A walk-off two-run homer in the 10th inning lifted Nebraska to a 5-3 win over Arkansas in the Women’s College World Series, while Mississippi State and Arkansas both finished 0-2 and were sent home from Oklahoma City.
When the 10th inning ended, it didn’t just change a score—it snapped a championship dream back in Oklahoma City.
On Thursday night, Jordy Frahm and Nebraska kept finding ways to push, and Ava Kuszak delivered the defining swing. Kuszak hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the 10th inning to give Nebraska a 5-3 victory over Arkansas. It was the Cornhuskers’ first win in the Women’s College World Series since 2002.
Arkansas didn’t get long to process what came next. After that loss to Nebraska, the Razorbacks were the next team headed home from Devon Park in Oklahoma City, finishing their trip with a pair of defeats.
There were eight teams in the Women’s College World Series with aspirations of winning the national championship. By the time Thursday’s round cleared, two of those teams were already headed out—both going 0-2 in their respective trips.
Mississippi State, the lone unseeded team remaining in the WCWS field, was the first to fall into the elimination pattern. The Bulldogs dropped their second game of the tournament to defending national champion Texas. Mississippi State’s earlier loss had come against No. 11 Texas Tech, 8-0 in five innings on May 28. That put the Bulldogs in the losers’ bracket.
Arkansas’ elimination came just after its immediate reversal in schedule. The Razorbacks faced a tough ask: they turned around after a 10-inning loss to Nebraska and then had to play the No. 1 offense in college softball. Arkansas was overwhelmed in an 11-0 run-rule victory vs. UCLA—however. it was the nature of their next result that sealed their exit as they fell again in the bracket.
Here’s the updated Women’s College World Series bracket—showing games played, scores, and which teams have been sent home.
Thursday, May 28
Game 1: (11) Texas Tech 8, Mississippi State 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: (7) Tennessee 6, (2) Texas 3
Game 3: (1) Alabama 6, (8) UCLA 3
Game 4: (4) Nebraska 5, (5) Arkansas 3
Friday, May 29
Game 5: (2) Texas 4, Mississippi State 0 (Mississippi State eliminated)
Game 6: (8) UCLA 11, (5) Arkansas 0 (5 innings) (Arkansas eliminated)
Saturday, May 30
Game 7: (11) Texas Tech vs. (7) Tennessee | 3 p.m. | ABC
Game 8: (1) Alabama vs. (4) Nebraska | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, May 31
Game 9: (2) Texas vs. Game 8 loser | 3 p.m. | ABC
Game 10: No. 8 UCLA vs. Game 7 loser | 7 p.m. | ESPN
The remaining Women’s College World Series will air on ABC or ESPN. For streaming, the ESPN app is available with a cable login, and Fubo offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
The season’s biggest swings—from Nebraska’s late heroics to the quick exits for Mississippi State and Arkansas—have turned the tournament into a tightening race. Now, with the bracket reshaped by those 0-2 finishes, every remaining game carries a sharper deadline.
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Walk-off homer in the 10th is wild, so Nebraska just… stole it right at the end.
So Arkansas got eliminated right after losing to Nebraska? I thought they were supposed to be better than that. Also 11-0 vs UCLA like okay then next game they just fell apart? softball is confusing.
Wait, Mississippi State went 0-2 and they’re gone too? I swear I saw something about Texas Tech beating them 8-0 but like… that was before? Maybe the schedule timing is making my brain melt.
Nebraska hasn’t won the WCWS since 2002 and then they pull this off? Feels rigged honestly, like the script always picks a comeback team. Also Jordy Frahm and Ava Kuszak name sounds like they’re in a movie, not real life. Go Dawgs or whatever.