I would have liked to beat them all three times, but we beat them in the big one, and now we get to host [a playoff game]. That's a big advantage to be at home.

We hit the ball hard all night long, and I'm very pleased with our performance. [Menendez] has good pop, can drive the ball and can turn on the inside pitch.

That kind of broke their backs. Heather kept control of the circle the whole night. Our bats were hot. We hit the ball hard; even our outs were hard. We played a good game.