Augie Garrido
Augie Garrido
August Edmun Garrido, Jr.is a former head coach in NCAA Division I college baseball and is current special assistant to the athletic director at the University of Texas. At the end of the 2016 season, Garrido compiled a collegiate record of 1975-919-9. He has taken his programs to 15 College World Series...
happened runs three tonight
What happened tonight was we responded real well to the three runs they scored in the second.
move
We didn't like it very much. It has to be acceptable, because it happened. All we can do is move on from here.
pitchers ran shut year
We ran into two pitchers that year who shut us down.
maybe
We think he's going to be OK. It would make sense to go in the same order. But maybe we won't be able to.
champion national season throughout
We thought throughout the season we had a championship-caliber team, but I know you can't be national champion without the right things happening, and they did in this case,
beside easter guess happy hitting separated timely
Timely hitting was the only thing that separated these two teams. I guess beside that, I'm a happy little Easter bunny.
game kids played rhythm timing work
Timing and rhythm are things we have to work on. These kids aren't machines. They have feelings; they have emotions. This isn't a game played by robots.
develop fail fall fun people players question regardless trying victim
We don't have any expectations. Other people see us as No. 1 or whatever, and that's their opinion. The question is: Will the players fall victim to trying to live up to it? We have the same right to fail as any other team, regardless of the past. We're going to play to have fun and play with energy. The fun comes out when you develop expectations.
defend easier enjoying external fall feeling importance instead national people players playing practice pressures process talking team trying
We look at fall practice as an introduction to the personalities on our team and a way to get to know the people involved. We are also not trying to defend the National Championship, but instead going out and playing the game, which is a lot easier said than done. We are talking to the players about the importance of enjoying the process without feeling the external pressures of trying to live up to something.
energy game less played three
We responded really well to the three runs. As the game went on we played with less energy and effectiveness.
finding surface team
We're just now scratching the surface of finding our team identity. And when we do ...
chance finish good surprises unexpected wonderful
We did feel that there was a good chance he would have to be replaced. It was completely unexpected that he would be able to finish the game. It's one of those wonderful surprises that, every once in while, comes along.
expect fans forward honoring looking nice package past players program rock round total
We're looking forward to honoring the players from the past who made this program what it is today, ... Our fans should expect the total package they find at Round Rock (site of Dell Diamond) and other nice stadiums.
brilliant extremely fact good prepared run stuff team
We've run into a team that is extremely well prepared and very capable. This isn't so much a fact that we're not any good, it's more about the fact that, hey, they're pretty brilliant right now. This is good stuff that they're doing.