NCAA Softball Waco Regional - Game 2 Quotes

BAYLOR QUOTES

Sophomore P Gia Rodoni
On what worked for her on the moundÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"I found out earlier in the week that I was starting and so throughout the week I was just preparing mentally to go at this first team and get the first win. I felt like everything was working well. I had a few misses in the last inning, but for the most part my curve, screw and changeup were my pitches that I mainly stuck with, and they were working well for me tonight."

Sophomore LF Kyla Walker
On her big tripleÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"She left the inside pitch a little up. Thank goodness. I saw they were still running for it when I was almost to second and I was like I'll go. I was celebrating (the triple) and then I saw the ball just roll on past me into the dugout so I just went on in."

Head Coach Glenn Moore
On choosing to start Gia RodoniÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"Gia (Rodoni) is a great pitcherÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦ No-hitters in our game are getting fewer and fewer each year because the hitters are so good, and (Kent State) has some scary hitters too. It wasn't a hard decision because I think that we have two number ones. Her changeup is devastating and when you have a big, free-swinging lineup that doesn't play a lot of small-ball then I think the decision is pretty easy to make there."

On the home crowdÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"Our crowd was pretty electric tonight and ready for us to give them something to cheer about. The energy was high. It's the first game of the tournament, everyone's a little hyped up, and you need to knock the edge off a little bit. And to be able to do it without losing is pretty special. So yeah, it was good to be in front of the home crowd and knock the edge off at the same time. Maybe we can be a little more under control tomorrow."

KENT STATE QUOTES

Head Coach Eric Oakley

Opening StatementÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"Give credit to Gina, great job. Obviously, a no hitter in the tournament is a pretty exciting thing. Great job by her and the pitching coach and the catcher. A no hitter is an impressive feat."

On the pitching duelÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"That's kind of what Ronnie has done for us all year. I think there were some jitters in the first inning getting to know the strike zone a little bit. She settled in. She looked like herself by that second inning. It was a great outing. Whenever you have an exciting game like that, you know it can hinge on just one play."

"We were pretty motivated at the end there where we were getting a little more patient and we had the bases loaded. All we need is just one to just drop in and we can take a quick lead. The way Ronnie was pitching we felt pretty good if we could've got a lead there. Obviously, we didn't hit the ball well. We still had a chance there at the end. It's exciting to see the pitchers go at it. Like I said, Ronnie has been doing it for us all year."

Pitcher Ronnie Ladines
On what was working for her in the circle tonightÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"A little bit of everything. I think the adrenaline really kicked in. This is a once in a lifetime thing for us. Being in regionals, I think you do whatever you can to get whatever you need for the team.

On momentum after winning MAC TournamentÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"Coming off three games that we fought to win every single one, really helps you to stay in the moment. We did try to do a good job of keeping the momentum going, but we struggled to hit the ball today."

On difficulty of matching opposing no hitterÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"It's a fight either way. Knowing that she's got that going for her is doing whatever I have to do to help the team stay in the game."

On possibly tying the game in the seventhÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬ ¦
"I think that we got the momentum back, but it was just a little too late. Top of the seventh we have to do that earlier in the game. We did a good job of seeing the ball and using the umpire's strike zone to our advantage, but it just didn't work out the way we wanted it to."