Sam pitched well for us today. She kept things in control and let the girls behind her make plays.

If pitchers throw the ball down the middle of the plate, we're going to hit it. From a power-hitting standpoint, we're going to be fun to watch. Playing at a place with fences, teams are going to have a tough time keeping us in the ballpark.

I think people are going to find out about her very quickly this season. She has a great swing and has been crushing the ball.

This is probably the best infield I've had. Our infield has the ability to make so many big-time plays.

To be honest, it's not the kind of game that we are excited about. When it's on the schedule, you just have to go and do what you do. The expectation of our players is to go out and play to our level.

We've been to the top of the mountain, and as long as we were up there, last year was tough to take.

We just wanted to go up there and do what we needed to do to win the game. We hit the ball. Eight hits aren't a reflection of how hard we hit the ball. The wind took away four or five extra base hits.

Sam is our No. 1 for now. She hasn't proven she can take us where we want to be. She's good enough to do it, but hasn't proven it yet. Stacy has big-time potential. Whoever pitches the best will be out there.

We have a lot of up and comers who are going to fight for playing time in the outfield.