Miscellaneous

It was messy, but he finished the game. There were moments when he was throwing the ball very well and read more

It was messy, but he finished the game. There were moments when he was throwing the ball very well and there were times when he lost touch with the strike zone. I was impressed with how he came back.

I was concerned after those first three games because of the kind of mistakes we were making in one-run losses read more

I was concerned after those first three games because of the kind of mistakes we were making in one-run losses to tough teams. Either we were trying to do too much, or we were falling asleep. So today I called them in and challenged them (in the middle of the game). I said, ?Apparently we?re headed back in the same direction.? You saw the response.

Last season, we basically put a lot of pressure on ourselves. One year later, it?s nice to be back in read more

Last season, we basically put a lot of pressure on ourselves. One year later, it?s nice to be back in this position, playing well against the best teams in the county.

They hit the ball very well even though we played good defense. They got too many hits. I think we read more

They hit the ball very well even though we played good defense. They got too many hits. I think we [also] hit the ball pretty well.

If a ball is hit in the air, you almost expect it to be caught. [And on tough balls] we're read more

If a ball is hit in the air, you almost expect it to be caught. [And on tough balls] we're still expecting them to be caught [as well].

Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the read more

Tommy looked fine. He had only two walks and located the ball well. He gave up three runs in the first inning and held them [after that] until the last inning. He mixes his pitches up well and is comfortable throwing any pitch.

Too bad we didn't win. It would have been a lot of commotion and would have ended their win streak.

Too bad we didn't win. It would have been a lot of commotion and would have ended their win streak.

He just had good control. That was the key. He didn't put people on base and allowed the defense to read more

He just had good control. That was the key. He didn't put people on base and allowed the defense to do what they were supposed to do.

He's putting the ball over the plate, hitting his spots and trusting the defense.

He's putting the ball over the plate, hitting his spots and trusting the defense.

Playing against that type of speed, we learned that we can move the ball if we execute. We've just got read more

Playing against that type of speed, we learned that we can move the ball if we execute. We've just got to be more fundamentally sound on the defensive side of the ball.