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Oklahoma Star Kendall Wells' Ability to Handle Attention and Expectations has Impressed Patty Gasso
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Oklahoma Star Kendall Wells' Ability to Handle Attention and Expectations has Impressed Patty Gasso

Oklahoma Sooners On SI·Ryan Chapman·about 1 month ago
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NORMAN — Oklahoma freshman Kendall Wells has stayed in the news for all the right reasons.  The freshman star is shattering home run records, and on Wednesday, Wells was one of four Sooners named to the top 25 list for USA Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year award.  Wells will be in the running for numerous awards as the season winds down, but OU coach Patty Gasso has been impressed with her catcher’s ability to stay focused throughout the year and continue to improve despite all of the national attention.  “She's a young person managing a lot of attention right now, which is not the easiest and always the thing you love as a coach, so we try to just minimize it the best that we can,” Gasso said on Tuesday.  Wells’ next home run will be her 37th in 2026, which will tie Laura Espinoza’s single-season NCAA record that was set in 1995.…

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