Our ultimate goal is to be in the final game of the Women's College World Series. It comes down to us competing and practicing every day with that mentality.

As Westwood College grows in enrollment, offerings, and visibility, the Redstone name helps set apart the campuses offering aviation programs and enhances their reputation as providers of quality, hands-on, industry-specific education.

Facing Dallas, it's bigger than your biggest rival ever in college or high school. It's a real rivalry and we haven't even played in a regular-season game yet, so it's something just growing on its own.

We've got Oklahoma, Fresno, Santa Barbara, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and LSU and they've been on the waiting list to come in. They've tried to get in and some were going to Georgia (site of another multi-team tournament). Adding Fresno and Oklahoma is huge because of the history and both have won national titles.

Vanessa returns after playing a number of years at the first base position. She is very intelligent and plays and thinks the game very well.

We did a good job of putting pressure on their pitcher.