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Bathroom bill flushed out of Tennessee legislature Alex Holcomb News Editor

Annie Tieu Asst. News Editor The controversial bill that would require public school students and colleges to use the restroom matching their gender at birth failed without debate Wednesday, March 22, in the Senate Education Committee.

Although the bill was reintroduced from last year by Mt. Juliet Republican Sen. Mae Beavers, it failed to receive a motion from senators, killing the bill for the year as legislators will not be able to be reintroduce it until the next legislative session.

Opponents of the bill from the American Civil Liberties Union and LGBT Chamber of Commerce silently held signs in protest while

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the committee was in session, believing the bill discriminates against the LGBT community and violates civil rights laws.

Jeff Gallagher, sophomore in English and transgender student, voiced his opinions on bathroom bills.

“I’m pissed, and I just want to piss,” Gallagher said. “I know a lot of trans-people who look like the gender they identify as, and if they were forced to go into their (birth-assigned) bathroom that would just be really sad ... And I feel uncomfortable in the girls’ bathroom because I’m like, ‘I’m not one of you. I don’t belong here, but I have to be here because the law is such that I have to be here.’”

While Gallagher has found college to be an easier place to be a transgender student than high school, he says there would be negative effects on public school students if it were implemented.

“I think for younger trans people who are just now discovering who they are and just now dis-

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covering where they fit in the world, coming into a very hostile (environment) ... that’s going to be really, really hard for a lot of them,” Gallagher said.

Since President Donald Trump’s executive orders in February repealed former President Barack Obama’s protections on transgender students, Tennessee government officials who originally backed the legislation, like Republican Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, have stated the need for a bathroom bill is no longer necessary.

The proposed legislation has been the subject of much debate and protest at both local and national levels since its conception.

In April, protesters interrupted Beavers and Rep. Mark Pody (R-Lebanon), who sponsored the bill in the House, during a press conference on the legislation and followed them to their offices in the Capitol afterwards.

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Sluggish Nike sales a growing concern for investors

Travel agency offering eight-day tour of Titanic

Quarter four figures for Nike revealed underwhelming North American sale totals. Accounting for 45 percent of the company’s global revenue, North American totals were only up 3 percent.

Nike executives expect sales growth to continue to slow and future orders to decrease by four percent in the long-term. Both factors resulted in a 6 percent decline in the company’s shares. Nike’s growing troubles can be attributed to the declining retail market as a result of brick-and-mortar companies such as Walmart and Amazon.

In 2018, diving tours of the Titanic will become available. At $105,129 per person, the eight-day trip is hosted by a London-based travel agency called Blue Marble Private. Robert Ballard and his team discovered the Titanic wreckage approximately 32 years ago, and, in 2016, a study suggested that the bacteria on the wreckage could destroy all that remains within 15—20 years. Supposedly, the trip costs — after inflation is accounted for — the same as what a first-class ticket from England to New York on the Titanic would cost.

BATHROOM BILL continued from Page 1 Tennessee’s bathroom bill is similar to one passed by North Carolinian legislators in March 2016. After North Carolina passed the bill, the state received national attention with many boycotting travel, organizations moving athletic competitions and businesses divesting from the state. Other states have introduced the bill, but none have successfully passed it.

Jonathan Reddington, sophomore in computer science, says he sees bathroom bills as immature.

“Most of them don’t strike me as easily enforceable, and the basis for most of them seems to be, ‘I feel uncomfortable about something; therefore, it should be banned.

It should be not allowed because it makes me uncomfortable,’ which is not okay in my book,” Reddington said. “Forcing others to conform to you doesn’t strike me as very mature.”

The Supreme Court has not decided whether anti-discrimination laws applied to school transgender bathroom cases are constitutional. When a case arguing whether a Virginia transgender student could use the school bathroom corresponding with his gender identity, the Supreme Court justices chose to send the case back to a lower court for further consideration.

While the fate of this year’s version of the bathroom bill has been decided, the future of it is still uncertain.

