Kerri Blaylock
@CoachKBlaylock
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It’s Down Syndrome Awareness month and I would like to recognize the CEO of
@SIU_Softball
Jessica Jansen. Jess brings so much joy to our program. She motivates our team before each game with one of her legendary pep talks. Please give a shout out to Jess!
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Been doing this for 29 years. This was the most nerve wracking and one of the most rewarding nights in all of those years!! I will never forget this moment with this team!! I’m so proud of all of you!!
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To say I am proud is such an understatement!!
@SIU_Softball
endured so much this year and with their backs against the wall found a way to get it done. They have heart and they have guts. But what’s more impressive is they are great teammates and wish the best for each other
Crown them! 👑
The
#Salukis
punch their ticket to the Big Dance after winning the program’s third conference tournament title in school history.
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I am so humbled to have my name mentioned with Itchy Jones. We are from the same small town in So. Ill. My dad went to HS with Itch and I was friends with his kids. This record has nothing to do with me. Great asst coaches and great players are what built
@SIU_Softball
The 🐐 sits alone atop the record 📚
Congrats to
@CoachKBlaylock
on her 739th career win and becoming
@SIUC
’s all-time wins leader.
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So I promised
@1111Brianna
that she could hit if we made a Regional. Well we compromised on front toss. As you can see, I probably should have let her hit during her career 😂
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Have always said I’m not the one playing the game. I have been so blessed to have such great players and also great assistant coaches. Thankful and proud to be a Saluki!!!
@SIUSalukis
@SIU_Softball
Congrats to the 🐐,
@CoachKBlaylock
, on win #️⃣7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣.
She’s the quickest to reach the 700-win milestone in
@MVCSports
history.
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Appreciation post. I really enjoy my team. Sure they are great students and great athletes but more importantly that are great people!! They travel well, they are very appreciative, they are helpful and they work very hard.
@SIU_Softball
I am a proud coach.
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The last few days have weighed heavy on my heart. Twitter just doesn’t seem appropriate to elaborate. It will take actions not words. As a leader of young adults, it will continue to be my responsibility to teach love and respect for ALL people. There is no room for hate.
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I’m having trouble finding the words. Nothing seems to do justice to what this team means to me. This team is such a smart, unselfish, hardworking group of fighters. I’m so proud and honored to be your coach
@SIU_Softball
!! It was a fantastic ride!!
Helluva ride.
Thanks to all of our fans, parents and extended family for all of your support during our run. We’re sad it’s come to an end but incredibly grateful to have had this opportunity. We’ll be back!
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Started
@SIUSalukis
in the Fall of 1990. This university and athletic department is the only place I have ever wanted to be. So grateful Coach Kill and the administration still want me to be a part. Also so blessed to have Jen, Kenzi and the players I get to share this with!
Congrats
@CoachKBlaylock
!
She has signed a multi-year contract extension that will run through the 2023 season.
Story ⤵️
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For coaches, these kids are our family. I want everyone to know how much I love my team!!
@SIU_Softball
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I don’t know who the 3
@SIU_Football
players were that helped push me out of the parking lot today (those masks hide the faces 😬) when I was trying to set up for COVID testing but I truly appreciate you all!! Very kind!!
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Well I was holding it together until I saw this 🥺. Thank you Coach Mullins, Lance, Marcus, JD and Trent. You made my night. I am a softball coach but more importantly I’m a Saluki and a huge
@SIUSalukis
fan!!
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Day 7 of quarantine. Moved my mom in with me. She is more competitive than me and we are now watching Wheel of Fortune. She is talking smack every puzzle. This is going to get good 😂
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Sun coming up and
@SIU_Softball
working hard!! Masked up and getting work done. So happy to be back with my Dawgs!!
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Look whose back. The best motivator in Division 1 softball.
@SIU_Softball
favorite hype person. Jessica Jansen
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@SIU_Softball
reports tonight. Took this at the field today. It’s year 31 for me here
@SIUC
and I’m as excited as I was year 1. Blessed to have a great group of young ladies and assistants. Ready to get started!!
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Today is opening day of the 2021 Division 1 softball season. It’s been over 330 days since most teams have played. To say that
@SIU_Softball
is excited to begin our journey is an understatement!! Let’s get this started!!
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First time in 30 years (no exaggeration) I did not get my Mc Donald’s Coke this morning. I’m here but it’s not open. Snow storm in Carbondale problems 😐
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This is a Saluki you all!! She is the best!! Our kids get to watch her train on a daily basis.
