Skyline battled, and I knew they would. They're a good young team.

She just seems to come up with the big hit or she makes a great play at first to give us confidence.

Katie really looks up to some of my seniors. But that's the nice thing about softball. It's very competitive on the field, but once the game is over most of these girls are friends.

At the beginning of the year, they did struggle with pressure. I think I thought about it, too . . . I'd be more afraid to lose than I was excited about playing. I had to come back to the idea that this game is fun. This is about fun.