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Dunn asks university officials to draft cut plans, says SIU is in ‘fiscal triage mode’

BILL LUKITSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

Brace for another large cut to public higher education in Illinois.

SIU President Randy Dunn has called on administrators to draft plans to fill a $100 million budget hole after proposed cuts by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner

in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Dunn on Wednesday informed university employees of impending cuts via email.

Budget staff from across the university system met in Edwardsville on Monday to expand spending reductions made last year — 8 percent or $13.5 million — that

would “minimally cover the estimated aggregate loss of state support,” Dunn said in the email.

SIUC would lose the largest share — about $25.4 million. The School of Medicine would lose $9.3 million, SIUEdwardsville $14.2 million and almost

An eye on the high line

$900,000 would be cut from system expenses. Public universities in the state have still received no appropriation since July as the historic Illinois budget impasse has breached nearly three-quarters of a calendar year.

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Effects of budget impasse ‘will bleed Illinois of its future,’ SIU provost says ANNA SPOERRE | @AnnaSpoerre

Aidan Osborne | @AidanOsborne_DE Sam Rogers, a sophomore from Zion studying outdoor recreation, attempts to stabilize himself on a highline Monday between Baldwin and Abbot Hall. Rogers set up the highline to test the new equipment he purchased that will keep him from hitting the ground. Highlining, like slacklining, is when a length of rope or webbing is stretched between two trees and then the participant balances as he or she walks arcross. According to Rogers, the difference is slacklines are usually set a foot or two off the ground, while highlines are set around 10 to 12 feet off the ground. “Highlining is fun because you get better vantage points,” Rogers said. “Plus, going across lakes and canyons is more fun.”

SIU is still waiting on state reimbursement of money spent to fund Monetary Award Program grants in the 2016 fiscal year.

There is no guarantee the university will receive this money after a nearly nine-month long budget stalemate between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislators.

After fronting the money to pay for roughly 4,700 students’ MAP grants last fall and this spring, SIU is short an additional $11,495,763 — the sum of grants to assist those who would otherwise have difficulties paying college costs.

This negative balance is normal because the state usually does not pay the universities until the end of the semester, said Judy Marshall, executive director for university finance. However, she said the pending reimbursement has never been this large.

“These are unprecedented times with the situation with the state funding,” Marshall said. “We don’t have any history to refer to in terms of how this is all going to unfold.”

Marshall said the university does not have a reserve fund specifically for situations like this because the state has strict rules limiting how much cash public universities can accumulate.

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Legislation would allow SIU to sell real estate for scholarships BILL LUKTSCH | @Bill_LukitschDE

University officials want to lease or sell land owned by SIU for future student aid scholarships.

Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, introduced legislation in the Illinois Senate last week that would allow the university to sell surplus property and deposit the profits in a scholarship fund for student aid. It effectively bypasses the State Property Control Act, which would otherwise mandate the public university turn over any surplus property to the state.

The parcels of land are of varying acreage and span across the southern Illinois region. Most of the properties under consideration have been owned by the university “a number of years” and are either unused or rarely used for research purposes, said Kevin Bame, SIU’s vice chancellor for administration and finance.

“The administration will be evaluating how we use the

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property and if the legislation is passed, we will look at getting an appraisal on that property to find out what the fair market value is,” Bame said.

Bame could not detail the approximate value of the land SIU is considering selling because all of it is tax-exempt and has not been appraised in years. Some of the properties were purchased, but a majority were acquired through estates, he said.

How the scholarship aid would be disbursed to students is also unclear as the legislation is still in its beginning stages. If Senate Bill 2790 passes the Democratic-led General Assembly and is signed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, the university would take the next logical steps to review which parcels should be liquidated and have the land appraised, Bame said.

Any recommendations by the university must be approved by the SIU Board of Trustees and it is too early to tell whether

the university would prefer to lease or sell the land for immediate profits.

“I think it might be in the interest of the university to maximize cash flow in the near-term than it would be to lease it on a long term, but it depends on the type of property we’re looking at,” Bame said.

