Gaana is the one-stop solution for all your music needs. She surrendered one walk and recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings. JT Gass Elam didn't see a hint of panic from her against Kentucky. Bahl says it was such a close call that her brother could hear the "wump, wump, wump" of the bat flying end over end by his head. In 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign by going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 33 appearances. Freshman phenom and former No. There's greatness in Bahl, of course, but there's also a polarizing quality. JT Gasso is an assistant softball coach for the Sooners under his mother, Patty Gasso. Please check your email for a confirmation. 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2021 Big 12 All-Freshman Team 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team Two-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/12/22, 5/11/21). Brent Venables recently called Bahl the Conor McGregor of college softball. Given how downright scary she looks when staring down batters at the plate, its easy to see the comparison. Which is why that moment against Kentucky was so important. Bahl has already established herself on what has been the best pitching staff in the nation. ", 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. She didn't understand what she was seeing in Bahl at first, but Gasso has come around. With Bahl out, Hope Trautwein and Nicole May have picked up the slack. More:Mackenzie Donihoo enters transfer portal, 'no longer part of OU softball'. OU Softball: Oklahoma Routs Utah 10-3. Contact/Follow us@SoonersWireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. The Sooners had an early offensive outburst and got good relief pitching as Utah hung around and forced the full seven innings. After blasting UCLA 14-0 in the finale of the Mary Nutter Classic, the Oklahoma Sooners took over the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports NCFA (), The Oklahoma Sooners are back on top of D1 Softball's rankings after a brief stint at No. Pickens pitched a four-hit shutout in the Lady Vols 1-0 victory against Clemson Saturday in the USF Tournament in Tampa Florida. The 2022 Sooner staff produced the nations best earned run average (1.05), led by Trautweins .77 ERA, second-best among Division I pitchers. Freshman pitcher, Emmy Guthrie is geared up to join the Oklahoma dynasty. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. 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The Oklahoma Sooners pitcher has already made a name for herself in a very crowded Norman sports landscape. Its just continuing to motivate but also holding them accountable, and probably today was one of the bigger days that Ive held, Gasso said. Bahl joined the Sooners as the most lauded freshman in the country a year ago and immediately delivered, amassing a 22-1 record with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts over 141 1/3 innings pitched. Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) January 13, 2023 A considerable portion of what Oklahoma has in 2023 is outstanding pitching. But the right-handed pitcher had recently reopened her recruitment, and everyone wanted a piece of her. JT Gasso is an assistant coach with the Oklahoma Sooners softball program under his mother Patty Gasso. In the second conversation, we talk to JT Gasso about his coaching journey at OU and the lessons learned from his Hall of Fame coaching mother. With so much to go in her collegiate career, fans can only wait to see what else Bahl will accomplish as a Sooner. When asked about her transition from high school to college, she spoke about the entire freshman class instead of herself. 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. OU coach Patty Gasso confirmed the freshman pitcher will see action this weekend, with the Sooners set to open the WCWS at 1:30 p.m. Thursday against 20 recruit and No. I think that's what drives her: wanting to win and wanting to be really good.". 3 UCLA, she started and won again, allowing one unearned run in seven innings pitched. She showed that last year and shes been showing it this year.. 1 UCLA Bruins in every facet of their 14-0 win Sunday, and social media loved every bit of it. Mikah Vann, Tahlequah. Career The Sooners blanked their first three opponents of the season a year ago. 16/19 Duke and Liberty in a Thursday doubleheader. Oklahoma State Pitcher: 6-0: Freshman: 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. February 10, 2023 12:42 pm CT. Gasso said Oklahomas absence atop the college softball world didnt last long. 2022 (Freshman) Which 16 teams should you buy or fade ahead of March Madness? Here are two other takeaways from Gassos press conference ahead of the Sooners regional, which top-seeded OU opens against Prairie View A&M at 6:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN Plus). The freshman pitcher marks the third time in four years that a Sooner has won the award. She's always team-first. She does it on her own. How's this for elite: In May 2020, Bahl will win the first of two consecutive Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year awards. "I've always been competitive," Bahl says. So if its do-able, it will be done, but were not going to do it if its (not) comfortable enough for her to do it.. No one told her to behave that way. NORMAN OU softball coach Patty Gasso didnt have much of an update on freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl after Bahl missed last weekends Big 12 Tournament with arm soreness. 