A day after finally getting to Penn State’s Bailey Parshall and pulling out a late 3-1 win, the Huskers’ Comeback Kids were tasked with facing Lexie Handley, Ohio State’s fireballer averaging 8.7 K’s/7 innings. Handley would be making her 3rd straight start and showing little sign of exhaustion despite ending up north of 250 pitches for the week, scattering 6 hits and striking out the same in another solid performance.
However, the Huskers were gutting it out as well. With the contest tied 1-1 entering the 7th inning, things did not start well. .143 hitting PH Taylor Heckman ripped a sharp single to left off of Nebraska’s Olivia Ferrell who had entered in relief in the 5th inning.