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Illini Softball Wraps Up Regular Season Against Nebraska

The Fighting Illini wrapped up their last series of the regular season this weekend against Nebraska at home, winning two out of three games, to finish the regular season with a 36-17 record, and a 13-8 conference record. Here’s a recap of the weekend’s games:

Game 1: Illinois 5, Nebraska 4

Illinois won the first game of the series, in a back-and-forth game. While the Illini jumped out to a 3-1 lead after three innings, Nebraska scored three runs in the top of the sixth, giving them a one run lead. In the bottom of the sixth, Kiana Sherlund drove in the tying run and Maddi Doane put the game away in the seventh with a run-scoring single.