Smoke Laval
Smoke Laval
Raymond Peter "Smoke" Lavalis an American college baseball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of North Florida Ospreys. He is a former head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers and the University of Louisiana at Monroe Indians baseball teams. He has led his teams to two College World Series, five conference championships, and seven NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances, and has received a number of coaching awards...
alabama club deep friday good great guy night others playing
We're playing an Alabama club that's always feisty. They have a great Friday night guy and two others that take them deep into games, and they have a good closer.
best came hits maybe needed
That's the best thing about it. We came up with the hits when we needed them. Now, maybe that will give us some momentum.
That's opportunistic. That's what we had not been doing.
beat believed good nobody
Nobody believed they were any good when they beat us. Now, they must be good.
build character club guys hope momentum proud tribute win
It's a tribute to the character of our club to come back and win this series. I'm very proud of the way the guys competed, and we hope we can build some momentum from this.
conditions glad kids playing weather wind
It was brutal. With the wind chill, the temperatures were in the 30s. We've got a lot of kids under the weather right now. I'm glad we won't be playing in those kind of conditions again.
against automatic catch early five four label late maybe playing remember second sure team wins
It used to be a two-tier league. I can remember in the late 1980s, early 1990s, there were some automatic wins against maybe four or five teams. You were pretty sure to win two out of three. Now, I don't even look and see who any of them is playing this weekend. Because it's not like, 'Man, maybe we can catch a break.' You just have to play them all. There's not one team that I think you can label second tier.
club feisty good roll seem
They're a club that's always feisty and well-prepared. They seem to be on a really good roll right now.
basketball baton circle expected experience goes happens nature starts until win younger
You circle 'em up. That's the nature of the beast, especially in Baton Rouge. It starts with football, goes right through basketball and to baseball. You're expected to win every one. Until you experience it, with a lot of the younger guys, it happens too fast.
bat game good hard judge last pitching plan quality swing swings today
You can't really judge pitching on a day like today because anything can get out of the park. If you swing the bat hard enough, good things will happen. That was our game plan today, to get quality swings that we didn't have last time.
good happen people pitching rush
The good thing is he didn't panic, and he didn't rush to try to get people out. He let it happen after that. I was very impressed, not only with him but the pitching the whole time.
best good late swings
Late in the game, when you get your best swings off, good things will happen.
deal fight pitches time today tough
It was a tough day to judge. We made some competitive pitches when we had to so I was very pleased. Today we had to fight through the elements, but that is one of the things you have to deal with this time of year.
advantage consistency recent tonight took
We were more opportunistic tonight than we have been in recent games. That was the key; we took advantage of opportunities and we had some consistency at the plate.