It was him against that pitcher, and I could see that he wanted to compete and that he wanted to win the game. He just pitched his tail off.

One of the stereotypes I feel in society ... is that most black men are violent.

Once we get guys in scoring position, we're kind of limited. The bottom line is we haven't done that with the consistency that we need to. ... We have one, two, three, four, five legitimate .300 hitters. Now we need guys who can hit for power.

Not many people can do that at this level. He just pounds the strike zone.

The problem is, if you have a player who's a good player and also a good student, well, who's not going to recruit that kid?

If a scout came up to all of the baseball coaches in the conference and said, 'Here's 100 of the best kids in Missouri,' ... I would probably have to tear that sheet in half. Fifty of them right off the bat academically wouldn't be able to get in.