Cole's been a really pleasant surprise for us just from the standpoint that he knows his roles as a pitcher and has great control.

We need to take care of that side of the ball to prevent those easy runs from scoring.

That was the biggest thing. Some of those plays were routine plays that didn't get made.

It's a win and we've got an upper hand, but it's going to be a long season. This isn't one of those things where we're going to run the table. You saw the way we play. We've got to get better. It's nice to win, but our defense was brutal.

Ricardo battled. He did a nice job. We needed somebody to step up. We graduated all our pitchers. He pitched like the ace of our staff, which he's been so far.

Nice to see a freshman get the hit. He's good. Not afraid. (He) just got up there, got a fast ball and hit it.