We're going to have to be effective with small ball. We need a handful of guys to step up and hit .300 for us to be effective.

We've taken our lumps the last two years, but we're hopeful to break into the playoffs this year. The league as a whole should start a lot of newcomers, so that should be an asset.

We have a good offense, but we're trying to get better on defense because defense is what wins games. We've been focusing on defense and trying to get better.

We sort of have a little target on our backs. Everyone is coming to get us. We go out every game expecting to have to play our hardest.

It's more like we just go out there and play our best. If that's what happens at the end of the year, then it's a great accomplishment to have. But we're not too worried about it.

We have five targets out there. Anyone can step it up. We can't do it without teamwork. We all went out and did our jobs.