Michelle Gardner
Michelle Gardner
Michelle "Mikey" Gardner, formerly Michelle Bolster, is an American softball coach and former player. She has been the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers softball team since 2009. She previously served as the head coach at the University of Nevada from 2003 to 2008. She also served as an assistant softball coach at Arizona Stateand Florida State...
days extremely factor good huge kids last news outside ready since test three weekend worked
This will be a good test for us. The good news is it's everybody's first weekend out. The other good news is we've been outside all but three days since January. Last year, I think it was a huge factor that we hadn't been outside. We should be ready to go. The kids have worked extremely hard. I'm excited. What's another week going to do? Nothing. Let's go play.
class confident core critical definitely good leadership program senior success true
This my first true senior class. We definitely have more versatility. We've got a good core leadership group, which is critical to a program and the success of the team. I feel confident with where we are.
against bottom couple felt good key line loss played recover took trying wisconsin
We actually played very well against Stanford. I felt pretty good about that game. We had a couple of key errors, which, against Stanford, you can't have. The bottom line is we're learning, we're still getting better. Against Wisconsin it took us a while. Some of it is trying to recover from that loss and then going right back out on the field.
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We looked good at the plate all day. We looked confident, we swung at good pitches and made good choices. I'm excited. Good things have been happening. The team has had the capability to score a ton of runs all year long. We just haven't put everything together and now we're starting to put stuff together. That's the way it has to happen. I'm just excited because I really love what we're doing.
against confidence games kept losing needed pushing runs three top
We just kept pushing, pushing, pushing and we got the runs we needed. They needed a little confidence after losing three games against Top 25 teams.
cancel field reason starts taking unless
As of now, we're going out there. Our field is fine. There's no reason to cancel it unless it starts to snow. We're taking a wait-and-see attitude.
bit played
It was a little bit cold, but we played well. Everybody's got to play in the same elements.
defense great played spark
She was the spark plug. She played great defense too.
excited gets phenomenal plug spark weekend
She had a phenomenal weekend and I'm really excited to have her. She is the spark plug we needed. She competes and she just gets it done.
athletics dad developed harder kids killer nicest
She has athletics in her background. Her dad is harder on her than I could ever be. She has developed that killer instinct, but she's one of the nicest kids you'll ever meet.
came huge stayed stopped though win
We stayed disciplined at the plate, we never stopped competing, even though we got embarrassed in the first game. We couldn't make a play, we couldn't do anything. We stayed together, we came back. That's a huge win for us, huge.
factor felt huge improvement marked needed pitching time
They needed more one-on-one time than I felt I could give them. With her, we'll see marked improvement in our pitching staff. That's a huge factor for us.
bone community family given hands literally mother watched work
I have watched my mother . . . work her hands literally to the bone for her family and her community. If my mother has never given to herself, it is because she has always given to others.
prove putting stock
We're not putting much stock into it. That's what they think and your only thing is to prove them wrong.