Quotes by Donovan Nelson

“The kids are resilient. This is a tough rivalry … this is a big thing. There was a lot of guts, and we werent going to allow a close one go by again. I had no doubt in the dugout that we would score to win.”

“As it started to get a little bit cooler in the night, a little bit further in the game, [Bond] went down. The defense had to play a little bit.”

“I thought we played with a lot of confidence. We executed well and did what we needed to do to stay on top and out of the losers bracket.”

“Heber Springs was one of the better teams there, but luckily we matched up well with them.”

“We did a great job keeping the ball down and trying to keep it away from their hitters. Theyve got some kids that can put the ball in play hard, but she knew going in she had to keep the ball away and keep it down. For the most part, she did that.”

“We have a lot of confidence in each other. Were at the point now that when we get runners at second and third with two outs, thats not a big deal. Were still going until there are three [outs].”

“A bunch of practice isnt going to be the deciding factor. Our kids need to go home, enjoy the time, go to church and pray and come back on Monday ready to play ball.”

“She (Hutchins) kept us off balance. We didnt hit the good pitches when she threw them. Then, after that, were behind in the count, chasing. Thats what every pitcher wants. Tonight, we gave her that luxury.”

“Mandy has done a good job of being near the strike zone. She was throwing good enough pitches to get them to chase. Now, the detriment to us is when we have good opportunities to get outs, we hang a ball and they get a get a base hit and score two. That happened a couple of times tonight.”

“I told the kids going into the sixth, You got to wreck it here. Shes got a perfect game right now. There hasnt been any to reach [base].”