Losing Grant was a key in this game. Dan was nervous out there and made an error early on, but then he made 3-4 great plays. He didn't give us the offense Grant would have, but we didn't expect him to. He came in and played defense the way we wanted.

Joe Rodeghero

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We had six hits, but we couldn't bunch any together. We had the bases loaded with one out in the sixth and scored only one run.

— Joe Rodeghero

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— Joe Rodeghero

Last week we were happy to finish second in the tournament. Now today we're disappointed that we didn't win. They're a great team and I think we're still a little behind, but not too far. We're a pretty good 6-5 team.

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— Joe Rodeghero

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— Joe Rodeghero