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KELLY JONES Typically guys have been a little erratic with their command in their first appearances. After the f...
KEN MACHA The ball was on the ground, but he picked it up and got it on the tee. We got it through.
TYLER ALBRECHT That was an excellent win. The kids came out and we got on top early and Dunlap pitched a real good ...
JOE NEFF The first inning, that was it. He was great after that. He got the ball down and he was consistently...
CHAIRON ISENIA I thought he settled in after the second inning. When they got the lead, he really pitched well. I t...
FRED JORDAN Not too shabby. Getting out of that first inning was huge for him, because you could see he was nerv...
ALAN TRAMMELL We didn't pound the ball. We just hit a lot of ground balls and flares. But we got the job done.
BRIAN DIATTE It's hard to pressure the quarterback, he moves well, he's got an accurate arm, he can spread the ba...
DOUG MARRS That sixth inning, I got the ball up a little bit and they were hitting it pretty hard.
HORACIO RAMIREZ He got a little tired and started getting the ball up, but he was pretty much untouched.
DAVE ROY At first, when they got to the green they saw the two balls from Connecticut and Sacred Heart. When ...
GARY SKRINAR Josh battled out there for his first game. We kept him at 70 pitches. He didn't get in too much trou...
TIM WILLIAMS I don't think anyone expected he was going to pitch as well as he has his first four starts in the b...
BRYAN PRICE He caught a lot of balls in one game all of a sudden. That's good. That helps you. ... I think he di...
HERMAN EDWARDS![]()
We hit the ball very hard tonight, especially on the ground. We've been trying to get the guys to hi...
CHARLIE BROWN When it was raining so hard we said we got to run the ball, and when it stopped and it looked like t...
SEAN BRENNAN I got on him pretty hard to get the ball where he needed to get it and he really came through. He wa...
JASON KERR He throws four pitches for strikes, he keeps the ball down, gets a lot of ground balls and he's a st...
DAVE DUNCAN He got a lot of ground balls when he needed them, ... You've got to tip your hat sometimes to the op...
JAMIE MOYER I didn't need much time to prepare, we've got so many leaders out on the ground. But he (Ball) will ...
MATT MAGUIRE After the first inning, he started getting in his groove. He just got hot and we couldn't do anythin...
BOB SHINKAN That pitch was four inches off the ground, ... That's a good pitch. He put the bat on the ball, got ...
BRANDON CLAUSSEN Rick is a versatile veteran that keeps the ball on the ground. He's always ready to go, he knows how...
BRAD KULLMAN I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ...
JASON BRANDT He played 23 plays and touched the ball four times, which means he wasn't touching the ball 19 times...
MIKE PRICE Kevin told me while we were walking off the mound, ... He said, 'Ground ball coming to you right her...
B.J. UPTON Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the fir...
CHAD ARTZ He just gave up a ton of ground balls tonight that were infield hits and ones that got through. He j...
BOBBY COX![]()
He bounced back and got the three outs. He just has to get a little more consistent with his command...
JOE TORRE He threw the ball well. He just couldn't get out of that inning.
LUIS ALICEA He came up and in, and I?m just protecting the plate right there. I did a good job of getting the ba...
JOHN OLERUD He's the kind of guy who can move quickly because he's got so much ability. We don't have too many g...
GRANT GRIESSER Joe Johnson played an excellent game. He scored when they needed him to score. He distributed the ba...
TONY BATTIE He (White) had a tough first inning, but was strong the rest of the way. He was getting his curve ba...
GLENN LINCOLN That's a big play. He keeps the ball from getting out of the infield and gives us a chance to get ou...
BRIAN STEWART We got more pressure on the outside to prevent the ball from getting into her. Once they got the bal...
GARY CHRISTLIEB We rode (Miller) tonight. He was superb out there. We found him, got him the ball and he was magnifi...
MIKE FRATELLO When I got the ball I just went hard toward the box and on this field it's easier to stay in front s...
JOSE ARANGO He did a great job spotting up and the guys were getting him the ball. He's got a great release and ...
CONLAN EFURD Jennie was outstanding again, ... It's tough to come back into a game and pitch to the top of Northw...
