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...
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With so many juniors leaving school and 21-year-olds eligible to leave at any time, baseball is in a unique position. The schools are staggering through this first year in trying to figure out what the APR really means.
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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.
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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.
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We need to stabilize the infield. We're trying to establish a system that will give us consistency.
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It's starting to become a reality. What we're trying to do is avoid doing renovating that will take us off the field.
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I thought their defense was great. Wasn't that cool?
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J. Brent Cox was brilliant with his opportunity,
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Kyle has all the right tools, mentally and physically. He's just thrilled by being a baseball player. He's a leader, and he's very adaptable. He's his own guy, and he's a remarkable guy.
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(Krebs) got better as he went on. His last three innings were his best three.
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We have a lot of new players that have a chance to make important contributions. We're just getting ready to take the journey.
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Our added power combined with our speed is interesting, but I'm never going to settle for just power. Good pitching can always take that away.
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It appeared by the way we were playing that we were the best team and would win this tournament, which makes it even harder for the players to understand or accept. We did our best. They did better.
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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,
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Well, that works for anybody who can do it. There's not a Longhorn stamped on it. That's called winning baseball, and it was our best game of the year.