We feel comfortable and have more freedom once we have runners on with the plays we can run. If we get a couple runs it's a little more assuring knowing that he's up there competing and we have faith he's going to get the job done.

We try to limit the keeper's ability to see the ball on those direct kicks. Daniel has the freedom to do what he wants with it. His job is to get it on frame.

I'm not exactly a huge video game player, but I'm thinking about getting it. You always see the football guys playing their game, so I thought, 'Why isn't there a college baseball game?' Now that there is, I just hope I'm not bad in it.

He's not overpowering in any way but he gets you to swing at his pitches. Basically we have to sit and wait for our pitch.

You have to hand it to the kid, he's a great player. He got his chance to play this year and he's proved himself. He's our best hitter.

I just got a nice little bounce off our rock-hard infield and things worked out pretty good.