Oregon-Washington State Postgame Quotes
05/02/10 | Baseball
Sr., RHP Justin LaTempa
On his pitching performance:
“I felt strong out there. As each inning went on, I felt like a got stronger and stronger. We had the hard cutter working really well and we did a good job of mixing it in. For different hitters, I threw it with different counts and we did our best to be unpredictable.”
“This was something special. It's great for me and it's awesome for the team.”
On the fly ball that dropped in for a hit:
“Its baseball, we can't get down, it just found a way to drop in. I threw a cutter I just left it over the plate a little bit and it hit off the end of his bat.”
On the team:
“We are a more mature baseball team all around. We expect each guy to be accountable for their actions and they are. It's awesome to be a part of it.”
Sr., C Eddie Rodriguez
On LaTempa's performance:
“He was hitting his spots and really pounding the ball in there. When he made a mistake, he made the necessary adjustments and he was really grinding out there. My hat goes off to him, it was awesome.”
Head Coach George Horton:
“Justin (LaTempa) gave a spectacular performance.”
One the one hit:
“We made an adjustment moving our defensemen back a little bit and they hit it against the grain. If we wouldn't have moved him then he might have made a great play and kept them from getting the hit.”
“(Justin LaTempa) is a spectacular athlete, all of his hard work is really paying off right now and he's showing it.”
“We still have one more game in the series and it's our responsibility to come back tomorrow and we are going to work hard to finish the series the right way.”
