HONOLULU — Oklahoma slugger Jocelyn Alo, playing in her home state for the first time since high school, hit the 96th homer of her storied career Friday night to become the all-time leading home run hitter in NCAA softball.
Alo’s record-breaking homer came in the sixth inning of the undefeated and top-ranked Sooners’ game against the host University of Hawaii in Oklahoma’s third matchup of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.
Alo — whose full name is Jocelyn Aloha Pumehana Alo — grew up about 30 miles north of the Hawaii campus, in the small village of Hauula, and about two dozen family members were part of the overflow crowd on hand to watch her set the record.
The homer, a two-run shot that put the Sooners up 9-0, came on a 2-1 pitch from Hawaii senior right-hander Ashley Murphy, who entered the game having thrown just 2⅓ innings this season. She threw a curveball up and out over the…
