HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap: NEBRASKA 9 Creighton 0

Olensky sent the birds back to the Big O with a big 0. Nebraska and their birdish neighbors to the northwest have always enjoyed a somewhat tolerant rivalry, but the Big Red faithful (as well as the Jays and Jayskers had the roles been reversed) would be lying if they claimed not to get a little extra evil thrill out of the 9-0 Mercy Rule thrashing which the Huskers strapped on their blue butts today.

After struggling with weaker programs for the previous week or so, the Huskers saved a breakout performance for Creighton, in which the pitching was tight, the bats cooked and Billie Andrews moved another step closer to the top of the Husker home run ladder. The Huskers raised their record to…