Lexie Handley had a handle on the Huskers on Friday. The Ohio State offense backed her up with a big inning to dent Nebraska’s hopes of winning the Big Ten. Handley helped the Buckeyes shut down the Nebraska softball team in a 6-2 series-opening win Friday in Columbus, Ohio. After winning 18 straight, NU has lost three of its past four games. The loss dropped the Huskers (34-12) to 14-3 in Big Ten play. NU opened the weekend a half-game behind Northwestern for the Big Ten lead. The Wildcats defeated Iowa 9-5 on Friday to extend their cushion over the Huskers with five games to play. Handley didn’t need a lot of pitches to silence the Husker bats. The left-hander recorded six one-pitch outs and struck out seven. She aggressively attacked the zone, with 41 of her first 56 pitches going for strikes. Ohio State broke the game open with five…
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