The SpringHillian

Volume 111, Issue 3 March 12, 2020 Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

SHC Experiences Recent Vandalism

Nathan Taylor | Reporter
Spring Hill College is
searching for culprits of
vandalism in several class-
rooms that caused classes
to be canceled on February
14, leaving the school with a
large mess to clean up right
before Badger Day.
Room 325 in the Lucey Ad-
ministration Center and 227
in Quinlan Hall were defaced
in the prank. No cameras
caught footage of the per-
petrators and they have yet
to come forward. However,
they have not gotten away
with it yet. According to the
Vice President of Student
Affairs, Kevin Abel, SHC is
“continuing to investigate
this incident.”
The morning after the
prank, students and in-
structors discovered sever-
al classrooms covered in a
film of fire extinguisher foam
that had settled into white
dust. The dust covered the
classrooms’ carpets, tables,
and chairs. At first, some
professors proposed con-
tinuing with class. However,
students quickly protested
against this idea, citing the
dangers of inhaling or com-
ing into skin contact with the
chemicals used in fire extin-
guisher foam.
A similar act of vandalism
occurred about a week pri-
or on the second and third
floors of New Hall. A stu-
dent in one of the cancelled
classes, a resident advi-
sor named Claire Witt, was
on duty when the vandals
sprayed the halls with fire
extinguishers, setting off the
fire alarms and causing the
building to be evacuated.
In the process, Witt came
in contact with some of the
fire extinguisher dust, which
caused her to feel nauseous
to the point of vomiting and
her skin to become irritated.
Her unfortunate reaction
proves that these pranks are
much more than harmless
jokes.
According to Poison Con-
trol, when used in areas
with poor airflow “fire
extinguishers can produce
serious toxicity [that] would
require medical evaluation.” Nathan Taylor | Photographer
Because the incident oc-
in that position by a disre- in the prank has been talked
curred the weekend before
spectful act by a member or about among students, sub-
Badger Day “The facilities
members of the Spring Hill stantial evidence that a fra-
staff had to focus their ef-
community,” said Abel. ternity is responsible has yet
forts on clean-up of the
Student fees for matters to be revealed. Due to these
classrooms in addition to
such as this are not assessed circumstances, student me-
preparing the campus for the
until the end of the semester dia cannot report an offi-
weekend. They did a terrific
and, because of the ongoing cial number for any possible
job of making sure every-
investigation, students in fines issued to students at
thing got done despite the
New Hall have yet to be fined. this time.
vandalism. It is unfortunate,
While fraternity involvement
however, that they were put