Bame said the legislative move is not a response to the Illinois budget impasse, but rather the university’s “desire to have scholarship funds available to [its] students.”

“If we can convert the value of the land into a scholarship fund, I think that would be the most advantageous position for the university to be in,” Bame said. “It’s a win-win in my eyes.”

Bill Lukitsch can be reached at blukitsch@dailyegyptian.com or (618)-536-3329.

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“I have instructed the campuses to draft additional cut lists that they deem essential to keep the campuses open and core operations underway … through Dec. 31,” Dunn said.

vetoed two bills proposing MAP grant funding.

In addition to no funding to date for the current fiscal year, Rauner proposed 20 percent cuts to higher education for fiscal year 2017.

Ford said any cost reduction will be painful, but the idea of a 20 percent cut is hard to comprehend.

“Those are astronomically large cuts to try to figure out how to absorb in a single fiscal year,” Ford said. “The idea of not getting any funding this year is very scary.”

She said she worries the lack of funding for higher education will not only threaten the quality education SIU has to offer, but also lower Illinois’ public college and university enrollment.

“The only way a democracy survives and thrives is if their people are educated, and the only way to make sure their people are educated is to provide quality public education,” Ford said. “Just the idea that our legislature and governor don’t understand the importance of an educated people for the state and the importance of public education is concerning. ... The impact will bleed Illinois of its future, and that is very worrisome.”

Anna Spoerre can be reached at aspoerre@dailyegyptian.com or (618)-536-3325.

The implications of these cuts indicates the university system is “in full-on fiscal triage mode,” Dunn said.

A call to spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith requesting comment from Dunn regarding the measures went unreturned as of Wednesday

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Dining through the years

Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE Trina Clark, a waitress at Mary Lou’s Grill, collects menus from customers Wednesday morning at the diner in Carbondale.

Clark has worked at Mary Lou’s for nearly 25 years. “And I’ve enjoyed every bit of it,” Clark said. Marilynn Martin took over Mary Lou’s Grill in 1990 when her mother Mary Lou retired. She said there’s a sense of community that exists at the diner. “There’s people that come in here everyday,” Martin said. Clark said she enjoys meeting new people and interacting with them. “It’s a different story everyday,” Clark said.

Sanders to hold rally at Chicago State University CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a campaign rally at Chicago State University on Thursday.

The event comes less than three weeks before Illinois’ March 15 primary election in which the Vermont senator faces former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was born in Chicago and raised in Park Ridge.

The rally site is an interesting choice for Sanders, who has been talking about income inequality and free college as major campaign themes.

Chicago State has been hit hard by a lack of state funding due to the budget impasse in Springfield.

University officials recently announced they’ll skip spring break

and end the school year early to save money.

The Sanders event is at the university’s Emil & Patricia Jones Convocation Center, at 9501 S. King Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m., and it’s free and open to the public.

The campaign advises people attending to skip bags and limit items to small, personal ones like keys and cellphones.

Sanders also is scheduled to appear on an MSNBC show at the University of Chicago, his alma mater, but tickets are limited to invited students.

The Vermont senator has made several visits to opponent Clinton’s birth state, including a September rally at the U of C. He told 2,000 people packed into a campus cathedral that

the ideas he’s promoting — a $15 federal minimum wage, 12 weeks of guaranteed paid family medical leave, pay equity between men and women — will require a “political revolution” from the ground up to be realized.

In August, Sanders held a $50-a-ticket fundraiser in Chicago.

Clinton and Sanders have been engaged in a close campaign in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

But Clinton has a big lead in delegates, projected at 502 to 70, because hundreds of Democratic superdelegates have pledged to support her at the convention this summer.

A total of 2,383 delegates are needed to win the Democratic nomination.

