Mike Candrea
Mike Candrea
Mike Candreais the head softball coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was the head coach of the United States women's national softball team in 2004, when Team USA won a gold medal, and in 2008, bringing home silver...
kids giving trying
I don't want to deal with problems, and so you want to make sure that you don't give yourself problems by not doing your homework and maybe trying to take a kid that's got great ability but isn't going to get it done in the classroom.
arizona game hard help hopefully kids played turn uniform weekend
It's very disheartening. I'm used to kids in an Arizona uniform that play the game hard and play the game as a front-runner. This weekend they played like they were in awe. Hopefully it's a weekend that will help us turn it around.
balance great hero impressed nice seemed top
It's only a start, but I was very, very, very impressed with the way we competed. We got great balance and contributions from top to bottom, and that is always nice to see. It seemed like we had a different hero every game.
again enjoying game good looks matter offense playing third time
It looks like she is enjoying the game again and playing with confidence. We know how good she is defensively at third base. It's just a matter of time to get the offense to come around.
against beat harding remember series
Oh, I remember Tanya Harding from '95. She pitched against us in the World Series and beat us. So I know her.
bats good great hits key looked offensive pitcher runs
It was a great offensive performance. We got some bats unleashed. Overall, I thought offensively we looked really good and got some key hits and put a lot of runs on the board. That's good for the pitcher that's for sure.
call good
It was a good wake-up call for us.
fight softball
I was devastated, obviously. I was very disappointed. There is not much more we can do right now but strategize and try to fight to get softball back into the games.
good played ready schedule team
I think if there is any team ready for it, it's us. We played a very good schedule and we know what we need to do.
good group numbers overall playing proud stepped team
I think overall this weekend, this team has stepped it up and done a good job. We're playing pretty good right now, and obviously, offensively we put some numbers on the board, which is a good thing. I'm proud of this group right now.
came exciting great
She came back in great shape. It's exciting to see,
good teams
We jumped on teams early, which is a good trait.
again forward freed good hard pitcher rocky seeing settled solid speed threw throws tonight
Freed had a rocky first inning and then really settled down and threw well. We had some opportunities tonight and just couldn't get the big hit. I thought we competed hard and we look forward to seeing them again in the future. Ueno is a solid pitcher and throws hard. She has a good off speed pitch.