I moved Matt to shortstop because he has been our most solid infielder. He is just very solid defensively. He makes all the routine plays and he can make the outstanding play, also.

His power comes from his ability to make contact even though he swings the bat as hard as he can. That comes from working hard at the game, working all the time and finally getting to the point where you are comfortable with your swing.

I thought we did the little things particularly well in the bottom of the fifth. What stood out was our ability to move the runners either with sacrifice flies, bunts, or stolen bases.

We knew coming into this game that we were going to have to play near-perfect baseball because they're so fundamentally sound, and we didn't do that. But this (tournament) was a good experience for us.

(Mikolas) has been doing that all year long. Someone needs to step up and offer that kid a scholarship. All he's done over the past two years is win.

I would say he'll get a lot of chances to play for Newman.