He stayed focused and did a great job. Had he not held them in check, the game could have gone either way.

Our approach was better. We were focused and came out and played. The second game was a huge let down. We didn’t regroup and focus and I take the blame for that.

We worked very hard to shore up the defense. The offense made a lot of progress. It felt like we had a good chance to compete.

The players had the confidence to rise today. They are feeling good at this point and are ready to challenge some people.

In the fifth inning we started kicking the ball around. They started feeding off of our mistakes and gained confidence. Once they started getting big hits, we had trouble putting the fire out. We made...

David did his job by getting the ball in play. They both did a great job.

We needed him to go up there and just throw strikes. He had good velocity and accomplished what we needed him to do.