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...
affect counting happens sure weekend
It is very important. (But) will this weekend have any affect on what happens in the end? I'm not sure it will. There's 27 games, counting this weekend, left.
choice class college compete continue draft group immediate impact level ncaa numerous potential return talent
This is an outstanding class with numerous potential draft choices. The talent level in this group will make an immediate impact as we continue to compete for SEC championships, postseason NCAA berths and a return to the College World Series.
ball coming decided few fourth good leave looked mix pitches threw
Pelzer looked good coming out of the blocks. We thought he threw the ball well, and we actually thought about getting him out after the fourth inning but decided to leave him in for a few more pitches to try and get the decision. He'll be in the mix all season.
bit gives good guys happens helps regardless
I think this gives us a little validation. We think we have a pretty good team, but we're young. It helps us a little bit regardless of what happens tomorrow. I think our guys will feel like, hey, we're pretty good, too.
good less pitchers quicker throw
Because of our good defense, it allows our pitchers to get out of an inning quicker and throw less pitches.
good guys played plays walked
I feel like we have a pretty good bench, and a lot of times you can't get guys in, but we were able to give some guys chances. I thought we played well in all areas. We made plays defensively and only walked one.
guy rotation talked
He has been a guy who has been talked about as a rotation guy. We haven't done it yet.
bats continue hopefully optimistic practice swung week
I was optimistic going in after the week of practice that we had. I thought we were more comfortable offensively. We swung the bats better, and hopefully things will continue in that direction.
arguably best innings pitch three
He pitched three innings out of 29 (against Kentucky). If he's our best guy, and arguably he is right now, we need to pitch him more innings.
caught
I don't usually go back that far. But that's when he caught my attention.
freshmen maturity poise team
I don't think we've ever had a team where we've relied on freshmen like this season. They play with more maturity and poise than their age.
catching ease sure
I think he will. I'm sure they want him to ease his way back into catching because of the squatting involved, but I think he will show them.
expected next optimistic overcome shoulder year
It's very disappointing because he had to overcome the shoulder injuries. He's expected to play next year and we're optimistic that'll be the case.
balls found good great guys hit weekend
It was a great weekend all around for us. We hit some balls that found some holes. Our guys responded and did a good job.