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Robert Hubbs III, #3, dribbles the ball down the court away from a Missouri defender at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 18, 2017.

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Hubbs preparing for Thompson-Boling curtain call Trenton Duffer Sports Editor Robert Hubbs III is a one-of-a-kind player in more ways than one.

Although he’s a prolific scorer that has proven himself as a leader, Hubbs is all by himself in one category: He’s the only player in the NCAA that went through three coaches in his first three years of college.

Hubbs caught the final year of Cuonzo Martin his freshman year despite having a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the season in January 2014. Hubbs was a sophomore when Donnie Tyndall had his one-and-done stint at UT. Last season, Hubbs adjusted to the new coaching style of current head coach Rick Barnes. With Barnes only starting Hubbs in 16

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of the Vols 30 games last year, there was a bit of a wedge in this player-coach relationship.

But no longer.

“We’re both in the right lane now,” Hubbs said in a July interview. “It feels good. He knows what I’m good at. I know what I’m good at. We’re just going to get this thing rolling this year …

This is my last go-around. I’ll probably never have this opportunity again. I’m going out doing what I have to do, getting these young guys better, being serious each and every day.

“I’m just trying to do things right.”

Hubbs has done a lot of things right this year.

With 14.4 points per game, the senior guard leads Tennessee in scoring and has the secondhighest shooting percentage (48.6 percent) of players that have played in at least 25 games.

Hubbs has taken 94 more shots and made 39 more shots than anyone on the team while play-

ing 922 total minutes and being the only Vol to start every game.

Simply said, the Newbern, Tennessee, native is a leader among his teammates and a straight shooter. He even changed his haircut from the short, bouncy afro to cornrows straight out of the Allen Iverson days – much to the avail of Barnes.

“Boy, that was awful, wasn’t it?” Barnes, after the Vols 90-70 win over Missouri, jokingly said.

“He actually said to me that it felt really good.

So I said, ‘Why don’t you just cut it off?’ He said something about his face.”

But it hasn’t been all jokes for Hubbs this year.

Despite bouncing back from the aforementioned shoulder surgery, it hasn’t been a completely injury-free senior campaign for Hubbs.

In December of the 2015-16 season, Hubbs had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Knee

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troubles this season haven’t sidelined him yet, but, according to Barnes, Hubbs has had his knee drained twice in the past three weeks.

“He’s been really brave,” Barnes said. “He’s a guy that we leave it up to him. He just wants to do whatever he has to do to help his team win.”

Barnes added that this wouldn’t affect whether or not Hubbs will play this Wednesday night against LSU (TV: SEC Network Alternate, 7 p.m.).

Although he has posted team-bests in scoring and minutes played, there have been constant ups-and-downs for the senior.

Some of Hubbs’ top performances of the year came against Chaminade and then-No. 4 Kentucky. Against the Silverswords, Hubbs dropped a career-high 28 points and had a career-high four steals.

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Controversial lecture discusses racism, discipline Alex Holcomb Asst. News Editor On Tuesday night, Feb. 28, Stacey Patton spoke at the Alumni Memorial Building in a lecture titled “How Killing Black Children is an American Tradition,” despite UT departments pulling funding due to its provocative title.

Patton is a writer and associate professor of multimedia journalism at Morgan State University. She is known for writing op-eds in major publications like the Washington Post and for her memoir, “That Mean Old Yesterday.”

Bertin Louis, vice chair and assistant professor of the Africana Studies program, introduced Patton and encouraged the audience to live tweet during her lecture using #killingblackchildren.

Three university entities, the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, the College of Communication and Information and the College of Child and Family Studies, removed funding from the speech on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Catherine Luther, director of the College of Journalism and Electronic Media, said they removed funding because the title of the lecture, which was not announced until after funding was given, hurt the message.

