Todd Genke
Todd Genke
allowed bit fifth four great lost starts threw tired
Jake threw a great game. He tired a bit in the fifth and lost a little of his control, but in four starts he still hasn't allowed a run.
oregon pitch third
Greg is a move-in from Oregon who can pitch and play third base. Plus, he's a left-handed hitter.
ahead behind defense fortunate game hit phenomenal pitchers pitches played typical
Jake did a phenomenal job. Got ahead of hitters, made them hit his pitches and our defense played very well behind him ? typical early-season game where pitchers are dominant. We were very fortunate to get this win.
ahead behind defense gets hit pitches plays
He gets ahead of hitters, makes them hit his pitches and our defense plays very well behind him.
defend defending field game home hopefully next pride ready talked week
We need to defend our home field better. We talked about pride and defending our home turf and getting ready for a big week next week. Hopefully this game will be a springboard to next week.
year
We're pretty much getting on his back. We told him going into the year that he's going to be our guy.
afraid balls couple early games kick ourselves pride
We're not afraid to kick a couple of balls around early in games and get ourselves in a hole. We take so much pride in our defense, but for some reason, we're snake-bitten when we play at home.
ahead ball breaking count early fastball hitters seeing throw work
We work on that a lot, especially early on, being able to throw your breaking ball early in the count and get ahead of the hitters without them seeing his fastball first.