Mike Tomooka Quotes (15 Quotes)

That (defense) was one of the big talks we had Friday night. We took care of business on defense Saturday and our pitchers did their jobs.

Without a doubt, I thought we'd make that up. The way we've been swinging it I wanted to create a good inning and not just bunt the runner to third.

They must be doing something right. But if we take care of what we need to do we'll be all right.

They were playing with their hearts those last couple of innings. We were very shaky, but we battled through adversity.

It's an honor. We just have to take care of business we've seen some really good competition here.

I'm sure it was a hard choice for her. I know her mom wanted her to continue to play. We as a coaching staff support her decision and we know she's going to go on to do great things.

We played with a lot of heart. Sometimes there's going to be one-run games. This lets (us) know we can win them. We didn't adjust well to their pitcher. She's a freshman and she's going to be really good for them.

I'm very happy to see our kids come out to that kind of support. I hope we can get some more, maybe some more students.

I kind of like it this way. I know there's a pitcher on the bench that's as good. A lot of times when you have a No. 1 pitcher, you start questioning 'can she go one more inning' And if that's you're No. 1, you have to go with her. This year, it's been nice to be able to go to the bench.

We took care of business this time. I'm really proud of the way the kids played.

Each day one of them gets a little edge. But it's not like we have a Kim out there throwing big-time heat.

As soon as they're coming back to the dugout, they're talking about what she's throwing them. They're constantly relaying information.

It's not going to be where everybody will get to play all the time we've got to play to win. It used to be we'd mix up any lineup and try to get some chemistry. But now, we need to win those games.

Our pitching has been tough and we don't have any stars. Lee has a great arm and she moved the ball well and you have to work with the tools that you have.

I was very pleased with our team's performance tonight. We took care of business and they just battled.