CAROL HUTCHINS Jennie was outstanding again. It's tough to come back into a game and pitch to the top of Northweste...
CAROL HUTCHINS He said, 'Just put the bat on the ball and let it happen. Robin got to the point where he walked up ...
FRANK THOMAS I could have passed the ball into Yao sitting on the bench he was so wide open. He got what he wante...
JERRY SLOAN They got a couple of lucky goals. The ball bounced their way, [and] they got two easy goals.
BRIAN VOELKER The ball was no longer in his hands. It was on the ground, and he dove on it,
ERIC KNIGHT He was everywhere the ball was. He was stealing the ball, blocking shots and getting rebounds.
RICHARD HAMILTON We stepped up, swung the bat extremely well, hit the ball and put pressure on people. (Webb) got in ...
DANNY CARLISLE We got really aggressive, especially when we went small. We got loose balls, we didn't turn the ball...
LARRY BROWN He's a tough little hitter. He's got great speed. He makes good contact. Watching him on the defensi...
MIKE TIMLIN Their kid threw a pretty good ball game. We didn't hit the ball well until the end. We finally hit t...
MITCH ASHMORE (Our hitters) did a good job of being selective and when they got a strike they did a good job of pu...
JOHN KING We started out pretty slowly. I was not happy. But then we settled down and got the job done. We wer...
JOE TORNETTA We still had a chance in both games (in the last inning) to get out of it with double plays when we ...
BRIAN BREWER (Even) when I've got the elements against me, my breaking ball still had bite late in the game, and ...
BOBBY BELL We played good defense and were putting the ball in play the first couple of innings. Finally in the...
LORI SNELL Spencer is our most improved player. He just turned up the dial this year. He got more confident in ...
MIKE MCAFEE As the season progressed, it was like, 'Holy cow.' Carlos has such a nasty sinker and throws so many...
BRAD RADKE When I got there he was laying on the ground. He was hollering and waving his arms.
ALBERT JONES [• When Ryan Franklin worked a full count on Adam Kennedy with runners on first and third in the s...
RYAN FRANKLIN Matt had a better game. At least, he got the ball in the hole a little bit. We didn't push the ball,...
JIM WARD He was working both sides of the plate. He got a lot of ground balls, got what he needed. He's had a...
CHAD TRACY In the second half I thought we started passing the ball and got some easy shots. I thought we playe...
HERM VANWEERDHUIZEN He had some control problems and didn't keep the ball down. The main thing was he got behind in the ...
JASON LARUE Nice to see a freshman get the hit. He's good. Not afraid. (He) just got up there, got a fast ball a...
DWAYNE FOLLETTE The last couple of games, we kind of got away from [giving Wayne the ball]. You've got to give him t...
AARON MILES He has good coverage skills. He sees the ball really well, he covers ground after the ball is thrown...
BOB GREEN At halftime we talked about how they had to set a personal goal of getting to ground balls with the ...
GARY SHERMAN We spent a lot of time in practice learning who he was. So we were ready for him every time he got t...
VANCE COOKSEY You play like you practice. That's pretty good. There it is. I'm going to use that example in the me...
TOM O'BRIEN Hopefully, the ground balls will be playable, and they were, ... Every ground ball they hit we handl...
LENNY DINARDO He maintains great leverage and block protection. He's got a nose for the ball and just makes plays ...
JOHN ANDREOLI The balls they hit were elevated in the (strike) zone. It was a mater of making the adjustments to k...
JAMIE MOYER He's such a freak athlete. It's exciting. He's a nightmare to match up with because he's quick and h...
DABO SWINNEY He made them hit the ball on the ground with regularity. He made some good pitches.
CLINT HURDLE He was taking charging fouls, he was diving on the floor for loose balls and taking the ball to the ...
GARY TURCOTT What happened last game was, Mike forgot about the ball. He was interesting in running the play and ...
AL GROH He deserved the penalties he got late in the game, but he was playing hard and he got a little bit f...
DON HAY I was getting them to hit the ball on the ground. Edwin picked me up, made about four or five good p...
AARON HARANG It was unbelievable. From where I was in backcourt, it looked like Trent got the ball at the top of ...