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Even after posting an eye-popping eight-RBI performance against Stephen F. Austin last week, true freshman Jocelyn Erickson wasnt a nailed-on starter. She wonders, did I even need to go out there? The most she requires is a quick reset. Earlier this season, Alo called Bahl "one of the best pitchers I've ever seen." FEW THINGS IN softball have the ability to surprise Patty Gasso anymore. In our second conversation we talk to JT Gasso about his journey at OU as a coach and the lessons learned from his Hall of Fame coaching mother. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for faith/sports gift ideas? As a freshman last season, Nicole May pitched in some critical moments. 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? 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. 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TRUTH BE TOLD, Bahl isn't sure where her presence on the mound comes from. Letting her misgivings fall by the wayside, she noticed how Bahl's teammates respond to her, feeding off her competitiveness. In her 28 years at Oklahoma, she has won five national championships and amassed more wins than anyone in Big 12 history. Oklahoma plays No. She was a 2022 NFCA First Team All-American and named the 2022 NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year. The early returns on Storakos transfer from the Michigan Wolverines are looking quite good for head coach Patty Gasso and the But then she fielded a bunt and made a throwing error. 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. We catch up with Guthrie Paced the Sooners in the circle with 141.1 innings pitched, 33 appearances and 205 strikeouts Had a 22-1 record in the circle Finished with a 1.09 ERA that ranked sixth in the country Had six double-digit strikeout performances on the year Threw one individual perfect game (vs. CSU-Fullerton, 2/25) and one solo no-hitter (vs. Iowa, 3/20) Combined on one perfect game and two no-hitters Was exceptional in Big 12 play with a 1.30 ERA in 53.2 IP to go with 71 K to 13 BB, surrendering no home runs and a .157 opponent batting average in conference play Earned the win in Game Two of the Womens College World Series Championship Series, going 4.0 innings and striking out a pair vs. Texas (6/9) Had four strikeouts in 4.2 innings vs. UCLA in the WCWS Semifinals (6/6) Returned from injury to enter the circle in relief in OUs WCWS opener vs. Northwestern (6/2) Threw a complete game with six strikeouts to no walks vs. No. It was the only school she'd visited and it was 45 minutes from home. 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. NORMAN OU softball coach Patty Gasso didnt have much of an update on freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl after Bahl missed last weekends Big 12 On Tuesday, the Sooners returned to No. JT Gasso is an In her 28 years at Oklahoma, she has won five national championships and amassed She was a 2022 NFCA first-team All-American and named the 2022 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year. Gasso returns to the dugout and watches Bahl transform before her eyes. Occasionally, she looked over at the batter with what can only be described as an unwelcoming expression on her face. And after being spotted a 1-0 lead in the first inning against the No. Check out our new Increase store with Sports Spectrum apparel, gifts, devotionals and more. Gaana offers you free, unlimited access to over 30 million Hindi Songs, Bollywood Music, English MP3 songs, Regional Music & Mirchi Play. WebJordy Bahl is a pitcher with the Oklahoma softball program. Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) February 26, a freshman, is leading the team in average right now. Freshman, Leander, Texas Geurin was the No. Contact/Follow us@SoonersWireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. 6 recruit in the 2020 class by Extra Inning Softball and No. https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/11/oklahoma-sooners-softball-jordy-bahl-pitcher-of-the-year-freshman-oklahoma-state-kelly-maxwell/, Oklahoma Sooners No. Doctors are involved as well. Bahl has an honest-to-goodness mental edge, Gasso says, that amplifies her raw talent. Timothy Bailey covers why the Oklahoma softball team in 2022, may be even better than last season. She's just it's a whole other thing. She'll also hit 42 home runs, earning the title of No. They were the defending champs, after all. "She wants to be good," Rocha says. You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. And Bahl is ahead of the curve in both respects. Shes struck out 199 in 132 innings, while walking 29. The Sooners had an early offensive outburst and got good relief pitching as Utah hung around and forced the full seven innings. But she had faith. She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. 