Doug Schreiber
Doug Schreiber
Doug Schreiberwas most recently the head baseball coach of the Purdue Boilermakers, a position he had held since prior to the 1999 season. Through 18 seasons as the head coach, as of the end of the 2016 season, he has posted a 485–489 record. From 2004 to 2006, Purdue qualified for three consecutive Big Ten Baseball Tournaments. His 2006 team went 31–27, and defeated #2 North Carolina. In 2001, Purdue finished second in the Big Ten Conference, for its best...
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Our key players will need to make key plays. It will be a test for our pitching staff and defense to see where we are at.
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We just had a lot of errors and walks. When you bunch them together like we did this weekend, it is trouble. That is why Michigan has been playing well of late; they take advantage of things like that.
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I will take this team whenever we have our backs up against a wall. I was proud of how we fought really hard to get out of a few holes. We scored first in all four games this weekend. We just have to work on getting those wins when we are the slight favorite.
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We were very accepting today. They helped us. Their pitcher threw a phenomenal game. He's really good.
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Today was a big game because I told the guys we either were winning the series or settling for a tie. We swung the bats a lot better today.
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On a day like today, with the wind blowing out, you should never give up on a game. We had opportunities early to extend the lead, but we never knocked them (Illinois State) to the canvas.
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You have to play all nine innings, because you always have an opportunity to win. We did not hang our heads. We got two strikeouts in the ninth and had a nice play by (sophomore) Dane Wolf giving us a chance to win it in the bottom of the inning.
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There is no reason why we shouldn't work on some of those little things. They can add up and give you an advantage over the course of a game, or a weekend series or even a season.
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You have got to win the mid-week and non-conference games if you want to make it to the post season. These games are important. I felt like we played down a little to the competition yesterday, but I was pleased to see us put them away today.
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It's not a perfect situation. The turf is hard. So, we try to keep pounding down to a minimum as far as running and excess. But you gotta do some of it.
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Through our first five games, we have seen four or five possible All-Americans. Our defense has been playing OK, but we need to tighten up some things so we can combat the other team's pitching.
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Coach (Rob) Smith said we're keeping our heads above water. I would say the water is over our mouth but under our nose. We can still breathe but we can't take a big breath. I just hope we have some guys who know how to swim.
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Our offense was clicking in the final two games. We were able to bust it open and that is really good for our defense, pitching and coaches.
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He has an incredible work ethic. He is driven for success and he has his priorities straight. It shows in how he goes about his life on and off the mound.