“It did pain me to pull from sponsorship because the actual subject matter is one that we do need to discuss. Throughout the history of the United States, so many courageous

American men, women and children have risked their lives and have fought hard to eradicate racial hatred,” Luther said. “While we need to recognize their accomplishments, if we relegate killing Black children to the position of being ‘an American tradition,’ does that really help us to move toward change?”

Patton began her presentation by discussing the choice of those UT colleges to remove funding from the event and referred to the departments as fragile.

“A few days before I arrived here in Knoxville, I got word that a few academic programs withdrew their support from my lecture this evening because they didn’t like the title or the content of my talk,” Patton said. “What does it say about African Culture if we can’t have uncomfortable discussions about some very ugly truths of American history?”

The remainder of the lecture focused on why physically punishing children is wrong and how black children are sexualized in the United States. Patton also discussed the direct murder of black children and how other societal issues result in the indirect murder of black children.

She claimed that black parents learned to physically discipline their children from caucasians, because Africans did not do so until they were brought to the United States. Patton said that black people abuse and kill their children three times more than any other racial group. “(Physical punishment) was not native to the cultures of our West African ancestors prior to their contact with Europeans,” she said. “If whupping children were a prerequisite

for success, then black people should be ruling the world right now; but by all measurements, it’s simply not true.”

Patton claimed that white supremacists in the past believed that the best way to continue their supremacy was by killing other races’ children.

“The denial of innocence and protection to black children was central to maintaining racial hierarchy. Ladies and gentlemen, white supremacy is about destroying humanity, and the first logical step in that process is to seize and destroy children early on,” Patton said.

“One of the greatest tricks of white supremacy is that it has convinced black parents and caretakers to participate in the dehumanization process by hurting their bodies and calling it love and protection.”

Patton also discussed the sexualization of black children in stamps, art and the medical field. During this section, Patton’s slideshow included blurred pictures of undressed children, provocative art and medical reports from the late 19th century. She argued that this sort of sexualization is ongoing.

“There’s a lot of stuff like this: comparisons of genitalia of girls and boys, but you don’t actually see the examination of white girls …

For what medical purpose?” Patton said.

Feb. 28 marked the last day of Black History Month, during which UT also hosted lectures from Bree Newsome, the South Carolinian who was arrested for removing the Confederate flag and Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan humanitarian who sheltered refugees during the Rwandan genocide.

Students organize advocacy race to raise awareness Annie Tieu Copy Editor The Bachelor’s Social Work Organization wants to create conversation.

BSWO, a student organization in the College of Social Work, is hosting an advocacy run on March 25 at UT called “For the One” at 12 p.m. in Circle Park.

The course will extend from Circle Park to the agriculture campus. Registration begins at 11 a.m. on the day of the race and will cost $35.

The run’s purpose will be to “shine a light and speak up for the person in the statistics—for the one,” according to a flier for the event.

The run will address four issues: mental illness, domestic violence, sexual assault and substance abuse. Runners are encouraged to wear advocacy colors to support these issues: lime green, purple, teal and red, respectively.

“We wanted to call attention to the fact that these issues know no boundaries,”

Darris Upton, senior in social work and president of BSWO, said. “They can affect anyone at any time. In fact, mental illness among college students is very much on the rise right now, and we have seen sexual assault happen right on our own campus.

That’s why it’s important for victims and families that they are not alone, and there are people and agencies that are here to help.”

Most of the profits from the race will be donated to sponsors: Helen Ross McNabb for mental illness, YWCA for domestic violence, Sexual Assault Center of Tennessee for sexual assault and Cornerstone of Recovery for substance abuse.

“We wanted to draw attention to these problems but also to local agencies dedicated to helping our communities deal with these issues and heal from them,” Upton said. “We thought a 5k would be a way of advocating for these causes and also be a bit of fun for participants.”

This is the second year BSWO has hosted the student-organized event. The idea was developed last year by the former president of BSWO, Jess Maples, along with other

officers of the group.

“They were topics they chose because either (the issues) were something they’d dealt with in their life or their family members had dealt with in their life,” Rayna Erasmus, junior in social work and publicity co-chair for BSWO, said. “It was their way of trying … to do something about them.”

