Vance Arnold
Vance Arnold
afraid ball field group hit opposite swing
This group has hit the ball real well. They go opposite field well and they're not afraid to swing the bat.
balls couple early four great ground innings plus pressure runs save scoring strikes tempo threw throw took
After he threw four great innings we thought we'd better get him out and save him for Tuesday. That was a big plus that he was able to come over here and throw strikes and get ground balls and he got us out of innings quick. And we set the tempo early and took a lot of pressure off him by scoring a couple of runs in the first.
baker bunt drew drove excellent great job laid late perfect playing position run
I thought Drew Baker did an excellent job playing a new position at first base. He did a great job at the plate, too. He laid down a perfect bunt in our big inning and drove in a run late for insurance. It was a big day for him.
bottom cow fastball hitter holy lead outside pinch second seventh strikes
Just so many times before, we've had a lead in the bottom of the seventh and then not come away with the win. I mean, holy cow, their pinch hitter comes up with two outs and two strikes and slaps an outside fastball by the second baseman, and you go holy cow again. I mean, you think, what do we have to do to win?
experience five guys happen knew learned mistakes night several
We made some mistakes that we had not made in the first five games. That contributed to the situation. We knew anything could happen the other night at Springdale because we've got several guys without much varsity experience on the AAAAA level. But I think we learned from it and we'll be fine.
balls game goal ground hitters instead pitches plate strike swing taking tempo
Our goal for him is not to strike everyone out but to be around the plate and get ground balls. We want him to make the hitters swing instead of taking pitches and keep the tempo of the game moving.
aggressive bats came forgot game guys happened kids losing people positive second swing talked
We talked after losing the first game that positive people make positive things happen. We forgot about what happened in that first game and the kids battled in the second game. We told the guys to just swing the bats and be aggressive and they came through.
ball defense excited great hitting playing
Cameron's been hitting the ball real well. He's been playing great defense as well. We're really excited to have him back.