@DeannaPrice32
we are so proud of you!!
That gold medal feeling. 🥇
@DeannaPrice32
wins the world title in women's hammer, the first EVER world medal for the U.S. in this event!
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This was all made possible to the best supporters in the country!!
@SIU_Softball
able to ride in style!! Cannot thank everyone enough!!!
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Sitting here watching
@SIU_Softball
play
@MSUSoftball
. Announcers said I stepped away to take care of my ailing mother. Not the case. She is 79. Works every day and is sitting here watching the game with me. And wanted me to clarify 😂. Go Dawgs!!!
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Unbelievable run
@SIU_Softball
!! No one knows the adversity these kids have had to face this year. Your heart and fight have been seen by the entire country. You made Salukination so incredibly proud!!!
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One game cannot define a team. The 2019 version of
@SIU_Softball
is all a coach could ask for. Hard working, humble and very talented. I am honored to be your coach!!
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So proud of this
@SIU_Softball
squad. They are hardworking, unselfish and a complete joy to be around. Keep putting that head down and working everyday to get better.
#onegameatatime
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All of our new
@SIU_Softball
athletes are on campus!! Such an exciting time of year. Ready to get after it!!
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Sitting here watching
@SIU_Football
winning in the first half over KState. Don’t know what the final score will be but this reminds me what a special place this is and what special coaches and athletes are here. Go Dawgs!!!
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Season 32 for me with
@SIU_Softball
starts tomorrow and couldn’t be more excited. This guy has been with us for 10 of those years and is the best in the business. Dawgs are headed South!!
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Hires and firings are above my pay grade. What I do know is coaching. I support Bryan Mullins!! Did things the right way!! All of these types of decisions are debatable. I get it. Sometimes you don’t realize what you have until they are gone.
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This game is so important to me and my mom. We lost my dad and brother to Cancer. My family also benefited from the Coach Kill Cancer Fund and the service it provides Southern Illinois. Please come out to help us strikeout cancer!!
This Saturday we get to help raise awareness for something that affects all of us. We will wear black (and encourage our fans to as well) as part of our annual Blackout Cancer Game.
🗒»
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A huge part of coaching is about building relationships plain and simple. If athletes feel that a coach is invested in them, they will play so hard for that coach. This part is lost so often and often times is the difference in a championship culture!!
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On the way to
@OleMissSoftball
for the NCAA Regionals!! Super excited to represent
@MVCsports
in the tournament!!
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Day 10.
@SIU_Softball
back outside in beautiful Southern Illinois. 51 degrees in January!!! Eye on the prize!!
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Congratulations to
@SIU_Softball
graduates D, JJ, Sid and Woody. You all embody what it is to be a Saluki softball player. You are such unbelievable young women. School is over but we still have quite a bit to do on the diamond 😉
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Remembering my brother today. He lost his battle with cancer 8 years ago today!! He teased and tormented me daily as only a big brother can do. But he also taught me the love of baseball, music and the Dallas Cowboys. Missing you today bud!
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My dad has been gone for a long time. He is in my thoughts every day but so thankful for him on Fathers Day. He was such an awesome girl dad before it was a thing!! He taught me the game that has given me so much!! Miss you Dad and so incredibly thankful for you !
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No doubt
@SIU_Softball
has an unbelievable groundskeeper. One week ago a foot of snow. Today, out on the field for practice and able to host a tournament this weekend.
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So proud of
@SIU_Softball
!! 3.675 GPA for the Fall semester. All 18 continue to be as committed to the classroom as they are to the field. They want to be great at both!!
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I love coaching and miss my hectic life but it was so nice to be out on the lake fishing with Gary today. So fortunate to have him. Great family friend.
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When one of the pitchers have a hole in their turf shoes you take one for the team 😂
@harness_sarah
@SIU_Softball
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Miss my dad everyday but on Father’s Day it always hits home. I only had him for 25 years but we were best friends. He taught me the love of the sport I coach and all of the valuable lessons that go along with this game. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!!
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This crew hung in there today in very cold temps so the pitchers could throw and we could get some great defensive work in.
@SIU_Softball
keeping that eye on the prize. First pitch coming soon!!
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It’s been 3 weeks since
@SIU_Softball
season ended. It always takes me a while to be ready to accept that it’s over. This was such a special group that got special results. They worked so hard on the field and in the classroom. I was blessed to coach you! Thanks for the run!
