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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Nebraska star Jordyn Bahl named finalist for Honda Award for Softball
Nebraska star Jordyn Bahl named finalist for Honda Award for Softball Symbolizing the best of the best in collegiate softball. 🏆@jordybahl joins Ali Viola, Lori Sippel, and Denise Day ('85 winner) as the 4th in program history to be nominated for the Honda Sport Award! — Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 30, 2025 A Nebraska softball star has been nominated for a prestigious award. Jordyn Bahl has been named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Sport Award for Softball. The other finalists are Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady, Arkansas' Bri Ellis, and Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens. The Honda Sports Award recognizes athletic achievement, scholastic success, and community involvement and is presented to female athletes in 12 different NCAA-sanctioned sports. The award winner must reflect 'not only athletic achievement but also the ideals of team contribution, scholastic endeavor, school and community involvement, and those personal characteristics as are stated in the philosophy of the NCAA.' Bahl is the fourth Husker in program history to be nominated for the Honda Sport Award, joining Ali Viola, Lori Sippel, and Denise Day. Day is the only Cornhusker to have won the award, winning for the 1985 season. The Nebraska native finished the season at the plate with a .462 batting average, a .555 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .988. She had 23 home runs, two triples, 16 doubles, 78 hits, 72 runs, and 66 RBIs. As a pitcher, Bahl had a record of 26-8 with a 1.56 ERA. She had 286 strikeouts over 206.1 innings pitched. The winner of the award will be announced after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska softball star named NFCA DI Player of the Year
Nebraska softball star named NFCA DI Player of the Year Nebraska softball star Jordyn Bahl was named the NFCA DI Player of the Year on Wednesday. Bahl is Nebraska's first player of the year honoree. She was also a unanimous selection as an NFCA First-Team All-American. She's the program's first NFCA First-Team All-American since MJ Knighten in 2016. Bahl finished the season with a .462 batting average while slugging .988 with an on-base percentage of .555. She had 72 runs, 78 hits, 16 doubles, two triples, 23 home runs and 66 RBIs. The Nebraska native also set numerous records for the Huskers this season. She owns Nebraska single-season records in extra-base hits (41), home runs (23), runs scored (72), total bases (167), batting average (.462), and slugging percentage (.988). As a pitcher, she had a 26-8 record with a 1.56 ERA. She threw eight shutouts in 34 starts with 24 complete games. Bahl also had 286 strikeouts and only 46 earned runs across 206.1 innings pitched. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee forces game three over Nebraska following 3-2 Saturday battle
Tennessee forces game three over Nebraska following 3-2 Saturday battle The No. 19 Nebraska softball team (43-14) needed one more win against No. 7 Tennessee (44-15) to punch its ticket to the College World Series on Saturday. But the Volunteers denied the Huskers the ticket, forcing a game three with a 3-2 victory. Both teams scored two runs in the opening frame but then grew quiet in the batter's box for the next six innings. Tennessee managed to break the tie in the third, earning an RBI off a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. Nebraska managed to get the tying run to third base and the winning run at second base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. But the Vols didn't falter, spoiling the Huskers' perfect run. Jordyn Bahl, Samantha Bland, Hannah Camenzind, Bella Bacon and Emmerson Cope accounted for all of Nebraska's on the night, each delivering one. Camenzind earned two RBIs off her lone hit, striking a two-run RBI single in the first. Bahl (26-7) suffered her first career NCAA Tournament loss on the night, throwing a complete game for the Huskers. She struck out six batters and allowed four hits and three runs. Nebraska now enters its second-ever winner-take-all Super Regional game in program history. The last time the Huskers faced a game three in the Super Regional, they defeated the Oregon Ducks to qualify for the College World Series. Game three is set for Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska softball takes game one over Tennessee 5-2 in NCAA Super Regionals
Nebraska softball takes game one over Tennessee 5-2 in NCAA Super Regionals The No. 19 Nebraska softball team (43-13) entered the NCAA Super Regionals against No. 7 Tennessee (45-13) on Friday night. The Huskers took down the Volunteers on the day, earning a 5-2 victory and are one win away from their eighth all-time Women's College World Series appearance. Nebraska entered the third inning tied 1-1 with Tennessee before scoring four straight runs to hold a 5-1 lead. The Volunteers added another run in the fifth to cut the score to 5-2. But the Huskers stood their ground to take the win. This win marked Nebraska's first top-10 win since it beat then-No. 6 Tennessee in the 2025 season opener. This is also the fourth time in school history and the first since 2014 that the Huskers won four straight games in the NCAA Tournament. Jordyn Bahl (26-6) snatched the win at the pitching circle on the night, moving to 11-0 in her NCAA Tournament career. She pitched a complete game, firing six strikeouts and allowing seven hits and two runs. Bahl also added a hit and scored twice in the win, becoming the first player in Nebraska history to score 70+ runs in a season. Hannah Camenzind struck a solo home run in the fourth, her 10th of the season, making this the first time in school history four Huskers hit 10+ homers in a season. Samantha Bland and Olivia DiNardo each recorded a hit and an RBI apiece. The Huskers and Volunteers face off once again tomorrow afternoon. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Jordy Bahl is a force in the circle and at the plate while leading Nebraska's NCAA softball run
