Terri Holmes
Terri Holmes
errors good improving mentality weekend
Now our errors are not killing us. Our mentality is improving too. It was a good weekend for us.
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.
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.
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.
defensive great nice struggled third
We struggled early, but the nice thing about it we rebounded in the third inning on great defensive play.
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.
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.
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.
both carried game gave mentally physically
I think it carried over and gave them momentum. We had a let-up both physically and mentally in game two.
best good teams
Pittsburg is the best we're going to see. They are solid, one through nine. We want to play good teams and be able to play with them and play better each 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.