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We beat St. Mary's 2-0 to finish the weekend 2-3. Next up is another 5 game series in Austin, TX  2/16- 2/18 with doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday.

Trainer  7 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 9 K

Norton 2-3, 2B, RBI

Thompson 1-2, RBI

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AUSTIN, Texas – Indiana Softball's comeback bid fell just short as the Hoosiers fell to the University of Texas in Thursday's Texas Invitational opener, 2-1.
 
The Longhorns' only runs of the game came on a two-run homer by Devon Tunning in the first, bringing in Stephanie Wong, who had reached on a lead-off walk.
 
The Hoosiers (2-4) out-hit Texas, 6-3, however five of those base knocks came with two outs.
 
Sophomore pitcher Tara Trainer tossed her third complete game of the year, striking out seven.
 
Indiana looked to get going early as senior Erin Lehman reached on a third baseman fielding error in the first frame, but a double play on a bunt attempt from junior Rebecca Blitz ended that threat. A two-out double by CaraMia Tsirigos followed by a long at-bat for Taylor Uden resulted in a walk, but both were stranded on a flyout.
 
The Hoosiers again put a pair of runners on in the fourth after a two-out single by junior Rachel O'Malley and a walk to freshman Bella Norton. However, Texas' Kristen Clark picked up one of her three total strikeouts on the day.
 
Texas (4-2) looked to add on to the lead in the fifth after a long double by Tunning and a walk put two on with two away, but a groundout back to Trainer in the circle prevented further damage.
 
Indiana did get on the board in the fifth frame, prompted by junior Taylor Uden's single past a jumping Texas first baseman for her fourth hit of the young season. O'Malley then brought her in as she sent a high fly ball to left field for a double. The ball hit off Wong's glove and fell to centerfield as Uden crossed home plate. O'Malley's two hits in the contest marks her second multi-hit game of the year and extended her hitting streak to five games.
 
The Hoosiers return to action on Friday as they face Louisiana Tech and South Carolina. Both games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, with the South Carolina game being tape delayed until 10:30 p.m. ET.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/2/16/softball-hoosiers-drop-battle-with-texas-2-1.aspx

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AUSTIN, Texas –  Indiana Softball dropped both games of Friday's Texas Invitational, falling to Louisiana Tech, 7-0, and to South Carolina, 13-5.
 
Louisiana Tech 7, Indiana 0
 
Freshman Emily Goodin got her first career start against Louisiana Tech, tossing 3.2 innings and striking out four. After giving up a pair of runs in the first, redshirt freshman Jessica Conenna came in a relief effort for Goodin. Both pitchers gave up three earned runs in the loss.
 
Jazlyn Crowder singled to lead off the game for Louisiana Tech, before a pair of walks loaded the bases with no outs. A fielder's choice got the first out on a force at home, but a bases-loaded walk scored the first run. A groundout from Ali Galaz brought in Morgan Turkoly to make it 2-0.
 
A pair of one-out hits from junior Rebecca Blitz and senior CaraMia Tsirigos put two in scoring position for Indiana in the bottom of the first, but a lineout by junior Taylor Uden resulted in a double play.
 
The Lady Techsters tacked on another run in the second on an RBI triple from Crowder, plating Karlee Jensen, who reached via a walk. Crowder scored Louisiana Tech's fourth run of the day on a single to short by Turkoly.
 
A solo homer by Tech's Marilyn Rizzato made it 5-0 and prompted Goodin to re-enter the game in the circle. She walked a pair, but tossed a strikeout and forced a groundout to prevent further damage.
 
A pair of Indiana errors in the fourth proved costly as both resulted in Louisiana Tech runs. Crowder scored her second run on a throwing error by IU catcher Shayna Gamm as she was attempting to throw out a runner. On the next batter, a fielding error by third baseman Katie Lacefield plated Tori Charters.
 
Blitz broke a streak of seven straight batters retired for Indiana on a single to short to lead-off the frame. A Louisiana Tech fielding error on Tsirigos' grounder put two on for Indiana, but both were stranded.
 
