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Jocelyn Alo Breaks NCAA Career Home Run Record

Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo hit her 96th career collegiate home run this past Friday night against the University of Hawai'i, breaking the NCAA record of 95 that was held by former Sooner Lauren Chamberlain (2012-2015). 

Although Alo's college career will (barring injury) end up being longer than usual -- full seasons in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022, plus the partial 2020 season that was shortened due to COVID-19 -- her career home-run record is not simply a result of appearing in extra games compared to previous players. As the linked article at the beginning of this post says, Alo "hit her [record-tying] 95th home run in 215 games, five fewer than Chamberlain." Plus, if Alo slugs homers at her typical brisk pace for the rest of the present season, her career total will almost certainly exceed 95 even ignoring (for the sake of argument) her 8 homers from the "excess" 2020 season.

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