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bring fastball jones middle next pitch sixth supposed work
The sixth inning was a big inning. That was huge. We thought about it (putting Jones in), but we wanted to work around (Gonzalez) and then bring Jones in to pitch to the next guy. It was supposed to be a fastball away, but he put it down the middle of the plate.
bad bats fare feet game plugging second swing swung throw
That 60 feet and 6 inches, it can keep us in the game when we throw well, and when we don't we won't fare so well. We did not swing the bats bad from being off a week. We swung a lot better in the second game. We just need to keep plugging away.
bases close deliver hitters loaded second
The hitters we need are the ones who can deliver when the bases are loaded in the second inning of a close game.
fun innings kids seemed today
We battled offensively for 14 innings today and the kids seemed like they were having a lot of fun out there.
easier four hit pressure riding three
The pressure is off when you're down three or four runs. It's a lot easier to hit when nothing is riding on it.