Mike Gillespie
Mike Gillespie
came continue gave hit hopefully jon plus shoot shots
Jon came in and hit some shots that gave us a lift, which is important. Hopefully he will continue to shoot that well because that was a plus for us.
guarded joe shots
Joe Ballard may have been the MVP of the game. He made some big shots and guarded well.
injury keeps major round
He's a star. Only an injury keeps him out of the first round (of this year's MLB Draft), only an injury keeps him from being a long-time major leaguer.
needed
He (Tate) made plays. He got two big baskets for us when we needed it the most.
experience last lost performer perhaps positive potential valuable
He was perhaps the most positive performer in the fall. He lost a lot of valuable potential experience last year.
bit certain five heck kid might normally six
He just does a little bit of everything for us. A kid like him, even if he might not normally do anything in a certain event, he'll still give it a heck of a try. He's the kind of kid that you'd like to have five or six of.
appeared looked taking
He looked peaceful. He appeared to be just taking a nap.
bit chance felt time trying
It has been trying to get a little bit better at a little bit of everything. We felt it was a chance for them to get a little fresher. It was just more of the same. We did play two inter-squad games, simulations of real games. I think it was time well spent.
half positive returned sign week
His alertness returned after a week and a half or so. That was the first positive sign we had.
baseball beat beaten best certainly great guys hear impressed juniors odds proud stories
I'm very proud of him, ... For me, personally, he's certainly one of our very best stories and one of the best baseball stories we've had. I'm always impressed by guys who beat long odds. When you hear these stories of guys who were undrafted as juniors and have beaten the odds by long shots, I think they're great stories.
defense everybody second three
They (Howard) made one three in the second half. Our defense got better in the second half. We are getting better and everybody made a contribution tonight.
best bit calling coward gotten looking recent tail worried
They've gotten the best of us in recent years, so I'm a little bit worried about calling it off now and looking like a coward with my tail between my legs.
five improved last
In the last five years they have dramatically improved their program.
quality
He's poised. He's not going to get rattled. He's an experienced, quality pitcher.