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...
catch fifth fourth groove needed somewhere time until
(Dirks) really didn't catch his groove until somewhere about the fourth inning. I think the fifth is the first time we had the first 1-2-3 inning. We needed it.
basketball baton circle expected experience goes happens nature starts until win younger
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.
game good late took
Dirks took us late into the game and it was a good win.
bullpen feeling justin relief tomorrow
We are still feeling our way. We are going to give (senior right-hander) Justin Meier a bullpen tomorrow or he may come in relief to get him ready.
base both good hard hits impressed offensive played quality
I was very impressed with our offensive at-bats in both games. I think we had quality at-bats, hard outs and the base hits were hard. Once again, we played very good defense.
advantage consistency recent tonight took
We were more opportunistic tonight than we have been in recent games. That was the key; we took advantage of opportunities and we had some consistency at the plate.
baseball concerned
We could make the tournament, but I'm more concerned with how we're playing. We could play better baseball and still not do anything. Or we could play the same and get in the tournament. I want us to play better.
ball beat best carolina club guys playing south
We have been getting beat by a better ball club right now, and our guys are hurting. South Carolina is good, and they have been playing at their best right now.
best came hits maybe needed
That's the best thing about it. We came up with the hits when we needed them. Now, maybe that will give us some momentum.
That's opportunistic. That's what we had not been doing.
beat believed good nobody
Nobody believed they were any good when they beat us. Now, they must be good.
build character club guys hope momentum proud tribute win
It's a tribute to the character of our club to come back and win this series. I'm very proud of the way the guys competed, and we hope we can build some momentum from this.
conditions glad kids playing weather wind
It was brutal. With the wind chill, the temperatures were in the 30s. We've got a lot of kids under the weather right now. I'm glad we won't be playing in those kind of conditions again.
deal fight pitches time today tough
It was a tough day to judge. We made some competitive pitches when we had to so I was very pleased. Today we had to fight through the elements, but that is one of the things you have to deal with this time of year.