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We'd been very fortunate not to leave runners on so far this year. But we let some opportunities pass (Monday). If we'd been able to scratch a run or two early, maybe it might have changed the game.

We are down (numbers) a little bit from last year. We had 28 runners last season.

We've been leaving runners on base a lot. I thought our at bats were a lot better overall.

The defense was there, but we just never got the clutch hit all weekend. We out-hit almost every opponent and lost three games. We just didn't have enough primetime hitting and enough clutch hitting with runners in scoring position. The team played hard, but it just didn't happen today.

Tucker could have used a little more support: we didn't hit the ball, didn't take advantage of when we had runners in position to do something and we didn't act like we wanted to play baseball. Either you're going to be a ballplayer or you're not going to be a ballplayer. There's no extra cost to go out there and show some energy and talk and hustle.

We were doing quite well (defensively). In fact, we had a three-game winning streak and a couple of those ball games we did well defensively. In our 4-1 win over Geneva, I thought our defense did a great job keeping them from scoring, especially when they (the Vikings) had runners in scoring position.

While we are still finalizing the fields, already the competitive slates are very strong. With the Olympics on tap, we have a number of runners who are hoping to qualify for their respective country teams in January.

We had a really good meet. Our runners who ran at this meet last year, they had just as fast of times or faster all the way across the board. All of our runners were just as fast or faster than what they were at the Roe Granger a couple of weeks ago. Both teams showed considerable improvement.

We've had a handful of games where we've just had runners where they don't need to be. We've had some passed balls that have hurt us and we just can't seem to keep runners where they are.

We've had some really tough battles with teams where we're matching them in every way and then have given up a home run at the wrong time. We've made it a real focus among our pitching staff to limit the long ball as far as not having runners on. You're going to have some hit off you, but you don't want to allow runners on.

We also had three runners out because of injuries. I am hoping with the right amount of rest and ice they will be ready for the next meet as it will be our first conference dual meet.

This week was different from last week as we were running with top teams and top runners in the country. She was able to run a good race and handle the pressure very well. She is running with expectations of being successful and she should continue to improve. Overall, she is just an overall good runner at any distance and we are lucky to have her.

Those Wellesley girls are very loud, very friendly and very supportive. One of the runners helped me out. He told me to get to the left side and plug your ears.

Those two have been setting the pace the whole year so far. We're a pretty deep team, but those two have been clearly out front. After them is a group of five, six, seven runners who are doing well.

This team has to do things together more than any team in the past. We have to do the little things that make a difference. We have to move runners over and lay down bunts and make plays on defense. This team is more like that than any team here ever before.

This was a classic, two great pitchers going at it, and Brooks (Brown) was a little sharper tonight. We put more pressure on (Josh) Butler early and finally got a run in the sixth, but he made some good pitches when we had runners in scoring position. Both guys had three pitches working tonight. After we got the lead, Brooks gave us one more inning which was huge and then we could turn it over to Joshua (Fields). It really shortens the game when you know you have a guy like Joshua who can come in and close it out for you.

This will become a signature event for the region. It's an historic, beautiful location and we believe it will draw runners from throughout this region and beyond, for years to come. We also want it to be a family event, so the activities will include a family expo, one-mile youth fun run, and three-mile walk to the National Memorial Arch and back.

You hit first or second, you know they're going to come at you because they don't want anybody on base when he comes up. If he comes up with runners on base, they want to pitch around him and go after Holliday or myself. Having him in there changes the whole dynamic of the team.

With quality collegiate runners like that gone, at some point that's going to catch up with you. I think our team could look a lot different in October than it looks in August.

This year's continued success for the girls is owed to a combination of new talent and returning runners who have worked hard to improve.

What was impressive was that we fought back. Even a couple of times we had runners at first or second, we hit into a couple of double plays, we were still able to come back and do what we needed to do and that's promising.

We tell the runners to freeze on a line drive. The pitcher made some good plays, though, so it's just tough for the runner at first.

We just let too many opportunities get by early. We got his pitch count up and three times we had runners in scoring position and fewer than two out. We just couldn't put the ball in play. That has a way of catching up with you.

We were really excited about his semifinal performance. His experience of competing against some of the best runners in the world was good for him. That will set him up to do well at the conference and national championships.

We look to score a run every inning. We moved runners up and then knocked them in and if we're going to do that, it will make us a tough team to beat and those early leads we'll be able to hold on to them.

We went brain dead when we were up 2-1 with two runners on. They hit an infield fly and we didn't field it, and the ball bounced away and they eventually scored and tied the game. We wouldn't have been in that situation if not for that play.

We went 1-for-5 with four strikeouts when we had runners in scoring position. That's not giving ourselves a chance. I know we can do it, it's just a matter of doing it.

We had the ultra-light airplane up this morning and we actually got an image again of something about 200 yards away from what we picked up on Monday. So, we've got boats and wave runners out there really searching the areas.

We had the kids up that we wanted with runners on base, and we just didn't execute. But you tip your hat to them. They could've folded the tent when Jaclyn was setting some down early in the game. They didn't.

