Paul Mainieri Quotes (19 Quotes)

I've coached too many games against Rutgers to know they were not going to quit on us.

It sure is a lot more fun to win than lose. I'm sure the players are aware that we've won several games in a row and I'm all for thinking about it, but you can't rest on your laurels. Just because you won the last game doesn't mean you'll win the next one.

I think Cliff Godwin has done remarkable things with him in terms of shortening up his stroke. Even though he had great years the last couple years, sometimes his swing got a little bit long and there were certain kinds of pitchers that could get him out. I don't think there's any kind of pitchers that can get him out now.

Kansas State is one of the best teams in the country. Chicago State could be a very tough game.

First of all, anytime you go on the road, it is tough in-conference. Second of all, Georgetown got our attention last year by beating us here. I think they're going to be tough games, and hopefully we'll play well in all our phases and get off to a good start.

You'd much rather be recognized by the pollsters and the people in the community than not. The thing we have to guard against is living in the past.

This is obviously a huge series for us. You need to take care of business at home in our conference because the road games are just such tough games to win.

Whoever it is, we'll get a little preparation for them and we'll get ready to go. My guess is that they're probably going to split up the game with a number of pitchers, but I don't know that for a fact.

That was a tough decision, but I think I would have done the same thing.

He really made quite an impression on me. I was always struck by how articulate he was and how conscientious he was about things.

I thought in the second inning we had some really big hits and that kind of set the tone for the game. It was great to see some guys come through with some clutch hitting. I think we showed that we're capable of being a good offensive team when everybody's clicking and swinging the bats the way that they can.

I'm hoping that it's going to be a great crowd just like we had this weekend. Obviously, playing on national TV is a great opportunity, and I think everybody's excited.

We have got to be ready to play because we have a lot at stake. We have an NCAA bid on the line and we have an opportunity to host the first round of the regional tournament on the line, so we can not afford to go out there and play poorly and not get the job done.

We were hitting the ball hard, and Toledo was making the plays. Even when we were being no-hit, I thought that if we kept doing what we were doing, we would be all right.

There've been a lot of close games in this winning streak. We've had some late game heroics. It gives the guys a greater amount of confidence that they can do what it takes to win.

I kept telling people not to panic early in the season, because the more we play, the better we play. We always play our best baseball in April and May.

Wright State out-pitched us. I told coach (Rob) Cooper that if his team pitches like that all season, his team will win a lot of games.

Cooper has been phenomenal. If he's not the player of the year in the conference, I don't know who is. He's just been fantastic -- great defense at first base, hitting in the clutch, getting us going, hitting home runs, doing all the things that he needs to do.

We have no reason whatsoever to take Cleveland State lightly. They've lost a lot of tough games this year, and this will probably be the biggest game of the year for them.