Nebraska pitcher and utility player Jordy Bahl was named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Sport Award for Softball on Friday, announced Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). The other finalists include Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady, Arkansas’ Bri Ellis and Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens.
Bahl is the first finalist for the award from Nebraska since Ali Viola in 1998. Current associate head coach Lori Sippel (1988) was also a finalist for the award, while the only Husker to win it is Denise Day in 1985.
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 49 years, recognizing the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports and symbolizing “the best of the best in collegiate athletics.” The recipient of the sport award will become a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2025 Honda Cup, which will be presented during the live broadcast of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Presented by Honda on CBS Sports Network in June.