It feels great to come out with the win, especially with Chad throwing a no-hitter. Chad pretty much stepped up and did a tremendous job. He walked only one batter all day and we had no defensive errors.

We throw strikes and play defense, that's pretty much our philosophy.

He is pretty reliable, but I guess one pitch just got away from him.

I think some of it might be mental lapses, I think some of it might be they tried to rush. Early on Ross was rushing and later on the ball took a couple of bad hops. I don't suspect he'll do that again anytime soon.

I talked to the umpire after the game and he said he thinks its nerves. We can't put our finger on it. Maybe it's just they don't know how to get ready yet. Basically it's coming from long days in school, and coming out and not really knowing what to expect.

We molded well together this year. We have a lot of youngsters and a variety of seniors that have stepped up. They've kind of bonded together and they're going to push each other. It's going to work out for the best.