Huskers Win Big Ten Tournament Title

The No. 2 Nebraska softball team won its second Big Ten title of the season, notching a 7-2 victory over the No. 6 UCLA Bruins in the 2026 Big Ten Tournament Championship on Saturday afternoon in College Park, Md. 

 

Nebraska also won the 2026 Big Ten regular-season title, as it posted a 23-1 record in Big Ten play this season. This is the Huskers’ second Big Ten Tournament title since joining the conference, as NU also won in 2022. It is the ninth time in school history that the Big Red has won a regular-season and tournament championship in the same season.

 

The title marks the 22nd overall conference title and 11th conference tournament title in school history.

 

NU now sits at 46-6 on the season, while UCLA fell to 47-8. 

 

Hannah Camenzind logged the two-RBI single that gave NU the lead in the third inning, while Ava Kuszak and Kacie Hoffmann added home runs. Emmerson Cope, Jesse Farrell and Samantha Bland contributed hits. 

 

Jordy Frahm (18-4) grabbed the win in the circle, as she threw a complete game with five hits, two runs and eight strikeouts. 

 

UCLA struck first with a run in each of the second and third innings. 

 

NU posted a three-run bottom of the third. Cope opened the inning with a single and Kennadi Williams pinch ran for her. Hoffmann was hit by a pitch and Katelyn Caneda pinch ran for her. With Williams on second and Caneda on first, L. Camenzind sac bunted to put runners in scoring position. Frahm was intentionally walked but called out due to runner’s interference on a Coor fielder’s choice. H. Camenzind singled to send Williams, Caneda and Coor across the plate and give NU a 3-2 edge.

 

In the bottom of the fourth, Bland singled and Hoffmann knocked a two-run shot to right field to extend the lead to 5-2.

 

Kuszak added a homer in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 6-2. Jesse Farrell singled and Bland walked before a Hoffmann groundout put runners on second and third. L. Camenzind reached on an error that also scored Nessa McMillen, who pinch ran for Farrell and stretched the lead to 7-2.

 

Jordy Frahm was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, and Samantha Bland, Hannah Camenzind and Alexis Jensen were all named to the All-Tournament Team. 

 

Nebraska will find out its postseason fate at the NCAA Softball Selection Show, which is set to air at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2 tomorrow, May 10. NU will host a watch party for fans with players and coaches at Bowlin Stadium. Gates will open at 5 p.m. and admission is free.

 

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