Donovan Nelson
Donovan Nelson
needed played stay top
I thought we played with a lot of confidence. We executed well and did what we needed to do to stay on top and out of the loser's bracket.
ball great job keeping kids knew trying
We did a great job keeping the ball down and trying to keep it away from their hitters. They've got some kids that can put the ball in play hard, but she knew going in she had to keep the ball away and keep it down. For the most part, she did that.
ball base close couple detriment good hang happened hit job score staying strike
She did a good job of staying close to the strike zone. The detriment is there's times when we have good opportunities to get outs, and we hang a ball and they get a base hit and score two runs. That happened a couple of times.
behind gave good hit kept pitcher pitches threw
She (Hutchins) kept us off balance. We didn't hit the good pitches when she threw them. Then, after that, were behind in the count, chasing. That's what every pitcher wants. Tonight, we gave her that luxury.
ball base couple detriment good hang happened hit job near pitches score strike throwing
Mandy has done a good job of being near the strike zone. She was throwing good enough pitches to get them to chase. Now, the detriment to us is when we have good opportunities to get outs, we hang a ball and they get a get a base hit and score two. That happened a couple of times tonight.
bunch church deciding enjoy kids monday practice pray ready
A bunch of practice isn't going to be the deciding factor. Our kids need to go home, enjoy the time, go to church and pray and come back on Monday ready to play ball.
allow close doubt dugout kids rivalry score tough
The kids are resilient. This is a tough rivalry this is a big thing. There was a lot of guts, and we weren't going to allow a close one go by again. I had no doubt in the dugout that we would score to win.
luckily matched springs teams
Heber Springs was one of the better teams there, but luckily we matched up well with them.