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Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Jaelynn Anthony, Oswego, softball, senior · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week Jalen Anthony, Oswego Softball
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  Speaker 1: Senior Written by Joshua Welje. This article is being read
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  Speaker 1: by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett, named
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  Speaker 1: Jalen Anthony, School Oswego Senior, Sport Softball. Why she was selected.
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  Speaker 1: Anthony hit three home runs, including a tying two run
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  Speaker 1: homer and go ahead grand slam, and in the process
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  Speaker 1: became Oswego's all time home run leader and leading the
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  Speaker 1: team to a comeback win at Manuka. She was selected
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  Speaker 1: the Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Other
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  Speaker 1: nominees were Newark Baseball's Easton McBroom, Oswego East Track and
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  Speaker 1: Fields Jamari McKay, and Yorkville Track and Fields Jade and Ruth.
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  Speaker 1: Here is Anthony's interview with sports editor Joshua Welje. Have
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  Speaker 1: you ever hit three home runs in a game before, Anthony? No,
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  Speaker 1: I have not. I came close with having two in
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  Speaker 1: one game in my previous years, breaking the career home
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  Speaker 1: run record. What did that mean? Are there any records
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  Speaker 1: left you're trying to chase? Anthony? It definitely means a
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  Speaker 1: lot to me to leave a mark on Panthers softball.
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  Speaker 1: In another way, yes, there are definitely more. I would
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  Speaker 1: love to also hold the season home run record needs
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  Speaker 1: seven more career era record. I currently have it, but
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  Speaker 1: obviously have to wait to see if it holds until
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  Speaker 1: end of season and career RBI record. I am six
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  Speaker 1: RBIs away. Pitching wise, the dynamic you and Edeline Fugut
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  Speaker 1: have had sharing time. How has that helped you? How
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  Speaker 1: do you compliment each other? Anthony? Having Adeline by my
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  Speaker 1: side this year has meant a lot. She is an
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  Speaker 1: amazing athlete in person. At the start of the season,
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  Speaker 1: she was told she was going to have to pitch
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  Speaker 1: more than she did last year. She took that in
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  Speaker 1: her own hands and ran with it. She has done
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  Speaker 1: so well and I am so proud of her. Watching
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  Speaker 1: her confidence grow on the mound has been fun. Ada
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  Speaker 1: and I love playing the field, so being able to
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  Speaker 1: support each other on the mound helps allow us both
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  Speaker 1: playing time in other places, which has been nice. While
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  Speaker 1: Ada and I have thrown different speeds, ranges and our
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  Speaker 1: spins look completely different, there is just something that clicks
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  Speaker 1: between us and we compliment each other so well. It's
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  Speaker 1: hard to explain, but there is also a pitcher friend
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  Speaker 1: connection that no one else can fully understand. We are
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  Speaker 1: both very naturally talented athletes, but I think what makes
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  Speaker 1: us different is our mentality. I play at my best
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  Speaker 1: when loose and having fun, and she helps me just that.
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  Speaker 1: Your team, after a tough first week, seems to really
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  Speaker 1: be coming on and playing well. Was it just a
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  Speaker 1: matter of adjusting to a new team with a lot
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  Speaker 1: of new players, Anthony, Yes, it was definitely a matter
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  Speaker 1: of getting to know each other and making this best
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  Speaker 1: of it. We have had such a competitive team these
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  Speaker 1: past couple years, complimented with high standards, so I think
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  Speaker 1: for a lot of girls, this year felt like a
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  Speaker 1: lot of pressure to uphold the state championship title. Once
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  Speaker 1: we settled into who we are this year and played
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  Speaker 1: our game as a new team, we started improving and
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  Speaker 1: I feel like it's coming along nicely. Although our mindset
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  Speaker 1: is the same. We are sticking to playing one game
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  Speaker 1: at a time, and our coaches have kept telling us
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  Speaker 1: from day one it's all about how we end the season,
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  Speaker 1: not how we started. What do you think it will
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  Speaker 1: take for the team to go on another good playoff run, Anthony,
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  Speaker 1: What we did last year was amazing and something special.
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  Speaker 1: I think this season it will take dedication, commitment, and
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  Speaker 1: a single mindset to be at our best every game.
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  Speaker 1: We are all capable of it. We just need to
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  Speaker 1: believe and stay focused on our goal of one win
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  Speaker 1: at a time, no matter our outcome. At the end,
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  Speaker 1: I'm proud of how we have progressed. If there was
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  Speaker 1: any advice you could give to the freshman you, what
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  Speaker 1: would it be, Anthony? To stay true to yourself, play
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  Speaker 1: your game, be a leader. Most importantly, always have fun
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  Speaker 1: and enjoy the ride. Go Panthers.