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.

As long as we're playing defense behind her, we're going to do OK. Erica was good with her rhythm, but read more

As long as we're playing defense behind her, we're going to do OK. Erica was good with her rhythm, but we didn't make any mistakes behind her. If we continue to do this, we're going to surprise some people.

Hayley had two strikes on her, and I told her she needed to just center up. And she ended up read more

Hayley had two strikes on her, and I told her she needed to just center up. And she ended up with a double.

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.

I never cringe when the ball comes her way. We booted a couple, and that's how they scored their runs. read more

I never cringe when the ball comes her way. We booted a couple, and that's how they scored their runs. But the infield defense was really solid.