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Vitter, Bjork visit ASB Senate to explain Students mascot; Landshark resolution passes respond to statue, plaque repairs LANA FERGUSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Repair work began Monday on the Confederate soldier stat- ue that a pickup truck crashed into last month. Ryan Whittington, assistant director of public relations for social media strategy for the university, released a statement Monday morning about the re- pairs. A structural stability evalua- tion determined the statue did not sustain any structural dam- age, according to the statement. PHOTO BY: MARLEE CRAWFORD He said the base of the statue At the ASB meeting Tuesday, Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and Athletics Director Ross Bjork speak about the recent announcement of plans to switch to the Landshark mascot. only suff ered cosmetic dam- age, but the contextualization RACHEL ISHEE Landshark closed Friday, Sept. 29, the rest of our analysis,” he said. “We and the university issued its offi cial an- also grabbed a lot of anecdotal evidence. plaque and its base were dam- MADDIE MCGEE aged beyond repair. NEWS EDITORS nouncement last Friday, a week later. We do what’s called a ‘Rebel Road Trip,’ Vitter said the university had been and everywhere we go, people ask us “A new plaque has been or- conducting research for changing the why we don’t just get rid of the bear. dered and will be installed upon A resolution to adopt the Landshark mascot, and the poll provided addition- For me, that feedback has been hap- receipt, which is expected to as the offi cial mascot passed 29-15 al support for the change. pening over the past 5 1/2 years.” occur before Oct. 20,” Whitting- -1 Tuesday evening on the ASB Sen- “The Landshark has grown, and it’s a Other senators asked how university ton said. ate fl oor. Before the vote, Chancellor commonly accepted symbol now,” Vit- offi cials planned to implement the mas- The university expects to Jeff rey Vitter and Athletics Director ter said. “We wanted an offi cial process cot change without turning the univer- complete all the repairs within Ross Bjork fi elded senators’ questions to bring people together and make a de- sity into a laughingstock. the next couple weeks. regarding Friday’s announcement to cision. We sought to fi nd a balance, and “We have to take extreme ownership No public funds will be used change the offi cial mascot to the Land- I think we reached that.” over the Landshark,” Bjork said. “It’s to repair the statue or the shark, eff ective for the 2018 football Bjork said the ASB-sponsored poll going to take a little bit of time, but we plaque, Whittington told The season. was only one facet of the research the think we can get back to the unifi cation Daily Mississippian on Tuesday Some senators wondered why the university used. piece and people can be positive about night. process to offi cially adopt the Land- “The ASB put out a four-day window, this.” “In addition, the university is shark seemed rushed. The ASB-spon- and we took the results and added it to exploring potential legal options sored poll to gauge support for the SEE ASB PAGE 3 SEE PLAQUE PAGE 4 LGBTQ fi lm project boosts minority student voice faced by people of color in outreach chair. to UM Pride Network’s out. Hear what I’m saying BRITTANY BROWN the LGBTQ community. Both the new position and meetings and show interest to you. Hopefully, after it’s STAFF WRITER QPOC is a new organiza- new organization came into in QPOC. She and Pridgeon done, you understand me tion on campus, started in existence around the same said their video project, ti- better.” March by Walker and Prid- time, and Walker said she tled “Hear Me Out,” has the Walker said arriving at Today is the 29th Nation- geon with the guidance of felt they were necessary. potential to give minority this mindset was not easy al Coming Out Day. In hon- Jaime Cantrell, a visiting “(UM Pride) is a very LGBTQ students a voice. and coming out can be a or of this year’s National assistant professor of En- welcoming space, but it’s “It’s all about visibili- challenging task for many Coming Out Day, students glish and faculty affiliate a very white space,” Walk- ty. Every effort we make in the LGBTQ community, Kristen Walker and Malik of the Sarah Isom Center er, a senior English major, is to show people we’re especially people of color. Pridgeon, along with UM for Women and Gender said. “I saw a need for more here (and) we have voices. Both Walker and Pridgeon Pride Network and Queer Studies. Walker also holds representation.” That’s why this project is faced criticism from their People of Color, are creat- a new position within UM Walker said she has seen very near and dear to me,” families after coming out. ing a video project to shed Pride Network as minority more people of color come Walker said. “Hear me light on the challenges SEE LGBTQ PAGE 3 IN THIS ISSUE... OPINION LIFESTYLES SPORTS SPORTS ‘I have family and friends there’ Word on the Street Leaders emerge among team Fall softball continues A letter to the editor addresses the hurricane Check out what students have to say After a rough three-game road trip, defensive Kaitlin Lee faces her former team tonight in Puerto Rico, responds to a recent column about Everybody’s Formal players on football team step up at the Ole Miss Softball Complex PAGE 2 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 11 OCTOBER 2017 OPINION
THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF:
LANA FERGUSON editor-in-chief “When I first came out, [email protected] I was outed by my parents (and) my sister. My parents SLADE RAND are struggling with me being managing editor so visible,” Pridgeon, a se- [email protected] nior public policy and phi- losophy double major, said. MAGGIE MARTIN “Even though they would copy chief want me to be gay and not [email protected] be out about it, this proj- ect is important. It might not happen overnight, but RACHEL ISHEE I’m changing the heart and MADDIE MCGEE mind of someone.” news editors Walker’s coming out story [email protected] is different. She came out around this time last year. SAM HARRES “I recently came out af- GRAYSON WEIR ter, like, 10 years of not be- sports editors ing out about my sexuality. [email protected] It was a very big challenge but very liberating. Once I MARLEE CRAWFORD finally did, it was a big part TAYLAR TEEL of me to discover,” Walker photography editors said. [email protected] Pridgeon and Walker, who serve as QPOC exec- DEVNA BOSE utive director and deputy lifestyles editor director, respectively, have [email protected] interviewed eight students so far, and they have at JONATHAN GIBSON least three more interviews assistant lifestyles editor planned. Neither Walk- [email protected] er nor Pridgeon expected “Hear Me Out” to get as much interest as it has so LIAM NIEMAN far. opinion editor LETTERS TO THE EDITOR “I was nervous. It’s hard [email protected] The Second Amendment of the United States Consti- I am a native of Puerto Rico, an Ole Miss grad, to be out and to be a per- tution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary a former AROTC cadet regimental commander son of color. There’s a lot HAYDEN BENGE to the security of a free State, the right of the people to and a former U.S. Army officer. I am submitting of stigma around being ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA out. I still don’t know how design editors keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Obviously this response to Mr. Dean’s opinion published in the need for a state militia has been replaced by the The Daily Mississippian on Oct. 4, 2017. big this could get, because [email protected] National Guard and Coast Guard whereby trained mil- It pains me to see misinformation and vitriol there are a lot of people who itary personnel are entrusted with the defense of this published for the purpose of politics by someone are afraid,” Pridgeon said. EMILY HOFFMAN country against domestic enemies. Their weapons are with neither firsthand knowledge nor “official” “Black culture is not very social media editor tightly controlled and safeguarded. reports. open to gay people.” The only two reasons for a citizen to own a firearm are Attacking a lady for trying to save her people, Walker said there is still hesitance and fear among ADVERTISING for hunting or defense of the household from intruders. especially those in hospitals without power, is In either case, ownership of a handgun, shotgun or rifle despicable. people of color to join the SALES MANAGER project, and she is mind- Blake Hein is more than adequate to satisfy these purposes. There I have family and friends there. Ninety-seven ful of how she conducts in- [email protected] is absolutely no need for any U.S. civilian to own any percent are still without power. Roads are dam- weapon more powerful or sophisticated than these. aged or blocked. Communications is slowly being terviews and presents the project. SALES ACCOUNT Accordingly, all handguns, shotguns and rifles must restored. Most businesses are shut down. The ci- EXECUTIVES be licensed and registered to the degree necessary to vilian infrastructure is unable to function. Cameron Collins match weapon to owner at the click of a computer key. Gen. Buchanan just arrived a few days ago and Sam Dethrow Furthermore, we must guarantee that the mentally ill agrees with the mayor’s statements. There is a Ethan Gray do not gain access to them under any circumstances. video interview with Gen. Buchanan supporting Kathryn Hathorne Finally, if we had prohibited the purchase of more so- these facts. phisticated weapons, several innocent victims would Note: Puerto Rico has had U.S. citizenship for not have died or been harmed at shopping malls, col- more than a century without the need for immi- S. GALE DENLEY lege campuses, congressional meetings, churches and gration. Many have served in every U.S. war since STUDENT MEDIA CENTER now concerts. We as a country must deal with this issue 1917. PATRICIA THOMPSON immediately lest our society fall back to the days when Assistant Dean everyone carried a holster. Ernesto J. Anaya is a 1981 astronomy and Student Media Daily Mississippian Faculty physics and 1983 history and Spanish alumnus Adviser Joe Bialek is from Cleveland. from Atlanta.
