Watching Jocelyn Alo dislocate another wrestler's shoulder, Patty Gasso instantly knew she wanted the Hawaiian on Oklahoma's softball team.
Alo already had a reputation as a solid softball player, but the raw strength she displayed in the state's 184-pound high school girls wrestling championship made her a must-have for Gasso.
“I'm like, ‘OK, I don't care if she hits or not,' I thought that was the coolest thing I've ever seen,” Gasso said Sunday afternoon. “I want that stud on my team.”
And she got her, flipping Alo to the Sooners in October 2016 after a longtime commitment to California.