April 24, 2023 Space Coast Daily News Brevard Countys Best Newspaper, HOT OFF THE PRESS! Pat Dooley's Back Nine (May 1st) - ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF Here are the longest homers Statcast has tracked since Opening Day of the 2015 season. Probably not, but it will be fun to watch the chase. I think people will start pitching to me normally again. Jordan Roberts may have hit the farthest home run in fastpitch softball history. 405Alison McCutcheon, Arizona, 1995-98 (256 games) Consecutive Hits 13Jennifer Purcell, Nevada, March 18-20, 2016; Haley Ward, Norfolk St., March 23-29, 2013; April Setterlund, Boston U., March 25-April 3, 2010 Batting Average Keep the Country Country one reads, and New City, What a Pity is another. hV}LSWQRHURb[HbCunQgpUA>WD The hit was recorded measured. Share On March 11, 2022, Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo became college softball's all-time home run leader, hitting her 96th bomb to surpass fellow Sooner Lauren Chamberlain. Kelly Majam in 2010, Chamberlain in 2012 and Alo share the record for most home runs by a freshman with 30. LONGEST HOME RUN EVER HIT! | On-Season Softball Series | Game 22 At 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, the slugger is big, but not huge, yet he regularly hits softballs more than 500 feet. Dang. 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. He set career highs for innings pitched and strikeouts, as it was the longest outing by a Tiger since 2021. 11 Boston College, with outstanding performances at the plate and on the mound. 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. 3 UCLA in Wild Series Opener", "UTSA Splits SLC Doubleheader At Texas-Arlington; Rogers Ties SLC Single-Season Home Run Record", "Bishop-Riley's 50th Homer Highlights Liberty's 7-2 Win Over NMSU", "Georgia Defeats Winthrop, Omaha Friday, 11-0, 8-3", "Pease Dominant for Minnesota in Shutout Victory Against Iowa", "Scupin Homers Thrice, Cats Sweep Thursday Doubleheader", "DiMeo, Rush Hit Home Runs in Loss to Wagner", "Softball Completes Shutout-Series Sweep At Arkansas With 10-0 Win", "No. Creighton and Utah played the longest NCAA softball game in history on May 11, 1991. Todd Erickson of Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, breaks the Guinness Book Of World Records for the longest softball hit of 541 feet. 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. Pennant races. 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. 0000007292 00000 n 95 to tie the record set by former Sooner Lauren Chamberlain against Texas State on Feb. 20. Sixteen times over the next eight games she was walked, and the strategy rarely seemed to have purpose; in seven of those eight games, the undefeated and No. "It is a hard thing to do. 0000009603 00000 n Coming around third, she threw the traditional Hawaiian shaka hand signal into the air and pumped a fist at her family in the stands. On Sept. 27, 2008, the slugger secured his fifth. 1 Sooners Dominate Iowa in HOF Classic Finale", NCAA Division I softball career .400 batting average list, NCAA Division I softball career 200 RBIs list, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCAA_Division_I_softball_career_50_home_runs_list&oldid=1152704774, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 20:24. Roberts was teammates with Barnhill at Florida, but she sure treated the pitcher rudely with that homer. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 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Seminoles softball: Florida State, Florida show the growth of sport And thanks to the people in Gainesville and St. Augustine and Jacksonville and about 10 other cities, we are in great shape. Alo had two chances to break the record later in the game. 24 Ohio State", "No. Full circle. ", Patty Gasso, Oklahoma's Hall of Fame coach, stood on the field Friday night and turned to wave a hand toward the Alo family -- many, many of them -- who gathered in front of the third-base dugout at the University of Hawai'i to greet Jocelyn after her record-setting performance. 7 Texas softball sweeps No. The hit was recorded measured with the aid of videos cameras by Space Coast Daily and Google earth on Friday, September 25 in Liberty Park, Palm Bay, Florida.SEE THE STORY: http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/10/todd-erikson-of-palm-bay-sets-new-world-record-with-541-foot-softball-moonshot/ Check out www.liflong.com for important life saving info. No outfield fence. 