Oregon v UCLA Game One Quotes

#38 Caleb Tommasini

“We have a chance to win a series on Saturday or Sunday. That's a great feeling and one we haven't felt enough. I think we hit better against harder throwing pitchers because we're sitting on the fastball and not guessing whether the next pitch is going to be a change-up or a curve ball.”

“(Erik) Stavert threw the ball awesome today. Our offense stepped it up and we worked when we went to the plate. I think we have a different mentality or energy when he's on the mound. We want to produce for him because we know he's giving his all with each pitch.”

“We went out there with nothing to lose, their pitcher went out there expecting the win, so we went out swinging the bats. When your facing a fastball pitcher it's see the ball, hit the ball, and he was throwing his off-speed stuff at 90 miles an hour. He was the fastest pitcher I've ever faced!”

#17 Mitch Karraker

“(Erik) Stavert threw great. He threw a lot of strikes and didn't let the lead off hitter get on base. He really manned up today and showed us what he was capable of. Our offense was kicking and their pitcher was just about the hardest thrower we've faced. We have been having trouble with soft left-handers and it was a momentum booster to get a chance at a had throwing right-hander.”

#12 Erik Stavert

“It was nice to get the win. It was great to see our offense kick it into gear and put some runs up.”

“UCLA was struggling with the breaking ball all day, so I had no choice but to throw it. At one point I think I threw it four straight. At the start of the game, I was having trouble with my command of my pitches, but as the game went on I was able to locate the curve ball better and I felt I got better as the game went on.”

“I tried not to watch their pitcher, I didn't want to emulate what he was doing. We are two different types of pitchers and I didn't want to try to do something I'm not used to doing. I do what I do, and its been working so why change it.”

Coach George Horton

“It feels good to get the win, it wasn't easy, but we'll take it. (Erik) Stavert had a great outing, and as a team all around this was our most focused, concentrated most business-like mind set we've had all year,”

“With this pitcher we had to get our foot down and get the barrel to the ball, it was that simple.”

“It feels like were in a pennant race and we just won. For me this was an important win and more importantly for the kids on the team it was a good win, since the beginning of the “New Ducks” they have worked hard to change the way they play. They have been working so hard, and I'm proud our hard work has paid off today.”

University of Oregon Athletics

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