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NCAA Division I Softball Career 50 Home Runs List
Jocelyn Alo holds the NCAA Division I softball home run record with 122. She passed Lauren Chamberlain, who hit 95, on March 11, 2022. List of home run leaders Records & Milestones Laura Espinoza hit an NCAA all-time season and senior class record 37 home runs in 1995; Lexie Elkins is the only player to make the list without hitting a single home run in a full season of play, which came in her freshman year in 2013. Elkins holds the junior class record by hitting 32 in 2015. Addison Barnard set the sophomore record by hitting 33 in 2022. 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. 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. Kelly Majam in 2010, Chamberlain in 2012 and Alo share the record for most home runs by a freshman with 30. Katiyana Mauga is the only player in NCAA history to have 20 or more home runs e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyn Alo
Jocelyn Aloha Pumehana Alo (born September 23, 1998) is an American professional softball player for the Oklahoma City Spark of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She played college softball player for the Oklahoma Sooners. As a freshman in 2018, she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year, and named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022. She is the NCAA Division I career leader in home runs. Alo was drafted first overall by the Smash It Vipers in the inaugural WPF draft. High school career Alo attended James Campbell High School in ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii where she was a two-time Gatorade State High School Player of the Year and led her team to three state championships. In 2015, she also won the HHSAA girls state championship in wrestling at 184 pounds. She retired from wrestling after her sophomore year. During her junior season, she hit .612 with eight home runs, 30 run batted in (RBI), 13 runs scored and a 1.726 on-base plus slugging (OPS). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Chamberlain
Lauren Nicole Chamberlain (born July 2, 1993) is an American retired softball infielder. Chamberlain played college softball for the Oklahoma Sooners softball from 2012 to 2015. A collegiate All-American, she was part of the 2013 Women's College World Series championship team. She is the NCAA Division I career leader in slugging percentage. She also holds the school and Big 12 Conference career lead in RBIs, walks, total bases and runs. She was drafted #1 and played professional softball for the USSSA Pride of National Pro Fastpitch from 2015 to 2018, winning a title in her final season in 2018. Collegiate career Born in Orange, California and raised in Trabuco Canyon, Chamberlain graduated from El Toro High School in Lake Forest. At the University of Oklahoma, Chamberlain played at first base for the Oklahoma Sooners from 2012 to 2015 As a freshman in 2012, she set the Big 12 Conference's single-season home run record, hitting thirty home runs; she finished second in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Sooners Softball
The Oklahoma Sooners softball team represents the University of Oklahoma in NCAA Division I College softball. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference, and plays its home games at OU Softball Complex in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners are currently led by head coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma has won their conference title 14 times, has been to the NCAA Tournament 27 times, has been to the NCAA Women's College World Series 15 times, and has won the NCAA championship six times. Oklahoma also appeared in the AIAW Women's College World Series four times. History The Sooners won their first national championship back in 2000. They sweept Harvard, Cal-State Northridge, and Oregon State at their home regionals to advance to their first appearance in the Women's College World Series. They beat California and knocked off Southern Mississippi and Arizona to advance to the championship game against UCLA. They beat UCLA 3-1 to capture their first national title. They hosted and won their 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, Infographic, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi State Bulldogs Softball
The Mississippi State Bulldogs softball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs are currently led by head coach Samantha Ricketts. The team plays its home games at Nusz Park located on the university's campus. Year-by-year results Awards and honors National awards ;NFCA Golden Shoe Award *Chelsea Bramlett (2009) *Lisa Clemons (2002) ; NFCA Catcher of the Year *Keri McCallum (2000) *Chelsea Bramlett (2008, 2009, 2010) *Mia Davidson (2022) Conference awards ; SEC Player of the Year * Iyhia McMichael (2003, 2004) ; SEC Freshman of the Year *Courtney Bures (2005) *Chelsea Bramlett (2007) *Mia Davidson (2018) NFCA All-Americans Perfect games The following two perfect games have been thrown by Mississippi State pitchers over the program's history. *March 2, 1997. Jenny Hehnke vs Alabama State (won 18†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Harper
