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...
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.
chance might outside
I think there is an outside chance it might happen,
pushing watch
When I watch her prepare, she does it with a lot more urgency. She is really pushing herself.
few fights pick
(Ueberroth) said something like, 'I only pick a few fights and I usually win.'
good situation struggling
We were struggling offensively and were in a good situation with a good bunter. It was a no-brainer.
definitely gets picking start
When you start picking a roster of 17, it gets very competitive. They are definitely in the mix, though.
hold
I don't have any doubts. Lisa can hold her own right now.
ball good puts
When she puts the ball in play, good things happen.
definitely dominate mound pitcher prepared presence time walks wants
She comes prepared all of the time and is an outstanding pitcher that wants to dominate the game. She definitely has a presence when she walks on the mound that she is going to dominate you.
anyone decision easy special tiger
She's a special player. She's our Tiger Woods. When I told her, 'Lisa, you got the ball,' it was an easy decision on my part because I can't think of anyone better in a big game.
throw workouts
She's pretty much week-to-week. She's still able to throw and do workouts right now.
cleared ready uniform
She's been cleared to play. She'll be in uniform and ready to go for us.
kids occasion pick ready sure
We need to pick things up right now and find a way. We need kids to contribute. They have on occasion this year, but we need to make sure everyone comes ready to do their part.
games happened
Probably 2,000 games and that's never happened to me.