Nebraska softball wins Big Ten Championship, beats UCLA 7-2
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Key Points:
- Nebraska softball clinched the Big Ten Tournament Championship for the second time in five seasons, also securing the Big Ten regular season title with a 7-2 victory over No. 3 seed UCLA.
- After falling behind 2-0, Nebraska rallied with three runs in the third inning and added runs in the fourth and sixth innings to secure the win against UCLA, a team leading the nation with 182 home runs.
- Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Jordy Frahm pitched a complete game, allowing two runs (one earned), five hits, and striking out seven, while UCLA's ace Taylor Tinsley threw 312 pitches over three days but gave up seven runs.
- Megan Grant set a new NCAA single-season home run record with her 38th homer in the third inning, surpassing the previous record set in 1995.
- Nebraska awaits its NCAA Tournament seeding announcement scheduled for May 10 on ESPN2, following their dominant conference tournament performance.
