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...
programs stick successful teams
I like it the other way; I like the stability. But there are a lot of teams that make changes. There are many very successful programs that don't always stick with their rotation.
fortunate time win
(Campbell's) been here a long time and he's come up with some big hits. We were very fortunate to win this game.
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.
bullpen came game light ready room saturday table threw today training type
Honeycutt was scheduled to go and he got sick. He came in Saturday and threw a light bullpen to get ready and before the game today he was on the training room table with some type of virus.
experience game great guy needs positive turn
He's a guy we think a lot of. He needs this game. Hopefully, it'll turn out a very positive game for him. But even still it's going to be a great experience for him.
brings field guys older vocal
He brings energy. He brings leadership. We've got some older guys, but he's the most vocal of the group. Guys look to him, and to have him on the field is a plus.
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.
confidence game
If he's not in the game, he's in the game when it's on the line. That's how much confidence I have in him right now.
bishop doubt environment nice ready saw sign thick tough type
I doubt he ever saw that sign at Bishop England. But he's in the fire. He's a tough kid. He's got thick skin, and he's ready for this type of environment and did a nice job.
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.
almost came execution game guys situation three tonight weeks win
I told our guys after the game that for almost three weeks we've done almost everything in an execution situation to win the game. But tonight we just came up a little short.
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.
altogether balls certainly found good great happy hit holes position weekend
It was a great weekend altogether for us. We did some good things, and some things went well for us. We hit balls that found holes early. We're certainly happy to be in the position we're in right now.
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.