If I threw him 15 balls, he hit 14 of them solid. He was right on.

He's hitting everything on the screws. Even his outs are spectacular.

I told them that I had faith in them. I said that you guys can do this if we can just get some people on base, and we did. I didn't expect what happened.

It was nice to see [that kind of offense]. Whenever you can play long ball, it takes pressure off your defense. I can't remember taking two from Cary in my five years [as head or assistant coach] at Jacobs.

He has a great arm, good speed and he seemed to make solid contact every single time. Usually with sophomores, they can struggle big-time with varsity pitching, but he's hitting shots.

The last thing we can afford right now is to make excuses. We're inexperienced at some spots, that's the way it is. We have injuries, so does everyone, that's the way it is.