More than a decade later, she can still remember how powerful she felt in that moment. And if history is any guide, count on Alo to deliver. Here's a look at the college baseball programs with multiple Men's College World Series titles. We've got nine NCAA record 13 home runs from the Oklakoma Sooners softball team, courtesy of Oklahoma softball. Florida sets MCWS run record in Game 2 rout vs. LSU (2:02) Florida defeats LSU 24-4 in Game 2 of the Men's College World Series to set the tournament's single-game run record. Her latest: a solo shot over the left field fence that tied the game in the fifth inning of the Big 12 championship final against rival Oklahoma State. Let's take a look at the longest winning streaks in NCAA DI softball history. Addison Barnard is another freshman on the list from Wichita State. It was quite the opposite, as Elam said the rest of the freshmen formed The Jossie Fan Club. The Cowboys slugger had a final season for the ages, blasting 48 home runs behind a 1.140 slugging percentage in 1985, both still NCAA single-season records. 4 Florida State", "Pappano's Milestone Homers Lift JSU Softball To Series Sweep of SEMO", "Nicole Pauly Hits 49th, 50th Career Homers in 9-0 (5) Win Over MSU", "Beach Rolls To Series Win Over UC Santa Barbara With 9-0 Victory", "Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Winthrop, 8-1 & 8-0", "Oregon State Softball History & Records", "Bowman Hits 50th Career Home Run At Columbia", "Gator Softball Celebrates Two Seniors With 2-0 Series Clincher Over Tennessee, SEC East on The Line Sunday", "Softball Rebounds With 9-0 Rout of No. Saturday's was her first homer in this year's WCWS. She and many more came back and they were not ready to play. But put a bat in her hands and Alo was as close to ready-made as it gets in college softball. This is a huge improvement for a player that played just 15 games last season in place of Reyna Carranco who was out with injury at the time. College softball roundtable: Oklahoma's undefeated run, biggest - ESPN 3 Florida State, which beat No. Not only did Alo bounce back, she bounced back better than she was before. 3 Softball Splits in Extra Innings on Saturday", "Second-Inning Outburst Leads To Sweep At Georgia State", "Four Home Runs Sends #4 Tennessee Past Indiana, 9-1", "#16 UCLA Drops Series Finale To #4 Oregon", "UTSA Ties NCAA Single-Game Home Run Record Twice in Doubleheader Crushing of Texas Southern", "Eight-Run Third Sends Northwestern Into Evanston Regional Final", "Redbirds Defeat Missouri State, Win 10-Straight in MVC Play", "16th-Ranked Bruins Smash Their Way To A Split With #15 Stanford", "No. She was also named the 2018 Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player in leading Florida State to its first national championship in program history. Annual indi- vidual champions in runs, bases on balls, toughest to strike out, slugging percentage and saves were added in 1989, along with annual team champions in home runs, triples, doubles, stolen bases, slug- ging percentage and double plays. She walked 16 times -- multiple times intentionally -- over the next eight games and was hit by a pitch once. Goodness.' Langford on the day went 5 for 5 with a walk, six RBI and 10 total bases. Bri Ellis is just a freshman for the Auburn Tigers, but she has blasted 18 homers as of May 6 so far this season. While Elam, Eliyah Flores and Alexa Shultz felt the growing pains typically associated with rookies, Alo fell right in with the stars of the team in Sydney Romero, Caleigh Clifton and Kelsey Arnold. Prying the record from her grip will be difficult. Alo had 30 home runs in her freshman season but 16 sophomore year the home run record could absolutely stay in the Sooner family if Jennings keeps this up. 76. Who has underwhelmed? But there was no jealousy or animus. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. [226] Jocelyn Alo hit her 96th home run off Ashley Murphy March 11, 2022 vs. the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. "And about 80 kids showed up at her home field. Two innings later, she went to right-center once again for a solo shot to wrap up OUs scoring in an 11-0 run-rule win. Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo becomes first softball player in NCAA Division I The way she studies opposing pitchers, seeking out tendencies. LSU crushes Florida in Game 3 of MCWS finals. Evan Marinofsky has covered the Boston Bruins for CLNS Media and WEEI, covering three postseasons and the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. In the Sooners first game of the day against McNeese State, Alo blasted the first pitch she saw in the second inning over the right-center field wall for home run No. Chamberlain accomplished her total in the fewer games. After tying the NCAA Division I softball record for career home runs (95) on Feb. 20 against Texas State, Alo hit her 96th career home run on Friday night against Hawaii. 14/19 Hawai'i Sweeps LA Tech With Powerball", "Softball Splits Doubleheader Against Florida A&M", "Minnesota Drops Matchup with McNeese 5-4 in 13 Innings", "Arizona Splits At Mary Nutter For Second Straight Day", "Jubas Reaches 100 RBI, Dukes Win Twice to Close JMU Invitational", "Gators Defeat Stetson, 14-0, To Advance To Regional Final", "Hugo's Grand Slam Leads No. My. She didn't get another chance after Grace Lyons' two-run, walk-off home run in the fifth gave the Sooners a 8-0 win. Oregon State . WCWS: News, history, and fan info | Buy tickets for the softball championship. Katiyana Mauga is the only player in NCAA history to have 20 or more home runs every year of her career. Alo's response: "All right, let's see it. 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We have a trio of players for the SEC regular champs, Arkansas, that make the lists. And unlike the first homer, the second came with an unspoken message demanding the boys' respect: "I come here to play. The anticipation, the burden, the excitement, the slumps (minor at best) the memories to cherish forever, and the types of memories she is so thrilled to watch Alo experience first hand. After a shortened 2020 season, we finally got to experience somewhat of a long, full softball season (aside from some cancellations). Alo came oh-so-close to blasting the record-breaking home run in the first inning of OU's second game Friday at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral Springs, California. But she said she was trying to enjoy the moment, which was "even sweeter when I get to hug my family after. Not only does the record stay in the Sooner family, but with someone Chamberlain cares for deeply. When the dust settled in this memorable game, Florida State defeated Maryland 26-2. I don't come here to just stand around, you know?". Florida's Wyatt Langford hits longest recorded HR in MCWS - NCAA.com But more important than the eye-popping totals was when they occurred. It was roughly 240 feet to the wall in dead center, and the ball just kept going and going and going -- back, back, gone. [225] Lauren Chamberlain hit her 91st home run off Kenzie Grimes April 30, 2015 vs. the North Texas Mean Green. 9 of the top college softball home run hitters in 2021 | NCAA.com Alo described the moment they were introduced in Palm Springs her freshman year as a "fangirl moment," and Chamberlain described it as "yes, you're gonna be really good. DI Home Scores Bracket Rankings Stats Video History WCWS Zach Pekale | NCAA.com | February 22, 2023 Here are 9 DI softball records that will (probably) never be broken 00:00 / 00:00 The 11. 55. 7 Beavers", "RedHawks Sweep Central Michigan After 7-2 Win", "Troy Splits Doubleheader With #17 Georgia Tech; Davis Earns 500th Win At Troy", "Tar Heels Persevere To Win Wild One, 11-10, in Extras", "Nelson, Redbird Softball Split Doubleheader With Salukis", "Seventh Inning Rally Comes Up Just Short For Gamecocks Against No. It wasn't fair. Espinoza (30 in 1994 and 37 in 1995), Lauren Chamberlain (30 in 2012 and 30 in 2013) and Alo are the only players with two 30-homer seasons. This is the start of it.". Saturday's homer was Alo's 118th homer of her career, 23 more than Chamberlain, the former career record-holder. USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium | Oklahoma City, OK, Women's College World Series Info & tickets. The day before the four-game set would begin at the University of Hawai'i, Alo and her teammates drove 45 minutes north to Hau'ula. Eventually, she'd leave the boys behind, becoming one of the most sought-after recruits in college softball, signing with Oklahoma and immediately laying claim as one the best power hitters in the game. The center fielder only took one step before giving up chase. 