Nebraska softball and Indiana split series at Bowlin Stadium
No. 18 Nebraska softball (33-11, 12-4) and Indiana (19-13, 8-8) split the series at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers set the attendance record at Bowlin Stadium with 2,699 attendance on Saturday.
Indiana captured game one 6-2 on Friday evening. Emmerson Cope recorded Nebraska’s only runs with a 2-RBI home run in the fourth inning. The Hoosiers scored four runs in the sixth inning. Right-handed pitcher Jordy Bahl gave up seven hits, five runs, and struck out four in seven innings. She walked six and hit one with a pitch.
On Saturday, Nebraska evened the series with a 12-4 win in five innings. They scored four runs in the second and seven in the third to go up 11-1. Indiana scored three in the fourth with a 3-RBI double from Avery Parker.
Here are three takeaways from the series:
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Too many free bases
Nebraska’s pitching staff gave up 13 free bases vs. Indiana. They walked 13 batters and hit two batters. Bahl walked six on Friday, including two in the sixth inning, to set up a run.
Right-handed pitcher Kylee Magee walked six on Saturday. She gave up five hits, four runs, and struck out five in four innings. She threw more balls (50) than strikes (46) against the Hoosiers.
Bahl relieved Magee for the fifth inning. She gave up two singles, hit a batter, and recorded two strikeouts to close the game.
The Husker pitchers have walked 120 batters in 2025.
Scoring explosion
The Husker bats heated up after two runs and four hits on Friday.
Nebraska softball had two innings that nearly mirrored each other. On Saturday, Kacie Hoffmann hit a lead-off double to start the second inning. The next batter, Ava Bredwell, hit a double. Four batters later, Sammie Bland notched a 2-RBI single through the left. The trio sparked the Huskers to score four runs in the second.
In the third inning, Hoffmann led off again. She hit a double, and then Bredwell added a single for back-to-back hits again. And just like the second, Bland crushed a 2-RBI single through the middle.
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They sparked the Huskers to score seven runs in the third to take an 11-1 lead. Six different Huskers recorded a hit, and Hoffmann had two hits and one RBI in the third inning.
Bland recorded four RBIs off two hits versus Indiana. Hoffmann went 3-of-3 on Saturday for one RBI. Hoffmann was intentionally walked in the fifth inning to load the bases.
Any batter can get hot at any time
Nebraska softball has a strong offense. They continue to prove that any batter can get hot at any moment. Six different Huskers recorded RBIs on Saturday, and seven had an RBI against Indiana.
Bland has been on a hot streak recently. Hoffmann was outstanding at the plate on Saturday, and so was Ava Kuszak, who added one RBI and two hits. Emmerson Cope crushed a two-RBI single on Friday.
The Huskers have threats up and down their lineup. Opposing teams have a powerful lineup to scout and pitch against.
In game two, Indiana started with pitchers righty Brianna Copeland and righty Jasmine Reyes switching between first base and the circle based on matchups. It did not go as planned, as lefty Taylor Hess took over for the final 2 1/3 innings. Hess gave up five hits and one run.
Nebraska needed more from its offense on Friday. But once they get hot, they are hard to cool down.
