Huskers Nip Jackrabbits in Lincoln

Tuesday, March 29

Lincoln, Neb.

6:00 PM

South Dakota State University

11-20

Nebraska

20-11

South Dakota State

Nebraska

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

3/30/2016 9:27:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

By: Ryan Sweeter

LINCOLN, Neb. – South Dakota State senior Devan Larsen extended her career home run record to 28 with her fifth long ball of the season, and the Jackrabbits got an RBI double from Lyndsey Crist, but the three runs Nebraska scored in the first two innings held up, as the Cornhuskers downed the Jacks 3-2 on Tuesday evening.

SDSU falls to 11-20 on the season with the loss, while the Huskers, who just fell out of the national rankings this week, improve to 20-11.

The hosts struck first in the first, scoring two runs on three hits to take an early 2-0 lead. Nebraska also posted three hits in the second, but scored one before leaving the bases loaded.

Down 3-0 entering the fourth inning, Larsen opened the inning with a home run over the fence in right center field to get SDSU on the board. Two batters later, Abbey Murphy hit a two-out single to right field, and then scored on the Crist double to cut the Huskers lead to 3-2.

The only hit in the game for either team after that came off the bat of Julia Andersen, a leadoff single in the fifth, but she would be stranded on base.

The Jackrabbits remain in Nebraska, but move east to Omaha on Wednesday for a doubleheader at Creighton, which begins at 2 p.m.