I thought maybe [Wilson] wasn't watching her carefully. I still never thought she would intentionally hurt her.

I'm sure we'll never understand it for the rest of our lives. I'm sure, even after the trial, it will never make sense.

She could count. She knew her colors. She was very, very smart. She was very well-behaved, very loving.

[Last spring when calls were made for Chaney to be fired], that hurt me. I thought, 'How can you do this to a man who has done so much for this university?' It still hurts to this day.

I had a bunch of missed calls from Coach Nolan. I thought maybe Thomas had gotten hurt. But then I called and Coach Nolan told me what had happened. It was very difficult for him to talk about. Injuries are part of the game. But the last thing you ever think about is not coming home from a game. It's just tragic.

They hit the pitches (Wednesday). I thought I threw fine, they just got on base and it hurt.