Lori Alexander

Hayley had two strikes on her, and I told her she needed to just center up. And she ended up read more

Hayley had two strikes on her, and I told her she needed to just center up. And she ended up with a double.

We didn't hit as well, but then again the weather changed a lot from our 3 p.m. game to our read more

We didn't 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 that's 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. She's gotten stronger, read more

Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten stronger, though, and she's been hitting in the No. 3 spot during the scrimmages. I'm hoping that she'll be a surprise with her bat.

After Tuesday night, we had a meeting. I told them that there's no excuse for our pitcher getting 15 strikeouts read more

After Tuesday night, we had a meeting. I told them that there's 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're going to be a team that's going to surprise some people. Our hitting is coming around. We worked hard read more

We're going to be a team that's 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.