{"id":125231,"date":"2026-05-09T14:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/huskers-advance-to-big-ten-championship-university-of-nebraska\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:26:27","slug":"huskers-advance-to-big-ten-championship-university-of-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/huskers-advance-to-big-ten-championship-university-of-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"Huskers Advance to Big Ten Championship – University of Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The No. 2 Nebraska softball team shut out the Indiana Hoosiers, 5-0, on Friday evening in College Park, Md., to move on to the finals of the 2026 Big Ten Softball Tournament championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Huskers improved to 45-6 on the season to advance to their third Big Ten championship game in tournament history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alexis Jensen<\/a> (22-2) earned the win in the circle after throwing a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts. Jensen, along with the Big Red defense, shut out an Indiana offense that came into the contest averaging over eight runs per game.<\/p>\n

Samantha Bland<\/a> went 2-for-2 with an RBI, while Jordy Frahm<\/a> added two hits and an RBI. Hannah Coor<\/a>, Hannah Camenzind<\/a> and Lauren Camenzind<\/a> each accounted for an RBI and H. Camenzind and Ava Kuszak<\/a> added a double.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NU opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first, as Coor bunt singled and scored on a H. Camenzind RBI double.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the fourth, Bland walked and went to second on a Hoffmann single. Hoffmann went to second on a throw to third and Kennadi Williams<\/a> came in to pinch run. Bland scored on a L. Camenzind single and Williams crossed the plate on a Frahm single. L. Camenzind went home on a Coor sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 4-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kuszak doubled to open the bottom of the fifth and scored on a Bland single.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nebraska will face the winner of No. 3 seed UCLA vs. No. 7 seed Wisconsin tomorrow, May 9 at 3 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network or on B107.3 FM.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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