John Batina
John Batina
ball game good saw second took
We did in the second game what we should have done in the first game. We saw the ball better, and we took good swings.
early felt kids nice playing runs
I wanted to get everyone in the game, and we scored enough runs early where I felt comfortable doing that. It was nice to play kids who hadn't got a lot of playing time.
bat confidence kids playing successful swing throughout
We have some kids that can swing the bat throughout the lineup, and we got some of that today. They're playing with confidence right now and that's why we've been successful lately.
affect tough
Marcus wasn't real sharp, but he battled. He was tough out there and didn't let things affect him.
destiny feeling good opportunity
We have our destiny in our hands. That's a good feeling because we haven't had that opportunity in a long time.
bigger propel wins
Wins like this can propel you to bigger and better things.
bunch early harder hoping runs score
We made it a little harder than it had to be. I was hoping we'd score a bunch of runs early so everyone could play.
ball breaking command good strike top
Pepe was on top of his game. His breaking ball had a lot of bite, and he had good command of the strike zone.
weeks
We've been doing that for two weeks now.
good hitting swings
We put some good swings on the ball, but we were hitting it right at them.
build damage starting
They were starting to build a little momentum, and to get out of that without a lot of damage was big.
approach bat bit change convince kids speed tried
We've tried to change our approach a little bit and convince the kids they have better bat speed than they think they have.
deserved
I thought Pepe deserved a better fate. We just didn't do enough at the plate.
begin flow hitters patient pitchers slowly
Our hitters aren't very patient to begin with, and because of how slowly their pitchers worked, there was no flow to this game. I will say this - we did enough to win.