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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I just figured sooner or later something would happen. It's just that you have to keep putting up zeros on the other side against a team that is swinging the bat pretty well. Justin was able to do that.
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Our fans will get to see another guy that's listed among the top few pitchers in college baseball that's draft-eligible. He's a guy who's supposed to have electric stuff.
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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.
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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.
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Matt came in and picked us up. He was lights out tonight.
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I thought it was his best outing all year. He has his slider back and he hadn't had it for weeks. That made all the difference in the world for him.
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Justin wasn't trying to overpower people and get strikeouts. He had to stay within himself and learned that.
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Steven was not good. He was up, and you combine that with a very good Arkansas club. You tip your hat to them.
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Steven got ahead in the count and forced contact. Everything was good.
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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.
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That's the one fortunate thing. We're playing at their place and we're able to make it up.