The freshman catcher has shown rare power through her first 15 career games.
has coached some of the sport’s most prolific hitters.’ performance through the first 15 games of her career, part of her answer was eye-popping. “Offensively, I’ve seen Jocelyn Alo, I’ve seen Lauren Chamberlain — this is something new,” Gasso said.
“This is different. It is some of the most elite power I’ve ever seen from a young player.”Gasso’s words on Wells are strong, but they’re born out by numbers. Alo showed power from the beginning over her career, belting 30 home runs as a freshman in 2018 en route to hitting an NCAA career-record 122 home runs.Jennings hit 27 home runs in 21 and was also productive from the start. She hit three home runs in her first career game, but it wasn’t until the 16th game of her career that Jennings reached double figures.Ella Parker Blasts Three Homers as Oklahoma Overpowers Washington The polished nature of Wells’ game was evidenced in the fall, when she excelled against her own pitching staff, and strengthened her reputation with those same pitchers she was hitting bombs against with her performance behind the plate. “She came in like that,” Gasso said of Wells’ power stroke. “It’s not like we had to build her into that. She came in like that. Now, she is getting all the hows and whys fromThere are small things Wells needs to refine, Gasso said.“She’s hard to strike out, but sometimes you can see her frustration get the best of her and she’ll waste that third swing,” Gasso said. “She learned a lot this weekend I thought. We faced some elite pitching, and so she got to see what that really looks like.”“If you sat and watched her, you would never believe she was a freshman,” Gasso said. “She has some saltiness behind the plate. She’ll stand up and throw to third before an umpire has even called strike three. That kind of mentality, which I have to talk to her about that. Glad I said that, remind me I have to talk to her about slowing down with that. She has a good rapport with pitchers for her age.”“I think that’s just how I like to play the game,” Wells said. “I don’t like to get in my head too much so kind of that confidence is just what keeps me going and makes sure I keep my mentality right. “I know it comes across sometimes as maybe not the best of ways, but that’s just my way of not getting into my head too much or not letting the game control me. So that’s just the way I always play.”Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.
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