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...
ball greater pace pick runs
We can't play any better than we've been playing. We've been able to pick the ball up on defense, we've pitched as well as we can pitch, we've scored runs at a greater pace than we have all year.
consistent
We have been pretty consistent offensively. We've scored some with two outs. You have to do that.
balls early hit left runners
We left some runners on early in run-scoring opportunities that eluded us, but we hit some balls hard.
point quality season trying
We're trying to make some changes. We're at the point in the season that we need to get some quality innings.
expected next optimistic overcome shoulder year
It's very disappointing because he had to overcome the shoulder injuries. He's expected to play next year and we're optimistic that'll be the case.
altogether balls certainly found good great happy hit holes position weekend
It was a great weekend altogether for us. We did some good things, and some things went well for us. We hit balls that found holes early. We're certainly happy to be in the position we're in right now.
balls found good great guys hit weekend
It was a great weekend all around for us. We hit some balls that found some holes. Our guys responded and did a good job.
deals last
It was one of those deals it was going to come down to who had the last shot, maybe.
help pressure pulling putting trying
I want them to do well now and I'm pulling for them so hard, I sometimes feel I'm putting too much pressure on them, which I'm not. I'm just trying to help them get through this.
across clutch hitting job nice situations
They did a nice job hitting in clutch situations and we weren't able to get some across when we had to.
baseball best care conference resources situation
It's a conference that has administrators who care about baseball and resources are provided, and they try to put you in the best situation to win.
affect counting happens sure weekend
It is very important. (But) will this weekend have any affect on what happens in the end? I'm not sure it will. There's 27 games, counting this weekend, left.
almost came execution game guys situation three tonight weeks win
I told our guys after the game that for almost three weeks we've done almost everything in an execution situation to win the game. But tonight we just came up a little short.
decent good guys prove ran themselves
We ran out some pretty good guys in relief. Those guys need to prove themselves more than they have, but they've all done a decent job.