Mike Harper
Mike Harper
Mike Harperis considered to be one of America's leading opinion makers on NASCAR and ARCA RE/MAX Series racing topics. His Spin Out Zone column was established in 2001 and has grown into one of the industry's most popular racing web sites. In 2007, he joined forces with digital media artist Lori Munro and NASCAR writer Dennis Michelsen in the purchase of RaceTalkRadio.com...
ball
We just didn't get her the ball enough.
balls base caught chase couple errors good job played problem second spot win
Second base has been a problem spot for us. Chase did a good job and caught a couple of balls there that we hadn't been getting to in games. Hannah played real well at short. No errors at all. You get no errors and you are going to win most of your games.
ball battling playing rest takes whatever win
We know we're not out of this (playoff chase). We have to keep battling and keep doing whatever it takes to win ball games. We're playing our best, and I look for us to keep playing well the rest of the year.
ball balls base catch drop ground simple teach work
We have to get better skilled. We have to be able to catch a ground ball and just simple things that we work on. We don't teach them to drop balls at first base and things like that. As young as we are, we are where we are. We have to get a lot better.
ball definitely hard hit job people throughout
We definitely hit the ball hard. A lot of people hit the ball hard throughout the lineup. We did a lot better job at the plate.
ball earned runs
That was a big strikeout. They put the ball in play, and they earned the runs they got.
armstrong ball hit spots
I thought Armstrong pitched the ball real well. She pitched the ball hard, and she hit her spots with different pitches.
almost ball capable game guy hands hard honestly kids mind played shot surprised surreal tight
I honestly was in the mind set that this was going to be a tight one (after the first quarter). I'm very surprised at the way the game evolved. It was almost surreal the way we find the guy that should have ball in his hands at the right time, and I don't think they ever really got into anything offensively. I'll give our kids credit, they played hard defensively, and I don't think Aurora shot the ball the way they're capable of tonight.
character
We showed some character tonight. (Rogers) could have crumbled. We don't like to do anything real easy.
armstrong character continued hit pitch spots throwing tonight
Armstrong continued to pitch real well. We showed a lot of character to come back two times when we were down. Dana hit her spots pretty well tonight and she was throwing with some velocity.
against five good runs
We scored five runs against a good pitcher.
needed
We executed when we needed to. We scored one more than they did.
despite found losing proud starter win
I was proud of our kids. They found a way to win despite losing a starter right before the game.
hits looking
We were looking to make plays, but we didn't. They, on the other hand, get the hits and that is why they won.