That is what we wanted to do, to go 2-2-1-2 (innings pitched by pitcher). Jon and Brent will start for us on Tuesdays. We throw out of the bullpen on Saturdays anyway so it was good for us.

They've always been close games, because usually both of us are near the top of the conference, and both teams play with a lot of pride and a lot of emotion. It always turns out to be a good series.

Van Buren is a senior-laden team with several key players back. They've got a new coach, and I'm sure they're playing with a lot of enthusiasm right now.

You have to give our kids a lot of credit. Things didn't look very good and we just kept battling. That's what they've done all year.

We've just got to get back on track. We've got bounce back and play hard.

We're throwing strikes off the mound and playing good defense. And we've been having some guys come up and get some big hits when we've needed to.

We used a lot of guys, and they all did a great job for us.

We were a couple of outs away from putting them away in five (innings), and we didn't do it. They just kept hanging around. If they get a big hit right there (in the seventh), then it's 11-9. We have to learn from that.

Usually this time of the year, the weather is real hit or miss. We've been real fortunate most of the time, getting all the games in, and it looks good this week.

He's pitching like a senior with leadership. We didn't give him much support, but we gave him enough.