Jessica "Jessie" Ireland Harper (born May 24, 1998) is an American, former collegiate All-American, softball player. Harper played college softball for Arizona from 2017 to 2021 at the shortstop position and co-holds the career home runs record for the school and conference with former teammate Katiyana Mauga. Harper is a four-time first-team all-conference honoree and also ranks second all-time for homers in the NCAA Division I. Harper redshirted her senior year in 2020 after the college season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to play in 2021. Harper was selected No. 6 in the Athletes Unlimited Softball draft. College Harper debuted on February 9 in a win against the Fordham Rams, tallying a hit. She would earn First Team selections for both the Pac-12 and the NCAA. In 2018, she repeated conference honors and led the Wildcats in hits, RBIs and doubles. For her junior season, Harper posted a career best 9 game hit streak from February 8–17, hitting .4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Wildcats Softball
The Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in NCAA Division I Softball. Having claimed eight national championships (second only to UCLA), the team is one of the most successful in the history of the sport. It plays its home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, AZ. The team was formerly coached by Mike Candrea, who began his UA coaching career in 1986 and announced his retirement on June 8, 2021. He retired as the all time winningest coach in Collegiate softball history with 1,674 wins, more Collegiate national titles with 8 and the fourth most wins of any coach in any NCAA sport. History 1974 to 1985 The Arizona Wildcats officially began softball play in 1974 under head coach Judy Spray in the Intermountain Conference. The first team in the school's history went 11–3 and participated in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Women's College World Series (WCWS). The AIAW and Amateur Softball Association co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Nuveman
Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz (born April 26, 1978) is an American, former professional softball player and current head coach at San Diego State. She played for the UCLA Bruins at the catcher position on-and-off from 1997 to 2002, winning a National Championship in 1999. She also won two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA. She holds the Pac-12 career records for batting average and slugging percentage; she simultaneously holds the NCAA career records for total bases and intentional walks (81). Nuveman-Deniz is also one of nine NCAA players to possess a career .400 batting average along with at least 200 RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage and was named #4 Greatest College Softball Player. She is also a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree. Stacey Nuveman has worked for Nike, ESPN, Schutt, and other sports companies. Early life Stacey Nuveman grew up in Southern California. Nuveman-Deniz began playing the sport of softball at age 10. She played trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCLA Bruins Softball
The UCLA Bruins softball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in NCAA Division I softball. The Bruins are among the most decorated programs in NCAA softball, leading all schools in NCAA championships with 12, 13 overall Women's College World Series championships, championship game appearances with 22, WCWS appearances with 29, and NCAA Tournament wins with 187. They have dominated against top programs like Arizona (92-59), Washington (62-35), and Alabama (9-1). History Sharron Backus era Judith Holland, UCLA senior associate athletic director, hired Sharon Backus as a part-time coach upon the program's founding in 1975. Holland recalled, "I had seen her play, and she was probably one of the best shortstops who ever played the game." Backus was a physical education teacher at a high school in Anaheim, California when she was hired by UCLA and kept her teaching job for the first couple years after being hired at UCLA. Backus taught in Anaheim in the mornings an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami RedHawks Softball
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the U.S., with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017. According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami is the second richest city in the U.S. and third richest globally in purchasing power. Miami i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiare Jennings
Tiare Rose Jennings (born June 5, 2002) is an American college softball player for the Oklahoma Sooners. As a freshman in 2021, she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year, Softball America Freshman of the Year and was selected as a first-team All-American. Early life Tiare Rose Jennings was born to Maria and Ignacio Jennings in Torrance, California and grew up in San Pedro. She is of Samoan, Filipino and Mexican descent. Jennings played travel ball for the OC Batbusters, and won the 2019 USA Elite Select World Fastpitch Championship. High school career Jennings attended St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, California. During her freshman year, she was named the 2017 Southern Section Division 6 Player of the Year. She battled injuries during her junior year. During her senior year, she batted .710 with six home runs and 19 run batted in (RBIs), 18 runs scored, and a 1.483 slugging percentage in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was named t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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