Lori Blade
Lori Blade
effort four good kids pleased
I was pleased with the kids effort tonight. We were good defensively all four quarters, which is what we need.
defensive effort intensity proud
I thought our defensive intensity was very good, especially in the first half. I was really proud of our defensive effort tonight.
everybody game girls hit later position pushing runners scoring timely
We got some timely hitting. Everybody that got a hit later in the game did it with someone on base. We have to keep pushing with those runners in scoring position and the girls did that today.
break capable open until
We had so many opportunities and we just didn't break it open like we're capable of doing until the seventh.
boards credit game good great played quit shots
Credit Tammy and those Alton kids. They played a great game and had a great game plan. We had some good shots and couldn't get them to go down tonight, but we didn't quit and Anya on the boards was huge.
ask
Like I said, you can't ask for anything more than that.
advantage against chances good scary team
We had our chances and that's scary against a good team if you don't take advantage of those opportunities. You usually don't get very many.
ask ball behind calming change couple fell few girls great job looked moved nice strikes talking threw
She threw a great game. She moved the ball around very well and got her change up over for strikes a couple of times. She really looked comfortable out there. The girls behind her did a real nice job of talking and calming her down. There were a few times when she fell behind hitters, but she battled back and got the job done. You really can't ask for anything more than what she did today.
ball freshman hitting knows locate moving pitcher playing spots
She's a strikeout pitcher and knows how to locate her pitches. She's not playing like a freshman right now, she's hitting her spots and moving the ball around.
everybody great holding needed position post
She's been doing a great job. I can't say enough for her holding that post position down with everybody out. That's what we've needed her to do and that's what she's done.
capable gaining glass involved shape starting taking understand
She's capable of taking over on the glass like she did in the first half. She's getting more and more involved in the game, starting to understand the offense, she's getting in shape and gaining confidence.
defense game hopefully nice pleased rough settled threw
She had a rough first inning. Hopefully that was just the first game jitters. She settled in after that and threw a real nice game. I was pleased with that and with our defense overall.
ball drive innings miss offense three
She got a ball to drive and she didn't miss it. Our offense comes in spurts, we did nothing for the first three innings and then exploded.
almost ball caught dive hard hustling taught
She almost caught that ball. But we're taught not to dive down the line, especially in that situation. But that's hard to do. When you're taught to always go-go, it's hard to see the ball and think you can make a play on it and not try it. She was just hustling and being aggressive.