I think the mystique of knowing they're good enough to do it has been removed, but they know it can happen. It just remains a case where you've got to have a few breaks and you've got to play well.

255

We don't expect to have a bunch of .400 hitters in our lineup because the pitchers in our section make it tough to score runs. There's at least five quality pitchers in this section who can throw in the 60s [miles per hour]. It's going to be a battle every night to win games in our section.

200

Those are the two kids that we're really building things around, and we hope some of the kids from last year who are regulars who hit under .200 can swing it around. We've got to have somebody step up and do some hitting.

184

What makes it frustrating is that, we're the type of program that practices every day and we practice situations every day. Mentally, a couple kids did not execute properly, home plate was left uncovered and, hey, give their runner credit, she never stopped.

179

We're going to have games bunched together at the end of the season and I would have liked to have had a couple of those games scheduled for this week.

176

I told the players that we've got the potential to do it, but the potential has got to be put into action. We've got to be able to make plays and have quality at-bats. I think our team is capable, but it remains to be seen.

165

That was a big play for us. We had a big hole to fill at catcher and it looks like she may be capable of doing it.

161

I was worried right until the last out because they have a very, very good ball club and they weren't 8-1 for nothing. We have a pretty decent ball club. Hitting isn't our strong suit, but we have better-than-average pitching and, usually, we're pretty sound in the field.

117

We didn't play well in the field, and we're not going to be able to beat the teams we think we can beat making (those kinds) of errors. I know that, and they know that.

102