Rhett Stokes delivered the walk-off two-RBI single to cap off a five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth to help Nebraska complete the sweep of Maine with an 8-7 win on Saturday afternoon, as the Huskers overcame a seven-run sixth inning by the Black Bears.

Nebraska (14-5) scored eight runs on 11 hits, while Maine (2-16) totaled seven runs, 10 hits and four errors.

The Big Red completed its nine-game homestand with a perfect 9-0 mark, matching its second-longest win streak under head coach Will Bolt.

Case Sanderson led the Big Red with a 3-for-5 performance and three RBI, and Stokes went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and the walk-off hit. Jett Buck was 2-for-5 with an RBI, and Joshua Overbeek finished 2-for-4 with a homer. Devin Nunez added a hit and an RBI.

Gavin Blachowicz worked 5.2 innings with nine strikeouts and allowed three runs across seven hits and a walk. Pryce Bender gave up four runs on two hits and a pair of walks without recording an out, while Grant Cleavinger and Tucker Timmerman stabilized the bullpen with two combined shutout innings.

Jalen Worthley improved to 1-0 on the year after dealing 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout.

Nebraska grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second after Overbeek’s 410-moonshot cleared the Black Bears’ bullpen in right field for his first homer of the season.

The Black Bears erupted for seven runs on four hits in the top of the sixth to blow the game open 7-1. An RBI single and three-RBI triple gave Maine a 4-1 advantage before a three-run homer into the berm in left field had the Black Bears out front 7-1.

Nebraska answered with a run in the bottom of the sixth when Sanderson reached on an error and came around to score on Nunez’s RBI single to right field to bring the Huskers within 7-2 through six innings.

A fielding error and a balk had Dylan Carey on second with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, while Sanderson’s RBI single to center scored Carey from second and trimmed the deficit to four with two innings to play.

The two teams exchanged scoreless frames in the eighth, while Worthley sat down the Black Bears in order in the top of the ninth to send a 7-3 game into the bottom of the ninth.

Mac Moyer reached on a throwing error and Grego was hit by a pitch before Carey drew a bases-loading walk. Sanderson then singled to right-center field to score two, and Buck’s RBI single through the left side pulled Nebraska within one at 7-6.

A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third, and the Huskers loaded the bases for the second time in the inning after Overbeek drew a full-count walk with no outs. Stokes stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and one out and lined the first pitch he saw to right-center field for a two-RBI single to send the Huskers home with their ninth consecutive win.

Nebraska returns to play with pair of midweek contests at Wichita State on Tuesday-Wednesday, March 17-18 in Wichita, Kan.

Huskers Clinch Series Behind Jasa's Career Outing

Carson Jasa struck out a career-high 10 batters in a career-high 6.2 innings to lead Nebraska to a 6-3 win against Maine in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

Nebraska (13-5) scored six runs on 10 hits and an error, while Maine (2-15) totaled three runs, five hits and no errors.

Mac Moyer went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI to lead the Husker offense. Jeter Worthley was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Devin Nunez went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored. Jett Buck drove in a run on a 1-for-3 day, while Drew Grego added a sacrifice fly.

Jasa improved to 3-1 on the season after allowing three runs on four hits with a career-high 10 punchouts in 6.2 innings. Colin Nowaczyk recorded two outs before Cooper Katskee closed out the final 1.2 frames without allowing a hit to earn his second save of the season.

Nebraska struck first in the opening frame when Moyer doubled down the left-field line and scored on Buck’s RBI single through the left side to give the Huskers a 1-0 lead.

The Big Red added two more in the second inning. Nunez singled and Rhett Stokes laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him to second, setting the table for Worthley’s RBI single to right-center field. Worthley swiped second before Moyer doubled to left field to plate Worthley and push the lead to 3-0.

Nunez singled home Buck in the third to extend the advantage to 4-0 after Buck had walked and stolen second.

Maine responded in the fourth when a two-run homer to left field brought the Black Bears within 4-2.

The Huskers answered with two more in the sixth. Nunez walked and Stokes singled before Worthley dropped down a bunt single to load the bases. Moyer singled to left to score Nunez, and Grego’s sacrifice fly to center plated Stokes to make it 6-2 through six innings.

Maine got one back in the seventh on a sacrifice fly to trim NU’s lead to 6-3, while Katskee recorded the final five outs on just nine pitches to clinch Nebraska’s 6-3 victory in game one.

Huskers Sweep Michigan in Big Ten Opening Series

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 5-2, on Saturday evening at Bowlin Stadium to clinch an undefeated weekend and start Big Ten play 3-0. With the win, NU moved to 21-5 on the season.

Katelyn Caneda led the offense with a two-run homer, while Samantha Bland, Hannah Camenzind and Ava Kuszak added an RBI apiece. Alexis Jensen went 2-for-3 at the plate. 

H. Camenzind started in the circle and tossing four scoreless innings with three hits. Jensen (10-2) earned the win as she threw the final three innings and allowed two runs with four hits and four strikeouts. 

Both teams went scoreless for the first three innings before a Kuszak homer in the bottom of the fourth broke the scoring drought and gave NU a 1-0 lead.

Michigan took a 2-1 lead with a two-RBI single in the top of the fifth, but NU struck back and took a 3-2 lead after the bottom of the inning. Jensen opened the inning with a single and Kennadi Williams pinch ran for her, and Kacie Hoffmann was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. A Caneda sac bunt advanced the two and Frahm was intentionally walked to load the bases. Bland singled and Williams crossed the plate and H. Camenzind drew a walk to score Dakota Carter, who pinch ran for Hoffmann. 

The Big Red extended the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth on Caneda’s two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth. 

The Huskers are set to head to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Michigan State Spartans next weekend. Game one on Friday, March 20, will start at 4 p.m. and will be streamed on B1G+. The game can also be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

Notes

• Katelyn Caneda hit homers in both games today.

• The Huskers’ crowd of 2,637 is the fifth-largest crowd in school history.

• Hannah Camenzind is now 5-0 this season and has not recorded a loss in the circle since March 1, 2025.

• NU’s 21-5 start is the best record through 26 games since NU was 23-3 in 2011.

Husker Pick Up Two Wins in Florida

The Nebraska beach volleyball team won two matches on Saturday in Leesburg, Fla. 

The Huskers (13-2) defeated Palm Beach State, 3-2, and and Lake-Sumter State College, 4-1. 

Three Husker pairs won both of their matches on Saturday: Bergen Reilly and Teraya Sigler, Andi Jackson and Harper Murray, and Olivia Mauch and Manaia Ogbechie. Against Lake-Sumter State College, Keri Leimbach and Jayden Robinson also picked up a team point. 

Nebraska plays State College of Florida (11 a.m. CT) and St. Johns River State (1 p.m. CT) on Sunday at UMR Sports Complex in Bradenton, Fla.