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"After one inning, you're like, 'What am I thinking?'" 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). The Oklahoma star and two-time USA Softball Player of the Year hit two home runs in Game 1 of the 2022 WCWS championship series, then followed by going 1-3 in Game 2 with a run scored. Contact/Follow us@SoonersWireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. At the time, she couldn't talk to coaches to get a sense of what opportunities were out there. Personal So get that out of your mind quickly.". After a one-week stint at No. Instead of heading straight into her windup, Bahl walked methodically around the pitcher's circle, pacing. Jordy Bahl threw a complete game shutout, allowing just four hits and a pair of walks across seven innings. "And she is determined not to give up anything.". You can see it in her eyes. https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2023/02/10/oklahoma-sooners-softball-jordy-bahl-nicole-may-alex-storako-kierston-deal-patty-gasso/, Oklahoma Sooners Pitcher Alex Storako named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, Oklahoma Sooners No. 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. The Oklahoma Sooners pitcher has already made a name for herself in a very crowded Norman sports landscape. Gamma Gaana Ltd. 2023, All Rights Reserved, Sports Spectrum Podcast - season - 1 Episodes, Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl and coach JT Gasso on softball, faith and success Episode. She surrendered one walk and recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings. WebThe official box score of Softball vs UCLA on 2/26/2023. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. On opening day, it was pitching and defense that helped the Sooners start 2023 on a high note. She has recruited and developed 20 first-team All-Americans, including stars like Keilani Ricketts and home run champ Jocelyn Alo. It's a lesson that catcher and fifth-year senior Lynnsie Elam has learned in short order. Gasso said Bahl is anxious to get back in the circle. 7 Oklahoma State (5/5) Struck out a combined 10 in 9.0 innings pitched over two games at Kansas (4/29-5/1) Fanned six and surrendered just one hit in a run-rule win over Iowa State (4/23) Ked nine in six innings in her only loss of the season at No. True freshman pitcher Kierston Deal cruised through four innings in the circle for the Sooners (12-1) while a pair of triples helped OU pile a hefty run total on LMU Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. She wonders, did I even need to go out there? This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. 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. That was on full display on Thursday on the first day of the season. They'll say she's illegally lifting her back foot off the ground, ignoring the fact that one of her toes is still in the dirt. Now we're going to work out of it. Im not quite sure yet. "You're cocky, aren't you?" Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens was named SEC Freshman of the Week Monday. Lack of diversity within collegiate sports leadership continues, College softball roundtable: Oklahoma's undefeated run, biggest surprises and more, The story behind Jocelyn Alo's record home run, Tom who? Fidge, who hails from Adelaide, Australia, is the 13th player from the country to suit up for the Rainbow Wahine, joining former All-Americans Brooke Wilkins, Kelly Gentle, and Kaia Parnaby. 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. Gasso returns to the dugout and watches Bahl transform before her eyes. Sophomore pitcher Jordy Bahl earned her second win of the season after pitching 3.2 innings. She constantly deflected attention to her teammates. Opposing teams and fan bases have tried to push her buttons and throw her off her game. In 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign by going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 33 appearances. 1 UCLA, 2024 Linebacker Brian Huff earns an offer from Oklahoma, 2023 Player Profile: Jovantae Barnes looks to build on strong freshman season, Oklahoma offers four-star interior defensive lineman D'Antre Robinson out of Florida, Sooners offer 2025 cornerback prospect Zadian Gentry, Sooners pick up another prediction to land 2024 4-Star RB Caden Durham, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 1 overall? Shes frustrated that she cant help the team, but shes confident shes gonna get the opportunity to get back on the field.. The 2022 Sooner staff produced the nations best earned run average (1.05), led by Trautweins .77 ERA, second-best among Division I pitchers. Gasso's impressed. Her eyes narrowed, staring straight ahead at her catcher's mitt. 1 UCLA, blasting 6 home runs to support Alex Storakos shutout (). It was the only school she'd visited and it was 45 minutes from home. 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). Hit per inning. Record Book Ben Dackiw. But the trolls on Twitter and coaches want to find out more about it -- how can we stop her?". If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. Gasso said theres no magic formula for getting her team ready for postseason play, but the experience of coaching five Womens College World Series champions helps. Bahl last pitched May 6 against Oklahoma State. In 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign by going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 33 appearances. Because pitching rules are so stringent in softball, they'll often dissect her windup and cry foul. Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) December 16, 2022. Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl was presented the USA Softball National Freshman of the Year on Tuesday evening. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. She's always team-first. Copyright 2023 University of Oklahoma Athletics. The 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys, Softball roster. She does it on her own. Gasso believes every little girl is going to want to be like Jordy Bahl and everyone who roots against Oklahoma is going to loathe the way she can come across as arrogant. Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images 7. Two pitches later, Bahl induces a groundout, cutting down the runner at home. Shes been an absolute force on the mound, throwing a perfect game and a no-hitter in her short time in Norman. on Sunday. Fidge has pitched in six games thus far with two starts in 2023, ammassing a record of 1-1. 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. On Saturday, Fidge tossed a complete game during an 8-2 victory over Marist in which she struck out seven while allowing six hits and three walks. Gasso saw Bahl's tape and is interested, too. Pickens pitched a four-hit shutout in the Lady Vols 1-0 victory against Clemson Saturday in the USF Tournament in Tampa Florida. "It's over. On Tuesday, the Sooners returned to No. I give them a rest when I gotta give them a rest, but today was a day, its gonna be one of our tougher practice days, and I was on them. "This is a whole other level of greatness. Registered the most strikeouts by a freshman in program history with 16 vs. Tennessee (2/26/22) Threw one individual perfect game (vs. CSU-Fullerton, 2/25/22) and one solo no-hitter (vs. Iowa, 3/20/22). Jordy Bahl is a pitcher with the Oklahoma softball program. Sure, this is a big crowd and things are going against you, Gasso tells her star freshman, but that tension you feel is completely normal. But when it came to everyone's individual pursuits, there was never any sibling rivalry, only support. While May has experience pitching on softballs biggest stage, Hope Trautwein does not. His responsibilities focus primarily on the offense while also working with OUs outfielders. Choosing to decommit from Nebraska was scary for Bahl. 2022 (Freshman) On Tuesday, the Sooners returned to No. Two days later, in a marquee matchup against No. WebJordy Bahl is a pitcher with the Oklahoma softball program. These aren't theatrics she's witnessing. Bahl has been another star on the countrys best pitching staff with a 0.95 ERA, a 21-1 record and a total of 199 strikeouts in 132.1 innings pitched. University of Hawaii softball pitcher Millie Fidge was named the Big West Freshman of the Week on Monday. Gasso has seen it happen to every elite pitcher. She felt a different energy emanating from her. 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. 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. The Sooners blanked their first three opponents of the season a year ago. OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl was the nation's top-rated recruit in the Class of 2022. 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