All Sooners

What Patty Gasso Said About Jordy Bahl's Injury

The former Sooner's seasons is over after she tore her ACL last week in Nebraska's season-opening loss to Washington in Mexico.
John E. Hoover|
What Patty Gasso Said About Jordy Bahl's Injury
What Patty Gasso Said About Jordy Bahl's Injury

Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso was asked on Tuesday about former Sooner pitcher Jordy Bahl's injury while pitching in a game in Mexico last weekend.

Bahl tore her ACL in the third inning of the season opener against Washington.

"I wasn't there, but my coaches were there scouting that game, and they saw it, and they knew that something wasn't gonna be good," Gasso said. "But Jordy, I think she was walking around like you thought, 'Wow, maybe it's just a sprain or something.' But she's so strong that her legs can maintain her kneecap. You know what I mean? When your get your ACL torn, you are in massive pain and you are not able to really walk. So it was pretty amazing how she was just kind of moving around.  

"It's sad. It's horrible for anybody, really. And Jordy went through injuries as a freshman. But I, just, you know, you wish her well. She was sitting at the airport with our team, talking with our team. So there's still the memories. The last memory they have was singing on-stage with Toby Keith. And that's something that they will cherish, especially now, forever. And so there's this bond that they still have, because you're in in the battlefields together. And everyone here wishes her well, wishes speedy recovery. I'm sure she'll come back, knowing her, better than she ever has."

Published
John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

Share on XFollow johnehoover
Home/Softball