(Jerome) is a Division I school and they play good competition. You've got to come ready to play. We played good baseball. But we struggled to win one of two. |
(New Albany) didn't have any errors. They made the plays when they needed to and we didn't make the plays. |
Ask any of these kids, and they'll tell you they don't like the way it ended. They all love baseball and they're all ready for this, but having a great season come down to that was, I don't know, it was tough. |
Cottrell threw a good game. We just didn't hit the ball. |
God intervenes in a lot of different ways, ... Events like [Katrina] test you: Are you a strong believer - or are you one who scatters the fence? |
He is definitely one that you have to know where he is on the field. |
He was one pitch away from a perfect game. He had an error. That was it. |
I have to warn you that it does take a little time for those who have been bruised emotionally to recover. |
I'm going back into coaching because it's something I want to do. I've been out of it for two years, and I feel removed from the kids. I've always felt coaching was my calling. |
I'm the president, and there was no contractual arrangement to do that. I never authorized it. |
I've watched these young coaches come in here and it got me excited again. They remind me of how I used to feel. Maybe these past two years away from coaching is what I needed. I feel energized again. |
It might be for the best. It kind of takes a little pressure off us with all the hype we've had. We didn't play bad baseball today. We played well, but they played better than we did. |
It's a big load on my shoulders, ... My teammates have tried to help me with that. They know it's a big deal. They know it's always in the back of my mind. |
It's going to be a test to see how good we really are. It's a big week. |
It's up in the air. I've prayed about it a lot and I'm just following my heart. I'm going to look at what's out there. It's just time for me to do this. |