Tom Brady Sent Message to Oklahoma Softball Star Jocelyn Alo

Game recognizes game, and even Tom Brady, the winningest NFL quarterback of all-time, can give out flowers to fellow G.O.A.T.

In the latest example of exactly that, the seven-time Super Bowl champion paid a compliment and delivered a message of congratulations to Oklahoma softball star and all-time Division I home runs leader Jocelyn Alo. 

According to The Oklahoman, Brady sent an Instagram direct message to Alo after she powered No. 1 Oklahoma to victory over No. 5 UCLA in an elimination game on Monday. Maya Brady, the quarterback’s niece, plays for the Bruins.

“He was just, like, ‘You’re a really good player,’” Alo said this week, per 247Sports. “’Congrats on your career.’ You know, just keeping it simple.”

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Brady is right to recognize Alo’s historic talent. After Oklahoma dropped an early afternoon game against UCLA that would’ve clinched the program a spot in the WCWS championship series, the redshirt senior went 4-for-4 with two home runs, including a fifth-inning grand slam, to lead the Sooners a 15–0, run-rule victory over the Bruins.

The performance was more of the same for Alo, the two-time reigning USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. This season, she’s hit a whopping .509, with 32 home runs and 82 RBI. She has 120 career homers and became the first player in NCAA Division I history to record three 30-home run seasons.

Behind Alo’s bat, Oklahoma earned its spot in a third consecutive WCWS final, beginning on Wednesday. The Sooners will take on Big 12 rival Texas, which became the first unranked program to make a championship series in WCWS history.

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