Frahm’s spark powers No. 1 Nebraska softball past South Dakota in regional opener

LINCOLN — No. 1 Nebraska softball (47-6) held off South Dakota (20-35-1), 4-1, in its first regional matchup on Friday evening at Rhonda Revelle Field. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the fifth, Senior Jordy Frahm awakened the Big Red bats with a two-out double. Moments later, Hannah Coor tied it up with an RBI triple before Hannah Camenzind’s RBI double handed NU a 2-1 lead. The No. 4-overall seeded Huskers did not record a hit until the fourth inning, which included stranding the bases loaded. Lefty Alexis Jensen (23-2) dominated in her start from the circle. The true freshman struck out five Coyotes and surrendered one run in her five innings of work. Frahm (SV: 11) closed out the game with two shutout innings. Here is an instant recap from the first Husker-hosted regional since 2013… ***NOT A MEMBER? JOIN HUSKERONLINE TODAY FOR JUST $1! Pitchers’ duel dominates through four USD starter Madison Evans gave Nebraska fits early. In fact, she retired nine of the first 10 faced. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, it appeared the Big Red offense would respond. Coor drew a lead-off walk. Moments later, Camenzind advanced her to third with a double — NU’s first hit of the game. Another walk loaded the bases, but two pop-ups and an inning-ending strikeout by Emmerson Cope squandered the golden opportunity. Meanwhile, after three no-hit frames (including three strikeouts), Jensen’s lone hiccup came in the fourth.Get the On3 Top 10 Newsletter in your inbox every morningBy clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms, and use of my personal information described therein. Wahoo (Neb.) native Autumn Iversen drilled a lead-off homer to left field as NU faced a 1-0 hole. After walking another to follow, Jensen regained her composure to rack up another two strikeouts in a clean fifth. Frahm ignites Nebraska’s bats With two down and momentum entirely on USD’s side and a major upset brewing, Nebraska’s superstar Jordy Frahm injected electricity with her double to left field. Frame left it all out there by extending a normal single for the two-bagger with a full-effort slide, which propelled the two-run punch. That spark was all that the Huskers needed. With all the momentum and a roaring Bowlin Stadium packed with red, NU added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth after Kacie Hoffman’s two-RBI double to make it 4-1. Nebraska returns to action for Round 2 of the regional on Saturday at noon CT against GCU. Watch on a TBD ESPN Network or listen on the Huskers Radio Network. Never miss breaking news or another HuskerOnline article again. Click HERE to sign up for HuskerOnline’s Daily and Breaking News Newsletters!