Number one, we played in awfully bad weather. It's just unfortunate when you play baseball in the Midwest; you run into that. So, no excuse; you've got to battle through it.

Each Mules' team the last 12 years had their own mark on the school and on the program in some way. All I've asked this year's team to do is put their stamp on what is a great program. That's the thing; just defining their own team.

I always think errors are a lack of concentration. I think our concentration has been really poor.

We're going to have to try to get every one of these home games. Through the years, it's been a really good home-field advantage and a place that we've always done well. We need to keep that up.

On paper it looks good for us right now. This a chance for us to gain more confidence and win some games we should win, but baseball's really goofy, and anything at this level can happen.

Brandon Morris pitched exceptionally well. He showed a great deal of maturity and showed why he has a great future ahead.