Ron Polk Quotations

Tomorrow, we'll practice, but it won't be a long practice. Then, we'll get ready for a fine Tennessee team this weekend.

We're going to play the game somewhere. I'll let the athletic directors handle that. I ain't gonna tell you Smith-Wills is a better ballpark than the new one, but it's been good to us over the years. They've done everything we've asked. They put in a new (playing surface), they put in new lights. I think it's been great for the people down there.

When we had the 6-3 lead, they were counting the 19th victory. They thought they were the best, and they're still the best in my mind. But they thought they were invincible, maybe. But no one is invincible in sports.

Maybe with all the injuries we've had on offense, (the pitchers) have been pressing and trying to do more.

I wish we could bank some of these runs for the next day.

Had we won, we would have been 5-1, but we could have also lost. And it wouldn't have mattered.

He got all of it. He's seeing the ball pretty good. We needed a hero.

We've got to have him. He's too good of a hitter (not to contribute).

He's a cool customer. And he throws a 93, 94 mile per hour fastball.

We may be the worst team in the history of college baseball with the bases loaded. We couldn't move them.

He used to be a power pitcher, but after shoulder surgery he's had some hard luck.

This was a good series for us. Arkansas State has a nice ball club and they have shown they are capable of beating good teams. They gave us a tussle this weekend, and today we had to make some plays and pitch well.

Our bullpen has been great. We've been pounding the strike zone.

Little did you realize in the second inning that one home run is going to win a ball game.

I think he's all right. We'll take an X-ray for sure, but he should be OK for the weekend.

That's the tough thing about winning 18 in a row. They're down there, thinking it's the end of the world. They wanted to see how long this thing could keep going.

We had nearly as many hits, but they put them together. That's what it's all about. We just spaced ours out.

We had a lot of depth then, when Brooks was cut. Plus, he's gotten better. He's very good defensively. He's paid his dues.

Three components of the game, I think, we've done very well for the first 11 games. Pitching has been outstanding ... That's going to give you a chance to win games. Hitting, I still think we can swing the bat better than we have. (That) makes for a lot of close games.

We're not down on them. We're just trying to get the game under control.

Well, that 1985 team was pretty good. Are we better (this year)? I don't know. But I know the league is better now.

We've played good teams, but give me a call in a few weeks and I'll let you know how our pitching is.

But Smith-Wills has done everything we asked, put a new playing surface in, put new lights in, but it's an old facility. That's fine. It's not bad. It's old. You know how kids are, they want better facilities.

The good part is that we've won 11 games to start the season. The bad part is, they were all home games.

Umpires are umpires, but he (Smith) was just incompetent.

This week will be a big test. We'll know a lot more about ourselves after this week.

We give them three after our home run to go up. That was big.

We had the 13 hits in five innings because we didn't have a hit until the 5th inning.

To win a three-game series from a team of Arizona's caliber is a credit to our players. Arizona has some outstanding pitchers and we did a nice job of putting the ball in play when we needed to.

Seibert pitched well. His numbers were good coming in. We hit a lot of hard balls, just right at them. We put the ball into play, but we just couldn't get anything going.

That was a big inning. Baseball's funny. You pound the ball and nothing happens. Then you put it in play and things start happening.

That's what we expect from Justin. He changed his speeds and was effective.

This is something I probably should have done earlier. We've got guys that are flexible and want to win. We've just got to put our best foot forward.

They told me I was going to be arrested if I didn't get off the field. For what? Arguing a call?

A lot of things need to go right to win 14 straight times. But I think a lot of it isn't because we've been lucky. A lot of it has been because we've been pretty good.

They're a good team. They wanted to win as much as we wanted to win. Joseph Hunter got the big hit for us.

It's just a matter of trying to put the lineup together and score some runs like we did (in a 17-run outburst Saturday).

It's early. But if I had to pick one poll for us to be No. 1 in, I'd pick Baseball America. Those people really know what they're doing.

It's a great streak, it's legitimate, and I'm happy for Thomas. But I know he'd rather trade the streak for a win.

It's nice to be 15-0, but that 1985 team was pretty good. Everybody wants to mention our start, but we're just concerned with winning.

It was a matter of time. It's the nature of the game, on the road, in the Southeastern Conference. I think when we had a 6-3 lead, (players) were counting the 19th victory.

It was like a football atmosphere out there. I thought it was the 50-yard line on the sidelines of an Ole Miss-Mississippi State football game.

Smith-Willis has been good to us, but you know the players are thinking about facilities. Somebody will pick this up, and there are now two options.

I'm not down on the opponents, but most of those opponents were .500 clubs or below .500 clubs. Like even (Arizona), a normal perennial power, is struggling right now because of young players, so I don't know if we were that good when we were 18-0.

I'll take the punishment, I accept it. But it better happen again to somebody else. Maybe I need a better term.

Innings are getting up there, arms are tired. (Pitching woes) can get contagious. Thankfully, we have bullpen depth to deal with it.

Georgia pitched very well the last two days. They're what you call a dangerous' team. If they stay healthy, they'll be a big factor.

I'd hate to see our batting average with the bases loaded.