BROCK REICHNER I asked him where he got to and he said probably 80 per cent. Just seeing him actually on a mound ag...
BRAD ARNSBERG She hit the ball well. She pulled a couple balls and I was excited to see that. Usually she hits it ...
SCOTT BISBE Mike's got good hands. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He also makes picks,
CLAY JORDAN I thought the quarterback had the ball, and I guess he just got it off when I hit him. It's very unf...
BEN SHEA He stepped up and hit some key shots for us. He got the game ball tonight, he has a lot of toughness...
DANNY BROWN We wanted to take his 3-ball out of the equation. In the second half, he woke up and really played h...
WILL BLALOCK As a point guard, that's who you want to have the ball late in the game. He worked hard on his free ...
ROCKY PETERSON Melody kept the ball down and had a lot of ground balls. ... I think the more she throws, the better...
KELLY SEARS The thing he's got to work on is getting rid of the ball a little quicker. There was a couple of tim...
DAN WERNER He threw the ball OK. In the second inning, he wasn't hitting his locations like he wanted to. But h...
BRIAN MCCANN Ben made a strong take there. He got the ball on the baseline, saw an opening and just went with it....
KIRK KACZOR We finally hit the ball (during the rally) and were able to score a few runs, but we can't expect to...
DANA FIEDLER He works so hard, he's just relentless. He's built low to the ground so he has a low center of gravi...
JOE KRANTZ He's excited. He knows that there are a lot of very good bowlers that don't get the chance that he h...
JAY LINDSEY Once Decker settled down a little bit and got through that first inning he really threw the ball rea...
ANDY DENNINGS Ted throws hard and has a great breaking ball. When he is on he is one of the best in the state.
CORY MILLER He makes it look easy, doesn't he? His ball moves real late so it doesn't move as much as some guys'...
BOB MCCLURE Noah got the ball in space, and he can make plays when he does that. He could drive or pass or do an...
DONNY DANIELS We started working hard every day in practice. We started getting the right mind-set and getting res...
BRYAN GREENE I got the ball and calmly got off the mound and just wiped my hand slowly across my face. It's so ra...
WANDY RODRIGUEZ
KELLY JONES Typically guys have been a little erratic with their command in their first appearances. After the f...
KEN MACHA The ball was on the ground, but he picked it up and got it on the tee. We got it through.
TYLER ALBRECHT That was an excellent win. The kids came out and we got on top early and Dunlap pitched a real good ...
JOE NEFF The first inning, that was it. He was great after that. He got the ball down and he was consistently...
CHAIRON ISENIA I thought he settled in after the second inning. When they got the lead, he really pitched well. I t...
FRED JORDAN Not too shabby. Getting out of that first inning was huge for him, because you could see he was nerv...
ALAN TRAMMELL We didn't pound the ball. We just hit a lot of ground balls and flares. But we got the job done.
BRIAN DIATTE It's hard to pressure the quarterback, he moves well, he's got an accurate arm, he can spread the ba...
DOUG MARRS That sixth inning, I got the ball up a little bit and they were hitting it pretty hard.
HORACIO RAMIREZ He got a little tired and started getting the ball up, but he was pretty much untouched.
DAVE ROY At first, when they got to the green they saw the two balls from Connecticut and Sacred Heart. When ...
GARY SKRINAR Josh battled out there for his first game. We kept him at 70 pitches. He didn't get in too much trou...
TIM WILLIAMS I don't think anyone expected he was going to pitch as well as he has his first four starts in the b...
BRYAN PRICE He caught a lot of balls in one game all of a sudden. That's good. That helps you. ... I think he di...
HERMAN EDWARDS
We hit the ball very hard tonight, especially on the ground. We've been trying to get the guys to hi... CHARLIE BROWN When it was raining so hard we said we got to run the ball, and when it stopped and it looked like t...
SEAN BRENNAN I got on him pretty hard to get the ball where he needed to get it and he really came through. He wa...
JASON KERR He throws four pitches for strikes, he keeps the ball down, gets a lot of ground balls and he's a st...
DAVE DUNCAN He got a lot of ground balls when he needed them, ... You've got to tip your hat sometimes to the op...
JAMIE MOYER I didn't need much time to prepare, we've got so many leaders out on the ground. But he (Ball) will ...
