The ballpark played kind of small tonight. So guys may have been nibbling at the strike zone a bit.

All of those were shots. He shortened his swing a little bit. He has been a little long. He's got enough strength where a short swing like that can be productive for him.

I'm proud of our guys. We faced good arms both nights and got our hits.

We're going to play in a beautiful park, a pro stadium. It'll be exciting for the players.

They are just a tremendous ball club. I was glad we were able to get two freshman pitchers in the game today to face a team like Rice. Hopefully it will make them better down the road.

They did a good job of getting the ball in the air on a day when the wind was blowing out. We had a couple of pitches that got away -- a couple we would sure like to have back -- and they just don't miss too many mistake pitches.