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...
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.
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.
effort eight happy job mixed nice offense pitches played playing runs solid time
I was real happy with (Brett) Butts, he mixed his pitches well. We played offense today. Any time you can get eight runs off of eight hits, you did a nice job of playing offense. All in all it was a pretty solid effort by our club.
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.
against came expecting good guts kentucky kids lose played short weekend win
They're disappointed to lose the game. You go into the weekend expecting to win every game, and our kids played their guts out and competed their butts off. And they came up short against a good Kentucky team.
again certainly confidence emotional extremely hard helps kids played putting single work
The kids bounced back (Saturday) and did extremely well, and then played well again on Sunday. So, from an emotional standpoint, and a confidence standpoint, it helps a lot. The hard work they're putting in every single day, this certainly makes them feel better to feel like they're being rewarded.
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.
changes good job kids night played today
Every one of the kids that was in the lineup today has played well. I'm not going to make lineup changes after one night of us not doing a very good job of making adjustments.
behind defense five giving good great nice outing played plays proud
I thought we played pretty good defense tonight. We made some nice plays behind Butts to get him out of some innings. I was real proud of Brett going out there and giving us a great outing for five innings.
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.
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.
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.