Greg Beals
Greg Beals
Greg Bealsis an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2011 season. He previously served as head coach at Ball State from 2003 through 2010...
den steal thieves
We know we're going into the den of thieves and we're going to have to go steal some.
games ground leader lose lost though weekend
Even though we lost the series, we didn't really lose ground to the leader this week. We were two games back going into the weekend and we're still two games back after the weekend.
enjoy frame fun game giving guys learn mind ourselves playing talked
I talked to the guys about giving them the game back and getting them into a frame of mind where they're having fun playing. The only way we're going to get the most of ourselves is if we do enjoy playing and learn to enjoy the game again.
obviously streak talking winning
The winning streak wasn't anything we were talking about as a team. You obviously want to keep a winning streak going.
guys settled themselves
I think the guys have settled in and are comfortable in themselves now.
finger fired guys motivating ourselves ready team themselves until
I haven't been able to put my finger on it exactly. I think it's guys motivating themselves and getting ready to play and getting off on the right foot. We haven't been able to get ourselves fired up until the other team does something to get us fired up.
drive guys hitters middle pitchers throw
Our hitters have got to be more selective. The pitchers are going to pitch tough. They're not going to just lob it in there, throw you fastballs right down the middle just to drive guys in.
comeback confidence fact key players themselves
The key to any comeback victory, especially when you're able to do it repeatedly, is confidence - the fact that the players have confidence in themselves and their teammates.
bullpen darn depth might pitching seeing staff
Their first two (starting pitchers) are pretty darn good. The thing that we're seeing is that the depth of their pitching staff might not be as strong. We need to try to get into their bullpen and do some damage.
ahead count counts good hitters jay key pitching pounding strikes throwing top
He was throwing strikes and that's always been the key for Jay is pitching ahead in the count and pounding the strike zone. That's what he did. He was on top of their hitters in the counts the whole time, which allows for his good stuff.
changed hits known record runs
A lot of offense. I didn't know what the record for hits and runs were, but had I known it wouldn't have changed anything.
guys hits players plays situations supposed
The big-time players make plays and get hits and do the things they're supposed to do in big situations and our guys did that today.
guy justin moved pleased
The guy I was really pleased with was Justin Rogers. We moved Justin up to the five-hole, and he responded.
bats blowing came good mother nature obviously starting strong wind
A lot of it came from Mother Nature. The wind was blowing, it was obviously very strong today. It's a combination of our bats starting to come around and good old Mother Nature had the wind blowing out today.