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“I’ve also seen a lot of them,” Sen. Tristan Estrada decision to make the Land- LGBTQ bravery,” Walker said. “You ASB said. “When it was a time to shark the offi cial mascot of the continued from page 1 can tell people are ner- continued from page 1 question them, they went there Ole Miss Rebels. vous, but you can tell it’s and they answered.” “In the beginning, I was a weight-lifting and learn- Once Vitter and Bjork had against how it was worded, Vitter also said Colonel Reb “When I first came out, ing experience for them, as left the meeting, the senators because I wasn’t going to lie to was retired 14 years ago and is I was outed by my parents well.” debated their original resolu- the students who voted me in not an option for mascot. (and) my sister. My parents Pridgeon and Walker said tion to change the mascot to and say ‘Hey, we did think of it “The reason the original de- are struggling with me being “Hear Me Out” is about re- the Landshark. fi rst,’” Estrada said. “But when cision was made was because so visible,” Pridgeon, a se- defining the narrative sur- “The mascot change is not they amended it, I was all for it Colonel Reb was found to be nior public policy and phi- rounding LGBTQ commu- legitimate until students have because they stated what was non-inclusive and off ensive,” losophy double major, said. nities of color. their say,” Grant, one of the actually happening. I didn’t he said. “As Ole Miss Rebels, “Even though they would “This is about being who resolution’s authors, said. want to lie to the students.” we care about everyone in our want me to be gay and not we are supposed to be — be- While many student sen- While ASB senators felt the community, and the image be out about it, this proj- ing out, being visible and ators agreed the Landshark announcement may have been of Colonel Rebel violates our ect is important. It might telling our truth,” Pridgeon should be adopted as the offi - rushed, they are happy to see creed.” not happen overnight, but said. cial mascot, they did not agree the Landshark as the offi cial Although some senators I’m changing the heart and Walker said she hopes with its selection process. mascot. were concerned with the way mind of someone.” “Hear Me Out” plants a seed “I’m disappointed that the “Their decision to announce Vitter announced the mascot Walker’s coming out story in the community to foster chancellor overstepped Sen- Friday was one made after change on Friday because he is different. She came out empathy and help people ate,” Sen. Katie Davis said. discussing with a lot of diff er- did not discuss it with ASB around this time last year. better understand LGBTQ “But at the end of the day, the ent parties, such as students, Senate, many senators seemed “I recently came out af- people of color. Landshark will still be the mas- alumni and athletics,” Sen. supportive of Vitter and Bjork’s ter, like, 10 years of not be- “It was a very intimate cot no matter what.” Nekkita Beans said. “I feel like decision to attend and partici- ing out about my sexuality. project for me at first. We An amendment to revise they did it while we had the pate in Tuesday’s meeting. It was a very big challenge don’t know how big it’s go- the original resolution was momentum and while we were “I thought that it was very but very liberating. Once I ing to get. I’d be ready to proposed and passed in a excited. Had they waited for us important Chancellor Vitter finally did, it was a big part take it on,” Walker said. 41-3 vote. The resolution was to announce now, the momen- and Vice Chancellor Bjork of me to discover,” Walker Audio and video from amended to say that the ASB tum would have been lost.” showed up to Senate tonight, said. “Hear Me Out” will be on Senate accepts the university’s because there were so many Pridgeon and Walker, display from 11 a.m. to 1 concerns within Senate about who serve as QPOC exec- p.m. Wednesday, Nation- our organization being circum- utive director and deputy al Coming Out Day, at the vented,” Sen. Julia Grant said. director, respectively, have Union at UM Pride Net- “I’m happy they showed up, interviewed eight students work’s table, and it will be and I’m happy that they actu- so far, and they have at premiered at UM Pride Net- ally do care in a way that they least three more interviews work’s Tuesday meeting. planned. Neither Walk- will actually show up when the er nor Pridgeon expected student body is questioning “Hear Me Out” to get as much interest as it has so far. “I was nervous. It’s hard Thurs., Oct. 12 to be out and to be a per- 6 pm at Off Square Books son of color. There’s a lot of stigma around being Thacker Mountain Radio ON THE SQUARE out. I still don’t know how IN OXFORD big this could get, because there are a lot of people who ADAM are afraid,” Pridgeon said. CHARLIE JANE “Black culture is not very GUSSOW ANDERS open to gay people.” Walker said there is still with with hesitance and fear among BEYOND people of color to join the ALL THE project, and she is mind- THE ful of how she conducts in- (UNC Press, pb. BIRDS IN terviews and presents the 29.95) CROSSROADS: project. (Tor Books, pb. 15.99) THE DEVIL AND THE BLUES TRADITION THE SKY 38430 Call 236.2262 for details or to reserve signed copies www.squarebooks.com 39378
