Elkins holds the junior class record by hitting 32 in 2015. 9 Baylor", "Washington Softball Defeats ASU in NIST Semifinal", "Lancers Split A Pair of Games To Open 2015 Slate", "Cajuns Sweep ULM And Capture Sun Belt Championship", "Gilbert Now MAC Career RBI Leader As SB Sweeps Akron", "Noad Makes History, Chants Take Two With Huge Rally", "No. Addison Barnard set the sophomore record by hitting 33 in 2022. 5/6 UCLA In WCWS Opener, 7-2", "BYU TAKES OUT NO. Oklahoma softball star Jocelyn Alo hits her record-breaking 96th home run vs. Hawai'i on Friday night. Osterman is former Team USA star Cat Osterman. THE BANNERS HUNG from the backstop at the first park that couldn't contain Jocelyn Alo's talent: She returned on Wednesday, the day before the start of the Rainbow Wahine Classic, and spoke to about 70 girls in the Ha'aheo girls softball program, plus many of their parents. Along with Espinoza in 1995, Chambers in 2009, Nuveman in 1999, Majam in 2010 and Alo (in 2018 and 34 in 2021), Elkins (32 in 2015 and 24 in 2014), Camilla Carrera (32 in 2012), Megan Baltzell (30 in 2013 and 27 in 2015), Danyele Gomez (30 in 2006), DJ Sanders (29 in 2017), Jessie Harper (29 in 2019), Angeline Quiocho (28 in 2010), Dalton (28 in 1995 and 25 in 1996), Best (26 in 2005), Mia Davidson (26 in 2019), Bailey Hemphill (26 in 2019), Kelsey Horton (25 in 2018), Katiyana Mauga (26 in 2015 and 25 in 2017), Alex Hugo (25 in 2014), Kristen Rivera (25 in 2003), Leah Braatz (25 in 1998), Kelly Kretschman (25 in 1998) all rank in the top 10 for single-season home runs. I just play a tournament here and there, he said. 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College softball rankings: The top 25 teams in the NCAA this week . 2 Softball Takes Two Wins in Opening Day of The Kajikawa Classic", "Golden Flashes Break Out Bats To Eliminate Akron At MAC Tournament", "Aggies Launch Past BethuneCookman 11-0", "No. By the time she was a junior, the Cardinal didn't just reach the 2001 World . College softball rankings: The top 25 teams in the NCAA this week, Quinnipiac stuns Minnesota to win first national title. The Palm Bay resident credits the Cansecos with helping him reach that achievement by providing him with good pointers on hitting and the mental approach necessary to push his limits. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA Not many of us can say we hit a ball further than former Major League baseball player Jose Canseco, a four-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award and an athlete that averaged 40 home runs for every 162 games. Addison Barnard set the sophomore record by hitting 33 in 2022. So, I looked it up. It was important for Florida to win the series in softball as well and the Gators also have a game against FSU (at home) before finishing up the regular season at Kentucky. When the inning ended, Gasso came out of the Sooners' dugout and had what appeared to be a friendly but pointed conversation with Cal coach Chelsea Spencer. Hopefully, I will be able to sleep when its over. Come on.". 11 Boston College, with outstanding performances at the plate and on the mound. There was a point on Sunday when I yelled at my TV, Quit hitting people! after the third hit batter of the game for Florida pitching. Jenny Dalton is one of the numerous players from the list to achieve a three-homer game (second best), one of the elite to do it twice and is the only player to do it in the same year of 1995; Jenna Cone and Suzy Brookshire each achieved the feat once in 2021. Instead, the tournament served as the beginning of a slow, frustrating process. 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Teams , Tonight is a busy night for the National League in the MLB. ABOVE VIDEO: Todd Erickson was inducted into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. 0:00. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. Although he didnt participate in sports before his military career, there must have been a latent love of the game in Ericksons psyche, because to this day he considers his best sports-related gift the tickets to a Major League Baseball game he received as a kid. In Clemsons win over Kennesaw State on Tuesday, he went 3-for-4 with a homer, double, five RBIs, two runs and two walks. 1. "It's very meaningful," Gasso said of Alo's tying the record. 330 93K views 7 years ago Todd Erickson of Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, breaks the Guinness Book Of World Records for the longest softball hit of 541 feet. 0000085735 00000 n 16/18 Softball Blasts No. Colorado Rockies first baseman hit the longest MLB home run on September 9, when he drilled a 504-foot home run at Coors Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks . Georgia Bulldogs infielder Lacey Fincher showed off her insane power at the dish over the weekend. That said, Mauga certainly left her mark in the NCAA, conferenceand school record books. As we get closer to the Bob, I want to send a shout out to Jeff Cardozo and the fun tourney he had at Ironwood, the Scramble for Kids Scholarships. The Gators needed a sweep against an inferior team and had to hang on in the finale to take all three from Missouri. Toronto Blue Jays. 24 Ohio State", "No. After tying the NCAA Division I softball record for career home runs (95) on Feb. 20 against Texas State, teams tiptoed around the slugger, walking her 16 times over the next eight games. I had it for seven years, and I've enjoyed every minute of it. "It's not like this record is being broken every year. She won back-to-back2021 and 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards. The homer, a two-run shot that put the Sooners up 9-0, came on a 2-1 pitch from Hawai'i senior right-hander Ashley Murphy, who entered the game having thrown just 2 innings this season. Alo's Sunday home run also sent her past Chamberlain in another category, breaking Chamberlain's Sooners record for career RBIs. She lined out to third in both the second and fourth innings. In the 17th inning, freshman centerfielder Mary Ricks squared for a squeeze bunt to score Sheila Cornell for the game-winning run, eliminating South Carolina. 