Jim Gonder

Jim Gonder
goal hope playing
They're excited. I hope they're not over excited. They're playing with confidence. It's our goal to play well.
control game good home knew pitching runs
That one was the most important of the home runs. (Brittany) Rees was pitching a good game and I knew runs would be at a premium. Up to that point, I thought we had control of the game.
against ankle chance katie quality team tight
We wanted to give Katie a chance against a quality team in a tight situation. We wanted to see what she could do because you're only a sprained ankle away from having to put her in there.
avoid challenge entire kids nearly parents playing state talking team trying
We're trying to avoid that. The parents are talking about it and the kids are excited. We're playing a state championship team with nearly their entire lineup in tact. It's a big challenge for us.