Mike Gillespie
Mike Gillespie
advanced age beyond hits people spiral sudden terms
He's advanced beyond his age in terms of his coolness and composure. He'll give up hits and people will score, but he just doesn't all of a sudden spiral into a mess.
blessed great impact instant shooter
L.C. should make an instant impact in our program. He is a great shooter and he is blessed with exceptional quickness.
became good great junior player sophomore
He became a good player as a sophomore and a great player as a junior and senior,
baseball beat beaten best certainly great guys hear impressed juniors odds proud stories
I'm very proud of him, ... For me, personally, he's certainly one of our very best stories and one of the best baseball stories we've had. I'm always impressed by guys who beat long odds. When you hear these stories of guys who were undrafted as juniors and have beaten the odds by long shots, I think they're great stories.
affects brain damage memory mind mouth side
Most of the damage was on the side of the brain that affects his speech. At this point, his memory is pretty good, but his mind can't tell his mouth what to do.
basketball brought certainly helped moments rebuild
They have all made outstanding contributions to this program. I think they certainly brought back outstanding basketball to this program. They have had outstanding moments in their careers, which helped rebuild this program.
bad earlier good last maybe quite reservoir storage
It's maybe not quite as bad as we had thought earlier on. They do have good reservoir storage down there from last year.
bit certain five heck kid might normally six
He just does a little bit of everything for us. A kid like him, even if he might not normally do anything in a certain event, he'll still give it a heck of a try. He's the kind of kid that you'd like to have five or six of.
eyes good pitch rattled stuff throws
The one thing that he has done is pitch consistently. It's not overpowering, knock-your-eyes-out kind of stuff, but it's good stuff and he throws strikes. He doesn't get rattled or become afraid, you kind of know what you're getting.
arguably cut face few good guy guys throwing touch year
The guy that they're throwing is one of the few guys that we face during the year that's cut from a different cut of the cloth. He is arguably the hardest-throwing guy we'll face. He'll throw it 94, he'll even touch 100. So we never see that, we see good arms, but we never see that.
concern creates nights
The thing that creates the sleepless nights is concern over injuries.
capable confidence seniors
I have a lot of confidence in our seniors right now, ... The two seniors I've been around for a long time. So I know what they're capable of doing.
capable confidence seniors
I have a lot of confidence in our seniors right now, ... The two seniors I've been around for a long time. So I know what they're capable of doing.
experience last lost performer perhaps positive potential valuable
He was perhaps the most positive performer in the fall. He lost a lot of valuable potential experience last year.