Louisiana Tech made it 8-0 in the sixth on an RBI double by Taria Page, bringing in Torkoly.
 
The Hoosiers put runners on the corners in the bottom of the sixth on Blitz's third hit of the game and a single by Uden, however a strikeout ended the game in six innings.
 
South Carolina 13, Indiana 5
 
In the day's second game, South Carolina went long on a pair of solo homers by Mackenzie Boesel and Kaylea Snaer in the first frame of sophomore pitcher Tara Trainer.
 
The Gamecocks posted a five-run second inning to grab a 7-0 lead. Boesel first doubled the advantage on a base-loaded two-run single up the middle by Boesel to make it 4-0. Two Indiana errors brought in three more runs as Jordyn Augustus, Boesel and Lauren Stewart crossed home.
 
However, the Hoosiers would take advantage of a pair of South Carolina errors to respond in the third.  After Lacefield and Tsirigos reached on those miscues, Uden sent a bloop single to right center to score Lacefield. O'Malley then picked up her team-leading eighth hit of the year on a double to left, scoring pinch runner Sydney Hester and Uden to cut the deficit to 7-3.
 
Indiana carried that momentum into the defensive half of the inning, putting up the first scoreless frame of the game.
 
Another South Carolina fielding error put Norton on board to lead off the fourth, followed by a single by senior Kayla Mathewson. Blitz's sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position before a walk to Tsirigos loaded the bases. Uden's second base knock of the game closed the gap to 7-5 as she brought in pinch runner Sarah Galovich and Mathewson.
 
The Gamecocks pushed their lead to 11-5 in the fourth, using four hits and a sacrifice fly. After the first run scored, Conenna came in to relieve Goodin, but could not prevent further damage.
 
A pair of walks in the fifth set the stage for an RBI single by Victoria Williams before a sacrifice fly from Snaer ended the game in five innings with a score of 13-5.
 
Indiana wraps up play in the Texas Invitational on Saturday as the Hoosiers will face Texas at 11 a.m. ET and South Carolina at 1:30 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast live on the Longhorn Network.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/2/17/softball-indiana-drops-both-games-of-fridays-texas-invitational.aspx

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AUSTIN, Texas – Indiana Softball fell to University of Texas in the final game of the Texas Invitational, 13-7. The Hoosiers were also slated to play South Carolina, but the game was canceled due to travel.
 
Indiana jumped to a 6-0 lead in the second, scoring all six runs with two outs on a trio of Texas errors and a three-run homer from senior CaraMia Tsirigos. After senior Erin Lehman reached on a fielding error by Texas pitcher Paige von Sprecken, freshman Bella Nortonsingled through the left side to put two on. Junior Aimilia McDonough brought in the game's first run as she singled to left to plate Lehman. A throw to first by von Sprecken on sophomore Rebecca Blitz's bunt sailed into right field, allowing Norton to score. The third Texas error came as catcher Randel Leahy attempted to stop Blitz from swiping second, as her throw missed the bag and fell to centerfield, bringing in McDonough. Tsirigos' blast to left capped off the inning as she knocked Indiana's first home run of the season.
 
An Indiana fielding error and pair of walks loaded the bases for Texas in the bottom of the same frame. Mickenzi Krpec plated the first Longhorn run of the day as Kelli Hanzel drew a bases-loaded walk before a flyout to McDonough in left stranded three.
 
The Hoosiers (2-7) got that run back in the third on an RBI double from Norton, bringing in Lehman, who walked and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from senior Kayla Mathewson. Norton finished the game 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run.
 
Two more bases-loaded walks in the third cut the Indiana lead to 7-3 before freshman Emily Goodin stepped in to replace sophomore Tara Trainer in the circle. An RBI groundout by Kaitlyn Washington and a single from Hanzel made it 7-5. Texas further trimmed to lead in the following inning to just one run on a sacrifice fly by Leahy to bring in Reagan Hathaway.
 
The Longhorns (6-3) finally broke through in the fifth inning, tying the game on a sacrifice fly before taking the lead on another bases-loaded walk. For the day, Texas scored four runs off of bases-loaded walks.
 
A five-run sixth inning pushed the advantage to 13-7 as the Longhorns knocked five hits in the frame.
 
Goodin (1-1) took the loss for the Hoosiers, while Brooke Bolinger (2-0) earned the win, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings in relief.
 
Indiana is back in action next weekend as the Hoosiers travel to Birmingham, Ala. for the Samford/UAB Tournament. IU will play a pair of games against UAB, as well as a single meeting with Samford, Iowa State and Murray State.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/2/18/softball-iu-falls-to-texas-13-7.aspx

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Thanks for the updates Olivia.

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Capped by a no-hitter from freshman Emily Goodin against UAB, Indiana Softball swept the first day of the Samford/UAB Tournament, collecting a pair of victories. The Hoosiers defeated Iowa State, 4-1, before the nightcap shutout against the Blazers, 7-0. Goodin's no-hitter was the first for Indiana since current sophomore Tara Trainer tossed one against Evansville on March 12, 2016.

Indiana returns to action on Saturday as the Hoosiers face Samford at 2 p.m. ET and wrap up the weekend series on Sunday with a doubleheader vs Murray State and UAB.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/2/24/softball-goodins-no-hitter-secures-sweep-of-day-one-of-samford-uab-tournament.aspx?path=softball

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Indiana Softball dropped a 4-2 decision to Samford on Saturday afternoon in the Samford/UAB Tournament.
 
The Hoosiers (4-8) saw its third homer in two games, this time off the bat of junior Aimilia McDonough, who scored both runs in the game, but stranded 11 total runners in the loss.
 
IU put two runners on to lead off the third as freshman Katie Lacefield was hit by a pitch and junior Rebecca Blitz collected the first base knock of the game on a bloop single to left center. However, Indiana was unable to capitalize.
 
Samford struck first in the bottom of the third as Shelby Maze sent a two-out double to right center to plate Madison Couch and Whitney Hinton.
 
McDonough cut the deficit to 2-1 in the fourth as she smacked a two-out solo homer off the scoreboard in right field. It was the first homer in an Indiana uniform for McDonough and her second of her career, as she also had one at Ole Miss in 2015.
 
The Bulldogs responded in the home half of the inning on a two-run homer by Hannah Trombley to left field.
 
Freshman Emily Goodin got the start for Indiana in the circle but was relieved by redshirt freshman Jessica Conennafollowing Trombley's homer.
 
Conenna retired the first four batters faced before surrendering a single in the fifth, however first baseman Taylor Udenended the frame on an unassisted double play as she caught a line drive and stepped on the bag. The righty tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in her fifth appearance of the year.
 
A productive sixth inning got one back for Indiana. O'Malley singled to start the frame and a pair of walks and fielder's choices loaded the bases. Sophomore Nicole Lawvere was hit by a pitch with the bases still jammed to bring in McDonough and make it 4-2.
 
Trainer stepped into the circle in the bottom of the sixth, retiring the Bulldogs in order and picking up a pair of strikeouts.
 
Indiana's final chance to extend the game came as the Hoosiers put runners on the corners with two outs in the seventh on a single by Uden and a Bulldog fielding error, but a groundout ended the game.
 
IU closes out play in the Samford/UAB Tournament on Sunday against Murray State and UAB. Stats and a live radio broadcast of both games will be available on IUHoosiers.com.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/2/25/softball-indiana-falls-to-samford-4-2.aspx

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Ran a little behind the game in front of them went longer.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana Softball travels west to Fullerton, Calif. for the prestigious Judi Garman Classic this weekend. The Hoosiers will face off against two ranked opponents in No. 8 Washington and No. 23 California, as well as Fresno State, California and Long Beach State.

All games will be available for streaming on FloSoftball.com.

WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
Friday, March 3
Indiana vs. No. 8 Washington - 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
Indiana vs. Fresno State - 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT

Saturday, March 4
Indiana vs. South Carolina - 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

Sunday, March 5
Indiana vs. Long Beach State - Noon ET/9 a.m. PT
Indiana vs. No. 23 California - 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT

CHECKING OUT THE COMPETITION
Washington: The No. 8 ranked Washington Huskies, who appeared in the NCAA Super Regionals last year,  are off to an 11-2 start, including wins against then No. 2 Auburn and defending national champions No. 1 Oklahoma. Washington ranks 21st in the nation with an average of 6.77 runs per game, while sitting at 24th nationally with a .339 batting average. The strong defense of the Huskies is ranked sixth in the country with a .986 fielding percentage. Washington has seven every day hitters batting above .300. Taran Alvelo leads the Huskies' pitching staff with a 2.04 ERA and a 7-0 record in 48.0 innings pitched.

Friday's game will be just the third time Indiana and Washington have played with each team picking up a victory. The last meeting resulted in a 10-0 Washington win in 1996.

Fresno State: For the second time this season, Indiana will face off against Fresno State after also playing the Bulldogs in the season-opening Kajikawa Classic. The Bulldogs are heading into the weekend 10-6, going 4-2 last weekend at the Fresno State Invitational. As a team, Fresno State is hitting .292 with an ERA of 3.18. Savannah McHellon has knocked three homers this season and is batting .351. In the circle, Kamalani Dung leads the way with a 1.68 ERA and 7-3 record in 58.1 innings.

Fresno State has won all six previous meetings, including the 2-0 victory in Tempe on Feb. 10.

South Carolina: Another familiar opponent this weekend is South Carolina, who Indiana faced on Feb. 17 in the Texas Invitational. The teams were slated to play twice but the second game was cancelled due to a travel curfew. The Gamecocks are hitting .300 as a team, led by Krystan White's .425 average with 17 hits, 14 RBI and 11 runs. The pitching is averaging an impressive 1.36 ERA with every single pitcher in the rotation is logging an ERA of 1.48 or better while registering eight shutouts on the season.

The Hoosiers lead the all-time series, 11-6-1. South Carolina received seven votes in this week's USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll.

Long Beach State: The 49ers sit at a 5-6-1 record after going 1-3 in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic last weekend. Long Beach State is hitting .228 with a team ERA of 4.31. Aniesa Maulupe has paced the offense with a .333 average, 10 hits and 10 RBI. Christina Clermont has seen the most time, registering a 2.46 ERA with a 4-2 record in 37.0 innings of work.

Sunday will mark the fourth time the teams have met and the first since 2002. Long Beach State has won every matchup.

California: The Golden Bears are a near-perfect 13-1 with the only loss coming against North Carolina on Feb. 11. Since then, California has won 10 straight games. The Golden Bears are hitting an impressive .318 as a team, led by six players who have registered double-digit hit totals this year. Lindsay Rood is pacing the bats with a .462 average, 20 runs and 18 hits. Zoe Conley leads the pitching staff, tossing 58.0 innings with a 6-1 record and 2.17 ERA,

Indiana and California have played eight times previously with the Golden Bears winning every game. Last season, the Hoosiers dropped a tough 7-6 decision in Tempe, Ariz.

LAST TIME OUT
The Hoosiers visited Birmingham, Ala. last weekend for the Samford/UAB Tournament. The Hoosiers went 4-1 in the event, picking up two wins against UAB and a victory against Iowa State and Murray State. The lone IU loss came against Samford.

GOODIN NAMED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Following a no-hitter against UAB and a 3-1 overall record in the Samford/UAB Tournament, freshman Emily Goodin was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.

Goodin registered a 0.88 ERA in 16.0 innings of work over the weekend, allowing just seven combined hits and two walks with two earned runs. The Evansville native struck out 10 and made a pair of starts in Birmingham.