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Ted Cruz to attend fundraiser in honor of Rauner

Local autism healthcare faces uncertainty

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The Illinois Republican Party is hoping to profit from the March 15 presidential primary by holding a fundraising dinner in honor of Gov. Bruce Rauner on the Friday before Election Day. Already, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has confirmed he’ll be there, and all of the current GOP presidential contenders, including Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio, have been invited to the reception and dinner at the Palmer House Hilton. Even some of the former Republican presidential candidates have been asked to attend.

Tickets for the event start at $500 per person and go up to $40,000 to serve as a “Gold Sponsor,” which includes two tables of 10 with a photo opportunity and a one-year membership in the “Governor’s Council.”

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Dominick lines up toy cars along the windowsill under the supervision of Mary Foreman, a graduate student in communications disorders and science from Edwardsville, during a therapy session Tuesday at SIU’s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Wham Education Building.

The center will close after this semester if no state budget is passed. Valerie Boyer, an associate professor in communication disorders and sciences and director of SIU’s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, said the uncertainty is the most difficult part. “We’ve been waiting a long time,” Boyer said. “We feel like we perform a valuable community service so we would like to see it resolved, but honestly, just the knowing would be nice.” The center has been referring patients to Missouri, as the only facilities remaining in southern Illinois are private practices.

Community reflects on budget impasse’s effect on EIU DAWN SCHABBING EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS

Gina Furlin enrolled at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston to play volleyball. She’s a setter on the team.

“I had some options to go other places, but I picked Eastern mainly because of its testing center,” said Furlin.

She suffers from dyslexia and “test anxiety.” The testing center at EIU helped her deal with those issues.

But the state’s budget impasse has closed the center — one of many cutbacks that have rocked the Charleston campus.

Local legislators and area mayors joined staff and students at Cougill Foyer in Old Main at EIU on Tuesday to describe how state lawmakers’ failure to agree on a budget has rippled across the region.

Afterward, students shared how the budget crunch and layoffs on campus has directly affected them.

“The (testing center) really helped me with academics at the beginning of the year, but then we get an email that said because of all of the

funding issues, they can’t provide us help anymore,” said Furlin, 19, a freshman from Indiana.

Samantha Mackey, 19, of Libertyville, chose EIU to earn a teaching degree. But, she too, needs the testing center to help her overcome learning obstacles.

“I want to be a teacher,” said Mackey. “I just got here. This is such a good teaching college. I don’t really want to transfer.”

EIU President David Glassman said the university has 1,500 fulland part-time employees who want to maintain their school’s reputation as the top-ranked public regional university in Illinois. It is also home to retreats, music, academic and athletic camps for thousands of students during the summer.

“There is no question that Eastern Illinois University is a significant economic engine for this entire region,” said Glassman.

Scheduled to graduate in May, Andrew Donsbach of Effingham, said he will be the fourth member of his immediate family to graduate from EIU. He also works as a tour guide for new students coming

to the university. He spoke about the Holiday Hustle and One Stop Community Christmas events that were held successfully without the financial help from the university. “ Regardless of what we are faced with here at EIU, whether it is students, faculty or staff, we just don’t give up,” Donsbach said.

“We work harder.”

During the press conference, officials discussed the institution’s impact on East Central Illinois.

“Our greatest concern is — and always has been — our students and their education,” Glassman said. “The financial impact for over 8,000 students is viable every day in numerable ways.

Area businesses eagerly welcome back students year after year.”

“I urge those who represent us to come together to find a compromise.

This isn’t about who is right and who is wrong — or who is going to win,” said Charleston Mayor Brandon Combs.

Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker said hundreds of EIU alumni live in Effingham County.

“By far, over any other school in the country, our professional offices and businesses and schools and

governments are stocked with people who were educated at EIU,” Bloemker, an alum himself, said. “To us and many other people from Effingham, Eastern Illinois University isn’t just a place to get a bachelor’s degree. It is our closest portal to the rest of the world.”

A political science major born and raised in Charleston, Austin Mejdrich, 20, said EIU is caught in a “perfect storm.” Mejdrich added that last semester’s layoffs are leaving holes in the political science department and he’s not sure if those positions will be filled or not.

