Elliott Avent

You can say what you want about his stuff, but his makeup is off the charts. And he has great read more

You can say what you want about his stuff, but his makeup is off the charts. And he has great stuff. That's what I told him.

It's a dual-sided thing. As much as we knew in our dugout that we could come back against East Carolina, read more

It's a dual-sided thing. As much as we knew in our dugout that we could come back against East Carolina, they knew it too. Maybe we didn't do it all by ourselves.

Unbelievable. He was great. It was the best I've seen him -- I've had Gibby for three years, and he's read more

Unbelievable. He was great. It was the best I've seen him -- I've had Gibby for three years, and he's had some great performances, including a no-hitter against Maryland, but today was the best performance I've seen him have -- total control, total command. ... He was outstanding.

I thought the biggest thing of the game tonight for our guys, and I give them a lot of credit, read more

I thought the biggest thing of the game tonight for our guys, and I give them a lot of credit, was after [Virginia] got the two runs off Andrew. Knowing how tough Doolittle is - he one of the toughest pitchers in this league - to bounce right back out there and get two runs, that to me was a big point in this game.

We faced one of the best pitchers in the country today, a tremendous competitor and a class act, and he read more

We faced one of the best pitchers in the country today, a tremendous competitor and a class act, and he was magnificent. It was a great college baseball game. We made it interesting in the ninth, but we were just too far in the hole at that point.