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One of the big differences between our team this year and last year is that we are hitting a lot bet...
BEAU JARRELL Our hitting this year is much better. We have more home runs this year already than we had all last ...
BARBARA REINALDA I think defensively we will be pretty strong. We banked a lot on our defense last year. This year we...
KIT DANIELS This year we are as strong if not stronger than last year. That's mainly because of our hitting.
BARBARA REINALDA We lost some key games last year that we shouldn't have. We got off to a great start and then our hi...
EDGEY ARBUCKLE Obviously, Sunday is our day. We picked up some hitting after a slow start and we had timely hitting...
JAMIE PINKERTON Before the year started the question was with our pitching. Everybody said we had a killer lineup co...
JAMIE SIMINSKI Last year, our pitching wasn't as strong. Our fielding and hitting have improved.
BOB JACOBY It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou...
CHRIS DUHON It's frustrating to start slow like this. But you got to look at the long run. It's a process. Once ...
REGGIE ABERCROMBIE I'm really happy with our pitching right now. We had a few defensive lapses, but you have to expect ...
CHAD SPALDING We were able to overcome a slow start and control the match. Our hitting and serving kept Manteca of...
KIM EVANS We were able to overcome a slow start and control the match, ... Our hitting and serving kept Mantec...
KIM EVANS It is a good start. Last year at this tournament we went 6-2 and went three games with everybody. Th...
BRET TAYLOR We've got some hitters. Everybody in this lineup can hit a home run. We have a much better hitting t...
FRANK CHEEK I hope our hitting will be more consistent this year.
BOBBY PEEKS Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten s...
LORI ALEXANDER We had to start working on what we needed to get done for this year last year. We started working th...
BOBBY DEBERRY We had well over 5,000 people here last year, ... We are hoping to double that this year.
KATHY PARSONS I'm hitting the ball probably 10 yards farther than last year.
LORENA OCHOA (It's) really hitting its stride this year.
MARK OLDMAN Last year I was hitting mostly soft singles, ... This year I've got my swing back, and I'm hitting w...
FREDDY SANCHEZ That's our best hitting production of the year. Good timing, huh. If we continue to get that with th...
SCOTT EMERICK We got off to a slow start after hitting the ball well in the first inning. We had a real good fifth...
GORDON GODFREY Our hitting was off we should have been hitting this girl the whole game. It took to the fourth o...
GARY BLACKWELL Right now the keys are we have to start hitting the ball. Defensively we have a chance to be better ...
GARY HENNIP We're not hitting on all cylinders like we were last year. But if I'm not mistaken, there were perio...
HAL MCRAE Our biggest problem is that we just haven't had a lot of practice. We've been chipping and hitting p...
COACH LEVI TVEDT It's a physical game, man. Nobody's fighting a lot here, but all year, when we played physical hocke...
COLE JARRETT It means we're going to be off to a pretty slow start compared with last year.
DENNIS MCALPINE Last year we had 12 games in before our first conference game, this year we have five. But everybody...
DAN MCGEE I was real happy with our overall play, defense and hitting. We were hitting the ball, but it just d...
CONNIE FINN But I don't think we're as focused as last year. Last year, we knew what we had to do. This year, si...
BRIAN ROLLE It's a major concern, ... We've spent a year doing the legwork trying to get a title sponsor. This y...
BOB DAVIES Maybe we can get this thing turned around and start hitting the ball like we were at the beginning o...
JEFF FLOWERS One of our biggest problems last year was not hitting the quarterback enough. It's a big focus to ge...
ADAM BRAIDWOOD We had a really good start in our neck of the woods. Last year was a very different year.
ROY KAISER Each year is unique, but last year we felt we didn't get off to a very good start. We're in a simila...
GARY BARLOW We knew they were a great hitting team and that we were going to have to face adversity at some time...
ASHLEY GUILE It doesn't matter what I'm hitting now, it's what I'm hitting at the end of the year. I want to hit ...
