Coach Jen Sewell
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Head Softball Coach - SIU - 2021 MVC Most Courageous Award - 2018 NFCA Donna Newberry Award Recipient - - Champion for Organ Donation 💙💚
Carbondale, IL
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All I’ve ever wanted out of my coaching career…. Is for the women around and in our program to be able to walk into a stadium, onto a field, an operating room, a court room, a meeting room and have mastered the feeling of…
“I’m a freaking badass”
#NGWSD
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Watching the
@WNBA
draft… our
@NCAASoftball
women deserve this level draft into a unified pro softball league. It’s just time. All the hype - all the coverage.
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Hill I will die on. Get over their tattoos, piercings,ripped jeans,sock hat in the summer, leggings as pants, “unprofessional dress” code. You are missing out on some incredibly talented, gifted, savvy, creative human beings bc we are worried about professional attire
#GetOverIt
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I’m ALL IN on the bat flip. Why? I think we are missing the gender component to this discussion. These women can now access behaviors (like bat flipping) that display power, strength, confidence, dominance, etc,all things previously available only to male athletes
@InTheCircleSB
.
@SamanthaShow03
got ALL of this one, and then some yesterday... plus a little extra at the end. 😤😤😤
#okstate
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Female athletes-the world is goin to offer u plenty of chances to shrink yourself,lower ur voice,to stunt yourself.For goodness sakes-get on the practice field & practice bein the biggest presence in the room. It starts there.Speak with ur bat glove or mouth. IDC but be a pitbull
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A freshman is standing in line behind you waiting to hit or take grounders,she wants to be just like you..... how you react in the seconds after being coached or called up teaches her how to be a good teammate, friend, person, coworker.Know how powerful you are in those moments
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This cake has a funny story behind it. But anytime
@CoachKBlaylock
is speechless we will take it 🤩
#HallOfFamer
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Had an older teammate grab me up as a freshman,took me to the field on weekends.Would hit 100s of balls from tee/toss at home plate. “Sewell,get your bat,we’re going to the field”. Quiet reps where I could just work/feel.Bridged the gap btw Friday & Monday’s practice in offseason
Players: You can take weekends off & get by, but should you? Getting by gets you nowhere. Getting better should be your objective. Great players have no problem sacrificing their free time to work. That’s what makes them great. It takes discipline to get in the gym & improve.
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Had to hit the mute button on this Florida/UCLA on
@FloSoftball
. Do some research about the two teams! Ridiculous commentating. Know their approaches, know their history, research their style of play. Can’t find 2 women in SOCal area to announce this game? Woof. These 2 guys 🙄
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There was a little girl who stood behind us at the visitation. Dressed in Oregon top & softball pants couldn’t have been 7-8 years old quietly crying for her “favorite softball player”. This video and that little girl are incredible legacies to a life beautifully lived...
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Look who’s mug is shining over S. Illinois Ave!
@CoachKBlaylock
Almost wrecked my Jeep this morning. Put your sun glasses on folks, it’s bright 📸 (Photo credits:
@coachjodyadams
)
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Congrats to the boss on 700!
1. Joins a very elite club of 2 other women who have won 700+ in the MVC (Fischer/Hesse). Why I love this conference. Amazing female mentorship in this league
2. She wins all 700 as a Saluki. Folks that’s just not going to happen much anymore 🐐
Congrats to the 🐐,
@CoachKBlaylock
, on win #️⃣7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣.
She’s the quickest to reach the 700-win milestone in
@MVCSports
history.
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Incredible opportunity today to accept the
@NFCA
Donna Newberry Perserverance Award and share my story.... It was amazing afternoon listening to the award recipients Wow’d by all of them!
#NFCAPLAYBALL
#DonateLife
#RecycleYourself
#OrganDonationSavesLives
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.
@SIU_Softball
has been workin HARD in mini-camp for almost a week now! 2-a-day practices,lifts,bullpens & meals together but we’ve FINALLY found something we are really good at!
#5
-6-7-8 Thank you to A’Veun Moore-Jones & her crew for your choreography & a fun time!
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One of the best 3Bs in the country also plays here. So good that the local media call it getting “Rylie’d” when she makes plays. Rankings can be deceiving. Career .300 hitter with 80+ career RBI.