“Last semester one of our political science professors was laid off and there are a couple positions in our department that are vacant right now,” said Mejdrich. “A couple of the scholarships I earned were caught up in the freeze and it was up in the air for awhile about whether or not I’d get the scholarships. Luckily, for me, those have been remedied.”

Even smaller things have their impact when they are missing.

“We are seeing even little things like having no soap in the bathroom dispensers for days,” Mejdrich said.

Kai “Bill” Hung, associate professor of biological sciences at EIU, joined the faculty in 2008. He cited some statistics about how the budget impasse is creating layoffs, including 177 civil service employees, effective March 11, if the matter isn’t resolved.

“This is more than one-in-four of the civil service staff that we have,” said Hung. “This is not just a number.

These are the people interacting with our students every day. Many have served long years — decades — at EIU. This budget problem will continue to hamper our students, damage our schools and drag our community down.”

In August, 50 positions that were vacated were not filled, and 67 other administrative and professional and civil service employees were laid off.

In 2000, a study showed that EIU faculty and students accounted for 37.5 percent of retail sales in Charleston. The university spent 8 percent of total expenditures on contractual services to local businesses.

“That is a huge economic footprint,” Hung said. “This doesn’t account for the rippling effect.”

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‘The Witch’ captures audience members JACOB PIERCE @JacobPierce1_DE

In an age of art-house indie horror, “The Witch” is intellectual horror at its best.

“The Witch,” directed by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson, casts the same kind of thought-provoking scares seen in modern-horror classics, such as “Goodnight Mommy.”

In 1600s New England, William and Katherine, played by Ineson and Kate Dickie, and their five children, decide to leave their village because they believe their religion doesn’t worship God correctly.

When baby, Sam, mysteriously disappears while under the care of the oldest child, Thomasin, tension start to rise in the house. The family starts to wonder if a witch is afoot, and the blame quickly shifts to Thomasin. The young woman must find a way to prove herself innocent before anyone in the house makes a terrible mistake.

I will admit, I may have to see this movie again to fully understand it.

Whether my feelings for it diminish or grow, “The Witch” is a complicated film, and seeing it once will not do.

For now, this horror flick joins

the ranks of “It Follows” and “The Babadook” as an example of fantastic indie horror.

The actual scares of this movie are primarily psychological.

While newer, terrible movies like the “Paranormal Activity” series and most of the “Insidious” series may differ, the best kind of horror film is one that hits you on a deeper level.

Jump scares are fine, but they are a cheap way to frighten someone.

Scares that stick with a person are the ones which keep the audience member entranced, instead of turning them away.

“The Witch” uses the technique of taking a person’s core values, and making them frightening. By telling the story of witch trials, the filmmakers flip the idea of family on its head. Everyone is turning on Thomasin and any minute the people who love her could also bring about her death. This tension keeps audience members on the edge of their seat and captivated for a majority of the film.

Overall, the movie is beautifully made.

While there are aspects to complain about with “The Witch,” no one can dispute that this entire production is masterfully captured. From sound design to cinematography, everything is close to perfect.

A24 Films/TNS) Anya Taylor-Joy in “The Witch.”

This film plays with a lot of elements that could become annoying. It uses a natural form of lighting, and has scenes involving intense, almost deafening scores.

All of this adds to the film’s level of horror, causing of all of your senses to be in disarray.

However, “The Witch” tries to capture authenticity a bit too much and falls at times by choosing style over substance.

For all the amazing qualities of this movie, there is a lot of it that seems like it is trying too hard at making a period piece. No one wants the film to hit common tropes and clichés of the horror genre. But at times, the movie feels like it is trying too hard to be different, and thus fails.

A key example is with the dialogue and the sound mixing.

Because every line is pretty much

in olde English and atmospheric sounds and scores are so loud, many interactions between characters are lost in translation.

While it is super commendable for the film to be realistic, at times it is better to just jump into the pool of fiction a little bit more.

Jacob Pierce can be reached at jpierce@dailyegyptian.com or 618-536-3325.