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Day 3 and so grateful that
@SIU_Softball
and
@SIU_Baseball
have an amazing new indoor facility at the
@SIURecCenter
!! Love the new space!!
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Look at that view 😍. Final
@SIU_Softball
scrimmage today!! Great day to be a Saluki
@SIUC
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I am so grateful that Coach B gave me an opportunity
@SIUC
in 1990. This is not about me. It is about all of the great
@SIU_Softball
players that I was fortunate enough to coach!! So blessed and thankful!
WIN!!!
Southern wins it in 10 innings over UConn. Brianna Jones strikes out 8 in 10 innings for her fifth win.
Kerri Blaylock is now the winningest coach in SIU history with 634.
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So proud of
@SIU_Softball
!! 3.709 Team GPA for the Fall semester. Working so hard in the classroom and on the diamond 👏👏
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We lost a great man today. Bruce Jilek is the reason I became a coach. He taught me how to pitch, he taught me the game of SB but more importantly he taught me about life. He was a second father to so many of us. The impact he made on all of us will live on. RIP to my Coach
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A huge thank you to
@17NickHill
and his wife for helping feed
@SIU_Softball
!!! Very kind gesture and much appreciated!! Salukis do support Salukis!!
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I am a bit biased but softball is the greatest sport!!
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I guess if you coach long enough you see everything. It is snowing here in Cedar Falls on April 27 😳. Luckily, the Monster Truck Show cancelled and UNI’s Spring football game will be over in time for us to play a DH in the Dome tonight. First time I coached in the Dome 1991
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I am so proud of
@SIU_Softball
and the run they made down the stretch!! Thank you to our senior class for leading us and getting us back to the MVC championship game!! Good luck to
@DrakeSoftball
!!
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This is my why. When I am frustrated, down, or unsure
@SIU_Softball
keeps me going!! I’m blessed to work with such great individuals at such a great university
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.
@SIUC
and
@SIU_Softball
has given me the opportunity to develop relationships with so many amazing people
@derekshelton
is one of those. Saluki through and through. Just happens to manage the
@Pirates
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My view driving to work this morning finding future
@SIU_Softball
players. Not too shabby
@COSparkFire
@BoulderIDT
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Jen is such a strong individual. She took her diagnosis of PSC and chose to compete against the disease just as she competes in a softball game.
@SIU_Softball
is so fortunate to have her!!
Congrats to
@CoachJenSewell
, who was chosen as this year's recipient of the Missouri Valley Conference's Most Courageous Award.
Her story »
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Day 1 of
@SIU_Softball
practice in the books!! Team came back ready to go!! Very motivated group that wants to make some noise this year!!
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For me coaching was not about the wins as much as the relationships you get to build and keep with great people. Awesome seeing
@wood15woody
and her momma last night!!
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There is no doubt that
@SIU_Softball
competes as hard in the classroom as they do on the field. Proud is such an understatement!! Adversity surrounded them last year and they still excelled!!
@SIUSalukis
@SIUC
During a season in which we won our conference's tournament title and made the program's 13th NCAA Tournament appearance, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟏𝟗 #𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐬 from the 2021 team earned
@NFCAorg
All-America Scholar Athlete honors with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
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.
@SIU_Softball
field getting laser graded today. Open up at home in a month. Big thanks to loyal supporter John Roseberry for the donation!!
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It’s been a great few months celebrating the accomplishments of the ‘21 Dawgs. Now it’s time to move forward!! First day of classes for ‘22 version of
@SIU_Softball
and I couldn’t be more excited!!! First day of workouts tomorrow!! Grind to championship starts now!
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Great scrimmage for
@SIU_Softball
yesterday!! A little snow on the warning track is no big deal. Shout out to our groundskeeper Cory for getting the field ready. 13 days till first pitch !!
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65 degrees in November. Great last day of individual work. Some live ABs.
@wood15woody
back in the box after 7 months.
@madiiiieberle
and
@harness_sarah
getting some work.
@SIU_Softball
getting ready 87 days till first pitch!!
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This could apply to athletics, business or everyday life: you can have swagger without being smug, you can be great at your craft without acting like you’re the smartest person in the room, you can be highly competitive and a winner and still be honest, humble and have integrity
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You can’t make this up! Unbelievable Elizabeth!!! Congratulations
@SIU_Softball
!!
