HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap - One Step Short Again: UCLA 4 NEBRASKA 2

A few hours after taking home the Big 10 Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, Jordy took the mound in West Lafayette and came up short of what are usually pretty unreasonable expectations.

The potent Bruins batting order attacked all day and broke through just enough to put 4 runs on the board, with the one which did the most damage being a 2-run blast to left center by Sophia Mujica. This gave UCLA a 3-0 lead after four innings and put the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ backs against the wall after struggling all afternoon to figure out pitcher Kaitlyn Terry.

Then, for a few brief moments, it seemed a few had. Jordy Bahl led off the top of the 6th with her third strikeout in three at-bats. But then…