Sure, this wasn’t LSU, it was Connecticut from the softball afterthought Big East Conference. But nonetheless, Jordy Bahl sent the opening salvos of the NCAA tournament and sending a loud message to all after being nominated for two different organization’s national player of the year awards.
In the circle, the Nebraska Cornhuskers pitcher surrendered nothing and struck out 3, before handing things off to Kylee Magee after three innings with a 7-0 lead. At the plate, she finished 2-for-2 at the plate, with 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s, 2 BB’s and 3 runs scored.
In her final at bat, she came to plate with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, needing only one to cross to end the game via the run rule.