Mike Harper
Mike Harper
Mike Harperis considered to be one of America's leading opinion makers on NASCAR and ARCA RE/MAX Series racing topics. His Spin Out Zone column was established in 2001 and has grown into one of the industry's most popular racing web sites. In 2007, he joined forces with digital media artist Lori Munro and NASCAR writer Dennis Michelsen in the purchase of RaceTalkRadio.com...
ball earned runs
That was a big strikeout. They put the ball in play, and they earned the runs they got.
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Armstrong continued to pitch real well. We showed a lot of character to come back two times when we were down. Dana hit her spots pretty well tonight and she was throwing with some velocity.
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I thought Armstrong pitched the ball real well. She pitched the ball hard, and she hit her spots with different pitches.
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It gets to the point where the fire starts moving so quickly that they can't get out, so first we have to the people out of the way, and then we'll focus on their property.
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Second base has been a problem spot for us. Chase did a good job and caught a couple of balls there that we hadn't been getting to in games. Hannah played real well at short. No errors at all. You get no errors and you are going to win most of your games.
growing
She's just a sophomore. She's growing up every day.
anytime early lead relaxed
The early lead relaxed us a bit. Anytime you can get on them early it really helps.
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Most of these students' records are underwater, gone forever. We will make adjustments where appropriate to meet whatever needs they have. They've got good teachers and counselors to take them in. We expect them to join us and do really well.
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I'm proud of our students and our community. Students have seen a need and they've made a difference and the community steps up every time there's a need.
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You've got to take your hat off to her (Armstrong). She goes three for three, gets the game-winning hit and pitches a complete game.
good win
If we win that one, I'll feel really good about us.
ball
We just didn't get her the ball enough.
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When you have the homes in there, we have to concentrate on protecting the houses and their property. The more we have scattered around here, the more that runs our unit short.
hits looking
We were looking to make plays, but we didn't. They, on the other hand, get the hits and that is why they won.