The girls are still getting to know each other. We divided up to have contact with each other during drills to get to know each other.

I have to credit Haley (Nelson) on a great job pitching tonight. She hit her spots for the most part. She struggled a little bit in the third inning with her control, but she battled back to shut them down.

At the plate, the girls were real patient which was nice to see. Facing live pitching compared to machine pitching is completely different. We took a lot of pitches and got the hits when it counted.

It took us a while to adjust to the different pitching speed. Once we adjusted we did OK. We got the bats rolling and our defense was pretty good.

It was a goal to win and I would have never guessed that we would win by 10. Nothing against our girls, but I would have never thought it. But I think maybe we have surprised a few teams this year and as the weather gets warmer, I think we will hit even better.

It seemed like the first inning might have rattled them a bit. We hit the ball well coming out of the gate and did what it took early to put us in a position where we could relax a little bit.

Our defense was a little shaky at the start, but it was the first game of the year.

Things are going very well. I am surprised how well it's going.

We had some young girls playing who I knew had to be nervous. I was also nervous, but they played well.

We are definitely better when she is healthy and in the lineup. She brings a calming influence to our defense.