FILE - Oklahoma's Jordy Bahl pitches against Florida State during the fifth inning of the second game of the NCAA Women's College World Series softball championship Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings, File) FILE - Nebraska pitcher Jordyn Bahl (98) pitches during an NCAA regional softball game against UConn on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) FILE - Nebraska pitcher Jordyn Bahl (98), center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run during an NCAA regional softball game against UConn on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) FILE - Nebraska pitcher Jordyn Bahl (98), center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run during an NCAA regional softball game against UConn on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) FILE - Oklahoma's Jordy Bahl pitches against Florida State during the fifth inning of the second game of the NCAA Women's College World Series softball championship Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings, File) FILE - Nebraska pitcher Jordyn Bahl (98) pitches during an NCAA regional softball game against UConn on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) FILE - Nebraska pitcher Jordyn Bahl (98), center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run during an NCAA regional softball game against UConn on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It's not just the dominance she's shown in the circle, the power she's flashed at the plate or Nebraska's run to its first NCAA super regional in more than a decade that told Jordy Bahl she made the right decision to come home after she won two national championships at Oklahoma. It's all that and more, like being 45 minutes away from her tight-knit family in Papillion, forging bonds with teammates and representing the state she loves. Advertisement 'When I see pictures from the heat of the battle,' coach Rhonda Revelle said, 'her eyes look happy, and I like that, and I like that for her.' There's a lot to be happy about for Bahl and the Cornhuskers (42-13), who open a best-of-three super regional at No. 7 seed Tennessee (43-14) on Friday. Bahl is the first player to sweep Big Ten pitcher and player of the year honors, a finalist for national player of the year and a first-team All-American for the third time. She's 25-6 with a 1.50 ERA and ranks in the top 10 nationally in eight pitching categories. Her 270 strikeouts are a career high. Advertisement She's fifth in the nation with a .475 average and seventh with a school-record 23 home runs. Of her 76 hits, 41 have gone for extra bases. She's the fifth player in NCAA history to record at least 20 pitching wins and 20 homers in the same season. 'I know the Lord is the author of my life," Bahl said, 'and there are just so many surreal moments lately where I just step back and I'm like, 'Wow, I'm so undeserving. Just to be able to experience this and to have these amazing teammates to do it with make it all the sweeter.' Bahl was the 2021 national high school player of the year at Papillion-La Vista High and passed on an offer from Nebraska to join an Oklahoma program that had, at the time, won five national championships under Patty Gasso. Advertisement Two more national titles followed with Bahl going a combined 44-2 with 397 strikeouts and an 0.99 ERA in 288 2/3 innings. Bahl was the most dominant pitcher in the nation when she left OU after the 2023 season. She had just gone through the NCAA Tournament with a 7-0 record and 0.18 ERA. In the WCWS alone, she threw 24 2/3 shutout innings and was voted Most Outstanding Player. But the pull of home kept tugging at her. She wears her heart on her right bicep, where there's a tattoo of the outline of the state of Nebraska. She said she felt called to help grow the sport in the state, and the Huskers have drawn their largest crowds over the past two seasons. This year Bahl has led the teams' onslaught on school offensive records. The Huskers are just the 11th team in NCAA history to record at least 100 doubles and 100 home runs in a season. Their momentum carried into the postseason. They're the first unseeded team to win each of its NCAA regional games by the run rule. Advertisement Bahl started all three games in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last week, and allowed one run and two hits with 16 strikeouts over 12 innings. In two games against regional finalist Southeastern Louisiana, she struck out 13 of 29 batters over nine innings. 'Jordy is something fierce in the circle,' Lions coach Rick Fremin said. 'We faced her a few years ago. She was tough then and she's even tougher now in a different uniform.' Bahl homered in each of her first four at-bats at the regional and finished 5 for 5 with seven walks, eight RBIs and seven runs scored. No pitching strategy worked against her. 'It doesn't matter if it's up, down, in, out, hard or soft, it's going to be tattooed,' Fremin said. 'So good luck figuring that out. That's somebody else's problem now." Advertisement Bahl's offensive prowess has been eye-opening. She didn't get many opportunities at the plate in her two years at Oklahoma. She bats leadoff at Nebraska. 'I could have told you her freshman year in high school she was this kind of offensive player,' Revelle said. 'If she never would have pitched, she probably could have been an All-American second baseman with hitting like this, or wherever she played.' In addition to her 31 starts in the circle, she's played 13 games at first base, three in center field, two in left and three as the designated player (formerly called the designated hitter). 'A lot of athletes could learn so much from her," Revelle said. "She is not focused on numbers, accolades. She's focused on one mission, and it's helping, doing whatever she can to help the team win, and she's just talented enough that she can do a lot of things to help the team win.' Advertisement Bahl and the Huskers could be a major storyline if they win two more games and advance to the WCWS. They would play Oklahoma in the first round if the Sooners win their home super regional against Alabama. ___ AP college sports:
