We were not prepared to execute defensively. That's the name of the game. We have success when we can play defense. |
We were swinging the bats the whole game, putting it in play. When Coppola hit it out, they saw he got elevation, and suddenly the groundouts turned into line drives. |
We're trying to continue to stay out of a rut, and playing aggressive baseball is the way to do that. When you play aggressive, good things are going to happen more times than not. |
We're trying to get out of a rut. |
We've still got things to work on. |
What can I say about Chad Burns? He worked his off-speed pitches well and kept (the Sarasota batters) off-balance. He also competed, and that's what we need. |
When you leave eight people on base (actually six) in the first three innings it's tough to win. |
You can't ask for more than that. |