On Friday against UAB, Goodin retired all but two batters faced in the no-hitter, the first for Indiana since Tara Trainer's on March 12, 2016. The righty tossed five strikeouts in the outing, which was also her first complete game of her career.

Goodin earned a pair of victories on Sunday, both coming in relief appearances as the Hoosiers defeated Murray State and UAB. Against the Racers, Goodin went 3.0 scoreless innings in Indiana's 6-4 comeback win. In her second victory versus the Blazers of the tournament, Goodin again went 3.0 scoreless innings, surrendering just one hit and a walk.

MCDONOUGH'S BIG WEEKEND
Junior Aimilia McDonough put up a strong showing at the plate in Birmingham, batting .533 with 8 hits, 3 runs and 3 RBI. The St. Louis native knocked four doubles and a homer during the weekend and registered a team-best 15 total bases.

FINDING THE LONG BALL
After not recording a home run in the first eight games of the season, Indiana has knocked five in the last six. CaraMia Tsirigos has gone yard twice, while Nicole Lawvere, Erin Lehman and McDonough have each hit one.

TRAINER'S STRIKEOUT RANKINGS
Tara Trainer has 60 strikeouts on the year, good for 17th nationally and second in the Big Ten. In addition, her 9.6 strikeouts per game is 25th in the country and second in the conference.

A season ago, the righty, who was named No. 21 on Fastpitch News' Preseason Top 50 NCAA Softball Pitchers List, set the Indiana freshman strikeout record with 183.

WHAT'S AHEAD IN 2017
The Hoosiers have 53 games on tap in 2017, including 16 to be played at Andy Mohr Field. Of Indiana's 32 opponents in 2017, seven are ranked in this week's USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll, while another three received votes.

After the trip to Fullerton, Indiana travels to a tournament in Memphis, Tenn. before opening home play on March 18 in the Hoosier Classic. Home Big Ten battles for Indiana includes Rutgers, Purdue, Maryland and Michigan State. IU will travel to Penn State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Michigan. The 2017 Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by Michigan in Ann Arbor May 11-13.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/3/2/softball-iu-heads-west-for-judi-garman-classic.aspx

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FULLERTON, Calif. – Indiana Softball dropped both games of Friday's Judi Garman Classic, falling to No. 8 Washington, 13-1, and Fresno State, 4-3.
 
No. 8 Washington 13, Indiana 1
The Huskies used four homers and an eight-run second inning to come away with a 13-1 victory in five frames.
 
After a fielding error plated the first Washington run in the first, the Huskies strung together nine total hits to push the lead to 9-0 in the following inning. Amirah Milloy homered on a two-run shot, before an RBI single by Casey Stangel made it 4-0. Two batters later, Morganne Flores broke the game open on a grand slam to double the lead. The final Husky run of the inning was an RBI single by Maggie Gallagher.
 
Two more homers in the third and fourth made it 13-0 off the bats of Taylor Van Zee and Rachel Ogasawara.
 
Indiana got on the board in the final frame after junior Aimilia McDonough was hit by a pitch and freshman Katie Lacefieldwalked. After a pop-up and Washington error moved McDonough to third, she scored on an RBI single through the right side by senior Erin Lehman.
 
Indiana 3, Fresno State 4
In the second game of the day, Indiana took the lead into the sixth before a two-run Bulldog homerun gave Fresno State the 4-3 victory.
 
The Hoosiers took advantage of free bases early as three walks loaded the bags in the second with two outs. Freshman Gabbi Jenkins cashed in as she hit a bloop single to shallow center, bringing in McDonough. A muffed throw by the Bulldogs also allowed junior Shayna Gamm to score on the play, putting the Hoosiers up, 2-0.
 
Fresno State tied up the game in the third on a two-out rally. After a single by Morgan Howe put runners on the corners for the Bulldogs, Lindsey Willmon doubled down the right field line on a grounder that was just inside the foul line to bring in both runners.
 
