The Nebraska softball team rallied in both the seventh and eighth innings Friday night to open Big Ten play with a 5-4 victory over Illinois. Nebraska (17-13, 1-0 Big Ten) trailed 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh. Samantha Bland got the inning started with a single before Sydney Gray…
Brett Sears tallied a career-high nine strikeouts and allowed just two hits across eight scoreless innings, as Nebraska opened its series with a 14-2 rout vs. New Mexico State on Friday at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (16-5) scored 14 runs on 15 hits, while New Mexico State (10-12)…
Timely hitting lifted Omaha to a 5-2 victory over the Nebraska softball team Wednesday at Bowlin Stadium. Nebraska was just 3-for-14 with runners on base in the game. The Huskers had two runners on base with one or no outs in the third, fifth and sixth innings but managed only…
Will Walsh tossed six scoreless innings and recorded a season-high nine strikeouts in Nebraska’s 3-1 win vs. North Dakota State on Wednesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (15-5) picked up its fifth win in a row with three runs on seven hits. North Dakota State (5-15) recorded…
Lincoln - Nebraska has agreed to a contract extension with Head Women’s Basketball Coach Amy Williams, as announced by Interim Athletic Director Dennis Leblanc and University of Nebraska Interim President Chris Kabourek on Wednesday. The new contract with Williams, who has guided Nebraska to three NCAA Tournament appearances including its…
Mason McConnaughey recorded a career-high nine strikeouts, as the Huskers picked up their 11th win in the last 13 games with an 11-5 victory vs. Omaha on Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (14-5) totaled 11 runs on nine hits with two errors while Omaha (3-16) recorded…
Nebraska has agreed to a contract extension with 2024 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year Fred Hoiberg, as announced by Interim Athletic Director Dennis Leblanc and University of Nebraska Interim President Chris Kabourek on Tuesday. The new contract with Hoiberg, who has guided Nebraska to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014, extends…
Nebraska shortstop Billie Andrews was named the Big Ten Softball Player of the Week on Monday. Andrews was honored for the second time in three weeks and for the third time in her career. Andrews joins her teammate Sydney Gray as the only two players to be named the Big…
The Western Nebraska Community College softball team kept the fans on the edge of their seats in the first game of a doubleheader with Trinidad State College on Sunday at Volunteer Field. The first game went an extra inning and the Cougars fell 6-5 in a game that saw plenty…
The Trinidad State College men’s basketball team received 28 points from Lateef Patrick as the Trojans won their third straight Region IX title with an 81-56 win over Western Nebraska Community College Saturday evening. Trinidad never trailed in the contest and held a commanding 23-2 lead through the first 13…