MATT MAGUIRE After the first inning, he started getting in his groove. He just got hot and we couldn't do anythin...
BOB SHINKAN That pitch was four inches off the ground, ... That's a good pitch. He put the bat on the ball, got ...
BRANDON CLAUSSEN Rick is a versatile veteran that keeps the ball on the ground. He's always ready to go, he knows how...
BRAD KULLMAN I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ...
JASON BRANDT He played 23 plays and touched the ball four times, which means he wasn't touching the ball 19 times...
MIKE PRICE Kevin told me while we were walking off the mound, ... He said, 'Ground ball coming to you right her...
B.J. UPTON Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the fir...
CHAD ARTZ He just gave up a ton of ground balls tonight that were infield hits and ones that got through. He j...
BOBBY COX
He bounced back and got the three outs. He just has to get a little more consistent with his command... JOE TORRE He threw the ball well. He just couldn't get out of that inning.
LUIS ALICEA He came up and in, and I?m just protecting the plate right there. I did a good job of getting the ba...
JOHN OLERUD He's the kind of guy who can move quickly because he's got so much ability. We don't have too many g...
GRANT GRIESSER Joe Johnson played an excellent game. He scored when they needed him to score. He distributed the ba...
TONY BATTIE He (White) had a tough first inning, but was strong the rest of the way. He was getting his curve ba...
GLENN LINCOLN That's a big play. He keeps the ball from getting out of the infield and gives us a chance to get ou...
BRIAN STEWART We got more pressure on the outside to prevent the ball from getting into her. Once they got the bal...
GARY CHRISTLIEB We rode (Miller) tonight. He was superb out there. We found him, got him the ball and he was magnifi...
MIKE FRATELLO When I got the ball I just went hard toward the box and on this field it's easier to stay in front s...
JOSE ARANGO He did a great job spotting up and the guys were getting him the ball. He's got a great release and ...
CONLAN EFURD Jennie was outstanding again, ... It's tough to come back into a game and pitch to the top of Northw...
CAROL HUTCHINS Jennie was outstanding again. It's tough to come back into a game and pitch to the top of Northweste...
CAROL HUTCHINS He said, 'Just put the bat on the ball and let it happen. Robin got to the point where he walked up ...
FRANK THOMAS I could have passed the ball into Yao sitting on the bench he was so wide open. He got what he wante...
JERRY SLOAN They got a couple of lucky goals. The ball bounced their way, [and] they got two easy goals.
BRIAN VOELKER The ball was no longer in his hands. It was on the ground, and he dove on it,
ERIC KNIGHT He was everywhere the ball was. He was stealing the ball, blocking shots and getting rebounds.
RICHARD HAMILTON We stepped up, swung the bat extremely well, hit the ball and put pressure on people. (Webb) got in ...
DANNY CARLISLE We got really aggressive, especially when we went small. We got loose balls, we didn't turn the ball...
LARRY BROWN He's a tough little hitter. He's got great speed. He makes good contact. Watching him on the defensi...
MIKE TIMLIN Their kid threw a pretty good ball game. We didn't hit the ball well until the end. We finally hit t...
MITCH ASHMORE (Our hitters) did a good job of being selective and when they got a strike they did a good job of pu...
JOHN KING We started out pretty slowly. I was not happy. But then we settled down and got the job done. We wer...
JOE TORNETTA We still had a chance in both games (in the last inning) to get out of it with double plays when we ...
BRIAN BREWER (Even) when I've got the elements against me, my breaking ball still had bite late in the game, and ...
BOBBY BELL We played good defense and were putting the ball in play the first couple of innings. Finally in the...
LORI SNELL Spencer is our most improved player. He just turned up the dial this year. He got more confident in ...
MIKE MCAFEE As the season progressed, it was like, 'Holy cow.' Carlos has such a nasty sinker and throws so many...
BRAD RADKE When I got there he was laying on the ground. He was hollering and waving his arms.
ALBERT JONES [• When Ryan Franklin worked a full count on Adam Kennedy with runners on first and third in the s...
RYAN FRANKLIN Matt had a better game. At least, he got the ball in the hole a little bit. We didn't push the ball,...
