Matt McCool
Matt McCool
answered finally key played
We finally played hard. The key was the two times they did something, we answered back." ()
work
We work on (defensive situations) all the time. It's frustrating." ()
dangerous hitters obviously pitchers scrappy stay understand
From everything I hear, they're a scrappy team. Their No. 1 and 2 hitters are obviously very dangerous and they get after it. I understand their pitchers all stay around the (strike) zone." ()
closed good hard staying
He's been working hard on staying closed (in his stance) and he did a good job." ()
focused good job staying
He was out of gas, but he did a good job of staying focused and getting the job done." ()
batter early great hit second walked wild
He was a little wild early ? walked the first batter and hit the second ? but from there he did a great job." ()
few mistakes negatives positives
We had a few mistakes here and there, but it wasn't too sloppy. We had more positives than negatives and that's what we've got to have." ()
balls excellent good ground hit job
Brandon did a good job ? got them to hit ground balls ? and then Marcus did an excellent job." ()
experience forward looking playoff
Obviously, this is a new experience for them, but they're looking forward to a playoff environment." ()
ball good hitting kids standing week
We made adjustments. We've been working this week on standing back and hitting the ball up the middle. The kids did a good job." ()
ball came defense good offense
Obviously, we didn't play very good defense overall. They put the ball in play and made things happen. Luckily, our offense came through." ()
battling kept played pressure together
They put it all together and played like they had to play. (Eagle's View) is good, they kept battling and we just kept the pressure on." ()
preaching team
That's what we've been preaching all year: When the other team does something positive, we've got to do something." ()
game great loser poor seventh week
That's why that first out is so important in the seventh inning. Once again, Cody pitched a great game (he was a 2-1 loser to Bolles a week ago), then we go and make it interesting. Poor guy." ()