Jason Lane Quotations

We're still in a good spot ... in a great spot.

My swing feels good. Last night (Friday), I missed a home run by just a couple of feet. And the game before that, I hit a couple of balls hard. I don't feel I'm in a slump. I still feel every time I'm out there that I'm going to hit a home run.

I feel like we can't keeping putting ourselves in a hole and make the comebacks that we have.

If someone gets us going, we usually do all right, and if no one does by the sixth or seventh, we usually get shut out. The same thing happened (Tuesday) night. A couple of guys get it going, and you have a big hit.

Lance got a big hit, and Lamb gets a big one, too, to give us a big lead,

I thought there's no way we were going to be able to turn two.

It feels good. We've got a chance to close it out in front of our home fans and we've got our big three and those have been our guys all year.

I think this team learned how to win.

We just as easily could be up 3-0. We had chances to win all three.

We want to bring back that rich tradition here, ... Most of our kids have never played in a championship game in their lives, whether it's Pee Wee or Pop Warner or club ball. . . . It would mean a lot for us to win. I think the whole school would get something out of it.

With one out, you just try to put a ball in play in the outfield. I was glad he took off.

It was a little cutter, middle-in, and I had been looking for it, ... He threw it to me last time we were over here and he hadn't thrown it yet. He threw it, and I was able to get the bat head out in front of it.

They were making their run right with us. It was an exciting time for us and them, too.

They showed a ton of confidence in me, and I never lost my faith, ... Everything happens for a reason, and I trusted in that. Things came around and I was able to contribute and help us get to this point.

A lot of the games in the past, we kind of waited around for them to beat us. I think tonight we just hung in there and battled and then finished them off.

It's just been nice to come through and get a couple hits and drive some runs in and do my part. I think that's just been the great thing about this team -- everyone's been doing their part and no one's trying to carry the team.

It was a situation where Rocket had pitched great, and we needed some runs. It was getting late, and it's nice to come through to get that victory for us. We all want to come out here tomorrow and take care of business.

It's the first time I've faced him, and it's just a rush to face a guy like that, ... I've seen him throw so many years and he throws so hard. It's just a challenge. It feels good anytime you have success on a guy like that.

It's similar to the play at the plate that I scored on Adam's ball. I knew I would probably be out, so I ran at the catcher to try break up the play or block a throw if the throw hits me. It's just part of the game.

Talking to him in Spring Training, one of the first things he said was how much he enjoyed it here, whether he made the team or not. He was happy to be in this organization and liked how things were going, and he felt like he had a future here.

It was nice for us to keep the offense going, keep tacking on runs through the ninth. It was nice to see because a lot of guys chipped in.

I want to be one of the guys the team can count on. I'm certainly capable of improving off last year.

They battled us all game. It was nice that we kept tacking on.

In Santa Rosa, there were a lot of Giants fans,

He's one of the best pitchers in the game, ... Every time he's out there, he doesn't make too many mistakes and tonight he didn't make too many mistakes. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap when you go up against some pitchers.

He played fullback for me one year at Hart, ... He was a 240-pound fullback in eighth grade. But that shows that he has great feet. He really moves well.

The good thing is the guys have picked us up, and we haven't needed me to do a lot. That takes a little bit of the pressure off me, but it still is frustrating for me. I know I'm going to get it going. If I weren't swinging the bat well, I'd be more concerned.