Corn Flakes: Softball Exits NCAA Tourney and Baseball Gets Ready for the Big Ten Tournament

It was a busy weekend for Husker sports. The softball team made it to the regional final and looked to pull of an improbable win against a national seed, but then couldn’t hold on at the end. Even if they had won, the Huskers still would have needed to win the “if necessary” game too to take the regional title. The ladies played with a lot of heart, especially the Husker pitchers, Wallace and Harness. Both of them had to pitch way more innings than is normal because of an injury to Nebraska’s third pitcher early in the season.

The baseball team won their series against Purdue and will be the #4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They start play on Wednesday.

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