Karen Johns
Karen Johns
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Jessica is the true example of a Virginia student-athlete. Her passion and love for the University of Virginia and the softball program is unmatched. Her leadership will be greatly missed when she leaves.
contend good offense
They have a good offense so we'll have to contend that with much better defense.
anxious behind defense early fifth hitters nice pitchers pleased pleasing season second settle start wins
It's nice to start the season with two wins and it was very pleasing to come from behind and win. I was pleased with our defense and thought our pitchers were competitive. Our hitters were anxious early on, but started to settle down in the fifth inning of the second game.
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Sara has battled through adversity and has provided our program with the passion that is needed to play at this level. She has left her mark on the program in the record books and will always be mentioned when people talk about the Virginia softball program.
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Graduating from the School of Commerce and finishing in the top ten in her graduating class is nothing short of spectacular.
complete consistency exactly games won
They're a complete team. They've won some games and they've got some consistency and that's exactly what we want.
energy playing
I thought we were a little flat. I don't know what energy I thought we'd get playing at home, but it wasn't there.
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She's been hitting the ball since November. She knows what she's doing when she gets in the box, and she has a high level of confidence.
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She's been dedicated to her mechanics. She's been throwing the ball well, and she's been a big bonus for us.
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You see it in the Major Leagues right now. Ten guys are hitting .300 and have six home runs already and nobody knows them. She's definitely to the point where she sees her results.
huge number swinging
They're a huge power-hitting team. They have an exceptional number of strikeouts, so they're swinging big.
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I think they've done a great job, just learning the philosophy of the program. At the beginning of the season, we wanted to get 30 wins, and we still have a legitimate shot at that.
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We have been able to put pressure on people, and we've never been able to come through with that big hit when we needed it. Taylor got up there and stepped up with the triple, and that was huge for us because that was something we've been preaching and preaching and finally somebody did it and it takes the pressure off of everyone else.
games great pitching win
We got great pitching all weekend, and we feel like we can win a lot of games if we can do that.