Nebraska couldn’t overcome an early deficit, as the Huskers wrapped up the Frisco College Baseball Classic with a 9-6 loss to Kansas State on Sunday afternoon at Riders Field.

The Huskers (4-6) scored six runs on nine hits and an error, while K-State (6-5) compiled nine runs, 10 hits and an error.

Dylan Carey led NU at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI. Devin Nunez was 2-for-5 with an inside-the-park homer and drove in two runs. Cayden Brumbaugh, Cael Frost, Rhett Stokes and Will Jesske recorded one hit apiece.

Jackson Brockett allowed two runs on three hits with four strikeouts and a pair of walks in two innings to drop to 0-1 on the year. TJ Coats surrendered three runs, two earned, on two hits and a trio of walks in 1.1 innings of work.

Drew Christo gave up three runs on a pair of hits and two talks in two innings, while Luke Broderick allowed one run on two hits in 1.2 innings out of the bullpen. Casey Daiss tossed 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit in his season debut for the Huskers. Jalen Worthley made his fourth appearance of the season, retiring the lone batter he faced.

A pair of doubles in the top of the first gave the Wildcats an early 1-0 advantage in the opening frame. Nebraska responded with singles from Nunez and Brumbaugh in the bottom of the first, but the Big Red couldn’t get the tying run home.

Two walks combined with a two-out RBI single in the top of the second doubled the lead to 2-0 for K-State. The Huskers answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning to keep the K-State lead at one through two innings. Stokes singled to left field and stole second, before moving to third on a groundout and coming home on a wild pitch to score NU’s first run of the afternoon.

Back-to-back homers from the Wildcats in the top of the fourth added three runs to the lead for K-State.

K-State stretched the lead to 6-1 in the fifth after taking advantage of a leadoff walk with a two-out RBI single through the right side.

The Wildcats extended the lead to seven when a one-out RBI double into the left-center alley, followed by an RBI single to left had K-State out front 8-1 through six innings.

Carey began the bottom of the seventh with a 365-foot solo homer to left, trimming the deficit to 8-2. Stokes reached on an error, and Jesske followed with a double down the left-field line to put runners on second and third with one out, but the NU offense couldn’t plate any more runs to cut into the deficit.

A leadoff solo homer into the left-center berm gave the Wildcats a 9-2 advantage in the top of the eighth inning.

The Huskers plated a pair of runs behind two hits in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 9-4 game going into the final inning. Brumbaugh reached on a fielder’s choice, before Frost ripped a single to center to put runners on first and second with one out for the Big Red.

Carey smacked an 0-1 pitch down the left-field line for an RBI double to score Brumbaugh, while an RBI groundout by Hayden Lewis brought home Frost and cut the deficit to five.

Joshua Overbeek was plunked with one out in the bottom of the ninth, before Nunez lifted an inside-the-park home run off the left-center wall to bring the Big Red within 9-6.

Nebraska travels to Omaha for a midweek matchup at UNO on Tuesday, March 4 at Tal Anderson Field. First pitch between the Huskers and Mavericks is set for 5 p.m.

Huskers Avenge Loss, Down Missouri 10-9

The No. 18 Nebraska softball team battled and claimed a 10-9 victory over Missouri on Sunday afternoon at the Shocker Invitational in Wichita, Kan., avenging its loss to the Tigers on Saturday. 

The Huskers’ (15-6) win secured a 4-2 record at the Shocker Invitational, and NU now has earned a winning record at every tournament so far this season. 

Jordyn Bahl (8-3) pitched her eighth complete game of the year and grabbed the win in the circle. Bahl battled all game, allowing seven earned runs but striking out nine batters and retiring the heart of Missouri’s order in the bottom of the seventh. Bahl also contributed a three-run homer in the second inning and posted three RBIs, which tied her career high. Nathalie Touchet (0-1) took the loss for the Tigers (11-10).

The Big Red hit .345 (10-for-29) against Missouri, including .385 (5-for-13) with runners on base. Olivia DiNardo and Hannah Camenzind, along with Bahl, each knocked a home run. DiNardo also added three RBIs. 

Missouri opened the scoring quickly in the bottom of the first, notching a two-run homer and scoring on a Husker error to take a 3-0 lead.

NU bounced back in the top of the second, as Lauren Camenzind walked and Hannah Camenzind knocked a home run to left field to cut the Tiger advantage to 3-2. Bella Bacon singled to reach base and Kuszak then reached on a fielder’s choice. Both were sent to the plate by a Jordy Bahl home run, her seventh of the season, and Nebraska led 5-3 after the inning.

Missouri cut the lead to 5-4 in the bottom of the third with a Kara Daly home run.

In the top of the fifth, Bland and Bredwell singled to put two runners on base for Olivia DiNardo, who hit a home run to extend the NU lead to 8-4. 

The Tigers tied the score at 8-8 after hitting a one-out grand slam in the bottom of the fifth. 

Abbie Squier kicked off the top of the sixth with a walk and Ava Kuszak was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Bahl singled to load the bases, and Squier scored on a Samantha Bland sacrifice fly. A Bredwell sacrifice fly sent Kuszak to the plate, and NU led 10-8.

Missouri’s fourth home run of the game brought the Tigers within one at 10-9 going into the seventh.

Bahl retired three straight batters in the bottom of the seventh to lock up the 10-9 victory and winning weekend.

The Huskers will make their home debut at the Big Red Spring Fling on Thursday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. (CT) against Northern Colorado. All of Nebraska’s games at the tournament will be streamed on B1G+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network. Tickets are available for purchase here.

Postgame Notes

• With the win, the Huskers locked up a 4-2 weekend and have had a winning record in every tournament so far this season.
• Hannah Camenzind put the Huskers on the board with a home run in the second inning. She has knocked a homer in two straight games.
• The Huskers have hit at least one home run in each of their 15 victories this year. 
• Jordy Bahl tied her career high in RBIs with three. 
• Nebraska scored 10 runs, which marked the 11th time in 21 games the Huskers have scored 10 or more runs.