John Batina
John Batina
bat confidence kids playing successful swing throughout
We have some kids that can swing the bat throughout the lineup, and we got some of that today. They're playing with confidence right now and that's why we've been successful lately.
approach bat bit change convince kids speed tried
We've tried to change our approach a little bit and convince the kids they have better bat speed than they think they have.
bad effort kid
We made that kid look like an all-region pitcher. We made no adjustments at the plate. It was a bad effort all the way around.
early felt kids nice playing runs
I wanted to get everyone in the game, and we scored enough runs early where I felt comfortable doing that. It was nice to play kids who hadn't got a lot of playing time.
expecting kids
I'm having fun, and the kids are, too. The kids are now expecting to win.
fun kids needed
The kids needed this. This was fun to watch.
deserved
I thought Pepe deserved a better fate. We just didn't do enough at the plate.
destiny feeling good opportunity
We have our destiny in our hands. That's a good feeling because we haven't had that opportunity in a long time.
affect tough
Marcus wasn't real sharp, but he battled. He was tough out there and didn't let things affect him.
weeks
We've been doing that for two weeks now.
bunch early harder hoping runs score
We made it a little harder than it had to be. I was hoping we'd score a bunch of runs early so everyone could play.
impressed nice routine
We made some nice plays, but what really impressed me is we made the routine plays. If you can make the routine plays, you'll be OK.
good hitting swings
We put some good swings on the ball, but we were hitting it right at them.
ball breaking command good strike top
Pepe was on top of his game. His breaking ball had a lot of bite, and he had good command of the strike zone.