Majority of Hollywood speaking roles still given to straight white males, study says RYAN FAUGHNDER | LOS ANGELES TIMES

Abbey La Tour | @AbbeyLaTourDE

A report released Monday by USC’s Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative shows a lack of representation for women, ethnic minorities, and gay, lesbian and transgendered people.

The study examined 414 feature films and TV shows from major studios analyzing the prevalence of different groups on screen.

Only 29 percent of all speaking roles were filled by women, the report found; 28 percent of all speaking characters were non-white, compared with 38 percent of the U.S. population. Only 2 percent of roles were gay, lesbian or bisexual.

Nearly 85 percent of directors were male;

71 percent of screenwriters were male.

“The film industry still functions as a straight, white, boy’s club,” the study’s authors wrote. “The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite should be changed to #HollywoodSoWhite, as our findings show that an epidemic of invisibility runs throughout popular storytelling.”

Studios and TV networks have come under increasing pressure to deal with the lack of diversity after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated allwhite acting Oscar nominees for the second year in a row.

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Rough first half downs Salukis against Illinois State Redbirds

Sports

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

SIU gave Illinois State an easy evening on Redbird senior night.

The Salukis tied the sixth-worst first-half scoring output in program history and couldn’t recover, falling 73-50.

With the loss, SIU can no longer finish better than fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference.

SIU (21-9, 10-7 MVC) scored 15 points in the first period, shooting 20 percent from the field. Illinois State (18-12, 12-5 MVC) took advantage of the Salukis’ woes, running up a 21-point halftime lead.

Senior guard Anthony Beane struggled from the field with just two points. It was his third time in four contests in his hometown in which he scored 10 or fewer points.

The starting five scored 26 points, including zero from junior guard Tyler Smithpeters.

Redbird sophomore guard Paris Lee tied the Saluki team by himself in the first half. He finished with a game-high 21 points.

The Dawgs were unable to get the ball inside to junior big men Sean O’Brien and Bola Olaniyan, forcing the Salukis to shoot quick, outside shots — something coach Barry Hinson had said could not be done if SIU wanted to win.

Two of the Salukis’ 18 3-point attempts went in, the second-worst rate in a game this season.

On Tuesday, Hinson noted how in his team’s losses, junior guards Leo Vincent and Smithpeters had not shot well (24.4 percent). That trend continued Wednesday as the two shot a combined 1-11 from the floor.

Freshman guard Armon Fletcher was one of the few bright spots for the Salukis, tying career highs with 13 points and seven rebounds.

SIU plays Missouri State at 7 p.m. Saturday in Carbondale.

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What we learned from SIU’s loss to Illinois State EVAN JONES | @EvanJones_DE

In SIU’s 73-50 loss to Illinois State on Wednesday, the Salukis were out of contention early in the ball game.

With one game remaining in the regular season, SIU doesn’t have much time to improve on its mistakes.

Here’s what we learned from the loss.

The Salukis peaked at the wrong time.

SIU is 4-6 in the last 10 games. In that span, the team is shooting 41 percent from the field — five percentage points fewer than its season average — and scoring seven fewer points per game.

After the best start to a season in program history since 2006-07, the Salukis seem to have already played their best basketball.

The team’s assist-to-turnover ratio in the past 10 games is .79, meaning for every assist the Salukis dish out, they commit 1.26 turnovers. SIU’s season assist-to-turnover ratio is .88, which is No. 7 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

It seems the defense has also been slacking in recent games.

Opponents are shooting 48 percent in the past 10 games, and have assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.2. Saluki opponents are averaging 71.9 points in this span and have scored 18 more points than the Dawgs. Opponents are averaging about four more points per game than SIU over the last month. On the season, SIU is outscoring opponents by five points per game on average.

For our other takeaways from the game, please see www.dailyegyptian.com

Brent Meske | @brentmeskeDE Softball coach Kerri Blaylock and freshman pitcher Brianna Jones discuss her pitching during practice Tuesday at Charlotte West Stadium.

