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.

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