In 1995 Arizona senior shortstop Laura Espinoza put together the most home run packed season any player has ever put together. During a full 72 game season (obviously including playoffs), Espinoza belted 37 home runs. For 31 years that record has stood, a testament to just how dominant Espinoza was for one magical season.
Now let me tell you the Oklahoma freshman catcher that’s about to shatter that 31 year record. So far this season Oklahoma has played 52 games, and Kendall Wells is already #2 on the all-time single season home run list with 36—just one behind Espinoza.
Oklahoma still has 3 games left in the regular season, and Oklahoma is likely to make a deep run in the playoffs—and Wells only needs 2 more home runs to claim the all time NCAA single season home run record.
Though she has not eclipsed the all time single season record yet, she has already amassed some significant records along the way, including the all time freshman single season home record which she claimed back on April 10, she also claimed the all time Oklahoma single season home run record last week.
And in case I need to remind you, Oklahoma is the premier power hitting school in the history of the NCAA with 3 of the top 4 all-time home run hitters.
Lauren Chamberlain hit 95 from 2012-2015 and is #4 on the all-time home run list, Tiare Jennings is 3rd on the all-time list with 98, and Jocelyn Alo is #1 on the all-time list with 122.
Alo’s all time mark of 122 requires an average of 30.5 home runs for 4 years. And Kendall wells is already comfortably ahead of that for her freshman season
So make sure you are watching the Sooners this weekend for their final regular season series against Texas A&M. Because you have a chance to see single season home run history, and you also may just be watching the future all time NCAA home run leader in Kendall Wells. Go get’em Kendall.
