There is nothing better than to make it to the College World Series. All of the extra reps in the weight room, all of the early morning practices, and all the hard work spent the entire year makes it worth it.

When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

When I'm in the game [softball], it's not so much mechanics. It's more of just trusting my teammates, trusting myself, trusting my preparation that we've put in to get there. When you're in the game, it's go-mode. There's going to be times when you're tweaking things but when you're in that game mode, you just want to think about that one next pitch.

I'm living a dream. I hope in 10 years people will know me as a gold medalist.

My goal is to never lose. That may not be realistic, but I'm going to try.

Whatever I am doing at that moment, I want to make the most of it.

I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch; he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.