Judy Shaubach Quotations

We have really been stinging the ball lately. When we are aggressive at the plate and use good pitch selection, we are a team that can definitely pound the ball.

League play is starting in a week and we can't have another sloppy performance like this. Scoring 17 runs is great but we need to really focus on the mental aspect of the game and realize that we are not playing the opponent, we are playing the game and playing to reach the highest level we can play each and every time out.

Nicole did a nice job at the plate today. She came up with clutch hits when we needed them.

That was a huge win for us against a real quality team. Ashley pitched a very good game and Jocelyn (Medina) came up with the big hit.

We played five bad innings and had one good inning. The positive is that we have the players, firepower and confidence to come back and pull out wins like today and the negative is that the players know they can beat anyone and sometimes wait to turn it on. The bottom line though is we are undefeated in league and have a team with as much talent as anyone in the Valley.

We played today exactly like we practiced yesterday and we can't get away with playing at anything other than the top of our game the next three games. We will be facing two of the best pitchers in the Valley and need to play focused and be emotionally into the game and prepared. When we play focused and disciplined, we can beat anyone.

We can't hang our heads and tomorrow the sun will come up and we will still be in first place. We proved that last inning that we can compete but just need to get it going earlier.

When Jody does her job and gets on base, good things happen for us.

We were really looking forward to the opportunity to play Buchanan and seeing just where we were. I really like how we are playing and think we would have responded to the challenge, but will now just have to wait.

Vanessa was throwing really well coming into the game and we wanted to see how she would handle a game against this kind of opponent. But when you have a young pitcher and don't give her the confidence that you will make plays behind her, it gets rough out there.

Vanessa pitched a solid game using a good curve and did a good job moving the ball in and out.

Vanessa pitched a pretty good game and was strong at times and a little shaky at times. But it's tough on a young pitcher when you are close to closing out a game and then there are errors behind you at critical situations.

It was a calamity of errors on plays that you have to make. I am embarrassed at how we played and our lack of fire when we got down early. We are a much better team than we showed today and will demonstrate that when we play them again next week in our league opener.

Schroeder threw a really good game and you have to give her credit. She comes out and competes every game and you can't afford to not come out mentally and physically prepared to play your best game.

Schroeder is in post-season form and we let her control the game. She sets up the batter very well and uses a great rise and change up. We needed to make adjustments at the plate and didn't do it.

Ashley did just what a senior pitcher needs to do in a pressure situation. We needed one out and she came in and gave it to us.

This isn't about beating Central or any other team in our league. This is about being committed, focused and mature enough to play to your ability every single inning. If we do that, the wins will take care of themselves.

It's a real shame because Jessica pitched well enough to win. It seems like we keep climbing the ladder and then take a few steps down just when we are close to the top. We never made the proper adjustments at the plate and don't seem to understand defensively what we need to do to just get out of the inning.

It's kind of like a double-edged sword. We only scored one run but at the same time pitched really well and played solid enough defense to only give up one run.