Minnesota Suffers Shutout Loss at Nebraska – University of Minnesota Athletics

LINCOLN, Neb. – Minnesota softball suffered an 11-0 loss at (RV) Nebraska Saturday afternoon from Bowlin Stadium.
 
The Gophers had a lead-off single in every of the primary three innings however went 0-for-8 with runners on base because the offense failed to attain.
 
Lauren Espalin singled to open the sport and Natalie DenHartog drew a two-out stroll as Minnesota put runners on early earlier than the Huskers ended the body on a swinging strikeout to maintain the sport scoreless. Autumn Pease wanted simply 9 pitches to close down Nebraska within the first and Sara Kinch opened the second ripping a single into heart, however the residence aspect turned an inning-ending double play, erasing the chance.
 
Again-to-back singles from the Huskers began the underside of the second and each scored on a RBI double leaping to a 2-0 benefit. With two Nebraska runners in scoring place, Kayla Chavez completely fielded a squeeze bunt and caught a runner at residence as Minnesota was in a position to get out of the inning trailing by two. Chavez began the third beating out an infield single because the guests appeared to shut the hole with the potential tying run on the plate.
 
The sport turned within the backside of the third because the Huskers capitalized on a Gophers error scoring six occasions, 5 of which have been unearned, pushing their margin to 8-0. It was a pair of two-run homers that did the majority of the harm. Nebraska used 4 hits and a stroll within the fourth stretching the result in double-digits and closed out the run-rule victory, 11-0, in 5 frames.
 
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