“I’m glad that it did get killed for now,” Gallagher said. “I don’t think it’s going to stay killed since this is Tennessee, and this is a very Republican area.”

protest Trump 3.Thousands during President’s Day USA Today has released a report detailing the top eight game-changing players in the NCAA tournament who could lead their respective teams to the Elite Eight or higher: Tyler Dorsey of the Oregon Ducks, Jevon Carter of the West Virginia Mountaineers, Caleb Swanigan of the Purdue Boilermakers, Trevon Bluiett of the Xavier Musketeers, Andrew Chrabascz of the Butler Bulldogs, Sindarius Thornwell of the South Carolina Gamecocks, Bronson Koenig of the Wisconsin Badgers and Malik Monk of the Kentucky Wildcats.

Visit us online at utdailybeacon.com to see more stories and breaking news.

BATHROOM BILL TIMELINE March 23, 2016 North Carolina passes Public facilities Privacy and Security Act that requires individuals to use government restrooms corresponding to their sex on birth certificates.

April 6, 2016 A Tennessee House of Representatives education committee passes a bill to require students at public schools to use the restroom corresponding to their sex at birth but then tables it to be decided in the next year.

May 13, 2016 The Obama administration sends a letter to public school districts telling them to allow transgenders to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity.

October 28, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court says it will hear a case from a Virginia transgender student trying to use the restroom of his defined gender at a public school.

February 22, 2017 The Trump administration sends a letter to public schools that revokes the Obama administration’s protections given in May 2016 on the belief that the previous administration did not explain how the protections involved Title IX, among other reasons.

March 22, 2017 The Tennessee Senate Education Committee kills a bill that would require transgender students to use the bathroom matching their sex at birth.

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Dollywood Foundation continues to aid Gatlinburg victims Gabriela Szymanowska Staff Writer Just a few months after losing their homes, Gatlinburg families will soon be back on track thanks to the Dollywood Foundation.

The November 2016 wildfires destroyed more than 17,000 acres of land, killed 14 people and took much from Gatlinburg families. Soon after, the Dollywood Foundation decided to take action by creating its My People Fund to support these families.

Next week, 921 families will come together at the LeConte Event Center in Pigeon Forge to receive a $1,000 check from the Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund.

David Dotson, president of the Dollywood Foundation, met with other heads of the Dollywood companies after the fires to discuss with Dolly Parton — who called in while on her tour — what they should do.

“We started with no name, no program, no money. We came up with a notion of putting money into the hands of those whose homes were destroyed and doing a $1,000 (check) a month for six months,” Dotson said. “Dolly suggested the ‘My People Fund,’ as the name. The Foundation was clearly the place for which it

should be housed. I was asked to lead the effort in terms of making it happen.”

The team hurriedly created dollywoodfoundation.org (http://dollywoodfoundation.org/) where people could donate to families affected by the fires. Parton created a video, thinking NBC would show it that night; however, NBC did not show the video. Instead, the team took to social media. By the next morning, a million dollars had been donated.

“So, that was Nov. 30, and then on Dec. 15th — so two weeks later — we distributed the first checks,” Dotson said. “In two weeks, we raised about $6 million, had the telethon, pulled together the whole distribution process and (figured out) how we would exactly go about doing this.”

Before the first distribution, a pre-application for families was put online to gather initial information about the applicants. Applicants went through a two-step authentication process to verify that they had lost their homes. The first step was going to local authorities and confirming the addresses applicants gave using a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping system. After cross-referencing, the second step was to confirm that the families actually lived there.

The first distribution took place at the LeConte Event Center in Pigeon Forge. The foundation created 10 stations that had volun-

teers with laptops, a sitting area, snacks and a children’s area, and the foundation directed all their volunteers to escort people to where they needed to go.

“When people lined up and came into the doors, we didn’t want all this to feel like some sort of cattle-call-handout kind of thing,” Dotson said. “We wanted this to be done with dignity and respect and with a great deal of caring. So, we tried to add a lot of touches in there.”

The distribution process has occurred three times, with the fourth round of distribution scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28 and 29. The foundation uses the LeConte Center for each distribution event.

