Haley Hestekin struggled in the early going Saturday, but the sophomore more than made up for it with her strong finish.
Hestekin didn’t allow a run over the final five innings and sophomore Taylor Johnson drove in the winning run with a sixth-inning triple as the University of Wisconsin softball team rallied for a 5-4 victory against Nebraska at Goodman Diamond to even the Big Ten Conference series at a game apiece.
Hestekin allowed four runs — three earned — over the first two innings, leaving the Badgers (37-11, 14-8 Big Ten) facing a 4-1 deficit.
UW scored twice in the fourth inning on run-scoring hits by sophomore Lauren Foster and freshman Ally Miklesh.