Matt Mason
Matt Mason
goal hard lucky overcome shots
That's pretty uncharacteristic of the way we've played. It's hard to overcome that. When you're not getting shots at the goal at all ... we were lucky to probably be where we were.
confidence confident continue freshmen hard last themselves worked year
They're maturing. Last year it was a lot of freshmen in the field, and we've worked hard on defense. We'll continue to work hard on defense. They've got confidence in themselves now, and they're confident they can make plays.
ball good guys hit job kids mike quite shared sharing step tonight
We really shared the ball well tonight and we had a lot of guys step up and hit big shots. The kids look to Mike quite a bit, but I think he did good job of sharing it, too.
bit fresh late legs quite tank tried
We substituted quite a bit and I tried to keep fresh legs on the floor. I think we had a little bit more in the tank late in the game.
ball confidence freeman hot plate seeing time
Freeman is hot right now. He's seeing the ball well. It couldn't have been a better time for him to come to the plate (Friday). He's got a lot of confidence now.
kids mention thinking
I didn't mention that to the kids before the game, but I know they were thinking about it.
against fit game good importance kids playing schools talent understand
With our talent level, against an Edwardsville we'd have to play a near-perfect game to win. We fit in pretty well with schools our size, but I think our kids understand the importance of playing against really good competition.
ball gave threw
When we threw that ball away, it gave them the momentum.
bottom field sixth three top win
I told them when we went out in the field in the top of the sixth to get three outs and win it in the bottom half.
driving iran nigerian oil prices problem pure security
The Nigerian problem is driving oil prices -- it's a pure security question. If the posturing over Iran continues, then we will see oil prices go the same way again.
driving nigerian oil prices problem pure security
The Nigerian problem is driving oil prices ? it's a pure security question.
defense extend good guys run stayed talk time
That's something we talk to the guys about over and over in practice. When you get on a good run, you want to try to extend it as much as you can. We got on a good run there and stayed on it and most of the time our defense was fueling that.
happy played victory
It's a tradeoff that we'll take at this point. We're very happy with our victory and we thought we played pretty well tonight.
challenge exciting front guys monumental task
It's an exciting challenge for us. We've got a monumental task in front of us, no doubt. But I think our guys will be ready.