Dan Hartleb
Dan Hartleb
Dan Hartlebis an American college baseball coach, currently the head coach of Illinois. He has held that position since prior to the start of the 2006 season. Under Hartleb, the Fighting Illini have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments...
contact defense early five four innings job move offense opportunity pitching poor precedent pressure runners score
Our offense had an opportunity early to set a precedent for the game. Four out of the first five innings we had opportunities to move runners and make contact to score runs, but we didn't do it. We had an opportunity to take some pressure off our defense and pitching and we did a poor job of that.
anxious athletes capable ethic quality team time work
I really like our work ethic and the athletes we have. I'm anxious to get them on the field. I think we're very capable of being a quality team but at the same time we need to see them in action.
ball bats chase early fields good instead learned matured number plate seeing starting year
Chase has matured a lot as a person and as a player. He got a good number of at bats early in the year and is starting to feel comfortable at the plate and is seeing the ball very well. He has learned to use all fields instead of being a one-dimensional hitter.
breaks conference good last mental nice start weekend year
It's always nice to get off to a good start in conference from a mental standpoint. We got off to a good start last year and that propelled us into the season, but I don't think that any one weekend makes or breaks you in the long term.
believe capable fun game handle home opener played playing ready ten thrown
The home opener isn't going to be any different than any other game we've played this year. It's going to be fun playing at home and I think we are ready to go into the Big Ten season. I believe we're ready and capable to handle anything thrown at us.
against baseball certain game hard player standpoint upset
I'm not discouraged from the standpoint of did we play hard or not. I'm just upset we didn't make adjustments, and baseball is a game of adjustments. If a certain player is doing certain things against you, then you should go about things a different way.
defense games good hitting pitchers players pleased pressure strides took
I was pleased with our situational hitting today. I told our players that we are good enough to take games over and take the pressure off of our pitchers and defense and we really took the game over offensively. I was pleased with the strides we made between the two games.
bad everyday forth forward frame game good mind
We've bounced back all year. We have been back and forth between good and bad stretches all year. Everyday is a new day and every game is a new game. We have to look forward and get in the right frame of mind to perform.
base body bullpen guys time walked
Our bullpen was poor. We walked too many guys and the only time we pitched well was when no body was on base and there wasn't any pressure.
ball field fought guys last moved people played positions produced proud weekend
I'm proud of how our guys fought back after last weekend to get back to .500. We moved the ball around the field and some people produced in positions they hadn't played yet.