#2 HUSKERS SOFTBALL – The Big 10 Title Is Nebraska’s To Lose: Penn St. Preview, How To Watch/Listen & More

• Although the expectation is a sweep, two out of three wins guarantee the Big 10 regular season championship for nebraska.
• Penn State has good-looking record at 32-17, but despite two games against once #1 and Top 10 Tennessee, there’s a bit of a “paper tiger” thing going here since they played only three games against ranked teams out of conference and, like the Huskers, caught an easy Big 10 slate.
• Add being swept by Oregon and they were 0-6 in their limited exposure to the Top 25. In conference, they are currently in a two-way tie for 9th. They have lost every conference series to teams ahead of or tied with them and won every series against teams below them.
• As a freshman in 2024, Penn State’s Bridget Nemeth was one of the top pitchers in the Big 10 going 23-8 with a 1.77 ERA and 202 strikeouts and 49 walks in 210 innings pitched. She then missed almost all of 2025 with an injury which it appears is still affecting her game. She is again a regular member of a staff in which all five hurlers have thrown only between 53 and 65 innings, but is 4-5 with a 4.93 ERA, 50 K’s and 29 BB’s in 66.2 innings.

HUSKER GAME INFO

Schedule: (All times CST)

May 1 – @ Penn State 4 p.m.
May 2 – @ Penn State 1:30 p.m.
May 3 – @ Penn State 11 a.m.

Location: Nittany Lions Softball Park, State College, PA

Surface: Dirt Infield, Grass outfield

TV/Streaming: All games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

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:**The weather could be a little iffy for Friday’s contest. I tried to hold off a little but the forecast still calls for a chance of some showers (50% through around the 4pm start time with 50% again around 7pm). Temps should be in the mid-50’s with WSW winds of 5-10mph. Showers should just be occasional and if for any reason they can’t get it in, the game could always be finished Saturday which will be a little chillier around 50, but with partly sunny skies. Expect the same Sunday with slightly warmer temps and a little more wind.

THE OPPONENT

Penn State (32-17, 11-10 Big Ten 9th – 2-way tie)

Penn State is 32-17 overall with an 11-10 mark in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions come into the weekend fresh off a sweep of Illinois. Nebraska and Penn State have common opponents in Rutgers, Wisconsin, Tennessee and UCF. NU is 7-1 against those teams, while Penn State is 6-3.

Head Coach Clarisa Crowell is in her sixth season at Penn State and is 162-136 with the Nittany Lions. She is 376-322-1 in 14 seasons in her career.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Allison Oneacre paces the PSU offense with a .388 batting average, along with 17 homre runs and 58 RBI. Brooke Klosowicz has a team-high 56 hits and adds 51 RBI.

Penn State splits time evenly among five pitchers — McKenna Young (3.31 ERA, 12-4, 65.2 IP), Abigail Britton (3.45 ERA, 5-5, 65.0 IP), Mackenzie Duncan (3.81 ERA, 7-1, 53.1 IP), Brevyn Kellepouris (4.60 ERA, 4-2, 59.1 IP) and Bridget Nemeth (4.93 ERA, 4-5, 66.2 IP).

HUSKERS LINEUPS (Best Guess)

P/1B #98 JORDY FRAHM

CF #23 HANNAH COOR

LF/DP/P #9 HANNAH CAMENZIND

SS #7 AVA KUSZAK

RF #14 KACIE HOFFMANN

C #25 JESSE FARRELL

3B #29 SAMANTHA BLAND

P/DP #99 ALEXIS JENSEN

1B #3 BELLA BACON (When Jordy pitches)

2B #2 LAURA CAMENZIND

LF #27 NATALIA HILL (defensive only)

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

The top three and #9 spots in the order are set for the post-season; spots 4-8 may see a little shuffling based on hot/cold streaks and matchups.

I thought Hannah Camenzind might get the game #3 start last weekend but Coach Revelle went with Frahm – and that, too, might be indicative of post-season plans. Last season, that plan was to start Jordy in every single game.

No, literally.

This time around, she will be taking advantage of freshman Alexis Jensen who will be going for her 20th win in her next start. These two will likely split the starts until this season is over one way or another and you will likely only see Camenzind or Kylee Magee if game’s get out of hand.