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Freshman year of college is a time of personal growth, new adventures and some of the most embarrassing moments of your life. The Daily Reveille asked freshmen about their most failworthy moments of the past school year:
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I was in my physics class and it was the day before formal, and I was really excited to be done with classes for the day, so I was the first one out. I was walking and my ankle rolled and I fell into this little pothole and cut up my knee. My whole physics class saw me, Everyone in the school saw me, it felt like, because it’s a highly-trafficked area. When I was on the ground, I looked up and there was a car waiting to turn into the parking lot and it had to wait for me to get up off the ground, so he saw me fall ... so I had to quickly get up and it was really embarrassing. And my knee was all bloody and gross.
Last semester, I walked into my calculus class and there was the most perfect spot in the middle towards the back of the classroom, and my friend and I always fought about it. So I thought, “You know what, I’m gonna be cool and I’m gonna hop over the desk to get to it.” So I put my feet over the side of the desk and I sat on the flat part and the desk flips over backwards on top of me I’m falling backwards, I push two desks out of the way, I hit my head on the wall. The entire class is there and they’re all laughing at me. Two other people fell but only because they were laughing so hard at me.
When I was coming to LSU in August — I’m originally from Los Angeles — we were on the plane at LAX. the plane was about to take of, like, the wheels hadn’t even lifted off yet. For some weird reason I just started vomiting on myself and the people next to me. It got so bad that they had to ask the people in the back of the plane to [move] so I could lay down for the entire flight and deal with whatever sickness I had. I spent a 3-4 hour plane ride in the back of a plane just vomiting. I didn’t even make it to college. My mom told me, “Aw, honey. it’s your first ever college sick story and it’s not even for a fun reason.”
The most embarrassing moment of my freshman year was the first time I ever went out in college. Me and all my friends were walking to our sorority house and I started running on the gravel road, and I tripped and fell on all fours in front of an entire fraternity pledge class. I still have a scar to this day.
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Tigers head to SEC series versus Arkansas BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshT_TDR Earlier in the 2015-16 season, LSU coach Beth Torina said she wanted her team to play its “best softball” come postseason play. Right now, LSU (37-13, 1011 Southeastern Conference) is starting to find its groove of its weekend series into its first game against Arkansas, beginning at 6 pm. today. After running through a stretch of playing four straight top-25 SEC opponents, Torina said her team can finally relax for a bit. “It feels like we can breathe,” Torina said. “Just being beat down by the gauntlet we went through in SEC play, we can breathe this part of the year … We can almost come up for air at this point. We’re a lot more relaxed and more loose.” A revitalized offense and more confidence could be the reason for to the team’s current ascension. “Coach Beth has focused on details recently,” said senior catcher Kellsi Kloss. “It’s kind of evident [that] every little thing that we’re doing is getting better. When the little things come
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Annual technology festival incorporates film, art, music, fosters creativity BY TIA BANERJEE @tiabanerjee_ This weekend, the annual Red Stick International Festival continues with events such as the Kids’ Lab, a “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” screening and a multimedia concert and light show. The festival is in its 11th year and originally was an animation festival that focused more on the digital arts, Randy Dannenberg, co-director of the festival, said. In the last few years, the festival was revamped to include film, music and robotics, making the event bigger and more interactive.
“It’s where creativity meets technology,” Dannenberg said. “We’re trying to … foster creativity within a tech sector because if you don’t have sort of creative scientists, then you don’t really get innovation.” Last weekend, University students got to showcase their work at Future Fest and attend the video game symposium and game tournament. Future Fest gave students an opportunity to talk about their work and receive feedback from the community. The festival this weekend starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the Kids’ Lab, where there will be activities such as exhibits presented by NASA and the John
C. Stennis Space Center, a Lego lab and interactive art projects. Co-director Jesse Allison said it is important to expose children to technology at an early age so they can integrate it with whatever field they choose to pursue when they grow up. Another goal of having a workshop for a younger age demographic is to help narrow the digital divide by providing children who might not have a digital education a chance to be exposed to technology. Part of the reason for calling it an international festival is not only to show off what is happening around the state, but
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The Red Stick International Festival begins Saturday, April 30, with the Kids’ Lab, which includes exhibits by NASA and a Lego lab.
