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The Nebraska softball team closes out the 2021 season this weekend with a four-game series against the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Ill. The series begins with a single game on Friday at 3 p.m, followed by a Saturday doubleheader at 1 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday. Three of the four games this weekend will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. BTN will carry Friday’s opener and the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, with Dean Linke and Elise Menake...

Cam Ybarra – intend return for a sixth season next year, utilizing the extra year the NCAA granted after the 2020 season was canceled. The 2021 senior class has combined to play in nearly 600 games at Nebraska. A two-time All-Big Ten selection, Edwards has started 208 games in her career and ranks in the top five all-time at Nebraska in doubles, home runs, extra-base hits, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Owen has started 63 games in her three seasons as a Husker, batting .256 with...

The Nebraska softball team begins an eight-game homestand this weekend when the Huskers welcome the Wisconsin Badgers to Bowlin Stadium for a four-game series. The series begins with a single game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. before the teams face off in a Saturday doubleheader at Noon. The series finale is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday. Fans with a subscription to Big Ten Network+ can watch the first three games. Sunday’s contest will be televised live on the Big Ten Network, with Kevin Kugler and Lei...