Terry Rupp Quotations

It came down to what's beneficial for the league to get the most teams in the tournament. But I don't think they envisioned a league with eight teams in the Top 25.

Our schedule does not give us any breaks, especially early on. We wanted it that way to get our guys ready for conference play.

Unlike in past years, we are deep at every position. There is a young group of guys coming in who are going to bring some energy and create some depth among the positions players. We've got an opportunity to use a different combination of players to attack any situation. If an opponent doesn't catch-and-throw that well, we'll go with our speed. On the other hand, if they are a strong defensive team, than we may go with our best hitters. I can see a lot of different guys making significant contributions this season.

Brian looks better than he ever has at the plate right now and I expect big things from him this year. He's really worked hard and improved his speed and his defense. I think he could have a big year for us.

Ben is a proven pitcher who has shown he can beat anyone in the country. We're looking for him to be our number one guy and have a good season for us.

Offensively he's very good and defensively he's continuing to improve on a daily basis. Chad is a person who has no quit in him.

The next three weeks we've got our work cut out for us. I don't think things look bleak. We've got to be optimistic. If we win some games, things could turn around real quick ... . Like I told the guys, we're gonna have to get hot for three weeks.