Connie Clark Quotations

She had a great outing. She settled in to a rhythm and had a very good outing. In the big picture you always look at that. We didn't get the 'W' but that was something we were looking for.

Cat is so important with the leadership and experience she brings to this team. I did think it was a huge milestone and going out and getting it on Saturday made it nice for her to be able to put it behind her.

I think the biggest thing you think about Jaclyn is her ability to change a game with one swing of the bat. Thank God this year she's been healthier than she has the last couple of years. That's been difficult. When she's healthy, we have opportunities to use her.

It is so great that we have both aspects of the game working in our favor. It will be nice not having to keep too much pressure on either unit, although we would like to be running on all cylinders all the time.

I thought we grew a lot mentally. We were challenged to make sure we adjusted mentally.

I think coach Hill has come in here and has been the 'X-factor' that has propelled our team to a new level. She has raised the team's level of confidence, has always focused on the positive, and has brought a new mindset to the program.

You just kind of felt it in the air. I felt like when we got on base, we were bound to get it done.

We've got some good seniors who have been playing for a while now, and they're the strength of our team.

We have team rules and every member of our program is held accountable for them.

There is a lot of parity in this conference when you've got teams like A&M and Oklahoma. You have to watch your back, because they're all coming after you.

We just need to go out there and play our game, and not worry about how our opponents have fared against other teams. We will just take it one game at a time wherever we go.

We miss Beverly terribly. But we are proud of her.

Every game out is going to be a challenge. There's not going to be any easy, gimme games by any means.

Early on, it was tough to find those players that fit the mold of our type of Texas player. These players fit that mold. They are the consistent piece.

Our conference is so tough all the way through. You can't look the other way, because every team is out to get you and capable of winning.

Coach Looper is so great to have on this team. She is so good at working with the girls and bringing them to their full potential.

This had that championship feel. This was a bit of a dress rehearsal for what we're going to see the rest of the year.

All of our freshmen have been so great for us this year. They're all playing like veterans out there for us this year, and that's what we need.

They are putting up better hitting numbers than they have in the last couple of years. They've really committed to that part of the game.

It's a grind. With finals just around the corner and the World Series right after that, we have to make sure that we are able to sustain the grind.

It's something that we knew was probably going to be inevitable. We decided to give her the start against UNLV and let her get it out of the way and were able to focus on Arizona the next day.

The biggest thing that stuck out was the gritty performance.

It's coming down to the final week, and we control our fate.

This is a unique way to express my faith to the community. It's also a way to show my kids that we are putting a little extra into our faith at this time of year.

I do think we feel pretty comfortable with a starting lineup at this point. The nice thing is that Shannon is versatile enough that you can put her at short, you can put her in the outfield.

I feel blessed to be here with you today to honor our loved ones. We forget that there are men and women out there ready to lay their lives on the line for us.