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Oklahoma Sooners’ Jocelyn Alo named USA Softball Player of the Year Finalist

Jocelyn Alo was named a finalist for USA Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year Award.

The NCAAโ€™s all-time home run leader, [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag], is looking to add another trophy to the mantle. Alo was named as one of the final three finalists for the 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award.

Is she wins, Alo would be the fifth player to win the award in back to back seasons.

She certainly has a strong case.

Nationally, Alo is ranked second in batting average, third in home runs, first in slugging percentage and first in on base percentage.

With each passing season, Alo seems to reset the standard for hitting in collegiate softball. The redshirt senior has set new career highs in batting average and walks this season.

Alo and the Sooners will be back in action on Friday night to begin Regionals against the PVAMU Panthers at Marita Hynes Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and the radio broadcast can be heard on “The Franchise”.

The other two finalists for the award are South Florida’s Georgina Corrick and Washington’s Baylee Klingler.

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Trio of Sooners top 10 finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award

Jocelyn Alo, Jordy Bahl, and Grace Lyons were named among the top 10 finalists for the 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.

Oklahoma Sooners softball has had a tremendous 2022 in search of back-to-back national championships. They’re 45-1, the No. 1 team in the nation, and heading into Bedlam, the favorite to advance to the College World Series and win the whole thing.

Jocelyn Alo has been the headliner in her record-breaking season. She once again leads the Sooners in home runs and batting average. Alo is looking to become the second Sooner since Keilani Ricketts to win the award in back-to-back seasons. Ricketts won the award in 2012 and 2013 and was a member of the 2013 national championship team.

She’s having a tremendous year and is one of three Sooners to be named finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.

But her season isn’t the only one that’s defined Oklahoma softball in 2022. The breakout year from Grace Lyons has been a key factor in the Sooners’ offense remaining deadly even as Alo gets walked or has an off day at the plate. And Lyons has come up clutch throughout the year as well, with multi-home run games and walk-off hits.

Though the offense carries a lot of the headlines, Jordy Bahl’s arrival to Norman has headlined a pitching staff that has been dominant in 2022. Bahl has become the ace of the staff, appearing in a team-leading 28 games and holds a 20-1 record with 191 strikeouts. The standout freshman has also been nominated for the NFCA National Freshman of the Year award for her performance in 2022.

The award will be narrowed to three finalists on May 18 and announced prior to the start of the College World Series, slated to begin on June 2 at the USA Softball complex in Oklahoma City.

Here’s a look at the 10 finalists.