Scarlet Outlasts Cream in Final Scrimmage

Scarlet defeated Cream, 8-7, in the last softball scrimmage of the fall on Friday night. 

Jordy Bahl claimed the victory for Scarlet after allowing only one earned run across four innings. She moved to 3-0 on the fall season. Hannah Camezind took the loss for Cream and fell to 0-1.

Bahl and Dakota Carter notched two runs apiece for Scarlet, while Ava Kuszak, Ava Bredwell and Talia Tokheim each had two hits. Tokheim claimed Scarlet’s only home run. 

For Cream, Olivia DiNardo had three hits and two runs, along with three RBIs. 

Scarlet opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first when a Bredwell single sent Bahl to the plate. Dakota Carter stole home after coming in to pinch run for Kuszak and Tokheim sent a home run to center field to give Scarlet a 3-0 lead.

Scarlet extended the lead to 5-0 in the bottom of the third behind a run from Carter and a Nessa McMillen sacrifice fly that scored Bredwell.

Cream got on the board in the top of the fourth on a Hannah Camenzind run – brought in by a double from Bella Bacon – to make the score 5-1.

Scarlet responded in the bottom of the fourth, making its lead 6-1, after Bahl notched her second run of the night.

In the bottom of the fifth, Natalia Hill singled up the middle to score McMillen and stretch the advantage to 7-1.

Cream made the score 7-2 in the top of the sixth on a H. Camenzind single that turned into a DiNardo run.

Tokheim posted another run in the bottom of the sixth for Scarlet, after McMillen reached first base on an error. Scarlet led 8-2 going into the final inning.

Cream fought back in the bottom of the seventh, cutting the deficit to 8-7 behind a Lauren Camenzind double and Olivia DiNardo home run, but Scarlet held on to close out the 8-7 victory. 

The Huskers will open the spring season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., from Feb. 6-9. NU will face Tennessee in its first game of the tournament at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6.