Michelle Gardner Quotes

"I have watched my mother . . . work her hands literally to the bone for her family and her community. If my mother has never given to herself, it is because she has always given to others."

"We just kept pushing, pushing, pushing and we got the runs we needed. They needed a little confidence after losing three games against Top 25 teams."

"She was the spark plug. She played great defense too."

"We looked good at the plate all day. We looked confident, we swung at good pitches and made good choices. I'm excited. Good things have been happening. The team has had the capability to score a ton of runs all year long. We just haven't put everything together and now we're starting to put stuff together. That's the way it has to happen. I'm just excited because I really love what we're doing."

"This my first true senior class. We definitely have more versatility. We've got a good core leadership group, which is critical to a program and the success of the team. I feel confident with where we are."

"Those first two games we played awesome, we just didn't get the hits when we needed to. We finally made some adjustments at the plate. Everybody hit the ball well."

"They needed more one-on-one time than I felt I could give them. With her, we'll see marked improvement in our pitching staff. That's a huge factor for us."