Jocelyn Alo, the all-time NCAA Division I home run leader and back-to-back Women’s College World Series champion for the University of Oklahoma, has signed with Athletes Unlimited and will compete in the upcoming AU Pro Softball AUX event in Wichita, Kansas. Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX (pronounced A-U-X), is an intense competition featuring 18 games across two weeks with the world’s best athletes competing in an innovative format to crown an individual champion. The 2024 event will take place June 10-25 at Wilkins Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University with season, group and single-day tickets now on sale at www.auprosports.com. All games will be broadcast live on ESPN networks (full schedule listed below).
Alo was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year in each of her final two seasons at Oklahoma after leading the Sooners to back-to-back NCAA championships. She holds the NCAA records for career home runs (122), total bases (761) and slugging percentage (.987), while her 323 career runs batted in rank second on the NCAA’s all-time list. Alo also plays with the Oklahoma City Spark. The Hauula, Hawaii, native led the country in home runs three times during her career and set the Oklahoma and Big 12 Conference single-season standards with 34 home runs in each of her final two years. The four-time NFCA All-America selection was named as the Most Outstanding Player at the 2022 NCAA Women’s College World Series after hitting .667 with 12 hits, including five home runs, with 13 runs batted in.
“Aloha! I am super excited to be playing AUX and to be representing my family, home state of Hawaii and the University of Oklahoma,” said Alo. “To be able to collaborate with AU as an OKC Spark player is such an honor that I will remember for the rest of my playing career. This is a huge win for professional softball and this is so much bigger than myself, but represents the women I am playing alongside as well in both leagues. I am looking forward to my arrival in Wichita and am ready to hit the ground running. GO BOOMERBABY!”
In addition to Alo, who will make her Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball debut at the event, the roster of world-class athletes announced to date includes former Wichita State star and three-time All-America pick Sydney McKinney and Wichita native and Olympian Kelsey Stewart-Hunter. In addition, infielder Jessi Warren, who collected AUX Defensive MVP recognition last summer, returns for the 2024 campaign along with infielder Aubrey Leach, who placed second on last season’s final leaderboard.
The 2024 AU Pro Softball AUX roster also boasts numerous Athletes Unlimited veterans, as well as outfielders Haylie McCleney, Bubba Nickles, Megan Wiggins and Morgan Zerkle, infielders Hannah Flippen, Tori Vidales and Sam Fischer, catcher Taylor Edwards and pitchers Odicci Alexander, Alyssa Denham and Aleshia Ocasio.
The remainder of the 42-player roster for the 2024 AU Pro Softball AUX competition will be announced at a later date.
AU PRO SOFTBALL AUX ALPHABETICAL ROSTER (AS OF APRIL 17)
No. Name Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown School
Jocelyn Alo OF 5-8 R/R Hauula, Hawaii Oklahoma
3 Odicci Alexander P 5-7 R/R Boydton, Va. James Madison
40 Alyssa Denham P 6-1 R/R Alvin, Texas Arizona
12 Taylor Edwards C 5-7 R/R Murrieta, Calif. Nebraska
52 Sam Fischer CIF 5-11 R/R Phoenix, Ariz. Loyola Marymount
19 Hannah Flippen MIF 5-4 R/R Bonita, Calif. Utah
75 Aubrey Leach MIF 5-4 L/R The Woodlands, Texas Tennessee
60 Mariah Mazon P 5-10 R/R Tulare, Calif. Oregon State
28 Haylie McCleney OF 5-4 L/L Morris, Ala. Alabama
26 Sydney McKinney MIF 5-7 L/R Norborne, Mo. Wichita State
82 Taylor McQuillin P 5-8 L/L Tucson, Ariz. Arizona
48 Bubba Nickles OF 5-8 R/R Merced, Calif. UCLA
8 Aleshia Ocasio P 5-9 L/R Altamonte, Fla. Florida
41 Jordan Roberts C 5-7 R/R Live Oak, Fla. Florida
77 Kelsey Stewart-Hunter CIF 5-6 L/R Wichita, Kan. Florida
88 Nadia Taylor CIF 5-8 R/R Leander, Texas Texas
29 Tori Vidales CIF 5-8 R/R La Porte, Texas Texas A&M
30 Jessi Warren CIF 5-6 R/R Tampa, Fla. Florida State
25 Megan Wiggins OF 5-6 L/R Winder, Ga. Georgia
97 Delanie Wisz CIF 5-6 R/R Orcutt, Calif. UCLA
18 Morgan Zerkle OF 5-8 L/R Milton, W.Va. Marshal
AU PRO SOFTBALL AUX SCHEDULE (AS OF APRIL 17)
GAME # DAY DATE TIME (CT) TIME (ET) NETWORK
1 Monday June 10 5:00pm 6:00pm ESPNU
2 Monday June 10 7:30pm 8:30pm ESPNU
3 Tuesday June 11 6:00pm 7:00pm ESPN2
4 Tuesday June 11 8:30pm 9:30pm ESPNU
5 Thursday June 13 5:00pm 6:00pm ESPNU
6 Thursday June 13 7:30pm 8:30pm ESPNU
7 Sunday June 16 1:00pm 2:00pm ESPN2
8 Sunday June 16 3:30pm 4:30pm ESPNU
9 Monday June 17 5:00pm 6:00pm ESPNU
10 Monday June 17 7:30pm 8:30pm ESPNU
11 Wednesday June 19 6:00pm 7:00pm ESPN2
12 Wednesday June 19 8:30pm 9:30pm ESPN2
13 Saturday June 22 12:00pm 1:00pm ESPN2
14 Saturday June 22 2:30pm 3:30pm ESPNU
15 Sunday June 23 3:00pm 4:00pm ESPNU
16 Sunday June 23 5:30pm 6:30pm ESPNU
17 Tuesday June 25 4:30pm 5:30pm ESPNU
18 Tuesday June 25 7:00pm 6:00pm ESPN