The bats have picked up. It seems like one hit gets them started and then they just keep it going. |
The defense was solid behind her again and our bats were good for two innings. I feel like I keep saying the same things about our pitching and defense. But I don't want to quit saying them, either. Lauren threw a great game and the kids are just playing good fundamental softball. |
The girls didn't quit, and that's the key. I'm proud of them for keeping their composure the last four minutes. This is the postseason. Teams are going to come in and give us everything they have, and we have to respond to it. And for the most part tonight, we did that. |
The kids stuck to it and didn't quit on me. That's the most important part. |
The only thing I could do was tell them that. |
The pitching and defense have been very good all season. We thought at the beginning that we would have a good pitching staff and good defense and they've done very well so far. |
Their non-scoring girls stepped up and scored tonight. And they hit 10 of 13 free throws down the stretch and that's hard to come back on. |
There's always one (tough game) in there. (Bethalto) turned in a great effort. They have to be proud of their effort. |
These kids have been through a lot between the injuries and the disciplinary actions. But they've stuck together. I expect them to make a good run in the postseason. |
They're a very good basketball team. We didn't play our best game tonight and they did. So the credit goes to them. |
They're good defensively but we took some poor shots. Our shot selection, especially in the second half, was very poor. |
This is a good start for us. We've worked really hard on hitting. We've got to be able to score some runs to help our pitchers out. We did that today. |
This is exciting. The girls are having fun playing, and that's probably the best part of it. They're enjoying what they're doing together, and doing an awfully good job while they're doing it. |
This is so special for these kids because of everything they've gone through this season. They've stuck together and worked hard, and they've believed. I don't know how they did it, but they did. |
Today, we saw what we were made of. The girls didn't quit. |