Joe Jordano Quotations

We've been in a must-win situation since Week 3, when we were 1-6. Our guys know it can be done. We've made a lot of big hits, big pitches and big plays to get this far.

We're one series away. If we can't win that series, we don't deserve to make the playoffs.

Jim is an outstanding baseball player. He's a consummate baseball player. He's not real big, he's not very flashy, but he knows how to play the game. He's very analytical. He's a smart baseball player and he's got a bright future.

We expect to compete for the Big East championship. I believe we're ready for the season. I don't think we're a team capable of blowing people away. We have to play very well every day to win.

We're a team that there's very little margin for error. The last couple of games we've played clean baseball.

Those type of players are blue-collar, gritty-type players. It's what we want here (at Pitt) and what the city (of Pittsburgh) wants. It affords us a very aggressive way to play the game.

We got a lot of work done, but we lacked actually being on a field facing a live situation. There's no way you can simulate that indoors.