Vanessa pitched a pretty good game and was strong at times and a little shaky at times. But it's tough on a young pitcher when you are close to closing out a game and then there are errors behind you at critical situations.

Schroeder threw a really good game and you have to give her credit. She comes out and competes every game and you can't afford to not come out mentally and physically prepared to play your best game.

We have really been stinging the ball lately. When we are aggressive at the plate and use good pitch selection, we are a team that can definitely pound the ball.

Vanessa was throwing really well coming into the game and we wanted to see how she would handle a game against this kind of opponent. But when you have a young pitcher and don't give her the confidence that you will make plays behind her, it gets rough out there.

Vanessa pitched a solid game using a good curve and did a good job moving the ball in and out.

It was a calamity of errors on plays that you have to make. I am embarrassed at how we played and our lack of fire when we got down early. We are a much better team than we showed today and will demonstrate that when we play them again next week in our league opener.