Ed Sprague Quotations

Bases loaded with nobody out, I liked our chances. We just didn't convert.

He's definitely on the radar. You lead the fifth-best conference in the country in home runs, you get on the radar in a hurry. His biggest thing is to not worry about being on the radar.

Last year, he worried about a lot of things he couldn't control. This year, he worries about things he can control, and that's a sign of maturity.

That was our plan with him. He is the one guy in their lineup who you don't want to let beat you. He is physical and he can put the ball out of the ballpark.

We had some good omens today. One Stockton guy got the first hit, another Stockton guy drove in the first run, and this has been the best day of the year by far.

Wednesday will be a great day for Pacific baseball. But it's also a great recognition of what the Klein family has done for our community and this university.

That's when I thought this kid had a chance to be all right. That's something guys learn as they're going to the big leagues.

It's our contention that, in an effort to stop throwing the ball, it got away from him and hit (the batter).

It was probably more of a challenge the first year. You learn over time that these guys aren't big leaguers. They're college guys.

Any time you've got a guy who pitched every Friday back to pitch every Friday again, I think that's a huge advantage. He had a good year last year, and I think he's capable of more. Having him back is probably our biggest advantage this year.

He's really pitched very well. His first outing was dominating. He didn't get a decision, but he pitched about as well as you can pitch. The second outing, he didn't have his best stuff, but he was able to battle through it, and that's a maturity level we didn't see from him early in the season last year.

I don't know. I'd rather ask him about hitting. He was one of the best hitters of all time.

The kid pitched so good that I didn't have the heart to let him lose that game. Stuff-wise, he was still good. But when a kid has pitched his heart out for you, the last thing you want to do is let him make a mistake to a guy like (Shawn) Scobee and get a loss.