Softball Nominated for Pair of ESPYS

NORMAN — Oklahoma softball has been nominated for two ESPY awards at the 2023 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. ESPN revealed the list of nominees Wednesday and fan voting is now live via ESPN.com/ESPYS.

The 2023 national championship squad is nominated for Best Team, marking the third consecutive year the program has been tabbed a nominee in the category. Sophomore pitcher Jordy Bahl has been nominated for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports. The individual nomination is the second straight year an Oklahoma softball student-athlete has been one of the honorees, as Bahl joins 2022 graduate Jocelyn Alo who took home the award a season ago.

The 2023 ESPYS will be broadcast live on Wednesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC from Los Angeles.

Fan voting is now underway for all categories and runs through July 9 at 7 p.m. CT.

A look at OU Softball's nominated categories below. The complete list of 2023 nominees can be viewed here.

BEST TEAM

Golden State Warriors, NBA
Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA Football
Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
LSU Tigers, NCAA Women's Basketball
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Vegas Golden Knights, NHL

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS

Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma Softball
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women's Basketball
Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse
Trinity Thomas, Florida Gators Gymnastics

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Players Mentioned

Jocelyn Alo

Jordy Bahl

Sponsors

University of Oklahoma Athletics