10/11 Softball Blanks Texas State 7-0", "Softball Earns Two Hard-Fought Wins on Friday", "Terps Record Six Home Runs To Slam Hoyas", "May's Three Home Runs Helps Softball Sweep Penn", "Softball Completes Sweep Over Rival Auburn", "No. Harper and Alo are the most recent entries to the top 10, breaking through in 2021. On a 2-1 pitch, Alo blasted Ashley Murphys offering to about halfway up the net above the center field wall to set the record in her home state. Archived National Stats (1982-2000) Archived National Stats (Since 2001) Extended Stats. Alo Sets NCAA Home Run Record, Sooners Take Two She was the only girl on the East Side Park Rats baseball team, not that she was bothered by the distinction. "I want you guys to dream this big, too, and I want you to go farther than I ever have," she said. He covered the UMass hockey team for two seasons for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, including its national championship run in 2021. USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium | Oklahoma City, OK, Women's College World Series Info & tickets. Act normal! Alo is 10 home runs short of the OU and NCAA records for career home runs, 95, held by Chamberlain, a Sooners . ", "I think this record's gonna be really hard to break," she said. 1 to the Pirates? Addison Barnard set the sophomore record by hitting 33 in 2022. The 2023 DI softball tournament is set to be a wild one here is one storyline to watch for every regional in the tournament. Mock draft 2.0: Which MCWS standout goes No. Alo hit No. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Everyone goes through ups and downs, but it's her consistency that people within the program marvel at -- how she manages to avoid long slumps, how she hasn't let success lead to stagnation. First, fans packing the stadium would stomp their feet and go crazy. 24 Ohio State", "No. NCAA Single Season Home Run Leader Totals 1982-2018 Still, it felt good, solid. In the same breath, Alo turned her attention forward. How is it that you are such a consistent hitter? It gave the Sooners their first lead of the night in a win-or-go-home game, broke the tie for the team record for home runs in a single season with the 159th of the season, and gave the Sooners the record for most runs in a season with 630. 1 overall seed. "If we were behind, now we're ahead. On top of that, she has helped lead Wichita State to a great season, ranked in the top 25 heading into the last month of the season. 3/10 Softball Defeats Cal State Fullerton, 12-0, in Five Innings", "Two Tairia Mims Homers Power UCLA Past Cal in Eight Innings", "Whitney Haller Breaks ACC Home Record As Softball Sweeps Georgia State", "Softball Rolls Over Iowa St. And St. Bonaventure", "Cats Defeat UC Davis, Iowa on Day One of Judi Garman", "Sooners Take Game One of Supers, Tie All-Time Win Streak", "Ohio State's Offense Leads Charge in 10-4 Victory Over Stetson", "Weber Shuts Down No. The Oklahoma Sooners set an NCAA single-game record with 13 home. Here are 9 DI softball records that will (probably) never be broken 11/8 Softball Beats Mercer, Falls To Fordham At Springhill Suites Buckhead Classic", "Utah Softball Splits Doubleheader At Utah Valley", "Seven Run Innings Lifts ISU To 10-5 Win Over DePaul", "Alabama Softball Closes Weekend With 4-0 Shutout Over McNeese", "Cougars Romp Aggies With Nine Home Runs", "Louisville Comes Up Short Against Indiana in Opening Game of Knoxville Regional", "Boyd's Walk-Off Homer Lifts No. Bates (5 in 2010), Andrea Harrison (17 in 2010), Katelyn Boyd (18 in 2011), Kaila Hunt (21 in 2012), Amanda Locke (18 in 2012), Pendley (22 in 2013), Keilani Ricketts (15 in 2013), Jessica Shults (7 in 2013), Lauren Haeger (20 in 2014 and 19 in 2015), Sydney Romero (10 in 2016 and 12 in 2017), Jessica Warren (21 in 2018) and Alo (34 in 2021) all won national championships those years; Stacie Chambers and Harrison share the Women's College World Series record for home runs with four each in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Even as the game has changed and evolved, Oklahoma's prolific offense has remained through the years. The Tigers . Maddi Hackbarth, a senior at Arizona State, is tied for seventh in the country with18 home runs on the season. And then Coach JT Gasso comes in, Patty's son, and has a different approach, but it's still works," Chamberlain said. "But that