Al Carter
Al Carter
Albert Houston Carter Jr.is a former reporter and sports columnist for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News and other major daily newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma. His writing career spanned three decades. He was the recipient of numerous national and regional writing awards, including Oklahoma Sportswriter of the Year and Texas Sportswriter of the Year. He has made frequent appearances on TV and radio sports shows and has had numerous articles published in sports magazines and books...
good shots underneath
But we got a lot of good shots underneath the basket.
bottom decide felt force good job pitch trying walk whether
I was trying to decide whether or not to walk them so we could get a force. I felt like we could pitch to the bottom of the order. Luckily, we were able to do it. He did a good job working out of some jams.
defense felt good played test
I felt like we played good defense out there. We just have to take this and make us better. I thought this would be a good test for us and it was.
good hit
He was doing a good job. We never really hit it real good all day.
choice good kids unhappy
We don't have a choice. If we play them really good early, we've got a good shot. If we lose, we have nothing to be unhappy about, as long as the kids play hard.
bit county good last physical pressure pushed scary union
Union County is a physical team. They put a lot of pressure on our guards. They're a scary team. They pushed us around a little bit last time, so we need to get off to a good start. That's going to be key.
ball bit blew couple early few game good score sharp threw win
It was good to get a win because we blew a couple of opportunities to score runs. Early in the game, we threw the ball around a little bit on a few plays. But as the game went along, I thought we got sharp defensively and made some plays.
danny finished fourth front good points
Danny had a good fourth quarter. He finished some fast-break points on the other end. He was out in front and got some deflections.
behind couple early good happened hitters hold late pitchers year
This early in the year we're going to hold our pitchers down to 60 or 65 pitches. You get behind the good hitters and they'll make you pay. That's what happened a couple of times in the late innings.
against everybody full game glad played sure test tried
Everybody was there. I was so glad to see them all. I wasn't sure how we'd do against them at full strength. They played man-to-man most of the game and tried to test our conditioning.
boring small
I wouldn't have it any other way. They play in a small gym. I don't want to go to a boring place. I want that atmosphere.
couple few missed ourselves ran
We ran ourselves out of a couple of innings. It was a combination of things. There were a few missed signs.
beat execute matter win
I think when we execute the way we did (Friday), we can beat anyone. It doesn't matter who. You've got to execute to win games.
job
He was a little rusty, but he got the job done and made some plays.