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NU softball debuts in preseason rankings

January 25, 2012 By

The Nebraska softball team cracked the preseason top-25 rankings in both major polls opening tied for 20th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and coming in 21st in the NFCA/USA Today poll.

Nebraska enters the preseason polls for the first time since 2007. The Huskers are coming off a 41-14 record and a #21 final ranking in both polls last season. Nebraska returns eight starters.

Nebraska was one of just two Big Ten teams to appear in the poll, as Michigan is #15 ranking in the NFCA poll and tied for 16th in the ESPN.com poll. Ohio State and Northwestern also received votes in the ESPN poll.

The Huskers’ open the 2012 season on Feb. 9 against Washington at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Nebraska opens its season with back-to-back games against top-15 teams, as the Huskers’ second game comes against Arizona, which earned a No. 8 preseason ranking in both polls.

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Huskers open up softball practice at new indoor facility

January 17, 2012 By

View from home plate of the new indoor practice facility. NU athletics

The Nebraska softball team held its first practice of the 2012 season inside the new Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility, located next to Bowlin Stadium.  The Huskers return eight starters from last year’s team that posted a 41-14 record and advanced to an NCAA Regional final and finished with a No. 21 national ranking.

The team is not only excited about the upcoming season, but they began using their new practice facility. The Haymarket Park Indoor Practice Facility was completed last fall at a cost of $4.75 million. Softball and baseball now has access to its own facility.

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Wahoo, Skutt, and Millard South softball champs

October 15, 2011 By

Wahoo repeated as the Class C state champions in softball, beating unranked Ashland-Greenwood 10-3 in a rematch of last year’s state championship game. The Warriors scored seven runs in the sixth inning after the Bluejays grabbed a 3-1 lead through five innings.

Beatrice jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on four hits, but Omaha Skutt rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the inning thanks to a one out barrage that included two singles and two doubles. Its the SkyHawks first state title in six appearances under coach Keith Englekamp.

Millard South picked up their second softball title in a 6-2 win over Lincoln Southwest as the Patriots went a perfect 4-0 at the tourney.

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State softball tournament scores from Thursday

October 14, 2011 By

Millard South, Omaha Skutt and Wahoo all came out of the championship bracket with two wins to advance to today’s finals in Hastings.  Class A Lincoln Southwest plays Papillion LV South for the right to advance, In Class B it will be Ralston facing Beatrice and Class C Fairbury and Ashland Greenwood.  All of those games are at 12:30 with the first game in the championship rounds set for 3pm.  Scores and schedules included

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High softball scores from Wednesday’s opening round

October 13, 2011 By

State high school softball highlights from yesterday’s action in Class A. Grand Island scored three runs with two outs in the 7th to beat Millard Wester 7-6. Class B, top ranked Bennington hit four home runs in the first inning, scoring nine in a 12-0 three inning win over Hastings. Class C, Arlington got a two run walk off homer to beat Fillmore Central 8-6. Gothenburg beat Raymond Central 1-0, scoring the winning run on an error.

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