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BY CAITIE BURKES @caitie1221 From her troubled upbringing to her treasured college experience, elementary education senior Chauncey Stephens knows the true meaning of community. Based on Stephens’ journey, it takes a village to raise a child and a few more to raise a Truman Scholar. Truman Scholarships are merit-based awards given to students from across the United States who plan to go to graduate school in preparation for a career in public service, according to the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation’s website. As one of this year’s 54 Truman Scholars, Stephens marks the University’s 11th honoree since 2003, according to an LSU Media Relations release. However, the Gonzales, Louisiana, native said the road to success was anything but easy. Growing up wondering each day whether the bills would be paid or if food would be on the table, Stephens said she looked to school as a positive outlet in her life. She also found a close network of support among her Ascension Parish community. “That’s when I really discovered that education is so important to me,” Stephens said. “I want to be able to provide those types of supportive opportunities for other students.” Following her December 2016 graduation, Stephens said she still plans to apply to a variety
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Elementary education senior Chauncey Stephens became the University’s 11th Truman Scholar since 2003. of graduate schools. As a Tru- two fields. Offered at the Univerman Scholar, she will receive up sity of Pennsylvania, the degree to $30,000 toward focuses on the graduate school intertwining rela“I hope to use that tionship between expenses. public schools and After a seinsight and that mester of student local communiteaching in the passion for others to ties, she said. The relationfall, Stephens ship has charachopes to work pay it forward.” terized Stephens’ for AmeriCorps leadership capaVISTA and then bilities and initiapursue a dual CHAUNCEY STEPHENS tive throughout Master’s degree in Elementary Education Senior her four years at education and social work, as a way the University. to “bridge the gap” between the Since her first day as a Tiger,
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Stephens has dedicated her college career to service. In addition to her position as Volunteer LSU’s student director, Stephens also served as the organization’s associate international ChangeBreak chair and later international ChangeBreak chair. “I would say that I’m really proud of the opportunities that I’ve had to work with other students on campus and help build capacity within them so that they could grow as leaders and promote service on campus as well,” Stephens said. When she is not helping out with Community Bound, Geaux BIG Baton Rouge or other service projects, Stephens dedicates her time to the Ogden Honors College. For the past three years, she has lived in Laville Honors House as a Residential Assistant. She also takes honors courses as part of the Louisiana Service and Leadership (LASAL) curriculum. Honors director of fellowship advising Drew Lamonica Arms, who helped Stephens and other applicants throughout the process, said Stephens embodies the “change agent” that Truman Scholarships seek to reward and enable. “Chauncey serves, wherever she goes, in every role she takes,” Arms said. “She is a thoughtful and active servant-leader dedicated to understanding the complex interconnections between poverty and unequal educational opportunities.” With her final semester of college a few months away, Stephens said her success is a testament to those who raised her — both in Ascension Parish and at the University. She said she looks forward to obtaining a degree that could benefit future communities. “I hope to use that insight and that passion for others to pay it forward — to do similar things that others have done for me throughout my life,”Stephens said.
