We had a wake up call. We thought it would be easy and just got beat by two solid teams. We realize now we have to work harder.

No question. He came in when Ryan was struggling. I thought Ryan battled for not having less than great stuff. He (Taylor) picked it up. Then Mason getting their best hitter ... that was big for this team.

When the shooting at the JCC happened I thought, 'If I had done something after Columbine, maybe this wouldn't have happened.' And I kicked myself in the behind for not doing anything.

When the shooting at the JCC happened I thought, 'If I had done something after Columbine, maybe this wouldn't have happened.' And I kicked myself in the behind for not doing anything,

Everybody tries hard for it, but I never thought this day would come for me. I'm used to getting those second-place (awards) all the time. This is nice.

I am proud of our guys because I really thought they maintained their focus for five straight days. Winning cures a lot of ills. It is lot easier to play when you're winning and you are swinging the bat and people feel good about themselves. Losing is a hard thing. I want it to not be fun when you lose.