The handful that did get hits [off Engel], a single here and a single there is going to do great things for a single person, but unless you can string them together, it doesn't matter in the big picture. We shut them down defensively.

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They had kept us off when we were hitting the ball up but not hitting it out. The kids were getting solid hits. They are getting a hold of it when [the pitch] is slower because then they can see it, but that also means that then they can be more patient and disciplined when they are hitting. And they are getting better at it.

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We need to get a couple more hits because we're leaving too many runners on base. That seems to be our mantra this year, unfortunately.

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