Mike Pirtle
Mike Pirtle
bench guys helped point swinging turning
(Our hitting) has been a turning point for us without a doubt. It probably started at the Lufkin tournament, and we have guys off the bench who are swinging well. It kind of helped us turn a corner.
held key leads pitchers strikes threw today
Our key today was that our pitchers threw strikes and we established big leads and held on.
focus main
Our main focus was to play the we've been playing.
bigger corey great head last starter step year
I feel great about it. Corey has been a three-year starter and been a mainstay and head a great year last year. This is just a step for Corey because I feel he will go on to bigger and better things.
board few kept plate runs work
We got a few runs on the board and Trey went to work and kept them off the bases. Everyone got up there and competed real well at the plate tonight.
against came defense double good job kept key matt multiple plays routine swinging turned
We came out swinging against Byrd. (Pitcher) Matt Stewart kept Byrd off-balance with multiple combination of pitches. Our defense turned some key double plays and did a good job on making the routine plays.
gave kids left opportunity people proud runs
We left way too many people on and we gave up one big inning. We had the opportunity to get runs in every inning. But I am proud of the way the kids battled back after getting down.
came early game haunt left people seven
We left too many people on early in the game and it came back to haunt us. We had seven hits, we just have to get them in.
innings key majority pitchers pitching starters work
The key was we got to get some pitchers some work because the majority of innings have come from our two starters (Matt Stewart and Trey Johnson), because they've been pitching so well.