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Oklahoma Softball: Jordy Bahl Wins National Freshman of the Year Award

For the second straight year, a Sooner freshman took home the major award ahead of the Women's College World Series.

Ryan Chapman

Jordy Bahl has been crowned the nation’s best freshman.

Tuesday night, the right-handed pitcher was named the NFCA National Freshman of the Year, marking the second straight year a Sooner has taken home the award.

Bahl has been the ace of Oklahoma’s pitching staff this season, leading the Sooners through a dominant regular season campaign.

Posting a record of 21-1 on the season, Bahl leads OU in innings pitched with 132 1/3 innings, firing 199 strikeouts while only allowing 29 walks. The true freshman ranks fourth in the country with a 0.95 ERA. Hitters have been held to a .137 batting average against Bahl, and she’s only allowed 16 extra-base hits, three of which have been home runs.

Bahl didn’t waste any time announcing herself to the nation. She helped the OU pitching staff combine to pitch a perfect game in the season opener before shutting down the UCLA offense in the fourth game of the year, leading the Sooners to a 4-1 win over the Bruins.

On Feb. 25, Bahl threw her first solo perfect game at Oklahoma, dominating CSU-Fullerton.

Moving into conference play, Bahl appeared unfazed.

She posted a 1.30 ERA against Big 12 opponents, striking out 71 batters and allowing just 13 walks in 53 2/3 innings pitched.

As a result, Bahl took home All-Big 12 Honors, as she was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and the Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year.

Bahl is the fourth Sooner overall to take home the award, following in the footsteps of Paige Parker (2015), Jocelyn Alo (2018) and Tiare Jennings (2021).

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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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