“The game is the game. You never know what will happen when you play the game.” --Gordon Eakin, BYU
"It's a game of making great pitches at the right time, being opportunistic by getting a run at the right time and playing good defense." -- Mike Candrea, USA
“[I]t’s been a process of trying to slow everything down and to continue to remember that no matter what we go through on a day-by-day basis here that we have a softball game ….” --Ehren Earleywine, Missouri
“What I love about the game is that the game doesn't know who is supposed to win.”
--Sue Enquist, UCLA
“It’s a player-by-player thing that we’re going to need to find a way to try to get each hitter out.” --Ehren Earleywine, Missouri
(On being at the College World Series) “The road to get here -- much respect, a lot hard work, a lot of teamwork, a lot of experience to be able to get to the point where you can be at your best when you need to be at your best.” -- Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA
“It’s a bummer to be sitting up here getting run ruled in the College World Series, but at least we are here.” -- Tim Walton, Florida
“Everybody knows that pitching and defense win championships. It's all about defense. It's that way in pretty much every sport. So if we can pitch and play defense we have a chance at a championship. But you can also win quite a few games by hitting.” --Ehren Earleywine, Missouri
"Softball is an easy sport to fall in love because our game is fast paced and action packed." --Yvette Girouard, LSU
"[She's] someone who is willing to do whatever the team needs her to do and whatever will help the team the most. That’s true softball heart." -- Barry Mosely, Doane College
