The No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers found some spark from a trio of newcomers on Friday in an 8-5 win over Washington and a 15-10 loss to No. 1 Texas at the UTSA Invitational.
Freshman Alexis Jensen earned the win in her collegiate debut, striking out 10 and allowing five runs (three earned) in 5.0 innings. Her double-digit strikeouts were a first for a true Husker freshman pitcher in her collegiate debut since Ashley Hagemann in 2009.
The lefty from Gretna, Neb., also became the first freshman pitcher to start the season opener for NU since Lindsey Walljasper in 2019…