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<v Speaker 1>You've done this as a player. What we were emotions

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<v Speaker 1>like after all these near misses the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>When that third strike that Peyton got for the final

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<v Speaker 1>lot on Saturday, I imagine there must have been relief, joy,

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of emotions were going through your head.

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, I'm not sure it's completely hit me yet. There's

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<v Speaker 2>been a couple of times that I've been on the Verrgetiers,

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of times that I'm just my smile is

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<v Speaker 2>ear to ear and it's a time that I think

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<v Speaker 2>about my family. I think about the two kids, Rosie

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<v Speaker 2>and Lexi, who have been a huge part of changing

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<v Speaker 2>the culture of this program and bring in the trophy back.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they said it from the start and we've

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<v Speaker 2>been through some trials. That's part of growing champions and

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<v Speaker 2>they're at the.

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<v Speaker 1>Core of that.

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<v Speaker 2>So watching them celebrate on that field was really really

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<v Speaker 2>special for me.

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<v Speaker 1>After losing the Saint John's series, it appears you did

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<v Speaker 1>not have any let down whatsoever. Yeah, you had a

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<v Speaker 1>tight game with quick providence for that first game with

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<v Speaker 1>postseason can always be a bit nerve wracking, but after

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<v Speaker 1>that it just seemed like business as usual.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the Saint John's series really, if anything,

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<v Speaker 2>brought our team even closer than what it was, because

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<v Speaker 2>I can tell you that I didn't have to say

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<v Speaker 2>much after that series. They were talking more to each

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<v Speaker 2>other about that's not going to happen this week. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not happening. So it really came from them. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>when you know as a coach that there's something special

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<v Speaker 2>going on in the locker room when you have from

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<v Speaker 2>the top down saying we're going into the tournament with fire,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's pretty rare that we get beat twice by somebody,

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<v Speaker 2>So we're going to go in with some edge and

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to learn from that and go after them.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that you have been in the NCAA tournament as

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<v Speaker 1>a player, what advice do you give these young ladies

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<v Speaker 1>going through it for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is another softball game where the bases are's

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<v Speaker 2>sixty feet in the mounds forty three feet away. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you watch how these kids competed against Tennessee earlier this season.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's it's the way we schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>They're prepared. They're going to be prepared.

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<v Speaker 2>So we go out, We're going to set the tone

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to try to swing the momentum. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to create chaos on offense. We're going to play ukon softball.

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<v Speaker 2>That's going to be the message. Go out there and

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<v Speaker 2>play our game, and I think we're really tough when

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<v Speaker 2>we play our best.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you gotten any text from mister Penders?

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, of course I had.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you guys, are I hear you guys? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you guys are pretty tight.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we are. I cannot say enough great things about him.

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<v Speaker 2>How it's such a privilege to be able to work

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<v Speaker 2>down the hall from a class act like Jim, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's the guy that I mean, when I can't get

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<v Speaker 2>a hold of Gino, which is pretty rare, I'm able

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<v Speaker 2>to pick up the phone and call Jim.

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<v Speaker 1>You could do water.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, right, Yeah, it's It's really incredible, just the two

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<v Speaker 2>mentors that I have in my corner, and I'm psyched

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<v Speaker 2>for them as well. I mean, they know how to win.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's been a little rocky start for them,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm in his corner and I'm his biggest fan,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're gonna crush it down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday Night's gonna be fun here, Yeah, it is finally.

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<v Speaker 1>Grace talked about this on a podcast. The pressure win

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<v Speaker 1>here with the success here, the success at Gamble, the

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<v Speaker 1>success with track and field and football now and baseball

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<v Speaker 1>to win here, do you feel it?

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<v Speaker 2>I embrace it. Yeah, that's why I'm here. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>what a place like Yukon when people talk about other

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<v Speaker 2>places in the country and how great it is, I'd

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<v Speaker 2>put this place up against anybody. I mean, what place

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<v Speaker 2>has competitive excellence across the board, from baseball to basketballs

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<v Speaker 2>to I was texting with the women's soccer coach Mags today, yep,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know her sign went up this year in

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<v Speaker 2>our suite for Big East champ Cinnari signs going up

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<v Speaker 2>right across the way. So it just pushes me to

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<v Speaker 2>drive harder, and it elevates our players, it elevates our staff,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're excited to bring championships back for softball. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to keep it coming.