E. Hicks Ball Quotations

She throws the ball well when she pitches within herself. She has to try to get the ball over and limit the walks. We have a good fielding team.

Getting out of the seventh inning was absolutely crucial in staying in the ball game. It kept both teams on even keel rather than giving them the upper advantage to where we had to fight from behind.

We made the defensive plays at the end, and that's usually what'll win close ball games like this.

I think we hit the ball real hard today again. The hardest-hit ball turned into a double play. If that ball gets by, we score runs. Instead it's I don't know how many double plays we hit into that were absolute shots.

Roger's got the ball now, we just have to wait and see if he decides to pitch or not.

Roger has to decide if he's going to pitch this year or not. If he decides to play, we're certainly interested in talking to him and we've expressed that interest to his agent. Roger's got the ball now, we just have to wait and see if he decides to pitch or not.

We've developed a better technique, as far as playing inside. We fire off on the ball now and get off blocks. They want us to make plays, and dominate each play.

We let a ball drop out there that should have been the third out. After that, they didn't get anything.

We've got to apply a lot of ball pressure and try to limit his touches. When he gets the ball on the block it's tough to keep him from scoring.

Ashley did a great job today. She kept the ball where it had to be. Ashley didn't get down on herself, she just played. She did a good job and got a lot of support from the people behind her. Another thing is Ashley didn't get mad at me.

Amber Hanson hit the ball hard. She hit the ball harder than anybody.

I don't think we could hit the ball any harder than we did today. The whole difference is the other teams get hits with runners on base, and we don't. We don't get the key hits at the key times.

The girls need to listen, and they need to put the ball in play. When they shorten their bats to put the ball in play, they do well. At times, it takes them a long time to realize that's what they need to do.