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that she should have found a bit more
time to work Remi before the hunting
season began.
A Weight Lifted
"This is why," Jordy said when
asked about her decision to return to
Nebraska. "This" was sitting in the
cabin of family friend, Barry Brandt,
and watching a Husker football
game alongside her family after the
pheasant hunt. She soaked in the
conversations filtering through the
room while everyone downed burgers
and drinks from Runza. "This is where
I realize that all of that other stuff —
the softball — it doesn't matter."
Jordy's softball success came early,
garnering attention from universities
nationwide during her high school
years. But she felt different off the
field. "I internalized a ton in high
school," she said. "I was very alone."
She got involved with the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
where she developed her relationship
with God, and her anxiety improved.
"I began to seek a greater purpose than
softball," she said. "That's where my
identity and purpose were. But with
this platform [softball], I could give
back to Him."
During these years, Jordy bounced
between church, the softball field
and nature — with her family always
nearby.
But her relationship with nature had
begun long before. Dave had taken
Jordy and her brothers hunting and
fishing since they were little.
"I was there when Broden shot his
first deer, a doe, and his first buck,"
Jordy said. She has also harvested
multiple deer through the years,
but squeezing the trigger is not her
Jordy, seen here pitching against the University of Nebraska at Omaha at Connie Claussen Field in Omaha in 2025, is very
familiar with throwing in front of a packed house.
