Al Melnick
Al Melnick
fell game hit time
I thought we were really going to hit the ball. I don't know what to say. . . . I thought we were in the game the whole time . . . and then everything fell apart.
ahead bury excellent looked stiff time
He looked like he got a little stiff out there. When you get ahead 4-0, it's time to bury them. If you want to be an excellent team, that's what you have to do.
feeling good supposed win
He did his job. It's a good feeling to get this win. The ones you are supposed to win are sometimes the hardest. We did what we had to do.
couple good lost throwing
I thought he pitched great. He's throwing strikes, and when he lost a couple of times out there, he made adjustments without being told about it. And that was really good to see.
cost mistakes moral played
I don't like moral victories. We played well, and we made some mistakes, which cost us.
ball entire happens hit later seconds silly smart three within
We made a silly mistake, and 10 seconds later they're within three runs. That's what happens when you don't play smart the entire game. But boy, he hit that ball a long way.
basically bit expecting last road team tough year
With this team we're cautiously optimistic. It's basically the same team from last year . . . so we're expecting them to do a little bit better than we did last year. But we have a tough road ahead, especially in our district.