Your goal every year is to go to the state championship, realistically or not. That's why you play.

This was sort of like our Cinderella, to come through here 1-0 and hold them after the pounding they've been giving to people. But you give credit. We got the pitches, and we made the plays defensively.

He can pitch. I saw him last summer in a wooden bat league. He's crafty, just like Cornelius. He's a competitor. When he gets on that mound, he wants to send that hitter to the dugout.

That's just the way we've been. Everybody's been contributing RBIs here and there. Nobody's just exploded.

He's been effective, and his speed is increasing because he's getting used to the rotation.

We're young, but that's no excuse. In a game against this type of ball club, you can't make mistakes.