I think that helped us get ready for a game like this. Madison is a quality club, and it's easy to see in a game like this. ... We gave (the fans) their money's worth.

Having a partner of this quality should enable us to accelerate our industry roll-up strategy and realize many of our short-term and long-term goals.

Shelby is an extremely competitive kid and really expresses herself on the mound. She takes on a different persona. And frankly, you need that type of confidence from a pitcher. She's a good kid and has been a real difference maker for us.

I'm going to be honest. I felt good when we got a run across because Shelby was pitching well today and the defense was playing well.

Probably the two largest changes in these 44 years have been in quality and price. In 1962, I could sell a new Ford pickup for $2,000. Now, a pickup of similar properties would cost about $20,000.

It wasn't the plan to go 2-3. But there were a lot of quality teams there. When you get a look at a lot of different lineups and pitchers, you don't know what's going to happen.