Nebraska Beats Arkansas 5-3 in 10 Innings on Ava Kuszak's Walk-Off 2-Run Homer

12 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 29

Ava Kuszak's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th lifted No. 4 Nebraska past No. 5 Arkansas 5-3 in Thursday night's Women's College World Series opener.
Robyn Herron unraveled after retiring the first batter in the 10th, hitting Hannah Coor and uncorking a wild pitch before Kuszak connected on a full-count pitch despite entering that at-bat 0-for-4.
Jordy Frahm kept Nebraska alive across all 10 innings, throwing 133 pitches and recording nine strikeouts as the Cornhuskers outlasted Arkansas' first WCWS game in program history.
Nebraska advances to face No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, while Arkansas drops into a Friday elimination game against No. 8 UCLA after the WCWS opening day narrowed the path for all eight finalists.

Following a heartbreaking loss in their historic debut, can Arkansas survive their elimination game against powerhouse UCLA?

After pitching a 10-inning marathon, can superstar Jordy Frahm power Nebraska past Alabama in the winners' bracket?

With former Oklahoma stars leading Nebraska, is the transfer portal now the key to building a WCWS champion?