Oregon Ducks' Stefini Ma'ake Discusses Performance Vs Michigan State

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00:00Did that one feel good off the bat?

00:04Oh, yeah.

00:05I knew that was gone, but I didn't know how far it went.

00:07Everyone kept telling me, like, oh, my God, you hit it to the tennis court.

00:09And I was like, nice.

00:11Compared to the one you had at Mary Nutter, did this one feel a little better?

00:14Did it feel like it went farther?

00:15That one fell further than Mary Nutter.

00:17That one just flew off the bat, and I knew it was gone right off it.

00:21Blake Kedrick, you've been one of the most aggressive hitters on this team.

00:24Is that just something you like to do to get after those ones on the first pitch

00:27and be able to take those out like that?

00:29Yeah, being aggressive isn't my kind of cylinders right there,

00:33and I think it's just them pitching to me instead of me getting myself out.

00:36I kind of talk with Coach a lot about not getting myself out

00:39and just letting them come to me and just seeing the pitch I got and roping it.

00:44How excited are you just for the start of the postseason this week?

00:47Stayed in, sorry.

00:48How excited are you for the start of the postseason?

00:50Very excited.

00:51Just to continue the journey with these girls is something special

00:55and just never wanting the journey to end.

00:57What's the mentality like for you and the rest of the freshman class

01:00as you guys are heading into your first postseason?

01:03What kind of message are you getting from the seniors and leaders on this team?

01:07Don't get complacent.

01:08Once we have a game, finish it, leave it where it's at, and then move on.

01:12There's a new day tomorrow, sun's shining still,

01:14and just to keep moving forward with them

01:17and continue to play together and stay within our process.

01:20With all the appreciation kind of gets for her speed,

01:23what's it like for you to be able to show yours?

01:28It was a lot.

01:30It took a lot out of me to get to second.

01:32But I just want to do it for the team and just get the hit for the game.

01:36Shall we go to the academy?

01:36Here we go.

01:37Here we go.

01:38Here we go.

01:40Here we go.