was just a matter of us getting together and getting going, and once we did, I felt everybody kind of got back and in the right space.". So Chamberlain had some time to come to terms with it, and of course, it makes it much easier for her that it is Alo. Asked if she remembers breaking Oklahoma's single-season home run record -- her 31st of 2021 and 85th all-time -- she immediately responded, "Oh yeah. 10 Softball Crushes No. Quite the freshman season. They came anywhere and everywhere, in the regular season, the NCAA tournament, or in a memorable two-home run game in the Women's College World Series finals. People had the gall to suggest she should save the record-breaking home run for a home game, as if Alo had an on/off switch. Considering she hit nearly one home run every two games, there were at least another eight or so home runs for the taking. Last updated Tuesday, June 27, 2023 2:11 pm - Through games Thursday, June 08, 2023 Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso said the biggest thing she sees in both sluggers is you wouldn't be able to tell the difference if they had just hit four home runs or struck out four times in a row. She left no. Only one active player, Mississippi State's Mia Davidson, is within 40 home runs of Alo (and Davidson is 16 behind). She felt herself turning toward negative thinking and self-doubt. 16/21 Hawai'i Launches Nine Homers To Sweep UCR", "Season-best hitting opens tourney on roll", "Adrienne Monka Joins 50 Home Run Club in 12-3 NU Win At NIU", "No. "She had a tremendous weekend and I worried about her a little bit because she, right from the start, was really pressing and that was tough to watch, so to see her just kind of let loose and let it go out here to tie it, tremendous celebration. Jessie Harper might not be hitting 18-plus home runs this season, but she is closest to breaking the NCAA home run record. This is the story of her journey, told through pivotal stops along the way. Alo's Sunday home run also sent her past Chamberlain in another category, breaking Chamberlain's Sooners record for career RBIs. Just her presence at the plate changes the dynamic of the game. This year, she is looking to scratch her name into the record books, and she is only two away. And as soon as I hit it, [Nicole Mendes] was on third and her hands just immediately go up like, 'Yes! "Quite honestly," Patty said, "I think everybody was in that space because there was a lot of anxiety about, 'Will we continue to play? He was shocked by what he saw. 1 team in the country. She cranked 21 home runs in her 2018 senior campaign giving her 83 all time. Whether Alo finishes her career with one title or two, her place in college softball history is already guaranteed. Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman will participate in Home Run Derby at We are headed down the stretch here now of the 2022 college softball season. 24/22 Tigers To SEC Title Game", "Bauer's Three Homers Lead Softball Past BSU, 16-2", "Abbey Cheek Homers Twice in 16-2 Win Over No. The 2023 DI softball tournament is set to be a wild one here is one storyline to watch for every regional in the tournament. pic.twitter.com/sI22YeoCjv. So momentum just comes into your dugout so quickly and so hard. "And I like watching the ball fly, I do. 3 Stanford, 11-3", "Softball Opens A-10 Championship with Victory", "Aggies Celebrate Fourth-Straight WAC Regular-Season Title on Senior Day", "No. The complete NCAA regional, super regional, and 2023 Men's College World Series schedules and results are below. During the stoppage that followed, Hawaii coach Bob Coolen presented Alo with a lei and Alo saluted the crowd. Bouncing back from the COVID-shortened season and rediscovering her joy for the game led to a remarkable 2021 season in which Alo hit a career-high 34 home runs and drove in 89 RBIs. Alo broke Lauren Chamberlain's NCAA record Friday. She Said, He Said:Jocelyn Alo will soon top HR record, but where does she rank among OU softball greats? But instead of it being yet another in a long line of heroics, it was all for naught. She leads the Huskers in RBI as well. [229] Alo became the fifth player to reach 90 home runs February 11, 2022, facing Bri Bower of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. For the first time in her life, Alo couldn't play the game she loved. Chamberlain said she