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said. “That’s really what the PLAQUE drive was for making this state- continued from page 1 ment.” Brown said releasing a state- ment allowed the voices of to recover the cost of damages the students in SASI and UM from the driver of the vehicle in NAACP to be heard. the incident,” Whittington said. “We’re using this oppor- Students Against Social In- tunity to make this space on justice and the UM NAACP campus more welcome, more released a statement Tuesday comfortable,” Brown said. “A criticizing the university’s deci- lot of things that happen here sion to repair the statue. happen on other campuses, but “The repair and continued because of the history, because display of this monument by of the past, anything that hap- the University of Mississippi pens on University of Missis- will be viewed as a disregard sippi’s campus is exemplifi ed for the safety and inclusion of because of our history.” Black students, staff , and facul- She said that for the univer- ty,” the statement read. sity to move the statue to the Taia McAfee, SASI president Confederate cemetery on cam- and UM NAACP secretary, said pus or to a museum would be a that when she fi rst heard about big success and an opportunity the repairs, she was angry and for the university to continue disappointed. She, SASI secre- is, was charged with driving its movement and progression tary Em Gill and UM NAACP under the infl uence, expired towards diversity and change president JoJo Brown decided tag, no proof of liability insur- on campus. to take this opportunity to write ance and no driver’s license. “The University of Mississip- a statement sharing the voices Neither Lewis nor the passen- pi is always stressing how it’s a of both groups. ger in the truck with him at the family,” Brown said. “Families “We felt that, to show the time of the crash was a current eat dinner at the same table to- power of the students, we were or former student or employee gether, and if everybody’s not going to release a joint one,” of the university. eating, then how is it a family? McAfee said. The University Police Depart- It’s a big deal to me that every- She said the university seems ment has released a statement one is comfortable.” to be moving very swiftly to saying nothing indicated that Ole Miss administrators complete this project, so now the accident was intentional. have seen the statement and was the opportune time to The statue was erected in the are working to arrange a meet- speak up. Circle in 1906, dedicated by ing with representatives from “Students have been fi ghting Oxford and Lafayette County both SASI and UM NAACP, ac- for this since before I came to citizens. The Chancellor’s Advi- cording to Whittington. this university, and I felt like it sory Committee on History and The Confederate soldier stat- was very timely and necessary Context, established by Chan- ue and its contextualization for us to release a statement,” cellor Jeff rey Vitter to help add plaque, which have recently McAfee said. context to campus sites and been the center of many de- Brown said the UM NAACP buildings, led the eff ort to place bates relating to Confederate PHOTOS BY: LANA FERGUSON does not support the Confed- a contextualization plaque in monuments in Oxford, were erate soldier statue being in the front of the statue. The plaque Barricades and caution tape were placed around the Confederate soldier damaged when a truck crashed center of campus. was placed in March 2016. statue after a pickup truck ran into it Sept. 16. Repairs began Monday. into the statue the night of Sept. “It’s not a good look,” Brown 16. The driver, Coty Pierce Lew-
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In this week’s Word on the Street, we went around campus BEN SALVADOR to find out who’s going to Everybody’s Formal on Friday. “As a senior, I think I’ll go just to have the most experiences I can before I graduate and to spend time with friends.”
