They deserved actually to win that game. But we came up with something they couldn't come up with, so we won it.
The second home run barely got out. The first one was just a question as to whether it would stay fair or foul. It stayed fair. That's gonna happen with the wind blowing out.
It's really hard when you get 12 hits in the first game, and you think you're going to do the same in the second game. You need to prepare. The second game is always different than the first game.
It's pretty tough to say we're going to go out and win the Big Ten title with Michigan returning. But our aspirations are to battle for a Big Ten title.
Danielle has played great. She has just done everything we have asked her to do. She's a great hitter, outfielder and contributor.
This sophomore class really carried their banner last year and did some great things. They are more confident, more sure of themselves and they know the routine so there is no new anxiety for them. They definitely exceeded our expectations last year.
I keep telling our power hitters not to try to hit home runs because actually when you hit a home run, it is like hitting errors, so we need to focus on the process of having good at bats and the power will take care of itself.
We're taking it one game at a time, and that's all that matters to us.
We practice them throwing to the bases all the time, and if they don't get it right they have to do the rep over and over and over again. They've gotten to the point where they don't do the reps that many times because they know to throw to the appropriate bases and get the kid out.
Pitching and defense is something we've seen every day. But you don't know how your hitters are going to hit against somebody else's pitching.
