Pat Bowlin Quotations

She struggled. She started good, but then she put on these wool gloves and got a rash. Her hands turned raw. We had to tape her hands up for her to play.

She looked like she was in total control. She was very consistent and got out in front. The nice thing about Hannah is that she is good on both sides of the plate.

There is a movement in that direction. It would have to come from the coaches first. I believe the high school league made it clear they would approve.

I absolutely could not be prouder of my daughter. But, at the same time, I am not surprised. I have seen her play through injury and illness before. She is one of those kids that a coach hopes for.

Jake had some of the most powerful runs I've seen him do. Early, he wasn't hitting the hole and I pulled him aside. The next play, he made a huge run n the kid was challenged and answered it.

I think this game is going to help us. It was exactly what we needed. We were on a roll and had some easy games. This was our wakeup call. We'll get better because of this game.

That was the longest game I have ever been a part of. It's always long when you're trying to close out a game, but we didn't put it away at the line.

We were much better at getting after loose balls. The defense came through.

We played a great game all game long. We hit in the clutch, we ran the bases well and then we made two mistakes and they took advantage for some runs.

We weren't as sharp as we have been, but the defense was great today, especially on the line.

(We) have been real consistent lately. Jenny (Gilbertson) might be our leading scorer, but you can't focus just on her. There are four other players that are averaging double-figures and a couple others are getting awfully close.

You have to give her credit for not swinging. She could have went after a bad pitch.

What a tremendous accomplishment this is. We felt like we were going to have a great year, but this has already exceeded what we thought. ... To win and HVL championship is pretty special.

Our defense is really coming on. That's going to carry us in the playoffs.

They had a hard time refocusing after that, I think. I don't expect that this time. Kingsland is a veteran team and has looked like a state championship quality team.

I didn't talk about the streak all week. I didn't want to use it as motivation.

I challenged the team. I told them to go out and prove they're ready for tonight's game.

I don't think there has been a better year for basketball. It's great for the high school kids, but maybe even more so for those kids in sixth, seventh and eighth grade. They see how much fun those section and state games are.