University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Postgame Quotes
Missouri Quotes
Head Coach Jay Miller"Like I said yesterday, we have to do a better job at the plate. We didn't adjust well to their pitching and we didn't have too many opportunities. Stephanie (Falk) pitched a whale of a ball game and kept them off-balance.
"We've got fast kids. If they get the ball down we can beat it out. That's part of our offense. It's part of what we do."
(Squeeze play with a 3-2 count): "I knew Wendy (Harrison) would score when we got it down. We were taking a chance that something would happen. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I though about it at 2-2, but at 3-2, I thought she'd get a better pitch. She did, and got it down and we scored."
Missouri Pitcher Stephanie Falk
(Use of changeup): "I probably could have used it more today. I used
it about the same as yesterday."
(Facing CS Northridge again): "It really doesn't matter to us. We split (this season) with Minnesota."
Missouri Outfielder Wendy Harrison
(Scoring the only run of the game): "My job is to get on base and they
just got me in. I like when I know I'm going (in a squeeze situation),
then I can get a jump."
Alabama Quotes
Alabama Coach Pat Murphy"We had runners on base and didn't get the big hit. It's been the thing with us all year long -not getting the big hit."
(Squeeze with a 3-2 count): "I looked at the girl at bat and the one at third and thought 'squeeze.' The key play there was the wild pitch (that advanced Harrison from second to third). That killed us."
(Falk's use of the changeup): "It's a huge weapon when you can throw it any time. We like to hit the hard stuff."
Alabama Pitcher Shelley Laird
"It's nice to be here, but I wanted to go home with a win."