SGA Holds 2020 Elections

Eleanor Grindinger | Reporter
The SHC Student Govern-
ment Association is getting
ready for its next election
season for President and
Vice President of the student
body.
Cade Dernlan, current
SGA President, explains that
serving over the past year
with his Vice President, Grif-
fin Morgan, has been full of
exciting events such as the
December Tree Lighting and
the Mardi Gras Parade. Dern-
lan says, “We are so excited
and blessed to have so many
impassioned students deter-
mined to lead our student
body into the future, and we
should not let this luxury slip
through our fingers.” Dernlan
and Morgan advise students
to get to know the candi-
dates and their platforms.
Three pairs of students
are running for the title of
President and Vice President
of the SGA. The pairs are:
Luis Hernandez and Sabrina
Cruz; Fergus O’Rourke and
Payton Moseley; Matthew
Lash and Dionte Rudolph.
The candidates have already
begun campaigning in many
ways such as speaking to
Greek organizations at their
chapters and putting up fly-
ers around campus.
Each pair of candidates
has different platforms and
approaches to the election
process, for example, Her-
nandez says that the first
thing he and Cruz plan on
doing if elected is to, “Make
sure the campus starts re-
cycling again. We would like
to emphasize to the student
body the importance of the
3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, and Re-
cycle).” These two candidates
are taking an environmental
approach for the campaign
as well as aiming to improve
athletic facilities. Because
both Hernandez and Cruz
play soccer for Spring Hill,
their campaign involves im-
proving the workout room
and possibly making one of
the racquetball courts into
a room for stretching and
physical therapy.
As for O’Rourke and Mose-
ley, the team is focusing their
capaign on listening to the
ideas of students. O’Rourke
says, “In the event that I am
elected, the very first thing I
will do is set up ‘office hours’
for two hours a week where
students can come to me
with any ideas, suggestions
and concerns they have
about Spring Hill.”
The duo is very adamant
about working hard. Moseley
states, “We hope the student
body will see that Fergus
and I genuinely care about
Spring Hill. We want to see
our full potential as a college
to be realized.” The two want
to focus on making Spring
Matthew Lash Luis Hernandez
Hill SGA a welcoming place
where any student can come
to them with any ideas.
Lash and Rudolph’s plat-
form includes the proposal
of a ‘tuition-freeze’ to the
school. This is an idea that
the price that tuition is when
incoming students sign their
enrollment form to Spring
Hill will stay the same for all
four years. Lash explains, “We
are really excited about our
proposal for a tuition-freeze
on campus… It’s something
that a lot of colleges around
the United States are im-
plementing, and it has been
shown to increase enroll-
Fergus O’Rourke
ment significantly.” The duo
believes that doing this will
highly increase graduation
and enrollment rates.
According to the SGA social
media accounts, the cam-
paign period opened Sunday,
March 8.
In addition, the school
will hold the Vice-Presiden-
tial debate on March 11 and
the Presidential debate on
March 12. Students can vote
on March 13, and the results
will be presented the next
day.
2 The SpringHillian NEWS
SHC Updates Students on Coronavirus
Ashleigh Kerr | Reporter
As the coronavirus
(COVID-19) continues to
spread, SHC is taking pre-
cautions to ensure the safety
of everyone on campus.
President Joe Lee an-
nounced that starting on
Mar. 10, the college will be
covering the co-pay fee to
anyone who is experiencing
flu-like or upper respirato-
ry symptoms. Authorization
from Student Affairs will be
required for students who
want to visit the Greater Mo-
bile Urgent Care. While the
SHC Emergency Manage-
ment Team is planning for
the virus if it should come,
they are also in contact with
the federal, state and city
health authorities.
The U.S. Department of
State raised the advisory to
a Level 4: Do Not Travel in
the regions of Lombardy and
Veneto which are both just
north of Bologna, Italy. All
U.S. study abroad students
were sent home from the
SHC Italy Center after travel
advisory was at a Level 3: Re-
consider Travel. Spring Hill
SHC Makes Changes to Housing Application
Eleanor Grindinger | Reporter
With housing coming up
fast, Spring Hill College has
made changes to the housing
application process.
This includes a specific appli-
cation for the Fairway apart-
ments, having some resi-
dence halls missing from the
application, and implement-
ing new requirements for
apartment applicants. Holly
Banning, Director of Resi-
dence Life and Community
Standards, explained that
the housing application pro-
cess will be slightly different
from past years pertaining
to the Fairway apartments.
There will be a specific ap-
plication for those wishing
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College is working hard to
make sure that all SHC stu-
dents are safe as this issue
continues.
According to BBC News, It-
aly has quarantined over 16
million people to try to stop
the spreading of the virus.
Pope Francis delivered his
first live-streamed Sunday
prayer to avoid the crowds,
and said he was “close
through prayer” with those
affected by the virus. The
measures that Italy is taking
will be in effect until April 3.
The college has placed ex-
tra antibacterial and clean-
ing supplies throughout the
campus.
Housekeeping schedules
have doubled in high-traffic
areas and the Aramark staff
already has a preparedness
plan for this kind of situa-
tion. Students will receive
updated information from
the college as it comes in.
The college is planning for
the possibility, if it should
arise, to continue classes on-
line for the remainder of the
semester.
to live in the apartments in
addition to a selection day
only for those applicants.
The apartment selection
day will be prior to the rest
of the housing selection. In
addition, mandatory housing
selection meetings will be
held through the month of
March. Banning also explains
to clear up some confusion
on campus that, “Only fourth
year Seniors or above are al-
lowed to live in the Fairways.
This has always been the re-
quirement.” Sabrina Cruz,
a student on the housing
selection committee, tells
students, “I’m hoping every-
thing goes well and that peo-
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Lee stated that as of March
2, none of the students are
experiencing any symptoms
nor have tested positive for
the virus. By following the
guidelines from the Ala-
bama Department of Public
Health, students are to stay
in their homes for 14 days
and be cleared by medical
professionals before visiting
campus. Junior Tara Sum-
mers, who was in Bologna,
expressed, “We are all so
heartbroken and clueless as
to what we should do next.
This was the best opportu-
nity and experience I’ve ever
had, and it’s being ripped out
from under me. We have no
control over it. We are dev-
astated.”
Jordan Byrne, assistant di-
rector of the Italy Center,
said that it is too early to
determine anything for Fall
semester students. This is a
day by day issue. The school
has yet to decide on Summer
2020 in Italy. Ashley Rains,
director of media and public
relations at Spring Hill, said,
“As of this moment, Summer
ple follow directions to make
it all go easier. I think that all
the Seniors are going to have
a spot in the fairways. It’s go-
ing to be fun to be all togeth-
er for our last year.”
As for other stu-
dents, O’Leary Hall and
Walsh Hall will continue to
be closed next year. Banning
explains that this is because,
“We want to have residen-
tial communities which are
vibrant and provide the best
community experience liv-
ing on campus.” Spring Hill
College aims for on-campus
residents to have the best
housing experience possible
by keeping students in close
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2020 students are being told
not to purchase their airline
tickets as the situation with
the new coronavirus un-
folds.”
Some of the Italy Center stu-
dents were concerned about
finishing the courses they
were taking. Rains explained
that the school is trying to
put together online and pos-
sibly streaming classes for
the students. That way they
can finish the semester with-
out having to worry about
being behind. Since they will
be completing their current
classes online, they will not
be moving back to campus
until the Fall semester.
Byrne stated that before
the advisory level changed,
Student washing hands | Ashleigh Kerr
communities. These halls
will be reopened once the
college receives enough stu-
dents that desire to live on
campus.
This situation oc-
curred this semester when
the Freshman baseball team
along with four rugby play-
ers living in Viragh had to
move to the first floor of
Walsh West due to the need
of extensive repairs in their
pod. The water pressure in
the pod was not up to stan-
dards, so the team met with
Banning to work out a plan.
Being student athletes, wa-
ter pressure is essential to
their hygiene and was not
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Italy Center students were
asked to stay in Bologna to
reduce the risk of getting in-
fected with the disease. It is
believed that the disease is
easily transmitted through
air travel and other means
of public transportation. Ac-
cording to the World Health
Organization, older people
have a higher risk of becom-
ing ill with the virus, but they
still advise all ages to pro-
tect themselves from the vi-
rus. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention lists
daily habits that can help
prevent the risk of getting
infected.
suitable for the needs of the
players. Freshman baseball
player, Cade Simpson, says,
“I was excited about mov-
ing to Walsh because it is so
close to everything on cam-
pus.” The boys will be living
in Walsh for the remainder
of the semester while the re-
pairs are being made.
However, other Vi-
ragh pods have been having
similar issues with water
pressure. Momo Cranley, Vi-
ragh resident, states, “Mostly
everyone in Viragh has bad
water pressure. Sometimes
the water pressure will go
out in the middle of your
shower.”
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Volume 111, Issue 3 OPINION 3
Coronavirus Affects European Sports
Matthew Moreno | Reporter

