Arkansas
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (05/27/2026) — The Nebraska Cornhuskers stunned the Arkansas Razorbacks 5-3 in 10 innings Wednesday at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park, riding a two-run walk-off home run from Ava Kuszak to erase a one-run deficit and walk off with the win.
How It Happened
Arkansas struck first and set the early tone in the second inning, when Kailey Wyckoff homered to center field to score Dakota Kennedy and stake the Razorbacks to a 2-0 lead. The advantage held until the fourth, when Nebraska began to chip away. Samantha Bland singled to right to plate Jesse Farrell, and one batter later B. Bacon grounded out to second, scoring K. Williams to even the contest at 2-2.
The score stayed knotted into the late innings as both pitching staffs settled in. Arkansas appeared to seize control in the top of the eighth when Ella McDowell singled to left to score Reagan Johnson, pushing the Razorbacks back in front 3-2. But Nebraska answered immediately. In the bottom of the eighth, Hannah Coor homered to center to tie the game 3-3 and send it to extra innings.
Turning Point
The decisive blow came in the bottom of the 10th. With Coor aboard, Ava Kuszak launched a home run to center field, scoring Coor and bringing home the winning runs for a 5-3 final. The two-run shot capped a game that featured no lead changes by Nebraska until the very end and two ties along the way, with the Cornhuskers closing on a 3-0 run from the 3-3 deadlock to the final margin.
Nebraska's ability to respond each time it trailed — answering Arkansas's eighth-inning go-ahead run with Coor's immediate homer — proved the difference, keeping the Cornhuskers within reach until Kuszak ended it.
Star of the Game
Kuszak delivered the defining moment, finishing 1-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI on her walk-off home run. Coor was every bit as pivotal, going 1-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and the game-tying homer in the eighth. In the circle, Jordy Frahm was a workhorse for Nebraska, throwing all 10 innings while allowing eight hits and three runs with nine strikeouts to earn the complete-game win.
For Arkansas, Wyckoff drove in two of the team's three runs with her second-inning homer (1-for-4), and Reagan Johnson reached base often, going 2-for-5 with a run scored. McDowell added a 1-for-4 night with an RBI single, while Dakota Kennedy reached twice (1-for-3, a run, a walk).
What It Means
The extra-innings win is a hard-earned result for Nebraska, which showed resilience in repeatedly erasing Arkansas leads and got the timely power it needed from Kuszak and Coor. Frahm's 10-inning, nine-strikeout effort gives the Cornhuskers a marquee performance to build on.
For the Razorbacks, it was a tough loss in a tightly contested game they led twice, including as late as the eighth inning. Arkansas got production from Wyckoff and Johnson and quality work from its pitching staff, with Robyn Herron going 5.2 innings and Payton Burnham following with 4.0 innings of one-run relief. The Razorbacks fell short in extra frames but were in position to win deep into the night, leaving plenty to draw on going forward.
