HUSKERS SOFTBALL Weekly: The Last Homestand Is the Last Chance

After being swept by Michigan, NCAA hopes ride a strong performance against 1st place Northwestern. Well, let’s start by saying the following after my Ann Arbor weekend - Michigan really does have a top-notch athletic campus and the people I met were all polite and helpful. Their softball stadium is the first true home field advantage I’ve encountered - they get into it. And just for good measure? Their Saturday game outdrew the men’s baseball game - and the Michigan men were playing Ohio State. The games themselves? Well, at least they were close. The first game was a bit...