Tom Slater
Tom Slater
Tom Slateris a Welsh rugby union footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier Division side Cardiff RFC. His position is at scrum-half...
felt game good kids last lose night played tough
Last night was a tough, tough, tough loss. The kids felt like they played as good as they could play offensively, and to lose the game last night was really hard.
approaches ball came defended enjoyed field game great hitters kids moment plate played throughout
Our kids came out tonight, competed and enjoyed the moment and got after it. I thought we played the whole game well. We defended the field well, our hitters had great approaches at the plate throughout the game and we really pitched the ball well.
belt certainly chance feeling games gives gotten guys pitch playing settled whether win
We're certainly playing better. Whether that's just having gotten some games under our belt and guys feeling more settled or not, I really don't know. I know we've pitched better, and certainly when you pitch better that gives you a chance to win any game.
base game great guys job needed playing win
We did the things we needed to do offensively to win this game tonight. We did a great job of getting guys on base and playing offense.
bats board game hitting job nice offense playing running runs stealing swung throughout
We had outstanding pitching, and I thought we swung the bats well and were able to put some runs up on the board tonight. I thought our at bats throughout the game were pretty good, and we did a nice job of playing offense early, hitting and running and stealing some bases.
games guess guys hang played playing year
They just compete. They don't hang their heads. Most of the games we've played this year have been close: The wins, the losses, everything. I guess you could say our guys are used to playing in big games this year.
believe chance game invest positive stay
You've got to invest in your guys. You have to give them a chance to fail. This is a game of failure. We've just got to stay positive with them. We believe in our guys.
faced fact friday game good lots means night pitching played schedule speed tough
The fact that we've played such a tough schedule means that the game won't speed up on Friday night for us. We've played a good schedule so far, faced lots of good pitching and lots of good teams.
against approaches good kentucky kids plate proud
I thought our kids really had good approaches at the plate against some pretty good Kentucky pitching. I was proud of the way our kids played.
great hard job keeping kids luke played tremendous
I thought our kids really competed and played hard today. Evan did a great job in the start, and Luke did a tremendous job of keeping us in the game.
certainly chance gives offense pitching playing win
We're certainly playing better. Our pitching is better and that gives you a chance to win any game. When your pitching is better, it gives your offense a chance to just go and play offense.
help prepare schedule
I think it is very important to play a challenging non-conference schedule to help prepare us for SEC play.
area ballpark beautiful chance club excellent excited hope opportunity people
I think it is very important to give the Auburn people in the Montgomery area an excellent chance to see our young club play right in their neighborhood. I am very excited to have an opportunity to play in such a beautiful ballpark and I hope we are able to do this again.
ball people proud walking
I was very proud of how we battled back in that ball game, but when you are walking people and making errors, you are not going to win.