You have to (win at home) at this point. Losing Friday night brought Kilgore and Marshall back in.

I told them before we went out that it was extremely important to set the tone early. We were lucky enough to do that. I thought the kids took good shots.

They're so much better this year than they were last year, it's not even close. Coach (Joe) Crawford always had a positive outlook. They are much improved.

We needed that game. That was our goal after losing last night. This was kind of the same game, but in reverse. Last night, we had second and third and nobody out. We were upset at ourselves for not tying that up.

I can't think of anything more humiliating than losing a ballgame to a guy who steals home on you. It happened to me one time against Kansas City. I had a 2-2 count on the hitter - and Amos Otis broke from third. The pitch was a ball and slid in safe. I felt like a nickel.

You just want to go out there and redeem yourself a little bit, especially losing at home.