Joey Kalmus Quotations

With the wind that was blowing, I didn't see how he could throw strikes, but he did. I'm very proud of what Josh Reed did.

We tried something different on Monday and Thursday. We used four cages and the machines had four different types of pitches. We had lots of repetition, lots of cuts.

Pitching depth is a concern, but it should be better now that we're playing two games a week instead of six.

I think our players would enjoy the spoiler role.

We'll be pitching by committee for awhile. I don't think we'll have any complete games for our first six or seven games.

We didn't lose a district game at home last year. I'm glad we open up here.

I've been real proud. When they became out of the playoffs, they could have folded. Instead, they've really come together as a team, especially in the last two weeks.

People should not judge us on where we stand at the beginning of the season. If we start 3-7 in our first 10 games, it's OK if I see promise.

Defensively, you want 21 outs. I thought we gave them about 25 or 26.

This has been frustrating, but as a team, they're playing with good effort. If they keep going, good things will happen in the future.

It was a warning-track shot. I thought he had hit a grand slam.

It was a great way to end the season. I've been fortunate to have several good ball clubs in my career. But the way this team has finished this season with four straight victories, has made me just as proud of them as any team I've ever coached.

I knew this team was going to get better as the season progressed. The last three weeks, they have really played lights out. I'm very proud of them.

In the last four games, we have a total of 48 hits. The guys have been hitting the ball hard.