SHE DOES IT AGAIN!!!
ELIZABETH WARWICK WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM TO SEND SIU TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME👏👏👏
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Still not home yet. Traveled through Mississippi in some bad weather. Really proud of
@SIU_Softball
this weekend!! All 3 games played in temps in the upper 30s. Didn’t complain once. Every single player contributed!! Head down now and back to work!!
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This is what being a coach is all about. Yep we won a bunch of games but so thankful for the relationships I have with these alums!!
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So proud of
@SIU_Softball
!!! You have chopped wood and carried water all season. I am so proud of you and your effort!!
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Adversity does not build character it reveals it. One of my favorite quotes.
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Day 6 in the books. Started with rain and ended with a beautiful day to practice.
@SIU_Softball
taking advantage of the good weather. Eye on the prize!!
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This
@SIU_Basketball
team is so fun to watch and they play so hard!!They are a reflection of
@Bryan_Mullins_
Just how he played. Lose 2 players to the portal and he doesn’t complain. Just goes to work. Builds a great team and beats a Power 5. He is our leader!!
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What happens when the forecast changes and you have to come back and put on the tarp in your dress clothes
@SIU_Softball
!!
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So proud of Bri!! I have had the pleasure of coaching so many great pitchers here at SIU. Bri is so humble and is such a great teammate and that is what stands out the most!!! Congratulations buddy!!
And there it is!
Your new career wins leader at
@SIUSalukis
👉 Brianna Jones!
1. Bri Jones » 85
2. Amy Harre » 84
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This is why
@SIUSalukis
is so special. Thank you so much to
@SIU_Football
!! This is amazing
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My job allows me so many opportunities. Last night a front row seat at the Women’s College World Series while I work the event. Today catching up with
@SIU_Softball
alum Katie Louis!! Salukis everywhere!!
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Sarah and her family started coming to our games in Ft Myers when she was 9 years old. Now as a high school freshman she is still our number 1 fan in Florida!!
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The excitement never gets old surrounding signing day!! Tomorrow
@SIU_Softball
will welcome a new class to our family!! Stay tuned!!
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Today, I would like to celebrate my dad. He passed away 31 years ago today. This day has always been equated with sadness for me and I would like to change that to being thankful for having him. He was kind, hardworking, humble and loving. He is always in my heart.
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This was taken 2 years ago when Merrianne started her journey to become a PA. This morning I received a text she is Board Certified. I am so very proud of her.
@SIU_Softball
was blessed to have her. Congratulations!!!
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Lost my biggest fan and best bud way too early. One of my favorite pictures of both of us at the ball field. On Fathers Day I always remember my dad. I was so fortunate to have him!!!
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With every championship type team, there is always a point in the season that is a grind, there are losses and outside doubters will appear.
@SIU_Football
keep grinding. Get back to work and get those last two.
#webelieve
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I have been wanting one of these jerseys for years. I had several friends come together to make that happen. Anthony played in honor of my dad and brother last night. Even though we didn’t win, you played for many who have lost their battle with cancer or are still fighting
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Our goal is to compete as hard in the classroom as we do on the field. Last year
@SIU_Softball
did just that. MVC Championship, NCAA Regional and
#2
in the country wit regards to team Grade Point Average. Very proud coach!!
✔️Winners on the field
✔️Winners in the classroom
It’s the 11th time since 2001 we’ve finished in the Top-5 nationally and the fourth time we have been the national runner-ups.
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Video board on, new batters circles, field ready!! It’s time for
@SIU_Softball
today!! Come out and watch or catch us on ESPN+!!
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I am one incredibly proud coach!!
@SIU_Softball
continues to compete so hard in the classroom!! Congratulations to them for being great student athletes
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Ace and I spending QT and virtual recruiting. He pays attention, shares his thoughts and will even bring me a snack.
@SIU_Softball
newest assistant 😎
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Ready to get out and find those future
@SIU_Softball
players!!
Fresh off the Valley Championship & another NCAA Tournament... it’s almost time to get our 🐾 out on the recruiting trail
#FutureSalukis
#ComingForYa
#GoDawgs
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To one of the best to ever wear the
@SIU_Softball
uniform. The bottom picture shows how we feel about each other. I’m excited for your future!! JJ you are the best!
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Thank you
@NFCAorg
for the wonderful gift!! Proud to be a 30 year member of such a great organization!!
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