rhonda Revelle in 1983.
Jensen, Kuszak and Coor registered three straight singles to load the bases in the top of the second, and Jensen scored on a Hoffmann groundout to give NU a 1-0 lead.
Michigan State added a run in the bottom of the second to tie the score at 1-1, but Farrell homered in the top of the third to get NU the advantage back at 2-1. Jensen and Kuszak singled and the two went to second and third, respectively, on a Spartan error, and Jensen scored on a Coor single.
The Big Red logged another insurance run on a Kuszak RBI single in the top of the seventh.
The Huskers will return home to Bowlin Stadium for a three-game series against UCLA next weekend. The first game on Friday, March 27, is set for 8 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on FS1. The contest can also be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.
Notes
- Jordy Frahm grabbed her seventh save of the season, which ties the program record for single-season saves, set by Rhonda Revelle in 1983.
- NU extended its win streak to 13 games.
- Hannah Coor registered a career-high four hits.
- Across three games against MSU this weekend, the Huskers allowed only one run.
- Kylee Magee’s 4.0 innings and six strikeouts were both season highs.