#baller
who’s gonna help our team win? ⬇️
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It’s becoming our yearly
@SIU_Softball
mini-camp tradition. A’veun Moore-Jones from
@SIU_TrackXC
brought the beats. 🎶 Dance I said… 🎶 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
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The 1 story I would beg young (especially freshman) athletes to stop telling themselves - “WELL I MUST NOT BE VERY GOOD IF I HAVE TO BE CORRECTED THIS MUCH”. That story is rotten & it’s stealing your confidence 1 practice at a time...
#ChooseFeedbackOverApplause
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Off & running here with a complete resurfacing, laser level & new sod here for
@SIU_Softball
’s Charlotte West Stadium! About a week long project in tough temps but a championship playing surface is on its way!
@SIUSalukis
@siuc
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Hats off to her. She has changed the topic of conversation.Gotta love the descriptive words used around this bat flip convo:”dominate”, “power”, “strength”, “crushed”.She’s got you talking about her swing & her team! The language around it is about an athlete.Not a female athlete
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New D1 recruiting rules = evaluations only
“Yes, we are interested”
OR
“No, we are not interested”
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We got
@CoachKBlaylock
!The person who notices EVERYTHING got surprised. Thank you to our staff that got this done in time.And for our fans,alums,& friends that joined us in celebration. (I plan to park sideways in her spot Monday morning unless
@kelsey_gonzalez
beats me there 😎)
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A softball coach’s highest honor. Off to the
@nfca
Hall of Fame she goes! The Salukis are going to take over San Antonio, watch out!
#GOAT
Congrats to
@CoachKBlaylock
on being elected to the
@NFCAorg
Hall of Fame!
She will be enshrined on Dec. 9, 2022 in San Antonio.
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Coaches/players - if you are only attending Power 5 coaching clinics & camps - 🗣️ YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON SOME OF THE BEST COACHING IN THE COUNTRY
JUCO, NAIA, D2/3s, low/mid/high majors can coach coach their a$$es off. Find out who’s winning ballgames with nothing & be a sponge
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Winners win. In every aspect.
#TheStandard
Our squad was 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐃 in the 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 in team GPA this past season ‼️
We also had 19 (!) All-American Scholar Athletes ⭐👏
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To this incredible institution
@siuc
, to my mentor and best friend
@CoachKBlaylock
, and to our
@SIU_Softball
players and alums - THANK YOU 🙏🏼
GO DAWGS!
#LetsBall
The third head coach in
@SIU_Softball
's storied history is a familiar face.
Help us welcome
@coachjensewell
as our new head coach!
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Almost there! It’s been a long hot few weeks for these guys but we are 90% done with
@SIU_Softball
’s Charlotte West Stadium/Brechtelsbauer Field! The before & after pics are going to be 🔥
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We really that worried about
@catosterman
@monicaabbott
@DanielleLawrie5
pitching in another year? Come on-did we question N. Ryan, R.Johnson,Clemens,Wakefield (who pitched into their mid 40s) this much? Think aforementioned 3 are goin out at the Olympics at whatever age it takes
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I know our team is so proud to wear these unis as a show of inclusion and support for LBGTQIA+ members of the SIU community.
@SIU_Softball
has always been and remains a safe space for our athletes, support staff, coaches and allies. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈🫶🏼
Debuting some new threads for Pride Day at Charlotte West Stadium this Saturday 🏳️🌈👀
First pitch is set for 2 PM as the Salukis host Evansville!
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This is what it looks like when you come to a program, you’re loyal, you stay the course, you work the process and you’re one of the best humans on the planet…
She doesn’t need the award, she’s already won at life. Go off
@aubree_depron
🔥
Senior
@aubree_depron
has been on 🔥 to start the season!
• .636 batting average (T-3rd NCAA)
• .667 on-base % (T-6th NCAA)
• 14 hits (T-1st MVC)
• 8-game hitting streak
#Salukis
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80+
@SIU_Softball
returning this weekend! Nearly 70 years old as a program. Only 3 head coaches. Thousands of wins. THAT is family. THAT is culture.
#OnceASalukiAlwaysASaluki
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Amazing
@NFCAorg
2018 Convention.Special moment for me 2 accept my award & see
@Coach_Fischer
have the Service Award named FOREVER in her honor.Folks that’s a HallofFamer & 1000+ game winner in the house!
@RedbirdsSB
@SIU_Softball
@MVCsports
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Saluki Nation - please keep Dr Kay Brechtelsbauer in your thoughts and prayers!
