“It was the good pitching we faced. We helped them out by chasing pitches out of the zone. We were not as disciplined. But we still had a couple of opportunities. We just did not get the hits.”
Charlie Smythers
“We were calling pitches to pitch around Ovens, but the pitchers weren't pitching it. It's that simple. We weren't calling for fastballs down the middle with base-runners on with the best hitter on their team standing there. They couldn't hit spots, and if you couldn't hit spots, he'll hit the ball.”
Dave Moates
“When you face good pitching, when you get to the district tournament, it can help.”
Craig Faulkner
“He pitched exceptional. He matched an All-American pitcher, pitch for pitch. He made good pitches when he had to.”
Rex Peters
“I tried to sequence some pitches and approaches as if I was facing big league hitters. But I pitched, and I haven't done that in a long, long time, since early 2004, without other questions going on.”
Curt Schilling
“Being in a fresh place, fresh faces, fresh organization, really helped that out. It helped me concentrate on pitching.”
Joe Mays
“We usually pitch much better. They didn't seem to find the zone on any pitches they threw. I can't explain it.”
Richard Swann
