Nebraska’s Jordyn Bahl named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Jordyn Bahl
Courtesy Nebraska Athletics

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Big Ten Conference honored Nebraska softball pitcher Jordyn Bahl on Monday as the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.

This is Bahl’s second weekly honor of the season after winning Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17.

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Bahl pitched 8.1 innings in the series against Minnesota and had an ERA of 0.00 over the course of the weekend, which ended in a sweep for NU.

She limited her opponents to a .077% batting average and only allowed one hit out of the infield.

Overall, Bahl allowed no runs and only two hits while striking out nine batters.

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The junior pitcher claimed the win in the Huskers’ first game against the Gophers and recorded a save in game two of the series.

The Papillion native pitched every inning in Friday’s 8-0, six-inning win.

In that matchup, she threw a complete game, allowing no runs and only one hit while fanning seven.

Ohio State’s Morgan Frye was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Michigan’s Lauren Putz was the Freshman of the Week.

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