Mike Metcalf
Mike Metcalf
Mike Metcalfis a former English professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in The Football League for Wrexham and Chester...
base eight innings leave people three tough
When you leave eight people on base (actually six) in the first three innings it's tough to win.
aggressive nights offensive people
This was one of the nights when we put a lot of people in motion. It's part of our offensive scheme. But we want to be aggressive defensively and pitching, too.
dealt game good hand job north port taking
It was not a pretty game and North Port did a good job of taking the hand that was dealt to them and getting the job done.
game happens third three
It was our third game in three days, (and) we lacked energy. It just so happens Manatee had more than us.
trying
We're trying to get out of a rut.
adjusted changed couple fourth game innings job motion nice plan putting
We did a nice job of putting our game plan in motion the first couple of innings then we adjusted in the fourth inning as they changed up.
chad kept pitches worked
What can I say about Chad Burns? He worked his off-speed pitches well and kept (the Sarasota batters) off-balance. He also competed, and that's what we need.
forward games good pitching step took
These are the kind of games you have to win. Low-scoring games like this you have to have good pitching and play defense. We took a step forward tonight.
competition good playoffs prepare run schedule
It's good for us. The thing about it is, we want to play competition like that to prepare us for down the road. We want to play a schedule like that so we can make a run when the playoffs start.
aggressive easier lead wide
It's a lot easier to play with a lead -- there's not as much panic. You can play more aggressive and wide open.
clubs good needed played prepared run
We got what we needed out of this. We played some good clubs and got prepared to make a run at the end.
lawrence road
I never thought I'd ever go to a Lawrence road game.
ahead chad goes job phenomenal pitchers pound strike stronger work year zone
Chad did a phenomenal job pitching. Our pitchers are getting stronger as the year goes on and he is part of that. We wanted to work ahead in the count, pound the strike zone and be the aggressor.
chad executing game great job knew plan stayed zone
Chad (Burns) did a great job on the mound. He knew out game plan and did a great job of executing it. He stayed down in the zone all afternoon.