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Nebraska’s Jordy Frahm, Oklahoma State’s Ruby Meylan Live Up to the Hype in Electric Showdown

The two Nebraska natives put pitching on display in an instant classic.
Maren Angus-Coombs|
Nebraska's Jordy Frahm (98) celebrates during the college softball game between the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Stillwater, Okla., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
Nebraska's Jordy Frahm (98) celebrates during the college softball game between the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Stillwater, Okla., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The college softball season is only three weeks old but Nebraska and Oklahoma State battled in what could stand as the game of the year in front of a record-setting crowd in Stillwater, Okla., on Thursday night.

The 1,802 in attendance set a record for an OSU home opener, and excitedly cheered as Oklahoma State's Rosie Davis lifted the Cowgirls to a 2-1 win in the bottom of the 11th with a solo home run to center field.

However, the buildup to that moment is what had the softball community buzzing.

Ruby Meylan, a Nebraska legacy whose grandfather and father both played football for the Huskers, went head-to-head with Jordy Frahm in what will go down as an instant classic.

“What a pitching performance by two of the top kids in the country,” Oklahoma State head coach Kenny Gajewski said to Scott Wright of The Oklahoman after the game. “I thought Jordy was awesome. Ruby was equally as awesome. I thought their kid that came in late was really good. We finally cracked through.

“It felt everything like a super regional, Oklahoma City-type game. Both teams fighting, crawling, just a fun night. This is why you want to play these types of games.”

Meylan pitched one of the best games of her collegiate career, striking out nine Huskers over 10.0 innings, marking the longest outing for a pitcher this season. Meylan also proved to everyone watching that she is just as good as her former travel ball teammate, who happens to be the reigning NFCA Player of the Year.

Treating the matchup as just another game, Meylan was in the zone. The one run she allowed is the only run she has allowed in her last 22.0 innings of work, spread over three appearances. 

“I honestly didn’t feel a thing,” Meylan said to Wright. “I was just kind of in my flow state, just going out there and pumping strikes in the zone and forcing people to mis-hit balls. That’s the way I like to pitch.”

Frahm pitched 7.0 innings, allowed one run, and struck out nine. Freshman Alexis Jensen entered the game in relief in the eighth inning and took the loss. She allowed one run and two hits while adding six strikeouts across the final three innings.

The two teams will meet twice more this weekend as part of the OSU/Tulsa Invitational. The second matchup is Saturday at 2 p.m. CT, and the third is on Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m. CT. Both games will be streamed via ESPN+.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

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