Ron Polk
Ron Polk
Ronald GeorgePolkwas a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered, by some, to be the "Father of Southeastern Conference Baseball." Polk compiled one of the most successful winning records, as a coach, in both MSU and Southeastern Conference history. In 31 seasons as an SEC coach he compiled a 1218-638-2record. His career record stands at 1373-702-2. He currently ranks 9th on the all-time wins list nationally for 10+ year Division I coaches. His teams won five SEC...
nearly ours
We had nearly as many hits, but they put them together. That's what it's all about. We just spaced ours out.
brooks depth good gotten paid
We had a lot of depth then, when Brooks was cut. Plus, he's gotten better. He's very good defensively. He's paid his dues.
bullpen pounding strike
Our bullpen has been great. We've been pounding the strike zone.
ok
I think he's all right. We'll take an X-ray for sure, but he should be OK for the weekend.
arkansas ball beating capable club gave good nice pitch plays series shown state today
This was a good series for us. Arkansas State has a nice ball club and they have shown they are capable of beating good teams. They gave us a tussle this weekend, and today we had to make some plays and pitch well.
call few good pitching played weeks
We've played good teams, but give me a call in a few weeks and I'll let you know how our pitching is.
league team
Well, that 1985 team was pretty good. Are we better (this year)? I don't know. But I know the league is better now.
athletic ballpark directors game gonna good great handle people
We're going to play the game somewhere. I'll let the athletic directors handle that. I ain't gonna tell you Smith-Wills is a better ballpark than the new one, but it's been good to us over the years. They've done everything we've asked. They put in a new (playing surface), they put in new lights. I think it's been great for the people down there.
best counting invincible
When we had the 6-3 lead, they were counting the 19th victory. They thought they were the best, and they're still the best in my mind. But they thought they were invincible, maybe. But no one is invincible in sports.
fine practice ready team tennessee
Tomorrow, we'll practice, but it won't be a long practice. Then, we'll get ready for a fine Tennessee team this weekend.
baseball bases college history move team worst
We may be the worst team in the history of college baseball with the bases loaded. We couldn't move them.
ball needed seeing
He got all of it. He's seeing the ball pretty good. We needed a hero.
good hitter
We've got to have him. He's too good of a hitter (not to contribute).
cool hour mile per throws
He's a cool customer. And he throws a 93, 94 mile per hour fastball.