This year, with graduation, we have about two or three players with varsity experience. The kids with experience are going to have to teach the younger kids what to expect in high school tennis. We have a lot of good kids out. It's going to be fun to work with them this season.

The beauty of this tournament is that it is the regular season, so there's not the typical level of pressure.

We've had our share of success against MAC teams through the years. We want to pick up some wins early and get our confidence up. We will go out and play ball and see what happens. We want to gain experience playing at this level.

We were hit hard by graduation, but I think the kids are ready to step in and fill that void and do everything they can to go get (another region title).

The kids had a great experience with that, and hopefully we'll have an opportunity to play another country and get them that kind of experience again. This is an opportunity to play one of the top five countries in the world in regards to international softball, and that's something that probably won't ever happen again in your career.

No kids who have come to Project Graduation have ever been in an accident that night.