Chad Spalding
Chad Spalding
ball batting change effort five hit innings order week
Overall, I would have to give this effort a B minus, but for the first five innings we were better than that. We should have hit the ball better. With our depth, I'm going to have to go with who's hot. Our batting order may change from week to week.
phenomenal time tyler unheard
Having two triples in one inning is something that is unheard of in my time with the team. Tyler just had a phenomenal game.
bad bounce eighth good great shame tyler win
Jake pitched a great game. It's a shame we let them back in it. It's good that Tyler was able to get his first win because he showed that he can bounce back from a bad inning. That's pretty good for an eighth grader.
adversity against competition face goes grow handle men season team time wilt
It's time for our team to grow as young men or wilt against better competition. We're going to face some adversity as this season goes along. Time will tell how we handle it.
absorb competition easily injuries last player players three time work
There's a lot of competition for these spots. I think every player understands that there are two or three players that could easily take their spot, so it's got to make them work harder. It's also going to make us more able to absorb injuries than we were at this time last year.
games pressed pull schedule team tough
I wanted our team to be pressed some this year. We have some tough stretches in our schedule this year, but I think we can still pull out 15 to 20 games this year.
ball cause fear good innings pitching planning takes year
What can you say about this kid? He takes the ball with no fear and he produces. We were planning on getting him some innings this year and here he is pitching like this in the district. It's a good thing he's pitching well, cause now we're going to need him.
coach early game guys looks ready sharp smiling understand
We were more ready to play than I even thought we were going in. Even during the infield/outfield drills before the game, I don't think we've been that sharp in over two years. That's the kind of things a coach looks for early on. The guys couldn't understand why I was smiling so much before the game started.
exciting field good hitting home man plays supposed
We did what you're supposed to do and for me that is more exciting than hitting a home run. We executed some good old-fashioned plays. We hit the cut-off man and we made the plays in the field to win.