He had a lot of opportunities out of high school. And like a lot of kids, he wanted to play down south.

We're going to look at him. He'll be one of the taller kids in school, and he has a lot of skills. I'm looking forward to having him come in and contribute.

I think our track record speaks for itself. We do a pretty good job of identifying young arms and developing them. A lot of different pitchers come through our program and develop into pro prospects. Most recently everybody hears about (2005 Big East Pitcher of the Year) Craig Hansen (the Boston Red Sox organization's top prospect).

He shows signs for you, but I guess he's not in sync. He just has to find his stroke, so to speak. When he puts a good swing on the ball he's going to hit it a long way. He's a big guy.

I know the kids are disappointed. We were genuinely excited as a program to play them again. I can't tell you how many people came up to me (since the announcement) and said how excited they were that we were playing again.

A couple kids were respectable. They're one of the top teams in the league. If we play our best we still don't necessarily beat them. No one did exceptionally well. It wasn't good enough today.