0000130882 00000 n Alo has 256, putting her 15th in NCAA history. And what I will always remember are her emotions, just standing out on that field in front of 70-plus little kids, saying, 'My dream is coming true, and I want you to be better than I am.'". 0000002807 00000 n [227] Alo became the fifth player to reach 90 home runs February 11, 2022, facing Bri Bower of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. 1 FSU Extends Unbeaten Streak To 26 Games", "Wolverines Rebound With Five-Inning Wins Over SISU, No. 95 to tie the record set by former Sooner Lauren Chamberlain against Texas State on Feb. 20. That didnt happen and when you look at this years schedule, it wont happen this year either. 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", "Boyd's Walk-Off Homer Lifts No. 11. Oh, and somehow still watched a lot of sports. Alo also became the 11th player in NCAA history with 600 career total bases. %%EOF 12. We're tracking college baseball scores and how to watch the top 25 college teams this weekend. May 1, 2023 Check Out Some Great Areas to Explore On and Off Road on a Can-Am Maverick from Route 1 Motorsports. 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. The father knew his daughter had the ability and determination to accomplish great things, and he was willing to sacrifice -- and impose the same sacrifice upon his daughter -- to give her the best chance of making it happen. Florida is hanging on right now to one of the last home regionals, but its still up in the air. It's not just about the Sooners, it's a moment in softball history. "It is a hard thing to do. February 27, 2023 Space Coast Daily News Brevard Countys Best Newspaper, WATCH! Follow him on Twitter at @WayneCavadi_D2. Mauga finished her illustrious career the all-time Pac-12 leader in home runs with 92. It's even sweeter whenever I get to hug my family after and my whole family got to be here to experience this.". I knew I owed her a trip [to Hawai'i], but this could not be scripted any better. Now while Michigan's Sierra Romero may occupy the last spot on our home run leaders list with 82, she has the honor of topping college softball's all-time leaders in career grand slams. 16/21 Hawai'i Launches Nine Homers To Sweep UCR", "No. When asked what his favorite softball field is, Erickson does not hesitate, the field at Naval Station Bremerton. "I respect these coaches who pitched to her. None probably traveled that far. Twenty minutes after that 31-inning game, they started a 25-inning game. ", The homer was Alo's eighth of the season, and the eight-game stretch without a homer was tied for the second longest of her five-year career. 0000040078 00000 n Jocelyn Alo, who set a new NCAA career home run record this season. LONGEST HOME RUN EVER HIT! And in the end, that same talent that pushed her away ultimately brought her right back to where it started. HISTORY: Programs with the most college softball titles | Unbreakable NCAA records (we think). 91. 0000009231 00000 n And it wasn't planned this way. Federal government could default as soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Yellen warns, Jocelyn Alo took her place next to former Sooners great Lauren Chamberlain, How Oklahoma developed another juggernaut women's athletic program, Oklahoma softball embracing the role of favorites, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. At the end of Kukuna -- Hawaiian for grow, fittingly -- there are two iconic coconut trees that provide a sort of gateway to the beach. 0000007319 00000 n "You look at the history of Jocelyn Alo, and the history of this family. The local Hawaiians know this story; it long ago settled in their bones. ", This was taking place behind her: Levi, Andrea, Grandma Nita and however many Alos and extended Alos who waited to celebrate in front of the third-base dugout. Stanford was just six years removed from a 1-41 record in its first season of softball when Mendoza arrived on campus. On Sept. 27, 2008, the slugger secured his fifth. From summer tournament to summer tournament, Florida to Georgia to New York, each one a chance for better competition, more exposure, grander opportunities. 188 38 Her senior season also broke the record for slugging percentage, as she passed Chamberlain again with a .987 clip. At 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, the slugger is big, but not huge, yet he regularly hits softballs more than 500 feet. Now, Alo's pursuit of the record will head to California, where the Sooners will play five games beginning Friday at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. "I feel like Coach (Patty Gasso) kind of just calmed me down through the whole process of this thing," Alo said. Larry Niemeyer's record for softballcoaching victories is the topunbreakable record. 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. 