The Dollywood Foundation closed the donations link on its website six weeks ago because they had raised enough to help all families. They still accept some donations, but the foundation encourages people to send donations to other organizations focusing on other aspects of the recovery.

Some donations are going to a scholarship fund for high school juniors and seniors who lost their homes in the fire, so that families can help their children go to college. The details for the scholarship fund will be announced in three to four weeks, Dotson said.

Not only has the foundation helped by providing checks to families, but it has also helped to

gather support from others.

Josh Trivett from Moon Struck Management, a Bluegrass managing company, has worked with the LeConte Center to plan a Bluegrass festival that would donate all ticket sales to wildfire victims.

“We worked with Josh and the Bluegrass community to put that together, and it looks like it’s going to raise an excess of $50,000 that will be going towards the Dollywood Foundation, but instead of the My People Fund, it’s started a scholarship fund that will go to students that lost their homes in the wildfires. The first recipients of those will be this year’s graduating high school seniors,” Phil Campbell, facility manager of the LeConte Center, said.

The festival and support are a byproduct of the Dollywood Foundation’s willingness to help, Campbell said.

Although the Smoky Mountains still have a long way to recovery, Dotson believes donations will help ease the financial burden.

“I think, something that was important to me, was that everyone’s road to recovery is different, and they really resonated with the cash distributions,” Dotson said. “It’s not without its imperfections for sure, but there is an inherent trust in this approach that says, we’re not trying to tell you how to spend this money, we’re not trying to guide you or direct you on your road to recovery.”

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New healthy fast food option opens in Farragut McNeeley Moore Contributor Farragut residents got their first taste of spring before March 20 this year.

Tropical Smoothie Café opened the doors of their newest East Tennessee location in Farragut on March 7 to much joy.

An excited crew of staff members celebrated with free smoothies for the first 50 customers, giveaways, product tasting, exclusive deals and 99 cent smoothies for the day.

Tropical Smoothie Café is a fast-casual cafe concept with the goal of inspiring healthy lifestyles across the country, serving fresh food such as real fruit smoothies, flatbread sandwiches, wraps and salads as alternatives to other fast food choices. The new location adds to the more than 540 locations around America.

The interior of the new 1,575 square-foot location features the typical Tropical Smoothie Café décor, reflecting a tropical island atmosphere. Farragut’s Tropical Smoothie Café is owned by Jason and Raquel Willeman, who said that they appreciate owning a business with a brand they find refreshing in various ways.

“Joining the Tropical Smoothie Café system has proven to be a wise endeavor for us,” Raquel Willeman said. “It is a unique brand with a bold, fresh, flavorful menu, which is what attracted us to the business.”

The health factor of the franchise also spurred the couple’s decision to open this new location.

Tropical Smoothie Café recently opened a new location in Farragut on March 7. Kristin Dehkordi • The Daily Beacon “Tropical Smoothie Café is guided by the belief that when you eat better, you feel better — and when you feel better, all is better,” Jason Willeman said. “And its mission is to inspire a healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun.

“I felt like we needed a larger presence that features a healthy, fun eating option, and

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is one of the best fast-casual options that can be offered to the community.”

In particular, the owners are excited for what the franchise will add to the area it’s in.

“The brand strongly believes this location is a perfect fit in the area,” Jason Willeman said.

“We felt the Knoxville market brings a great

deal of potential to our business along with potential growth opportunities.”

It’s a family business as well.

Jody Willeman, Jason’s twin brother, recently opened a Tropical Smoothie franchise of his own. The healthy and fun feeling of the café is something they share and want the community to enjoy as much as they do.

Food, poetry combine for nights of entertainment Staff Report

Po’ boys are rarely associated with poetry, but one event in Knoxville is changing that.

Po’ Boys & Poets is an event held every fourth Saturday. The event includes live soul music, an open mic and a full food and bar menu as well as a featured poet reading from his or her works.

