Everywhere they've been, they've been hitting it out of the park. Sometimes you get in these situations where they jerk the ball trying to hit home runs, but they haven't gotten that way. |
He had that competitiveness about him, but if something [bad] happened he would just fall apart. Now with the way he is, he takes it in stride and keeps going. |
I thought everybody we played (in the tournament) was pretty deep with talent compared to where we were at, and they were a lot deeper. We knew when we went there that we had to play if we were going to survive in that tournament. |
I thought the way the season ended was an eye-opener to me, to make me get ready to get back there. |
It's been a wonderful season. From the beginning they stayed together. |
That night I really got a chance to see him. He gave up a home run, but I told him he's going to see the ball go out of the park. But he stood in there and he fought. |
We knew we had to play. |
We needed to see some good quality pitching and that's what we did. That tournament has a reputation for being a good tournament. |
We're just hitting the ball real well. It's nice to be able to sit back and enjoy this. But we know it's going to get tougher. |
We're playing well. We hit the ball, and we got a little offense going early. Stephen (Roe) did a good job for us, except for that one pitch. From one through six or seven, we've been consistent. These guys are a pleasure, and I'm lucky to have them. |
We've been hitting the ball very well. The kids know that they need to hit the ball. |
When his senior year comes around, there will be some pro scouts looking at him. |
You can't ask for a game like this. Against that guy, the way he battled out there and how we responded, I can really take this one in stride. |