For the second time in the season’s first three weeks, Oklahoma softball swept the Big 12 weekly awards. Freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for a second time and redshirt senior Jana Johns was named Big 12 Player of the Week.
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— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) March 1, 2022
Bahl threw a perfect game against Cal State Fullerton that was highlighted by her 11 strikeouts. In the process, Bahl became the first Sooner freshman to throw a perfect game since Paige Parker in 2015. Then, against No. 17 Tennessee, Bahl struck out 16 in 8.1 innings to match the most strikeouts by a Sooner pitcher since Giselle Juarez struck out 16 versus Wisconsin in the NCAA Norman Regional in 2019.
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The Papillion, Neb., right-hander finished her stay in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with 31 strikeouts, a 2-0 record, a 1.62 ERA and a .121 opponent batting average.
It’s Johns’ first Big 12 weekly award of her career. During OU’s 5-0 march through the Mary Nutter Classic, Johns hit four home runs and registered nine RBIs. The Calhoun, Ga., product hit a pair of homers and had 3 RBIs in the Sooners’ 9-8 win in 10 innings over the Vols. Johns finished the Mary Nutter Classic with a .429 batting average over the tournament’s five games.
On Feb. 15, Oklahoma sophomore Tiare Jennings was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and Bahl earned Pitcher of the Week. Then, on Feb. 22, OU redshirt senior Jocelyn Alo was named Big 12 Player of the Week and fellow redshirt senior Hope Trautwein shared Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors with Oklahoma State’s Kelly Maxwell.
The Sooners have a rare weekend off before playing host to Minnesota on Monday, March 7, for their home opener at Marita Hynes Field at 5 p.m. After the home date against the Golden Gophers, Oklahoma heads to Honolulu, Hawaii, to take part in the Rainbow Wahine Classic.
The Sooners will play Baylor on March 10 at 7:30 p.m., Cal on Mach 11 at 7:30 p.m. and then Hawaii on March 11 at 10 p.m. and on March 12 at 4 p.m.
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