It would have been easy to give up but I think we're the best 3-9 team around. I'm really confident this team has the ability to turn it around. This is probably the best hitting team we've had in the history of the school. |
It's not something that will correct itself in a day. |
Jake Wade did just such a great job throwing strikes, going right at them. He pitched six quality innings. It was just nice to see him come out like that. |
Mike went out there and didn't do a good job. I'm not sure where we're going to go for the No. 3 starter. It's up for someone to step up. |
Obviously, Brandon pitched a phenomenal game. We obviously made some big mistakes in the eighth inning. But the big question is the bats. This is not Oklahoma and Mississippi State. I'm very disappointed with the offense. (Ryan) Campbell is the only one swinging the bat well. |
Once we get out there and put some games together where we have some consistent defense throughout the game, that'll breed our confidence. That's what we're looking to do right now. |
She made a great catch. The umpire later told me he made a mistake on the call. We were ahead. It changed the momentum. |
The neat part is that we're swinging early in the count. When you get two strikes, it's hard to get base hits. |
The neat thing for this game is we didn't get all excited that we were beating Illinois. We play the same way no matter if it's Illinois or Illinois State or anyone else. |
The only place I got to see him was sitting on the bench. |
The thing I'm most surprised about is the run production. I knew he'd be a catalyst and get on base and steal bases, but the way he drives the ball has really impressed me because he's not a home run hitter. |
There is no substitute for being on our own field. |
They're always going to the Division II World Series. We've played a number of people in the past like Olivet Nazarene and Quincy and haven't done well. |
They're pretty damn good. When you give a team like that as many chances as we gave them, you're gonna be in trouble. |
This will be the signature area of Lake San Marcos. It'll be an absolutely spectacular project. |