Nebraska star pitcher Jordy Frahm joins Cornhuskers coaching staff following conclusion of her college playing career

Jordy Frahm is continuing her career in college softball with Nebraska. The four-time All-American pitcher is joining the Cornhuskers’ coaching staff, the program announced on Friday.

Frahm, 23, concluded a stellar college run with Nebraska’s defeat to eventual national champion Texas in the Women’s College World Series on Sunday. She carried a perfect game into the fifth inning before the Longhorns rallied for a 3-1 win to advance to the WCWS semifinals.

The senior right-hander pitched 22 innings during Nebraska’s first WCWS since 2013. In three WCWS starts, she allowed nine runs, 14 hits and 17 strikeouts. That included an epic 10-inning, 133-pitch performance in a win over Arkansas. In three NCAA tournament appearances, Frahm threw 11 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with 24 strikeouts. In a regional win over Grand Canyon, she racked up 16 strikeouts.

Frahm finished her college playing career with two WCWS national championships (both won with Oklahoma), WCWS Most Outstanding Player honors and two NFCA National Player of the Year awards, while being named to four All-American first teams.

In two seasons with Oklahoma and three with Nebraska, Frahm compiled a 1.29 ERA, 91-17 record and 937 strikeouts. She was also productive as a hitter, batting .422 with a 1.356 OPS,43 home runs and 126 RBI.

Playing professionally and adding her high profile to the AUSL seemed like a natural next step. However, she surprisingly did not receive a Golden Ticket from the league as one of its top draft selections. That development was explained when Frahm revealed that she is pregnant following Nebraska’s elimination from the WCWS.

While that seemingly puts her playing career on hold, she can now continue her involvement as a coach with Rhonda Reveille’s staff at Nebraska. Perhaps she hinted at that next step in her softball career when speaking to reporters on Sunday night.

“The cool thing about that is just because I’m done playing now, that doesn’t have to be over, that doesn’t have to end,” Frahm said, via Yahoo Sports’ Cassandra Negley.

“Growing the game will now just look different,” she added. “It will still be the same love for wanting to grow the sport, especially in the state of Nebraska, but all over the country. Just the way I go about that will look a little different now.”

Frahm has an opportunity to resume her playing career with Team USA for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, if she so chooses. (The softball competition will be held at Oklahoma City’s Devon Park, home for the WCWS and USA Softball.) She has some time to make that decision while coaching for the Cornhuskers.