Alo’s choice of pro softball leagues shows sport’s growth

By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma softball player Jocelyn Alo will play for the new Women’s Professional Fastpitch league. She had a choice between WPF and Athletes Unlimited but the leagues overlap, so she had to make a choice. She says she likes there was a choice at all, and that it shows there’s growth in the sport. On-site attendance at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City set numerous records and the TV ratings on ESPN were slightly below last year’s record-setters. The WPF is doing an exhibition-style season for its first season. Athletes Unlimited softball is going into its third season.