Terry Pirtle
Terry Pirtle
apply bat bunt chance games good great guy job kids move normally playing produced swing three tried
In the first three games this year, there have been some opportunities where we normally would have bunted and tried to apply pressure. But I've let the kids swing the bat a little more and we have not produced from that. So in the sixth, it was a great chance for us to make an adjustment, get a bunt down, move a guy over, and produce playing base-to-base, and they did a good job of that.
ace hopefully produced runs
That's kind of the them of Tuesdays so far. We haven't produced enough runs for our ace to win, so hopefully that will change.
catch early hole innings year
Big innings defensively have been our nemesis all year long. That (third inning) put us in a hole early and we were not able to catch back up.
job throwing
I think they've done an outstanding job throwing strikes.
definitely far intensity leader leadership showing
Jeff, so far this season, has definitely been our leader as far as intensity and working hard. I think Jeff's leadership is showing up at this point.
crowds hope local mix
We have a local mix of 4A and 3A teams, so I hope the crowds will be really good.
belief deep hitting kids mature refuse sign
We haven't started hitting the ball, yet. But our kids have a real deep seeded belief in themselves, where they refuse to panic. That's the sign of a mature team.
field full playing starters though
We have not been playing well of late. Our big thing though is it's not how we start, it's how we finish. We have not put a full set of starters on the field yet.
bit build consider far gaining hoping kids loss momentum played potential
We still have not played what I consider up to our potential yet. I'm hoping that the kids can regroup, take tonight's loss and build on that a little bit as far as gaining some momentum and intensity.
five giving good guys opportunity possible run starters tournament
We are going into the tournament without five possible starters who are in basketball. Not having five starters is not real good, but it's giving some young guys the opportunity to play, and that will be good in the the long run for our program.
chance couple definitely games takes win
We definitely have a chance to win these games. We're going to do what it takes to try to get that done to win a couple games this week.
innings seven throwing thrown tonight year
He's only thrown seven innings going into tonight's game, and he's only going to get better. He's going to get better as the year goes, and tonight he was throwing with a 101 (degree) fever.
difficult east losing pitchers top
He's one of the top pitchers in East Texas. Losing him will be difficult for us.
beat difficult hit kids
I know Whitmer is a lot like Helms. It's going to be difficult to hit him. Our kids are going to have to play really well to beat him.