One in four adults experience mental illness every year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. One in five women will experience sexual assault while in college, according to a study by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

“What we accomplish is not necessarily measured in just how much money we raise,” Upton said. “We want to let our local community know that students at UT do not just live in some vacuum. We live here in East Tennessee, and some of us will work and stay here. So, when we see things happen in our community, it affects us as well, and we want to do what we can to help.”

To register, donate or find more information visit www.raceentry.com/race-reviews/ for-the-one.

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UT graduate becomes owner of prominent real estate firm Gabriela Szymanowska Staff Writer

When George Brown began writing for The Daily Beacon in 1999, it never crossed his mind he would become the owner of Wood Properties, Inc., a prominent Knoxville real estate firm.

Brown, a Maryville native and UT graduate, recently bought Wood Properties from Gerald Daves, who has worked with the company for 40 years.

Wood Properties Inc., founded in 1977, is in downtown Knoxville and handles the leasing and sales of both commercial and multi-family development properties.

The company was a part of several property sales, including the Farragut Building in downtown Knoxville, the John H. Daniel Building in Old City and McAlister’s Deli on Cumberland, while also handling leasing for Riverside Tower, otherwise known as the BB&T Tower.

However, Brown’s interest in real estate did not start until he joined The Daily Beacon as a sophomore and wrote an article about the UT Urban Design studio.

“My editor said there’s this UT Urban Design studio on Market Square in the old

Watson’s department store and the landlord has been giving it to them rent free for quite some time and is not going to be able to do that anymore,” Brown said. “And, while I was doing that, I interviewed a guy named David Dewhirst, who was the landlord; and I fell in love with what was going on downtown and decided I (didn’t) want to be in journalism, I (wanted) to get into real estate.”

After that article, he started following the redevelopment processes in Knoxville through stories in the Knoxville News Sentinel and Metro Pulse, now known as The Knoxville Mercury.

After graduating in 2002 with a degree in communications concentrated in public relations, he moved to work in several real estate companies, but after six years he returned to Knoxville and began working for Wood Properties.

When he began, Brown did not think he would own Wood Properties. He was too focused on surviving as a broker starting an all-commissions sales job in an unstable economy.

“I was a broker just trying to make a living,” Brown said. “But I always thought highly of the company.”

Now, as the owner, Brown hopes to continue the company’s legacy of Pat Wood,

founder of Wood Properties and a wellknown real estate developer in Knoxville.

Brown said the company will continue to provide a high level of service for its clients and always continue to improve.

“I’m really excited about our opportunity in the market place. We’re going to be an energetic, vibrant, innovative company. I think being downtown is a strategic advantage because it puts us close to young, creative talent. I think people coming out of UT interested in a career in commercial real estate are going to be attracted to a company like ours, based on our outlook and location in Knoxville,” Brown said.

Brown encourages students to research different fields and professions to compare them with their own skills and interests to find a career that fits them.

“I think it all just depends on just really what you want to do. It just depends on what that person is interested in,” Mason Sawicki, junior in communication studies, said. “If it’s like journalism, and you’re possibly interested in real estate, then interview someone who’s in that department. I say go for it because that could only help you out.”

I’m really excited about our opportunity in the market place.

We’re going to be an energetic, vibrant, innovative company. I think being downtown is a strategic advantage because it puts us close to young, creative talent.”

George Brown, UT Graduate

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UT Press to host book, journal design competition McNeeley Moore Contributor

On Thursday, March 2, the annual Book, Jacket and Journal Show will be hosted by UT Press.

The competition is a tradition of the American Association of University Presses, and it will display a selection of the top graphic designs in literature from some of the association’s member publishers.

The featured books, jackets and cover designs and journals were selected in January at the AAUP’s central office in New York City, New York. This year, 241 books, two journals and 320 jacket and cover designs were submitted for a total of 563 entries. After careful consideration, a final 50 books and 52 jackets and covers were chosen to be displayed as some of the best in design.

