Woody Smith
Woody Smith
Forest Elwood "Woody" Smithis a baseball figure who spent 18 seasons playing in the minor leagues and another 12 managing at that level...
ball close fast hour josh miles next per pitchers thrown throws
Josh is working with Pat, and he could be even better next season. He's working really hard. He consistently throws his fast ball in the 84 to 86 miles per hour range. He has thrown it once at 87, and the other pitchers are close to that.
attack saw
We saw that we could attack their approach.
districts game goal last learned players season southeast together win year
Last year we had one senior, and this year we have six. Last year, we learned a lot from the Southeast game (final season loss) and the players want redemption. Our goal is to win districts and put something together in the playoffs.
control good hitting justin pitches
Justin did a real good job. He had good control of his pitches and was hitting his spots.
came finish game great lead north port robert russell safe turn
Robert pitched a great game. And Russell came on to finish the job. No lead is really safe with North Port because they can turn the game around pretty quick.
determined shows
He's been just incredible. He's really been an inspiration to us. It really shows how determined he is to play baseball.
game good
This was a good game for our confidence.
advantage ball hitting jump people seeing starting
We're seeing the ball and hitting the ball well. We want to take advantage and jump on people early. We haven't been doing that and we're starting to do that.
again pitch sure
We're not sure if he'll be able to pitch again this season.
came
We came out flat, that's all you have to say.
came flat good hurt ourselves prep ready
We came out flat and kind of hurt ourselves on the bases, but you have to give Gulliver Prep credit. They are a very good team. Hopefully, we'll be ready to go tomorrow.
continues hit
Definitely. If he continues to hit like that, he's going to make us better.
ball fly home
I like our new dimensions. Right now, a fly ball here is a home run.
came good gotten hit
We came out and jumped on them. One more hit would have gotten us in real good shape. But they battled back.