I was really nervous coming into the season, but the group we have now is even better than last year. The toughest lineup I've faced this season is what I see here in practice. That's helped keep me sharp during games.

We get along well. They know what they have to do. I thought we got along pretty well last year, but this year I feel like we're even closer.

I think we're going do it. We're a lot better defensively, and offensively I don't think we have a weak bat in our lineup.