Oklahoma State University Athletics
2026 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Ruby Meylan
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Skutt Catholic
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
Pronounced MAY-lin
Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 27, 2023)
2023 Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
2023 First Team All-Pac 12
2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
2023 NFCA First Team All-Region
2023 NFCA Third Team All-American
2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2024 First Team All-Pac 12
2024 NFCA First Team All-Region
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 19, 2024)
2025 All-Big 12 First Team
2025 NFCA First Team All-Region
2025 NFCA Second Team All-American
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 4, 2025)
Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week (March 4, 2025)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 25, 2025)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 22, 2025)
2026 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
2026 First Team All-Big 12
2026 NFCA Second Team All-American
2026 NFCA First Team All-Region
2026 D1 Softball First Team All-American
2026 Softball America First Team All-American
2026 Academic All-Big 12 Team
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (February 24, 2026)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 24, 2026)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 31, 2026)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 28, 2026)
D1 Softball Pitcher of the Week (April 28, 2026)
Softball America Pitcher of the Week (April 28, 2026)
Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week (April 28, 2026)
Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week (May 5, 2026)
Senior (2026): Produced one of the most accomplished pitching seasons in program history ... Became the fourth Cowgirl ever to be named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year ... Earned unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team for the second season in a row ... An NFCA second team All-American and first team All-Region honoree ... Named a first team All-American by both D1 Softball and Softball America ... Posted a 29-9 record, 2.43 ERA and 220 strikeouts over 45 appearances and 32 starts ... Tossed 244.2 innings, second-most in the country ... 29 wins tied for fourth-most in the NCAA and marked the second-most by a Cowgirl in program history, trailing only Melanie Roche's record of 32 set in 1993 ... Became the only Big 12 pitcher in conference history to earn 15 wins with 100+ innings pitched in league play ... Eight shutouts tied for fourth-most in the nation, while her 22 complete games tied for sixth-most ... 7.76 pWAR was the second-highest total in college softball ... Set career-highs in wins, innings pitched, complete games, appearances, starts and shutouts ... One of two pitchers to earn four Big 12 Pitcher of the Week awards ... Tallied 18 appearances without an earned run and 31 with two or less ... Picked up her first win of the season with 4.2 no-hit innings against Cal on February 6, striking out four and allowing only one baserunner ... Struck out six batters in three innings of relief versus No. 6 UCLA on February 13, earning the win in an extra-innings battle with the Bruins ... Logged her first complete game shutout of the year versus Texas State on February 19, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and allowing just three baserunners ... Threw her first career no-hitter against Colorado State on February 20, striking out five over five innings ... Earned the fourth Big 12 Pitcher of the Week award of her career and her first of 2026 on February 24 ... Threw 135 pitches over 10.0 one-run innings, striking out nine in a 2-1 win over No. 9 Nebraska on February 26 ... Struck out seven in 3.2 one-hit innings of relief versus South Dakota State on March 1 to earn the win ... Spun a complete game over No. 24 UCF on March 7, allowing just one run ... Logged three straight complete games versus No. 25 Arizona State and No. 17 Grand Canyon from March 13-17, combining for a 2.63 ERA and 22 strikeouts over 21.0 innings ... Tossed the ninth perfect game in program history versus BYU on March 20, striking out six Cougars over five innings ... Earned her second Big 12 Pitcher of the Week recognition of the season on March 24 ... Logged a 0.11 ERA over 18 innings of work from March 25-31, striking out 16 and allowing just two earned runs in four appearances en route to her second straight Big 12 Pitcher of the Week award ... Fired nine consecutive complete games from April 10-29, tying Carrie Eberle's school record set in 2020 ... Powered OSU to victory over No. 1 Oklahoma on April 15, striking out nine over seven innings and allowing just two earned runs against one of the best offenses in college softball ... Tallied her second 10-inning complete game of the season on April 17, throwing a career-high 160 pitches in Oklahoma State's 8-7 win over No. 16 Arizona ... Blanked No. 7 Texas over seven innings on April 22, striking out four and allowing just two hits in a 5-0 OSU upset win ... Held Tulsa to just one hit on April 29 to go along with a season-high nine strikeouts in her ninth consecutive complete game and 17th consecutive win ... Seven scoreless innings in the Cowgirls' Big 12 Tournament opener versus Utah on May 7 ... Pitched in all three games of the NCAA Stillwater Regional, including back-to-back complete games against No. 14 Stanford on May 16 and 17 to clinch an NCAA Lincoln Super Regional berth ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors.