@SIU_Softball
’s first coach is currently battling cancer. A Hall of Famer & a mentor, she won 633 games & went to 5 WCWS. We are all behind you Coach! 💪🏼
@SIUSalukis
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Called my person (on left 94.5 years old & right as a 20 something) Said “Grandma, I need to hear your voice today.”
Her response: “Well did you win or not?!”
Ok-we on that level😎She also said “I love you,I love you,I love you.” And now I’ll be out running through brick walls
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Today this handsome devil locked me out of my own house. No phone. No keys. Locked in the garage. Supposed to be on a flight in 4 hours.
#CantEvenBeMad
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Want an update on
@CoachKBlaylock
’s retirement endeavors? She fixed
@MaryJoFirnbach
and I nachos tonight at her new place. See below ⬇️
#FireRoasted
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Blown away & humbled by your calls & texts so far! Wow. The respect that top clubs show our program is incredible. It’s a great time to be a
#Saluki
🐾
Class of 2024,
Our coaches can’t wait to start building relationships with you. Enjoy the process and the journey ahead! 🥎🐾
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Wow, thank you
@NFCA
. Humbled to be on this list of recipients. To my team of docs,my boss,our team,our athletic dept,my mentors-friends-and family, thank you for getting me on the field. Softball is at the center of so many blessings for me. I hope my story moves just one...
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What do recruits & their families think is going to change when their kid joins that roster? Suddenly everyone is going to be an angel? C’mon folks. Morals, values, character isn’t going to suddenly appear after you sign. Preach 🙌🏼⬇️
If a coach will do illegal things to GET YOU, they will also make immoral decisions that will impact YOU down the road.
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What a shot. Wow. 🔥
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Happy Holidays from
@SIU_Softball
! 🎁 I was unaware until now of our killer cookie decorating talents 🍪 Big thanks to
@MaryJoFirnbach
for hosting us at her house for a party! And to Giant City Lodge for the catering 🤤
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What the what?! It’s ok kids - just need to pitch, play 1B, 2B, SS, 3rd, centerfield and hit in the middle of the lineup. And be a captain. And already have student taught. And intern in the athletic dept helping other athletes with academics. And have 2 degrees
#longoverdue
Well deserved
@_jennyjansen
👊
Hard to believe this is the first time in Jenny's career that she's earned the honor.
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Thank you Saluki Nation 🙏🏼
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Thank u to those that reached out today after a medical issue in our dugout. She is doing well & is back with our team. Would like to thank our Director of Med,Dave Rule & the med staff at
@UEAthletics
for a quick response. Our players were incredible in caring for 1 of their own
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There is nothing better than watching their faces light up. Congratulations Dawgs! 🐾
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Day 7 of
@SIU_Softball
mini-camp: Mind-body connection & recovery with Nancy Hampleman of Hairbangers Salon & Spa. Work hard - Recover harder!
#NamasteDawgs
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KB will not brag about herself.... Same coach also asked to be the right hand to the Director of Championships at the WCWS. Her resume is deep and her opinion is valued. LOVES being a
#Saluki
but also passionate about seeing our sport thrive! Congrats
@CoachKBlaylock
Congratulations to Saluki head coach Kerri Blaylock on being named to the
@NFCAorg
board of directors!
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Only diva head coaches would need a scooter 🛴 assistants would just crutch it out, right assistants?!
**(she’s fine just had some cleanup work done)
*** I owe
@CoachKBlaylock
one for posting that obnoxious plyo ball catching tweet, so rude 😐
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It’s official! The team is complete! Saluki Nation - welcome
@Coach_KatieG
to the Saluki maroon…
#PitcherU
𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒: Katie Griffith (
@Coach_KatieG
) is heading to Carbondale, and will be our new pitching coach!! 🚨
READ >>>
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.
@SIU_Softball
would like to extend our sympathies to the
@DrakeSoftball
family. Terrible to hear of the passing of Gabbie Jonas. Heartbreaking loss of an incredible softball talent and an extremely bright young woman. Rest In Peace 💙
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To
@SIU_Baseball
- helluva ride.
@Lance_A_Rhodes
heck of a coach. The selection process isn’t perfect. People will have a lot to say about this that and the other but NO ONE would have wanted to draw Saluki Baseball in their Regional.
#MVCCHAMPS
Loved watching this club!
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Blown away by the toughness of this
@SIU_Softball
team today….
Ignored the uncontrollables and played BALL.