JULIO LUGO We were the co-champs with North Allegheny last year and we had four of our top five players coming ...
LARRY MILOSH She's hitting her stride. She's been up and down this year.
JULIE MULDER We're hitting up against supply constraints certainly this year. We're supplying all we can supply.
PETER WEEKS We had brought in some speed guy for [the top] of the lineup and we needed someone to hit behind Cru...
JOE URSO We had our opportunities to score, but we just didn't get the timely hitting.
JOE SICILIANO That's the key. You have to start fast. So many times last year we started slow.
BYRON LEFTWICH When he first came here last year he was even smaller then, and a new guy, so you really have to mak...
LEMAR MARSHALL All three are hitting over .400 for the season. Chris and Charlie were first-team all-section last y...
DENNIS DAMP Our pitchers struggled to find the strike zone, but our bats came alive. This was easily our best hi...
JEFF THORNE We led the league in hitting into double plays last year. We don't have a whole lot of team speed an...
KEN MACHA It's going to be interesting next year, especially if Barry plays a full year. With Barry hitting fo...
RAY DURHAM Sam was out there on their side last year hitting big shots, and now he's on ours.
ELTON BRAND I think we have had good hitting teams in the past, and we have had good pitching teams in the past,...
LEIGH ROSS He's a tremendous athlete. Last year he struggled at the plate, but he has really worked on his hitt...
CRAIG TRYCHEL With our success last year, we've had a target on our back all year, especially in our conference. S...
ADRIAN TIGERT We charge a $5 donation at the door and run a bake sale. Last year, the gymnasium was packed with st...
KIRSTEN HARDY We're coming on after a little bit of a slow start. We're hitting the ball hard. We're doing more si...
DALE CUTSFORTH They placed us in a new division this year. We haven't seen any of the schools in our division. But ...
JAY CORBY We've had our ups and downs this year. We were in a good place where we were playing really well but...
JENNIFER REYES Last year, we probably held back a little. We only had three seniors. This year, we were telling our...
MARKEE NOBRIGA We were a real explosive offensive team at times last year, but we weren't as consistent as we need ...
DAN HAMMERSCHMIDT Last year seven of our eight losses were by one goal. With experience they're the ones we expect to ...
LARRY YOUNG We were just slow to do what we had to do to finish the game. That's been a problem this year.
LEE MOREY![]()
They had our number last year and we knew we had a chance to get a little revenge.
BRIAN MOORE I think this was one of the best efforts we've had all year. Our girls brought out their 'A' game th...
JOE MORALES We've always had it in our minds that in five years we had to be champions, ... Of course, we would ...
ANTONIO CUE This is our year to win it. We've been starting since the ninth grade. Last year we really thought w...
DHANMITE SLAPPEY We've been hitting a lot better than last year, but we had four errors (Tuesday) and that is what I ...
EDGEY ARBUCKLE Last year, I started catching on Jan. 10 and it progressed to be my best year ever. This year, I did...
JOE JOHN There was a big to-do about this team last year. We had big expectations. We made it clear this year...
BLAIR ALBRIGHT We had a good race this year, much better than last year (at county). I was not very happy at all la...
ANDREW HUDSON They gave us some chances with some errors and stuff, and we were fortunate to have some good, key h...
BOB MCCREARY We were told to take anything of a personal nature so I don't think we will be back in, unless someb...
LARRY WATRUBA This is the hitting I was hoping for through the whole series.
HIROFUMI ODA We are hitting the ball well. This may be the best hitting Badger team we've ever had.
LYNN ROOK![]()
This is a great start for us, ... especially coming off a winless season like we had last year.
MARK SHIELDS You can definitely tell we have a lot more experience. We're working through some different situatio...
DARIN CUMMINGS We're thrilled to get some recognition. Last year, my first year here, I felt like we were observers...
BUD CHILDERS Matt?s been hitting like that for us all year.