7 Texas softball sweeps No. 0000001056 00000 n And you know what's funny? Brady Slavens crushes longest homer in College World Series park history Share Brady Slavens made history during the fifth inning of Arkansas' semifinal game against Ole Miss at the 2022 Men's. Cahalan hit a two-run home run in the third inning, to extend her hit streak to 13 games to begin her career. 0000004248 00000 n 0000004134 00000 n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRlSHG5hRY4, Heres an updated thread of all the recruits who picked the Gator hat today! I had it for seven years, and I've enjoyed every minute of it. Alo also became the 11th player in NCAA history with 600 career total bases. That didnt happen and when you look at this years schedule, it wont happen this year either. In the second game of the day, against Houston, the Hawaiian slugger was hit by a pitch in her first at bat. 1 Softball Increases Win Streak To 23 With Two More Wins in Diamond Devil Invitational", "Plain's 14 Strikeouts Help Huskies To 9-0 Win", "Tech Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Virginia", "Toman Sets Career RBI Record To Highlight Doubleheader Sweep", "Sooners Take Two in Run-Rule Fashion in Ohio", "East Carolina Splits Again On Day Two Of Pirate Clash", "Cougars Take Two Over of Louisville on Saturday", "Roby's Homer Lifts Cards to 6-4 Win at Virginia", "Arizona Softball Goes Undefeated At Palm Springs Classic", "Huskies Collect Season High 17 Hits, Defeat UCLA Sunday Night", "Baker Rewrites Record Books in Creighton Split", "Softball Makes History in 30-8 Win Over LaTech", "Notre Dame vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Mar 16, 2007)", "Folden's Two Homers Completes Sweep Over 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. 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. 0000007319 00000 n The Back Nine comes at you after a crazy weekend that - incredibly - included me hitting some . 13. Oklahoma has hit 100 home runs through 36 games, an eye . "Now I feel everyone can relax and we can elevate our game even more. Over the years more houses have sprung up in the lots surrounding the Alo compound, but the charm remains. Oklahoma starJocelyn Alo took her place next to former Sooners great Lauren Chamberlain as the home run queens of college softball. None probably traveled that far. 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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. 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. You dont want to be anywhere near the path of an Erickson softball. 0000003967 00000 n Her father spent so much money getting her on the mainland -- a tremendous amount of money to move her onto a competitive level. 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Statcast measures the projected distance, exit velocity and launch angle of Bo Bichette's 460-foot home run, the second-longest homer of his career. At the end of Kukuna -- Hawaiian for grow, fittingly -- there are two iconic coconut trees that provide a sort of gateway to the beach. The 7 longest home runs in College World Series history (that - YouTube 0000007885 00000 n Todd Erickson performed the hitting exhibition to bring awareness to the fight against cancer. But in a twist that somehow made it all make sense, Alo hit a two-run shot deep into the night on Friday against Hawai'i pitcher Ashley Murphy, a senior who challenged Alo with a curveball up and out over the plate and watched as it boomeranged off the net in right-center field, roughly 40 feet above the wall. This stood as the longest game in. Standard center field walls in the major leagues stand between 400-410 feet away from home plate. ABOVE VIDEO: Todd Erickson was inducted into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. 