Friday, April 23
Lincoln, NE
5:30 PM
Wisconsin Badgers
at
Nebraska
Photo by: Tom Lynn
Five Things To Know: Badgers head west to Nebraska
April 20, 2021 | Softball
UW brings five-game winning streak into this weekend’s series
MADISON, Wis. – Fresh off of its first sweep of the 2021 season, the Wisconsin softball team heads west to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a four-game series. First pitch on Friday is set for 5:30 p.m., Saturday's doubleheader begins at noon, while Sunday's series finale, which can be seen live on Big Ten Network, begins at 1 p.m.
Fans can watch the first three games of the series live online on Big Ten Network+ and can follow the action live on either Twitter (@BadgerSoftball) or Instagram.
1. LAST TIME OUT: UW is coming off of a convincing sweep of Rutgers, earning three run-rule wins against the Scarlet Knights. The Badgers oustscored RU 32-3 in the four-game set in Pistacaway and had eight home runs, which was the season total UW had heading into the weekend series. Eight Badgers had multiple hits during the series, led by Fiona Girardot and Skylar Sirdashney who each had six hits apiece.
2. FIONA IS ON FIRE: One of the catalysts for the Badgers' recent success is sophomore Fiona Girardot, who record six hits in each of the Badgers' last two series. Over the last two weekends, the sophomore is hitting .545 with 12 hits, six extra-base hits and eight runs, which ranks second on the team during the span.
3. PIN-POINT PITCHING: The Badgers have allowed a Big Ten-low 33 walks through 28 games led by Haley Hestekin, who has allowed only six free passes in 39.2 innings pitched. Maddie Schwartz has allowed only 17 walks in 103.2 innings. Meanwhile Nebraska comes into this weekend ranked second in walks drawn with 81 with the Badgers close behind in third with 79 walks drawn.
4. CHRIS IS CRUSHING IT: Redshirt freshman Christaana Angelopulos hit a pair of home runs during the Badgers' sweep at Rutgers and now has five home runs on the season. Her five jacks are tied for the fifth-most in the Big Ten conference and are the second-most by a freshman slugger this year.
5.AGAINST THE HUSKERS: The Badgers are 8-22 all-time against Nebraska, but earned a sweep during their last trip to Lincoln on April 27-29, 2018. This season, the Cornhuskers are 15-13 after losing three of four at Minnesota and sit in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference standings.
Fans can watch the first three games of the series live online on Big Ten Network+ and can follow the action live on either Twitter (@BadgerSoftball) or Instagram.
1. LAST TIME OUT: UW is coming off of a convincing sweep of Rutgers, earning three run-rule wins against the Scarlet Knights. The Badgers oustscored RU 32-3 in the four-game set in Pistacaway and had eight home runs, which was the season total UW had heading into the weekend series. Eight Badgers had multiple hits during the series, led by Fiona Girardot and Skylar Sirdashney who each had six hits apiece.
2. FIONA IS ON FIRE: One of the catalysts for the Badgers' recent success is sophomore Fiona Girardot, who record six hits in each of the Badgers' last two series. Over the last two weekends, the sophomore is hitting .545 with 12 hits, six extra-base hits and eight runs, which ranks second on the team during the span.
3. PIN-POINT PITCHING: The Badgers have allowed a Big Ten-low 33 walks through 28 games led by Haley Hestekin, who has allowed only six free passes in 39.2 innings pitched. Maddie Schwartz has allowed only 17 walks in 103.2 innings. Meanwhile Nebraska comes into this weekend ranked second in walks drawn with 81 with the Badgers close behind in third with 79 walks drawn.
4. CHRIS IS CRUSHING IT: Redshirt freshman Christaana Angelopulos hit a pair of home runs during the Badgers' sweep at Rutgers and now has five home runs on the season. Her five jacks are tied for the fifth-most in the Big Ten conference and are the second-most by a freshman slugger this year.
5.AGAINST THE HUSKERS: The Badgers are 8-22 all-time against Nebraska, but earned a sweep during their last trip to Lincoln on April 27-29, 2018. This season, the Cornhuskers are 15-13 after losing three of four at Minnesota and sit in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference standings.
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