Tommy Richardson Quotes (7 Quotes)

Any time you really get whipped by an opponent, you have extra motivation to go out and prove not only that you can compete with them, but you can actually pull out a victory.

Shane did a great job out there today. He stayed ahead in most of his counts and really worked well. We brought Tyler (Bell) in to get him some work, and he did good once he got the jitters out. It's good to be in a situation where you can do that.

We knew they were a great baseball team, and they did everything right to start. They had no walks, no errors and we couldn't run on them, but we've been behind before and that's why you play seven innings. We knew we could come back strong.

We got plenty of guys on the mound tonight, and that was important for us. We needed to get some time out there and get them prepared for (the rest of the week).

This was a great baseball game all the way around. Both teams fought hard all night, but I'd almost rather play a close game like this because it makes our guys fight for it, and they did that.

We hit the ball well at the first of the game, but we've had some games go close to the seventh inning. We know we need to close out games sooner, and we're capable of it. I told the guys that after the game.

I don't like to categorize teams I coach, but I really like this one. I know every time out I'm going to get a great effort from each kid, and we got that tonight in a game where we needed it.