HAL ZIEGLER That's been very motivating. Last year was last year. We had our problems or whatever, and we know e...
ANTHONY MILLER They've always had a hard-hitting team. We know we need to go in with our game face on.
JAN DAVIS We are going to continue working on our hitting in brief daily practices all this week. I am happy w...
TIM MILLER Sometimes you don't start out with the energy you should and they start hitting shots. But to our cr...
DAN GRUNFELD She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing ...
COLIN SHAHA Rocky is hitting the ball well when we can get her to stay patient. Our first four hitters are all h...
EMMA MORRISON We were down a little from last year, because a lot of guys are at the 'High Rollers' in (Las) Vegas...
BRUCE MARSHALL It seems like we're light-years better than we were last year. I was wondering, 'What is the differe...
JUSTIN SMILEY We just wanted to get a head start this year.
ANNE DIXON Toward the end, I could tell they were more focused on hitting that last shot they had to take.
KATHY BOCOCK That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball...
LUIS ALICEA Most of it is our senior leadership. Last year we had nine seniors, and this year we have 22.
ADAM STEGEMAN Last year is something we talked about as a team. The girls were extremely focused and I think that ...
LAURA SMITH Rob is a great all-round player who is our strongest outside hitter. We had him hitting in the front...
FRANK STAFFEN Our chemistry this year is much better. We get along great on the court and off the court. We are ju...
ASHLEE MCGEE They're our two big guns. If we're going to go anywhere this year, we got to have them hitting the b...
BART MCATEE They just made the hits. They had a runner on with two outs, then that's when they started hitting t...
BRYAN WALLER I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he...
IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI We're hoping for a big year. We have a lot of people back from last year and we think we can be bett...
KARRI PETERSON We're always preaching score early and score often. The girls seem to relax when we can get out on t...
AMY EVANS Everybody played hard. After a sluggish start, we began hitting shots in the second half. We passed ...
CHAD KEYS
BEAU JARRELL Our hitting this year is much better. We have more home runs this year already than we had all last ...
BARBARA REINALDA I think defensively we will be pretty strong. We banked a lot on our defense last year. This year we...
KIT DANIELS This year we are as strong if not stronger than last year. That's mainly because of our hitting.
BARBARA REINALDA We lost some key games last year that we shouldn't have. We got off to a great start and then our hi...
EDGEY ARBUCKLE Obviously, Sunday is our day. We picked up some hitting after a slow start and we had timely hitting...
JAMIE PINKERTON Before the year started the question was with our pitching. Everybody said we had a killer lineup co...
JAMIE SIMINSKI Last year, our pitching wasn't as strong. Our fielding and hitting have improved.
BOB JACOBY It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou...
CHRIS DUHON It's frustrating to start slow like this. But you got to look at the long run. It's a process. Once ...
REGGIE ABERCROMBIE I'm really happy with our pitching right now. We had a few defensive lapses, but you have to expect ...
CHAD SPALDING We were able to overcome a slow start and control the match. Our hitting and serving kept Manteca of...
KIM EVANS We were able to overcome a slow start and control the match, ... Our hitting and serving kept Mantec...
KIM EVANS It is a good start. Last year at this tournament we went 6-2 and went three games with everybody. Th...
BRET TAYLOR We've got some hitters. Everybody in this lineup can hit a home run. We have a much better hitting t...
FRANK CHEEK I hope our hitting will be more consistent this year.
BOBBY PEEKS Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten s...
LORI ALEXANDER We had to start working on what we needed to get done for this year last year. We started working th...
BOBBY DEBERRY We had well over 5,000 people here last year, ... We are hoping to double that this year.
KATHY PARSONS I'm hitting the ball probably 10 yards farther than last year.
LORENA OCHOA (It's) really hitting its stride this year.
MARK OLDMAN Last year I was hitting mostly soft singles, ... This year I've got my swing back, and I'm hitting w...
