Nebraska Cornhuskers win Big Ten Softball Tournament by beating UCLA
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Updated · Cornhuskers Wire · May 9
Nebraska Cornhuskers win Big Ten Softball Tournament by beating UCLA
9 articles · Updated · Cornhuskers Wire · May 9
Nebraska beat UCLA 7-2 in College Park, Maryland, improving to 46-6 and extending the nation’s longest active winning streak to 21 games.
Jordy Frahm threw a complete game, allowing five hits and striking out eight, while Kacie Hoffmann and Ava Kuszak homered for the Huskers.
The title is Nebraska’s first conference tournament crown since 2022 and follows its first outright Big Ten regular-season title; UCLA’s Megan Grant hit her 38th homer, an NCAA record.
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