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Teams compete in last home meet LSU Invitational hosting top-ranked squads BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR
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Hoover, Walljasper, Smith elevate deep LSU rotation
The No. 12 LSU softball team’s threeheaded hitting monster of senior infielders Bianka Bell and Kellsi Kloss and junior infielder Sahvanna Jaquish are a devastating trio at the plate. But a second group of three elevates the squad from the circle: sophomore pitchers Carley Hoover and Allie Walljasper and freshman hurler Sydney Smith. “The three of them are all so different,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “They all have their own niche. They keep us in every ballgame. I think we have a chance to win with
any of them on the mound, and they do a great job of competing and leading us.” After starting throughout the 2015 season, despite their classifications Hoover (146) and Walljasper (8-5) are proven veterans. Hoover served as the team’s ace for a majority of the 2015-16 season. She leads the squad in innings thrown at 128.2 innings and notched 161 strikeouts in 26 appearances in the circle. The Clemson, South Carolina, native has
see TRIO, page 4
Nationally ranked teams will swarm the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on Saturday as LSU hosts its last home meet, the LSU Invitational, before the SEC Championships on May 12-14 and the NCAA Championships on June 8-11. The LSU Invitational will feature 11 nationally-ranked teams, including the Nos. 1-4 overall men’s teams and four of the topsix women’s teams. According to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings, the Tigers are in the No. 3 spot and the Lady Tigers are in the No. 6 spot. LSU coach Dennis Shaver said the individual performances at the LSU Alumni Gold meet on April 23 helped the teams move closer to a comfortable foothold in individual rankings, but they are not where they want to be yet. “After that, we reevaluate what is it that we didn’t get done at the Alumni Gold meet that we feel like is important that we get done this week,” Shaver said. “The quality is not going to be lacking in the meet at all.” The lineup includes No. 1 Texas A&M, No. 2 Florida, No. 4 Arkansas, No. 8 Alabama, Kentucky and Miami for men’s. The Lady Tigers will compete against No. 1 Arkansas, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 5 Florida,
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Tigers host final home matches as spot in championship tournament looms BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR This weekend could make or break the No. 9 LSU beach volleyball team. The National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship will be on May 5 in Gulf Shores, Alabama and the Tigers (18-8) have one last chance to produce a mind-blowing performance in order to secure one of eight spots in the championship.
“I think we’ve definitely proven over the last month of the season we’re one of the best teams playing right now,” said LSU coach Russell Brock in a press release. “We feel like we have a strong case, and we know there are several strong teams who have good cases. When it’s coming down to the end, there is no room to slip up. We have to finish really strong.” LSU will host its last home matches of the 2016 season — the
Battle of the Bayou tournament — at Mango’s Beach Volleyball Club on Saturday and Sunday. Now, LSU looks to impress after a disappointing loss in the semifinals of the CCSA Conference Championship Tournament on April 24 but fell to Georgia State in the final match of the weekend. Sophomore Lilly Kessler said the loss and the weekend’s
see HOMESTAND, page 4
LSU sophomore Cheyenne Wood (23) spikes the ball during the Tigers’ 5-0 win against Florida State on April 2 at Mango’s Beach Volleyball Club.
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earned the most wins this year and has allowed batters to hit a mere .193 at the plate. “She is very competitive and that is somebody you want in the circle,” Smith said. “She picks people up when they are in their own head and not focusing on what they need to focus on.” Walljasper serves as the No. 2 gunslinger for Torina’s rotation. She allows the highest batting average on the team at .230. Arguably the most impressive Tiger hurler is their lone rookie. Smith (9-2) is third in terms of innings thrown, but boasts the team’s lowest ERA at 0.66, which is tied for second lowest in Division I. In her rookie campaign, she has eight complete games, including a perfect game and a near no-hitter, which was broken up with one out remaining. “The fact that we can show three different pitchers, makes all of them more effective in their respective starts, because of it.” Torina said. “Having someone else we can throw out there on Sunday, the others can show everything they have earlier in the weekend, too. They aren’t trying to hold pitches in case they face the lineup again.” The trio has kept the team in games when the offense struggles, but when the LSU bats can’t
No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 15 Miami and Alabama. LSU junior jumper Nataliyah Friar said she can’t wait to test her training against worthy competition. “I want to be at the top, the best,” Friar said. “I’ve always said, if you want to be the best, you have to train like you’re No. 2 … If you train like you’re number two, it’s going to make you want to work hard to be the best that you can be.” Friar, an All-American, set a season-best jump when she finished second in the long jump at LSU’s Alumni Gold meet, jumping 20 feet, 9 inches. Friar said she is determined to do better because she knows, with her training, she “should be jumping a lot farther” than she has been, and the Missouri native is anxious to get to the track.