The events are not only in Knoxville, but also regularly in the Nashville area. It has taken advantage of the extensive interest in poetry within the Knoxville area, though. The last event in Knoxville was on Nov. 26, 2016, which had approximately two dozen attendees and featured Taria Person, an alumnus of UT and a previous competitor of the Southern Fried Poetry Slam.

The event is currently looking for a home in both Knoxville and Nashville. In Knoxville, it was held at what used to be Big Fatty’s Catering, which was owned by Lisa Smith. The founder and creator of Po’ Boys & Poets, Joseph “Black Atticus” Woods, has been a local poet in the

Knoxville area for a while and decided, after touring as co-slam master, to begin an open mic experience in Knoxville.

“I saw that Big Fatty’s had po’ boys on the menu, and the name came from that,” Woods said.

Smith called Woods after becoming familiar with his work to begin an event that would draw crowds to the venue.

“I wanted a space where poets who slammed and competed in spoken word could work on their work, as well as a space for new poets and people who didn’t want to compete,” Woods said. “Because when you go to Knoxville Poetry Slam, you have to compete. So, I wanted to have an open mic option for those who didn’t want to compete.

“I wanted to have a space for the option of open mic with the intensity of a poetry slam, because that’s the highest quality of spoken word poetry that I’ve ever experienced.”

This fourth Saturday of March, however, Po’ Boys & Poets is hosting a slightly different event: The 5th Woman Poetry Slam Off. To accompany other poetry-themed events at the

Big Ears music festival, the poetry slam will be held at Jackson Terminal on March 25 from 8:30—11:30 p.m.

The promotional banner on the Facebook event page says, “Five judges. Three minutes.

One mic.”

This will be the first Po’ Boys & Poets event in Knoxville for the 2017 season, and the scores of those who participate in the slam will be recorded nationally. There will also be an open mic for those who wish to share their art and work without being a contestant in the slam.

For those who will be competing, however, the winner will gain a spot on the 5th Woman Poetry Slam team and will represent Knoxville in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam Regionals.

First place will also receive a cash prize of $300, with second place receiving $125 and third place receiving $75.

Julia Nance, described on the event page as a “Knoxville Poetry Slam legend,” and El’ja Bowens, a three-time slam champion, will also be featured during the event.

The event will be the first spoken word event associated with a music festival of this size and

caliber, which is exciting for Woods. He has also paired with the Generation Literacy Alliance to allow youths of the Knoxville community to participate in the slam events at Big Ears.

“They are tagged in with this, and this will be the first year hearing from the youth in the community saying what they have to say,” Woods said.

Other poetry events over the weekend include an open mic featuring Marilyn Kallet, poet and professor in the UT English Department, and other local poets on Thursday, March 23, at Jackson Terminal from 7:30—9 p.m., a poetry workshop at the Bird House on Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25, from 12—3 p.m. and another open mic featuring Knox Generation Slam on Friday, March 24, from 6:30—8 p.m. at Jackson Terminal.

The next Po’ Boys and Poets event should be held later in April, but it will be contingent on finding a venue. The event page on Facebook will be updated regularly, Woods said.

All these events can be found on the Po’ Boys & Poets Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/poboysandpoets/.

SPORTS

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BASEBALL

(Above) Jordan Rodgers, #7, during the game against South Carolina at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on March 18, 2017. (Right) Dave Serrano, head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, during the game against Norfolk State at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on March 4, 2017. Both photos by Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon

Vols looking for first SEC win, series win in Starkville Damichael Cole Contributor During last weekend’s series versus the South Carolina Gamecocks, the final score didn’t resemble how close the games were. A couple of bad breaks for the Vols allowed the Gamecocks to break the games open.

However, despite that, the weekend series still resulted in three losses for the Vols and left them with a donut in the win column in SEC play after three games.

“The big thing for us is eliminating the big inning,” senior Jordan Rodgers said. “A couple of inning we were an out away, a pitch away, a big play away from escaping trouble and we left so many base-runners on base.”

This weekend, the Vols (13-5, 0-3 SEC) will head to Starkville to take on Mississippi State (1210, 0-3 SEC) in a battle of teams trying to get their first wins in SEC play.

