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Jordyn Bahl is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Jordy Bahl
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 98
Pitcher
Born: Papillion, Nebraska
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
Oklahoma (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2022) Big 12 Pitcher of the Year (2022)

High school career

Bahl attended Papillion-La Vista Senior High School in Papillion, Nebraska. She led the Monarchs to three consecutive Class A state titles and was awarded All-State honors all four years. During her junior year in 2020, she posted a 27–0 record with a 0.15 ERA, surrendering just 27 hits and 24 walks in 139 innings pitched, while striking out 299 batters. She also batted .581 with 59 RBI, tying the Class A single-season record with 22 home runs. Following an outstanding season, she was named the Nebraska Softball Player of the Year.[1]

During her senior year in 2021, she posted a 27–0 record with a 0.10 ERA, surrendering just 27 hits and 15 walks in 137 innings pitched, while striking out 316 batters. She also batted .510 with 20 home runs and 55 RBI.[2] Following an outstanding season she was named Nebraska Softball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year.[3][4][5]

She finished her career at Papillion with a 95–3 record, 0.63 ERA, and 978 strikeouts, in 523 innings. She also recorded 63 complete games and one perfect game.[6][7] Bahl was ranked as the nation's No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2021 by Softball America and Extra Inning Softball.[8][9]

College career

Bahl made her collegiate debut for Oklahoma on February 10, 2022, in a game against UC Santa Barbara. She struck out four of the eight batters she faced in 2+2⁄3 innings. Sophomore Nicole May and graduate transfer Hope Trautwein combined to finish the perfect game for the Sooners.[10] On February 25, she pitched a perfect game against Cal State Fullerton. She struck out 11 in the complete-game performance, allowing no hits or walks to the 18 batters she faced. She became the first Oklahoma freshman to pitch a perfect game since Paige Parker in 2015.[11] She finished the regular season with a 21–1 record, with a 0.95 ERA, 199 strikeouts and 29 walks in 132+1⁄3 innings pitched. She allowed 18 earned runs, while holding opponents to a .137 batting average including seven shutouts.[12][13] Following an outstanding season, she was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.[14] She was also named a finalist for the NFCA National Freshman of the Year and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.[15][16]

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