Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Softball fireworks, Huskers get their degrees, more

We’re nearing that part of the year when everyone is just sitting around and waiting for the Nebraska football team to kick off its season. But before we get there, the Nebraska Cornhuskers softball and baseball teams are offering up some fun.

On Saturday night, the Nebraska Cornhuskers softball team especially provided some fun. Now they’ll see if they can pull another Cinderella act on Sunday.

Trailing for the entire game to Wichita State, the Huskers entered the 9th inning down 8-6. However, they managed to score three runs and win in walk-off fashion.

The victory means that the softball team’s postseason lives are extended a bit. They officially advanced to the regional finals against Oklahoma State. They will need a bit more fireworks to get farther than that.

The Huskers will need to win twice on Sunday in order to advance to the Super Regionals.

Baseball wins the weekend

The Nebraska Cornhuskers softball team saw some success on Sunday but so did the baseball team. The Huskers took two of three against the Purdue Boilermakers and.

The win locked up the 4th seed for the Huskers in the Big Ten Tournament. That means they’ll kick off the event with a May 24 afternoon game against Rutgers.

The winner of that game will take on the winner of a game between top-seeded Maryland and Michigan State. Husker fans can’t love being on the same side of the bracket as Maryland, especially since they were just percentage points behind Iowa in the standings.

Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news

• On Saturday, 68 Husker athletes from every sport the school has to offer received their degrees. That includes Logan Smothers, who apparently hasn’t moved on officially from Nebraska football just yet.

• While Nebraska football recruiting has been in the news alot the last few days with the commitment of Daniel Kaelin, former Husker offensive lineman Rob Zatechka spoke with Iowa Western Community College head coach Scott Strohmeier who talked about how former Huskers coaches ignored what could be quite the pipeline of talent in their back door.