Kendall Wells nears NCAA single-season home run record

9 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 30

The Oklahoma freshman catcher has 36 homers, one shy of Arizona's 1995 mark of 37, with the top-ranked Sooners still likely to play into June.
Her surge comes amid a wider Division I power boom: teams average nearly 0.8 home runs per game, while two UCLA hitters also have realistic chances to challenge the record.
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