Bahl Tosses No-Hitter in 10-0 Five-Inning Victory

Behind a strong offense and a no-hitter from Jordyn Bahl, the No. 18 Nebraska softball team (7-2) downed the Northern Colorado Bears by a score of 10-0 in five innings in its second game on Saturday in Las Cruces, N.M.

Bahl (3-1) grabbed the pitching victory after allowing no hits and striking out five batters. She did not allow a ball to leave the infield and worked around a pair of walks and two hit batters.

The no-hitter is the fourth of Bahl’s career, including two perfect games, and the 41st in Nebraska softball history. The previous most recent no-hitter for the Huskers came from Sarah Harness in a 5-0 victory over New Mexico State on Feb. 24, 2023. 

Grace Algrim (0-1) took the loss for the Bears. 

Ava Bredwell paced the offense with a 2-for-3 game with four RBIs on a grand slam. Samantha Bland added two RBIs of her own while Lauren Camenzind had two hits.

After the first two innings were scoreless, Bredwell registered her second hit of the day to reach base in the top of the third, and Bella Bacon reached immediately after on an error. A Hannah Camenzind single scored Bredwell and an Ava Kuszak sacrifice fly sent Bacon to the plate. Bahl then executed a squeeze bunt to score Hannah Camenzind as NU took a 3-0 lead.

In the top of the fourth, Lauren Camenzind singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Bland then notched her second home run of Saturday, a two-run shot that extended the lead to 5-0. The Huskers went on to load the bases on an error, a Bacon single and a Kuszak walk. A two-out wild pitch sent Bacon to the plate to give Nebraska a 6-0 lead.

Emmerson Cope walked to start the fifth inning, and Abbie Squier came into pinch run. Hoffmann singled to reach first and advance Squier to second. Lauren Camenzind then reached on a bunt single to load the bases and Ava Bredwell homered to put the Huskers up 10-0. 

Bahl then closed out the shutout and no-hitter with a strikeout, a ground out and an infield pop out in the bottom of the fifth.

The Huskers will close Troy Cox Classic competition tomorrow, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. with a rematch against Montana in Las Cruces, N.M. The Huskers defeated Montana, 13-4 in six innings, in Saturday's first game. The game can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network. 

Postgame Notes

• Nebraska has scored at least 10 runs in each of its first four games this weekend. The last time that the Huskers had four straight games with 10+ runs was a four-game stretch at the Hotel Encanto Invitational in Las Cruces in 2015. 
• Jordyn Bahl threw a no-hitter, the fourth of her career, including two perfect games. It is the 41st no-hitter in program history and the first since Sarah Harness on Feb. 24, 2023. 
• Through the first four games this weekend, Bahl is 2-0 in the circle and has thrown 10.0 shutout innings, allowing only two singles. At the plate, Bahl is 6-for-12 with two doubles, four homers, eight RBIs and six runs scored.