Steve Jaksa
Steve Jaksa
continue great honor pitch
It's a great honor for any pitcher. He pitched well, but he's got to continue to pitch well.
confident good
It will be a good match-up for our pitchers. We're confident they are up to the task.
couple errors six unusual walks
It was uncharacteristic of us. We had a couple of unusual errors, but we still made them. If you would have told me we'd have 10 walks and six errors and still be in the game, I would have been surprised.
conference depth games gets nice pitching playing since three tired weekend
Since we are playing three conference games a weekend and some mid-week games, we have to have the pitching depth we do. It's nice to have because you know when someone gets tired you'll have someone else to come in and always make something happen.
approach ball good key plate quality swinging
When he is swinging the ball well, we are a much better team. His approach at the plate has been really good and that's the key to being a quality hitter.
greedy won
We won the first two in this series, so now we want to get greedy and get the sweep.
ball game knew played small
With as windy as it was we knew it was going to be a small ball game to an extent. So we went out there and played accordingly.
bad josh paid pitch until
Josh just made one bad pitch and he paid for it. He pitched really well until that one pitch.
beyond both game given knew knowing teams
There is never any way of knowing what any game is going to be like. We just knew that both teams would show up and there would be a game today. Beyond that, nothing is ever a given when it comes to baseball.
bottom expect great line lower pitching score throwing weekend
We've been throwing really well. After a weekend of great pitching you couldn't expect it again, but it happened. The bottom line is, the better the pitching, the lower the other team's score is going to be.
batting bottom depth few guys helps hit middle others
Batting depth is very important in a game. Sometimes a few guys won't hit well at the top, but a few others in the middle or bottom will, and it really helps when that happens.
approach attacking extend fine job mental strike terms zone
He has a pretty clear-cut mental approach in terms of attacking the pitch. We've told him, 'Hey, they're going to try to extend the strike zone and get you out on off-speed pitches.' He's done a fine job with that.
chance experience former neat players speak tradition
I really just wanted everyone to get a chance to get to know one another before each season. It's been a neat experience because we have been able to have some former players back to speak and tell of the tradition here.
believe coaching says staff year
I really believe that is where you want to be. When you look year in and year out, you wouldn't want it any other way. I think this says a lot about our coaching staff and about our players.