FREDDY SANCHEZ That's our best hitting production of the year. Good timing, huh. If we continue to get that with th...
SCOTT EMERICK We got off to a slow start after hitting the ball well in the first inning. We had a real good fifth...
GORDON GODFREY Our hitting was off we should have been hitting this girl the whole game. It took to the fourth o...
GARY BLACKWELL Right now the keys are we have to start hitting the ball. Defensively we have a chance to be better ...
GARY HENNIP We're not hitting on all cylinders like we were last year. But if I'm not mistaken, there were perio...
HAL MCRAE Our biggest problem is that we just haven't had a lot of practice. We've been chipping and hitting p...
COACH LEVI TVEDT It's a physical game, man. Nobody's fighting a lot here, but all year, when we played physical hocke...
COLE JARRETT It means we're going to be off to a pretty slow start compared with last year.
DENNIS MCALPINE Last year we had 12 games in before our first conference game, this year we have five. But everybody...
DAN MCGEE I was real happy with our overall play, defense and hitting. We were hitting the ball, but it just d...
CONNIE FINN But I don't think we're as focused as last year. Last year, we knew what we had to do. This year, si...
BRIAN ROLLE It's a major concern, ... We've spent a year doing the legwork trying to get a title sponsor. This y...
BOB DAVIES Maybe we can get this thing turned around and start hitting the ball like we were at the beginning o...
JEFF FLOWERS One of our biggest problems last year was not hitting the quarterback enough. It's a big focus to ge...
ADAM BRAIDWOOD We had a really good start in our neck of the woods. Last year was a very different year.
ROY KAISER Each year is unique, but last year we felt we didn't get off to a very good start. We're in a simila...
GARY BARLOW We knew they were a great hitting team and that we were going to have to face adversity at some time...
ASHLEY GUILE It doesn't matter what I'm hitting now, it's what I'm hitting at the end of the year. I want to hit ...
JULIO LUGO We were the co-champs with North Allegheny last year and we had four of our top five players coming ...
LARRY MILOSH She's hitting her stride. She's been up and down this year.
JULIE MULDER We're hitting up against supply constraints certainly this year. We're supplying all we can supply.
PETER WEEKS We had brought in some speed guy for [the top] of the lineup and we needed someone to hit behind Cru...
JOE URSO We had our opportunities to score, but we just didn't get the timely hitting.
JOE SICILIANO That's the key. You have to start fast. So many times last year we started slow.
BYRON LEFTWICH When he first came here last year he was even smaller then, and a new guy, so you really have to mak...
LEMAR MARSHALL All three are hitting over .400 for the season. Chris and Charlie were first-team all-section last y...
DENNIS DAMP Our pitchers struggled to find the strike zone, but our bats came alive. This was easily our best hi...
JEFF THORNE We led the league in hitting into double plays last year. We don't have a whole lot of team speed an...
KEN MACHA It's going to be interesting next year, especially if Barry plays a full year. With Barry hitting fo...
RAY DURHAM Sam was out there on their side last year hitting big shots, and now he's on ours.
ELTON BRAND I think we have had good hitting teams in the past, and we have had good pitching teams in the past,...
LEIGH ROSS He's a tremendous athlete. Last year he struggled at the plate, but he has really worked on his hitt...
CRAIG TRYCHEL With our success last year, we've had a target on our back all year, especially in our conference. S...
ADRIAN TIGERT We charge a $5 donation at the door and run a bake sale. Last year, the gymnasium was packed with st...
KIRSTEN HARDY We're coming on after a little bit of a slow start. We're hitting the ball hard. We're doing more si...
DALE CUTSFORTH They placed us in a new division this year. We haven't seen any of the schools in our division. But ...
JAY CORBY We've had our ups and downs this year. We were in a good place where we were playing really well but...
JENNIFER REYES Last year, we probably held back a little. We only had three seniors. This year, we were telling our...