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This is a competitive sport, and if you want to see what your pitchers are made of, put them in front of one of the best hitters and see what happens. RB , During last weekends NFL Wild Card round, the Steelers made a statement by handingthe Dolphinsa , The saying has always been its hard to beat a good team twice, and in , The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning will be facing each other once , With National Signing Day less than three weeks away, the Gators are hosting several talented , GAINESVILLE, FL The Florida Gator gymnastics team will kick off their season this Sunday , Floridas head coach, Jim McElwain, announced Friday morning that Randy Shannon would be making the , The NFLWild Cardkicks offSaturday and the quarterback situations could not be any more different. 0000081104 00000 n And you know what's funny? Oklahoma star Jocelyn Alo took her place next to former Sooners . Oklahoma starJocelyn Alo took her place next to former Sooners great Lauren Chamberlain as the home run queens of college softball. She and Levi would walk the 100 yards with a bat, a bucket of balls and an unwavering belief -- and yes, more than a little fear -- that this little girl had the talent to take her far away from the life the Alos had sunk into this land. 1 record has little to do with pitching distance. Yonge Softball, The 2021 Womens College World Series Final Four is Set, The Ones Who Defied the Odds: Top 10 Undrafted NBA Players of All Time, Georgia Bulldogs Crowned 2021-2022 National Champions, WCWS: FSU vs Oklahoma in the Tournament Final. It didn't take long for Alo to equal Chamberlain in Sunday's game. Not bad for someone who didnt play any sports during high school and who currently doesnt play professionally or even in a recreational league. In four years with the Gators, Roberts had 27 home runs. 15. Levi proposed to Jocelyn's mother, Andrea, beneath them, and several years later the family spread the ashes of Levi's father, Pete, at the feet of those very same trees. 1-ranked Sooners run-ruled their opponents. Home Todd Erickson Holds Guinness Book of World Records For Longest Recorded Hit Softball 576 Feet. The 7 longest home runs in College World Series history (that we know of) NCAA Championships 284K subscribers Subscribe 896K views 3 years ago ESPN Stats & Info began tracking home run. 3 Oklahoma State, first time in 7 years, The 2023 softball field of 64, predicted by D1Softball, Top 25 finalists revealed for 2023 USA softball player of the year, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 0000007885 00000 n NCAA's international athletes still facing NIL challenges, The sorcery and science behind Virginia's swimming dynasty, Stuck on 95: Jocelyn Alo takes one swing, three walks in OU's home opener, A 10-walk weekend keeps Jocelyn Alo stuck on 95, After a lifetime spent preparing, Jocelyn Alo's moment is here, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers). College baseball career home run leaders. 225 0 obj <>stream "I've got to tell you the truth," Gasso said, careful not to single out Spencer. Jocelyn Alo (30 in 2018, 34 in 2021 and 34 in 2022) is the only player to hit 30 home runs in three different seasons. Standard center field walls in the major leagues stand between 400-410 feet away from home plate. She talked about the talent that propelled her farther and farther away from this humble field, to a world of ballparks that also proved too small to contain her. In the same game, he pitched 8.0 innings, allowing only two hits, one earned run and two walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win in Clemsons 6-3 victory. The reason this was a crazy weekend for me was that I went to an anniversary party for Chris Harry and Cindy Spence on Friday, played in a golf tourney Saturday morning, saw our new kitchen come within hours of being finished and played golf with my daughter on Sunday and worked a lot in between on my event coming up next Saturday. More From This Game. Since he has mastered the 500-foot range, he is heading towards 600 feet, and given his intensity and passion for the sport, he is sure to achieve it, and probably very soon. March 13, 2023 Space Coast Daily News Brevard Countys Best Newspaper, HOT OFF THE PRESS! 7 Texas softball sweeps 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. Take a look at this massive blast from Roberts. 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. Her season statistics, as with every one of her seasons in Oklahoma, are nothing short of ridiculous: a .511 batting average, a .690 on-base percentage and a 1.178 slugging percentage. An inning later, Alo moved within one of the record on a two-out solo shot to left on a full count. "I just care so much for her as a person that I can't help but root for her," Chamberlain said. He went 7-for-16 (.438) with two homers, three doubles, 10 RBIs, four runs, a 1.000 slugging percentage and .526 on-base percentage in four games. ", "I believe that it will happen in Palm Springs," Gasso said. I want you guys to dream this big, too, and I want you guys to go further than I ever have.". [223] Lauren Chamberlain hit her 91st home run off Kenzie Grimes April 30, 2015 vs. the North Texas Mean Green. There are currently 225 batters in the 50 Home Runs Club: Stacey Nuveman hit her 86th career home run against Kristen Hunter of the Oregon State Beavers May 4, 2002. Grice led Clemson to a 3-1 week, including a series win at No. Here are the longest homers Statcast has tracked since Opening Day of the 2015 season. START WITH GAME. The Seminoles' win put a dent into the 20-28 all-time record against their rivals. 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