Vance Arnold
Vance Arnold
defense earned great guys hit hits played several sixteen step
We had several guys step up and hit the ball. Sixteen hits and we played great defense and earned some respect.
ball bases bats guys juniors running swinging waiting
We're swinging the bats right now up and down the lineup. We've got so many guys who can put the ball in play and make things happen. We're running the bases well. Even some of the juniors who are waiting to play are swinging the bats well.
ask heel hurt pitcher strikes threw walking
(Cosby) has a hurt heel and he couldn't get comfortable, but he still battled. He still threw strikes and he wasn't walking people. That's all you can do as a pitcher and that's all we can ask for as coaches.
bad came drew hit patient pitch saw time
Drew had a bad first at-bat, and I got on him after that. He came back and was patient at the plate. He saw a pitch and hit it at a big time for us.
balls couple early four great ground innings plus pressure runs save scoring strikes tempo threw throw took
After he threw four great innings we thought we'd better get him out and save him for Tuesday. That was a big plus that he was able to come over here and throw strikes and get ground balls and he got us out of innings quick. And we set the tempo early and took a lot of pressure off him by scoring a couple of runs in the first.
nasty supposed sure tuesday weather
The weather is supposed to be nasty Tuesday and Wednesday. We're not sure if we will play them this week.
afraid ball field group hit opposite swing
This group has hit the ball real well. They go opposite field well and they're not afraid to swing the bat.
bad ball count frustrated happened hit pitch swing wrong
We really hit the ball early. But when bad things have happened to us, we swing at the wrong pitch on the wrong count and we get frustrated at the plate.
bases bats chances ended few five game hands home obvious ourselves played ran saved second smarter third took trying
We ran ourselves out and took the bats out of some hands in a few innings. We made outs at bases we shouldn't have, trying to be too daring. If we would have played a little smarter we could have ended the game in five and saved some pitching. We wanted to take some chances going to second not third and home and we made some obvious misreads.
ball brings drove
We drove the ball into the alleys, and that brings a lot of confidence.
guys kept pitch several
We've kept our guys fresh. We will have several guys we can pitch if we have to.
ball defense excited great hitting playing
Cameron's been hitting the ball real well. He's been playing great defense as well. We're really excited to have him back.
against competition confidence expect kids pitchers prove success themselves tight top tough win
Conference-wise, we should be right back up there as one of the top two in the conference. Even after the success in the tournament, I think our pitchers still have to prove themselves against tough competition in tight games. But I think the kids expect to win and have a lot of confidence right now.
deep gone guess guys history looking pitching ready somebody stand start younger
That has been the history of this team. When we have to go deep into our pitching well, things have not gone well for us. I guess we are going to have to start looking to some younger guys to see if we have somebody ready to stand up for us.