We have a lot of young kids that are going to pitch for us. We are preaching throw strikes and keeping the ball in play. We are trying to grow them into varsity pitchers fairly quickly.

The bulk of our (innings) came from the two kids that moved away. Between the two of them, they were a big part of the roster.

He beat some good kids. He'll be tough for us this year.

Tonight's game was kind of a wake-up call for us. The kids know we're going to come out focused, starting [today], and get back on track.

She makes so many things happen for us on the floor that I can't teach. Most kids don't see the floor, especially defensively, but she has a knack to play the passing lane and has an uncanny ability to get a hand on a pass. It seems like she is always in the right place at the right time.

We made a few mini-runs that kept us in the lead ... our kids were able to put together a couple flurries. Those were important, because we knew it was going to be a challenge tonight.