Intro:

Netherlands coach Hensley Meulens reacts to his team's 7-6 win over Victor Mesa's Cuba in the World Baseball Classic.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Hensley Meulens, Netherlands Manager
"My feeling was we needed to play with intensity, we needed to play with heart, we needed to play with commitment and that's what they did. They never gave up. They kept coming back, even through the adversity of injuries tonight, these guys kept coming back and making big plays and getting big hits and making big pitches on some very, very aggressive hitters on the Cuban team. So I tip my hat to my team, they did exactly what we talked about before the game. What I asked them to do. They poured their heart into it to get this win and they did and we're going to San Francisco."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Victor Mesa, Cuba Manager
"The way we played, it's hard to win. The elimination game is like a playoff game. If we don't play good defence, it's always going to be tough to beat your opponent. We played hard, but we made a couple of mistakes. But only when you don't make mistakes do you get to sleep well. "