UCLA Drops Series Opener at Nebraska, 4-1

Friday, March 27

Lincoln, NE

6:00 PM (PT)

UCLA

28-4, 9-1

Nebraska

25-5, 7-0

UCLA

Nebraska

Taylor Tinsley

Photo by: Vinny Lavalsiti

UCLA Drops Series Opener at Nebraska, 4-1

March 27, 2026 | Softball

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LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 7 UCLA softball team dropped its series opener at No. 9 Nebraska, 4-1, Friday night at Bowlin Stadium, snapping a 22-game winning streak.

The Bruins (28-4, 9-1 Big Ten) managed just four hits against Nebraska pitchers Alexis Jensen and Jordy Frahm.

Megan Grant accounted for UCLA's lone run, going 1-for-3 to extend her hitting streak to 17 games. She led off the fourth inning with the Bruins' first hit of the game. One batter later, Kaniya Bragg singled to right field to put runners on the corners, and freshman Bri Alejandre drove in Grant with an RBI single up the middle.

Senior right-hander Taylor Tinsley battled in the circle, holding Nebraska (25-5, 7-0 Big Ten) hitless through the first three innings. Hannah Coor broke up the no-hit bid with a one-out single in the fourth.

Tinsley (15-3) allowed four earned runs on five hits over six innings, issuing a career-high seven walks while striking out seven. She took her third loss of the season and first since Week 2.

Despite the final line, Tinsley worked out of multiple jams early. She escaped the second inning with a strikeout of Kacie Hoffmann after back-to-back two-out walks, then stranded another runner in scoring position in the third by striking out cleanup hitter Jesse Farrell.

Nebraska took the lead for good in the fifth. Jordy Frahm reached on a hit-by-pitch to open the inning, and Hannah Camenzind followed with a go-ahead two-run home run to left field.

The Huskers added two more runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Hoffmann and a bases-loaded walk drawn by Camenzind, who finished with three RBIs.

Next Up
UCLA aims to even the series with Nebraska tomorrow afternoon at Bowlin Stadium at 12 p.m. (PT). The contest will be available for viewing on BigTenPlus.com.