JIM WARD He was working both sides of the plate. He got a lot of ground balls, got what he needed. He's had a...
CHAD TRACY In the second half I thought we started passing the ball and got some easy shots. I thought we playe...
HERM VANWEERDHUIZEN He had some control problems and didn't keep the ball down. The main thing was he got behind in the ...
JASON LARUE Nice to see a freshman get the hit. He's good. Not afraid. (He) just got up there, got a fast ball a...
DWAYNE FOLLETTE The last couple of games, we kind of got away from [giving Wayne the ball]. You've got to give him t...
AARON MILES He has good coverage skills. He sees the ball really well, he covers ground after the ball is thrown...
BOB GREEN At halftime we talked about how they had to set a personal goal of getting to ground balls with the ...
GARY SHERMAN We spent a lot of time in practice learning who he was. So we were ready for him every time he got t...
VANCE COOKSEY You play like you practice. That's pretty good. There it is. I'm going to use that example in the me...
TOM O'BRIEN Hopefully, the ground balls will be playable, and they were, ... Every ground ball they hit we handl...
LENNY DINARDO He maintains great leverage and block protection. He's got a nose for the ball and just makes plays ...
JOHN ANDREOLI The balls they hit were elevated in the (strike) zone. It was a mater of making the adjustments to k...
JAMIE MOYER He's such a freak athlete. It's exciting. He's a nightmare to match up with because he's quick and h...
DABO SWINNEY He made them hit the ball on the ground with regularity. He made some good pitches.
CLINT HURDLE He was taking charging fouls, he was diving on the floor for loose balls and taking the ball to the ...
GARY TURCOTT What happened last game was, Mike forgot about the ball. He was interesting in running the play and ...
AL GROH He deserved the penalties he got late in the game, but he was playing hard and he got a little bit f...
DON HAY I was getting them to hit the ball on the ground. Edwin picked me up, made about four or five good p...
AARON HARANG It was unbelievable. From where I was in backcourt, it looked like Trent got the ball at the top of ...
BROCK REICHNER I asked him where he got to and he said probably 80 per cent. Just seeing him actually on a mound ag...
BRAD ARNSBERG She hit the ball well. She pulled a couple balls and I was excited to see that. Usually she hits it ...
SCOTT BISBE Mike's got good hands. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He also makes picks,
CLAY JORDAN I thought the quarterback had the ball, and I guess he just got it off when I hit him. It's very unf...
BEN SHEA He stepped up and hit some key shots for us. He got the game ball tonight, he has a lot of toughness...
DANNY BROWN We wanted to take his 3-ball out of the equation. In the second half, he woke up and really played h...
WILL BLALOCK As a point guard, that's who you want to have the ball late in the game. He worked hard on his free ...
ROCKY PETERSON Melody kept the ball down and had a lot of ground balls. ... I think the more she throws, the better...
KELLY SEARS The thing he's got to work on is getting rid of the ball a little quicker. There was a couple of tim...
DAN WERNER He threw the ball OK. In the second inning, he wasn't hitting his locations like he wanted to. But h...
BRIAN MCCANN Ben made a strong take there. He got the ball on the baseline, saw an opening and just went with it....
KIRK KACZOR We finally hit the ball (during the rally) and were able to score a few runs, but we can't expect to...
DANA FIEDLER He works so hard, he's just relentless. He's built low to the ground so he has a low center of gravi...
JOE KRANTZ He's excited. He knows that there are a lot of very good bowlers that don't get the chance that he h...
JAY LINDSEY Once Decker settled down a little bit and got through that first inning he really threw the ball rea...
ANDY DENNINGS Ted throws hard and has a great breaking ball. When he is on he is one of the best in the state.
CORY MILLER He makes it look easy, doesn't he? His ball moves real late so it doesn't move as much as some guys'...
BOB MCCLURE Noah got the ball in space, and he can make plays when he does that. He could drive or pass or do an...
DONNY DANIELS We started working hard every day in practice. We started getting the right mind-set and getting res...
BRYAN GREENE I got the ball and calmly got off the mound and just wiped my hand slowly across my face. It's so ra...
WANDY RODRIGUEZ
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