You come out to set the tone, get ahead, work the count. I didn't even give myself a chance. I didn't throw a ball that was close.

Our defense set the tone, ... We moved to the ball real well. We also had some excellent execution on offense, especially in the first quarter.

We set a miserable tone from the start.

It was important to set the tone (early). We just didn't want them hanging around, so we wanted to put away their hopes for an upset.

This can really set the tone for us for the rest of league.

Ervin made his pitches and was ahead on the count on just about everyone he faced.