15 Quotes by Jeff Freeman

We fell short of our goal of making it to state last year. But the girls are hungry to go out and show they belong at state. We're hoping to use the disappointment of last year as our motivation.

We hit pretty well with two outs. Our defense was also pretty good. This was our most consistent game so far, and it felt like a turning point for us.

Sometimes it's hard for us to tell (how much it's bothering him). He says it's not so bad, (but) we tend to think it's a little worse than what he tells us. It doesn't hurt him so much until he sits down for stretches at a time. It takes him longer to get warmed up, and the day after he'll be stiff and complain about having a 40-year-old body.

Defensively, we're coming around. Offensively, we've really been working on our approach at the plate and hitting the ball really well.

The walks just kind of sprung it loose.

I heard crackling that sounded just like the saplings breaking in the ice storm we had last year. Then I heard a boom and the sheep and dogs. When I opened my blurry eyes, I could see the glow and knew the barn was on fire.