This is a good group of kids that work real hard. But they also know they've got Casey on the mound, and they know Casey is going to keep us in every game.

The kids had no place to go after work so they come out here to play cards, work on cars or snowmobiles. Every night there are kids out here doing something.

When you move kids it takes time. We have some situations to work on. We have to fine tune some things. We know our weaknesses. To play good softball you have to do it as a team. That's what we did last year. We don't have any girls with attitudes.

It was such a testimony to our kids and their dedication and their hard work ethic to run the drills. We run an awful lot. We told them, 'You've got to put all that stuff in the bank because there will come a time down the line that we will need to make a withdrawal.' Tonight was one of those nights.

I work 56 hours a week on average. That's time away from home. You miss your kids' ballgames and all that.

I work 56 hours a week on average. That's time away from home; you miss your kids' ballgames and all that.