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Nebraska Wins Title as Grant Sets HR Record

5/10/2026

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Summary

Nebraska Wins

Nebraska defeated UCLA 7-2 on May 9, 2026, in College Park, Maryland, to win the tournament title.
Jordy Frahm threw a complete game, allowing one run, five hits and striking out eight.
Megan Grant hit her 38th home run, setting the NCAA Division I single-season record.
The victory secured Nebraska’s second tournament championship and an automatic NCAA bid, with the seed to be announced on May 10, 2026.

Summary

Nebraska Triumphs

Nebraska head coach Rhonda Revelle was honored as Big Ten Coach of the Year, her fifth conference award and second in the league, after guiding the Huskers to a .878 win percentage, the highest in program history.
Pitcher Jordy Frahm captured the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honor for the second consecutive season, becoming only the third power-conference pitcher to win the award four times.
Frahm also earned spots on the All-Big Ten first team and the All-Defensive team while ranking nationally in the top 20 for nine statistical categories.
Freshman left-hander Alexis Jensen received the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, the first freshman pitcher to throw a tournament shutout since 2019.
Jensen was named to the All-Freshman team and listed among the top 10 candidates for the NFCA Freshman of the Year.
Nebraska’s 23 conference victories tied the Big Ten record for league wins in a season and secured the program’s first outright conference title since joining the league.
Frahm’s performance placed her on the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 list, reflecting her leadership in batting average (.429), ERA (1.25) and strikeouts (193).

History

Historical Context

In 1995 UCLA captured its seventh NCAA softball crown, later vacated for scholarship violations. The Bruins had dominated the era, winning six of the first nine NCAA tournaments under coach Sharron Backus. Nebraska’s 2026 championship over UCLA, led by coach Rhonda Revelle and pitcher Jordy Frahm, marks the Huskers’ first title since that upset and signals a shift in Big Ten softball power.

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Nebraska Wins

Nebraska defeated UCLA 7-2 on May 9, 2026, in College Park, Maryland, to win the tournament title.
Jordy Frahm threw a complete game, allowing one run, five hits and striking out eight.
Megan Grant hit her 38th home run, setting the NCAA Division I single-season record.
The victory secured Nebraska’s second tournament championship and an automatic NCAA bid, with the seed to be announced on May 10, 2026.

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