Smoke Laval
Smoke Laval
Raymond Peter "Smoke" Lavalis an American college baseball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of North Florida Ospreys. He is a former head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers and the University of Louisiana at Monroe Indians baseball teams. He has led his teams to two College World Series, five conference championships, and seven NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances, and has received a number of coaching awards...
alabama club deep friday good great guy night others playing
We're playing an Alabama club that's always feisty. They have a great Friday night guy and two others that take them deep into games, and they have a good closer.
afford finally forced guys handful key lose offense pitching ring starting struggled throw
We're finally starting to get our offense in sync. We haven't been pitching well, and now we lose a handful of key guys when we really can't afford to. So now we're forced to throw some of the guys who really struggled back into the ring of fire.
club feisty good roll seem
They're a club that's always feisty and well-prepared. They seem to be on a really good roll right now.
four friday gentleman major three
That gentleman from Vanderbilt, probably in three or four years, major leaguers aren't going to want to see him on a Friday night.
guys realize rebuilding sure trying veterans
This is a rebuilding year. But you can't say that around here. These new guys don't know any better. They don't realize we're usually doing better than this. It's the veterans we have to make sure aren't trying too hard.
best good late swings
Late in the game, when you get your best swings off, good things will happen.
turn
Hopefully, we can turn it around this season.
hit middle
I always thought he would hit in the middle of the lineup.
ball good hit seen swung three zone
He was in the zone with three pitches. Even the one ball that was hit really shouldn't have been swung at. That was as good as I have seen him pitch.
division last pitch
He (Coleman) was much better than his last outing. He showed that he can pitch at the Division I level.
hit looking ran stand tall trying
He just ran into one, and he was looking for something to drive. I think he was really trying to stand tall and hit a double, but he hit it well.
chance fills giving keeps pitches three win zone
He keeps giving you a chance to win when he fills up the zone with three different pitches for strikes.
good happen people pitching rush
The good thing is he didn't panic, and he didn't rush to try to get people out. He let it happen after that. I was very impressed, not only with him but the pitching the whole time.
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You circle 'em up. That's the nature of the beast, especially in Baton Rouge. It starts with football, goes right through basketball and to baseball. You're expected to win every one. Until you experience it, with a lot of the younger guys, it happens too fast.