They took advantage of their smarts on the bases. They take all the extra bases they can get.

It was good to see things finally happen for this team because they’ve been working hard to get it to happen. I think we’ve been hounded with a little bad luck this year. We’ve left...

I’m so impressed with (my players’ defense). We haven’t lost a step from last year. We lost our whole infield from last year, but we have some really excellent juniors who have stepped up and...

Our intensity went down a little bit (during Game 2). We’ve really got to focus on keeping that up to win games this year.

When you have a team behind you as a pitcher that will put a lot of runs on the board, it sure helps you to relax. … It was a great season opener for us.