Jordy Bahl, a junior from outside Omaha, Nebraska, had been committed to the Cornhuskers since she was in the eighth grade. Or will she go back to Jordy Bahl against a top-25 opponent and let Deal get her feet wet against San Jose State on Sunday? Jordy Bahls dominance has not gone unnoticed as the phenom has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Associations list as a finalist for Freshman of the Year. The next day, Bahl suffered a forearm injury during warmups before the Bedlam finale. 2. Shes handling it very optimistically, Gasso said. The Oklahoma native joins an all-star group of recruits who will likely see a championship in their future. 6 recruit in the 2020 class by Extra Inning Softball and No. But she steered clear of the crowd of coaches and assistants, opting for a quiet spot near the visitor's bench to watch Bahl pitch, which began in an unusual way. Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl was presented the USA Softball National Freshman of the Year on Tuesday evening. "It's over. Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso on Gods guidance Edward Reali/The Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens was named SEC Freshman of the Week Monday. No. So get that out of your mind quickly.". Oklahoma State Pitcher: 6-0: Freshman: TRUTH BE TOLD, Bahl isn't sure where her presence on the mound comes from. Today on the podcast, we continue a series of interviews Sports Spectrum did in Norman with members of Oklahomas softball program. Bahl has already established herself on what has been the best pitching staff in the nation. 2. But the right-handed pitcher had recently reopened her recruitment, and everyone wanted a piece of her. JT Gasso is an 1 in USA TODAY NFCA Coaches Poll, but UCLA still garners a first place vote, 'Bombs Away': Social Media Reacts to Sooners dominant win over No. Bahls season included complete games against some of the Sooners best opponents UCLA, Texas and Oklahoma State. 8 Arizona (2/26) Compiled 15 strikeouts across three games at the Houston Classic, collecting a pair of wins in the circle (2/18-20) Struck out a career-high 10 batters in an exceptional complete-game, 2-hit, zero run performance vs. Mississippi State at the Mark Campbell Invite (2/11) Combined on a perfect game with Trautwein and Jordy Bahl in the season opener at UC-Santa Barbara (2/10). 16/19 Duke and Liberty in a Thursday doubleheader. Then came another bunt and another error, only this time she couldn't field the ball cleanly and loaded the bases with no outs. 7 Oklahoma State (5/7) Ked six in a complete-game effort vs. Tulsa, allowing no runs and three hits (4/6) Struck out five in her first conference appearance of the season vs. Baylor, allowing no runs on four hits in 5.0 IP (3/26) Fanned seven in a complete-game performance vs. San Diego at the Hall of Fame Classic (3/19) Tied a career-best with 10 Ks in a complete-game win over No. You just have to watch it and then get over it quickly and go, this is elite status right now.". Pokes Report is an independent site and is not affiliated with Oklahoma State University. "It's so minute that umpires aren't calling it. 2022 (Sophomore) Started 13 games and made 29 appearances (85.2 IP) in the circle as a true freshman, finishing the season with a 15-2 record and 2.37 ERA Struck out 96 batters to 23 walks with a .217 opponent batting average Combined on 10 shutouts and had two saves Also made on appearance at first base and registered one at-bat of the season as a pinch hitter Started Game One of the Womens College World Series champ series, striking out three in 3.2 innings of work vs. FSU (6/8) Collected an elimination game win, going 3.1 innings and allowing no runs on two hits while striking out six to no walks vs. JMU (6/6) Struck out one in 2.0 innings in her start vs. UCLA (6/5) Was impressive in a complete-game win in Game One of Super Regionals striking out five and allowing just two runs to Washington (5/28) Got a win in regionals vs. Wichita State (5/23), striking out four in 6.1 innings of work to go with three runs allowed and one walk Struck out four in two innings vs. Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament (5/14) Collected Big 12 Pitcher of the Week accolades for her weekend at Oklahoma State, helping the Sooners to the Big 12 regular season crown by collecting saves in back to back games and striking out a combined five in 8.3 innings of the three games (5/7-9) Got the game three win in a 4.1 inning, four-strikeout, no runs allowed performance vs. Texas (4/18) Struck out seven and allowed just one hit and no runs in 3.1 innings at Louisiana Tech (4/10) Collected her first Big 12 conference win with a 4.0 inning, six strikeout game at Iowa State (3/28) Tied a season-best with eight Ks vs. Sam Houston (3/5) Combined on a perfect game, striking out three in just two innings vs. Portland State (2/28) Set a season high with eight strikeouts and allowed one earned run on three hits and a walk at Houston (2/21) Made her debut on opening weekend, striking out a combined six in two games (7.0 IP), allowing two runs on three hits at UTEP and vs. Abilene Christian (2/11-12). She was a 2022 NFCA First Team All-American and named the 2022 NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year. WebShes off to a terrific start in 2022, hitting .464 with 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in 10 games. She pitchedin the first game of the Sooners Super Regional vs. Washington, an elimination game against James Madison and in the first game of the championship series of the Womens College World Series. Gasso said Bahl's status for this weekend's NCAA Super Regional against Central Florida remains up in the air. At the time, she couldn't talk to coaches to get a sense of what opportunities were out there. Softball Oklahoma Softball: Freshman P Jordy Bahl 'Ready to Go' For WCWS Championship Series Jordy Bahl made her second appearance of the Heres another crazy Bahl stat: Shes giving up less than half a hit per inning. "It's nothing," Gasso says. Oklahomas absence atop the college softball world didnt last long. Gasso's impressed. Shes been as advertised as the best recruit in the nation sice coming to Norman from Papillion, Nebraska. OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl was the nation's top-rated recruit in the Class of 2022.