Since 1965, the Book, Jacket and Journal Show has strived to honor the teams in book design and showcase examples for aspiring designers.

“I’m a book geek, and when you pick up a book or look carefully at an award winning cover, it is very satisfying to the hand and the eye,” Tom Post, UT Press publicist, said.

According to its website, AAUP highlights the quality found in these book covers and praising this work “furthers a long tradition of excellence in book design.”

Kelly Gray, UT Press senior designer, stressed the importance of these designs and of making them visible to the public.

“We host to bring knowledge to the design and university community on what we do and that we are here,” Gray said. “Specifically, what makes this unique is that these are university presses … Some of these books compete with the best of these big names, and win awards from AIGA, Print, etc.

There’s nothing like being able to pick up and thumb through books and read comments from designers and jurors.”

The show will take place in the lobby of the Art & Architecture Building from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Barack and Michelle Obama have book deals Associated Press

NEW YORK — Barack and Michelle Obama have book deals.

The former president and first lady have signed with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, which several publishers had competed for, although the deals are likely in the tens of millions of dollars.

Both Obamas have published through Crown, a Penguin Random House imprint.

But Penguin Random House declined comment on which imprint or imprints the books would be released through.

“We are absolutely thrilled to continue our publishing partnership with President and Mrs. Obama,” Penguin

Random House CEO Markus Dohle said in a statement.

“With their words and their leadership, they changed the world, and every day, with the books we publish at Penguin Random House, we strive to do the same.

Now, we are very much looking forward to working together with President and Mrs. Obama to make each of their books global publishing events of unprecedented scope and significance.”

The Obamas were represented in negotiations by Robert Barnett and Deneen Howell of Williams & Connolly. Barnett has worked on deals with Barack Obama’s two immediate predecessors, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and with Michelle Obama’s predecessors Hillary Rodham Clinton and Laura Bush.

The Obamas plans to donate a “significant portion” of their author proceeds to charity, including to the Obama

Foundation. Barack Obama’s book is a strong contender to attract the largest advance for any ex-president; the previous record is believed to be $15 million for Bill Clinton’s “My Life.”

The unique dual arrangement announced Tuesday is for books that are among the most anticipated in memory from a former president and first lady.

Barack Obama is widely regarded as one of the finest prose stylists among modern presidents, and his million-selling “Dreams from My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope” are considered essential to his rise to the White House.

Michelle Obama has given few details about her time as first lady: Her only book is about food and gardening, “American Grown,” released in 2012. Both Obamas are widely popular with the public in the U.S. and abroad.

Titles and release dates were not imme-

diately available. The books will reflect on the Obamas’ White House years, although Penguin Random House declined to give further details. A publishing official with knowledge of the negotiations said that Barack Obama’s book will be a straightforward memoir about his presidency, while Michelle Obama plans to write an inspirational work for young people that will draw upon her life story.

The official was not authorized to discuss the negotiations and asked not to be identified.

Presidential memoirs have contributed little to the literary canon, a tradition many believe Barack Obama will change.

But recent books have found large audiences: Clinton’s “My Life” and George W. Bush’s “Decision Points” were million sellers. Books by first ladies, including Hillary Clinton’s “Living History,” have been dependable best-sellers.

UT Culinary Program offering public classes to Knoxville Emily Dembrak Contributor

To inspire interest in the art of cooking, the UT Culinary & Catering Program will offer public cooking classes to the Knoxville community and surrounding areas.

“We are trying to get the word out about the culinary program as well as build a relationship with the surrounding community,” Terri Geiser, an instructor at the culinary institute and organizer of the classes, said.

Classes began on Feb. 16, and upcoming ones will be held on March 2, March 7, March 30, April 6 and April 20 at the

UT Visitor Center.

There is no restriction on who is able to attend these classes, with past classes even drawing residents of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and no skills are required to enroll.

