Craig Gibson
Craig Gibson
Craig Gibson is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of Mercer since the start of the 2004 season. Under Gibson, Mercer has appeared in its first two NCAA Tournaments. A Macon native, Gibson is a Mercer alumnus and played baseball for the Bears from 1983–1986, winning a conference player of the year award as a junior...
gas hopefully ready regroup thursday
We just didn't get after it tonight. I think we're just a little out of gas right now, but we'll get away from here and hopefully regroup Thursday and be ready Friday.
blake chance fed gave guys
Blake Quarles went out and gave us a chance early. I think our guys fed off that.
good timely
We had timely hits. And we got off to a good start.
based expected means number played rankings talented team
When we scheduled them, they weren't number one, but we expected a challenge. The rankings are based a lot on tradition, but it can change. I by no means think we have the most talented team in the country, but we played hard.
club friday ready season
We're a different club with Brantley New on the mound, and we'll be ready Friday at 6 with our season on the line.
counted run
That was the run that counted the most.
hit proud slow sort
We started off slow offensively, but we made some adjustments. I'm really proud of the way we hit the ball. We didn't panic. Once we got going, it was sort of contagious.
capitalize carried mound today
We really battled today on the mound and at the plate. We were able to capitalize on some opportunities, especially in the big inning, and that carried us to the win.
good hung
We done hung around and got a chance. I don't know if nobody's good or everybody's good.
beat best college finish happy hard home knew next performance says series team total win work
We got the kind of total team performance I knew we'd need to beat a team of this caliber. ... To come out and get a win in one the best environments in college baseball, that says a lot about our team right now. We need to work hard to finish a series if we want to get to the next level. But I'll go home happy this weekend.
fought hard road win
We didn't play well on the road early. To win our league, you have to win on the road. That really showed me a lot about our club. We fought hard and scored some runs.
command shown signs tries
He's shown some signs of being that kind of guy. Usually he tries to go out there and do too much. Tonight, he had a little more poise. He had command of his pitches.
against beaten certainly last owned
Gardner-Webb has certainly owned us the last two years. We're 0-6 the last two years against them, and they have flat-out beaten us. We've just got to take it to 'em.
against arms match team
I really wanted to see how our arms would match up against an ACC team in a series.