Lori Blade Quotations | Page 2

We had a couple of lapses today, but overall it was another pretty good day. The is the best start we've had since I've been here.

She hit the ball hard. With Sophie (Berman) out of the lineup today, we needed somebody to step up and Kelsey did that.

I think Eryn did a good job in the second half. We'll be just fine once we get used to the changes we have to make. Eryn is capable of running the point and will do a good job for us.

Defensively, we are staying in the game. We had the one bad game where they pulled two gap shots on us and got two runs.

It was nice getting a run early. But I was still nervous with two outs in the top of the seventh, they can explode at any time.

She threw a great game. She moved the ball around very well and got her change up over for strikes a couple of times. She really looked comfortable out there. The girls behind her did a real nice job of talking and calming her down. There were a few times when she fell behind hitters, but she battled back and got the job done. You really can't ask for anything more than what she did today.

She's a strikeout pitcher and knows how to locate her pitches. She's not playing like a freshman right now, she's hitting her spots and moving the ball around.

She's been doing a great job. I can't say enough for her holding that post position down with everybody out. That's what we've needed her to do and that's what she's done.

I thought our defensive intensity was very good, especially in the first half. I was really proud of our defensive effort tonight.

Syd was great today. She moved the ball around, she changed speeds, she kept them off-balance and threw a great game.