Mike Trapasso
Mike Trapasso
Mike Trapasso is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Hawaii Rainbows baseball team. He has held that position since before the 2002 season...
ahead count forced steven
Steven got ahead in the count and forced contact. Everything was good.
bit pitches slider steve work
Steve is in a bit of a funk. He can't get his pitches down and his slider was up. We have some work to do with him.
faith frost good job pitches rich steven swings tired
I thought Steven was a little empty. He was at 106 pitches and Frost was getting good swings off of him. Steven was getting a little tired and we had all the faith in Rich to get the job done.
waiting
I think a lot of (pollsters) are waiting to see what we do this week.
fortunate playing
That's the one fortunate thing. We're playing at their place and we're able to make it up.
himself justin learned people stay trying within
Justin wasn't trying to overpower people and get strikeouts. He had to stay within himself and learned that.
good growing hits last matt month pushing staff year
Matt is growing into a leader, working with the staff and pushing the tempo. If Esteban hits like he did the last month a year ago, he will be a good draft. We need him to get hot.
came lights matt picked
Matt came in and picked us up. He was lights out tonight.
catcher confident good job knows role
Landon knows his role and knows he is our catcher of the future. He is a confident kid. He has done a very good job as a freshman.
injuries last playing pleasant root
Robbie is playing with a sense of urgency, making things happen. That is very pleasant to see. You have to root for Robbie because of the injuries he has had the last two years.
added carries fact game hide league point taking talk weekend
From this point on, and you can talk about taking one game at a time, but you can't hide from the fact that every weekend game we play carries added significance because they are league games. If we keep doing what we have been doing, we'll be OK.
swing
He's got to swing better than he's swinging, that's for sure.
dry fortunate playing rather return sponge trip weather
We are fortunate to have the return trip to Louisiana. It's not ideal, but it's better to play in sunny, dry weather rather than playing on the sponge we have.
crucial deal guys injuries plenty quickly realize step
He's a crucial guy. He's one of those guys you realize quickly what he does for you, particularly defensively. We've had plenty of injuries and this is one we'll have to deal with. Guys in his place will have to step up.