Dave Moates
Dave Moates
David Allen Moates is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the major leagues, from 1974 until 1976, for the Texas Rangers...
competition cream crop good
There's always been good competition in this tournament. This is the cream of the crop in the state.
decent kids nice swung
They kids swung the bats, didn't they? We got decent pitching, too. Those are nice pluses to have.
catch fish
For some of these kids, this will be the place they catch the first fish in their lives.
fifth innings plate point release settled sixth three
The first three innings he couldn't find the plate but he settled down in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. He wasn't comfortable out there and his release point was a little off.
ball drop fly kids ready several
The kids didn't come ready to play from the start. We let that fly ball drop for a double. But they made several mistakes, and we didn't capitalize.
base expect people physical six win
You can't put 23 people on base and expect to win the game. You can't make six physical mistakes.