Junior (2025): A unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team and a second team All-American from the NFCA ... Also earned NFCA first team All-Region recognition ... Ended the year with a 21-10 record and three saves to go with a 1.81 ERA in 209.0 innings pitched with 238 strikeouts ... Set single-season career-bests in ERA, wins, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average (.201) ... Her 238 strikeouts finished 10th in the country and ninth on OSU’s single-season list ... One of only 10 pitchers in the country to reach at least 20 wins and at least 200 innings pitched ... Ranked seventh among pitchers and 21st nationally among all positions in WAR (wins above replacement) with 5.87 ... Entering the postseason, she led the Big 12 in innings pitched, shutouts (six) and complete games (16) ... The only pitcher in the conference to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors on three separate occasions ... Reached double-digit strikeouts in six different outings and twirled three one-hitters ... Recorded 17 appearances in which she threw at least four innings and gave up no more than four hits ... Began the year 8-0 in 14 appearances with a 1.29 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 54.1 IP - including six outings against ranked opponents ... Set a new career-high with 14 strikeouts in an eight-inning complete game against Iowa State on April 11 ... Swept the Big 12 and NFCA Pitcher of the Week awards on March 4 following a 6-0 showing - including wins over No. 18 Nebraska and RV Missouri - with 30 strikeouts in 23.1 innings of work where she held opposing batters to a .068 batting average ... Earned her second Big 12 Pitcher of the Week recognition on March 25 after limiting Baylor to nine hits and zero earned runs in 16.1 innings pitched across three appearances while striking out 17 ... Named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for a third time on April 22 after going 2-0 and posting back-to-back double-digit strikeout performances against UCF ... Twirled a one-hit gem with 10 strikeouts against Houston on March 16 ... Did not give up a run in 30.1 innings pitched dating from Feb. 23 to March 5.
At Washington (2023-24): One of the hardest throwers in college softball … Played a major role in leading Washington to the 2023 Women’s College World Series ... A 2023 NFCA third team All-American and two-time NFCA first team all-region honoree ... Went 27-17 with a 2.31 ERA and 343 strikeouts in 303.2 innings pitched across 76 appearances ... Had eight saves ... Two-time first-team All-Pac-12 in addition to being named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 Freshman Team ... A 2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... Opened her sophomore campaign by allowing only three earned runs in her first 42.1 innings pitched, securing Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors on Feb. 19 after posting a 0.70 ERA and striking out 13 batters across 10.0 innings pitched against Wisconsin and No. 18 Kentucky ... Twirled a one-hit, complete-game shutout and tied a career-high with 12 strikeouts against Yale on Feb. 24 ... Tossed a career-high 8.2 innings of shutout ball and struck out 10 against Oregon State on March 30 ... Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 27 after back-to-back complete-game shutouts with 21 strikeouts in 13.0 IP ... Followed that with a three-hit, 12-strikeout complete game victory against Boise State on March 3 ... Went 2-0 with a save in 17.0 innings pitched in the 2023 NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals to give Washington a berth in the 2023 Women’s College World Series ... Made appearances in all three of Washington’s WCWS contests as she pitched 10.2 innings and tallied five strikeouts.
High School: A highly touted prospect out of Skutt Catholic High School who was ranked No. 14 in the Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite 100 ... A four-year letterwinner in softball under coach Keith Engelkamp as she led her school to four conference championships and two state championships... Named a Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year after she went 17-0 in her senior season with a 0.41 ERA, struck out 180 batters in 86.0 IP and batted .537 with 18 home runs and 44 RBI while leading her team to a perfect 33-0 season and a state championship ... Earned first team All-Conference and All-State honors in addition to being named to the Super State team and the 2022 MaxPreps Nebraska Player of the Year ... Played club ball for the Nebraska Gold for five years under coach Beth Singleton, where she won a PGF National Championship and was named to a PGF All-American ... Collected Academic All-Conference and Academic All-State recognition for her work in the classroom.
Personal: Daughter of Wayne and Heidi Meylan ... Has two brothers, Wyatt and Colt ... Her dad played football at Nebraska and Wyoming ... Her grandfather, Wayne, was a two-time All-American middle guard at Nebraska and played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings ... Enjoys shopping, cooking and drinking coffee in her free time ... Majoring in business.
