Huskers Hold Off Michigan to Advance to Semifinals

The No. 2 Nebraska softball team defeated the reigning Big Ten Tournament champion Michigan Wolverines, 4-2, on Thursday afternoon in College Park, Md., to move on to the semifinals of the 2026 Big Ten Tournament presented by Allstate.

With the win, NU improved to 44-6 on the season, while Michigan fell to 34-20. 

Michigan scored first but the Huskers struck back with a three-run first inning to account for most of the scoring. 

Samantha Bland and Emmerson Cope both went 2-for-3 for the Big Red offense, and Cope added a home run while Bland contributed a double. Hannah Camenzind, Ava Kuszak and Jesse Farrell each logged an RBI. 

Jordy Frahm (17-4) grabbed the win in the circle, as she threw a complete game with two runs and four hits, along with nine strikeouts.

Michigan opened the scoring in the top of the first, going up 1-0 on an RBI double.

The Huskers struck back right away, as Frahm walked and Hannah Coor singled before H. Camenzind singled to score Frahm and send Coor to third. Coor crossed the plate on a Kuszak squeeze bunt and Farrell reached on a fielder’s choice RBI to send H. Camenzind home and give NU a 3-1 lead.

UM added a run in the top of the fourth, aided by a Husker error.

Cope hit a solo bomb to extend the lead back to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth.

The No. 1 seed Huskers will face the No. 4 seed Indiana Hoosiers tomorrow, May 8, at 4 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network or on B107.3 FM. 

Notes

• Nebraska now has a 19-game win streak, which is the longest active win streak in the country.
• NU is now 11-10 in Big Ten Tournaments and 70-45 in conference tournaments. 
• The Huskers have reached the semifinals of each of the last five Big Ten Tournaments.
• Jesse Farrell has a 10-game hit streak.
• Jordy Frahm has now reached base in 39 straight games.