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Nebraska Softball Run-Rules Minnesota in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

Huskers will play No. 8 seed Indiana in the semifinals Friday afternoon in Iowa City

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska softball is moving on to the Big Ten Conference Tournament semifinals in Iowa City, Iowa.

No. 4 seed NU run-ruled No. 5 seed Minnesota 11-2 in five innings Thursday afternoon. The game ended on a three-run walk-off home run by Billie Andrews.

An All-Big Ten First-Team selection, Andrews went 2-for-3 on the day, with both hits going over the outfield wall. Sarah Harness allowed just three hits in her 5.0 innings in the circle.

Minnesota fell to 28-25 on the season, while Nebraska improved to 30-22 and advances to Friday's semifinal round against No. 8 seed Indiana at 4 p.m. CDT. The Hoosiers upset top seed Northwestern 4-3 on Thursday.

Nebraska Athletics Postgame Notes

  • Nebraska won its 30th game of the season, its third straight 30-win season and the 24th time the Huskers have won 30 games under Rhonda Revelle.
  • The Huskers have now advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament for the third straight season. Nebraska is the only team that has made three straight Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
  • Emmerson Cope homered in the first inning, her fourth home run in her last six games.
  • Billie Andrews hit a pair of home runs to give her 60 career home runs. She is the first Husker and just the eighth player in Big Ten history to hit 60 career home runs.
  • Andrews produced her eighth career game with multiple home runs. That is a Nebraska record, breaking the tie she shared with Tristen Edwards with seven multi-homer games.
  • With the two home runs, Andrews increased her total to 99 career extra-base hits. That is tied for the second-most extra-base hits in program history.
  • Andrews' two hits increased her career total to 234 hits, moving her into sixth place on Nebraska's all-time hit list.
  • Minnesota's leadoff home run to begin the game was the first home run Sarah Harness had allowed in 20.0 innings.
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Kaleb Henry

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is the Program Director and Sports Director at KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska. A native Nebraskan, he competed in track and field at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before returning home. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his work from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, including Gold for Best Sportscast in the state of Nebraska in 2021 and 2023. Kaleb primarily covers Nebraska football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. When not covering the Huskers, he spends his days adventuring with his wife Megan, their daughter Millie, and their two dogs Tucker and Ella. You can reach Kaleb at kaleb@klin.com or on Twitter @iKalebHenry.