NU Hosts Indiana in Final Home Series

The Nebraska softball team is set to finish regular season play at Bowlin Stadium this weekend, May 6-8. The Huskers will host Indiana for a three-game series. The first game is set for Friday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m. (CT). Game two is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. (CT) and will include Senior Day festivities after the game. The final game will be Sunday at 12 p.m. (CT). Saturday's game will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network while games one and three will be streamed live on BTN+ (subscription required). Fans can listen to the action live for all three games on the Huskers Radio Network or Huskers.com with the call from Nate Rohr and Mattie Fowler Burkhardt. 
 

The weekend's series features the Big Ten's second-ranked Nebraska and ninth-ranked Indiana. The Hoosiers (26-19) enter the weekend with a 9-11 record in league play while the Huskers (35-13) carry a 15-4 Big Ten record. Nebraska leads the conference in numerous offensive categories including batting average, hits, home runs, RBIs, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Indiana ranks among the top five in batting average, runs, doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases and slugging percentage. 
 

The Hoosiers are coming off of a 1-2 series loss to Illinois. The Fighting Illini claimed the first two games (6-4, 2-0) before Indiana earned a 3-2 victory in 11 innings. In a midweek matchup last week, the Hoosiers claimed two games over Purdue in a doubleheader. Indiana has tallied series victories over Rutgers and Purdue but has fallen to Ohio State, Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin and Penn State. 
  Nebraska Quick Hits

• The Huskers host the Hoosiers for the first since 2014. In that meeting, Nebraska swept the three-game series against Indiana. 
• Nebraska is 19-1 when hitting two or more home runs in a game. 
• The Huskers .554 slugging percentage is on-track to blow past the previous record of .505 which was set in 2015. 
• NU has recorded 16 come-from-behind wins this season.
• The Huskers are hitting .394 at home with a .704 slugging percentage and .484 on-base percentage. 
• Billie and Brooke Andrews have recorded home runs in the same game three times this season. 
• Billie Andrews, Sydney Gray and Kaylin Kinney have all slugged two home runs in one game this season. 
• Abbie Squier and Sydney Gray have recorded two homers in a single game, twice this season. 
• Peyton Glatter is hitting .500 at home with two doubles and one home run. 
• Brooke Andrews has tallied four homers at Bowlin Stadium. 
• Courtney Wallace is 4-0 through 26.2 innings at home with 18 strikeouts. 
• Olivia Ferrell is 6-1 at Bowlin Stadium through 26.1 innings with 39 strikeouts. 

Huskers in the Ranks

• Nebraska ranks first in the conference in batting average (.323), hits (426), home runs (71), RBIs (295), total bases (731), slugging percentage (.554) and on-base percentage (.403). 
• The Big Red ranks 12th in the NCAA in scoring per game (6.56).
• The Huskers .323 batting average is 15th in the NCAA. 
• NU averages 1.48 home runs per game, ranking 17th in the nation. 
• Billie Andrews is second in the conference with 98 assists. 
• Billie Andrews is second in the Big Ten in home runs (18).
• Billie Andrews is fourth in the conference in runs scored (47) and RBIs (46).
• Mya Felder has the third-best batting average (.405) in the Big Ten. 
• Cam Ybarra is tied for fourth in triples in the conference with three. 
• Mya Felder and Cam Ybarra lead the Big Ten in fielding double plays with 18 and 17. 
• Courtney Wallace is sixth in the Big Ten with three saves. 
• Olivia Ferrell is sixth in the conference with 18 victories.