Nebraska Eliminates Texas Southern From NCAA Tournament

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Texas Southern University was knocked out of the NCAA Softball Tournament after falling to Nebraska, 5-0, Saturday afternoon at Tiger Park.

The first run of the day was handed out at the bottom of the first inning in favor of Nebraska. Neither team would score again until the fourth as the Cornhuskers claimed another run due to a triple down the left-field line and a single to first base.

Three more runs came in the sixth inning as the Tigers allowed a double to the left field, a single to the right side, a walk and a triple to left center – making the score 5-0. This loss ended the game and the Tigers’ road to the NCAA Softball Tournament.

Thomasina Garza and Krystalani Yockman were the only Tigers to connect bat-to-ball in the game. Madison Staton stood on the mound, tossing three strikeouts. After seeing 27 batters, she only gave away four walks with six hits.

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