Tim Funkhouser
Tim Funkhouser
against blowing gave good hard hitting mound nice wind
He did a nice job. We pitched well, gave up some hits, but the wind was blowing out and it was a hard infield so it was fast, I thought we did well on the mound against a good hitting team.
felt fortunate hits score seven
With their pitching, you're not going to score a lot of runs. We had seven hits and we felt fortunate to get seven hits.
conference good kick last outside overall season though work
Overall it was good to get outside the last two days, even though it was cold. To get out here and work out a lot of the kinks before we kick off the conference season on Tuesday, I think it will make a big difference.
base battling eliminated game guys hurt kept latter position runners scoring tough
That was a tough game for us. We had some runners in scoring position and some runners on base eliminated and that hurt us. But I did like the way the guys kept battling in the latter innings. They never quit.
good runs strides three types weeks
I think we've made good strides the three weeks we've had so far. We've got to be able to manufacture runs in all types of ways, so it will be real interesting to see how we do.
base broke guys ourselves runs score
We had guys on base and the opportunities to score some runs and peck away at the lead, but we just never really broke through to get ourselves back in the game.
behind competition depth guys playing team thrived wants
We have a lot of depth on this team and it's making for a lot of guys playing a lot of baseball. I think our guys have thrived on the competition for spots, because they know if they don't perform, there is someone behind them that wants that job.
exciting good nice start
It got a little exciting there. It's nice to get off to a good start like this, especially in the conference.
areas hard kids places stay work
The kids know we're undefeated. But they are still working hard because they want to stay that way and they know they still have some areas to work on. We have some places we need to get better in, and we're working hard to get there.
both doubt good hitting
They were both tattooed, there's not doubt about that. They're a good hitting team.
bottom game granite happens lead line needed playing plays strange talked win
We talked about it at the very beginning, to keep playing the game because usually something strange happens when we play Granite City. They get the big lead, then we get a big lead and they come back . . . The bottom line is that we didn't make the plays we needed to win the game.
against circumstance today
Today we were pretty fortunate. There were some circumstances that, if they went against us, it could be a different story.
clutch nice piece
Another clutch hit. That was a nice piece of hitting.
early everybody fun group guys man season team time
We've got a lot of guys that can play and do different things. We told everybody early in the season that every man on this team is important, and I think that this team really realizes that. It a really tight-knit group for this time of the year. It's a fun group to be around.