Bases loaded with nobody out, I liked our chances. We just didn't convert.

I don't know. I'd rather ask him about hitting. He was one of the best hitters of all time.

That was our plan with him. He is the one guy in their lineup who you don't want to let beat you. He is physical and he can put the ball out of the ballpark.

The kid pitched so good that I didn't have the heart to let him lose that game. Stuff-wise, he was still good. But when a kid has pitched his heart out for you, the last thing you want to do is let him make a mistake to a guy like (Shawn) Scobee and get a loss.

He's definitely on the radar. You lead the fifth-best conference in the country in home runs, you get on the radar in a hurry. His biggest thing is to not worry about being on the radar.

It's our contention that, in an effort to stop throwing the ball, it got away from him and hit (the batter).