We were being aggressive and trying to make things happen, and it just didn't work out. We talked about being aggressive, and we have a little more speed this year, so we're trying to use that.

Things are changing. It's the start of the election year, and we're trying to get a little activity going.

I was real happy with the way Kim held down (the Tigers') big hitters. She was spotting her pitchers, moving the ball around and changing speeds.

We feel really sorry for them with all the injuries they have had and the seriousness of some of them. A lot of our players play with their players [in the off-season] so they're good friends.

This was an important game from that standpoint. We wanted to have a good outing against them to give us some ammunition at the seeding meeting.

Everything came at just the right time. It worked to our advantage that there were two outs and two strikes. On the defensive side, you're pulling your hair out over a hit like that because it's just out of reach.