HUSKERS SOFTBALL Hits the Highway: Previewing the Shocker Classic

In the end, everything was okay at the Mary Nutter Classic.

Lost in the frustration of losses to UCLA and Duke..

Down only 2-1 to UCLA after four innings and tied 0-0 with Duke after the full seven.

12 runners left on base in the two games.

…was that…

They showed again they are competing with the nation’s top teams.

They finished the tourney which always attracts the nation’s best with a 4-2 record - their first winning record since 2011. That’s 14 years if you’re doing the math.

The bats didn’t sleep against the Bruins and Blue Devils, but they did take some naps at the worst times. Odds are things will even out with this group. The win against Baylor was a solid one. And even though Utah has…