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...
approach bats capable concerned early eighth good guy haunt hitting home ninth runner single swung talented team third
We had a good approach and swung the bats well early in the game. I was concerned in the eighth and ninth when we got a runner to third with one out and couldn't get them in. You know those things will come back to haunt you, but it didn't tonight. This team (Fresno State) is very talented and every single guy is capable of hitting a home run here.
execute plays
We didn't make the pitches. We didn't make the plays and we didn't execute at the end. We had one outburst and that was great, but we just didn't get it done.
couple effect either five four games mercy next pitching rule waste
We had the mercy rule in effect for nine-inning games the whole series. Five games in four days, if either team's up by 10, why waste pitching for the next couple innings.
greedy outcome pleased series wanting win
You go into every series wanting to win the series. But when you win the first two you get greedy and want to go for the sweep. We're pleased with the outcome as a whole.
bat seen streak swinging takes
Este just takes a while to get going. We've seen that for two years now. He is a streak guy, but his streaks are long. He is really swinging the bat well now.
conference five four games guys reason
Five games in four days, that's a lot. The reason (for the long series) is to get guys out there before conference starts.
fish happens situation
Fish didn't have anything from the start, but it was the right move. If the same situation happens tomorrow, I'll do it again.
baseball break might money nature programs three
It's all about the nature of the sport. Baseball doesn't make money in college. There might be two or three baseball programs that break even.
games win
I told them you have to keep an even keel. Let's go out and win tomorrow. We've got a lot more games left.
balls batter command evident fastball fear game gets ground pitches strike
It was evident in his first game that Darrell had no fear. He has the pitches that get you ground balls and strikeouts. His fastball command has improved. Now he is getting a strike on the first pitch most of the time. When he gets ahead, a batter is in trouble.
difficult early played schedule teams tournament
Of the tournament field, they've played the most difficult schedule early on, when you look at the teams they've played.
believe case close credit far final good gray played score showing team tonight wearing
It was a case of us not showing up. I'll give credit to their pitcher, but we didn't show up as a team from the first pitch. We were lifeless. The better team by far was wearing gray today. The final score wasn't even that close a game. They believe that they're a good club. We played tonight like all we believe in is what we're reading.
guys improve plenty
That's why I told our guys be happy, but don't be satisfied. We showed we have plenty of things we need to improve on.
hits shut three
We only got three hits and got shut out.