Lori Alexander

She's going to be vital to us. She kept us in games last year, and she should have had more read more

She's going to be vital to us. She kept us in games last year, and she should have had more wins. But we just couldn't give it to her. Our problem was that we couldn't put the nail in the coffin because we couldn't score enough runs.

I've seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push read more

I've seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push the bunt down exactly where we wanted to, and this was just total execution.

We're going to be a team that's going to surprise some people. Our hitting is coming around. We worked hard read more

We're going to be a team that's going to surprise some people. Our hitting is coming around. We worked hard in the off-season to get strong and have faster bat speed. And so far, it looks like we have more pop in the bat this year.

We didn't hit as well, but then again the weather changed a lot from our 3 p.m. game to our read more

We didn't hit as well, but then again the weather changed a lot from our 3 p.m. game to our 7:30 p.m. game. We still executed well by putting the bunt down and moving runners over. So that's getting better. And our defense played well behind Erica. So hopefully those will carry over.

After Tuesday night, we had a meeting. I told them that there's no excuse for our pitcher getting 15 strikeouts read more

After Tuesday night, we had a meeting. I told them that there's no excuse for our pitcher getting 15 strikeouts and us not being able to get six outs without giving up some runs. We had been practicing kind of sluggish, and that carries over. But we bounced back Thursday and started hitting the ball. It was a good mental victory.