John Cohen
John Cohen
energy middle mixture nice pitchers power score speed
We feel like we have some power in the middle of our lineup, and pitchers have to expend a lot of energy to get through that middle. We have a nice mixture of speed and power, and we've been able to score some runs. It's been a lot of fun.
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We really didn't lock in on the strike zone from the sixth inning on. I thought the first five innings were outstanding, but the last three just weren't very good (offensively) We'll practice at Tennessee Thursday night, and hopefully we'll find a way to get better and get ready for (Tennessee starting pitcher James) Adkins.
confident far pitching secret takes team
It's no secret that you are only going to go as far as your pitching takes you, and that's been pretty far for us this year. Our team is very confident with everyone we put on the mound.
happens hug john past pat pitch talk team trying
Tomorrow, we'll get a big hug going, and we'll talk about past times, and then the first pitch will be thrown, and he won't see John Cohen, he'll see the enemy. I won't see Pat McMahon, I'll see a team that we're trying to beat. That happens a lot in this league.
defense great pitching rely swing
We didn't swing it great day, but we did enough. You can't always rely on offense, but you can rely on pitching and defense and we got it done today.
pitches threw
Outstanding. He threw 98 pitches and 96 of them were fastballs.
equate knows league people pitching velocity
Pitching well in this league is not a velocity issue. A lot of people equate velocity with success, but that's not necessarily true. He knows what he can do.
affect against ball bases great leaving loaded maturity pitches poise stepped
Greg really battled and made some great pitches to get out of some jams. The bases were loaded against him without the ball leaving the infield and it didn't affect him. He stepped up and showed his maturity and poise as a pitcher.
pitches strike
All of our strikeouts were really on pitches out of the strike zone.
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The problem about vaccines in the United States is the system for production and distribution is broken,
capable club figured florida found good hope kids stride talented
Florida is a very talented club that hasn't found their stride yet, haven't figured it out yet ... . I know how good those kids are, and I know they've just not doing what they're capable of doing. You just hope they don't figure it out here.
approach battling change continue fan great hey kids rankings single starts step worry
Rankings are great for recruiting, it's great for our fan base, and it's great for these kids to reward, but at the same time, it really doesn't change our approach. As a coach, if it starts to change your approach a little bit, you have to step in and say, hey look, we need to get right back to where we were. Hopefully, we continue on the same path, not worry about those things, and keep battling every single pitch.
best early fix happens hitters move plate runners sudden third three wondering year
We had runners on first and third with one out and one of the best hitters in the SEC at the plate and then all of a sudden we had three outs. I'm still kind of wondering how that happened. But it happens early in the year and you have to move on and fix it.
kids talent
Better players. We have more talent and kids who have been around the league.