Overview
- Nebraska beat UCLA 7-2 on Saturday at Maryland Softball Stadium to claim the Big Ten Tournament championship.
- UCLA senior Megan Grant broke the Division I single-season mark with her 38th homer in the third, topping Arizona’s Laura Espinoza’s 1995 record and giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead.
- Nebraska seized control in the bottom of the third when three runs scored on Hannah Camenzind’s two-out single and an errant throw, then Kacie Hoffman added a two-run shot in the fourth and Ava Kuszak homered in the sixth.
- Jordy Frahm went the distance for Nebraska with a five-hitter, one earned run, and eight strikeouts, outdueling UCLA starter Taylor Tinsley.
- The win gives Nebraska the Big Ten’s automatic NCAA berth as UCLA turns to an expected at-large bid, and Grant now has more games to push the new record during the national tournament.