Ray Tanner
Ray Tanner
Ray Tanneris the athletic director at the University of South Carolina, a position he took on July 13, 2012 after spending 16 successful seasons as head coach of the university's baseball program. His record since arriving at Carolina in 1997 is 738-316. He led USC to three consecutive College World Series appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2004, three consecutive College World Series appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2012, two College World Series Championships in 2010 and 2011, and coached the...
allowed baseball bit chilly early game hoping late less mistake pitchers quality
I was hoping to use one or two less pitchers than we did today. It's unfortunate it was a little bit chilly because it was a quality baseball game for the fans. ... We made a mistake early that allowed a run, and they made one late that allowed one.
few good impressed learned positive quality surprised weekend win won
I was impressed with the quality of Elon and I wasn't surprised by that. This was a good weekend for us to get better, and I think we learned a few things about this club. We won the series, but couldn't win them all but I look at it as a positive weekend.
flourish game gets knowing likes name regardless short whether
I think he likes it. He likes to be out there when the game is on the line. He really does flourish in that situation, knowing that when his name gets called, it's important. Regardless of whether it's a short stint or we put him in in the fifth, he realizes that it is big.
catching ease sure
I think he will. I'm sure they want him to ease his way back into catching because of the squatting involved, but I think he will show them.
bullpen needed ready trying warm
I thought he was trying to be too perfect. I told him we needed to be competitive because the bullpen was getting ready to warm up. He responded.
bench feeling gives glad good guys hard swung work
Some guys that work hard and don't get that many opportunities got in there and swung the bats. I was glad to see that. That gives you a good feeling about your bench and depth.
friday guy night
That was really impressive. I told him after the game, I don't know that he's a Friday night guy yet, but he just got closer.
best caught game playing team time
That's the way this game is. We caught this team at a time they were playing their best baseball.
game win
That's baseball. They did more things to win the game than we did.
optimistic plate
I was really optimistic going into practice. I thought we were a little more comfortable at the plate today.
gives good quick turn
I think this gives us a little validation. We think we've got a pretty good team, but we're young. Unfortunately, you've got to turn it around real quick and get on the road.
bit gives good guys happens helps regardless
I think this gives us a little validation. We think we have a pretty good team, but we're young. It helps us a little bit regardless of what happens tomorrow. I think our guys will feel like, hey, we're pretty good, too.
adds bit good
That adds a little bit to it. I know that we'll have to be very good this weekend.
ball coming decided few fourth good leave looked mix pitches threw
Pelzer looked good coming out of the blocks. We thought he threw the ball well, and we actually thought about getting him out after the fourth inning but decided to leave him in for a few more pitches to try and get the decision. He'll be in the mix all season.