Huskers Ready for No. 25 Stanford

The Nebraska softball team (19-9) is set to host No. 25 Stanford this Wednesday, March 23, in Lincoln, Neb. The game is set to start at 4 p.m. at Bowlim Stadium. 
 

The Huskers are coming off of a 4-0 weekend at the Rock Chalk Challenge. On Saturday, Nebraska faced Tulsa in game one. Freshman Ava Bredwell lifted the Huskers to a 7-6 win over the Golden Hurricane in eight innings. Bredwell hit a timely home run in the eighth inning to drive in two runs. The Huskers also faced South Dakota on Saturday. Anni Raley and Billie Andrews each notched a homer in the bottom of the fourth inning to help the Big Red to a 3-1 win.
 

On Sunday, NU faced South Dakota in game one. Abbie Squier powered the Huskers to a 9-3 win after homering twice and driving in three runs. This marked Squier's first multi-homer game of her career and her three RBIs were a career high. Caitlynn Neal added a single, double and triple against the Coyotes, tallying 4 RBIs. Nebraska finished the weekend with a win against Tulsa. Courtney Wallace pitched her first complete-game shutout of the season, holding Tulsa to five hits for the 3-0 win. 
 

Stanford (20-6) is coming off a two-game losing streak after falling to No. 14 Northwestern and No. 18 Missouri at the Mizzou Classic. The Cardinal opened the weekend with a win against Ball State and an eight-inning victory over No. 18 Missouri. 
 

On offense, Sydnee Huff has a batting average of .383. She has 31 hits, five doubles, four triples and one home run. Emily Young leads the team in RBIs with 26 on 31 hits, six doubles, three triples and two home runs. 
 

Taylor Gindlesperger holds the highest batting average on the team with a .449. The senior has tallied 31 hits through 21 games and 13 RBIs. 
 

Alana Vawter leads in the circle for Stanford with a 11-3 record and a 1.84 ERA. Vawter was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and Freshman Team in 2021. She was also named a NFCA Schutt Sports Freshman of the Year finalist. Vawter was 22-11 on the season with a 1.54 ERA. 
 

Regan Krause also is a leader in the circle, tallying six victories and only one loss so far. Krause holds a 1.33 ERA, giving up only 29 hits through 47.1 innings and striking out 39. Krause ranked in the top 10 in the PAC-12 in wins, innings pitched ERA and strikeouts during the 2021 season. 
 

In 2021, the Cardinal finished the season 33-22. Stanford went to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, falling in their first game to South Dakota State, before picking up wins against Manhattan and South Dakota State. The Cardinal ultimately finished the season with a 7-3 loss to No. 6 Arkansas. 
 

The game will be streamed live on BTN+ (subscription required). Fans can also listen to the live broadcast on the Huskers Radio Network or Huskers.com with the call from Nate Rohr and Mattie Fowler Burkhardt. Fans can follow the action on Twitter (@HuskerSoftball).

Nebraska Quick Hits

• This is the first time a Pac-12 team has traveled to Lincoln during the regular season since Arizona State faced the Huskers on April 15 and 16 in 1989. The only other time a Pac-12 team has played Nebraska in Lincoln during the regular season was 1983 when California played April 22 and April 24. 
• Nebraska is 4-0 against Pac-12 teams at home during the regular season. 
• Billie Andrews leads the nation with 16 home runs on the season, a total that is three above the players in second. 
• The sophomore also ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in home runs per game with an average of 0.59. 
• Andrews also ranks first in total bases with 91. 
• The Gretna, Neb., native ranks first in the Big Ten Conference in slugging percentage (1.011). 
• Andrews is also ranked first in the conference in RBIs with 1.30 per game. 
• Cam Ybarra ranks second in the conference in triples with 3 and triples per game (0.18). 
• Sydney Gray ranks fourth in the Big Ten with seven home runs. 
• Billie Andrews, Sydney Gray, Abbie Squier and Kaylin Kinney have all slugged two home runs in one game this season.