Jocelyn Alo

Jocelyn Alo Evans is a 5-foot-8 professional softball infielder from Hauula, Hawaii. She was acquired by the Bandits in the second round of the 2026 Allocation Draft. Renowned as one of the greatest power hitters in the sport's history, she holds the NCAA Division I record for career home runs and guided Oklahoma to back-to-back national titles.

Personal Life

Background: Two-time Gatorade State High School Player of the Year who played for the Savannah Bananas in 2024. Earned MVP honors at the MLB Home Run Derby X event in Mexico City after hitting 17 home runs in the final round. Named Sports Illustrated's 2022 Female Athlete of the Year and to the 2023 Forbes "30 Under 30" list.

Family: Daughter of Levi and Andrea Alo, who both played at Laney College, and one of four siblings. Her husband, Bobby Evans Jr., won Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams, and she gave birth to their son, Bobby Evans III, on April 9, 2026.

Professional Experience

AUSL, AU Pro Softball & AUX (2022–2024)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Bandits): Spent the season on the Temporary Inactive List following the birth of her first child.

2024 AUX Season: Secured second place with 1,338 leaderboard points (just six points shy of the title). Set the AUX single-season standards with six home runs and 34 total bases, driving in 12 runs and drawing seven walks. Led the league with five Game MVP certificates.

2022 Championship Season: One of 13 players selected in the AU Pro Softball College Draft.

Other Professional & International Experience (2022–2024)

WPF (2022–2023): Selected No. 1 overall by Smash It Sports Vipers. Batted .294 with six home runs and 18 RBIs for the Oklahoma City Spark in 2023.

Team USA (2022–2024): Hit .591 with four home runs and 11 RBIs to help the US win the 2022 Canada Cup. Guided Team USA to a Silver medal at the 2024 WBSC World Cup.

College Experience: Oklahoma (2018–2022)

Alo started all 267 games over five years, leading the Sooners to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2021 and 2022.

Career Statistics: She holds the NCAA Division I record with 122 career home runs, 761 total bases, and a .987 slugging percentage. She closed her career with a .445 batting average and ranks second in NCAA history with 323 career RBIs.

Senior Campaign (2022): Led the nation in home runs (34), on-base percentage (.646), slugging percentage (1.212), and total bases (200), compiling a .515 batting average.

Awards & Honors

National Honors: Two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and recipient of the 2022 Honda Sport Award for Softball.

All-America: Four-time NFCA All-America honoree, including three First-Team commendations.

World Series: 2022 NCAA Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.