We had the bases loaded in both games several times and didn't score like we're capable of doing. In the second game, we gave up three runs early and just never got the bats going. We left runners stranded all over the place.

We got some walks and some hits with runners in scoring position, ... Those are the little things you have to do. You're not always going to get the three-run homer.

We got some timely hitting. Everybody that got a hit later in the game did it with someone on base. We have to keep pushing with those runners in scoring position and the girls did that today.

We got runners on base without a problem. We just didn't have any timely hits. If we would have got a hit or two with runners in scoring position, it would have been a different game.

We hit the ball hard in that game, it just didn't drop. We hit it hard at people and they made some great plays. We didn't make the adjustments at the plate. We also had runners in scoring position, we just didn't execute.

We hit the ball better but got down early. We were able to climb back but made too many errors in the field and once again, Kimberly was able to get runners in scoring position.

We expect them to come here and play hard. They try to move runners and get hit by pitches to put pressure on you.

We chip away and chip away. That's just the way we play. We keep putting runners on and keep putting pressure on people.

We're going to be a team that's going to steal. We're going to put runners in motion. We got to get some stolen base attempts. That's one of our strengths as team on offense.

We saw some opportunities where we could take advantage of it, because overall we have pretty good team speed. We'll probably have to move some runners around a lot early because we've had some problems making contact, not seeing much live pitching yet. That was also part of the reason. Hopefully, as the bats warm up a little bit, we might be able to take our chances swinging it. But right now we've got to try to generate something.

We scored one run on a homer, but it was nice to see some other things go well. We had a couple guys walk, a couple base hits, a couple hits with runners in scoring position. Those are the little things you have to do to win. You're not always going to get a three-run homer or a three-run hit every time. You have to do the small things, and that's what we did today.

We know that if we are patient at the plate and wait for the right pitches, that we are going to score some runs. Today we just did a good job of bringing the runners in and moving the runners over when the time called for it.

You give a team five runs in an inning well, we didn't give them to (Mountain Crest). We gave them a couple of runs, some runners on base and they came up with big hits.

This... this... 'coyote' is like, just another tool of this wicked administration, ... I mean are we supposed to accept the fact that it's okay for a predator like this to have nuclear weapons but it's not okay for say, a road runner or a baby harp seal? Coyotes like Wile E. are already waging nuclear war on defenseless road runners every day. I believe the pictures taken by my undercover operatives speak for themselves.

We are struggling getting guys in. We had runners all over the place and guys aren't scoring. Leaving guys on base is not something that sits well in my bones. We have to fix that and get guys in and be aggressive.

We did a good job of advancing runners and keeping the ball in play. It was tough. Their pitcher (Holt) has an odd pitch. He has that palm ball. These kids don't see much of that.

We did a good job building an inning. We got some big base hits and putting the ball in play is always big. We didn't strikeout, and we moved runners around the bases." ()

We didn't hit with runners in scoring position. That's going to happen. If we did, our record obviously would be better. There's not much to judge from six games. We know we've got our work cut out for us.

We didn't hit as well, but then again the weather changed a lot from our 3 p.m. game to our 7:30 p.m. game. We still executed well by putting the bunt down and moving runners over. So that's getting better. And our defense played well behind Erica. So hopefully those will carry over.

We didn't help ourselves. We had some chances. It's very aggravating to leave those runners out there. That was the ballgame.

We didn't help ourselves. We had some chances, ... It's very aggravating to leave those runners out there. That was the ballgame.

We had scoring opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them. We didn't advance runners when we needed to, and we tried to put runners in motion but it didn't work out.

We had runners on second and third with no outs when it was suspended. We had a couple walks, and a couple errors, and then Josh Warden hit a bases-loaded triple off the wall.

We had runners on second and third with no outs in sixth inning, down 5-4, and we were not able to get anyone home.

We had runners on first and third with one out and one of the best hitters in the SEC at the plate and then all of a sudden we had three outs. I'm still kind of wondering how that happened. But it happens early in the year and you have to move on and fix it.

We had runners on base in the following innings, but we just couldn't get them in.

We had runners on all day. We just couldn't get the big hit when we needed it.

We had runners at first and second twice with no out and were unable to score. We did everything else as good or better than they did.

We like to play small ball. Our goal is to get the bat on the ball and move the runners around.

Everything runners do is about how well we recover. That's when the gains from training come.

Everybody will know the kind of player he is, and everybody will know, especially with runners in scoring position, not to give him the freedom to drive in runs. As much pride as you have, you still want to win the game.

Everyone wants to do the first one. You do it right the first time, runners will keep on coming back.

Baseball players practice, runners practice, so how can you practice being funny? You get up onstage. You train as an improviser, playing make-believe, using the vernacular of improvisation, saying 'yes and' to other people's ideas, making statements.

Angie laughs at me, but actually, I think she pitches better with runners on base in crucial, pivotal moments of the game. And the first inning was a pivotal moment for us because they pushed us, they tested us, but we put the two-spot on them and kept it going from there.

Dustin is leading us and the rest of the runners are following him. He?s determined and realizing what he can do.

Erik Carlsen and Kevin Bernotas are strong, experienced runners and Zach Clemens won the league (freshman/sophomore) 800 and 1600 meter races. Along with a few other runners we have excellent balance and depth.

