[Yesterday] was probably our best practice of the year. If we play like we practiced today, we're going to be in good shape all weekend. No question. |
Ben is a proven pitcher who has shown he can beat anyone in the country. We're looking for him to be our number one guy and have a good season for us. |
Brian looks better than he ever has at the plate right now and I expect big things from him this year. He's really worked hard and improved his speed and his defense. I think he could have a big year for us. |
It came down to what's beneficial for the league to get the most teams in the tournament. But I don't think they envisioned a league with eight teams in the Top 25. |
Offensively he's very good and defensively he's continuing to improve on a daily basis. Chad is a person who has no quit in him. |
Our schedule does not give us any breaks, especially early on. We wanted it that way to get our guys ready for conference play. |
The next three weeks we've got our work cut out for us. I don't think things look bleak. We've got to be optimistic. If we win some games, things could turn around real quick ... . Like I told the guys, we're gonna have to get hot for three weeks. |
Unlike in past years, we are deep at every position. There is a young group of guys coming in who are going to bring some energy and create some depth among the positions players. We've got an opportunity to use a different combination of players to attack any situation. If an opponent doesn't catch-and-throw that well, we'll go with our speed. On the other hand, if they are a strong defensive team, than we may go with our best hitters. I can see a lot of different guys making significant contributions this season. |