It was a good ball game. Both teams had opportunities early. We just happened to finally take advantage of them late.

This is the beginning of a unity of forces, a locking of arms.

I didn't know if he could make it to seven (innings). He gutted it out and threw a heck of a game.

Everybody in that locker room wearing a Cincinnati jersey wants to win. There's not a lot of teams still playing now, not a lot of teams still practicing. It's not ideally where we want to be, but if we play our game the way we should, we can win the NIT.

Our annual 12-goal tournament is a solid second to IPW. The 12-goal tournaments are great for speed and excitement.

Are we anywhere close to where we've got to be? No. We've still got a long way to go. But getting a win under our belt gets that off our back and now we can move on.