Pitcher Quotations | Page 7

Their pitcher was excellent. He limited what we could do at the plate.

Their pitcher was good but again, we're not hitting the baseball. When we do, we hit it right at people and we can't find the gaps. We're not giving ourselves chances to score if we're not getting on the bases.

Their pitcher was great. We didn't make the adjustments on his curve.

Their pitcher was on. He kept us in check.

Their pitcher was settling down and getting into a groove. There were two outs, Chris had two strikes on him and he turned a pitch around and sent it onto the lacrosse field.

Their pitcher was struggling to get the ball over the plate so there were a lot of take signs on in that last inning. That put him in situations where he had to throw strikes.

Their starting pitcher (Demetrius Marshall) did a good job of keeping us off balanced for the first five innings. Once he got tired, we did a good job of making the adjustments and hitting the ball hard.

Their starting pitcher had two really tough pitches. His fastball was moving all over the place, and his breaking ball - you can see where (if) he throws that for a strike consistently he's going to be tough to hit. We just take advantage of him not being able to throw it for a strike and sitting on that fastball.

The key to any game offensively is whether you adjust to the pitcher. We didn't adjust to that pitcher at all. We didn't do much of anything offensively.

The key to hitting is putting yourself in a good situation to compete. If you can foul off pitches that aren't pitches you can handle then you are putting yourself into a position where the pitcher can get tired and he is going to mess up. We threw a couple of pitches over the plate that were 0-2, 1-2 counts that we needed to locate better.

The last couple days I saw some frustration in our players because they want to win. But they call it offense. You have to stay on the attack and not be defensive up there. It's no fun not scoring runs, no question about that. There's kind of a sense of urgency sometimes when a pitcher goes through you that quickly. But obviously they have good starting pitching and we're going to have to deal with it because they're in our division.

That's a sign of a good pitcher -- when you can pick up your defense when they let you down. He didn't flinch. He just went about his business and continued to make pitches." ()

That's a huge run for a pitcher, ... When you're battling, that run makes you feel like ? I wish hitters could appreciate what a pitcher feels like because that run's huge. He had it all the way. It was such a great play.

That's a huge run for a pitcher. When you're battling, that run makes you feel like ? I wish hitters could appreciate what a pitcher feels like because that run's huge. He had it all the way. It was such a great play.

It's been incredible. It seems like he's put that aside and went out there and showed you the type of pitcher he is and that he likes to win.

It's tough any day you lose, especially now. We pretty much have to win out. Our pitcher pitched well enough for us to win, but we didn't play well enough behind him. That's the story.

It's tough, because coming in we were (feeling) really strong, and things just didn't go our way. Unfortunately we ran into a pitcher that pitched pretty well, and balls we did put in play just didn't find any holes.

It's weird, because we need to learn how to win these close games. We need to learn how to push across runs. It just shows how good a pitcher can be when he's around the strike zone and doesn't walk anybody.

It's very encouraging. That's a big part of what a pitcher does, having confidence in (the) fastball and being able to go with No. 1.

They did a good job of taking what they were given and not trying to do too much. Mark is the kind of pitcher who feeds off the other team's aggressiveness.

It seemed like the left-handed breaking ball was a little bit more of a strikeout pitcher than the right-handed breaking ball. The point I made is that it's not easy to score runs.

It took me a long time to really find my mechanics, ... But that's the pitcher everybody expected, and that's the pitcher I expected.

They come out and they swing the bat. They do a great job at hitting the ball when a pitcher makes a mistake.

It won't really change anything I do. I was just kind of the bridge to the end of the season anyway. But it won't be easy losing a talented relief pitcher like that.

In Paul Byrd, we are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation. We are pleased to bring Paul back to the organization he grew up in.

I quit in eighth grade 'cause this one pitcher had no control, hit me dead in the side.

In this league, you've gotta hang in there. You're going to face a good pitcher like that. We were just lucky to get a couple runs at the end. He got ahead of us, and was shutting us down. Maybe that's where some of the experience comes in; when one part of our team is down, another part rises a little bit.

I know Loren can play if he can get healthy. He's like a pitcher on a pitch count right now. He's on a knee count. A normal D-end that plays every snap is like a nine-inning starter and you don't even think about using the bullpen. Right now we'd have to go to the bullpen a lot on Loren.

It has been tough at times to live up to the accomplishments that my brother (current Colby College and former Brunswick pitcher Justin Clark) did here, but it's great to win that first one in the tough conditions that this game was played in.

C.J. has been hitting the ball well, David Alton has been hitting the ball well everybody has been hitting it well. It's hard to make a lineup when they're hitting that well. (Foster in the No. 2 hole) just puts him up there faster. I think it puts a lot of pressure on the pitcher to get that first out. As long as everybody is hitting, we can do that.

