Ray Tanner
Ray Tanner
Ray Tanneris the athletic director at the University of South Carolina, a position he took on July 13, 2012 after spending 16 successful seasons as head coach of the university's baseball program. His record since arriving at Carolina in 1997 is 738-316. He led USC to three consecutive College World Series appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2004, three consecutive College World Series appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2012, two College World Series Championships in 2010 and 2011, and coached the...
We just weren't able to get anything going.
beginning early held hits key pitching quality runs
We didn't get quality pitching at the beginning of the game. They got the key hits and the big at-bat. They got some runs early and it held up.
beginning early game pitching playing quality runs
We didn't get quality pitching at the beginning of the game and they were playing really well. They got some runs early and Kopp pitched pretty good.
couple
We had a couple of run-scoring opportunities, but we weren't able to do anything. Crawford was outstanding, and we just weren't able to muster any offense.
ball greater pace pick runs
We can't play any better than we've been playing. We've been able to pick the ball up on defense, we've pitched as well as we can pitch, we've scored runs at a greater pace than we have all year.
consistent
We have been pretty consistent offensively. We've scored some with two outs. You have to do that.
ball dead excited fact field helps hit others preach pull uses
The fact that he uses the whole field ... that's when you get excited about a young hitter. You always preach that. The fact that he does it helps others see the advantages. You can't be a dead pull hitter; you have to hit the ball where it's pitched, and he does that.
balls early hit left runners
We left some runners on early in run-scoring opportunities that eluded us, but we hit some balls hard.
point quality season trying
We're trying to make some changes. We're at the point in the season that we need to get some quality innings.
check few grounded guys past poise ringing weekend
The past few days, the phone's been ringing off the hook. I think the most important thing for me this weekend is to see how grounded our guys are and check their poise and composure.
best few friday guys night pitch special
There are guys who pitch on Friday, but there are only a few Friday night guys like Wade LeBlanc, those special guys. He may be the best guy in the league.
beat best tonight
To beat them you've got to be at your best and tonight we weren't.
ahead college current excited facility former location moving none players second special stadium venue
We're excited to be moving ahead with a stadium and a location that will be second to none in college baseball. The new facility will be a special venue for our former players, current players and our fans.
bats early game hard helped relax scholars-and-scholarship scoring swing today
We were a little more comfortable offensively and we did swing the bats better. Baseball's a hard game and we have to be more comfortable when we play it. Scoring early today helped us relax a little bit.