Craig Nicholson
Craig Nicholson
hold pitchers teams zone
If we hold teams to one run, I've got to like our chances. Our pitchers were outstanding. They were around the (strike) zone all day long.
against beat caliber five good runs score second team
We did some good things, particularly offensively. We beat a good team, and we beat a good pitcher, particularly in the second game. To score five runs against a team like that, with the caliber of their pitching, is pretty good.
advantage game opportunity ourselves playing separates teams three
There's very little that separates the three teams that are going to be playing in the regional. Very little. If we play the way we did in (Tuesday's) first game, we'll give ourselves an opportunity to win. But if we don't take advantage of our opportunities or have one game where we don't play well, we're going to get beat. It's that simple.
advantage beat chances clutch good obviously quality team tight tough win
The first game, (Phoenix) had all the chances and didn't take advantage, and we got the clutch hits. It's good to play tight games, and obviously it's better to win them, but it's tough to beat a quality team when you give up that many chances.
against competition good played satisfied
We played pretty well against some good competition. I'm satisfied with our performance.
ask delayed
We just ask that this is not delayed a long time.
lose obviously property
Obviously any property we lose, we lose revenue.
good hit pitches score swings takes
When you can score early, it takes away the pressure. We just went up there and got good pitches to hit and put good swings on them.
advantage key terrible
It's not like we got outplayed. We just didn't take advantage when we had opportunities. We had some terrible at-bats in key spots.
either hoping
We're hoping for the best, but there's not much you can do about it either way.
bats good hitters pitchers swing tough
When you swing the bats like that, you're going to be pretty tough to beat. It was a good day. The hitters did a good job. It wasn't like their pitchers were slopping it up there.
coming extra mouth nice ourselves pressure soon taste
We didn't put any extra pressure on ourselves because we were coming off a loss, but it's nice to play well and get that taste out of your mouth as soon as you can.
bad energy
We didn't play with any energy the first game, and one bad inning killed us.
good job
We didn't do a good job of making adjustments at the plate.