I just don't like the Houston lineup, ... There's too many weak spots, too many guys you can pitch to and get out. You get the feeling their pitcher could throw a shutout and not win.

I just waited for the pitcher to put his foot down, and I was going. Kent State is a pretty good ball team. This feels a lot better than yesterday.

I think Nate was unknown and he was a big surprise to the program. By becoming a pitcher only and putting the time in he just got better as the year went on.

I think my pitcher Alyson pitched an almost Jamie Moyer-like game. She changed speeds and was hitting her spots. She had an outstanding game.

His fastball was short (Friday), and his command was mediocre. That being said, you're normally not able to make that statement and have a pitcher only give up one run in five-plus innings at Coors Field. So he deserves a pat on the back for that.

His key pitch is his fastball but his strength is his incredible intelligence at such an young age. He really knows how to set up hitters and he hits his spots better than any pitcher I have ever coached.

His confidence level is up so much more from last year. He does a good job of controlling runners. He's a more balanced pitcher this year.

I know good and well what's going through his mind. But it's the playoffs. As a pitcher you just have to deal with it, take a shower and forget about it.

I'll tell you this, after facing him, I could have faced the best pitcher in the league and I would have been excited about it,

I'll tell you this, ... If I go out every time from here on out and feel like I did last night, I'll win more than I lose. And when we get to October, I'll be the pitcher I was last year and the year before.

I'll tell you this much: Corrigan pitched like he was No. 1. We really didn't play bad baseball at all. But we just couldn't do anything on offense, and we looked at too many pitches. Against a pitcher like him, that's going to happen sometimes.

In the past I thought I could do a lot with my fastball and changeup, ... From last year on I've been a little more open. I realize to be a very successful pitcher in the league I should develop a few more pitches.

I really felt confident throwing my slider today. The mindset of a pitcher is to come in and be in control.

I really think Aaron Shafer pitched well and gave us a chance to win the game. I'm very impressed with his demeanor and the way he goes about his business. I think he's an outstanding prospect, and he's going to be a great pitcher for us.

If you rescue him every time, you'll have to rescue him all the time. If you leave him out there, you learn about them or they become a pitcher by coming through. He can say, 'I can handle the situation,' but until you've been in the situation, you don't know if you can handle it or not.

In the second game it seemed like both teams were a little lethargic. They had kind of a slow pitcher on the mound.

I have to give kudos to Emily because that kid has come a long way since she started. I always thought it would take until her junior or senior year until you could really see what kind of pitcher she is. She's always had all the talent in the world and now she's getting the mental aspect.

I haven't ever seen a pitcher leave Coors Field and become a worse pitcher.

I haven't seen a ball hit that far in a long time. You've been working on your swing since you're 5 years old. This guy's a pitcher and he just hit it 700 feet. Whatever.

I really don't know a lot about them. They had a new pitcher move in who is supposed to be good. We'll just have to see.

I really think the Devil Rays rushed him to the big leagues, and that set him back. He's a power pitcher with a great change-up. ... He has a world of potential, but we need to be patient with him. If we do this right, he could be a really good pitcher for us.

But I never was a strikeout pitcher like Bob Feller or Dizzy Dean or Dazzy Vance.

Behind the plate, as good as it gets. Good arm, good receiver, excellent game calling. He knew every pitcher was different and called the game accordingly he used what you had that day.

Before you go to second base, you have to see if the pitcher does something different. Just watch for little things like that with the pitcher.

He's somebody that we think can help us. We got a quality pitcher and added a nice prospect.

He's struggling out of the gate, he's a better pitcher than that, he'll bounce back. His location is a little bit off.

He's the best fielding pitcher I have ever seen. He's probably the only guy on our team who can make that play.

He's the best fielding pitcher we have. You don't see that too often. He probably tried to make a little too much happen there.

He's started on three days' rest for us and done a great job, ... Byrd's more of a finesse pitcher so three days' rest isn't going to affect him.

He's started on three days' rest for us and done a great job. Byrd's more of a finesse pitcher so three days' rest isn't going to affect him.

I'll take my chances with any of those guys. Baez is not hitting as high as we would like, but I like my chances with them. If that pitcher makes one mistake and Baez hits it over the wall, we win the game.

I'll take that win with two home runs any day, because she's a good pitcher and she could've shut us out easily. She had a good rise ball that we were chasing all afternoon.

By far. He's greater than any pitcher I ever faced.

Chavez is a good pitcher and it was a big boost for us to get him out of there.

Hopefully, everybody's focus is more on the game, or the pitcher that we are facing, or the hitters that we are facing,

He threw well today. It's good to see him back to being the Heath of old. He's a great pitcher and he's our No. 1 and it's good to see him go out and have a good outing. It's the right time to be doing that. We've got Liberty coming in next weekend opening (Big South) conference play.

