Nebraska softball prepares to host first NCAA Regional since 2013

THE STAGE IS SET. NEBRASKA SOFTBALL. GETTING READY TO HOST ITS FIRST NCAA REGIONAL IN MORE THAN A DECADE. BUT AS NOAH SACCO TELLS US, TOMORROW’S OPENER AGAINST SOUTH DAKOTA IDEALLY JUST STEP ONE IN A LONG, LONG TOURNAMENT RUN. STAY PRESENT, BE IN THE MOMENT, AND WIN THE NEXT PITCH. IT’S A MANTRA THAT NEBRASKA SOFTBALL HAS CHAMPION THROUGHOUT HIS HISTORIC SEASON TOWARDS A TOP FOUR SEED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. NOW, THE HUSKERS HIT THE FIELD TODAY FOR THEIR FINAL TUNEUP AHEAD OF HOSTING THEIR FIRST EVER NCAA REGIONAL SINCE 2013. THE FEELINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR. I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, THINGS THAT ARE SWIMMING IN YOUR GUT ARE GOING TO BE SWIMMING IN YOUR GUT OR FLYING IN YOUR GUT. AND, AND I THINK THAT YOU JUST LEARN TO TRY TO TAKE THOSE AND KNOW THAT THAT’S A GOOD ENERGY BECAUSE WE ARE AT HOME. IT’S KIND OF LIKE FUNNELING DOWN. AND BECAUSE THERE’S JUST LIKE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND THEY ENTER WITH MOMENTUM. RUNNING A NATION BEST 21 GAME WIN STREAK AND A NUMBER ONE RANKING BY THE N, F, C, A AND USA SOFTBALL EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE HIGHEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY. HOWEVER, CONSISTENCY REMAINS THEIR KEY, SO A BIG EMPHASIS ON OUR TEAM. THIS YEAR WE READ A BOOK CALLED CARPENTER AND THE CARPENTER. THE MAIN THINGS ARE LOVE, SERVING CARE. AND I THINK WHAT’S REALLY HELPED OUR TEAM BE SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR IS JUST DOING EVERYTHING OUT OF LOVE. VALUES THAT THE HUSKERS AIM TO TAKE INTO ITS REGIONAL OPENER AGAINST SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION SOUTH DAKOTA, A ROSTER FEATURING SEVEN NEBRASKA NATIVES AND FAMILIAR FACES FOR HOMEGROWN HUSKERS. SOME OF THEM I PLAYED AGAINST IN HIGH SCHOOL BALL, SO THAT’S PRETTY COOL THAT THEY GET TO COME HOME AND PLAY HERE, AND I KNOW HOW SPECIAL IT IS JUST TO GET TO PLAY IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO REALLY COOL FOR THEM, AND THEN REALLY COOL FOR US THAT WE GET TO PLAY GIRLS THAT WE GREW UP PLAYING AGAINST. MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MARCH OF 2022, HISTORY IS ON THE HUSKERS SIDE. NEBRASKA LEADS THE ALL TIME SERIES AGAINST THE COYOTES 15 TO NOTHING. A CHANCE TO EXTEND THAT TOMORROW, AN