was so ready to break it and then move on from it, and she wants that for Alo as well. We always take a look at the top home run hitters every season, and this year is no different. The Gators had totaled 17 . JT recalled her coming in as a freshman and telling him point-blank, "I will do whatever you want with my swing." She has 17 homers already on the season, but on top of that she is hitting.440 and ranks fourth in the NCAA in slugging. Oklahoma starJocelyn Alo took her place next to former Sooners great Lauren Chamberlain as the home run queens of college softball. Goal accomplished. Jocelyn Alo finally did it. Oklahoma, the No. An inning later, Alo moved within one of the record on a two-out solo shot to left on a full count. Jessie Harper plans to return in 2021 with the chance to break the NCAA's all-time home run record. The only question is how long her home run record will stand and what the final number will be when her season is over. ", Everyone else in the Oklahoma dugout at Grand Canyon University for the season opener that day remembers it, too, mostly because they all seemed to sense it was coming. It was like she's the real deal. The current NCAA home run record is 95, set by Lauren Chamberlain (who also played for Oklahoma). Official NCAA softball records began with the 1982 season and are based on information submitted to the NCAA statistics service by institutions par-ticipating in the statistics rankings. "Everywhere I go I'm always playing for you guys, no matter if it's on a national level or an international level. Patty Gasso's Oklahoma Sooners won their fifth national title in the last seven years after beating Florida State 3-1 on Thursday. OU softball sets NCAA record for home runs in single season - The Oklahoman It's part of what made the journey worth it. She lives probably a hundred yards away from where this field is, so it was where she started. 21 Texas A&M, 6-3", "Willis Deals 22nd No-Hitter as State Sweeps Friday Doubleheader", "Upstate Sweeps George Mason With Epic Comeback", "Shockers Clinch AAC Title, Series at Tulsa", "No. 16/18 Softball Blasts No. For Chamberlain, she recalls the "burden" as the record approached. Softball Record Books. Marshall McDougall's 16-RBIs in a game May 9, 1999. Weve got another Boomer Sooner in Tiare Jennings. 2 Alabama Completes SEC Series Sweep of No. Alo blasted her 95th career home run Sunday against Texas State in Houston, tying Chamberlains NCAA record. 1 to the Pirates? That's what they say right? Jocelyn Alo breaks NCAA DI softball record for career home runs with 96 She surpassed former Arizona Wildcats Laura Espinoza (the original record setter) and Leah Braatz, who had matched the total in 1998. 12 Cal", "No. His work has appeared on Bleacher Report, MLB.com, AJC.com, SB Nation and FoxSports.com and in publications like The Advocate and Lindy's Sports. "So it's funny how things work.". But after getting two fastballs to start the at-bat, Alo had a good feeling about what she'd see next. See Oklahoma softball's record-setting home run barrage Arizona's Katiyana Mauga made a historic run at Chamberlains title but still fell threeshort, as did fellow Wildcat Jessie Harper and 2022 Mississippi State graduate Mia Davidson. She ultimately finished with 122 in her career at Oklahoma. And they do, in fact. The staff tried to dress up Norman and give it as Polynesian a look as possible, which is no small task. I wasn't really vibing with it. In addition, there are currently 23 hitters in the 50 home runs club that amassed a slugging percentage of at least .800% in their career: Lauren Chamberlain (583/607 = .960%); Stacey Nuveman (653/691 = .945%); Jocelyn Alo (561/606 = .925%); Oli Keohohou (418/454 = .920%); Sierra Romero (604/685 = .881%); Megan Baltzell (557/639 = .871%); Torrian Wright (358/411 = .871%); Erika Piancastelli (548/631 = .868%); Lexie Elkins (487/567 = .859%); Linda Rush (537/631 = .851%); Kate Gordon (540/636 = .849%); Kaitlin Cochran (596/706 = .844%); Shelby Pendley (579/696 = .832%); Katiyana Mauga (530/639 = .829%); Amber Jackson (637/769 = .828%); Jenny Topping (537/654 = .821%); Jessica Warren (604/737 = .819%); Jenny Dalton (576/707 = .814%); Lauren May (443/545 = .813%); Kristen Rivera (517/637 = .811%); Jen Yee (562/693 = .811%); Jennifer Gilbert (581/717 = .810%); Shellie Robinson (546/678 = .805%).[233].