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[Top] LSU then-freshman pitcher Allie Walljasper (25) pitches during the Tigers’ 10-2 victory against Oklahoma on March 21, 2015, in Tiger Park. [Bottom] LSU then-freshman pitcher Carley Hoover (21) pitches during the Tigers’ 1-0 defeat against Arizona State on May 16, 2015, in Tiger Park. score, it reduces the hurlers’ margin of error. Against No. 1 Florida, Walljasper threw eight scoreless innings, but the LSU offense could not produce a run. The topranked Gators plated three in the ninth to win the contest. In a three-game set, the Tigers’ hurlers held then-No. 16 Kentucky to six runs throughout the series. However, again the LSU offense failed to score a single run in each of the three contests. “In our losses, they don’t give up very many runs,” said senior
catcher Kellsi Kloss. “Even when we do lose, it’s nice to know they are going to do everything they can to hold it down for us.” Throughout the season, the team’s goal — stated by various players and coaches — is to win a National Championship. If the team is going to achieve its goal, the pitchers’ role to get there is simple, according to Hoover. “We will not let runners hit or score,” Hoover said. “Giving our hitters every chance possible to just scrape a few runs on the board to win us a ballgame.”
Teammate junior sprinter Tremayne Acy is also preparing to put his best foot forward, as this will be his third meet back with the Tigers after sitting out for nearly two months because of a hamstring injury. In the two meets he has competed in since being back, Acy ran as the third leg and was a part of a winning 4x100 relay team. Both times the relay team accomplished NCAA-leading times. This week, the Dallas native will also be competing in the 100-meter dash, Acy said. “I’m staying off my legs while doing a lot of explosive drills,” Acy said. “It’s a lot more risk than I had last week, but I’ve definitely been working on my blocks, getting explosive and getting back to my running form.” Field events will start at 9 a.m., with track finals starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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[Bottom] LSU junior LaMar Bruton (right) passes the baton to senior Morgan Wells (left) and [top] freshman Kaitlyn Walker competes in the high jump during the Battle of the Bayou on April 9 at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
HOMESTAND, from page 3 overall success was a learning experience. “Last weekend it was good to see that we kind of proved ourselves to be considered one of the top teams in the conference,” Kessler said, “Even though we didn’t finish where we wanted to, it showed us some vulnerabilities. This week we were able to work on that for this weekend.” The criteria the Tigers have to meet to qualify for Nationals include strength of schedule, head-to-head competition and records versus regional opponents as well as common opponents. On Saturday and Sunday, the
Tigers’ four playing pairs hope to cultivate five wins. The No. 3 pair seniors Callan Molle and Cati Leak have 15 wins for the Tigers. Freshman Megan Davenport and sophomore Cheyenne Wood have a 10-1 record. Sophomores Mandi Orellana and Riley Young have eight wins. The No. 2 duo senior Helen Boyle and Kessler spearhead the Tigers. Boyle and Kessler said last season the power duo were only able to play in one match as a team before Kessler had to sit out because of an illness. Since then, they’ve been able to watch each other grow while achieving a 19-4 record, and have recently been named the
CCSA All-Tournament team for their performance in the CCSA Championship Tournament. The team has been improving all season long but hasn’t reached it’s full potential yet, Boyle said. “It’s the last time for people in Baton Rouge to see us,” Boyle said. “We’re probably playing the best we ever had. It’s great. The people at Mango’s have seen us get better and better each week … It’s sad we can’t play together next year, but it’s been fun [playing with Lilly].” The Tigers look to overpower their opponents as they’ll see matches against New Orleans, No. 16 New Mexico and TCU on Saturday. They will play against No. 18 Tulane and Houston Baptist on Sunday.