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With so much to go in her collegiate career, fans can only wait to see what else Bahl will accomplish as a Sooner. JT Gasso is an assistant softball coach for the Sooners under his mother, Patty Gasso. The 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys, Softball roster. The first day, on Friday night, try to if possible, you want to get all your pitchers on the mound just to get them a feel for what it feels like in this setting and get it under your belt so now youre good to go the rest of the way, Gasso said. Choosing to decommit from Nebraska was scary for Bahl. "You're cocky, aren't you?" 2:24. Standing out in a Big 12 conference with Oklahoma State fireballer Kelly Maxwell is difficult enough, but Bahl rose to the occasion. After a one-week stint at No. 20 recruit and No. "After one inning, you're like, 'What am I thinking?'" The teams last met at last year's Mary Nutter with OU taking a slim 2-1 Sunday win. "She wants to be good," Rocha says. Career First, she gave up a single through the left side, which was annoying but no big deal. The Sooners had an early offensive outburst and got good relief pitching as Utah hung around and forced the full seven innings. "I just feel like I haven't done anything.". https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/28/oklahoma-sooners-softball-jordy-bahl-nfca-freshman-of-the-year-finalist-tiare-jennings-jocelyn-alo/, Oklahoma Sooners No. All the latest sports news from Hawaiis sports station. Gasso sized her up: 5-foot-7, lean, clearly no stranger to the gym. Gaana is the one-stop solution for all your music needs. "And she is determined not to give up anything.". One moment, she'll touch north of 65 mph with her fastball, and the next she'll throw a 50 mph drop ball that Gasso says "just falls off the table.". 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In her first season of 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 33 appearances. Gasso said she wasnt sure whether or not Bahl threw at all during the Sooners practice Tuesday afternoon. In her 28 years at Oklahoma, she has won five national championships and amassed She wonders, did I even need to go out there? She fell in love with how the program felt like family. Jocelyn Erickson. And they havent even deployed all of their arms yet. Oklahomas absence atop the college softball world didnt last long. 2022 Pokes Report. Bahl rips off her mask as she walks off the field, swinging it wildly in her hand before bumping fists with her teammates. So intensity is a something of a shared trait. Even after posting an eye-popping eight-RBI performance against Stephen F. Austin last week, true freshman Jocelyn Erickson wasnt a nailed-on starter. It's just her way of doing it. NORMAN OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl "has been in the bullpen throwing pitches," Sooners softball coach Patty Gasso said Wednesday. University of Hawaii softball pitcher Millie Fidge was named the Big West Freshman of the Week on Monday. 1, and Bahl is the ace of the staff. 1 17 Tennessee at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (2/26) Threw her first solo perfect game with 11 strikeouts vs. CSU-Fullerton at the MNCC (2/25) Fanned 14 in a big early season win over No. "It's never about her home runs. Though Jocelyn Alo didn't replicate her record-setting freshman season from 2018, the Oklahoma slugger still ranks among the top 10 softball players in 2020. Shutting out their opponents to start the season isnt all that different. The already stacked Oklahoma Softball pitching staff will be getting some additional firepower for the Womens College World Series, which begins this week. 16/19 Duke and Liberty in a Thursday doubleheader. 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Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) February 12, 2023, RELATED PODCASTS: But the fact that we get to be with it and go against her and just see it every single day day in and day out, she's very consistent with it and it's awesome to see her do what she does.". ", Richard Lapchick | Contributing Writer, ESPN.com, Inside Oklahoma softball's Jordy Bahl's 'whole other level of greatness', College softball rankings: The top 25 teams in the NCAA this week, Previewing the 2023 college softball season: Players you need to watch, key storylines and WCWS predictions. UCLA star Maya Brady establishes herself in a famous family. Jennie Finch, USA Olympic Gold Medal Winning Softball Pitcher. With Bahl out, Hope Trautwein and Nicole May have picked up the slack. Freshman phenom and former No. Gasso said Bahl is anxious to get back in the circle. His primary responsibilities include the Sooner offense as well as working with OU's outfielders. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. While May has experience pitching on softballs biggest stage, Hope Trautwein does not. Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) February 26, a freshman, is leading the team in average right now. The Oklahoma Sooners opened the 2023 season with wins over No. Gasso saw Bahl's tape and is interested, too. Ben Dackiw. Jordy Bahl is a pitcher with the Oklahoma softball program. If anything, Elam was impressed by how she "flipped that switch and went straight back to work." 1 in the major Top 25 polls after a one-week dip. JT Gass 13. It's a whole other something I've not seen before. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. But she had faith. 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