Head Softball Coach at Southern Wesleyan University, Grayson and GCSU ⚾️ alum, Former Pro Baseball Player
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Recruits go where you are wanted and needed! Never get strong armed or feel pressured. My college made me make a decision within 1 week of the offer and I was so scared that I would lose the offer, so I committed. Be transparent and make the best choice.
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We got D1 coaches out here poaching players in our signing class. Thank you for thinking so much of us little schools that we recruit better players than you can. Haha
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Hot take for recruits on Sep 1 day. It’s more about finding the right school and coaches than the logo and social media post you make. Prioritize playing for coaches that have played college ball, which is what you want to do. You wouldn’t learn how to paint from the cashier
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Athletes if you didn’t get a call from a D1 school today don’t panic. There will be many athletes that get tons of D1 calls and still go D2 or elsewhere. Go where you are wanted and needed. The division defines nothing but the schools you play against.
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So proud of this team and all they have accomplished so far this year. Most wins in single season school history and counting! Going from the worst placed team our first season here with only 5 wins total to this is incredible. A new standard is being put into place!
HISTORY MADE!
For the first time in program history, @SoftballSwu are @ConfCarolinas Southwest Division Champions!
The Warriors finish 29-13 overall, and are 16-8 in conference action. In the Southwest Division, SWU finished 11-5
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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I am forever grateful for these young men and the gift they give me to stand alongside of them. I love each and everyone of them and wouldn’t trade the bond I have with them for anything. 1 thing is certain, don’t ever ever count them Blazers out anymore…
Congratulations to @BelhavenBSB on a superb season in which they overcame so much to put together a 3rd place regular season finish and were one game away from playing for an ASC title
#GoBlazers
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Building relationships with my current and incoming players is the best part of my job. I love it and love them, every weekend we have girls showing out and impressing other coaches. Just know it’s on the up in Central ya heard.
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Huge upgrades to facilities before our first home games of the year. New brick backstop with padding and a brand new scoreboard. Couldn’t be more thankful for our administration, athletic department and SWU families and supporters for making these improvements possible.
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Can’t wait for this year to start with this team. Awesome group of girls with great personalities. Taco night at coaches place.
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Another 2024 commit last week and our first 2025 commit today! SWU is loading up for the future, no better place to be! @Coach_Malloryy
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On the flight to Rome. It’s good as a coach to take some time off away from your job. Can’t wait to decompress a little with my other half! Italy here we come!
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I love my job and love building relationships with people. Can’t thank my staff and one of our current players enough for their time today. These girls are all outstanding individuals and we loved having them, some of them will be on campus real shortly 👀👀
Great first camp ever here at SWU. We can’t thank this group of girls more for the effort and energy they gave today!
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Pumped about this squad this year. I love every single team I get to coach but this team has some of the best chemistry and work ethic I’ve ever been around. It’s all about team work at this level!
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Next is @ChaleeRoper , she is another player with great speed and an excellent defender. She can drive the gaps and really cause havoc on the bases. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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Next is the speedster from Palmetto High School @riley_brown99 , she can play all three spots in the outfield and has a real knack for the ball on the field. Elite speed, and great footwork at the plate. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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Year 10 coaching for me. Feels like just yesterday I was getting my coaching career started. I am blessed beyond imagination and couldn’t be more thankful to take the field with these outstanding women.
Today’s the day!
First road trip and game of the season… @SoftballSwu is getting pretty excited
#teamswu #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Love seeing guys get better each and everyday. The passion these guys have is unreal, and they deserve everything they will achieve this year. Can’t wait for next week! @BelhavenBSB
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First program win over Anderson in the D2 era. Incredibly proud of this group and their fight. We challenged them after a not so good day yesterday and they responded with incredible resolve. We give God all the glory and have fun doing what we love.
Southern Wesleyan takes down both the Anderson Trojans and Benedict Tigers
Taylor Palfrey and Addi Johnson each homered. Johnson, Riley Wilson and Talissa Cannady double
Amberly Way struck out six in game one, Olivia Haag struck out 8 in game two
#TeamSWU #conferencecarolinas
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Great move in weekend and first team meeting! Looking forward to another great season. God continues to bless this program and coaching staff.
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Why would you not want to come play here. Fight, grit, toughness. That road is about to lead through Jackson for a championship.
