Quotes by Lori Alexander

“Were going to be a team thats going to surprise some people. Our hitting is coming around. We worked hard in the off-season to get strong and have faster bat speed. And so far, it looks like we have more pop in the bat this year.”

“Shes going to be vital to us. She kept us in games last year, and she should have had more wins. But we just couldnt give it to her. Our problem was that we couldnt put the nail in the coffin because we couldnt score enough runs.”

“After Tuesday night, we had a meeting. I told them that theres no excuse for our pitcher getting 15 strikeouts and us not being able to get six outs without giving up some runs. We had been practicing kind of sluggish, and that carries over. But we bounced back Thursday and started hitting the ball. It was a good mental victory.”

“We didnt hit as well, but then again the weather changed a lot from our 3 p.m. game to our 7:30 p.m. game. We still executed well by putting the bunt down and moving runners over. So thats getting better. And our defense played well behind Erica. So hopefully those will carry over.”

“Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. Shes gotten stronger, though, and shes been hitting in the No. 3 spot during the scrimmages. Im hoping that shell be a surprise with her bat.”

“Ive seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push the bunt down exactly where we wanted to, and this was just total execution.”

“As long as were playing defense behind her, were going to do OK. Erica was good with her rhythm, but we didnt make any mistakes behind her. If we continue to do this, were going to surprise some people.”

“We gave them two runs that we shouldnt have. We came back and put the ball in play. And our short-ball players did their job. But the big stick players did nothing.”

“It was a big comeback win for us. To be on the road, it was good to come back and keep our heads above water. Our players were resilient.”

“It makes a difference when you dont strike out.”