Coronavirus has already
caused plenty of tragic
deaths around the world, but
now it is also causing a huge
impact on sports worldwide.
Series A, a well established
first-division soccer league
in Italy had to refrain fans
from going to these games
due to this virus.
Two top teams in Italy, with
a lot of history behind them,
looked to match up on March
8. The battle between Inter
Milan and Juventus had to be
done behind closed doors.
According to BBC.com, “It-
aly has been the European
country worst hit by corona-
virus so far, with over 9,000
confirmed cases and more
than 450 deaths.” With these
statistics, countries are try-
ing to be as safe as possible
to keep people from coming
into contact with others.
Refraining fans from going
to the games has not only
hit the Italian league but
has affected the Champions
League, a prestigious Eu-
ropean Championship. The
idea of keeping fans out of
these professional games is
hard for the players, but it
needed at this time. Imagine
going from playing in front
of 100,000 fans every week-
end to only playing in front
of your team and coaching
staff. This will have an imme-
diate impact on the players
who play for the hype and
momentum of the fan base.
For some, it is the reason
they play.
This idea of not having a
fan base in European soccer
has also come across to the
NBA platform. Lebron James,
one of the biggest influences
in basketball, was asked what
he would do if there was not
a fan base at his games. He
fiercely responded by say-
ing, “We play games without
the fans? Nah that’s impossi-
ble, I ain’t playing … if there’s
no fans in the arena, I ain’t
playing, I play for the fans.”
Would it be the same if there
was not anyone to cheer
these players on, or help
them have that home game
advantage? Can the presence
of a fan base influence games
differently? Although keep-
ing players away from fans
and any outside contact is
the safest option, I do agree
with Lebron because many
athletes play for the fans. It
will be extremely difficult for
some of these players to gain
motivation and perform at
the potential that they usu-
ally do. Although I agree that
it will cause some issues, for
some players they may see
this as a sign of relief. Play-
ing in front of thousands of
fans can be overwhelming at
times for some, but this can
allow
Juventus v. Inter Milan | Photo Courtesy of
BBC.com
them to take a deep breath
and relieve that pressure.
We only learn more and
more about this virus, and
the actions taken upon it are
currently needed. What does
the future hold for the Eu-
ropean soccer league or any
sport, in general, that is fan-
based? Time will only tell the
future of the sports indus-
try, and their plans to keep
the players and fans happy
while simultaneously keep-
ing them safe.