The crew is too fierce 🫰🏼
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Thank u Saluki fans for all your support of
@SIU_Softball
this weekend. Our job is to stay humble & keep working. We learned a lot & yet we still have a lot to learn. This team can bring it! We win bc of our culture,we don’t have culture just bc we win.Great test next week in 🇲🇽!
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Shoutouts from today
@_chloescroggins
- 1 of the best humans on this earth, earn your time w/ practice (never once asks us to play more just shows us), perfect grades, works on the physical & mental parts of her game, loves to learn the details, WENT OFF today on her birthday! 👊🏼
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Haven’t had this much fun in a long time! What a way to end our fall season. 2 wins, a fantastic day and evening celebrating with our alums, & one incredible gift to
@SIU_Softball
#SalukiFam
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Quote by gold medal winning bobsledder when asked what he was thinkin at the starting line.His response?”I’m at the Olympics,I went into the run thinking it’s either gold or crash.”Gold or crash.That’s how players should be playing ball. Operating from out 1 w/ aggressive mindset
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Just an incredible run. Thank you seniors. Thank you support staff. Thank you to our athletic department & university. THANK YOU to our
@SIU_Softball
team. You all left no gas in the tank. Definitely the most fun I’ve ever had with a club. An honor to coach with you!
#LegacyLeft
Don't be sad that it ended, be happy that it happened.
The curtain comes down on a historic 2019 season ⤵
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Don’t want to go much farther into the semester w/out officially mentioning
@CoachKBlaylock
has elevated
@marislboelens
to
@SIU_Softball
Captain. Maris joins 2 incredible leaders in
@maddyverm
&
@_jennyjansen
. And love to all our veterans who have stepped up BIG TIME!
#PlayerLed
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Ya’ll. This team. 🔥🔥🔥
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Powerful week at the
@NFCAorg
convention… Watched my best friend & mentor
@CoachKBlaylock
go into an elite group of Hall of Famers, and she crushed it at the podium! You are looking at a 4x Hall of Famer 👑
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6 of 8 teams WCWS teams coached by women! 2 coaching their alma maters back to the WCWS. Love this piece 👏🏼
The last time
@StanfordSball
and
@Utah_Softball
were in the WCWS, their current coaches were on the field.
Now, Amy Hogue and Jessica Allister have led their programs back to OKC.
#WCWS
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You can see it in their hustle & in the joy for their teammates… You have to come to this program willing & wanting to COMPETE. It’s hard & they signed up for hard 💪🏼
#NotSatisfied
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The 🐐 got the Queen’s 👑 HOF treatment today at the
@SIUC
Homecoming Parade! (She missed me with a fastball 🔥) Congratulations to
@CoachKBlaylock
!
#HALLOFFAMER
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Calling all Saluki fans! 🗣
🏀Option A - get your booty to St. Louie so you can watch
@SIU_Basketball
mop Drake
🥎Option B - come on out to the Coach B Classic!
@SIU_Softball
home opener at Charlotte West Stadium Friday at 2:30pm, Sat 12:15/2:30, Sunday at 4:45pm
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I tell recruits all the time:be ready. It’s not some cliché phrase. She lives & dies by it.EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING. When u come to be a Saluki you will do it the Saluki Softball way. Discipline in all facets, the core of winning in softball & winning at life🐾🥎
#EarnedNotGiven
Kerri Blaylock (
@CoachKBlaylock
) has led
@SIU_Softball
to 6 NCAA tournaments. Her program has also produced 26 Academic All-Americans (2nd most NCAA).
"Class, softball, or walking across the street, you try to do it the best."
Our
@salukiradio
chat:
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That
@SIU_Softball
team that just killed it on the field just demolished it in the classroom 😳
3️⃣.7️⃣7️⃣2️⃣GPA
#StudentAthletes
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This team just keeps coming.
#1
in GPA 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 We are so proud of you. Each of you are smart, resilient, charactered, kind… Thank you to
@MaryJoFirnbach
who day in and day out manages our academic endeavors - you are the definition of a player’s coach 🙌🏼
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.
@SIU_Softball
had a lot of visitors today at practice! Just a few: Limu the Emu & Doug, The Biebs, The GOAT, & even Stepbrothers. Happy Halloween from the Dawgs! 🎃
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Grateful this morning for
@ChickasawNation
. My mom is profoundly deaf. Yesterday the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center fitted her with special hearing aids. She called this morning almost in tears of joy - “I can hear my phone ring & my Christmas music again!”
