Kim Maher
Kim Maher
Kim Ly Maheris an American softball player and Olympic champion...
plays prepared quicker ready
They are well prepared for the turf. It is a lot quicker surface. We need to be ready to make plays and be aggressive.
action ahead ball behind came complete diana effective expect fire game gets hitting innings job might movement pitcher pitchers plays ready rid senses spots team tempo three today
Sometimes your team plays off the tempo of the pitcher and when the pitcher comes out excited, with a fire behind them, the team senses that and responds. All three of our pitchers were hitting their spots today. Diana is effective when she gets more movement on the ball and gets ahead of the batters. She came out ready to go and did that today. Then Mel came out and did her job as well. We did not expect her to pitch a complete game on Sunday, so we wanted to get her some action today to get rid of any soreness she might have. We also wanted to get Brooke some more innings in before the weekend.
good penn react state swing
In essence, it's not so much what Penn State does, but it's how we're going to react to them. If we swing at good pitches, then we should be successful.
bit takes
It will make them more successful. It just takes a little bit and they have been very willing.
couple threw
She threw really well. She was big for us in a couple of areas.
multiple powerful swings
(Mitchell) is very athletic, so she can play multiple positions. She swings a powerful bat.
accomplish taken wants
It's been a shocker, but they have taken it. Everyone wants to accomplish more and they know this is part of doing that.
afford trouble
It was one of those things where we had to have her come in because we got in trouble. We couldn't afford to not come out with a W.
game program
I'll tell you it is a different program for the coaches, but the game doesn't change.
bit division incentive players prove softball
Hopefully, that will give our players a little bit of incentive to prove to their fans, their friends, that this is Division I softball and we're much better than what we have been.
eight focus hurt nine top
If you focus on the top of the lineup, the eight and nine (hitters) can really hurt you.
defense fired intense night pitching players
When our pitching and defense are on, we can find a way to score. Our players were fired up and were intense throughout, from inning one to seven. It was like night and day from yesterday's game.
doubt means
We are going to have to manufacture runs, no doubt. And that means a lot more bunting and such.
aggressive behind defense helps hits huge nice offense pitching position runners runs scoring six start
I thought our defense was on today, our pitching was there, our offense was getting hits with runners in scoring position and being aggressive on the bases. Scoring in the first inning also was huge for us. It helps when you defense is there and it is nice to know you have six runs behind you. It was a nice start to the weekend.