Jordy Frahm named finalist for Honda Award for softball
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) — Nebraska softball senior Jordy Frahm was tabbed a finalist for the Honda Award for Softball for the second consecutive season, the organization announced on Friday.
The other finalists include Megan Grant (UCLA), Maya Johnson (Belmont) and Isa Torres (Florida State).
Denise Day is the Big Red’s only Honda Award for Softball winner, as she claimed the honor in 1985.
The announcement comes during a landmark moment for the organization, as the CWSA celebrates its 50th anniversary during the 2025-26 collegiate athletics season.
For five decades, the Honda Sport Award has honored the nation’s top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, symbolizing “the best of the best in collegiate athletics.”
The recipient will become a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the Class of 2026 Honda Cup, to be presented live on Monday, July 27, at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
The Honda Sport award winner for softball will be announced after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
Frahm was also named the NFCA and USA Softball Player of the Year and was a First-Team All-American and Rawlings Gold Glove award winner this season. She was on the All-Big Ten and NFCA All-Mountain Region first teams.
She has helped NU to its eighth overall NCAA Women’s College World Series appearance and pitched a career-high 10.0 innings on Thursday night to aid the Big Red to its first WCWS victory since 2002.
This season, Frahm leads the Big Red offense with a .411 batting average and 19 home runs. Frahm has added 50 RBI, 11 doubles and 59 runs scored. She has a slugging percentage of .827 and an on-base percentage of .511, for an OPS of 1.315.
In the circle, Frahm is 21-4 with a 1.19 ERA and 12 saves. Her 12 saves have tied the Big Ten single-season record and rank sixth in NCAA history. She has added eight shutouts and has struck out 243 batters and only walked 31.
She ranks in the top 10 nationally in ERA (fourth), saves (first), shutouts (fourth), strikeout-to-walk ratio (third), strikeouts (seventh) and WHIP (fifth).
As the CWSA marks its 50th anniversary, the organization continues its longstanding mission to honor excellence in athletics, leadership, academics, and community service. Since 1986, Honda has contributed more than $3.4 million in institutional grants to support women’s athletics programs nationwide.
