This is the deepest pitching staff that we've had so far. And since we have three section games a week and our section is so strong, that could help tremendously.

First base and shortstop are the only places where we lost players from last year.

Jeff pitched an excellent game, but we had costly errors. California put the ball in play, and they made a couple of plays.

We didn't hit the ball, and it's hard to win with only one run.

I was a little worried about this game after the first inning. After we tied it up and took the lead, I felt Nick was in control and we were in a good spot.

Nick had a tough first inning on the mound, but after that he settled down and did a great job today. It's tough to win a game because of the rain but we'll take it.

This was one our better performances. We swung the bats well, ran the bases well and made the plays defensively. It was a great effort by the kids today, we really needed this win today.

I think this is the most talented team I've had since I've been here. I'm definitely excited.

We'll just have to battle back and we have to bounce back quick.