2022 NFCA First Team All-American 2022 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist 2022 All-Big 12 First Team 2022 Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2022 NFCA All-Central Region First Team Three-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (2/15, 3/1, 3/22/22), Record Book On Saturday, Fidge tossed a complete game during 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. 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. She focused and got herself out of trouble. Gasso said she hasnt decided on who will get the start Friday. Jennie Finch, USA Olympic Gold Medal Winning Softball Pitcher. Copyright 2023 University of Oklahoma Athletics. Pickens pitched a four-hit shutout in the Lady Vols 1-0 victory against Clemson Some pitchers have velocity and some have spin, but she has both. IT'S A WARM evening in late March in Lexington, Kentucky, and Bahl is in trouble. "And you can see it on her face. Storako threw 300 strikeouts in 200 innings last year for the Wolverines. But new pitcher, same story and Haley Lee was at the plate. Gasso said she wasnt sure whether or not Bahl threw at all during the Sooners practice Tuesday afternoon. After blasting UCLA 14-0 in the finale of the Mary Nutter Classic, the Oklahoma Sooners took over the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports NCFA (), The Oklahoma Sooners are back on top of D1 Softball's rankings after a brief stint at No. Watching her operate, an image comes to mind of a lion stalking its prey. 15 30 1xMar 1, 2023. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Jordy Bahl (21-1, 0.95), and Nicole May (15-0, 0.99) weren't far behind. University of Hawaii softball pitcher Millie Fidge was named the Big West Freshman of the Week on Monday. "I just feel like I haven't done anything.". Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens was named SEC Freshman of the Week Monday. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. But Bahl is steering clear of the hype. As a sign of the respect she's earned from coaches and teammates since her arrival, Bahl was given the start in the season-opener against UC-Santa Barbara in February and pitched two scoreless innings. There hasn't been a day where she's had to ask her to put in extra work. She surrendered one walk and recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings. Hope Trautwein led the way with a 19-1 record and tied Georgina Corrick for the NCAA lead with a 0.51 ERA. Fidge has pitched in six games thus far with two starts in 2023, ammassing a record of 1-1. All the boys played baseball at one point, and Hayden, the oldest, was a standout pitcher who signed with the University of Nebraska-Omaha. 1 recruit Jordy Bahl has won the Big 12s Freshman of the Year and Co-Pitcher of the Year awards for the 2022 season in unanimous selections. But theyre going to score, and theyre going to score a lot. University of Hawaii softball pitcher Millie Fidge was named the Big West Freshman of the Week on Monday. Of the 25 finalists, five are pitchers. Bahl ripped apart the college competition, going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 141 1/3 Please check your email for a confirmation. But I was relentless with them, and I think thats just showing them that I care that Im not going to sit back and say, Thats OK. Thats good enough, when its not. When asked what types of expectations she sets on herself as one of the pillars of a new age of Oklahoma State softball, Maxwell's mantra is simple, yet has rung true in Stillwater After helping set Oklahoma State softball's standard, Kelly Maxwell hopes to lead a new crop of Cowgirl pitchers to glory. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Bahl has been nothing short of dominant in her first season with the team. "You're not going to faze Jordy," she says. Record Book JT Gass Hit per inning. His primary responsibilities include the Sooner offense as well as working with OU's outfielders. 1 UCLA, blasting 6 home runs to support Alex Storakos shutout (). Opposing teams and fan bases have tried to push her buttons and throw her off her game. When things went wrong -- and she can rest assured that they inevitably will as the Sooners aim to defend their title over the coming weeks -- she didn't lose her cool. I just continue to drive and push them.. The teams last met at last year's Mary Nutter with OU taking a slim 2-1 Sunday win. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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). Like Bahl, May only allowed six baserunners (four hits and two walks) but didnt get much run support from an offense thats starting off slower than they have in recent years. "She's a boss just the way she handles herself," Bahl says of Alo. Jordy Bahl is a pitcher with the Oklahoma softball program. Recapping a wild first two weeks of college softball w/ D1Softball's Tara Henry. But Bahl isn't like that. 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. Gasso saw Bahl's tape and is interested, too. Bahl, who eventually signs with the Sooners, was attracted to the coaching staff's track record of success and the ability to walk in as a freshman and compete at a high level. The next day, Bahl suffered a forearm injury during warmups before the Bedlam finale. Then-freshman pitcher Taylor Bachmeyer, now an ace at Sam Houston State, tore her ACL celebrating one of Trautweins strikeouts at midseason. 