LSU sophomore Taylor Wilson (14) serves during the Tigers’ 5-0 defeat against Florida State on April 2 at Mango’s Beach Volleyball Club.
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‘Blue Lives Matter’ legislation protects officers from harrassment MADE YOU THINK CHARLIE BONACQUISTI @Charlie_Bonac2 A bill working its way through the Louisiana House of Representatives adds attacks against police officers and firefighters to its list of hate crimes. Due to increasing tensions between residents and police officers, HB 953 by Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, creates the necessary protection civil servants deserve for putting their lives on the line every day to protect us. The bill does not distract from the previously defined offenses listed as hate crimes or make those crimes any less important, but it helps those that defend us by supporting them. Although some media organizations such as ThinkProgress claim there is “no
evidence to support the idea that there’s a war on cops,” recent events prove the constant danger hanging over the heads of law enforcement agents. One such event happened this weekend in Chandler, Arizona. Two police officers were shot while approaching a trespassing suspect in Walmart. According to authorities, the officers received a call alerting them about a trespasser returning to the store. The police arrived and walked toward the suspect, who then turned and shot the officers multiple times. One of the officers required surgery on the night of the shooting and remained in ICU throughout the week. The two officers in the Arizona shooting did not come in with guns blazing, ready to take out the trespasser. They simply responded to a call and were sent to the hospital.
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A Unified Police SWAT team was called to serve an arrest warrant April 27 when gunfire ensued. Families of officers worry about their safety because jobs in law enforcement are dangerous, yet officers continue to perform their duties because they care about the people they serve. Of course, the officers who don’t follow the law are the ones we all hear about in the
news. I’m not saying all officers always follow the rules, but I am saying that the law-breaking officers are most likely in the minority. This bill is the first to expand the current hate crime law to include police officers and firefighters. Passing HB 953 would set a precedent for other states to step forward to protect officers and firefighters across the nation. Adding agents of the law to the list of hate crime victims doesn’t take away from the importance of the other forms of hate crimes, and the bill doesn’t give officers an excuse to go against protocol. No one who violates the law deserves to get away with it, especially law enforcement. However, police officers and firefighters come to our rescue in times of emergency, and no one wants law enforcement to hesitate before saving a life due to fear of potential repercussions. Before becoming a police
officer, a person must take an oath committing him or herself to ethical behavior on the job. According to the Louisiana State Police website, their mission is to “ensure the safety and security of the people in the state through enforcement, education and providing of other essential public safety services.” Officers are protectors, not discriminators. When they take the oath, they swear to protect the people, so we need to return the favor. Officers following the law don’t ask for gratitude, but they deserve our respect. No officer should be profiled because of the office he or she holds. The “Blue Lives Matter” bill is long overdue. The time is now to give back to the people who selflessly put their lives on the line for us every day. Charlie Bonacquisti is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dallas, Texas.
Celebrities, politicians capitalize on “Becky with the good hair” HARP ON IT JOHN GAVIN HARP @SirJohnGavin NOTE: This column is satire and meant purely for the reader’s enjoyment. On Saturday, Beyoncé seized the Internet’s Iron Throne from Kim Kardashian’s natural assets by releasing her second surprise visual album, “Lemonade.” Since then, numerous prominent singers, actors and politicians have attempted to make headlines of their own, with Ted Cruz even naming The Blaze reporter Tomi Lahren as his vice presidential candidate. “I don’t know if you guys saw Tomi’s rant about Beyoncé’s Super Bowl performance, but I bet you’re all going to see what she has to say about this liberal ‘Lemonade’ nonsense,” Cruz said. Cruz forbade Lahren from
commenting because he doesn’t believe women should speak. The force encouraging thirsty individuals to unite for this not-so-charitable cause is notorious seller of souls, Kris Jenner. “Beyoncé never asked any of us how we felt about her getting all of this attention,” Jenner said in a statement. “She’s created a monopoly with the tabloid fervor over finding this Becky with the good hair!” “Unfortunately, none of my children slept with Jay Z, so there’s no way for me to profit off of this,” Jenner said. Referencing a line in “Lemonade” track “Sorry,” tabloids and Beyoncé’s Beyhive have desperately searched for the identity of “Becky with the Good Hair,” the alleged mistress of Jay Z. The BeyHive has been ruthless in its witch hunt for the truth, even going as far to harass potential suspects. “It all started when they began leaving lemon emojis on my
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Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at Matlins Park in Miami, Florida, on April 27.
