Jason Shirey Quotes (26 Quotes)

Leah threw well tonight. She only threw 73 pitches, so that was a good bullpen.

There was a lot of unsung heroes for us. It was a team effort. Sometimes people get lost in the shuffle. But it takes an entire group. They earned it and there was nothing given to them.

For us to strike out that many times was unacceptable. I was unhappy with that. I didn't think we accepted the challenge. It's getting old out-hitting teams.

It was nice to get started on the right foot. It's good to score runs early against a good ball club. ...The kids hit the ball well early. It was just a great start.

They made a lot of catches tonight they earned their money out there.

The good thing is that we can move a lot of our kids around and still be all right. Our girls really adapt well to different positions and that's certainly a strength. We're going to play with that for a while and hopefully we'll find a lineup that will give us a good chance in the long run.

When you've got something special like that, you want to make sure they have every opportunity to get it. I was proud for her to get a perfect game. So many things could go wrong.

She's got some tools that not many have. She's a hard worker and she's strong. Her bat speed probably rivals a bunch of college kids. She's aggressive, and right now, those are things you can't teach as a coach.

Leah threw a great ballgame. It's great to see her back to her normal self. I was glad to see that.

It's a win. I'm not going to trade it in. But we're going to have to play better if we're going to play a long time.

As a coach, you always like the idea of controlling your own destiny. That's been our motto all year, just to go out and win our games and not worry about what other teams are doing. If we continue to win the games that we play, only good things will happen for us in the long run.

You had to worry about some fatigue. But for the most part they came out and got after it.

It's another accomplishment for us. We have two games left and we'd like to continue pedaling down the hill instead of coasting.

We came back and started swinging the bats the way we're capable of the last half of the day. These conditions are pretty much on the horrible side, but the kids showed some great character and stuck to it and played very well in the end.

She's got a great future ahead of her. We need to remember that. I think she does too. She didn't back down. She has that ability to go out and dominate a game.

We are going to dance with who brought us here. We like to swing the bats more. Any coach would take advantage of what they have in abundance.

Morgan did a great job throwing. She got ahead all night long, and I was glad to see that. It's not something we can take for granted. We can't assume we are going to score six or seven runs a night.

I'm not happy with the way we swung the bat today. We swung at some bad pitches. We will have to do a better job of hitting if we want to play a long time, but for the most part it was a win and I'm not going to take anything away from that.

She scored three times. You kind of take it for granted since you expect the ball to be hit every time. She's a catalyst.

It's just a big week for us. I think they understand how important Tuesday is. We're still only half-way through the season as far as time goes. We just have to keep them going.

Her pitches were hitting the spots that she needed. With this 30 mile-an-hour wind, it's tough but we played good defense behind her.

We've got experience coming back, we've got some solid players and I'm really looking for this team to do some good things this season. I really think we have the ability to get back where we were last year, but it's still a waiting game. We'll have to see how everything works out, and that takes a little time.

She has shown the maturity to handle everything that has been thrown at her. She has been a vital part of the team. There has been a lot put on her plate and she has handled it. You can't help but feel good about a kid like that.

Leah is good at changing her speeds up and really fooling a batter. Morgan will play infield and back Leah up, so that's always helpful. But Leah, I mean she really has the ability to put the ball anywhere and give our defense something to work with.

The kids expect to make plays. It's a lot of concentration. We spend a lot of time working on fundamentals and they do a good job of that.

They didn't come in bunches. I think we had opportunities to score more than we did. A couple of times we left some runners out there.