Augie Garrido
Augie Garrido
August Edmun Garrido, Jr.is a former head coach in NCAA Division I college baseball and is current special assistant to the athletic director at the University of Texas. At the end of the 2016 season, Garrido compiled a collegiate record of 1975-919-9. He has taken his programs to 15 College World Series...
defend easier enjoying external fall feeling importance instead national people players playing practice pressures process talking team trying
We look at fall practice as an introduction to the personalities on our team and a way to get to know the people involved. We are also not trying to defend the National Championship, but instead going out and playing the game, which is a lot easier said than done. We are talking to the players about the importance of enjoying the process without feeling the external pressures of trying to live up to something.
enjoying mean says watching
He says he's enjoying watching it on TV. That doesn't mean they won't.
maybe
We think he's going to be OK. It would make sense to go in the same order. But maybe we won't be able to.
buy longer player schools
Schools could no longer buy up the player pools.
move
We didn't like it very much. It has to be acceptable, because it happened. All we can do is move on from here.
appreciate higher negative overcome people taken turned
Sometimes when people overcome something difficult, it makes them appreciate other things on a higher level. Bradley is very conscientious, and his accountability is impeccable. He's taken what some people see as a negative and turned it into a positive.
innings looking players point reveal sure talented time ways
At this point in the season, we're looking for ways to take the talented players we have and make sure they play as many innings as possible. Everything will reveal itself, but it's going to take time to see how it all pans out.
chance journey players ready
We have a lot of new players that have a chance to make important contributions. We're just getting ready to take the journey.
based best both games premise teams three traveling weather
The premise is you want to try and get the games in over three days. Both teams opted that not traveling (Friday) was for the best based on the weather projections.
plays team
If we play our best, and the other team plays its best, and they win, then congratulations to them.
expectation journey levels ready
Obviously, the expectation levels are always high, and they are again. So, we'll just get ready to take the journey.
apart fell national pitching season staff until won year
Rice's pitching staff fell apart the year after they won the national championship. You just don't know until the season starts.
hoping
Let's not make it anything that it wasn't. I was just hoping he would do what he did. That's all.
happened runs three tonight
What happened tonight was we responded real well to the three runs they scored in the second.