(Albany) swings the sticks pretty good, so we just had to match their intensity and keep battling and hope we came out on top. |
As a hitter, you're just waiting for that first time you get out there against a live arm. You get tired hitting against the coach, who's throwing about 70 mph. You're ready to get out there and see some live pitching. |
I knew it was gone as soon as I hit it. |
I've just been trying as hard as he can to get guys in. That's my job in the four hole. I hadn't been doing it up to this point. My goal today was to get hits when we needed them. |
It felt pretty good and it was at a crucial time, which is even better. |
It felt so good just to make solid contact again. I was just missing a lot of balls here the last few games. It was great to hit one solid. |
It gets some early season jitters out so by midseason, they're veterans, especially if someone were to get hurt which we hope doesn't happen. |