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Ruby Meylan

Right-handed pitcher
SKUTT CATHOLIC HS
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.41

ERA

86

Innings Pitched

.537

Batting Average

18

Home Runs
“What Ruby Meylan did on both sides of the ball is impressive. She was the most dominant pitcher in the state, in all classes, and the numbers she put up at the plate were outstanding, especially since everyone was trying to pitch around her.”
Chad Perkins
Head Coach head coach at Marian High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1 senior right-handed pitcher led the Skyhawks (33-0) to a perfect season and the Class B state championship this past season. Meylan posted a 17-0 record with a 0.41 ERA, striking out 180 batters in 86 innings pitched while walking just 16. Co-captain of the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State team, she also batted .537 with 18 home runs and 44 RBI. An Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska First Team honoree, she’s ranked as the nation’s No. 14 prospect in the Class of 2022 by Extra Inning Softball.

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Academic Achievement

Meylan has maintained a weighted 4.18 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Washington this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Student Council, Meylan has volunteered locally on behalf of the Big Hawks mentoring program and youth summer camps.