Oklahoma freshman phenom Kendall Wells made history, and I think we all have a feeling that she is going to make a lot more in her career.
In the top-five series vs Texas, Wells broke the NCAA freshman single-season HR record with her 31st homer of the season. And naturally, the three-run shot ended up being the eventual game winner.
KENDALL WELLS 3-RUN HOME RUN TO GIVE OKLAHOMA THE LEAD 🚨
— ESPN (@espn)
Now we are all on watch for the overall NCAA single-season HR record, which is 37 homers hit by Arizona’s Laura Espinoza in 1995…in 72 games. Karli Spaid at Miami (OH) hit 36 through 58 games in 2024, and the HR queen Jocelyn Alo hit 34 twice. Kendall Wells is just 5 away from tying the all-time single-season record…with a long way to go….in just her freshman season.
👉 College softball's all-time home run leaders
I mentioned OU’s Jocelyn Alo, the HR queen. Well, she hit 122 home runs in her career through 267 games. Kendall Wells is well on pace to break that. Simple math says she would need to hit just over 30 homers a year in her four-year career to do so.
Wells is not only in the conversation for National Freshman of the Year, but also National Player of the Year, as she is hitting close to .380 with an NCAA-leading 32 homers through 43 games.
She is a special talent with an insane ability to hit for power. It is so difficult to attack her as a pitcher because she is hitting just about everything hard.
So she's already making history, but there's a lot more to come for Wells.