Manipulation of Reality Television

Megan Lear | Reporter
Season 24 of The Bachelor
came to an end Tuesday fol-
lowing the two-part season
finale. Peter Weber, of season
15 of The Bachelorette, and
his choice of 30 women par-
ticipated in what ABC called
‘the most dramatic season
yet.’ We’ve seen champagne
theft, retired pageant queen
confrontations and an un-
necessarily awkward Fantasy
Suites weekend. But would
this season truly be as dra-
matic without alleged pro-
ducer manipulation?
Reality television is infa-
mous for its loosely script-
ed nature, with writers and
producers on deck to boost
what dramatics may already
be present; the game show
antics of The Bachelor are no
exception. In ex-producer
Amy Kaufman’s expose about
the show, she notes several
tactics the crew would use in
an attempt to boost ratings.
Some methods were milder
than others, such as placing
two head-butting girls in the
same place at the same time,
while other methods were
borderline invasive, such as
tracking girls’ menstrual cy-
cles to coordinate increased
emotions.
So, it’s far from secrecy that
reality television is about as
real as primetime WWE Raw,
but should we be reward-
ing potentially invasive and
unnecessary manipulation?
I think not. Admittedly, I’m experienced any public bud- to a pretty unique season
not attached to The Bache- get cuts, so one can only as- finale. While I feel it’s im-
lor like some of my peers are. sume the producers thought moral to mess with peoples’
In fact, this is the first year cramming the final three la- emotions for financial gain, I
I’ve watched the show. While dies in the same tight space don’t believe it’s unethical in
I’ve enjoyed some of the hi- would create some type of show business. In fact, I’d say
larious high jinks, like the drama. And it did - emotions it’s in the nature of reality TV.
great Champagne-Gate, I’ve ran high in the final four ep-
scratched my head at others. isodes of the season, leading
Collectively, fans on Twitter
were confused and angered
the final three women had to
share a single hotel suite in
the show’s highly anticipated
Fantasy Suites episode.
For those unaware, the last
three women standing are
typically invited by the Bach-
elor for a night of seclud-
ed relationship building in a
dreamy resort. Each spends
their individual time with the
Bachelor while the other two
women hang out in their cor-
responding rooms. But this
year, each of the girls shared
the same room because…
Peter Weber of The Bachelor | Photo Courtesy of
why not? The Bachelor hasn’t
TVGuide.com

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4 The SpringHillian AROUND THE HILL March 12, 2020

Blooming flowers outside of St.

Joseph’s Chapel
| Eleanor Grindinger

Students enjoying the weather

on Rydex
| Ashleigh Kerr

Students getting ready for a

track meet
| Matt Brent

Students studying in the

library
| Ashleigh Kerr
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Students walking to Skips

