Ruby Smith

Ruby Meylan is a 6-foot professional softball pitcher from Omaha, Nebraska, who bats and throws right-handed. She was selected from the Reserve Athlete Pool by Carolina on July 10, 2026, following a collegiate career at Washington and Oklahoma State.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys shopping, cooking, drinking coffee and trying new restaurants and coffee shops.

Background: Models her game after Tom Brady and lists Kiki Stokes as a softball idol. Participated in dance, basketball, volleyball, and track and field growing up. Considers her 2025 Ford Bronco her most prized possession and has two dogs, Scout and Waylon.

Family: Daughter of Wayne and Heidi Meylan, and has two brothers, Wyatt and Colt. Her father played football at Nebraska and Wyoming, and her grandfather was a two-time All-America football player at Nebraska who played in the NFL. Engaged to Brayden Smith, who plays in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Education: Majored in business at Oklahoma State.

Professional Experience

AUSL (2026)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Spark & Blaze): Made nine appearances (five starts) between Oklahoma City and Carolina, posting an 0-3 record with one save and 16 strikeouts in 16.2 innings. Joined the Blaze on July 10 and pitched a season-high 4.0 scoreless innings against Oklahoma City on July 19.

College Experience: Washington & Oklahoma State (2023–2026)

Meylan played two seasons at Washington before two seasons at Oklahoma State, making 164 career appearances with 106 starts.

Pitching Statistics: She compiled a 77-36 record with a 2.21 ERA and 12 saves, recording 801 strikeouts, 62 complete games and 25 shutouts in 757.1 innings.

Highlights: Went 29-9 with 220 strikeouts as a senior, becoming the first pitcher in Big 12 history with 15 wins and 100.0 innings against league opponents in a season. Went 21-10 with a 1.81 ERA as a junior, and led Washington to the Women's College World Series as a freshman.

Awards & Honors

All-America: Three-time NFCA All-America selection, including Second-Team honors as a junior and senior, and First-Team All-America by Softball America and D1Softball as a senior.

All-Region: Four-time First-Team NFCA All-Region performer.

Conference Honors: Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year as a senior, unanimous First-Team All-Big 12 as a junior and two-time First-Team All-Pac-12 selection.