We played pretty good baseball Monday. We got some key hits and for the most part, good pitching.

Our staff is young with just three sophomores among the 15 pitchers. But we have good depth and athletically we are better overall.

I am very happy with the way we have played. We haven't played great in all aspects and have given some games away.

Talent-wise, we could get back to that level. But character-wise, team-wise, do we have the moxie? Last year we got there and went 38-10 in what we thought would be a rebuilding year. That was reached due to the 'team' concept they believed in.

We are bigger, faster and stronger than last year. Potential is often overused, but we have that this year. We are young up the middle and on the mound, but we could have an explosive lineup.

All are good defensively and I think we will get more offense from those positions than we did last year.