The 19th-ranked Nebraska softball team capped an incredible run to the NCAA Columbia Regional title by beating 15th-seeded Missouri for a second straight game Sunday afternoon, 8-1.
The Huskers captured a regional championship for the second straight season and for the eighth time in school history. Nebraska defeated Missouri by a combined score of 19-5 on Sunday, winning a road regional for only the second time in school history and for the first time since 2002. After losing to Kansas in Friday’s opener, Nebraska won four consecutive games in less than 23 hours, outscoring its opponents 30-6 during the four-game run to the title
.With the win, Nebraska improved to 44-16 on the season, while posting their school-record 18th road win of the year. The Huskers advanced to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional, where they will face No. 2 Alabama.
