You have to play with who you have. We had three opportunities to win the game, in the seventh, eighth and ninth. Someone had to step up.

All we want to be is competitive. We didn't get key hits at key times. Their pitcher did a good job, and they hit the ball pretty hard. That was it in a nutshell.

She was doing a good job. We just never seemed to settle down.

Our goal is always the same. We want to be as strong as we can for the tournament, and we'd like to get back to state.

Our lawyers say a strike is legal and we will strike if United breaks the law.

It could potentially cause a lot more tension and a lot more problems on the aircraft.