This is one of the most fulfilling experiences ever. It's the most fun I've ever had coaching. The season was the journey. This was a weekend trip. You shake their hand and tip your hat. It was one win in extra innings.

Jennie has a flair for the dramatic.

Our team's been known for its defense, and Akron did a good job taking advantage of our mistakes. You have to give a lot of credit to McHugh. She came in and shut us down.

It really hurt us not having Gina Oaks in there. It made some difference in our rotation, and she always gets the bat on the ball [at No. 2 in the order].

We've always tried to have a good mix of stuff on our albums -- something that's fun, something that's very radio friendly, something that's going to touch someone's heart, maybe even something that's pop influenced. More than ever, on the 'Completely' album, we wanted to show more than one musical side of Diamond Rio.

It's going to be fun.