| Matthew Moreno

TKE sand volleyball tournament in action

| Eleanor Grindinger

Students show up to watch sand volleyball

| Matthew Moreno
6 The SpringHillian LIFESTYLE March 12, 2020

Kristyn Russell Accepts New CSI Position

Alexis Williams | Reporter
Over Christmas break, stu-
dents were emailed about a
new faculty member in the
Director of Center of Student
Involvements chair position.
Kristyn Russell is a well-
known staff member who
has transitioned from the
Foley Center to the Center
of Student Involvement. Be-
ing from New York, Kristyn
received her Bachelor of Arts
from the State University of
New York. Russell later re-
ceived her Masters at Canis-
ius College in Buffalo, NY.
Russell was very active in
the Foley Center and helped
students connect to their
perfect volunteer sites.
Along with this, she also
helped students find their
purpose for service. She still
helps out the Arrupe Schol-
ar LLC, which is housing for
students that are dedicat-
ed to service. Although she
has begun her new position,
Russell still keeps in contact
with her Foley Center stu-
dents.
Transitioning from one de-
partment to another can be
difficult, but not for Kristyn
Russell. “The change has
been a very rewarding ex-
perience. I have had the op-
portunity to meet so many
more students and also see
Foley Center students in
a new light. Everyone has
been so welcoming and ap-
preciative of my presence.
Overall, I feel like I have hit
the ground running and have
enjoyed working closely with
my students to plan and/or
support programs such as
fraternity and sorority re-
cruitment, 100 Days, Mardi
Gras Ball, etc,” said Kristyn
Russell, Director of Center
of Student Involvement (CSI).
She is enjoying her transition
in every step.
Russell feels that she adds
something fresh and new to
CSI. Previously working in
Student Affairs at other In-
stitutions including three Je-
suit Institutions, she brings
what she learned from the-
ses previous positions to
her new title in CSI. Russell
states, “I feel this will bring
about some more innovative
ideas and collaborations to
CSI.”
Of course, when coming to
a new job, you have to bring
ideas to the table. Russell
has added great ideas in the
short couple of months that
she has been there. Russell
stated one of her new proj-
ects for CSI is, “Leadership
Development curriculum/
programs for Spring Hill Col-
lege students.” She is still at
the developing stages of this
new project. She shared the
outcome she expects from
this new project by stating,
“In partnership with Resi-
develop as a leader on cam- have better life skills. “Spring
dence Life, we will be intro-
pus and in the community.” Hill is a unique place. Our
ducing a first-year living and
However, this is only half of faculty and staff have so
learning community (LLC)
the outcomes wanted from much to offer our students.
in Viragh Hall for the 2020-
this project. I hope to work more inten-
2021 academic year. Badgers
In closing with Russell, she tionally than I already have
LEAD LLC will be a commu-
talked about how excited she with other departments on
nity for first-year students
is to meet the students in CSI campus. I feel this will create
interested in developing
as she was when she was in more cohesion and a better
their leadership skills, learn
the Foley Center. She cannot experience all around for our
about different leadership
wait to spread her wings and students,” said Kristyn Rus-
styles including their own,
help Spring Hill students to sell.
and be provided with tools to

