Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl stunned the college softball world on Monday.
Just days after leading the Sooners to their third-straight national title, Bahl — a two-time First-Team All-American and the Most Outstanding Player from the 2023 Women’s College World Series — announced her decision to enter the transfer portal on Twitter.
We don’t know where the sophomore superstar will land next, but we certainly have a good idea.
In her announcement, Bahl, a native of Papillion, Nebraska, said she was “excited to return home” and wants to grow the game “in the home state.”
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— Jordyn Bahl (@jordybahl) June 12, 2023
“I am excited to return home and be Jordy Bahl the softball player, but more importantly the person,” she wrote. “I am excited thinking about growing the game that has provided me so many opportunities for growth, in the home state, a current overlooked state for girls in softball at all ages, and I am excited to finish the softball journey right where it began.”
It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to see what that might mean. Indeed, according to ESPN’s reporting, Bahl is expected to transfer to Nebraska.
Coming out of high school, Bahl was the No. 1 player in the country. She initially committed to the Cornhuskers before flipping to rival Oklahoma and legendary coach Patty Gasso.
As the team’s ace for the past two seasons, she played a major part in the success that culminated in a 53-game winning streak to end the 2023 season. She was the national freshman of the year in 2022, and this spring, she finished with a 22-1 record and a 0.90 ERA, the second-lowest in the nation.
While we await an official decision from Bahl, a Nebraska team that went 36-22 in 2023 and finished with a 2-2 showing at the Stillwater Regional may be about to get a massive boost heading into 2024.
