One of the top players in women’s college softball last season will make her debut in the professional ranks in 2027.
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League announced Thursday, Nov. 12 that former Nebraska star Jordy Frahm has signed with the Oklahoma City Sparks for the upcoming season.
Back in June, Frahm — formerly Bahl — announced that she played in the Women’s College World Series while she was pregnant and elected to not play in AUSL last season. The Spark selected her with a provisional pick in the 2026 draft.
Just before the Women’s College World Series began last May, Frahm was named National Player of the Year by USA Softball. A superb two-way player, no other player aside from Frahm in the country last season had a batting average north
of .400 and an ERA below 1.40.
A 5-foot-8 right-handed pitcher and utility player from Papillion, Nebraska, Frahm was also named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and a first-team All-American by Softball America and D1 Softball last season. The NFCA also gave Frahm a First Team All-American nod, making her the 14th player in the history of the sport to be named to the team four times.
In her final college season, Frahm ranked fifth nationally in ERA (1.37), first in saves (12), fourth in shutouts (eight), third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.61) and eighth in total strikeouts – having fanned 251 batters. She was also 14th in walks per seven innings with a mark of 1.22.
Frahm was solid at the plate, too. In her final season with the Cornhuskers, she hit for a .403 average with 79 hits, 60 runs scored, 51 RBIs and 20 home runs. She was the first Cornhusker with multiple seasons of 20 or more home runs in program history.
She was also the first player in NCAA Division I softball history to record at least 20 wins as a pitcher and at least 20 home runs at the plate in multiple seasons.
The standout right-handed pitcher and batter began her career with powerhouse Oklahoma and helped the Sooners win national championships in 2022 and 2023 before returning to her home state via the transfer portal. Frahm powered Nebraska to its first Women’s College World Series appearance since 2013 last season.
Frahm is due to give birth to her first child in December. The AUSL season begins in May.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Nebraska softball star Jordy Frahm signs with AUSL ahead of 2027 season
