These kids got some invaluable experience.

He was put in a tough position. We've got a bunch of young kids without much varsity experience. But they're playing really well right now.

Defense has been our weak point this year, particularly in the second half.

She has to be (on the top of her game).

I've seen a lot of improvement. This year she has a better mastery of her pitches.

We've got some older kids, but not with a whole lot of varsity of experience. We're still a team developing. I'm not upset with these early losses. Really, I think it will help us down the road.