Jordy Bahl Set to Make Nebraska Debut in September

Portions of the following release information was issued by Nebraska in July and information and photo courtesy of Nebraska…

September 14 is a date Nebraska fans have circled on the calendar since the Huskers announced their fall softball schedule in July.

The significance lies in this will mark the first opportunity for Husker fans to see All-American Jordy Bahl, the number one player in the 2021 Extra Inning Elite rankings, take the field in Nebraska red.

The excitement is understandable as the softball world shook when Bahl announced in June she was leaving three-time defending national champion Oklahoma to return home to Nebraska to finish her career.

Nebraska fans will have the opportunity to see the Huskers play nine times at Bowlin Stadium in September and October as part of the fall exhibition season. The Huskers will host three intrasquad scrimmages on consecutive Thursdays in September before playing a total of six games against Omaha, Creighton, Colorado State and South Dakota in October.

All fall games are open to the public, including the intrasquad scrimmages, with free admission. Fans do not need a ticket to attend the games, which will feature general admission seating.

While much of the excitement will be focused on Bahl, Nebraska returns 16 players from last year’s squad, which played in an NCAA Regional Final and notched a top-20 national finish. The Huskers bring back seven players who started at least 53 games last season.

Shortstop Billie Andrews highlights the seven returning starters, as she was a third-team All-American last season after batting .354 with 13 doubles and 16 homers. Returning outfielders Brooke Andrews and Abbie Squier have both earned all-region and all-conference accolades in their careers. Andrews was a first-team All-Big Ten and second-team all-region selection in 2023 after batting .311 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 45 RBIs. Squier, who has hit .321 with 17 doubles and 13 home runs the past two seasons, was a first-team All-Big Ten and second-team all-region honoree in 2022.

Sydney Gray, a 2022 all-region selection, has started 110 games at third base the past two seasons, producing 98 hits, 15 doubles, 15 home runs and 66 RBIs during that span. At second base, Katelyn Caneda is back for her sophomore season after she led Nebraska with a .366 batting average as a freshman in 2023 en route to first-team All-Big Ten accolades as well as a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive team.

Rounding out the returning starters are catcher Ava Bredwell and outfielder Caitlynn Neal. The 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Bredwell boasts a .291 career average and has started 88 games behind the plate the past two seasons. Neal started all 58 games in the outfield in 2023, when she hit .302 and tied for the team lead with 13 doubles while slugging five home runs and driving in 25 runs.

Fall Schedule (Free & Open to the Public)
Intrasquad Scrimmages (Bowlin Stadium)
Sept. 14    5:30 p.m.
Sept. 21    5:30 p.m.
Sept. 28    5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 1 (Bowlin Stadium)
York vs. Bellevue (10 a.m.)
Nebraska vs. Omaha (12:30 p.m.)
Midland vs. UNK (3 p.m.)

Saturday, Oct. 7 (Kansas City, Mo.)
2 Games vs. TBA Opponents at Kansas City Urban Youth Academy

Sunday, Oct. 8 (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska vs. Creighton (2 p.m.)

Saturday, Oct. 14 (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska vs. Colorado State (10 a.m.)
Nebraska vs. South Dakota (12:30 p.m.)
Colorado State vs. South Dakota (3 p.m.)

Sunday, Oct. 15 (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska vs. Colorado State (10 a.m.)
Nebraska vs. Colorado State (12:30 p.m.)

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