Al Carter
Al Carter
Albert Houston Carter Jr.is a former reporter and sports columnist for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News and other major daily newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma. His writing career spanned three decades. He was the recipient of numerous national and regional writing awards, including Oklahoma Sportswriter of the Year and Texas Sportswriter of the Year. He has made frequent appearances on TV and radio sports shows and has had numerous articles published in sports magazines and books...
danny finished fourth front good points
Danny had a good fourth quarter. He finished some fast-break points on the other end. He was out in front and got some deflections.
bottom decide felt force good job pitch trying walk whether
I was trying to decide whether or not to walk them so we could get a force. I felt like we could pitch to the bottom of the order. Luckily, we were able to do it. He did a good job working out of some jams.
effort kids losses promise proud providence state stay suffered
This is going to be as frustrating as all the other losses we've suffered in the state (tournament) before. This loss. Providence two years ago. They're going to stay with me forever. But I promise you we'll be back. I'm proud of the effort our kids gave.
beat execute matter win
I think when we execute the way we did (Friday), we can beat anyone. It doesn't matter who. You've got to execute to win games.
andrew hit position proud run
It was big. The hit and run on the play before with Andrew ... I'm just as proud of that. It put us in a position to score.
easy eight guys missed needed second seven talked
I talked to the guys about maximizing their opportunities. We missed seven or eight easy baskets in the first half, and I thought we needed to do much better in the second half.
ball credit goes hit pitches pull runners scoring situations taken tried
We just didn't come up with a hit when we had runners in scoring position. We didn't hit the ball all that well today. Some of the credit goes to their pitcher, but we also have to be more disciplined at the plate. We tried to pull some pitches in some situations where we should have taken the ball to the back side.
choice good kids unhappy
We don't have a choice. If we play them really good early, we've got a good shot. If we lose, we have nothing to be unhappy about, as long as the kids play hard.
couple few missed ourselves ran
We ran ourselves out of a couple of innings. It was a combination of things. There were a few missed signs.