Tim Funkhouser
Tim Funkhouser
beaten good played season teams
Once we get going, it's every day. And that's what we like. We've played very well this season and beaten some good teams, but there are some more good teams coming.
break conference counts early errors fewer fortunate game insurance mistakes pay season team
That was a big insurance run. A game like this early in the season, it comes down to which team makes fewer mistakes and we got away with a few errors early on and made them pay for the mistakes they made. Every game counts in the conference. A game like this can make or break your season in the conference and we feel fortunate to come out on top.
excellent himself maturity relax stayed within
He stayed within himself and I thought that showed a lot of maturity to relax and do what he's practiced. He's an excellent player.
deal pitches three throw tough
He's tough. He's the real deal there. When you have three pitches you can throw for strikes, it's tough to hit.
areas hard kids places stay work
The kids know we're undefeated. But they are still working hard because they want to stay that way and they know they still have some areas to work on. We have some places we need to get better in, and we're working hard to get there.
both doubt good hitting
They were both tattooed, there's not doubt about that. They're a good hitting team.
advantage bats chances early generate good might move overall pitching problems runners saw seeing swinging team warm
We saw some opportunities where we could take advantage of it, because overall we have pretty good team speed. We'll probably have to move some runners around a lot early because we've had some problems making contact, not seeing much live pitching yet. That was also part of the reason. Hopefully, as the bats warm up a little bit, we might be able to take our chances swinging it. But right now we've got to try to generate something.
behind competition depth guys playing team thrived wants
We have a lot of depth on this team and it's making for a lot of guys playing a lot of baseball. I think our guys have thrived on the competition for spots, because they know if they don't perform, there is someone behind them that wants that job.
bat came fire games good guys maturing meet strikes threw
He came out right off the bat and threw strikes and competed well. I think this is a maturing process. The more games like this we get into and see how guys do under fire ... it was really good to see our guys meet the challenge.
ball crush
He didn't crush the ball but he did enough to put it in play.
ball crush early run strikes struck
He didn't crush it, but it got us a run there. He put the ball in play with two strikes and that was very important. We've struck out a lot early on and for him to come through like that was good.
against circumstance today
Today we were pretty fortunate. There were some circumstances that, if they went against us, it could be a different story.
against bounce early game good guys maturity team throughout
This was a good bounce back game for us. We got up early and had good at-bats throughout the game. The guys showed a lot of maturity against a Highland team that is always good fundamentally.
ball blowing good ground hard hit hitters park swings today wind
We hit it well today. It was a hitters park today with the hard ground and the wind blowing out, but we put some good swings on the ball today.