Nick Lucido caps off his Senior Day in storybook fashion…a 3-run walk-off HR to bring Belhaven all the way back against Ozarks
#GoBlazers #d3baseball
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First practice of the year tomorrow man I’m juiced up for our guys! Nothing better than getting after a new season! @BelhavenBSB is 1 of 1 we got a rare group this year 🤫
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Love getting to do what I do with family and these girls. Enjoy what you do in life because it’s way too short!
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Can’t wait for our team to get on campus and get settled in today! Welcome to the best 4 years of your life I know it was for me.
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Blessed is an understatement. It’s bittersweet knowing that I’m leaving some of the best young men and athletes that I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I cannot wait to see what God does to this program, I guarantee you that we will outwork everyone else around us! Go SWU!
Southern Wesleyan announces Clay Ardeeser as the new Head Softball Coach for the Warriors!
🔗: bit.ly/3xz1yXG
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Another STUD joining the 23 class! Couldn’t be more excited about this one! Who’s next?! @Coach_Malloryy
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What a great first week! @Coach_Malloryy and I couldn’t be happier to work and lead such awesome human beings and athletes!
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Next is Amberly Way, by way of Summerton, SC. Amberly has loads of pop at the plate, and can really pick it at SS. On the mound she will shore up a great pitching staff we have coming in. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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Next is another @WH_Barons in Ashlyn Elmore @Ashlynelmore22 , she is very polished as a defender, a true utility. She consistently barrels balls up and has great athleticism. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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Getting the 2024 class started out right with a big time SS out of NC! Christmas presents coming early! @Coach_Malloryy @SoftballSwu
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No @BelhavenBSB smh. I guarantee you them blazers will be in there shortly
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Next is Ava Crawford @ava_crawford4 by way of Mount Pleasant, SC. She is an elite defender and has a great frame with some juice at the plate. Really athletic and runs the bases well. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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What a night! Can’t express how much love and support we felt tonight! We wouldn’t have wanted to spend tonight with anyone else.
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Each season is different, and the relationships you build change but this year was a special one here. To change the identity of a program is hard, but these girls came in and changed this program. No longer is SWU the team you can sleep walk pass. Thank you to my girls and staff
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1st winning season in 4 yrs, 1st postseason in 6 yrs, picked to finish 11th in the preseason conference rankings, lost game 1 starter and our 3 and 4 hole all-conference players from the year before. Outstanding by in from our guys and work ethic! Can’t wait for next year!
BSB | Blazers 7, LC 10 | FINAL
Belhaven tries to rally late but our 2021 season comes to an end. A lot of momentum to build on for the Blazers!
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It’s with great pleasure that I announce our 2023 early signing class starting first with Rileigh Farr @madyson_farr , the local product from Anderson fills up the zone and gets a ton of outs, and will help us at the plate as well. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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💪💨 Come join something special here!
🚨SCHOOL RECORD ALERT🚨
It was a record setting spring as @SoftballSwu broke 6 team season school records!
- .383 OBP
- 300 runs scored
- 266 RBIs
- 111 stolen bases
- 47 home runs
- 22 sacrifice flies
#teamswu #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Something special going on in Central. Don’t blink or you’ll miss it.
Warriors pick up opening day sweep as @SoftballSwu takes down UVA Wise in 3-2 and 10-4 final scores!
HR - Sarah Prater - 1
Doubles - Autumn Barnhardt - 2
SB - Talissa Cannady - 2
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Can’t wait for team practice next week and loved seeing all of our commits and recruits out this weekend! Blessed to be where I am!
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Good times and bad you have to stay the course in a season. Keep plugging and grinding and good things will happen!
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It pains me to see kids going through bad experiences in college with coaches. Players and coaches need to lay everything on the table and understand each other. Do both sides say things that they wish they didn’t sometimes? Of course. But it would never get to mental and
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Can’t wait to have everyone out at our 2nd camp of the summer tomorrow! See all of our campers there!
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Loved seeing our signees and commits compete out there. Can’t wait to start the new season!
