They've been struggling a little bit, but they're playing a lot better right now. I certainly expect them to play well against us. |
This was a good game. It had a lot of excitement. We kept trying to get back in. We just couldn't keep them from scoring. Tomorrow, hopefully, it'll be a better day. |
This was a huge game for us. I can't even say how big it was for us. If we had lost today and gone down two games to them, face the possibility of getting swept at home, it would have been really tough. |
This weekend is going to be the third in three big weekends for us and we'll have a very good picture of where we're going to stand in the conference after this weekend. |
We enjoyed it the last time we were down there. Historically, we've played pretty well at Coastal. But it's a new year. |
We got up 7-0 and with Heath (Rollins) on the mound, you feel pretty comfortable. I'm pleased with the way we swung the bat. We had 10 different guys get hits. |
We had lost three out of four and were struggling a bit. We were not playing poorly; we just couldn't get a win, and this was a big win against a really good club. It was a good day for the Eagles. |
We have a veteran lineup but we have a very good nucleus of young kids, freshmen who also can play. They're getting their opportunities and making the best of them. |
We just didn't do the job, offensively or defensively. They are a good club, but they certainly aren't 10-0 better than us. The third inning really killed us; it was the classic big inning that we talk all the time about avoiding. When you play good clubs like this, you just can't do that. It just took us out of the game, and then we didn't take any advantage of any of the opportunities that we had after that. |
We needed a big effort out of him today. His thumb was bothering him. It was getting worse as the game went on. I'm so proud of him, the way he competed. |
We set the tone early. Dempsey got the home run in the first inning and we scored another one after that. |
We're excited about getting ready to play in the Big South. I think it's going to be another great run. We're ready, hopefully, to defend our title. |
We're still working that out. Josh McDonald has gotten better every single time out. He threw well this past weekend. He's one of our top four starters. |
We've always played well here. We're a good club, and I think we're trying to show we can play with other good clubs. We're certainly not intimidated. |
We've always wanted to try to figure out ways to improve our attendance. There's no doubt it's a great advantage if you can have a lot of people in the stands cheering for you and cheering against your opponents. |