Super Regional Game Two Quotes
06/11/12 | Baseball
Kent State Head Coach Scott Stricklin
Opening statement…
“First off I thought it was a great baseball game. You can't give up a crooked number and that's what came back to get us. But our kids fought. Bottom line is that after this game I told my kids we have a shot to go to Omaha. We're in a great spot and we'll be ready to go tomorrow.”
“It was just a really good baseball game, all the way around, both teams competed.”
On their pitching…
“Their bullpen was sharper tonight. I thought they were better. They did their jobs. When they had to throw breaking balls for out pitches they did it. They really fed off the crowd; I thought the crowd was spectacular.”
On the squeeze…
“We felt like they were going to safety squeeze. If he turns and throws I think it had to have been a perfect out. That was the third run of that inning. With Michael being left-handed moving away from the plate, I don't think he has a play at the plate.”
On tomorrow's game…
“Certainly the guys that threw today will be available tomorrow. We're sitting there with a very good pitcher on the mound. It's going to be another dog fight. You hope to win in two but we didn't expect to win in two.”
INF George Roberts
“He blew me away with the fastball. Came back with a breaking ball, do whatever I can to help the team. I thought we had some momentum going but they shut it down.”
RHP Ryan Bores
On the game...
“They were able to square up on a few, and it just barrel rolled form there.”
“I was able to get a lot of ground balls and pop ups.”
Oregon Head Coach George Horton
Opening Statement…
“Little different feeling than last night. This is the side of one run games we like to see.”
On Kent State…
“We like that we were the team to break their 21 game win streak. There is a reason they are here besides competitiveness, they are a good ball club.”
On wanting to keep competing…
“I want to compete long into June. I don't want to take my uniform off yet. I wouldn't trade my guys for anyone in the country.”
On the crowd…
“The crowd is spectacular. We were feeding off the energy that the great fan base has been giving us.”
On Tommy Thorpe…
“Tommy's development has been equally as spectacular as Jake Reed. We kept him in tonight longer than expected, but we thought we would in order to save some strikes in Jimmie (Sherfy) for tomorrow.”
1B Ryon Healy
On coming back to win…
“We were able to grind through the first six innings with their pitcher, and then in the seventh, we were able to string together some hits and get three runs.”
C Brett Hambright
On the game winning bunt…
“We knew they were bringing in a new pitcher and I had time to prepare. I was told there was no pressure on me, I just saw the fast ball and I knew it could work, then I saw Kyle (Garlick) running down third to score.”
On the crowd…
“The crowd got into it and it really helped us out and the coaches rallied up and kept us going.”
RHP Jimmie Sherfy
On how his arm feels for tomorrow…
“My arm feels pretty good. If I have the chance, I want the ball.”
On feeling of pitching the final inning…
“I don't hear too much and I don't feel too much, I'm just in the moment.”
RHP Jake Reed
On the fourth inning…
“I don't remember what Coach (Horton) came out and said. But I just went out and made a few big pitches and had some big strikeouts and then my defense picked me up on the final out.”
