They said they got to him right away, they pulled him out. He just looked over, smiled, that was it. I firmly believe that he smiled because God's hand was coming down to take him away.

We swung the bats well right off the jump.

If he can't recreate the Republic of Texas, I think his second best is to recreate the Alamo right down here.

The last thing we can afford right now is to make excuses. We're inexperienced at some spots, that's the way it is. We have injuries, so does everyone, that's the way it is.

Our returning players learned so much from our seniors last year and they have been quick to demonstrate the right way to do things to our newcomers. We don't believe in the moniker of defending national champions, because when a team wins a championship it's theirs forever. But this group wants to emerge from the shadow of last year's team and create it's own identity. In a lot of ways the lead-up to the 2006 season is more exciting because there is an element of the unknown.

If I threw him 15 balls, he hit 14 of them solid. He was right on.