0000000016 00000 n 0000006661 00000 n Florida is hanging on right now to one of the last home regionals, but its still up in the air. Finally, with Nuveman in 1999, Nelson in 2002, Chamberlain in 2013, Espinoza in 1994 and (12 in 1993), Dalton in 1996, (7 in 1993 and 16 in 1994), Benyi in 2004 and (8 in 2003), Leticia Pineda (14 in 1996 and 16 in 1997), Jennie Finch (11 in 2001), Mackenzie Vandergeest (20 in 2011), Tairia Flowers (22 in 2003), Claire Sua (17 in 2003 and 10 in 2004), Samantha Findlay (21 in 2005), Jenae Leles (7 in 2006 and 10 in 2007), Cochran (14 in 2008), Mindy Cowles (18 in 2008), B.B. 0000130267 00000 n His arms could conceivably be classified as weapons of mass destruction, because when he launches a softball, it becomes a missile that at speeds of more than 120 miles an hour would wreak havoc to scoreboards and light posts, were it not for the fact that these round rockets fly over them with seemingly the greatest of ease. It's like she's playing another sport entirely, but as Gasso says, "This is relief, it is pride, it is so many different emotions. Longest Home Run Ever Hit by Baseball Almanac She hit the ball so ferociously that she was deemed a threat to the girls her age, so they moved her up to play with the high school girls and she put fear in their eyes, too. Especially happy to see Ventrell Miller go to Tampa Bay. Oklahoma softball: Sooners on record-setting win trajectory Jordan Roberts might have hit the farthest home run in fastpitch softball history. This page is not available in other languages. Erickson, on the other hand, saw plenty of softball fields. 16. His journey into the record books began in the Navy. "If it's good enough for Walter Payton and Jerry Rice," Levi says, "then it's good enough for us.". What we learned from Clemson softball's sweep of Pittsburgh It didn't take long for Alo to equal Chamberlain in Sunday's game. 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", "Huskies Walk-Off In Extras; Even Series Against Utah", "Cats Defeat UC Davis, Iowa on Day One of Judi Garman", "Ohio State's Offense Leads Charge in 10-4 Victory Over Stetson", "Six Home Runs Give RedHawks a Pair of Wins Over Akron", "Weber Shuts Down No. Remember last year when people wondered if the Bulldogs would take a step back after having 15 players drafted? Three weeks to go in the regular season. PDF Division I Softball Records Through 2020 - Ncaa She surpassed former Arizona Wildcats Laura Espinoza (the original record setter) and Leah Braatz, who had matched the total in 1998. The frustration reached its peak in the third inning of the Sooners' 8-0 run-rule win over Cal on Friday afternoon. Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo clubs 96th career home run to break NCAA - ESPN @jordanalyssar14, you are absolutely unreal. She hit homer No. Jordan Roberts was playing on Team Osterman as part of the innovative Athletes Unlimited Softball season. "We'll have a lot of people out there that get to witness this. The 11 best NCAA softball pitchers of all time. Anything that travels that far oughta have a flight attendant on it. Alo started Saturday needing five homers to reach Chamberlains mark after hitting two during the Sooners first three games but going four consecutive games without a homer. The longest homers measured by Statcast - MLB Alo is 53 away from tying the record of 653 by UCLA's Stacey Nuveman. Stacie Chambers, Leah Braatz, Lauren Espinoza and Harper join her as five of the eight players to hit 85 or more home runs in their careers. Her teammates mobbed her at the plate, and she later came out of the dugout for a curtain call, a lei around her neck. Addison Barnard set the sophomore record by hitting 33 in 2022. He is the sixth Tiger in history to earn ACC weekly honors four times in a career and first since Seth Beer (2016-18). 0000002921 00000 n I've gotten a lot out of it, and now Jocelyn deserves it." , The Atlanta Braves (33-62) open up a four-game road series with the Rockies (43-51) tonight , The Miami Marlins are in the middle of acrucial ten game span against NL East , In the midst of a terrible season that has seen the Tampa Bay Rays (37-57) , The second half of the baseball season is in full swingwhich translates to? Grice led Clemson to a 3-1 week, including a series win at No. Follow him on Twitter at @WayneCavadi_D2. The Back Nine comes at you after a crazy weekend that incredibly included me hitting some really nice golf shots. Larry Niemeyer's record for softballcoaching victories is the topunbreakable record. Guiness Book of Baseball World Records - Baseball Almanac Espinoza in 1994 and 1995, Chambers in 2009, Nuveman in 1999, Majam in 2010, Elkins in 2015, Carrera in 2012, Baltzell in 2013, Gomez in 2006, Best in 2005, Hugo in 2014, Rivera in 2003, Braatz in 1998 and (21 in 1997), Kretschman in 1998, Dalton in 1996, Nohara in 2011, Benyi in 2004, Topping in 2000, Morgan Noad and Tina Iosefa (both with 23 in 2016), Sanders in 2017, Alo in 2018 and 2021, Harper in 2019 were all tops for those respective NCAA years.[231].
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