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Team Records
30 Wins: Most in School History
30-15 Record: Best Winning %
Southwest CC Division Champs
2.99 Staff ERA: Best in School History
60 HR: Most in School History
25 Runs in a Game: Most in School History
.314 BA: 2nd in School History
6 shutouts: Most in School History
Year in Review | Softball
What an exciting season! @swu_softball wrapped up the season with a 30-15 overall record and won the @confcarolinas Southwest Division Championship!
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Warriors Powered by Home Runs in Sweeping Victories Over Panthers in Home Opener
Addi Johnson (2), Amberly Way, Taylor Palfrey, and Talissa Cannady homer during double header
Cassidy Dickson and Autumn Barnhardt pick up wins on the mound
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Going for the 🧹 tomorrow... that boy @7_milam on one 😎
Baseball gets the 7-0 win in game two to sweep the doubleheader and get a series win against UMHB. Game three is tomorrow at Noon as the Blazers look to get a sweep. #GoBlazers
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Words can’t describe how bad I feel for this squad. From the admin to the coaches, to the best group of men I’ve ever been around in a short period of time. They brought me in and made me feel wanted. Seniors y’all are warriors, hopefully y’all can strap em up again next season!
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What a tough weekend. 6 hour ride leaving at 6:00 am and playing a double header then getting hotel rooms canceled on us. Getting game times moved. Winning in the 7th when you didn’t play great. Having a game not count because of lights. All we need is us and that’s enough. 3-0!
That's a win!
Warriors take down Fort Valley State 3-2!
Maddie Crouch and Amberly Way record home runs
Madison Truett doubles, and both Crouch and Megan Ware steal bases
Emily Collins pitched seven innings while striking out six batters
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Come join us at a camp! It’s our best chance to get to work with you one on one and evaluate you in person. Spots are already filling up quickly!
Camp season is upon us!
Check out all of our summer camps. From kids camps to prospect camps, we have something for everyone!
Visit swuathleticscamps.com to register today
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Get better each and everyday. Proud of the team today, everyone stepped up and contributed today. Great team wins
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Next is @taylor19497983 from Chapin, SC. Another player with elite speed and a true utility defender, she can play outfield and infield and play them well. Good footwork at the plate as well. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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8 💣 s the bat were Fuego to say the least
Warriors pick up the Conference Carolinas sweep over Belmont Abbey on Monday
Avery Mercer, Amberly Way, Talissa Cannady, Olivia Haag and Riley Wilson all homered during the series
Haag pitched a complete game in game one
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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There is something special about a new season and new journey with a team. All the ups and downs the maturation you see in guys that were just like you at one point. I hope God let’s me coach forever because seeing joy in the young men I get the pleasure to be around is
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Undersized with a chip on our shoulders. Unreal energy and fire with the temperature the way it was. Nobody brings hits you with 18 innings of straight intensity and fire like the Blazers. Sweep it up tomorrow!
One day. Two wins. Blazers polish off Game Two against Piedmont by a 9-1 final score.
Belhaven goes for the series sweep tomorrow at 1 PM.
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Next is Mackinzie Jefferson @mackforthewin16 , another local product out of Anderson. Mac has good juice at the plate and works her tail off playing multiple positions. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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10 days until our first camp of the summer. We still have some spots left! We would love to see you and get to evaluate you in front of our entire staff!
Camp season is upon us!
Check out all of our summer camps. From kids camps to prospect camps, we have something for everyone!
Visit swuathleticscamps.com to register today
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Recruits please make sure you are giving me factual information. Email me with correct information and always video of some kind. Emailing myself and my staff saying you run a 6.1 60 meters is just not factual. The men’s world record is a 6.34, women’s is 6.92.
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Saw a lot of great things and a lot of things we have to clean up but I’m proud of all of our girls and team!
Top Performers
Addi Johnson- 2-3 2R 1SB
Talissa Cannady- 1-3 1R
EJ Wolfe- 1-4
Ryanne Yarborough- 1-3 12B
Kori Rominger- 1-3
Emmy Copeland- 1-3 2SB 2RBI 1R
Autumn Barnhardt- 1R
AG Wingate- 1RBI
Sarah Prater- 1RBI
AG Wingate- 3IP 3ER 1K
Autumn Barnhardt- 2IP 0ER
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Camp spots are filling up quickly for July, August, and September! We would love to have you out to work with us one on one. This is a great chance to showcase your skills in front of our coaching staff and gain knowledge in the process!
