(To be) 1-1 is 50 times better than 0-2, especially in a region like ours, where anybody can beat anybody. It was a boring game for the first seven innings. Neither team was able to get much going offensively, but it was a matter of time before somebody did something. |
He missed some spots early. But he settled down and figured out a way to keep us in the ball game and give us an opportunity to win. |
I felt like we played a little bit tentative early in the game, and that's a sign of being a young team. But I was proud of the way we hung in there and battled. |
If you put the ball in play in high school baseball, you've always got a chance. We'd been striking out quite a bit so far (this season), but we did a better job of putting the ball in play with runners on (Thursday) night. |
John was cruising the first few innings. So, his pitch count wasn't that high. I didn't mind sending him out there eight times, but I didn't feel comfortable sending him out there a ninth time, and Scott's being throwing real well lately. |
We play pretty straightaway (defensively), and we try to adjust as the game goes along. (O'Bryan) hit that ball right on the nose. So, that was a big out. |