NU softball team falls to Missouri

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

The Nebraska softball team dropped its regular-season finale Sunday at Bowlin Stadium, giving up two home runs to Amanda Renth in a 9-4 loss to Missouri.

Renth and Rhea Taylor homered in the third and fourth innings, respectively, and the Tigers (44-14, 11-6 Big 12) jumped to a 7-0 lead after four innings.

The Huskers (22-27, 4-14) rallied, though, as Abby Hughes drove in NU’s first run in the bottom of the fourth. Nebraska added three runs in the fifth on Missouri errors to cut the deficit to 7-4.

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Nebraska junior Darcy Rutherford slides safe to third past Missouri third baseman Gina Schneider on a double hit by Nebraska junior Crystal Carwile in the bottom of the fifth inning of Sunday's game. (Gwyneth Roberts)

Nebraska junior Darcy Rutherford slides safe to third past Missouri third baseman Gina Schneider on a double hit by Nebraska junior Crystal Carwile in the bottom of the fifth inning of Sunday's game. (Gwyneth Roberts)

But Renth smacked a two-run homer, her 19th, in the sixth inning.

Stacy Delaney (18-3) got the win, allowing four runs and seven hits in four innings before giving way to Jen Bruck. Bruck pitched a hitless final three innings to keep Nebraska at bay and pick up the save.

Molly Hill (12-16) took the loss.

Brittany Pascale paced Nebraska with a 2-for-3 performance for her first multi-hit game of the year. 

Nebraska will enter the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 10 seed. The Huskers will face seventh-seeded Kansas in the opening round Friday at 5 p.m. in Oklahoma City.