A break like this can work either way. You can hit the ground running or you can play like you haven't played in four weeks.

I think it's indicative of a young team that hasn't matured yet that we play to the level of our competition. We've got to establish some consistency. We obviously know what we're capable of at our best, and we're not at our best.

It's about us-we've got to play well (for) ourselves. If we play at our highest level and (Stanford) plays well, we'll take our chances.

I was just running as hard as I could, wanting to make them make a play, and the next thing you know, the ball was in my chest and my arms. I just wanted to make a good bunt and put some pressure on them. It was bang-bang, and fortunately it got by him.

We're going to be in a hostile environment against a very good team. It's going to take us rising to the level of our competition (to win).

There's someone who's going to be very motivated to do well against his hometown team.