Each course explores different cooking techniques and is designed to be fun and easy for anyone who attends.

Participants are also able to take home all the leftovers from their class as well as their newfound culinary abilities.

The next course is on Thursday, March 2, from 6-8:30 p.m. and is titled “Master the Art of Pizza Making,” where attendants will be instructed on how to improve and perfect their pizzamaking skills. Additionally, the group with the best pizza will have their

dish featured as pizza of the month at Dazzo’s Pizzeria on Gay Street.

Geiser said this collaboration with Dazzo’s came about because she fell in love with the restaurant while on a Knoxville food tour and decided that a partnership was necessary.

While the owner of Dazzo’s will not be able to teach the class as originally expressed by organizers, Joseph Blauvelt, an instructor at the UT Culinary Program, will be taking over instead.

“It’s an opportunity to get me in front of more people and learn how to teach better, so it helps me out a little bit as well,” Blauvelt said.

The rest of the classes are titled “Pasta Making 101,” “Cast Iron Cooking,”

“Food and Wine Dinner” and “Healthy Indulgence.”

In addition to the spring classes, Blauvelt also said the institute is hoping to hold more classes this summer, with plans to have lessons on grilling and vegetable canning.

To sign up, contact Terri Geiser at tdgeiser@comcast.net or 865-963-9277.

All registration must be made a week prior to the start of class, and each course is $50. Participants are required to wear long pants and closed toed shoes.

For more information and descriptions of what can be expected from these classes visit culinary.utk.edu/ cooking-courses/.

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Your stomach bacteria partially controls your brain health

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As unlikely as it seems, the bacteria in your digestive system influences some cognitive functions that are performed by the brain, including stress management and sleep cycles. If you haven’t considered them much before, then here are a few reasons why you should: Probiotics, as defined by Ryan Andrews of Precision Nutrition, refers to any beneficial bacteria in our bodies. They’re plentiful in certain areas, such as our digestive tract, and help us absorb the nutrients from the food that we eat.

There’s another microbial level, which are prebiotics. Prebiotics serve as “food” for the beneficial bacteria in our body. As noted in the study, “Dietary Prebiotics and Bioactive Milk Fractions Improve NREM Sleep, Enhance REM Sleep Rebound and Attenuate the StressInduced Decrease in Diurnal Temperature and Gut Microbial Alpha Diversity” and in a summary article by Science Daily, prebiotics are natural dietary fibers found in foods like artichokes, leeks and onions.

When the probiotics feed on this prebiotic fiber, the probiotics release metabolic substances as byproducts. These byproducts can then influence an organism’s brain function, as noted by Professor Monika Fleshner at the University of Colorado at Boulder in their Integrative Physiology Department.

The study used a rat model, feeding 3-week-old male rats either standard feed or feed that included prebiotics. Then, they monitored the body temperatures, gut bacteria and sleep-wake cycles.

The latter group spent more time in non-REM sleep than the non-prebiotic group. Non-REM sleep is a crucial stage in the sleep cycle where cells regenerate and where the organism wakes up feeling the most rested.

In a second part of the experiment, the rats were exposed to a stimulus that caused a spike in cortisol, otherwise known as “stressing them out.”

The prebiotic group spent more time in REM sleep after the introduction of the stress stimuli, which is crucial for brains to “recover” after stress. Constant exposure to stress without proper recovery can lead to a decrease in healthy gut bacteria and abnormal fluctuations/stagnant body temperatures.

The study showed that the rats with the prebiotic supplement could continue sleeping well even after the stressor was added.

A different study, conducted at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry, found similar results. Dr. Phil Burnet of Oxford noted

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Prebiotics server as ‘food’ for the beneficial bacteria in our body ... prebiotics are a natural dietary fibers found in foods like artichokes, leeks and onions.”

that when rats were given prebiotics repetitively, the number of molecules that increased and maintained healthy brain cells increased.

