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We got what we needed out of this. We played some good clubs and got prepared to make a run at the end.
He did a nice job shutting them down. It was a good win.
This was one of the nights when we put a lot of people in motion. It's part of our offensive scheme. But we want to be aggressive defensively and pitching, too.
I tell you both guys were beating up the strike zone. We were fortunate we had the last at-bat.
We put good aluminum on the ball. But we were flat. It was completely opposite of how we were last week.
We were not prepared to execute defensively. That's the name of the game. We have success when we can play defense.
We're trying to continue to stay out of a rut, and playing aggressive baseball is the way to do that. When you play aggressive, good things are going to happen more times than not.
When you leave eight people on base (actually six) in the first three innings it's tough to win.
We were swinging the bats the whole game, putting it in play. When Coppola hit it out, they saw he got elevation, and suddenly the groundouts turned into line drives.
What can I say about Chad Burns? He worked his off-speed pitches well and kept (the Sarasota batters) off-balance. He also competed, and that's what we need.
We're trying to get out of a rut.
We did a nice job of putting our game plan in motion the first couple of innings then we adjusted in the fourth inning as they changed up.
These are the kind of games you have to win. Low-scoring games like this you have to have good pitching and play defense. We took a step forward tonight.
It's a lot easier to play with a lead -- there's not as much panic. You can play more aggressive and wide open.
It's good for us. The thing about it is, we want to play competition like that to prepare us for down the road. We want to play a schedule like that so we can make a run when the playoffs start.
It was not a pretty game and North Port did a good job of taking the hand that was dealt to them and getting the job done.
It was our third game in three days, (and) we lacked energy. It just so happens Manatee had more than us.
I never thought I'd ever go to a Lawrence road game.
Chad did a phenomenal job pitching. Our pitchers are getting stronger as the year goes on and he is part of that. We wanted to work ahead in the count, pound the strike zone and be the aggressor.
Chad (Burns) did a great job on the mound. He knew out game plan and did a great job of executing it. He stayed down in the zone all afternoon.
All three pitchers we threw (Monday) did a good job. Pat kept us in the game and Tommy got us out of a jam and Robby did a nice job of finishing up. Our young guys needed to step up and they did a nice job of getting us through the game.
