Nebraska softball player Jordy Bahl named Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year
Nebraska softball player Jordy Bahl named Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year
A Nebraska softball player won two major conference awards on Friday. Jordyn Bahl was named the Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year.
Bahl is the first Big Ten Player to be named the Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year in the same season. She is the program's first conference player of the year since Peaches James was the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2004.
The Nebraska native is also the Cornhuskers' first conference pitcher of the year since Tatum Edwards was the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2013. She is now a three-time conference pitcher of the year, as she was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in 2022 and 2023 while at Oklahoma.
At the plate, Bahl is hitting .467 with 16 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, 59 RBIs, 61 runs scored, 71 hits, a .549 on-base percentage, and a .974 slugging percentage. In the circle, she has a record 23-5 with a 1.46 ERA, two saves, and 243 strikeouts in 168.1 innings.
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