HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap: San Diego St 3 HUSKERS 2

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORKThe Huskers hung in there with San Diego St until the last, but in the end, the inability to bring home runners in scoring position with less than two out may have been the difference. A tight game was decided in the bottom of the 8th when Aly Garcia singled home pinch runner Elianna Reyes for the 3-2 victory.

The competition level was jumping way back up this weekend and the Aztecs - 2023 Mountain West Champs and Super Regional participants - would be the first test for the Huskers to see if they could compete at the next level or would be humbled again as against Washington and Duke in their opening weekend. There was good news at the start as…