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...
ahead bit capable control destiny opportunity ourselves push raise team
We can control our own destiny. We can push some team ahead of us down a little bit and raise ourselves up at the same time. That's what you want. Just an opportunity to control your own destiny and we are capable of doing 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.
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.
bit entire games hard killer next played regardless score situation time tone weekend win
I thought we played very hard the entire weekend regardless of what the score was. I would just like to see us in a situation where you win the first two games to have a little bit more of a killer instinct. Hopefully, the next time we're in this situation we can go out and set the tone and put us in a situation to win the series.
base both field good job overall playing runners sides team
Overall I thought from both sides of the field we weren't a very good team today. We got runners on base but didn't do a good job of playing team baseball.
early everybody happy mental
I was happy we did some things early. It relaxes everybody to get some early hits. You get a little mental momentum.
aaron forward good last looking outing pleased start step team took
I was pleased with the way Aaron performed. Looking back at his last outing he really struggled, but he took a step forward today. He got us off to a good start and got the team off on the right foot.
pleasant successful surprised
He is so successful because he's such a competitor. I can't say I'm surprised he's doing this, but it's pleasant to see.
athletic base best means mostly move nine second talked third
He'll be in the lineup, probably mostly at second base. He is a person who is athletic enough who could move to third base or the outfield. I've talked with him that if it means getting the best nine on the field, we could do that.
continue error expect field game guys happen hard people pitch progress solid team walk
We go into every game to win. I think we are a solid team when the right people are on the mound. I expect our guys to play hard but we need to continue to progress and we aren't a team that can just walk on the field and things will just happen for us. We have to play intelligent and have to pitch well and play error free.
bit business care exciting extra four games hopefully last rain weekend winning
We had a little bit of everything last week. We had an extra inning game, some long games, some exciting games and then the rain game. So hopefully it's just four games this weekend and we go out and take care of business and come out on the winning end.
football sure worked year
This year for sure he'll have some football responsibilities. It is something that can be worked out.
foul pitches
We got some pitches up and they didn't foul them off. We had opportunities but we didn't make contact.
job poor
We did a poor job out of the bullpen.