Kyle Crookes
Kyle Crookes
freshman nice
That was nice to see a freshman come through.
extremely game second
Obviously, the first game went how we wanted it to go. The second game was pitched extremely well.
defense pitching strengths tight
We pitched well in tight games. Pitching and defense were our strengths today.
best good thrown
That's the best Sean's thrown all year. He may not have had his best stuff. But that's the best he's competed. Without Sean's performance, we probably don't win. He did a good job.
cut expect good means patient pitching runs score seen talking telling walks
Talking to some of our hitters, it was the first live pitching they'd seen in some time. But I expect to score more runs when that happens. Walks are good because that means you're being patient enough to take a base. But I just got done telling them that we have to be better because that won't cut it.
compete executing good walking
That's what we're going to have to do. Walking and executing is how we're going to compete with good teams.
club count game good help needed tough
That's what we needed from Derek to help his club out. He was put in a tough situation, but it's good you can put someone like that in the game that you can count on.
jump lead pitchers
That's important to the pitchers to jump out to the lead when you're on the road.
ball bat bunt confidence ground handle unselfish
He did the bunt on his own. I have confidence in him to handle the bat and get a ground ball to the right side. He's an unselfish player.
change few finish four last parity people picked talk top until waste weight
In this league, there's so much parity in this league, even more so than in the last few years. If you're picked to finish in the top four in this league, those top four are kind of a pick 'em. I don't put too much weight into them. We don't talk about it much. It's waste of breath. You can't change what people think of you until you play them.
indicate
I don't know if those (statistics) indicate of how well he threw.
again extended fort period season since starting third
I don't know how many times we've been outside, but that was the first extended period we've been off like that since (Arkansas) Fort Smith. It was like starting the season over again for the third time.
far runs
You can see what it does for the lineup having him in there, as far as runs are concerned. He makes everyone more comfortable on offense, and defensively.