The molecule, as defined by Society for Neuroscience, is called Nerve Growth Factor, or NGF. Society of Neuroscience mentions that the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or the BDNF, helps regenerate new neurons located in the hippocampus, which is the main memory center. The BDNF was also shown to increase in rats.

So, how can we use a study with a rat model to work on humans? It’s easier than expected. If you don’t have access to prebiotic or probiotic supplements, the shortcut would be to eat more foods that naturally contain probiotics.

Precision Nutrition lists yogurt, buttermilk and bacterially cultured cheese as some examples.

Most vegetables, fruits and whole grains contain prebiotics, so eating foods from both bacterial groups can have positive effects on you just as much as the rats.

Consuming products with pre/probiotics can deepen sleep cycles and help the brain deal with long term, more serious mental states, such as depression, anxiety and PTSD. After a stressful day at work, school or both, an extra amount of prebiotics can assist in REM sleep, which can help reset your brain for the next day. The effects aren’t instantaneous, but proper gut bacteria is just as good as any excuse to start that New Year’s Resolution of “eating right.”

Anu Kumar is a sophomore in neuroscience and psychology and can be reached at akumar8@ vols.utk.edu.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff.

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continued from Page 1 However, the Kentucky game played more of a factor in the long run for the Vols. Hubbs dropped 25 points and shot 9-14 (64.3 percent) in what the senior described as “the biggest win of his career.� “When they double-team me, I’m a pretty smart player,� Hubbs said after that UK win. “When it’s just one-onone, I just do my thing and try to put the ball in the basket.�

But, between all of those eye-opening performances, there were a few duds. Two of those rough contests were against Auburn and Georgia, games where Hubbs played 34 minutes in each contest but shot a horrific 5-25 total from the field.

Nevertheless, he did finish with a combined 21 points in each game and had nine rebounds and a career-high five assists against Auburn.

Hubbs is a strong, silent type. He rarely pats himself on the back, but for the past four seasons, he’s been a staple of Tennessee basketball.

Much like Hubbs, Barnes isn’t one to hand out praise on a silver platter.

But even Barnes knows the difference that Hubbs has made to Tennessee basketball. “I have heard so much about Robert coming here that he didn’t play hard or he didn’t do this or that. I know what he has gone through physically.

He cares a great deal,� Barnes said. “I cannot say enough about him.�

Hubbs’ final home game will be this Saturday against Alabama at 1 p.m.

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Thursday, March 2, 2017

SOFTBALL

Freshman Jenna Holcomb flying into the spotlight Damichael Cole Contributor When you’re the new person on a team, you have to carve a role and create an identity for yourself, and freshman Jenna Holcomb, a California native, had to fly in to get to Tennessee.

But that’s not the flying that has caught the attention of her coaches.

As an outfielder, Holcomb is asked to cover a lot of ground. She has already made several highlight-worthy plays through 15 games this season.

“One of the things that she’s done very well, and it’s too bad that we haven’t been on television very much; but she makes a lot of diving catches in the outfield too that not a lot of people see,” co-head coach Ralph Weekly said.

Along with the impressive ability she has displayed on defense, her bat has done some damage as well. Holcomb started this season with a 10-game winning streak, the longest by a freshman to start a season in program history.

A lot of the quick adjustments Holcomb has made can be attributed to the great coaching she has gotten and the tremendous talent that she had already had before attending Tennessee. She came in ranked as a top-20 player in the country in the FloSoftball Hot 100 list for the class of 2016.

Many of her other accomplishments include being named first team All-Sunset league as a sophomore, junior and senior. These accomplishments came after earning second-team honors as a freshman.

As a highly recruited player hailing from California, Holcomb was heavily courted by other schools like UCLA, Stanford and Washington.

The decision ultimately came down to UCLA and Tennessee.

“They were recruiting me; and I wasn’t sure just because it was so far away, and I was kind of nervous about it,” Holcomb said. “I visited it and loved it; just the big sports school and how awesome the fans are and everything.”

