We were very accepting today. They helped us. Their pitcher threw a phenomenal game. He's really good.

Today was a big game because I told the guys we either were winning the series or settling for a tie. We swung the bats a lot better today.

We were dumping it out today. Our outside halves gave us more effort than they have been and I was pleased with that, but coverage has to be better. We were losing a lot of balls on the outside of our field and that put a lot of pressure on our defense.

We made progress as a team. The whole thing benefited us. Some people from USA Today said that if you win one game in this tournament, you've done good.

It's not a perfect situation. The turf is hard. So, we try to keep pounding down to a minimum as far as running and excess. But you gotta do some of it.

He has an incredible work ethic. He is driven for success and he has his priorities straight. It shows in how he goes about his life on and off the mound.