Tina Deese
Tina Deese
against bats dangerous florida forward game great hot start
This was a great way to start out the tournament. Our bats were hot and Holly used that to her advantage. Now we look forward to our game against Florida Atlantic, which is a very dangerous team. We will need to be focused.
against game great hit single solid
Beth had a great game from the circle. She was commanding, and the only real solid hit against her was the single in the eighth.
against ahead count early good hit impressed looked start
Beth has impressed early on this season. Against Kentucky, she got ahead in the count and hit her corners. She really looked good in her first SEC start of the season.
against challenge close great hungry key series sunday sweep
That was a great first day of SEC play. The key now will be to keep it up Sunday and close out the series with a sweep of Kentucky. That will be a challenge against a hungry Wildcat club.
bats care gave good heat opportunity overall took
I thought we pitched very, very well, and gave our bats an opportunity to heat up. We took care of business. I thought overall it was a good day.
ball base catalyst seeing
Kristina has really been a catalyst for us this season. She's seeing the ball well, getting on base and making things happen.
herself
Holly was big. She was in the pen, and I told her to get herself right physically, get herself right mentally, and she did. She did that very well.
early impressed shame thrown tomorrow victory win
Holly pitched well again. It's a shame we couldn't get the victory for her tonight. We'll have to go out and get a win in Pensacola tomorrow night. I'm really impressed with the way Holly has thrown this early in the season.
breathing came few gave great offense worked
Holly pitched a great game. She got into a few jams, but worked her way out of it and got the win. Our offense really came through early, which gave her some breathing room.
game picked stronger
Holly got much stronger as the game went on. Like Beth, she picked her corners, but also overpowered her batters at times.
basically close hometown nice proud tradition
Basically we started a tradition where we get as close to a hometown as we can. It was nice for Holly. ... I'm real proud of her, real happy.
agree call kids led pump trying
I didn't agree with the call at all. I disagreed, and I'd had enough of it, and one thing led to another. I wasn't trying to pump my kids up. I just disagreed with it.
ability future games high proved scoring season start win
You have to win games like these. It's important to start the season on the right foot. There will be high scoring games like these in the future and we proved we have the ability to come back.
behind defense early great helped hitting job played
We got that early lead, and that really helped Beth. She did a great job of hitting the corners, and we played great defense behind her.