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"She is able to compartmentalize enough that she doesn't take it to the plate," Allen said. "She didn't have the outing she wanted in game one. She had a few walks, and we didn't help her with a few errors, but she was still 3-for-5. She has had three hits in each game, and she is able to take the good with the bad, and there hasn't been a whole lotta bad." Allen also figures Adair is going to get even better working a defense. He said she showed signs of being able to do that against Oak Hill by squaring to bunt on the first pitch of one of her at-bat. She took the bat back on the second pitch and drilled a double down the third-base line. "We just had to get over the bump," Adair said. "We got over the hump Friday. I think we should be good for the season.• But extra-base hits aren't Adair's forte. Even though she is more ofa singles hitter - bunts included - her speed makes her a threat to steal second and third. In fact, Allen said she is fast enough that she can steal second standing up. Through three games, she has scored 10 runs and stolen seven bases. She hasn't been thrown out attempting to steal a base. "She has exceeded my expectations,'' said Allen, who moved Adair from the No. 2 spot in the order to the leadoff spot. "I know it is only going to get better because as the year progresses you're going to hit better and better." Allen said Adair is one of two players on the team he has given a green light to do what she wants to at the plate. He said she is a smart enough hitter to read the defense to take what she is given.

"Her potential at the plate is pretty limitless," Allen said.

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