We knew we were in for a game. It's elimination time. But when the home run came, it kind of gave us some relief.

We both came out of San Bernardino (Calif.) so they kind of knew each other from there and they're friends. It's going to be good to play them. We kind of know them and they're a good team so we just have to be on our toes.

He closed his eyes and just swung. He got the good part of the bat on it, and it was a deep shot.

It's elimination time and we were kind of tight. When the home run came it gave us a relief. That team is tough.

When we say it's time for batting practice, they say, 'Oh, let's go!' When it's time for fielding practice, they start moaning.

You could hear it off the bat.