Mississippi State was also swept last weekend by the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville.

The one glaring difference between the Bulldogs and the Vols are their non-conference

records. While the Vols are 13-2 in non-conference play, Mississippi State has a non-conference record of 12-7, including coming off a loss Tuesday, March 21, against Southern Miss.

The Vols won their last game, a Wednesday evening game against Marshall on March 22. In that game, the Vols used four relief pitchers. The pitching depth is starting to resemble the reviews from the preseason as more arms are starting to receive time on the mound.

With a deep arsenal of arms at his disposal, head coach Dave Serrano has some decisions to make on the starting rotation for this weekend.

Hunter Martin (3-2, 3.49 ERA) will get the Friday, March 24, start and will be matched up against Konnor Pilkington (2-3, 2.12 ERA).

On Saturday, March 25, freshman Zach Linginfelter (0-1, 3.80 ERA) will get his third start of the season. This represents a shakeup in the starting rotation because Linginfelter wasn’t a part of the starting rotation last weekend.

Sunday’s starter for the Vols has yet to be announced, but Serrano does have an idea of who he may go with.

“To be announced Sunday but I’m leaning towards Zach Warren,” Serrano said. “Zach

Warren will available Friday, his throwing day or of the bullpen, then most likely start on Sunday.”

At the plate, it’s all about continued improvement for the Vols. Last weekend, the team scored just seven runs, despite several very hard hit balls.

The bats were better against Marshall, compiling 10 hits and five doubles, but they will have to prove their worth this weekend against SEC pitching.

The lineup has been lead by Jeff Moberg, Rogers and Andre Lipcius. They each have a double digit game streak of reaching base safely, with Lipcius leading the team with 18 games.

Rodgers’ hot bat has led him to a .429 batting. average, which is 2nd in the SEC. Moberg is also tied for fourth in the SEC batting .400.

For the lineup to perform well this weekend, other players will be depended on if the Vols want to put enough runs on the board to secure victories over the Bulldogs.

While the strong pitching and the continuous improvement of hitters is something to watch, there’s nothing more important to this team than winning this series.

“First things first, we have to get our first SEC win this year,” Serrano said.

The two teams haven’t met since the 2015 season, when the Vols swept Mississippi State to advance to the SEC Tournament.

One player to keep and eye on from Mississippi State is Brent Rooker. Rooker will be entering the series with a .430 batting average that tops in the SEC to go with six home runs and 32 RBIs, which makes him a tough out for the pitchers.

One player to keep and eye on from Tennessee is Kyle Serrano. Kyle Serrano pitched his third outing of the season on Wednesday and is off to a great start.

So far this season, Kyle Serrano has thrown three innings and has accumulated six strikeouts.

He will play a big part in how Dave Serrano uses his bullpen this weekend.

“I think the key is to getting Kyle to get more than one inning,” Dave Serrano said. “I’m going to start expanding him a little more which will give us a lot more flexibility out of the bullpen.”

The weekend will also serve as a homecoming for shortstop senior Max Bartlett, who is a Starkville native.

The series will start Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

ET, followed by a 3 p.m. game on Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. game on Sunday.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

Vols prepare to serve community, prepare for more SEC play Staff Report Being a part of a team can mean far more than just practice and games. The Volunteers women’s tennis team will face Mississippi State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Ole Miss on Sunday at 1 p.m. at home.

However, this weekend’s events will come with a twist. The Vols will get to play at home and feed off of their energy from the crowd, specifically because of a new program they have started called the Little Smokey’s. “It is important to give back to the community,� head coach Alison Ojeda said. “It is a free program for kids 10 and under, and if they come to at least two of the six events, they get a free Babolat racket. Our head coach did this at Baylor, so I wanted to start that here. We’ll do some races and fun stuff like that, then get

right back out here for the match.�

Not only do the Vols plan on giving about an extra hour of their time to younger girls who admire them, but they will also gather quite the crowd from the event.

