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...
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.
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.
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.
beating both fortunate guys last strike
I tell you both guys were beating up the strike zone. We were fortunate we had the last at-bat.
good last opposite
We put good aluminum on the ball. But we were flat. It was completely opposite of how we were last week.
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.
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.
bats coppola hit line putting saw suddenly swinging turned
We were swinging the bats the whole game, putting it in play. When Coppola hit it out, they saw he got elevation, and suddenly the groundouts turned into line drives.
aggressive baseball continue good happen playing stay trying
We're trying to continue to stay out of a rut, and playing aggressive baseball is the way to do that. When you play aggressive, good things are going to happen more times than not.
execute name prepared success
We were not prepared to execute defensively. That's the name of the game. We have success when we can play defense.
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.
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.
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.