Brian Gruber
Brian Gruber
again hiatus nice outside
It was just nice to be outside again after the two-week hiatus being back indoors.
against experience few games guys nice picked playing road second southern spring stepped successful teams tired trip
It was a successful trip for us to go against southern teams who have a few more games than us. We picked up experience by going out and playing the game. It was fabulous. It was a nice way to end the spring trip with a win. The guys were a little tired and a little road weary. They stepped up that second game and picked up a competitive win.
ball deserved doubles extra gave hard hit home kept runs wind
They hit the ball hard and with the wind blowing, they deserved the doubles and home runs they hit. We kept up with them, but gave them too many extra outs.
aggressive easier game stolen
We were pretty aggressive in stolen bases. We were making things happen, and when you are up in the game it is easier to be aggressive.
blowing situation tough wind
We have to do something to make things happen. With the wind blowing in, it was a tough day. We had the right situation up.
billy gave heck job mound
Billy did a heck of a job on the mound for us. He battled the whole way through. He gave us everything he had.
build early hard lets mind nice paying victory win work
You get out there and you play hard, but a victory lets you know in the back of your mind that all your hard work is paying off. It's early in the year, but it is nice to get a win to build the confidence.
approach hard means nice paying positives program strides team wins work
As a team and as a program we really made strides in how we play and how we approach the game. There were a lot of positives that we can take away. The wins are always nice to see. It means the hard work is paying off.
ball hit looked plate ryan
Ryan hit another ball right to the wall. He looked much more comfortable at the plate today.
behind defense strikes threw work
Zach threw strikes and let his defense work behind him.
best dominated early far numbers pitching played starters team
This is by far the best team we've played down here. We battled with them but their pitching was a little too much for us this early in the season. They had their numbers one and two starters pitching and they dominated us.
beat earn game last nice since stripes teams
It was a nice game for us to win, especially since a lot of these teams we didn't beat last year. We have to kind of earn our stripes in the conference.
couple nice stick struggling
Matt's been struggling with the stick so it was nice to see him get a couple of knocks.
best complete hitting matt second stepped stuff work
Matt really stepped it up. He didn't have his best stuff but went out and pitched a complete game. Our hitting was a little better in the second game. Zach got a big hit with two outs. We still have work to do with hitting and defense.