Blaylock said if Jones can develop pinpoint accuracy, she’ll be unhittable.

Softball freshman off to unprecedented start BRENT MESKE | @brentmeskeDE

SIU softball’s pitching rotation had two freshmen join the group this season and one of them has rattled off three complete game shutouts through eight games.

Brianna Jones hadn’t allowed a run all season until the 92nd batter she faced doubled to center field, driving in the previous batter who singled up the middle.

Jones said she didn’t expect her career to start like this.

“I didn’t expect [three] shutouts, but I didn’t think I’d be throwing away five runs a game [either],” she said. “People were hitting me during the fall [season], but once [coach] Kerri [Blaylock] started working with me, I got more movement on my pitches.”

In that time, she pitched 22.1 innings allowing 21 hits, four walks and two unearned runs while collecting 23 strikeouts. She was 3-1 with one save before facing Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday and is now 3-2 after the 6-5 loss to the Eagles.

Blaylock said she expected this kind of a start to the season when scouting Jones.

“I knew she could be good immediately,” she said. “As long as she hits her location and her spots, she’s very, very good.”

Blaylock said Jones, the hardest-thrower on the staff, is pitching faster than anyone she’s seen since Amy Harre. But that isn’t the only comparison to be drawn to the 2011 Saluki Hall of Fame inductee.

The four-year starter opened her career with two complete game shutouts, four saves and one complete game win with one unearned run allowed. She holds the all-time SIU career records for appearances, wins, complete games and shutouts.

Harre recorded 10 or more shutouts all four seasons — only two other pitchers have recorded double-digit shutouts in a

beginning of saluki softball pitching careers before giving up an earned run Amy Harre (2002)

Nikki Waters (2008)

27.1 Innings Pitched 8 Hits, 1 Run 3 Walks, 22 K

9 Innings Pitched 6 Hits, 0 Runs 5 Walks, 12 K

2 CG Shutouts 4 Saves

1 CG Shutouts 1 Save

Cassidy Scroggins (2004)

Brianna Jones (2016)

18.2 Innings Pitched 7 Hits, 0 Runs 5 Walks, 13 K

22.1 Innings Pitched 21 Hits, 2 Runs 4 Walks, 23 K

2 CG Shutouts 2 Saves

3 CG Shutouts 1 Save Sean Carley | @SCarleyDE

season. With more than 35 games left on the schedule, 10 shutouts seems like a possibility for the Salukis’ current freshman.

She, Harre, Cassidy Scoggins and Nikki Waters are the only pitchers since 2002 to start her career with a shutout. Jones the only one to do so three times before allowing an earned run. Blaylock said Jones is already showing excellent demeanor and makeup, which she displayed during her save against Marshall last Friday.

She entered the game with the Salukis leading 8-4 and runners at first and second.

The first batter she faced doubled down the left field line, cutting the score to 8-6. Jones got the next three batters out to ensure the win for the Salukis, picking up her first collegiate save.

“She’s a big time competitor,” Blaylock said.

“She want’s to be in there, she wants the ball.”

Competition started early for Jones, who said she started to play softball because her older brother played baseball and she wanted to follow in his footsteps. She continued with the sport, her brother didn’t.

At Coffee County High School — in Manchester, Tenn. — Jones was a three-time all-district pitcher while leading her team to two top-five finishes in state. She finished third in the nation in strikeouts with 372 in 2014 as a junior and had a 0.75 ERA. Jones said she didn’t practice pitching much during high school because she pitched every game, but now she practices three or four times a week.

“I’m getting more accurate with my pitches,” she said. “If I miss my spot, it’s usually a strike but not exactly where Kerri wants it.”

Accuracy is the one part of the Tennessean’s game Blaylock wants to improve. She said if Jones can develop pinpoint accuracy, she’ll be unhittable.

Even without the precision pitching, Jones’ three shutouts are tied with Connecticut freshman Jill Stockley and Florida junior Delanie Gourley for the nation lead this season.

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