Coach Ojeda estimates about an extra 150 faces in the crowd due to the event, which may just help the Vols get some extra energy and leverage they may need for this weekend’s events. “If you look up and have about 250 people in the stands, it should be exciting and push you to do a little better.� Ojeda said on the anticipated gathering for this weekend.

After the Vols fell to Florida, the team plans to get themselves back in the game starting Friday. However, the outcome of Florida had some great glimpses of scoring. “Florida all across the board is just a little bit better than us,� Ojeda said on the Florida matchup. “But with that said, three of the

Head coach Alison Ojeda and the Tennessee women’s tennis team during the match against Indiana at Goodfriend Tennis Center on Feb. 12, 2017.

Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon matches were ridiculously close; we were up a set in two of them, so I think those few kids that were really competitive with those guys are ready to come back out here again and compete.�

This weekend’s play is anticipated by coach Ojeda to go well, putting Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Tennessee all within the same caliber.

As Ojeda plans to not fret over Florida, she is ecstatic about this season so far and for what is to come. She made it very clear that her players have been training hard in cardio and tactics. “Right now, we are doing a fantastic job. Of course, right now, we want to start winning some of these matches. But with that said, we’ve improved a ton and the girls are hanging

right there with some of the teams that were blowing us out in the past,� Ojeda said on this year’s play so far.

But Ojeda did not fail to mention possibly the biggest improvement shown within the last few weeks: Brittany Lindl. “I think Brittany Lindl has improved dramatically,� Ojeda said about the senior. “We spent a lot of time in the fall helping her move, and I think that’s the difference on the tennis court. She moves pretty well and utilizes the fact that she’s a lefty. She’s moving well, so she can defend, she can play offence, she is in position, and her fitness level has improved. “The whole team has improved, but if I had to pick one who improved best, it would be her.�

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The Daily Beacon • Friday, March 24, 2017

SOFTBALL

Softball continues SEC play against Ole Miss Rebels Taylor Crombie Staff Writer SEC play resumes for the No. 20/19 Volunteers Friday, March 24, with the first of a three-game series against No. 23/RV Ole Miss.

Both Tennessee and Ole Miss won their Wednesday night games to bring momentum into Friday’s matchup. Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State 2-0 to pick up its first win against an SEC opponent, while Tennessee’s offense pulled off a 9-2 victory over No. 25 North Carolina. Tennessee is 3-3 against SEC opponents and 23-5 overall, while Ole Miss has gone 1-3 against conference teams and 22-6 overall.

Tennessee has had plenty of success against Ole Miss in the past and leads the all-time series 44-8 with 21 wins and only one loss to the Rebels at home. Tennessee took two of three in Oxford, Mississippi the last time the two teams met, including an 11-1 run-rule victory in the final game of the series.

Home field advantage has been huge this year for the Vols, who will play their next

Chelsea Seggern, #17, during the game against North Carolina at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on March 22, 2017. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon nine games at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Tennessee has won nine of its 10 games at home so far this season and outscored opponents 70-27.

The Vols scored nine runs off of 12 hits

Wednesday after only scoring eight runs total in last weekend’s three game series against Arkansas.

Co-head coach Karen Weekly would like to see more of that production at the plate and

the mentality behind it against the Rebels.

“Looking back on the weekend, we felt like we were a little too tentative offensively,” Weekly said. “Our desire for [Wednesday] was to play the game more aggressive … and that’s what we really want to carry into this weekend.”

Freshman Chelsea Seggern had an exceptional night offensively against North Carolina, finishing the game with 3 RBIs from a two-run triple and a solo home run.

The home run was another huge confidence boost for Seggern, who has started all 28 of Tennessee’s games this year with a .329 batting average. She hopes the whole team can build off of the win and increased run production from Wednesday.

“I think it’s really going to give us a lot of momentum and a lot of confidence definitely,” Seggern said. “We played a really good game…I think if we can use that starting Friday night, we’re just going to do really well.”

The series starts Friday night at 6 p.m. at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Game two will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, then the series wraps up with an afternoon game at 1 p.m. on Sunday.