We're not beating that team if they're shooting like that . . . they play hard. I was very pleased with our kids, though. They surely didn't back down or give in.

It feels great. I'm really, really happy for the kids.

I'm confident we can play with them. We learned a lot from playing Windsor and East Hartford. We learned lot about what we can do and perhaps should do.

I told the kids I was proud of them. I don't think losing is part of their thought process. I don't mean that from a boastful standpoint. They just feel as long as there's time left, there's an opportunity to win.

He didn't want to come out and we didn't want to take him out. He works his rear end off.

He pitched every tough game.