Nebraska softball defeats Tennessee, moves within one win of Women’s College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Behind a complete game from Jordy Bahl and power hitting from Hannah Camenzind, Nebraska softball topped Tennessee, 5-2 in Game One of the Knoxville Super Regional.

With a win in Saturday’s Game Two, the Huskers would clinch a berth in the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2013.

In a game featuring two of the best pitchers in the sport, Nebraska wasted no time getting to Karlyn Pickens. Facing the SEC Pitcher of the Year, Olivia DiNardo struck a base hit up the middle to score Bahl with the first run of the game.

Tennessee countered in the bottom of the second. Sophia Nugent took Bahl deep to knot it up, 1-1. The solo shot ended the Papillion native’s streak of 10 consecutive scoreless innings.

Nebraska went back on top in the third thanks to a Samantha Bland double that scored Bahl from first. Camenzind added insurance in the fourth with a mammoth solo homer. The Skutt Catholic alum started a Big Red rally. With two on and two out, Jordy Bahl skied a fly ball to shallow left center that fell between to Vols. Pickens exacerbated the error with a throw home that went to the backstop, allowing two Huskers to score to make it a 5-1 game.

In the circle, Bahl went the distance, hurling seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out six.

Nebraska and Tennessee square off Saturday at 4:00pm. The Vols need a win to force a winner-take-all Game Three on Sunday.

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