Bob Yagge
Bob Yagge
ball base four good hitting last mistakes ripping runners sign team three
The last three or four innings, we had runners on base and we were hitting the ball solid. We had only one strikeout in the last three or four innings. We were ripping the ball pretty good. It's the sign of a good team when they can come back. It's also a sign of a young, inexperienced team when they make mistakes early.
adjusted focus focused game hear kinds respond treatment trying
They need their focus tuned in every once in a while and that's what I was trying to do right there -- get them adjusted and focused on what they've got to do. They respond to different kinds of treatment and this was a game they had to hear it loud.
brilliant cindy coming erratic exactly four good walks wants
Cindy has brilliant moments. She pitched kind of erratic today; she had four walks and wasn't exactly as good as she wants to be. But she's a good pitcher, she's coming around.
brings hit middle morgan outside pitch single triple
That triple was a big, big hit for her. She went with an outside pitch and put it where it had to go. Morgan Parkhurst with two outs (also) had that single up the middle that brings in a big run.
battle beat east meeting
Getting beat by East and getting beat by Althoff, that doesn't set well going into the sectional (seeding) meeting in two weeks. We're going to have to battle from here.
changed close effective philosophy strike walks zone
She has been getting more effective lately. We've changed the philosophy of how she is pitching, and she is doing much better with it. The walks are way down. She's very close to the strike zone all the time.
fell game prepared
She's very tough, she's a very competitive pitcher. We were just prepared better in that inning for her. We prepared the whole game for her, but that inning everything kind of fell into place.
favors happens heels instead learn
We did them some favors on defense. That's what happens when you play on your heels instead of on your toes. We made some adjustments. Hopefully, we'll learn from those adjustments. We've got to.