Being so far away from home, the family atmosphere played a huge decision in her reason to come to Tennessee. Along with Holcomb, Tennessee has three other players who are originally from California.

Holcomb is a former high school teammate of fellow outfielder Megan Geer and was also a club teammate of Brook Vines and Taylor Rowland on the So Cal Athletics, a club team that reached the Premier Girls Fastball National Championship game in 2014 and 2015.

“Everyone has been very welcoming, especially coming like super far away from California,” Holcomb said. “It has been really nice having like a family atmosphere and support system that Tennessee gives us.”

Holcomb’s experience in high school and top-level summer ball is what has allowed her to start 13 of the first 15 games of her career. However, college is a different game, so Tennessee is a new challenge to Holcomb.

Holcomb has not been afraid to go out and make the diving catches and fly across the grass for her teammates.

“Megan Geer and the seniors have really kind of set the tone for all of us and what they expect in the outfield,” Holcomb said. “Just to

Jenna Holcomb in an interview on March 1, 2017.

Madison Nickell • The Daily Beacon go all out all the time and not be afraid to make a mistake, and if you do, make an aggressive mistake.”

Only a freshman, Holcomb will have several opportunities to make a diving catch and drop the jaws of fans.

SOFTBALL

Weekly discusses tough schedule, home opener Taylor Crombie Staff Writer After playing their first 15 games on the road, the Volunteers are set to play their first home games beginning with a doubleheader on Thursday.

No. 15 Tennessee is 13-2 after picking up its first two losses of the season on Sunday against No. 17 Utah (3-0) and Texas (4-2) to wrap up the Mary Nutter Classic.

Co-head coach Ralph Weekly was quick to remind that this is one of the youngest teams he has ever coached and that the softball season is a particularly grueling one.

“I think we are probably the only team in the SEC to play our first 15 games on the road,” Ralph Weekly said. “It’s just the grind in softball.

We’ve played a whole soccer season already … or volleyball, and that’s not knocking soccer or volleyball. They’re great sports, but they play once a week. Here we have six games between now and Monday.”

This week, Tennessee is slated to play Southern Louisiana at 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon and Ohio at 5:30 p.m. On Friday, the Vols will take on Bradley, who they defeated 8-0 in the Troy Cox Classic on the road, at 5 p.m. They play Jacksonville State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., followed by Delaware at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon and Campbell at 5 p.m. Monday evening.

Both redshirt freshman Taylor Rowland and true freshman Jenna Holcomb are focused on improving the mental aspect of the game headed into this weekend and on through the rest of the season.

For Rowland, who redshirted last season due to a knee injury, it’s about rebuilding the confidence she had before she was sidelined.

“I think I can always work on my mental game,” Rowland said. “Stepping into the box, being confident and knowing that I’m going to get the hit or get the job done. I think that’s a huge part of any sport really, but especially baseball and softball. It’s a 90 percent mental game.”

For Holcomb, much of it has to do with adjusting to the pace of college softball and taking her time at the plate.

“I think it’s just the little things like having a good mindset up to bat, really focusing on taking one pitch at a time and having a plan and sticking to it,” Holcomb said.

There are still a lot of question marks for the Vols even though sophomore Matty Moss (7-0)

and freshman Caylan Arnold (5-2) have proved themselves in the circle.

Sophomore Kelsey Morrison and junior Alex Brake have both pitched a few innings but have not reached the level of Moss and Arnold yet.

Weekly is still waiting to see players emerge in the field as well. Sophomore Abby Lockman and junior Scarlet McSwain have received about equal playing time behind the plate, and while Rowland has gotten the majority of the starts at first base, sophomore Brooke Vines has the ability to take over at any time.

“I’ve got the luxury – even though they’re young – of having 11 players that can fill those eight slots on the field,” Ralph Weekly said. “I feel confident in all 11 of them, and, actually, some of the younger freshmen are going to be really good. It just takes time.”