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Nebraska Softball: Huskers Junior Pitcher Named Preseason All-American

The 2023 WCWS Most Outstanding Player is the lone preseason All-American for the Huskers.

Maren Angus-Coombs

Nebraska Softball: Huskers Junior Pitcher Named Preseason All-American
Nebraska Softball: Huskers Junior Pitcher Named Preseason All-American /

The preseason accolades continue to roll in for Jordy Bahl as she was named to Softball America's Preseason First Team All-America team on Monday morning.

Bahl, who originally committed to Nebraska, transferred to the Huskers after winning back-to-back national championships with the Oklahoma Sooners.

"While Bahl already has two national championships to her name, she is still plenty motivated to represent her home in Nebraska. She’ll carry the predator mentality that earned her the Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player honors into the circle to be the ace in Lincoln. Now, we’ll also see her hit and play a variety of positions. When playing in Norman, at-bats were tough to come to by. This year Bahl will be an integral part of the Nebraska lineup and there should be little doubt that she can do it."

Per Brady Vernon via Softball America

The junior, who was recently named to USA Softball's Preseason Top 50 Player of the Year Watchlist, was also named the No. 2 player in the national for Softball America and D1 Softball's Top 100.

D1 Softball has her ranked as the No. 2 pitcher in the country in the position power rankings.

Bahl enters the 2024 season with a long list of accomplishments and awards but the goal is to get her home state program back to the Women's College World Series.

Honors & Awards

  • Two-time NFCA First Team All-American (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time NFCA All-Central Region First Team (2022, 2023)
  • Two-time All-Big 12 First Team (2022, 2023)
  • 2023 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
  • 2023 Most Outstanding Player (WCWS)
  • 2023 All-Tournament Team (WCWS)
  • 2022 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year
  • 2022 Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year
  • 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
  • Three-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (2/15/22, 3/1/22, 3/22/22)

Photo Credit: Amarillo Mullen

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 and spent the 2023 season covering Husker Softball for Hail Varsity. In addition to All Huskers, she is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Sports Report.

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