NCAA Baseball Regional Game 6 Quotes
06/04/12 | Baseball
Oregon Head Coach George Horton
Opening Statement...
"I am obviously very proud and excited to bring the University of Oregon its first Regional Championship. The unfortunate thing was we couldn't have better weather for the Duck Nation to be out in force."
"I'm very proud to represent these coaches and players and hopefully we can continue."
On Jake Reed's performance...
"I thought it was symbolic that we were in that dugout. Good athletes, good people step up at the right time and he was dominant tonight."
"It's on the short list of most spectacular performances ever (that I've seen). I put my arm around him and told him, 'that's the first of many championship wins for you'."
On his coaching staff...
"My coaching staff is unbelievable. You look at the same kids and the difference in the last year. I think the players and those coaches have maximized their abilities."
On how long you enjoy this...
"We'll debrief tonight. We'll celebrate; take a day off, maybe two. After the last out there are people to congratulate then it's on to the next."
"Chip Kelly texted me last night and said, 'you're starting to do something special," and I just said, 'I'm trying to keep up with you big boy'."
On Kent State...
"Any time a team can pitch and play defense you have your hands full."
On Brett Thomas battling back from injuries...
"What a miraculous recovery. Brett Thomas is one of our leaders. He's our four-hole hitter and a clutch player. A courageous effort by Brett."
On Brett Hambright...
"Brett Hambright caught better and better. I challenged him because I didn't think he was all he could be Friday. He's dedicated himself to getting into better shape."
On the season's injuries...
"We told our group that sooner or later the cavalry will arrive. It would be nice to be close to full strength."
On this team...
"Executing and putting pressure on the defense this weekend. And when we're playing like that, we're doing it right."
"These guys grind. I've never told a team I love them like I've told this team before the season's over. And that's from the heart."
RHP Jake Reed
On the game...
"I was a little nervous, but I think I settled in a bit. I was able to get out of a couple big innings and keep us in the game. I knew I was facing a good team"
"It definitely makes it easier when you get some run support to take some pressure off. But it doesn't change the focus."
On ASPU...
"I think the biggest thing I saw and what we stressed was just throwing strikes. Getting back to square one."
OF Brett Thomas
On the game and this team...
"I had people on base this weekend and I wanted to drive them in for the team. That helped me keep the right mindset."
"I think we wanted to come out and prove that Friday wasn't a fluke. That's the kind of team we are."
On the weekend...
"We wanted to come out with a new fire."
"We executed to perfection all the little things. If you look at the scoreboard it might not look like we dominated."
On his home run...
"It's always nice to have runners on. At that point we were up so I knew I was going to be swinging instead of sacrificing my little brother over."
Austin Peay Head Coach Gary McClure
Opening comments...
"I take my hat off to Oregon today, their pitcher had really good stuff and he did a really good job. They executed well and bunted well. They didn't get a lot of hits, but that kind of team doesn't need to in order to score runs."
On Casey Delgado...
"I thought he threw a gem today, great pitching from pitch one."
On if fatigue played a factor in the second game...
"It's hard to say, at this stage, you play more on emotion. It was huge that we needed to get off to a good start to keep the emotion going. If we had started swinging bats early it might have been a different game."
RHP Casey Delgado
On pitching the first game...
"I just tried to go out there and throw strikes. I have a good defense behind me. I wanted to just get a few ground balls and give us a chance to win."
3B Greg Bachman
On the game...
"They (Oregon) jumped up on us really fast. They were capitalizing every time they got on base. It was demoralizing to us, but there was nothing to get mad about. I just told the guys to relax and have fun because it's just a game."
On playing Cal State Fullerton...
"To play against Cal State Fullerton was like a dream come true and then to beat them, made that dream even better."
On Jake Reed...
"Everything he had today was on point, my hat goes off to him."
IF/C Jordan Hankins
On Jake Reed...
"He was really sneaky, he came right at you. I tried to make the adjustment to him, but he just pitched really well."
