The softball news keeps rolling in as Head Coach Rhonda Revelle announced Friday that Jordy Frahm will join the Nebraska softball staff as a full-time assistant coach. This news comes on the heels of announcements that Frahm is approximately three months pregnant immediately followed by Associate Head Coach of 37 years, Lori Sippel, announcing her retirement from coaching.
Frahm played for the Huskers from 2024-26, after transferring back home following winning two national championships with Oklahoma.
The Papillion native was a Big Ten Player of the Year, two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, a Gold Glove Award winner, two-time 1st Team All-Big 10 and a two-time National Player of the Year at Nebraska. Overall, she was a 4-time First Team All-American and was the WCWS MVP as a sophomore. With her experience as a two-way player, Frahm will be involved with a variety of coaching roles.
“I am beyond excited to join the Nebraska softball coaching staff,” Frahm said. “Playing softball for the Huskers was an incredible blessing to me and the coaches had a huge impact on me as an athlete and as a person. I am ready to have that impact on others and continue to grow the game in my home state. I’m honored by the trust that Coach Revelle has in me, and I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside her and the rest of the staff in a new role. I am so thankful that God led me here and granted me this new blessing. Go Big Red!”
“We are thrilled to have Jordy join our coaching staff,” Revelle said. “She has had such an impact on Nebraska Softball as a player, and now she can continue giving back to this program and being instrumental in the growth and development of our student-athletes. We will lean into her competitive spirit, her keen eye for talent and her softball IQ as we continue to strive for excellence. Jordy loves Nebraska and the Red Team, and she is a perfect addition to our coaching staff.”
In her two full seasons with the Big Red, Frahm led Nebraska to two of the most notable seasons in program history. Most recently, she captained the Huskers to the 2026 NCAA Women’s College World Series, their first appearance since 2013. She also helped NU to its first win at the WCWS since 2002. Frahm was a leader for the 2026 team that won both the Big Ten regular-season and conference tournament titles.
A graduate assistant coaching job is usually the norm before a full-time paid assistant’s position, but, obviously, Frahm was anything but normal as a player, and she did receive experience as a de facto assistant coach in 2024 while rehabbing from a season-ending injury.
We will try find out if this means she has ruled out a professional career by accepting this position. She originally ruled out participating in the AUSL draft and an almost certain Golden Ticket as a top 10 pick. However given the news of her pregnancy, that, also, was almost certainly a huge reason for the opt out since it would have left her unable to play this summer. The immediate timing of the announcement also suggests she and Revelle may have been discussing it prior to the conclusion of the WCWS, unless Sippel’s announcement was unexpected and suddenly opened that window.
Should the opportunity present itself, we will try to acquire and share additional information about the above, but for now, we congratulate Frahm on her addition to the staff. I discussed with a few people the possibility of Frahm eventually accepting a position in coaching, but Sippel’s retirement opened the door for a “sooner rather than later” scenario to happen.
But for now, this has the early look of a home run hire for a Huskers team looking to keep their momentum rolling on the national stage with Frahm’s eligibility expired. The sky just might be the limit with Jordy transitioning from playing to having an immediate and huge effect on the recruiting trail.
