Ken Rhoden
Ken Rhoden
baseman best third
In my opinion, she is the best third baseman I've seen.
knocked main run state winning
She was one of our main contributors and knocked in the winning run in the state championship game.
power talented
She's very talented defensively, and she's got a lot of power.
experience forward girls good looking work
(This season) will be a whole new experience for us, and we're looking forward to it. If there's one thing about our program, it's that the girls always work hard. We're excited, and we'll do some good things this year.
fact hurt kids means situation
The fact that we've been there means our kids will be able to focus. Sometimes the anticipation of the situation can hurt you.
past strictly year
In the past, she was strictly a pitcher. This year she's a full-time player.
accepted blended decision good grown knew understood until
I knew they were good, but I didn't know how good they were until that first day of practice. From then, my decision (to play them) was pretty easy. They blended in well. When they were freshmen, they were accepted as a group. They understood their roles, and now they've grown into being seniors.
calls close composure games girls keeping physically strength worrying
The girls are well-conditioned physically and mentally. They don't get into worrying about officials' calls or another team's actions. Keeping our composure in close games has been our strength in the past.