It gave them a scenario, a situation, a game where they can refer back to and see what it took to win one.

I know there will always be careers there. There's never going to be less demand, being a doctor.

I put a lot of thought into it. I thought about my career in high school and the athletics, and I'm grateful I got to go through it, especially football and stuff. I never thought I'd go through anything like that. That's good enough for me. I really want to focus on my academics.

There were still some shaky times for us, but they minimized it. When we needed to get routine outs, we made the plays. Nothing spectacular.

We're trying to build for the future, but right now we're taking it on the chin. We're not quitting. I'm depressed, they're depressed a little bit, but we're not quitting.

We were able to get our hits, especially when it counted. We set the table all night and were able to get runs across. But the big thing was the pitching. We were able to throw strikes.