John Shelby
John Shelby
John T. Shelbyis a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981 to 1991. His nickname was "T-Bone" for his slight frame. He currently is a coach in the Colorado Rockies minor league system...
everybody people prove pull
People still underestimate us. They still think we're the same Kentucky, but we can prove ourselves. If we can pull this, we'll prove to everybody that we're for real.
beat good huge south
(Opposing teams) still think we're the underdogs. That's a good thing, though. If we beat South Carolina, which we're going to, that would be huge for us.
attitude conference good overlook talked undefeated week
We really talked about it this week because it is a big thing going undefeated in conference play. It hadn't been done for 27 years in our school's history, so we wanted to come out here with a good attitude and not overlook Delphi.
pitches struggled
I struggled a lot early. The more pitches you see, the better you're going to get.
boost college huge regional series winning
Winning the series would be a huge boost and show we can go to (NCAA) Regional and the College World Series.
ball field guess hard hitting key pressure putting side utilize
I guess I can utilize that side of the field more. I feel like I'm hitting the ball hard every time. That's key in putting pressure on the defense.
against series south win
If we can win the series against South Carolina, it will put us on the map.
brand bunch everybody team trying wants
We've got a brand new team, with a whole bunch of new guys. Everybody on this team wants to win, and is trying to win.
biggest college played series
It's the biggest series I've ever played in college.
held maybe people
Considering all the things that have happened, he's held up pretty well ? maybe better than some people expected.
anytime ball brad create developed leagues played score
We developed more when we played in different leagues during the summer. We know Bubba is the big shooter, someone we need to get the ball to. Brad can score about anytime he wants. I can create shots. We all know our roles.
achievement prove
We know it is a big accomplishment. We wanted to get it done and prove a point.
against beat best ourselves stay trying winning within
They're not getting any respect, and they're not winning any games. We've got to go out there and do what we do best and stay within ourselves. (We're) not just trying to beat them, but we're always trying to play against ourselves and our competition.
good hoped pitches sitting three throw throwing
(Cobb) was throwing three pitches for strikes, so I went up there sitting on the change-up. I just hoped he would throw it and he did and I made good contact.