'The B1G Runs Red': Husker Softball Takes Down UCLA, Claiming Big Ten Tournament Title
Jordy Frahm threw a complete-game five-hitter, and Nebraska scored seven unanswered runs after UCLA took a 2-0 lead.
- On Saturday, Nebraska defeated UCLA 7-2 to win the Big Ten softball championship, with Nebraska pitcher Jordy Frahm throwing a complete game five-hitter.
- Megan Grant set a Division single-season home run record with her 38th of the season, a solo shot to left field that gave UCLA a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
- The Cornhuskers' offense surged in the middle innings; Kacie Hoffman blasted a two-run home run in the fourth, and Hannah Camenzind drove in two runs during Nebraska's three-run third.
- While Frahm struck out eight and walked one to anchor the win, The Bruins' pitcher Taylor Tinsley allowed five earned runs on six hits in six innings.
- As the NCAA tournament approaches, Nebraska will make its 28th appearance, while UCLA anticipates an at-large bid following its record 50 previous tournament appearances.
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Nebraska Softball wins Big Ten tournament title
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) —The Huskers buried the Bruins Saturday, defeating UCLA 7-2 to secure the 2026 Big Ten tournament title. No. 2 Nebraska earned their second ever tournament title in program history. Although, it’s the first time they’ve won both the Big Ten regular season, and tournament title in the same season. UCLA was the first team to get on...
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Just: With Big Ten tourney title, Nebraska softball makes case for NCAA's No. 1 seed
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UCLA's Grant launches NCAA-record 38th homer
UCLA slugger Megan Grant set the single-season home run record for Division I softball when she hit her 38th of the season on Saturday afternoon in the third inning of the Big Ten championship game against Nebraska in College Park, Maryland.
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