She’s very easy to talk to, and she’s been in my position. I’ve learned a lot from her. She always gave me some reminders before the games, and if she noticed anything [being done wrong]...

It’s still the same game. They still hit the same grounders, it’s just better competition.

It’s about all three parts of the game playing well. The defense backed me up today [with no errors], and we scored early and just kept adding on.

Each game is a learning experience. I can’t pitch like I did in high school. I have to try to keep the ball low. The coaches here have taught me that hitters don’t hit the...

We hang out together a lot as a team. After practice or games we’ll all eat together in the dining hall.

If we keep on [working to get better], by senior year we should see lots of improvement.