He's unbelievable. We had not scored too many runs and we gave him a little bit of a cushion today and that allows the pitcher to be a little bit more aggressive.

I prefer to play first base or pitcher in college. Coach Dews runs a disciplined program, which impressed me. I know he can give me the tools I need to keep focused on bettering myself.

I probably left the pitcher in a little too long, and they were able to get on him. This was our third game in three days, and I really didn't know who to pitch when he got in trouble.

I don't think I would ever take out a pitcher with a one-hitter.

He's just been a big-time pitcher for us. He just has something inside him where he rises to the occasion, and you can't teach that. It's hard to put your finger on what it is, but I like it.

He's the best I've ever seen. I always said you need four things to be a great pitcher -- location, movement, velocity, and deception. He's got all those. Now, you add the intelligence he brings to the mound and we're not talking about a mere mortal here.

He's the best pitcher in the American League, period. Fortunately, he didn't have his A game. That shows how good he is.

He's the best young pitcher I've seen this season. You couldn't sit on his fastball because he had such a good curve and a change. And his fastball moved. He was tough.

He's their best athlete, number one pitcher and a good hitter too at the three hole in the lineup. We're going to have to manufacture some runs against them.

He's really matured a lot from his freshman year to last year to now. I think it really helped him when we told him he was going to be a pitcher only and he didn't have to worry about swinging the bat and all that other stuff. He kind of worked on taking his pitching a little more seriously.

He's probably the only pitcher that I know who really didn't need to warm up. You know most guys start out warming up slow and gradually increase their speed. When I knew Elmer, he went to the mound, he opened up and he was just about full speed on his first warm-up pitch. That struck me as being unusual.

Garrett was both a pitcher and catcher during his career. We don't have a catching coach full time, so that will help our team. He has played at the Triple-A level. It is important to have that experience, to help our players prepare for the next level, to be more well-rounded.

He said the first baseman caught the ball, I saw it completely different. I asked him to ask the other umpire and he said it was my call and I'm not going to ask the other umpire. I really need to watch what I say. I've been reprimanded before. That didn't have a whole heck of a lot of bearing on the ball game. It was pretty well out of reach, but let's just put it this way: I've got a control pitcher on the mound and he walks five guys in three innings. That's all I'll say. He hasn't walked five guys in five games.

he said. ''And when we get to October I'll be the pitcher I was last year.

He's a new pitcher who is learning. He came back and got a pop-up and ground ball. It was a tough play to make an off-balance throw.

He's a pretty good pitcher and mixes it up well with an 85 mile-per hour fastball.

He's a proud guy, and he wanted to show that last season was an aberration. So he got a personal trainer and got himself into shape this winter. He's determined to show he can still be a top pitcher in the game.

He's the pitcher on their staff that really flies under the radar. We know him well because he pitches American Legion. But he's really underrated. He's tough, competitive and he's a winner.

He threw a lot of fastballs and just put them right where he wanted them. It's a perfect example of when a pitcher hits his spots, he's going to be successful.

He threw great today. He was a big pitcher for us last year, and we expect the same from him this year.

There's virtually no pressure on me, ... The pitcher has got to throw it over the plate. I got some good pitches to hit in those situations.

It was a frustrating week because of the weather. The time off affected the offense in the first game but the opposing pitcher threw well too.

It was great. She never got behind. All her pitches were on today. I think she grew up as a pitcher today, too, because nobody has finished a game. We keep switching in and out, but she took us the whole way today.

They were the best offensive team we've faced. When you put your least experienced pitcher out there, it's not a recipe for success.

They were tough outs, that top part of the order. It doesn't matter how good your pitcher is. If you put that first batter on with no outs, it's tough.

They have top-quality pitching. New Concord will bring a pitcher that's challenging.

It was just a little mental lapse. It took our pitcher a little while to get going, and I hate to see him lose one like that.

It was just a natural thing for me. I don't know that I really worked on it. At some point every pitcher is in the same position in his mechanics ? how you get to that point will always be different.

They just out-hit us. Our pitcher was doing a good job and even took the ball to the outside, but they were hitting that too.

It was a good game for us. We had a young pitcher on the mound and it was good to have him pitch against a team like South Shore.

It takes about six to eight weeks of physical conditioning before a player can really throw hard for a seven-inning duration where the pitcher is throwing 70 to 100 pitches hard.

It was amazing to look at the difference in the two spray charts (from Wednesday). That's understanding your approach, understanding your situation, understanding what the pitcher wants you to do, and then battling to not do it. That's how (the Cardinals) scored eight runs on seven hits.

It was an impressive day for the Tigers with the bats against a pretty effective pitcher in Callahan. We were opportunistic and played some good defense when we needed to. I didn't think that Dani was particularly sharp but she was still talented enough to win.

It's important to protect your young starters. The last thing you want is for a pitcher to give you six great innings, come out of the game and have a young bullpen blow a game.