Erik and Drew are starting to see that they can run with some of the better runners in these early races. As their confidence continues to grow, I'm sure we'll see them move up a bit closer to Ian. That's even more impressive, as I'm certain that Ian will continue to get faster, as well.

There's no question what he does for a lineup. He can make your lineup deeper. It's not going to relate to 12 runs every night, but tonight we got some runners on and drove them in. Vlad was in the middle of everything.

I've been pretty bad getting runners in from third,

The whole thing with them is, if they pull up on jump shots in the lane, they take runners in the lane, and we are giving two, we are going to live with that. But we were not living with threes.

They all have numbers and a range where we'd like to see them finish. We have runners picked out with certain times for them to go after.

The women had an outstanding day in placing second at the McPherson Invitational on a windy day. Six out of seven runners improved their times from last week's meet. Overall, the women ran about a minute faster on the Rolling Acres course compared to a year ago.

There won't be a lot of police patrols. Runners will be out there with their teams and hopefully acting in a safe manner.

The runners were going, and I got up and didn't hear anything from anyone else, so I threw it. I thought I had a play over there, at the very least someone going over there to stop it from rolling in the dugout.

I've only had two other guys in 28 years go that fast as freshmen. Our distance runners had a nice night. They are seeing progress from some of the hard work we have done.

It would be nice to try to hit with runners on and I knock one in.

It was an ugly game for us. We didn't pitch, we didn't play defense, we didn't hit with runners on. It's difficult to win a game like that.

It was an outstanding effort. She held off some tough runners down the Plains to take that spot. She impressed a lot of people.

The situational hitting was the key. We moved runners really well tonight. We're becoming a little more aware of our shortcomings and identifying the situations where we can drive in runs without getting hits. Those are the ones you have to capitalize on.

The Tigers' time of 8:39 is the second-fastest time so far this season by a Division II team, with Pearl River running 8:35 last weekend. The effort definitely put the Tiger distance runners on the charts as one of the top contenders for state honors later in the year.

The throwers went so they could finally compete in their events. During the indoor season they never get the chance to compete. The runners that went just wanted to run against some America East competition, to get better prepared for the season.

The thing we've been working on is advancing runners when we need to advance them and not leave guys stranded.

The thing about Darcy is she is just so tough when it comes to runners in scoring position and knowing when she really needs to bear down.

I've always thought Geoff was a hard worker, someone who makes it difficult for defenders because of his physical presence. But he has got other strings to his bow. His actual link-up play is very good. He sees midfield runners coming up to join him and he has got a nice touch on the ball where he brings people into the game.

I usually just do whatever the situation calls for, whether it's moving runners over or bringing someone in or just trying to get on base.

Sometimes you got to take advantage of what they give you. They gave us some wild pitches and let our runners advance.

Runners who train on hills will do well. You have to keep them in mind.

Right now, we?re just not getting the hits with runners in scoring position that we need. We want to get this turned around as soon as possible. Right now, it has been a rough first week.

Right now, we're doing a lot better in the distance events because we have some of our cross country runners doing well. Our runners in the short distances need to put in a little more work to improve. It takes a lot of work to get better in track.

Sam pitched very well for us, we just have to get some of those runners to score.

Put it this way, when you play for the Rockies, you have no other choice but to go out there and compete, ... When you have a chance to pitch here three times a year, max, you don't mind missing that. You just have to concede the fact there are going to be base runners and runs scored and just make pitches when you have to.

Ragan pitched a great game. She threw one bad pitch and they hit it out but she was in control the whole way. I thought we did a nice job of executing also. We got some runners on, we moved them over and we drove them in. We just kept chipping away and we had some opportunities to break that one open, we just didn't get the hits at the right time.

Randolph is a much improved team from previous years. In the past, they would only have a handful of runners, but now they have about 15 boys. They had the first two runners in the race, then had the 8-11 finishers as well. That is just to tough to beat.

Probably 1-3 of them who may be able to run at the varsity level this season. It's hard to tell with new runners because they get injured so often.

Our culture tends to label everybody and everything either a success or a failure, a winner or a loser. I often wonder how the one winner and 58,000 losers in the Boston Marathon feel about that? I can't imagine even one of those runners thinking of himself as a loser. I believe that for every one of them, to run the race well is to succeed.

Our advance bookings are nicely up on last year and it looks like we will have plenty of runners and competitive racing.

Offensively we had runners on all game. But, we couldn't get that key hit until we exploded for 5 runs in the sixth inning.

Oh God, I'm so excited. We're marathon runners, and marathon runners focus on the goal. The goal was always today and we wanted to pace ourselves for today. We broke the tape today. We won.

The one kid just about killed us. Union has six just like him, and we play them Saturday, so it's not like we haven't been working on holding runners in practice. We worked on it a good hour yesterday and still couldn't throw him out.

After a rough first inning, we battled back. This was a tough way to lose. We should have scored more runs. We had the runners on. It was sure a wasted performance by Craig Beltran.

Stress hormones go up in runners and yet, under certain circumstances, these hormones don't affect the brain in a negative way.