She brings dynamic defense, both infield and outfield. Chelsea has an extremely good range. It gets us up when she makes a good play on defense and this year she's really established herself and made some great plays really setting herself above other shortstops as truly great.

We just wanted to come out strong and focus on defense. (The early lead) gave us a lot of confidence.

That was a surprise because if we see a special defense, it's usually a box-and-one on Ashleigh. It was frustrating and hard to get open. Now I know how Ashleigh feels sometimes. But now that I've been in her shoes, I see how important it is for us to set good screens to get her open.

It sucks and it is ironic.

That is not something we settle for.

We just enjoy this relay very much. It's a special relay for us.