“I Still Believe” Out In Theaters

Staff Reporter

“I Still Believe,” the Lions-
gate Films commercial movie
filmed in part on the Spring
Hill campus last summer,
makes its commercial debut
on Friday, March 13.
The film, starring K.J. Apa,
Britt Robinson, Gary Sinise
and Shania Twain, tells a
Christian-themed story
about Jeremy Camp, con-
temporary Christian music
artist and his wife’s struggle
with cancer. A number of
SHC students served as ex-
tras and crew in the produc-
tion.
The Lionsgate company, on
contract to shoot on the SHC
campus, brought cast and
crew to the college in late
May and early June of 2019.
Filming occurred at Skip’s
Place, Rydex Commons, the
exterior between Yenni Hall
and the Barter Student Cen-
Photo Credit: Lionsgate
ter, New Hall, and the Barter
Room and second floor of
Burke Library.
Two residence halls rooms
at SHC carry a lasting mem- about leadership with them,
ory of the film: New Hall got to know some of them,
room 150 served as the dorm and posed for pictures with
room of the character played them individually, Rains said.
by Robinson, and Skip’s Place The film is showing lo-
room 244 played the same cally beginning Friday at
role the character played by AMC-Mobile 16 on Schil-
Apa. The film crew repaint- linger Road, the Regal Mo-
ed the rooms especially for bile theater on Satchel Paige
scenes shot in the rooms, Drive, and on the Eastern
and those colors remain on Shore at Premier Theater
the walls today, said Ashley in Spanish Fort and at AMC
Rains, director of media and Classic theater in Daphne.
public relations at SHC.
Rains also remembers a
more personal legacy left by
Sinise, a Hollywood veteran
known for his roles in “For-
rest Gump” and the CBS tele-
vision series, “CSI: NY.” Sinise,
who has long supported U.S.
military and veterans caus-
es, learned that Army ROTC
students were on the cam-
pus during the filming. He
met with the students, talked
 Volume 111 Issue 3
Renovations Begin At Stan Galle Field
Ethan Mercer | Reporter
A new brick wall started to
be put in place this past Sun-
day at Stan Galle Field. The
historic baseball field has
been longing for fence reno-
vation down the visitor side
and this past Sunday started
the process.
What is commonly believed
to be America’s oldest ac-
tive collegiate baseball field,
Stan Galle Field has sourced
memories of America’s past
time since 1889. With great
history comes great looks,
and everyone on the Spring
Hill Campus all recognizes
the unique ivy brick wall that
sides Quinlan Hall and the
Badgers dugout. Now that
historic look will soon be
mirrored on the visitor side.
After a tough loss Sunday,
the Baseball team tore down
the old chainlink fence that
Softball Experiences Successful Weekend
Matthew Brent | Reporter
This past weekend, the
Spring Hill College Badgers
softball team swept Lane
College Dragons across three
games.
The Badgers started off the
weekend by winning both of
their Saturday games with
scores of 3-0 and 4-0 while
ending the series with a 3-1
win on their Sunday game.
These wins are important for
the Spring Hill team as Lane
Contruction at Stan Galle Field | Ethan Mercer
was there and started the
process for an outside con-
tractor to finish the job. The
chainlink fence has not been
the greatest look for the his-
toric field and the team is ex-
cited about new renovation.
The buzz around the lock-
er room intrigued me to get
some insight into how they
feel towards the brick wall.
Veteran right-hand pitcher
AJ Fell had this to say, “I think
the new brick wall is going
College is one of their SIAC
conference opponents, add-
ing extra pressure to walk
away with a win.
When asked about the
wekend series, Spring Hill
College softball coach, Steve
Kittrell, was very proud of
the girls for playing well as
a team and working togeth-
er for the wins. Kittrell dis-
cussed the strengths of the
team that shined this week-
SPORTS
to truly complete Stan Galle
Field. The chain-link fence
is out of date and I think the
new brick will preserve the
historic attributes of the
field while making it appear
much nicer.” Senior short-
stop Danny Rodriguez said,
“It will fit into the aesthetic
look of the field and create a
new nice spot for fans to en-
joy the game as well”.
Not only does the wall cre-
ate a better look for the field,
end as well, saying, “We have
been focusing on our pitch-
ing and defense. If we want
to win a conference champi-
onship, we have to improve
on that, and I’m glad to say
we are.”
This improvement may
seem unneeded at first
glance after the results of
this weekend’s games, but
Kittrell is thinking ahead to
the Badger’s performance in
but it also creates a new way
the field plays on the left
side. For so long, the weak
chainlink fence did not have
a solid impact on the left
foul territory. Baseballs slip-
ping under the fence, weak
ricochets, and tricky navi-
gation all created problems
for the team. But now with
a solid, sturdy brick wall, the
foul territory has some new
learning curves. Fell went
on to say “The obvious fac-
tors definitely come into
play such as how the ball will
come off the wall compared
to the fence, but I don’t think
it will be too much of an is-
sue”. Someone who the wall
affects, more importantly, is
outfielder and utility play-
er, Grayson Williams, who
had something to say about
the new wall. “I don’t think it
the conference champion-
ship. Kittrell said, “Our con-
ference has improved as a
whole. Last year we won, but
I think that every team in our
conference has improved,
so I hope we have improved
just as much as them.” With
a conference tournament
coming up this weekend for
the Spring Hill softball team,
we will see just how much
the conference has improved
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will have too much of an im-
pact on the way it plays but
players on the left side of the
field will definitely have to
be more aware of where the
fence is. Running into a brick
wall is much different than
running into a chain-link
fence” said Williams.
The new wall is steadily
coming and has more than
just an aesthetic look. With
a new way to play the left
foul territory, and the poten-
tial affect it has in recruiting
down the road. The bricks
will leave an impact on this
program for many years to
come. The next home game
for the Badgers is March
28th, against Tuskegee Uni-
versity, so come out and look
at the renovated field and
defending SIAC Champions.
since last year.
Stay connected with how
the Spring Hill softball team
does at the SIAC Softball
Crossover Tournament in
Jasper, Alabama from March
12 th to March 14 th . You can
learn how the
team performs on the Spring
Hill Badgers athletic page.
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