No. 13 Nebraska softball dominates No. 10 LSU 6-0, comes up short to No. 19 Georgia 6-5
No. 13 Nebraska softball (4-3) win one and lose one in the first day of the Shriners Children Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.
The Huskers cruised past No. 10 LSU (6-1) 6-0 behind an excellent game by freshman pitcher Alexis Jensen and senior Jordy (Bahl) Frahm. The Huskers outhit LSU 8-6, and the Tigers had three errors in their first game on Thursday.
Nebraska closed out the doubleheader coming up short 6-5 to No. 19 Georgia (5-2). The Bulldogs lead 6-2 after three innings but Hannah Camenzind held them scoreless in the final three innings. The Husker offense gave itself a chance to tie the game in the top of the seventh. Unfortunately, the tying run was tagged out at home for the final out to end the game.
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Nebraska’s lefty freshman pitcher posted her second victory of the season. She allowed one hit and no runs, while striking out seven Tigers in four innings and 59 pitches. Jensen was outstanding to start vs. the Tigers. She retired everyone in the lineup the first time through. She recorded five strikeouts while doing so.
LSU Left-handed pitcher Jayden Heavener started and made it through 3 2/3 innings. She allowed four hits, five runs and walked one batter, hit one with a pitch and had a wild pitch. Heavener struck out one batter in the 19 she faced. Right-handed pitcher Paytn Monticelli took over for Heavener. She gave up four hits, one run and struck out one in 3 1/3 innings.
The Huskers got on the board first in the top of the third. Lauren Camenzind singled down the right-field line to lead off. With two outs, Jesse Farrell shot a ball to center field to bounce high off the wall. Camenzind scored off the double to make it 1-0.
Nebraska’s bats stayed hot in the fourth. They scored four behind three hits, one throwing error, a wild pitch and a walk. Katelyn Caneda, Emmerson Cope‘s pinch runner, moved around the bases off a sacrifice bunt and scored after Avery Hodge overthrew first base. Sammie Bland helped Kacie Hoffmann score with a sacrifice fly in deep center.
With two outs and Lauren on first after being walked, Jordy Frahm smashed a stand-up double. With a new pitcher, Hannah Camenzind hit another double to get Frahm home for a 5-0 advantage.
Sierra Daniel was the first Tiger to get on base with a single past first base in the bottom of the fourth. Tori Edwards was walked to put two on, but Nebraska came out of the inning unscathed.
Frahm took over in the circle for Jensen in the fifth. She retired all three Tiger batters. In the batter’s box in the next half-inning, Frahm hit a single for Bland to score from second after a hard-hit double.
Frahm gave up two singles in the sixth, but she struck out Edwards for the third out and left two on base. LSU loaded the bases with three straight hits to start the bottom of the seventh. But Nebraska’s defense and Frahm kept them off the board for the shutout. She gave up five hits and struck out four in three innings.
Bulldogs outlast Nebraska comeback
Georgia’s bats started off hot. A mixture with Husker picture struggles led to the Bulldogs scoring in the first three innings. Second baseman Kiersten Roose smashed a lead-off homer to right center to get UGA started. Shortstop Emily Digby‘s two-RBI homer in the second gave Georgia a 3-0 lead.
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After a great game vs. LSU, Jensen struggled in her second start of the day. She gave up four hits, three earned runs and struck out three in two innings. Kylee Magee replaced her to start the third. But Georgia’s offense didn’t miss a beat. The Bulldogs posted three runs in the third behind three hits and one error. Magee walked a batter and had a wild pitch to add to the tough inning.
Hannah Camenzind took the circle for Nebraska and held Georgia scoreless for three innings. She gave up two hits and no runs. NU needed someone to settle down the team on the mound and Camenzind delivered.
The Huskers scored in three straight innings as well, starting in the third. NU had three hits for two runs in the third, featuring an RBI double by Farrell and an RBI single by Kuszak. Bland posted her second hit of the season in the fourth, cutting UGA’s lead to 6-3. She scored after being moved to third by a Hoffmann double and a sacrific fly by Malia Thoms. Farrell continued her great start in the batter’s box with a solo homer in the fifth to make it 6-4.
Farrell was 3-of-4 with two RBI, two doubles and a home run vs. Georgia. She added one hit, one RBI and a double in the early game on Thursday.
After a scoreless sixth inning, Frahm hit a triple to right center. Hannah Camenzind hit her home with a single to center. LHP Ada Little replaced righty Presley Harrison, who gave up four hits and two runs in 2 1/3 innings. UCLA transfer Addisen Fisher started the game Georgia in the circle. She pitched four innings, allowing six hits, three earned runs and struck out three.
Freshman catcher Carlie Muhlbach was the pinch hitter for Cope with two outs and the tying run on second. She hit a clutch single through the left side but Nessa McMillen, H. Camenzind’s pinch hitter, was tagged out at home for the final out.
Next, Nebraska rematches No. 2 Tennessee on Friday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2. The Lady Vols took down NU in the three-game 2025 Super Regionals in Knoxville, Tenn. to advance to the Women’s College World Series.
