Husker softball star Jordyn Bahl named top 3 finalist for player of the year award

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska softball’s Jordyn Bahl was named a top 3 finalist for the USA Softball/ESPN Collegiate Player of the Year, the organization announced on Monday.

Bahl is joined by Arkansas’ Bri Ellis and Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady, the reigning Collegiate Player of the Year.

This is the first time Bahl has been named a top 3 finalist for the award, and the first Husker in program history.

The Papillion native continues to rack up accolades, as she was named the Big Ten Pitcher and Player of the Year earlier in the month.

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She was the first player in conference history to earn both those awards in the same season. She was also first-team All-Big Ten.

Throughout the spring, Bahl was a two-time national Player of the Week and won six Big Ten weekly awards.

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Bahl is the first Husker in school history to record 15 doubles and 15 home runs in the same season. She also became the second Husker to record 60+ runs, hits and RBIs in a season.

The Husker standout has 23 home runs, 69 runs scored and 41 extra-base hits on the season, all program records.

With 25 wins in the circle, Bahl is one of five players in NCAA history to have 20+ home runs and wins in the same season.

At the plate, the junior has notched 76 hits, 66 RBIs, 16 doubles, two triples and 23 homers on a .475 batting average.

She has only struck out 14 times and has a slugging percentage of 1.031 and an on-base percentage of .568.

In the circle, Bahl has an ERA of 1.50 and a record of 25-6 across 186.1 innings pitched.

She has struck out 270 batters and allowed only 40 earned runs.

Elite company. @jordybahl has been named a Top 3 finalist for the USA Softball/ESPN Collegiate Player of the Year.

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— Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 19, 2025

Offensively, Bahl ranks in the top 10 nationally in slugging percentage, runs per game, batting average, extra-base hits, home runs per game and on-base percentage.

Defensively, Bahl ranks in the top 10 nationally in opponent batting average, hits allowed per seven innings, strikeouts per seven innings, shutouts, wins, ERA and complete games.

At last weekend’s Baton Rouge Regional, Bahl went 5-for-5 with four home runs, seven walks, eight runs and seven RBIs at the plate.

In the circle, she notched a perfect 2-0 record while allowing just one run and two hits in 12 innings with 16 strikeouts.

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The Collegiate Player of the Year will be announced on May 27 at the athlete’s banquet prior to the Women’s College World Series.