Terri Holmes
Terri Holmes
bottom fifth game good situation
We were up 7-0 in the bottom of the fifth and had only one good at-bat. That's a situation where you have to have good at-bats and put the game away in five.
ball fun game good played
We played really well and it was a fun game to watch. We put the ball in play and it was a good first game for us.
days goes ladies respond teams
Days like this happen. Teams have days where nothing goes right. It's how you respond to them. I told the ladies I was disappointed for them and not at them.
ball both capable hitting knew lift teams
Psychologically, it was the lift we needed. Both teams were hitting the ball really well. We were just hitting right with them, which is something I knew we were capable of doing.
audrey cost error instead pitcher rough three
Audrey (starting pitcher Decker) had a a rough start. She should have been down 1-0 instead of 4-0 at the end of the second. An error cost us three runs.
bottom errors extra game learn teams until
It was a back-and-forth game until the bottom of the sixth. We started off with two fielding errors and they had a bases-loaded double. We have to learn not to give teams extra outs.
both game happened together
It was a well-played game by both teams. We happened to put something together at the right time.
bad excited facing good horrible learn work
They are very good and very well-coached. We're excited (about facing them again). We'll do some different things defensively and work on our mentality. If we can learn from this, it wasn't a bad day. If we don't, then it was a horrible day.
great lose softball won
It was just a great softball game. We didn't lose that game, they won it. It was a great battle. They just executed a little more than we did.
added biggest competition concerns depth fill harder hurts knows lack last small teams
Depth was one of our biggest concerns last year. We only had 13 players, so we really added to our depth. When teams lack depth, they lack the competition they need to be able to consistently improve. That's one of the things that hurts teams when they have a small roster. Everyone knows they're going to have to play. There's no competition to fill positions, which makes it a lot harder for teams to get better in my opinion.
changes error fell game gas ran walk wheels
They had one big inning. We had a walk and an error and the wheels fell off for us. It was a 4-3 game at that point. Christi ran out of gas a little. Take away the walk and the error and that changes everything.
against amount awful coach division fortunate great northern opened opportunity position respect tremendous
I've always wanted to be here. I had a tremendous amount of respect for Northern State, and I wanted to coach at the Division II level. I have nothing against the NAIA, I just want to be a Division II coach. So when the position opened up, I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to be here. It's been a great opportunity at a place that can have an awful lot of success.
ball hit sioux
It was a pitcher's duel. We hit the ball really hard, but right at Sioux Falls.
caught controlled dominated game high level played tale
It was kind of a tale of two games. In game one, we dominated and controlled things offensively and defensively and played with a high level of energy. In game two, we got caught flat-footed a little bit.