MARKEE NOBRIGA We were a real explosive offensive team at times last year, but we weren't as consistent as we need ...
DAN HAMMERSCHMIDT Last year seven of our eight losses were by one goal. With experience they're the ones we expect to ...
LARRY YOUNG We were just slow to do what we had to do to finish the game. That's been a problem this year.
LEE MOREY
They had our number last year and we knew we had a chance to get a little revenge. BRIAN MOORE I think this was one of the best efforts we've had all year. Our girls brought out their 'A' game th...
JOE MORALES We've always had it in our minds that in five years we had to be champions, ... Of course, we would ...
ANTONIO CUE This is our year to win it. We've been starting since the ninth grade. Last year we really thought w...
DHANMITE SLAPPEY We've been hitting a lot better than last year, but we had four errors (Tuesday) and that is what I ...
EDGEY ARBUCKLE Last year, I started catching on Jan. 10 and it progressed to be my best year ever. This year, I did...
JOE JOHN There was a big to-do about this team last year. We had big expectations. We made it clear this year...
BLAIR ALBRIGHT We had a good race this year, much better than last year (at county). I was not very happy at all la...
ANDREW HUDSON They gave us some chances with some errors and stuff, and we were fortunate to have some good, key h...
BOB MCCREARY We were told to take anything of a personal nature so I don't think we will be back in, unless someb...
LARRY WATRUBA This is the hitting I was hoping for through the whole series.
HIROFUMI ODA We are hitting the ball well. This may be the best hitting Badger team we've ever had.
LYNN ROOK
This is a great start for us, ... especially coming off a winless season like we had last year. MARK SHIELDS You can definitely tell we have a lot more experience. We're working through some different situatio...
DARIN CUMMINGS We're thrilled to get some recognition. Last year, my first year here, I felt like we were observers...
BUD CHILDERS Matt?s been hitting like that for us all year.
HAL ZIEGLER That's been very motivating. Last year was last year. We had our problems or whatever, and we know e...
ANTHONY MILLER They've always had a hard-hitting team. We know we need to go in with our game face on.
JAN DAVIS We are going to continue working on our hitting in brief daily practices all this week. I am happy w...
TIM MILLER Sometimes you don't start out with the energy you should and they start hitting shots. But to our cr...
DAN GRUNFELD She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing ...
COLIN SHAHA Rocky is hitting the ball well when we can get her to stay patient. Our first four hitters are all h...
EMMA MORRISON We were down a little from last year, because a lot of guys are at the 'High Rollers' in (Las) Vegas...
BRUCE MARSHALL It seems like we're light-years better than we were last year. I was wondering, 'What is the differe...
JUSTIN SMILEY We just wanted to get a head start this year.
ANNE DIXON Toward the end, I could tell they were more focused on hitting that last shot they had to take.
KATHY BOCOCK That was the best we've seen Hunter Jones throw the ball this year. That's the way he threw the ball...
LUIS ALICEA Most of it is our senior leadership. Last year we had nine seniors, and this year we have 22.
ADAM STEGEMAN Last year is something we talked about as a team. The girls were extremely focused and I think that ...
LAURA SMITH Rob is a great all-round player who is our strongest outside hitter. We had him hitting in the front...
FRANK STAFFEN Our chemistry this year is much better. We get along great on the court and off the court. We are ju...
ASHLEE MCGEE They're our two big guns. If we're going to go anywhere this year, we got to have them hitting the b...
BART MCATEE They just made the hits. They had a runner on with two outs, then that's when they started hitting t...
BRYAN WALLER I am hoping that we will be better than we were last year. We have a lot of young guys that could he...
IVAN SWENDRZYNSKI We're hoping for a big year. We have a lot of people back from last year and we think we can be bett...
KARRI PETERSON We're always preaching score early and score often. The girls seem to relax when we can get out on t...
AMY EVANS Everybody played hard. After a sluggish start, we began hitting shots in the second half. We passed ...
CHAD KEYS
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