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Annual Harvest Supper transforms Rowan Oak
MEGAN SWARTZFAGER pand this year’s supper to versity; Philip Jackson, as- STAFF WRITER serve 550 guests. sociate professor of art; and “It has grown so fast and Jason Bouldin, whose paint- become so popular just by ings are also featured on in- Rowan Oak’s pasture fenc- word of mouth,” event coor- vitations sent to last year’s es will come down Thursday dinator Debra Nelson said. Harvest Supper sponsors. evening to make room for “Tickets sold out the day we Some pieces are sold the University of Mississippi opened them up to the pub- through a silent auction, and Museum’s sixth annual Har- lic. There are some really others are sold in live auc- vest Supper. interesting people who are tion during the Harvest Sup- The Harvest Supper dinner going to be there.” per. The silent auction will and art auction takes place Large sums of money are begin at 6:30 p.m., and the every year on the grounds donated to the museum live auction begins at 8:05 of William Faulkner’s home, during this event, but anoth- p.m. Those interested in Rowan Oak. The event is the er source of income is the art submitting an absentee bid museum’s main fundraiser. auction. Each year, Friends should contact the museum A signifi cant portion of of the Museum approaches before 5 p.m. Wednesday. money raised by the event artists — mainly local ones All artwork being auctioned comes from ticket sales. — to ask them to donate art. at the Harvest Supper will COURTESY: UM MUSEUM Tickets are guaranteed to This year, 16 pieces from 15 be on display in the museum museum donors who give at diff erent artists will be avail- until the day of the event. They will also fi nance acqui- The grounds of Rowan or above the $500 level. Af- able at auction. The funds raised through sitions and the museum’s Oak, which are open to the ter Labor Day, the museum Artists donating works to donations and the sale of education programs. public from dawn to dusk made tickets available to the this year’s auction include tickets and artwork will be According to the muse- most days of the year, are public for $150 each. It sold internationally recognized used to fund museum eff orts um’s website, “Harvest Sup- familiar to many in the Ox- 400 tickets last year, but in- sculptor Tom Corbin; Robert like the maintenance of ex- per provides a quintessential ford community, but the creased interest in the event Malone, adjunct assistant hibits, Rowan Oak, the Wal- Oxford-Ole Miss experience grounds will be transformed led event coordinators to ex- professor of art at the uni- ton-Young Historic House – a picturesque evening at during the event. The cross- and Bailey’s Woods Trail. Faulkner’s Rowan Oak.” bars of the pasture fence will be temporarily removed to D D allow patrons to move more freely across the grounds, and the area will be strung Drivers Wanted with lights. Guests will have ORDER ONLINE dinner outdoors, and the $ per hour WWW.DOMINOS.COM auction will take place in up to15 cash paid nightly the same area where Faulk- OPEN LATE ner himself once entertained Apply online at jobs.dominos.com guests. 662.236.3030 27977 or in person - 1603 W. Jackson Ave Food will be provided by Elizabeth Heiskell Catering ACROSS 50 1977 George Burns SOLUTION TO 10.9.2017 PUZZLE 1 One of the Baldwin film and A&N Catering, two Ox- brothers 53 Average ford-based catering compa- 5 Absurd 54 Russian drink 10 Deck quartet 58 Mass communication nies. There will also be musi- 14 Actress Rogers 61 Would ___ to you? cal performances by Shardé 15 Celestial body 62 “A Death in the Family” 16 Swallow eagerly author Thomas & the Rising Star 17 Pack ___ (quit) 63 Spring sign Fife and Drum Band as well 18 Inexorable 64 Nick Charles’s wife as the Mosquitoville Players. CLASSIFIEDS INFORMATION 20 State Farm rival 65 Tear 22 Entirely 66 Mall unit The event begins at 6:30 23 Sir ___ Newton was an 67 Sudden blast of wind p.m. Thursday. Although English mathematician 24 Aquarium build up DOWN this year’s event has reached 26 SAT takers 1 What ___ mind capacity, those interested in 27 Polite agreement reader? 30 Reindeer of North 2 Local attending next year’s Har- America 3 Discharge devices 46 Firmly implanted vest Supper can fi nd infor- 26 Droopy 34 Nutlike kernel 4 Aromatic bark 47 More spine tingling mation through the UM Mu- 35 Biblical trio 5 Here, in Le Havre 27 Some locks 49 Electromagnetic 28 Omit in pronunciation 36 Barley bristle 6 Polite refusal telecommunication seum’s website. 37 Legal claim 7 Sufficient 29 Campaign tactic 50 Actor Sharif 38 Conductor Salli 8 1994 Jodie Foster film 30 Automotive vehicle 40 ... ___ saw Elba 9 JFK listing 31 Less covered 51 Enormous
