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Nebraska Softball Hosts Northwestern in Final Home Weekend
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska softball will play its final home games of the season this weekend when the Huskers host Northwestern for a three-game series on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bowlin Stadium.
Tickets for each game of the series can be purchased at huskers.com/softball, by calling 1-800-8-BIG-RED or at the Bowlin Stadium ticket office beginning one hour prior to first pitch. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets prior to game day. Tickets purchased on the day of the game cost $2 more than tickets purchased in advance.
Fans should also be advised that effective immediately, re-entry is no longer permitted at Bowlin Stadium. Fans who enter the stadium and leave will not be allowed to re-enter.
On Saturday, the Haymarket Park parking lots will also be used for football parking and the lots will be cashiered until 11 a.m. Any fan with a Saturday softball ticket can park for free by showing a parking attendant their softball ticket.
Saturday will also feature a post-game jersey retirement ceremony for Husker great Taylor Edwards. On Sunday, eight Nebraska seniors will be recognized following the game.
Fans unable to make it out to Bowlin Stadium can watch all three games on Big Ten+, with subscriptions starting at $9.99 a month. A free radio broadcast of the three games – and every game this season – will be available on Huskers.com or the official Huskers app.
Scouting Northwestern (29-9, 15-2 Big Ten)
Northwestern enters the weekend series at Nebraska with a 29-9 overall record, with the Wildcats boasting the top winning percentage (.763) in the conference. Northwestern is atop the Big Ten standings with a 15-2 record in conference play as the Wildcats seek their third consecutive Big Ten regular-season title.
Nebraska and Northwestern share three common opponents this season in Illinois, Michigan and UCLA. The Huskers posted a 2-4 record against that trio while the Wildcats went 5-1.
Northwestern bats .280 as a team while averaging 5.7 runs per game. The Wildcats rank 15th nationally and lead the Big Ten with an average of 1.4 home runs per game and are 23rd in the country with a .403 on-base percentage. Defensively, Northwestern boasts a 2.11 ERA and a .969 fielding percentage while allowing only 2.6 runs per game. The Wildcats lead the Big Ten and rank 15th nationally in ERA.
The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 109-39 in their first 17 Big Ten Conference games, winning by an average of more than four runs per game. Northwestern has also hit 34 home runs in its 17 conference games while allowing only five home runs.
- Kansas Robinson leads Northwestern with a .422 batting average, 49 hits, 10 doubles, 10 homers, 33 RBIs, an .802 slugging percentage and a .524 on-base percentage. Robinson ranks second in the Big Ten in average and on-base percentage and is third in slugging percentage and walks per game (0.7).
- Kelsey Nader is second on the team with a .358 average, 43 hits, 28 runs and seven doubles.
- Angela Zedak is the Wildcats’ third .300 hitter as she boasts a .322 average. Zedak leads Northwestern with 30 runs scored and has added seven doubles, five homers and 24 RBIs.
- Bridget Donahey has drawn a team-high 30 walks and leads the Big Ten and ranks 19th nationally with an average of 0.8 walks per game. Donahey has added eight home runs to complement a .282 batting average.
- In the circle, Ashley Miller has statistically been the Big Ten’s best pitcher. The reigning two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, Miller is 16-4 on the season with a 1.14 ERA in 135.2 innings. She has thrown more than 55 percent of Northwestern’s total innings while appearing in 27 games with 18 starts. Miller has thrown five shutouts among her 15 complete games and has added four saves. Opponents are hitting just .161 against her, and Miller has struck out 155 batters while averaging eight strikeouts per seven innings.
- Miller ranks 11th nationally in fewest hits allowed per seven innings (4.0), 12th in ERA, 24th in shutouts and 25th in strikeouts. On the conference level, Miller leads the Big Ten in ERA, opponent batting average and is tied for the league lead in saves.
- Riley Grudzielanek has seen the most time behind Miller, appearing in 13 games with nine starts and posting a 6-1 record with a 3.40 ERA in 45.1 innings.
- Cami Henry is 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA in 34.2 innings with two saves in 12 appearances and eight starts.
- Renae Cunningham rounds out the Northwestern staff. Cunningham is 4-2 with a 2.80 ERA in 30.0 innings. She has added one shutout and two saves over 12 appearances and three starts.
- Kate Drohan is in her 23rd season at Northwestern where she owns a 774-422-1 record. Northwestern softball’s all-time wins leader, Drohan has won four Big Ten titles with the Wildcats while advancing to 15 NCAA Tournaments and three Women’s College World Series.
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Nebraska Tornadoes: FEMA starts canvassing hardest hit areas
ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) – There’s no shortage of damage, debris, or uncertainty in the Elkhorn neighborhood of Ramblewood.
“All of us homeowners are like where to start, what can I get, who can help me?” said Zoe Sorando.
From the sidewalk, Sorando’s home may look like it’s all there, but the inside maps a much more challenging path for her and her family. She’s had inspectors, engineers, and electricians come and go.
“They are trying to help, but having a lot of people you don’t understand what they are doing, it is overwhelming,” she said.
Thankfully, she says, these two women with FEMA took the time to help her understand their purpose.
“For them coming house to house and offering the services, it is like very helpful,” said Sorando.
FEMA teams are speaking with homeowners and renters, encouraging them to apply with them or online. The federal agency often provides money for needs not covered by insurance, like home repairs or paying for a place to live.
“We’re working with every household on a case-by-case basis,” said John Mills, a FEMA spokesperson. “We want to hear from people about what their needs are and make you eligible for as much as we possibly can.”
They’re also leaving flyers. For Sorando, this response helps calm the chaos she’s experiencing now: “I’m looking forward to follow up and see what else they can do for me.”
She made it through 2017′s deadly hurricane while living in Puerto Rico. Now she can add 2024′s tornado outbreak to this list.
“I was a survivor of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. And FEMA is not…I mean they’re not out there like this,” said Sorando.
With FEMA’s arrival, it warns residents about potential fraud. They said “FEMA employees do not ask for money – or accept money – from disaster survivors. FEMA staff never charge applicants for disaster assistance, inspections or help with registration.”
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Nebraska Baseball takes series at Minnesota
Nebraska baseball remained in the hunt for a Big Ten Conference title with a series victory at Minnesota this weekend.
The Huskers topped the Gophers in the first two games but dropped dropped Sunday’s finale. NU is now 30-16 on the season, including 12-6 in the Big Ten. That puts the Huskers in a three-way tie for second place behind Illinois, which leads the league at 13-5.
Minnesota is now 21-21 with a league record of 7-11.
Nebraska won a relatively high-scoring affair Friday night, thanks in part to Dylan Carey’s two-run home run in the seventh inning. That gave NU a lead that wouldn’t be given back as the Huskers won 10-7.
The series was clinched Saturday with a 7-3 Husker victory. Joshua Overbeek had a 3-for-5 day with a homer, three RBIs and two runs. Josh Caron had three hits and an RBI, while Dylan Carey was 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
Sunday’s finale saw NU come up short of the sweep, with Minnesota scoring a pair of runs in the first inning and never relinquishing the lead en route to the 6-2 final.
Nebraska returns home to host South Dakota State for a single game Wednesday before a three-game weekend series in Lincoln against Indiana. The Huskers’ regular season wraps up the following weekend with three games at Michigan State.
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Nebraska church helping tornado victims find their belongings
Lead Pastor Ronnie Rothe, with The Relevant Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska, explains how the fellowship is helping their neighbors around them who were impacted by the recent EF-3 tornado. Volunteers started finding personal belongings and helping reunite victims with their photos and other cherishes items.
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