We fought back and took advantage of some errors from Central. The kids are on an emotional high now, that's for sure.

Hitting-wise, we did not adjust well in [innings] 1 to 5. We finally adjusted. Our guys find a way, and I'm pretty happy about that.

For five-and-a-half innings, we competed against the team that finished third in the state [last season in Class AA].

We were down 5-2 in the first couple of innings after the defense committed a few errors. But all the players calmed down and played a great game from the fourth inning on.

When you commit twice as many errors as runs, you don't win many ball games. I keep telling these kids they're much better than they're playing right now. They're just not making the right plays at the right time.

In the past, the kids haven't been strong enough to recover from mistakes. Monday, we had several errors against Washington County that allowed four unearned runs in the first two innings, but we came back and put the bat on the ball and minimized mistakes at the end.