That's a monkey off our back. I don't think we've ever beaten them.

We haven't beaten anyone in the playoffs yet, and that's what we have to do. We've won a lot of big games in the regular season, but we need to win playoff games to get respect.

I think he's found his niche. His 100 free is coming along. ... He's beaten some tough competitors, too.

I think it's great that he doesn't let himself get beaten down.

Since I've been here, I think St. Stanislaus is the only team we've played that we haven't beaten. He had a heck of a program and I'm happy to have him here.

We've faced and beaten [Long Beach State's] Jared Weaver and other great pitchers since I've been here. The approach we take is to keep battling. If we have to win 1-0, then we'll win 1-0.