We have very low numbers; only 22 girls tried out. We have had a few injuries already. That makes it difficult to have a full field practice.

The girls believe in the system. They believe in each other. They are friends outside of softball so everything comes so natural to them when working together. Combine all of that with excellent pitching, stellar fielding and strong bats, I would say that we should be pretty strong this year.

In general, I think our girls swam well. Some of the freshman girls got to swim, and I hadn't really anticipated that. That was really great. We had some best times, too, so that was really good.

What the heck are girls walking around in Dutch outfits selling tulips... what do they have to do with the brand?

We have had a few key errors that have allowed the other teams to score runs. We have only been outside for four games (before last Wednesday) ... so I have to believe that with more time playing on a dirt field that we will fine-tune the defense and we will eliminate those errors.

Natalie Murray has been very strong on the mound.