Jon Groth
Jon Groth
both door great hold innings job kyle middle mound shut solid
We did a great job of maximizing our opportunities for the big inning in both the first and the fourth. (Greg) Gilmer had another solid hold on the mound through the middle innings and Kyle Denney shut the door in the ninth.
ended energy horse today
We ended today with some energy, which was good, because we're right back on the horse tomorrow.
against best division game impressed objective opponents player players pleased saw top
I was pleased that we got a lot of players in the game and I was impressed with what I saw from our pitching. Our objective with a predominately Division I preseason is to play against the best opponents we can so we can improve, and it allows us to make better player evaluations against top competition.
game hits runs taken work
I would have taken some of those 15 runs or 23 hits in Game 1 or 2, but unfortunately it doesn't work that way.
effort everybody guys knew knowing pitcher proud throw
I was real proud of the effort we got out of our guys today. We knew we were going to throw a different pitcher every inning and we swapped up the lineup at first, knowing we were going to try and get everybody in we could.
kids lack programs suffer
We think we've got enough other programs that kids won't suffer for lack of programs.
expect three win
You can't do that and expect to win after that inning. We had three outs to come back and it just wasn't enough time. It was a very disappointing way to lose.
care good outing ready tied took
It was a good outing for Cody, and he had some left. He was ready to go back out if we tied it, and fortunately Dustin took care of that.
knocked tough wind
It was a tough play. The wind knocked it down.
good last playing season split stretch
It was good to salvage a split today. We're going through a stretch in our season where we are not playing well and it was important to get that last one day.
ended glad needed passive short today until
We were too passive offensively today until the ninth, when we put up some runs. I was glad to see us come back late. It ended just short of where we needed it to.
answer game lead left three took
This game was just like game one. They took the lead from us with three outs left and we couldn't answer in the ninth.
early felt gain game losing lost momentum opportunity
After losing that first game the way they lost it, I really felt we lost an opportunity to really gain some momentum early in the (second) game.
difficult either gone guys kinds losses rebound tested
It could have gone either way a lot of different times. Our guys are going to be tested (Saturday), because these kinds of losses are difficult to rebound from.