We just couldn't hit the ball. Defense wasn't there either. If you don't have defense or offense you definitely aren't going to come out ahead.
They really gel well together. The best part of a freshmen team is that they are all freshmen. They're in class together. They play well together because they get along well.
We've tried to have it here. I'd like to know I have the pitching strength. Bethany can move the ball better than the other three. Nichole can pitch really fast. Emily and Michelle are young and they have a lot to learn.
She did a good job. We have to work with her on placement of her feet, and catch the ball before she makes a play. I think we'll be OK.
We've had a lot of illnesses, but we have a long break now. We don't play until after April 18. It gives us some time to heal.
The biggest key was holding them to not that many hits and that is what did it for us. We had those mental errors in the first and gave them those two runs in the beginning, but they were unearned runs.
The best part of it is, I've worked with all of them before. They know me and they know my coaching style. When you have young girls they're going to listen to you more than older girls who think they know everything.
Other than the three game skid, we shook it off. That's one thing about these teams is that we don't know anything about them. We did well with hitting the ball. Their pitcher wasn't that fast, but she was consistent.
Because we felt Freedom was a little weaker we tried a few things we wouldn't normally try in a close game. You have to see how your runners are going to do in these non-district games. The hit the ball well and they listened well.
I thought the first inning they had a few jitters and a couple errors and mental mistakes, but other than that I thought they played real well. The best part is that they really hit the ball well today and that is what is going to win these games for us is how well we hit the ball.
