Nebraska Softball Run-Rules Southeastern Louisiana, Advances to Baton Rouge Regional Final

One more win.

Nebraska softball dominated Southeastern Louisiana from start to finish Saturday in the winners bracket of the Baton Rouge Regional, getting the run-rule victory in five innings,14-1. The Huskers improve to 41-13 while the Lions fall to 49-15.

KUSZAK IN GRAND FASHION. ✨

HUSKERS BREAK IT OPEN IN BATON ROUGE. pic.twitter.com/Epm0DyEPek
— Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 17, 2025

NU jumped out early with a three-run homer from Hannah Camenzind in the opening frame. SLU got an RBI single from Nebraska native Cydnee Schneider in the bottom half of the frame.

After neither side could work a run in the second, Nebraska broke the game open. Bella Bacon knocked an RBI double and Camenzind scored on a wild pitch. Then, with bases loaded and two outs, Ava Kuszak launched a grand slam to cap off an seven run inning.

The Huskers kept piling on in the fourth. Jordy Bahl and Samantha Bland hit back-to-back solo home runs. Bahl's homer was her third of the regional and tied the school record for home runs in a season..

FEELIN' 2️⃣2️⃣

JORDY HAS TIED THE SCHOOL RECORD FOR HOME RUNS IN A SEASON. 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/hRncLL391O
— Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 17, 2025

In the circle, Bahl was again pulled after just 3.0 innings to preserve her energy for the next day. The Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year allowed one run on one hit, while walking two and striking out three. Camenzind pitched the final 2.0 innings, sitting down the Lions 1-2-3 in both frames.

Southeastern Louisiana will next face the winner of the elimination game between host and No. 10 national seed LSU and UConn. Nebraska will take on whichever team remains after today in the regional final Sunday at 2 p.m. CDT.

Postgame Notes | Box Score

Ava Kuszak’s grand slam marked her 20th home run of the season. This year is the first time the Huskers have two players with 20+ home runs in a season, as Jordyn Bahl has 22.
Bahl’s home run put her at 22 on the season, which tied the school record for home runs in a season. Ali Viola also hit 22 home runs in 1998.
Bahl also scored two runs in the game, giving her 66 on the season, which ties the school record for most runs scored in a season.
Kuszak also extended her hit streak to 13 games.
With its seven-run third inning and four-run fourth inning, NU has now scored 4+ runs in 43 innings this season and 6+ runs in 17 innings.
NU has scored 10+ runs in 22 games this season.
Nebraska has 25 run-rule wins on the season, which is the most in school history.
With 10 runs against UConn and 14 against SLU, Nebraska scored 10+ runs in two straight NCAA Tournament games for the first time in program history.
Nebraska’s 14 runs are the most it has scored in NCAA Tournament history. NU had only scored 10+ runs in six NCAA Tournament games entering this season.
NU has hit back-to-back home runs eight times this season.
Nebraska has had 16 innings this season with multiple home runs.
The Huskers have hit 4+ home runs in 10 games this season.
Before today, SLU’s pitchers had only given up 12 home runs in 63 games. NU hit four in five innings on Saturday.

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