Indiana quickly responded as senior Kayla Mathewson and Gamm led off the fourth with singles. Lacefield doubled past a leaping Bulldog right fielder to bring Mathewson home and give IU the 3-2 lead.
 
Trainer retired the next eight batters she saw before a one-out walk to Savannah McHellon in the sixth. The Bulldogs then took the lead on the homer to left by Kierah Willis.
 
Indiana battled in the final frame, loading the bases on a pair of walks and a double by junior Rachel O'Malley, but a fielder's choice would end the game.
 
The Hoosiers return to action in the Judi Garman Classic on Saturday as they face South Carolina at 1 p.m. ET. Live stats and a radio broadcast will be available on IUHoosiers.com.

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/3/4/softball-indiana-drops-two-games-in-fridays-judi-garman-classic.aspx

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FULLERTON, Calif. – Indiana Softball was shutout by South Carolina in Saturday's Judi Garman Classic, falling to the Gamecocks in six innings, 8-0.
 
The Hoosiers (6-11) were outhit by South Carolina, 14-4, in the loss. Kennedy Clark led the way for the Gamecocks with a 3-for-4 outing and pair of RBI while Krystan White brought in a trio of runs.
 
The Gamecocks (15-3) got on the board in the first on a trio of singles, capped by an RBI single by Clark up the middle to make it 1-0.
 
Indiana redshirt sophomore pitcher Emily Kirk worked around a hit batter in the second to keep the game at 1-0. Kirk made the second start of the season in the circle, but picked up the loss.
 
A pair of base knocks in the third would extend the South Carolina lead to 3-0 before adding on another in fourth.
 
South Carolina added two more in the fifth on a single and RBI fielder's choice, as well as pair of runs in the sixth on a double by White to end the game in a run-rule.
 
Four different Hoosiers registered a hit in the contest, including seniors CaraMia Tsirigos and Erin Lehman, junior Rachel O'Malley and freshman Gabbi Jenkins. Jenkins has picked up a hit in each of Indiana's three games in the Judi Garman Classic.
 
Indiana returns to the field on Sunday as the Hoosiers take on Long Beach State and No. 23 California. Live stats and a radio broadcast will be available on IUHoosiers.com
 http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/3/4/softball-hoosiers-fall-to-south-carolina.aspx

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Indiana Softball was shutout by South Carolina in Saturday's Judi Garman Classic, falling to the Gamecocks in six innings, 8-0.
 
The Hoosiers (6-11) were outhit by South Carolina, 14-4, in the loss. Kennedy Clark led the way for the Gamecocks with a 3-for-4 outing and pair of RBI while Krystan White brought in a trio of runs.
 
The Gamecocks (15-3) got on the board in the first on a trio of singles, capped by an RBI single by Clark up the middle to make it 1-0.
 
Indiana redshirt sophomore pitcher Emily Kirk worked around a hit batter in the second to keep the game at 1-0. Kirk made the second start of the season in the circle, but picked up the loss.
 
A pair of base knocks in the third would extend the South Carolina lead to 3-0 before adding on another in fourth.
 
South Carolina added two more in the fifth on a single and RBI fielder's choice, as well as pair of runs in the sixth on a double by White to end the game in a run-rule.
 
Four different Hoosiers registered a hit in the contest, including seniors CaraMia Tsirigos and Erin Lehman, junior Rachel O'Malley and freshman Gabbi Jenkins. Jenkins has picked up a hit in each of Indiana's three games in the Judi Garman Classic.
 
Indiana returns to the field on Sunday as the Hoosiers take on Long Beach State and No. 23 California. Live stats and a radio broadcast will be available on IUHoosiers.com
 http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/3/4/softball-hoosiers-fall-to-south-carolina.aspx
 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,251]

UGH!  Looks like a long season for the ladies.

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Aunt Olivia takes over up and the wheels fall off. 

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23 minutes ago, ccgeneral said:

Aunt Olivia takes over and the wheels fall off. 

Not to worry about last night I took a little reprieve.