How did it feel to be recognized as a USA Softball Player of the Year finalist?
It’s always great to be honored like that, but I try not to worry about those things. It’s not that I don’t care but it’s not like that’s the only thing I strive for. I just try to go out there and do what I know how to do. If I win the award, it’s great. But really, I don’t focus on it that much. What’s it like when you’re throwing a no-hitter: do you even notice as it’s going on and are there any superstitions like in baseball? You always know, especially when the scoreboard is up there and you can see what’s going on. If the scoreboard didn’t have the hits column, maybe it would be a little different. In the one I tossed against North Carolina (March 26), I knew what was happening and I was sort of nervous in the last inning. No one really talks about (a no-hitter) as it’s going on. They’ll talk to me; that’s not a big deal. It’s just no one talks about it in the dugout. So I guess it is similar to baseball in some respects. How much added pressure is there as a no-hitter goes into
