I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the same route. It was just an overwhelming experience.

The majority of the time with two strikes I'll choke up on the bat a little bit to try to stay as short as possible. It doesn't always work out like that, but that's the goal.

I didn't go up to the plate thinking, 'OK, my goal now is to get a hit'-I tried not to think about [the streak].

I could care less if people talk about us or not. We know what we can do here. It's an exciting time for us.

It's pretty self-explanatory. If we play well, we know what our picture is. If we don't play well, we'll know what our picture is.

[Clayton Kershaw ] is intense. He's a competitor.He's extremely fun to play behind.

I know it sounds stupid and cliche, but I just want to get better. I want to keep improving.