I feel like I'm a natural receiver, but I think I have more fun playing defense.

They're playing great defense right now; it's fun to watch. This is the best defense I've seen in my three years here.

It's fun to play defense with a group of players so committed to it,

It's always fun to watch Natalie play on defense because you never know when she will make that great play or make a throw that no one expected. Offensively we've seen a lot of growth in her this last year, expanding her game to include the short game, using her speed to be able to slap as well as drag bunt to get herself on base.

We (defense) did great; it was a lot of fun. We pretty much dominated the offense today.

If we don't start playing better on defense, it's going to be hard. We can't just sit there and win shootouts.