In general, I think our girls swam well. Some of the freshman girls got to swim, and I hadn't really anticipated that. That was really great. We had some best times, too, so that was really good.

It's a tradition to bring devil water. It comes from our pool in Westfield and they bring it and poor it in for good luck.

Alexi is an amazing kid. She has had a really tough season in terms of her surgery and just coming back from that not only physically but mentally, and it's pretty amazing what she's capable of doing. She did a great job for us today.

I couldn't be prouder. They swam as fast as they could and although our score may not reflect how well my girls did, Cherry Hill is a great team.

We have very low numbers; only 22 girls tried out. We have had a few injuries already. That makes it difficult to have a full field practice.

The girls believe in the system. They believe in each other. They are friends outside of softball so everything comes so natural to them when working together. Combine all of that with excellent pitching, stellar fielding and strong bats, I would say that we should be pretty strong this year.