Vance Arnold
Vance Arnold
baker early kept kids knew pitch plan rolling tried
We knew going in that we were going to pitch by the innings. (Drew) Baker pitched really well for us early on, but he got tired, so we said, 'Oh well, we'll use Plan B, then Plan C, then Plan D.' So we just kept rolling and tried to let the kids get outs.
factors kids pull van
Van Buren, Conway. The kids are thinking, 'hey, we're always going to come back and pull it out and we can make this happen.' I tell the kids there are many factors involved: Weather, umpires, luck.
against competition confidence expect kids pitchers prove success themselves tight top tough win
Conference-wise, we should be right back up there as one of the top two in the conference. Even after the success in the tournament, I think our pitchers still have to prove themselves against tough competition in tight games. But I think the kids expect to win and have a lot of confidence right now.
bats boys couple easy game hit kids knock needed swinging unselfish walks
We accomplished what we needed to. We're really swinging the bats right now and a lot of kids had unselfish at-bats when the game was still tight. We had some walks and a couple of kids got hit and then the big boys knock them in. We just don't have an easy out in the lineup.
convince experience innings kids trying
We still don't have a lot of experience on the mound. We're trying to get kids innings and try to convince them to go after them.
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.
errors kids stop worry
I worry about the kids getting down. We need to stop making errors and get off of our heels.
deep gone guess guys history looking pitching ready somebody stand start younger
That has been the history of this team. When we have to go deep into our pitching well, things have not gone well for us. I guess we are going to have to start looking to some younger guys to see if we have somebody ready to stand up for us.
chance good guys pitchers quality true tyler work
It was more of a true league. It was a good chance for some of our newer varsity guys like Tyler Higgs to get in some work and some of our pitchers to get some quality innings.
against great night throw
It was a great night to throw against a great team.
came grant great hitters job taylor tim tyler walk zone
Taylor did a great job on the mound. We hadn't pitched Taylor in a while and he came in and got their big hitters out and that's what we wanted from him. Grant Cosby, Tim Carver and Tyler Higgs pitched well. They were in the zone and they didn't walk batters. That's what we need to see.
ball bases bats guys juniors running swinging waiting
We're swinging the bats right now up and down the lineup. We've got so many guys who can put the ball in play and make things happen. We're running the bases well. Even some of the juniors who are waiting to play are swinging the bats well.
bad came drew hit patient pitch saw time
Drew had a bad first at-bat, and I got on him after that. He came back and was patient at the plate. He saw a pitch and hit it at a big time for us.
defense earned great guys hit hits played several sixteen step
We had several guys step up and hit the ball. Sixteen hits and we played great defense and earned some respect.