#ProudChickasaw
🙏🏼
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 It’s not something we spew as recruiting hype. We are a Family. Up and down and good and bad. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect all the time - it just means we show up for each other all the time
#Salukis
"To me, SIU means family... Everyone here is in your corner and always pushes you to be your best."
-
@sikessidney
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Welp - there’s this 😎 Congrats to
@CoachKBlaylock
! No one will work harder - no one loves
@SIUSalukis
more. That makes her my boss ... twice?! 🤔
#BleedsMaroon
So happy for her, she’s makes us all better...
Kerri Blaylock, the winningest softball coach in school history, adds SWA designation in expanded role within Saluki Athletics.
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Last nite the Sewell’s saw their very 1st Blackout Cancer Jersey take the field
@SIU_Football
Stadium thx to
#31
Bryson Strong.Can’t think of a better guy to wear it! $31,000 raised for the Coach Kill Cancer Fund.Thk u Bryson for honoring my mother & brother,both cancer survivors
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Because Coach Kerri & Coach Jen is a thing kids. Get your costumes now. Imitation is the sincerest form of … flattery?
@Elishuck
@jchristeson02
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Bc modesty gets in her way let’s keep in mind
@SIU_Softball
= 1325+ program wins.
@CoachKBlaylock
will likely surpass 700win mark & chase one of the all time greats here - Itchy Jones - win record of 738. 7 NCAA tourneys as HC & 1 as asst + 4 more MVC titles outright
#WinnersWin
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This is the face of my very best friend, a rescue Pug aka “Big Mills/Millie Vanillie”. I had to let her go to pug heaven last night... 14 years and 9 months together. Absolute unconditional love. Rest in peace Millie. 💔
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Tough to walk out of Charlotte West Stadium back in March but one blessing? LOOK AT THAT OUTFIELD GRASS! 🤩 You could putt on it! ⛳️
@SIU_Softball
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Congratulations to
@CoachKBlaylock
on her 2022 Hall of Fame nod! Herrin HOF,
@nfca
HOF, and now a
@SIUSalukis
Hall of Famer… 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Cheers to the Big Dawg!
@SIU_Softball
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What I would give to throw a little pre-game BP at Charlotte West Stadium...
#OurHouse
#WeHaveTheBestFans
Can't wait to see this place filled back up when its safe to do so!
We ♥️ our home.
#Salukis
#WeareSouthernIllinois
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Congratulations to
@aubreedepron11
@Kg6Gamm
and
@ToriSchullian
! Our 2023
@SIU_Softball
grads 🎓🎓🎓
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Coach B I bet you had the best seat in the house 🕊
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We cannot wait to host our MVC Softball teams! Some incredible upgrades coming. Championship playing surface for championship athletes! Make your plans for 2023
@SIUC
@VisitCarbondale
@CarbondaleIL
In May, the
@mvcsports
Softball Championship will be coming to Carbondale!
📅 » May 10-13, 2023
📍 » Charlotte West Stadium
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Another player of the week for us
@aubree_depron
hits .556 w/ a .636 onbase %. 5 hits 2 walks 2 runs scored,stolen base & 4 RBI. Goes 1 for 2 against No. 17 ranked team in country
Best part? softball doesn’t care what size u are - she’s mighty mite who could arm wrestle a bear
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Through it all I’m pickin’ us. To have it not go just perfectly & watch us lean in towards each other & step up speaks to the culture and character of our team. When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter.... If it’s built right it will never move. 🏠
The
#Salukis
win! Southern scores a run in the first and that's all Brianna Jones needed for her 10th win of the season.
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Just want to send out our well wishes to Florida, we have a Floridian on our team
@emmaanth5
-
@SheilaA95
& Family we will be thinking of you. Scary hours ahead for many down there but going to think good thoughts and look forward to hearing from everyone on the other side
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Alright let’s review the rules: “Coach” or “Jen”. Those 2 are on the list for sure. Things not on the list:”honey”, “sweetie”, “darlin”, “girl”. (All of which I was addressed as last week alone, in context I might add, meaning I was in my office/work phone/email). Good talk.
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This team will be ready! We are 3 days into mini camp with lots of work to do. We’ve put our heads down and gone to WORK. You have to love each other to eat, lift, train and practice together 2 and 3x a day. That takes chemistry & we have it 💪🏻
The countdown begins! The
#Salukis
kickoff the season in just 3️⃣0️⃣ days in Ft. Myers, Florida🌴☀️
📆 Full Schedule:
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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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