2:24. She ranked 1st in the conference in wins, complete games and shutouts. Dont strike out, read why for yourself! In 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign by going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 33 appearances. Pickens has recorded two wins this season, both With Tiare Jennings win last year, should Bahl win the award, Oklahoma will be the first program in NCAA softball history to have back-to-back winners of the honor. You can find out more about which cookies we are using in ourPrivacy Policy. OU Softball will play on Friday against the winner of Iowa State and Baylor in the Big 12 tournament at 1 p.m. CST, which can be viewed on ESPNU. In her first season of 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in Her ERA is ranked eighth in the country. After relying on the offense to bully teams over the last several years, in 2023 the pitching staff is going to be as dangerous as Oklahomas vaunted lineup. WebShes off to a terrific start in 2022, hitting .464 with 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in 10 games. Standing out in a Big 12 conference with Oklahoma State fireballer Kelly Maxwell is difficult enough, but Bahl rose to the occasion. 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. Game Details Date 2/26/2023 Start 9:30 am Time 2:04 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. Family games of whiffle ball were especially intense. "She's special," she says, "and she's the most humble, level headed, organized, mission driven kid I've ever had, especially as a freshman. Gasso's impressed. 3 UCLA at the Mark Campbell Classic (2/12) Combined on a perfect game in the season opener vs. UC-Santa Barbara, striking out four (2/10). After a one-week stint at No. Mackenzie Donihoo enters transfer portal, 'no longer part of OU softball', top-seeded OU opens against Prairie View A&M, Get to know the OU Sooners' opponents in Norman Regional, 2022 NCAA softball tournament: Schedule, bracket, game times, TV listings, past champions, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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). 1, and Bahl is the ace of the staff. She possesses a 0.98 ERA and an 18-1 record. It's her dream to win a Women's College World Series, she says, "and not just one.". FEW THINGS IN softball have the ability to surprise Patty Gasso anymore. She was a 2022 NFCA First Team All-American and named the 2022 NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year. JT Gasso is an assistant coach with the Oklahoma Sooners softball program under his mother Patty Gasso. The goal is to get her pain free, and were still working in that direction. You can see it in her eyes. During a conversation with ESPN last month, Bahl leaned into that team-first attitude. Started 17 games and appeared in 28 (91.2 IP) Finished with an ERA of 1.30 and 15-1 record in the circle, allowing just 17 earned runs on the year Struck out 99 batters, including two games with double-digit Ks Allowed only six hits in three WCWS appearances combined Allowed just 17 extra-base hits all season, including six home runs and one triple held opposing batters to a .170 BA combined on one perfect game and three no-hitters threw 2.1 innings of relief work in Game Two of the WCWS Championship Series vs. Texas, striking out a pair and surrendering just one hit (6/9) went 2.0 innings in Game One of the champ series vs. Texas, allowing one hit and King one (6/8) went the distance in the Super Regional final vs. UCF, striking out four and allowing just one run on three hits in 7.0 IP (5/28) Ked six in an NCAA Regional win over Texas A&M, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing no runs on two hits (5/22) Combined on a no-hitter with Hope Trautwein vs. Prairie View A&M in the NCAA Regional opener, striking out seven in 4.0 IP (5/20) Struck out four in 6.1 innings of a Bedlam win vs. No. 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). That's simply not true. 2, Oklahoma has retaken the top spot in college Gasso is in his eighth season with Oklahoma. Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) December 16, 2022. I just dont let that happen because thats not who we are and if I allow that to happen, it just starts to bleed into everything else that were doing., More:2022 NCAA softball tournament: Schedule, bracket, game times, TV listings, past champions. By joining the Sooners, she wouldn't have to be the center of attention. "It's over. Rocha says the difference between good and great is preparation -- understanding how to manage the game and prepare for opponents. Shes been as advertised as the best recruit in the nation sice coming to Norman from Papillion, Nebraska. This is her first true road game and her first time in front of a hostile crowd. Bahl went on to throw a complete game, allowing one earned run, 12 strikeouts and no walks, improving to 11-0 on the season. 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