Ted put the fingers down and Matt did exactly what the game plan was. Matt sure pitched a heck of a game today and it was nice to see. He works real hard on his pitching and it showed today.

I'm happy that we got another quality pitching performance. The offense came alive and there's a 0 in the error column. If we don't get in our own way this team has a chance to do good things. Today was an example of them putting all three facets together and we came out with a good result.

I'm a little concerned about the defense. Our defense needs to shore itself up.

The field has taken a beating in the last week or more. The way we've been getting the weather, there have been enough breaks in between. The big thing is keeping the infield level. It's taken some work but the outfield is not necessarily in prime playing condition.

This is a smart and athletic team that pushes themselves daily and has set their own expectation level very high.

From my conversations with him, he's having a great spring. He's a lefty that throws hard. He has a lot of potential, a lot of upside. His work ethic ? I'd challenge people to match it. He's tunnel vision. He knows what he wants. Hopefully the stars line up for him. He's a great individual.

We haven't had a game this tight all year. I feel very fortunate that we won this game but at the same time I also think we earned it because we hit a lot of balls at them hard.

The coaching staff is optimistic about this year's club. Nine of our 18 players are returning from last year's roster and we have some quality additions who will also have an immediate impact.

We had a decent outing today. It was fun to watch.