Brian Gruber
Brian Gruber
beat earn game last nice since stripes teams
It was a nice game for us to win, especially since a lot of these teams we didn't beat last year. We have to kind of earn our stripes in the conference.
continued fact hitting players proud refused stepped timely yesterday
I was especially proud of the fact that they refused to lose. Different players stepped up for us all day long. The timely hitting that we had yesterday continued today.
couple nice stick struggling
Matt's been struggling with the stick so it was nice to see him get a couple of knocks.
execution
It's a gutsy play, but it's all about execution.
billy gave heck job mound
Billy did a heck of a job on the mound for us. He battled the whole way through. He gave us everything he had.
approach hard means nice paying positives program strides team wins work
As a team and as a program we really made strides in how we play and how we approach the game. There were a lot of positives that we can take away. The wins are always nice to see. It means the hard work is paying off.
great hat job pitchers tip
Our pitchers did a great job today, I have to tip my hat to those guys.
ball both fifth games hit nation played ranked
They are ranked fifth in the nation and hit the ball well. We played well defensively in both games and hit the ball decent, considering the pitching.
ball deserved doubles extra gave hard hit home kept runs wind
They hit the ball hard and with the wind blowing, they deserved the doubles and home runs they hit. We kept up with them, but gave them too many extra outs.
ball came game hit innings needed
The game came down to two big innings and we hit the ball when we needed to.
ball guys lose matter picking score willing
The guys were not willing to lose the ball game, it didn't matter what the score was. Everyone was picking each other up.
behind defense strikes threw work
Zach threw strikes and let his defense work behind him.
command five matt
Matt pitched real well for us with five strikeouts and only one walk. He had command of all his pitches.
blowing situation tough wind
We have to do something to make things happen. With the wind blowing in, it was a tough day. We had the right situation up.