Tina Deese
Tina Deese
basically close hometown nice proud tradition
Basically we started a tradition where we get as close to a hometown as we can. It was nice for Holly. ... I'm real proud of her, real happy.
behind defense early great helped hitting job played
We got that early lead, and that really helped Beth. She did a great job of hitting the corners, and we played great defense behind her.
describe feat great perfect save swing words
There's really no words to describe what Holly did today. She had perfect control, save for that first at bat, and made Mercer swing the bat. It's a really great feat to get 15 outs by strikeout.
good hit maturing speed threw
Brittany threw very well today. She hit her corners, and had some very good speed to her pitches. She's maturing very well lately.
behind came few florida helped offense ultimately
Beth was a little off the plate, but that ultimately helped her keep the Florida batters off balance. She got behind a few batters, but battled, and the offense came through in the end.
again certain continuing focusing handling herself hitting keeping limiting spots threw trend
Beth threw well again tonight. It's continuing a trend for Beth this season. She's hitting her spots and limiting her walks, which is keeping opposing batters from focusing on a certain pitch. She's handling herself very well.
allowed controlled corner found game kept key stuck threw tight walked
Beth threw a controlled game today, which allowed for those 10 strikeouts. She found the corner and stuck with it and kept those batters off balance. She walked just two, which was real key in a tight game like that.
ball continue great hitters kept moved pace rest season tonight
Beth moved the ball around and kept hitters off their toes. She's pitched very well this season and kept up that pace in Florida. It was a great first day for us, and an exceptional day for Beth and Holly (Currie). We'll get some rest tonight and continue on tomorrow.
against ahead count early good hit impressed looked start
Beth has impressed early on this season. Against Kentucky, she got ahead in the count and hit her corners. She really looked good in her first SEC start of the season.
against game great hit single solid
Beth had a great game from the circle. She was commanding, and the only real solid hit against her was the single in the eighth.
ball hitting kept proud spots strong threw turned
Beth and Holly threw very well tonight. They kept on hitting their spots and turned in real strong performances. I'm very proud of the way they threw the ball today.
allow aside batter both controlled few figure game hits kentucky kept
Beth and Holly really controlled each game from the circle. Both kept their batters off balance, and aside from a few hits apiece, did not allow a Kentucky batter to really figure them out.
door instead slammed
We should have slammed the door in their face, and instead we let them back in.
against challenge close great hungry key series sunday sweep
That was a great first day of SEC play. The key now will be to keep it up Sunday and close out the series with a sweep of Kentucky. That will be a challenge against a hungry Wildcat club.