She?s an excellent, excellent fielder, has a strong throwing arm and is a solid hitter.

One of our biggest questions will be which players will emerge as goal scorers.

Ironically, she played for me in the middle school. I know a lot of them and I?m certainly getting to know the rest.

Our kids knew it was a big game. We made a commitment to outwork the other team and we did. It was a commitment and that's what we decided to do.

This has to be one of the coldest places on earth.

She pitched very well. I thought she had good control. She was around the strike zone. She mixed it up a bit, and she has a sneaky fastball.