He hit a bomb to center field with two outs. He is our No. 3 hitter and he is expected to drive in runs for us. That was a much-needed blow for us. You can't say enough about his performance tonight.

The kids are fired up. We set our goals earlier, like last year we want to win a few games, win a regional title and see what happens. This year it's the same kind of thing, but it's much more realistic. They're a little more optimistic.

I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out.

I don't know a lot about the Scots, but I'm aware they have beaten some of the English counties in the NCL and have gone close in other matches,

You look at him and the way he carries himself, and oftentimes you don't think of him as injured. Even though he's not playing, he's always in every meeting.

We feel that the people in power are not living up to their responsibility of only sending U.S. troops into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary. We have friends in the military. I have a cousin in Iraq. Certainly a lot of the kids who come to our shows, some of them served in Iraq.