Super Regional Game One Quotes
06/10/12 | Baseball
Oregon Head Coach George Horton
Opening Statement...
"Obviously my group is disappointed. It was a good college baseball game. J.J. (Altobelli) had a perfect at bat on that final at bat, but the center fielder made a great play. If I know my team right, they will play harder and better tomorrow."
On Kent State...
"They out played and out coached us for most of the game."
On getting walked 11 times...
"We got 11 free bases, I don't remember ever losing a game when the opposition walks us 11 times, you have to give credit to them, they made pitches and play when they needed it."
On the errors of the game...
"I'm not going to blame the loss on what we didn't do. Let's blame it on me, I let Alex (Keudell) go too long, that play that everyone will say beat us, may not have happened if I pulled him earlier. So let's blame that game on Coach Horton."
On coming back and winning the series...
"This will be a unique situation, we haven't won a series since Hawaii when we lost the first game. That's what I'm going to go in and tell them tonight and if I know my guys, they will say 'watch this' and overcome this loss."
INF J.J. Altobelli
On his last at bat...
"I hit it as good as I could, I was sitting on the fast ball and hit it, but he just made a great play."
On tomorrows game...
"We just want to come out and show what a great team we are. It will be even better if we come back and win tomorrow."
RHP Alex Keudell
On the game...
"I think I left balls up, they had good at bats. I don't remember the last time I made a fielding error. I just didn't make enough pitches."
Kent State Head Coach Scott Stricklin
On the game...
"I think it just shows how tough our kids are. If you had told me we were going to walk them 11 times and win I probably wouldn't have believed you."
"We're playing really good baseball. I think both sides would say it was a little sloppy. Every win from this point forward is the biggest win in school history. They've worked hard to prove we're a great team not a good team."
"If you can get a lead, it takes away from what they're trying to do."
"Our kids just believe they're going to win."
On Starn's start...
"I can't remember an outing in his career that we haven't had a chance to win. And that's four years."
On closing the game...
"That's awfully tough to do. The crowd was outstanding. Josh came in and made some great pitches. Nerves of steel."
CF Evan Campbell
On his game ending catch...
"Right off the bat I thought it was a routine play honestly. Tight at the end it was close, 50-50."
P David Starn
On his outing...
"The hitters did a great job of laying off."
On the last play...
"He put a good swing on it. Luckily Evan was fast enough to catch it. It was a little nerve wracking."
SS Jimmy Rider
On Alex Keudell...
"He was definitely a good pitcher. We were just trying to see the ball up and get some fastballs."
