Coach [Byron] Walker is a really, really good coach, and that program is one of the top in Broward every year.

I wasn't going to give Taguchi anything good to hit with a lefty on deck, ... The guy is one of those punch hitters that when he gets those hits, he won't hurt me with the long ball. This is a good win to go back to the house with.

He's gotten his imprint on that (program) and he's done it as a head coach, which I know is something that Mark really wanted to do. And now we're on that same path. We've got a couple more things we need to take care of, but we've given ourselves that chance, too.

He's definitely one of the top five we've ever had here. Bryce is a really good player. He's definitely good enough to play at the next level.

I didn't do a good job against Denver. So the last two days I worked on my stroke. Coach (Byron Scott) told me to continue to take my shots. I had a lot of open 3-pointers and some open drives to the basket.

Obviously they are a very good club. They are nationally ranked and have one the top two or three pitchers in the country.