Terri Laux Quotations

We approach each season knowing that it is going to be a long two months and every game in the MAC is important for us. I think that we need to get three or four wins this weekend and focus on taking care of the little things and eliminate the mental errors that we've been having.

We're looking to do the same thing that we do every time we play by coming out, playing hard and competing. It's human nature to accept a challenge. We look forward to these games and we have a lot of competitors on this team.

She is a strong kid with a great attitude on the mound and she gives us a great chance to win any game.

Today did not go well for us. We lost two very important games but you have to give credit to Miami. They came out there with nothing to lose and swung the bat very well.

I think that it is important for us to get wins. I know there is still a long way to go in the MAC season but we need to take care of ourselves and get us into a good position.

I think that it is going to be two well-played games. Both schools are very well disciplined and they do the fundamentals. These games should be a dog fight.

Pick has been productive for us all season and when you are struggling offensively, you have to go with the pitcher that gives you a chance to win.

Pick did her job and she is the type of pitcher who is going to give the defense ground balls, and those balls today just found some holes. Pick is going to keep us in the game and that is why she is on the mound.

I think our offensive performance was absolutely horrible today. We had no intensity during warm-up, we didn't come here ready to play and we entered the game offensively with a very defensive mindset.

We're really looking to play all four games with a lot of emotion and just play some good softball.

We made a point to tell our players that everyone is beating up on everyone and that on any given day a team can make a run. These were big games today but there are still eight games left and we just need to be consistent.

We have another 24 hours for her to feel better before the game, and we will go as far as we can go with her this weekend.

Two wins is always a big positive and better than one win or no wins. Now that we have the first weekend of MAC play under our belt we know what we need to do to win.

We learned this weekend that you have to be consistent by doing the little things and focusing on the process. This year has been like a ride on a roller coaster, and it's important for us to be consistent and better every inning.

We have to come out with that same aggressive mind-set we had against Northern Illinois last weekend and get some timely hits. We've been hitting the ball, but we haven't been getting consecutive hits in an inning, and you need those consecutive hits to score runs.

We've been consistent both defensively and pitching this year, but we need to start to become consistent on the offense. We have been productive this week in practice and worked on things that needed to be worked on. Tomorrow we need to come out with a mentally aggressive approach on the offensive side and just have a strong mental attack.

We need to have a different offensive mental approach and start to go after the pitcher. There are no easy games any more and we need to treat these non-conference games as important.

We need to get something going on offense. We are pressing too much. I thought Amanda Pick threw a pretty good game. Indiana found a few holes here and there, but we just didn't help her offensively.

Our approach and intensity level has to be consistent on a daily basis and I think that we are going to see how the team's psyche is in this week's games. I told them after the game that all is not lost and we just need to take care of our business.

You're always looking forward to start your season at home. There is a certain comfort level when you play here, and we need to go out, be consistent this weekend.

Once again we're not getting it done offensively for whatever reason. I don't know if it is a matter of the kids pushing too hard and just trying too hard. We have to try to find our confidence somewhere in our hitting and avoid that snowball effect.

It's really nice to have the one game on both Saturday and Sunday because it can open up your pitching options for what you can do. We should be well rested with us not having the strain of playing two games on back-to-back days.

I'm disappointed with the fact that we didn't show up to play today and we weren't clicking on all cylinders. We've played against tougher teams this year and you just have to go out and do the same thing which you have been doing for x-number of years.