#1 HUSKERS SOFTBALL – Senior Weekend Is Here: Iowa Preview, How To Watch/Listen & More

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IOWA WEEKEND – THINGS TO LOOK FOR:

• Anything but a sweep means something odd happened. Nebraska hits 42 points higher and has an ERA almost 3 runs lower than Iowa.
• Fire and focus must be maintained – there can be no repeat of the supernatural Game 3 in last year’s series. (See above.)
• Nice weather is on tap for all three games with temps in the 60’s and no rain forecast after Sunday’s game was moved. (Knock on wood.)
• It’s the last home regular season series for 2026. But the Huskers will be returning.

HUSKER GAME INFO

Schedule: (All times CST)

April 24 – Iowa 3:00 p.m.
April 24 – Iowa 5:30 p.m. (approximate – will start around 30 mins after the opener)
April 25 – Iowa 1 p.m.

Location: Bowlin Stadium, Lincoln, NE

Surface: Traditional Dirt “Skinned” Infield, Kentucky Bluegrass outfield

TV/Streaming: All games will stream on the B1G+ app.

Radio: Huskers Radio Network. You can listen for free at Husker Audio – University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website huskers.com – Nate Rohr is on the call for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

**Weather:**Friday’s games should be played under clear skies starting with temps beginning around 66 degrees and remaining around there for the duration of the doubleheader with breezes of 5-10mph in from the NE. Saturday’s rains have disappeared from the forecast (for now?) and we are looking at overcast skies & mid-60’s temps throughout with winds of 10-15mph out of the east.

THE OPPONENT

Iowa (25-22, 6-12 Big Ten 12th – 2-way tie)

Iowa is 25-22 on the season with a 6-12 mark in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes come to Nebraska fresh off of midweek wins over Iowa State and Northern Iowa. NU and Iowa share common opponents in LSU, Minnesota, Washington and South Dakota State. The Hawkeyes are 1-8 against those opponents, while Nebraska is 8-1.

Head Coach Stacy May-Johnson is in her first season at Iowa and is 25-22 with the Hawkeyes. She has a 173-163 record in her career.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Devin Simon leads the team with a .327 batting average and 50 hits, along with a .412 on- base percentage. McKenzie Leitgen adds eight home runs and six doubles, along with 28 RBIs.

Serayah Neiss has thrown a team-high 115.2 innings and has a 4.18 ERA. She has an 11-7 record with 71 strikeouts and 35 walks. Braylen Conlon (4-4, 4.29 ERA), Avery Sapp (6-5, 4.77 ERA) and Carly Brewer (4-6, 5.43 ERA) round out the Hawkeyes’ pitching staff.

HUSKERS LINEUPS (Best Guess)

P/1B #98 JORDY FRAHM

CF #23 HANNAH COOR

LF/DP #9 HANNAH CAMENZIND

SS #7 AVA KUSZAK

RF #14 KACIE HOFFMANN

C #25 JESSE FARRELL

P/DP #99 ALEXIS JENSEN

3B #29 SAMANTHA BLAND

1B #3 BELLA BACON (When Jordy pitches)

2B #2 LAURA CAMENZIND

LF #27 NATALIA HILL (defensive only)

G1: JORDY FRAHM
G2: ALEXIS JENSEN
G3: HANNAH CAMENZIND

The order seems to be locked in pretty tight and shouldn’t see any major changes going forward barring some shifting in the middle of the order based on hot streaks and matchups.

The rotation against Minnesota and UNO seems to be setting up a senior weekend with Jordy and Lex getting the starts in Friday’s weather-altered doubleheader. After a couple of rough starts, Hannah pitched 4 strong innings in relief for the win against UNO and would appear to be the choice on Saturday with Jordy’s Mariano Rivera alter-ego in waiting if necessary to close the door.