LINCOLN – Team captains are the order of the day, as the 2020 Husker team has selected their captains, and the 2020 softball team captains have completed their fall scrimmages.
Football
Five members of the Nebraska football program received one the program’s highest honors Saturday, as they were selected as team captains by their teammates. This 2020 captains include defensive back Dicaprio Bootle, offensive lineman Matt Farniok, quarterback Adrian Martinez, linebacker Collin Miller and wide receiver Kade Warner.
It marks the second straight season that Farniok and Martinez were named captains, becoming the 12th and 13th two-time captains in school history and the first since Jerald Foster (2017-18).
Nebraska begins the season, Saturday at Ohio State. Kickoff is 11am. The game will be broadcast on Mix 105.5, FM, with the Husker Sports Network coverage beginning at 6am.
Softball
Team Billie Andrews defeated Team Tristen Edwards, 10-5, in the sixth and final scrimmage of the fall for the Nebraska softball team on Sunday at Bowlin Stadium.
The captain led her team offensively, as Billie Andrews went 5-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. Cam Ybarra was 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored and three RBIs. Anni Raley finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs, while Abbey Newlun went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
