This is Baldwin softball. There are rocks on this field and it is in a valley, but there is also tradition here.

She is a very tough out.

It's hard to replace a Division I player, but we've got kids who work very hard to make themselves better.

We hope to get in a lot of high-level preparation before we go into our [section schedule]. We value our practices and not just the [non-section] games.

We were very upset to lose in the first round of the playoffs last year, but it happened, so we moved on and focused on getting ready for this season.

It was my opinion that Yucca Valley was the best team on the field Friday night,