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BEN MILLER don’t like not winning games. STAFF WRITER Everything I can do, I’m doing.” Coatney’s numbers continue to exceed what’s traditionally The Rebels are in trouble. Af- expected of an interior defen- ter winning two so-called “cup- sive lineman. He recorded eight cake” games at home, their re- tackles, including three for a cord quickly dropped to an ugly loss against Auburn, even as the 2-3, courtesy of a brutal three- defensive unit allowed the op- game road trip. In the past 120 position 44 points. Those num- minutes of gameplay, the Ole bers are more likely to come Miss defense has allowed 110 from linebackers and defensive points. That’s the kind of stat ends, and opposing teams are line only a basketball coach quickly taking notice. would be proud of. And while “The last couple of games, Auburn’s win rocked Oxford, I’ve been getting a lot of dou- the Rebels found a hint of solace ble teams. Actually, I’ve been in their improved second-half getting mostly double teams,” performance. Coatney said. “But when I get a “It’s obviously not a positive single block, I take advantage of note,” quarterback Shea Patter- it. Even if I get a double team, son said. “But it’s better than we I’ll fi nd a way to take advantage did versus Alabama.” of it.” At the forefront of last week- Opposing teams are not the end’s second-half resurgence, only ones noticing Coatney’s a young star stepped onto the production. His teammates main stage. Sophomore defen- have begun looking to the sive tackle Josiah Coatney is young tackle for inspiration taking a position of leadership as the group looks to rebound PHOTO BY: WILSON BENTON and respect on the Mississippi from recent struggles. Coatney defense, and he has the num- is ready to accept the role. Matt Luke locks the Vaught with the team before running on the fi eld for the game against UT Martin earlier this season. bers to back up that role. 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ETHAN WRIGHT perfect game against South- STAFF WRITER ern Union. As if she wasn’t feared enough on the mound, Lee Following its best season in added 17 doubles and a high- school history, Ole Miss soft- ly respectable .369 batting ball is making the off season average to her already im- rounds in an eight-game fall pressive resume. Following schedule. This prelude into one of the most dominant the Rebels’ highly anticipat- seasons for a pitcher in Mis- ed follow-up continues with a sissippi junior college his- visit to Mississippi Gulf Coast tory, Lee became the fi rst Community College this af- Bulldog to sign a scholarship ternoon, the former home of with an SEC softball team. Rebel ace Kaitlin Lee. Last year, her fi rst with Lee, a senior from Gulf- the Rebels, the 5-foot-6-inch port, played her fi rst two wonder captured the nation- collegiate seasons with the al spotlight with a breakout MGCCC Bulldogs and quick- season. Setting school sin- ly made a name for herself at gle-season records for com- the junior college level. Then plete games (27), shutouts boasting a 20-4 record and a (10), innings pitched (249.2) 1.79 ERA, Lee helped guide and starts (37), Lee proved the Bulldogs to a ninth-place she had what it takes to not fi nish in the NJCAA Division only play in the SEC but also II National Tournament in to compete nationally at the her fi rst season. Division I level. Again, the ac- The following year, the colades poured in, reaffi rm- PHOTO BY: TAYLAR TEEL freshman phenom transi- ing the star’s place on top. Pitcher Katlin Lee throws the fi rst strike in a game against Memphis earlier this season. Lee will play against her former tioned to sophomore star, From Second Team All-SEC community college Wednesday. earning honors such as NJ- honors to receiving Second Now, more than a year and a hefty collection of re- are higher than ever for the CAA Division II All-Ameri- Team All-American honors removed from her pro- tired MGCCC batters. right-handed pitcher, Lee’s can and MAJCJ Pitcher of the and an SEC Championship gram-shaking transfer to Ole Upon the conclusion of the trend of annual improve- Year. Lee improved in nearly MVP award, Lee replicated Miss, Lee will fi nally meet fall season, Ole Miss — led ment shows she will likely every statistical category, im- the success she fostered at her old team again today. by Lee and fellow seniors once again burst through proving on an already deadly MGCCC by growing it into an Whether the reunion is warm Paige McKinney and Alex those expectations and possi- delivery. Her 0.84 ERA was undeniable showcase of tal- and congratulatory or cold Schneider, among others — bly rewrite the record books second in the nation, she ent. The Rebels found yet an- and attacking, the result will will move into preparation along the way. struck out 138 batters in 167 other junior college diamond surely be enjoyable. Knowing for its regular season in the innings and she even threw a in the rough. Lee, expect plenty of head spring. While expectations
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