Do you love softball and want to increase your knowledge of the sport and showcase your ability?
Check out the Pitching, Kids and Prospect camps @SoftballSwu will be offering this summer and fall
Register today at: softball.swuathleticscamps.c…
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Christmas Party is a wrap! I’m so thankful for this group of girls and coaching staff. They bring me joy everyday being around them. Its bittersweet sending them home, but when they get back it’s time for the season!
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@brettsanchez17 your one chance with the stick and you punch out… congrats on the save big fella! @Coach_KP we need to work on pitcher bp more. @BelhavenBSB
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Do away with obstruction. Just do away with it. If they tag you and you ain’t on the bag you’re out, that simple. Don’t make it more complicated than it is. Nobody is getting hurt, everyone can see if you can’t slide into a bag, just let the umps use their judgement.
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Everything to me. If you are fortunate enough to be coaching this season, appreciate it and understand the responsibility in it, and never let go. Tell your players and coaching staff you love them and enjoy the ride. I’ve been lucky to do it for 7 years and hopefully many more!
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Last but certainly not least is Riley Wilson @Rileywilson04 . From my hometown, Loganville, GA, Riley is a very polished hitter with a great approach to hitting. She can play multiple positions on the infield as well. Welcome to the Warrior Family!
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I rarely ever take breaks in my line of work but it is much needed. Coaches take time to yourself and your significant other. It has been a blast to just forget about things for a minute and focus on us for the week!
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If you keep plugging eventually the light is going to turn on. Big win for our girls, couldn’t be happier!
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Ardeeser’s take on Aruba and the open waters. Always good to decompress and not worry about anything, it does wonders for the soul. We will see ya in December!
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Can’t wait! Let’s get to it!
🚨SCHEDULE DROP🚨
@SoftballSwu is under a month from the first pitch of the 2023 season
Your Warriors will open the season up at home as they host UVA Wise on February 3 on Varsity Field
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Good team win tonight. Bats finally got hot and the pitching and defense was on point. Getting better each and everyday
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Emotional abuse if coaches and players communicated. Be willing to change and move in the right direction under Gods will. Coaches listen to your players, players hear your coaches out and get to know them. It’s about more than wins and losses. Strive to do right always.
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2024 class got stronger! Two way from the 🍑 state. Region POTY with 14 homers and 69 Ks in 50 innings.
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Join us this summer for one of our 3 different styles of camps. This is a chance for our staff to work with you one on one and for you to showcase why you deserve to play at our level! Come join us!
Do you love softball and want to increase your knowledge of the sport and showcase your ability?
Check out the Pitching, Kids and Prospect camps @SoftballSwu will be offering this summer and fall
Register today at: softball.swuathleticscamps.c…
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Breaks are really good for a variety of reasons in sports but sending the girls off one last time for Christmas has you missing them and the season! January can’t come soon enough!
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1 week can’t wait to kick off the season!
It's the final countdown!
We are a week away from @SoftballSwu and @SWUBaseball returning to the diamond, and two weeks away from the first draw of the season for Lacrosse
Let's go Warriors!
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Can’t wait for our squad to get after it against another team tomorrow! @Coach_Malloryy
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If this don’t give you chills I don’t know what does. College sports are awesome because of the passion kids have man
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Couldn’t be happier to add these outstanding young women to our team next season!
Southern Wesleyan and @SoftballSwu are excited to announce their second group of 2023-24 signees!
Welcome to #TeamSWU Rebecca Lamb, Mckenzie Babb and Madison Truett
🔗: bit.ly/3kH2mXE
#TeamSWU #ncaad2 #conferencecarolinas
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Going for the series win tomorrow! Love each and everyone of these young men and the energy and passion they bring game in and game out! Big things ahead for them boys!
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Georgia Tech fires a terrible coach and beats a ranked team the next game. Coaching matters and if kids don’t believe in you it does not matter how talented they may be they will not play up to their level of talent. Congrats to those players for tech.
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Thank you to everyone that has made this year special to me. The older you get the more you appreciate each and every year. Be kind, treat yourself and others right, and love God. Happy New Year
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This is probably the first national championship I have chose not to watch in as long as I can remember. Why you may ask? Because I know the outcome, it’s plain as day. Georgia walks the dog tonight.
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