Tom Slater
Tom Slater
Tom Slateris a Welsh rugby union footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier Division side Cardiff RFC. His position is at scrum-half...
built challenge club excited grow help prepare schedule season team throughout
I am very excited about our 2006 schedule, ... It is important to play a challenging non-conference schedule to prepare us for the rigors of SEC play. This schedule is built to challenge us right away, which will help this young club grow as a team throughout the season and beyond.
capable ground guys luke striking
Luke is capable of striking guys out and getting ground balls, and that's what he did for us.
allow bounce chris friday good last move recover weekends work
Chris has been good the last two weekends for us on Sunday. We had to take him off Friday and move him back to allow him to get his work in between starts. He doesn't bounce back and recover quick.
challenge good guys playing record relaxed returning shows state team together
Obviously, our record isn't very good, but we are working hard. It will be a challenge playing a good Mississippi State team this weekend. They have so many returning players, and they've got a lot of guys that have been together for a long time. That shows in the relaxed way they play.
adventure frustrated guys
As you get older, you become more consistent. With a first-year player, every day is an adventure. You never know which guys are going to show up. I wouldn't say I get frustrated --It's just part of the process.
club mirror
It's just part of the process. I just look in the mirror and think about what I can do to make our club better. I try not to get frustrated.
against came expecting good guts kentucky kids lose played short weekend win
They're disappointed to lose the game. You go into the weekend expecting to win every game, and our kids played their guts out and competed their butts off. And they came up short against a good Kentucky team.
democratic general opinion reflect results thinking
They reflect the opinion of Democratic activists. But I don't think you can extrapolate from the results the thinking of the general public.
bad bats good learning
That's part of being a freshman. He's had some really good bats at times, some really bad at-bats. It's part of the learning process.
extra help might
They told us an extra day might help him be more 100 percent.
full gets potential strength
We feel as he gets back to full strength there's going to be some real potential there.
bats good swinging
We know how good they are on the mound, and they've been swinging the bats of late.
gets helps small steal
When he gets on, it allows us to steal some bases, hit-and-run, do a lot of things in the small game. It really helps our offense.
command good mound swing swings three total
Woodall was outstanding. He had total command of the mound and three pitches. They got one good swing on him, but other than that, they didn't take any good swings at him.