Gophers softball sweeps Nebraska on no-hitter, two-hitter
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Autumn Pease pitched a no-hitter in the first game and Amber Fiser and Ava Dueck (one inning) combined on a two-hitter in the six-inning second game as the No. 24 Gophers swept Nebraska 2-0 and 9-0 Saturday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Big Ten softball. Minnesota (22-5 overall/conference) has won eight games in a row.
Neither team had a hit in the first game until Sara Kinch doubled for the Gophers to lead off the fifth against the Cornhuskers (14-13). Her pinch runner scored on an error and Natalie DenHartog followed with an RBI single. Pease struck out three, walked one and faced only 21 hitters, the minimum.
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No. 24 Minnesota Walks Off With 8-7 Win over Nebraska
The Nebraska softball team took a one-run lead into the bottom of the seventh inning Friday night at No. 24 Minnesota, but the Golden Gophers scored twice in their final at bat to rally for an 8-7 victory.
April 16, 2021 10:36 pm
MINNEAPOLIS, Mn. (Nebraska Athletics) – The Nebraska softball team took a one-run lead into the bottom of the seventh inning Friday night at No. 24 Minnesota, but the Golden Gophers scored twice in their final at bat to rally for an 8-7 victory.
In a nearly three-hour game that featured a tight strike zone, more than 300 pitches, 12 walks and eight errors, both teams created opportunities for their opponent and it was Minnesota taking advantage of the final opportunity, as Nebraska issued three walks and committed one error in the bottom of the seventh.