I think all the girls can become good hitters. Our whole lineup is capable of hitting balls into the gaps. It's just a matter of whether they can do it with runners on base.

We fell short of our goal of making it to state last year. But the girls are hungry to go out and show they belong at state. We're hoping to use the disappointment of last year as our motivation.

With these two girls, we've got a great advantage inside, so we try to get them the ball.

The girls kept coming back. They were tougher than ever. I know that because they kept coming back and we work very hard.

You could tell the difference. When she got that fourth foul, you could see immediately the look in our girls' eyes ... there was a little bit more of a fever to them.

The game got physical, and we had too many turnovers. But all year, our girls fought hard, and they did tonight until the very end. I was very proud of them.