Tim Funkhouser
Tim Funkhouser
ball blowing good ground hard hit hitters park swings today wind
We hit it well today. It was a hitters park today with the hard ground and the wind blowing out, but we put some good swings on the ball today.
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.
ball clutch early good happen hitting pressure putting striking
We got some clutch hitting in this one. It was good to see us put the ball in play and make things happen with two outs. We've been striking out some early on and now we're getting the ball in play and putting pressure on the defense.
advantage bats chances early generate good might move overall pitching problems runners saw seeing swinging team warm
We saw some opportunities where we could take advantage of it, because overall we have pretty good team speed. We'll probably have to move some runners around a lot early because we've had some problems making contact, not seeing much live pitching yet. That was also part of the reason. Hopefully, as the bats warm up a little bit, we might be able to take our chances swinging it. But right now we've got to try to generate something.
impressed people strikes throwing
I've been really impressed with our pitching. We're throwing strikes and we're getting people out.
impressed kevin maturing sullivan
I've been really impressed with Kevin Sullivan maturing as a player.
clutch nice piece
Another clutch hit. That was a nice piece of hitting.
both busted defense edge living neither offense sides
Our defense was very good, and so was the pitching. There was a lot of living on the edge on both sides today. Neither offense really busted through.
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.
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.
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.
against ball came chance game good guys work
We got a chance to get those guys out there and get them some work in and that was big for us in a game like this. They came in and pitched well against a good ball club.
few game mistakes
We had a few mistakes here and there. But for a first game you have to be pretty pleased.
conference huge seed setting week win winners-and-winning
This was a huge, huge week for us setting up for conference as well as the seed meeting. To come up with a win here was very key.