Matt Will
Matt Will
execute needed pitches
I just didn't execute pitches the way I needed to and that's inexcusable.
needed
I just didn't do what I needed to do.
boys
I just killed my boys. I don't think I did right by Aaron.
anyone compete half state western
I just don't know how anyone on the western half of the state can compete with them.
felt good pitch relaxed taking
I just felt really relaxed out there. I was just taking things one pitch at a time. If you're going to have a good team, you've got to have a good bullpen.
believe gone won
I really believe if we had won that game, we would have gone all the way.
against capable plays practice strong telling
I play against him in practice every day and I know what he's capable of. He's big and strong and he can rebound. I keep telling him that if he plays the way he does against me, he'll be fine. He'll get there.
came felt good hitting road shooting shot sudden
We came out and it was a little messy, sloppy, in the beginning. Then all of a sudden we started hitting shots. We were hitting shot after shot and it felt good because on the road we were shooting pretty bad.
conceptual designs printed trying
We have a lot of designs still in conceptual stages, a lot we haven't printed yet, and we are trying to keep them a secret.
ball best coaching excited last players repeat staff time
We on the coaching staff have told our players this is the time to play our best ball if we want to repeat last year. We have been getting better and I am excited for them.
goal returned season starter year
We only returned one starter this season so our goal all year was just to make the regional. But we're also not going into this scared. We've been there before.
best both bunch coming country cross finished great kids knew last looks lost matches near perfect players state teams three together top tough year
We only lost three head-to-head matches last year - one to Galesburg and two to Monmouth - and both of those teams finished near the top in the state championships. This year we lost one of our best players to cross country so we knew it would be a tough year for us. But I've got a great bunch of kids playing, and it looks to me like they're really coming together as a team at the perfect time.
areas came critical mistakes obviously plug three
We obviously didn't have it at all three areas of the ice. In the first period, we did OK. I thought we outplayed them. But we made two critical mistakes and after that the plug came out.
defense good great overall played win
We pitched well and played great defense, and then we did some good things on offense. It was just a great overall win for this team.