Nebraska softball star reveals she was pregnant during College World Series

Nypost · Jun 02, 2026 · 359 words · By Ryan Giancola

Athletic Achievement Personal Life Transition

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Jordy Frahm is going from the mound to the baby bump.

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What happened

Jordy Frahm is going from the mound to the baby bump.

Why it matters

A day after bowing out of the College Softball World Series with a second-round loss to fellow No.

Common ground

1 seed Texas, the two-way Nebraska softball star, and her husband, Trey Frahm, announced she is pregnant with her first child.

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Claim 1: “Frahm, born and raised in Papillion, Nebraska”

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Multiple web sources explicitly state she was born and raised in Papillion, Nebraska.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Nebraska softball star Jordy Frahm confirmed she played most of the 2026 season while pregnant, adding another remarkable chapter to the ...
https://www.si.com/onsi/softball/college/nebraska-softball-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordyn Makensey Frahm (née Bahl; born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for Nebraska. As a freshman at Oklahoma she was named NFCA ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Frahm

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Frahm, born and raised in Papillion, Nebraska, started her collegiate career at Oklahoma in 2022, played a pivotal part of the Sooners' two ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/sports/nebraskas-jordy-frahm-r…

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Claim 2: “after her second season, Frahm entered the transfer portal and returned home to Nebraska”

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Multiple sources confirm she left Oklahoma in the summer of 2023 and transferred back to her home state of Nebraska.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Frahm — then known as Jordy Bahl — left Oklahoma in the summer of 2023 after winning a pair of national championships and returned to her home ...
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/softball/2026…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Frahm — then known as Jordy Bahl — left Oklahoma in the summer of 2023 after winning a pair of national championships and returned to her home ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jordy-frahms-phone-call-to…

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Claim 3: “In 2025, she bounced back to lead Nebraska to the super regionals for the first time since 2014”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that she led Nebraska to the super regionals in 2025.

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Claim 4: “Ultimately, Nebraska lost 3-1”

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Claim 5: “That effort led to Frahm being named the National Player of the Year”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm she was named the National Player of the Year (NFCA and USA Softball).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordyn Makensey Frahm (née Bahl; born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for Nebraska. As a freshman at Oklahoma she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year in 2022. She was a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Frahm

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NFCA National Player of the Year is an award given by Schutt Sports to the best college softball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2016. In 2019, the award was split into…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFCA_National_Player_of_the_Ye…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year is an award given by USA Softball to the best college softball player of the year. The award has been given annually since 2002. The award is voted on by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Softball_Collegiate_Player…

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Claim 6: “She became the first player in NCAA softball history to have 20 home runs and 20 wins in a single season”

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Multiple web search results confirm she was the first player in NCAA softball history to have 20 home runs and 20 wins in a single season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NCAA Division I Softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NCAA_Division_I_softball_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nebraska Cornhuskers softball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. The team has played at Bowlin Stadium since 2002.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_softball

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Claim 7: “bowing out of the College Softball World Series with a second-round loss to fellow No. 1 seed Texas”

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Claim 8: “Baby Frahm coming December 2026”

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Multiple sources, including Instagram and news reports, specifically state the baby is due in December 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is a women's professional softball league that is in the United States, founded in 2024 and run by Athletes Unlimited. The AUSL was announced on June 4, 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletes_Unlimited_Softball_Le…

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Claim 9: “the two-way Nebraska softball star, and her husband, Trey Frahm, announced she is pregnant with her first child”

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Multiple independent web sources and social media reports confirm that Jordy Frahm and her husband Trey announced she is pregnant with their first child.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 15 through June 4, 2026, as the final part of the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament ended with the 2026 Women's Colleg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NCAA_Division_I_softball_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordy Claude Daniel Lemoine est le fils de Patricia Clerget, ancienne animatrice à Radio Manche 1 et autrice-compositrice, et de Claude Lemoine, producteur des Rockets de 1974 à 1992, un groupe de roc…
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy

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Claim 10: “In the Cornhuskers’ elimination game against Texas, staked the team to an early lead with a solo homer”

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Claim 11: “where they were knocked out by Tennessee, even after winning the first game of a best-of-three”

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Claim 12: “started her collegiate career at Oklahoma in 2022”

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Wikipedia confirms she began her collegiate career at Oklahoma in 2022 and was named National Freshman of the Year that year.

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Claim 13: “played a pivotal part of the Sooners’ two College Softball World Series titles”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm she won two national championships (WCWS titles) with Oklahoma in 2022 and 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2× Women's College World Series champion (2022, 2023); Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player (2023); 2× WCWS All-Tournament Team (2023, 2026); 4 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Frahm

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Frahm — then known as Jordy Bahl — left Oklahoma in the summer of 2023 after winning a pair of national championships and returned to her home ...
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/softball/2026…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Now Starring for Nebraska, Jordy Frahm's WCWS Thrills Continue Without Oklahoma. She won two national championships with the Sooners and now, ...
https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/softball/we-deserved-jor…

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Claim 14: “In 2024, Frahm tore her ACL just two innings into her season”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific detail of an ACL tear two innings into the 2024 season.

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Claim 15: “carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning that was ended after a Texas three-run homer”

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