Craig Gibson Quotations

When we scheduled them, they weren't number one, but we expected a challenge. The rankings are based a lot on tradition, but it can change. I by no means think we have the most talented team in the country, but we played hard.

We just didn't get after it tonight. I think we're just a little out of gas right now, but we'll get away from here and hopefully regroup Thursday and be ready Friday.

We got the kind of total team performance I knew we'd need to beat a team of this caliber. ... To come out and get a win in one the best environments in college baseball, that says a lot about our team right now. We need to work hard to finish a series if we want to get to the next level. But I'll go home happy this weekend.

We done hung around and got a chance. I don't know if nobody's good or everybody's good.

We really battled today on the mound and at the plate. We were able to capitalize on some opportunities, especially in the big inning, and that carried us to the win.

That was the run that counted the most.

We're a different club with Brantley New on the mound, and we'll be ready Friday at 6 with our season on the line.

We didn't play well on the road early. To win our league, you have to win on the road. That really showed me a lot about our club. We fought hard and scored some runs.

We started off slow offensively, but we made some adjustments. I'm really proud of the way we hit the ball. We didn't panic. Once we got going, it was sort of contagious.

Blake Quarles went out and gave us a chance early. I think our guys fed off that.

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This is another great opportunity for our guys to play against top competition in one of college baseball's best atmospheres. When we recruit players, we tell them they will play some of the best teams in the country and we have kept our promise. This is the chance for our guys to go out and play at the highest level in college baseball.

I knew it wasn't you. You're not that fast.

But he was just cruising, man. He was on cruise control.

He's shown some signs of being that kind of guy. Usually he tries to go out there and do too much. Tonight, he had a little more poise. He had command of his pitches.

Gardner-Webb has certainly owned us the last two years. We're 0-6 the last two years against them, and they have flat-out beaten us. We've just got to take it to 'em.

I really wanted to see how our arms would match up against an ACC team in a series.

They didn't really threaten a whole lot, to be honest with you. We just pitched well.

It was big, especially after the weekend we had. We have a chance to go on the road (today) and we haven't been too good on the road. We have four conference road series left, so we have to get better.

We had timely hits. And we got off to a good start.

They play well, they play hard, they don't make mistakes. I don't think they're going to pitch as well as North Florida, but they're very similar. They're well-coached and they play hard.

This is without a doubt the biggest win we have had since I've been at Mercer. Our pitchers were as sharp as they possibly could be and really set the tone. We took advantage of the chances we had at the plate and played outstanding defense.