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...
added begin difference good hitter hitters strength
Let's make no mistake; he was a good hitter to begin with. But good hitters need to be strong, too. The added strength has made a lot of difference for his this year.
good guys played plays walked
I feel like we have a pretty good bench, and a lot of times you can't get guys in, but we were able to give some guys chances. I thought we played well in all areas. We made plays defensively and only walked one.
bit decision early extended five gave six start super
We gave him a start early in the year. We kind of made a decision that we don't like him out there for five or six innings; we like him a little bit shorter than that. We extended him a little bit but he did a super job.
ball few finding good happens hitting knew share
We always knew he could hit. He's hitting the ball well, and those he's not hitting well are finding a hole. That's what happens with good hitters; they get their share and a few more, too.
definitely lose step
When you lose an inning-eating guy, you have to find another one to step up. That was definitely a big blow.
immediate playing time youth
We've probably got more youth that is probably going to get immediate playing time than ever before.
check few grounded guys past poise ringing weekend
The past few days, the phone's been ringing off the hook. I think the most important thing for me this weekend is to see how grounded our guys are and check their poise and composure.
best few friday guys night pitch special
There are guys who pitch on Friday, but there are only a few Friday night guys like Wade LeBlanc, those special guys. He may be the best guy in the league.
guy guys
We had to have a guy out there who had some big-game experience. We've got to get the right guys in the right situation.
difficult fill guy holes last replace steve trying
We're trying to fill the holes that we have from last year. It is going to be real difficult to replace a guy like Steve Pearce.
We just weren't able to get anything going.
beginning early held hits key pitching quality runs
We didn't get quality pitching at the beginning of the game. They got the key hits and the big at-bat. They got some runs early and it held up.
beginning early game pitching playing quality runs
We didn't get quality pitching at the beginning of the game and they were playing really well. They got some runs early and Kopp pitched pretty good.
couple
We had a couple of run-scoring opportunities, but we weren't able to do anything. Crawford was outstanding, and we just weren't able to muster any offense.