Jon is thrilled to be coming here to get a Penn State education, and we are just as excited. Jon is a quality lefty who has a 90 mph-plus fastball. He's a strikeout pitcher who has good control.
John is a great athlete who has shown great improvement over the past season. He's got a great breaking ball and can put some good velocity on his pitches. He comes from a Penn State family, and has the work ethic to be successful in the classroom and on the field.
A bad catcher can make a great staff average. And a good catcher can make an average staff great.
It'll help us to play somebody in a different uniform instead of dividing one team into two. When you get one lineup together, you have a good idea of what team you're going to have. In terms of wins and losses, it's going to be hard to tell.
It's very crucial, and we have to play well. We'll play well for four games and see what happens. I think we have a good chance of coming out of here with some wins and getting back in the pack.
It really meant a lot to me that he did that. I just want to put it in some of the older guys' hands. If he felt good and could put the ball in the gap, I want him to do that. Well, he didn't feel comfortable, and he took the bunt and sacrificed himself for the team.
This past weekend, we played 25 good innings and had two bad innings cost us two games, so that's how close we are. At least we're condensing it to one inning. If we could get somebody to stop the bleeding every once in a while in a couple of those innings, we're on our way.