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olive oil never did anything to anyone,” Ray cried. As the world searches for the identity of Jay Z’s mistress, some celebrities have attempted to capitalize on the album’s popularity. Alleged mistress No. 5, Rita Ora, said she was “delighted” when people finally began Googling her name. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is also embracing the public’s obsession with “Lemonade” by empathizing with Beyoncé’s fanbase. “Like most Americans, I, too, was cheated on with Becky with the good hair,” Clinton said to a crowd of confused elderly people in Indiana. “And like Beyoncé, I rose from the ashes and am on my way to becoming the next Führer of the United States of America.” John Gavin Harp is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from St. Francisville, Louisiana.
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Friday, April 29, 2016 RED STICK, from page 1 to integrate different sectors and give people from different fields a chance to work together, Dannenberg said. “Ultimately, we want to create a space where people can cross-pollinate,” Dannenberg said. “We don’t want this just to be an insular LSU thing, we don’t want this to be even an insular Baton Rouge thing. We want this to spread out.” People from as far as Montreal, Vancouver and Seattle came
for the video game symposium last weekend. Another event of interest to students is the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” screening on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library at Goodwood. The screening will be outdoors, weather permitting, and the event will have a variety of food trucks and dessert trucks for movie-goers to pick from, Allison said. They are hoping to expand the festival even more in the future by making strategic
partnerships with other festivals, Allison said. By partnering with other festivals, the University can bring components of the Red Stick International Festival to other regions, and other regions can showcase their work here. The festival changes every year based on feedback from the previous year and is constantly evolving. “We’re growing,” Allison said. “It’s fun. It’s a little daunting, trying to figure out the next thing,”
courtesy of RYAN DANNENBERG
The Red Stick International Festival begins Saturday, with the Kids’ Lab, which includes exhibits presented by NASA and a Lego lab.
ARKANSAS, from page 1 together, then the big thing happens, which is a win.” During its seven-gamewin streak, the team is averaging 6.42 runs a game, and two of their victories have ended by way of mercy rule. After starting the season ranked in the top five of the USA Today Coaches poll, the Tigers struggled against SEC opponents. LSU posted a 3-6 record against conference foes in the month of March and were swept at home against Florida. Ever since the Tigers’ 2-7 loss against Mississippi State April 15, LSU has used the date as a “turning point” for the season, Tigerplayers said. Within the past 14 days since, LSU has outscored SEC opponents 34-5 in their last two series and, in total, have outscored opponents 45-8 during their streak, with two shutouts. Sophomore pitcher Carley Hoover said the team is finding different ways to win. “The pitching staff is pitching better,” Hoover said. “We’re playing defense better. We’re just doing everything a little bit better. “ The last regular SEC matchup season for the Tigers will be against one of the lesser teams in the conference. The Razorbacks (17-33, 1-17 SEC) have the worst record in the SEC and 12th in the
conference in runs scored, hits and batting percentage. As the regular season comes to a close, sophomore outfielder Emily Griggs said the team’s main focus is to gather as many possible wins going forward. “We’re playing like we’re
having fun,” Griggs said. “At this point in the season Coach always talks about how we need wins, whether it’s in the bottom of the seventh or the first run of game that puts us apart. We’re just focusing on how to get as many wins as possible this late in the season.”
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