That was our plan with him. He is the one guy in their lineup who you don't want to let beat you. He is physical and he can put the ball out of the ballpark.
Ed Sprague
Any time you've got a guy who pitched every Friday back to pitch every Friday again, I think that's a huge advantage. He had a good year last year, and I think he's capable of more. Having him back is probably our biggest advantage this year.
time good guy
He's really pitched very well. His first outing was dominating. He didn't get a decision, but he pitched about as well as you can pitch. The second outing, he didn't have his best stuff, but he was able to battle through it, and that's a maturity level we didn't see from him early in the season last year.
maturity decision battle early
Last year, he worried about a lot of things he couldn't control. This year, he worries about things he can control, and that's a sign of maturity.
maturity control worries things sign
That's when I thought this kid had a chance to be all right. That's something guys learn as they're going to the big leagues.
chance thought learn guys big
It's our contention that, in an effort to stop throwing the ball, it got away from him and hit (the batter).
effort contention stop
He's definitely on the radar. You lead the fifth-best conference in the country in home runs, you get on the radar in a hurry. His biggest thing is to not worry about being on the radar.
worry home country thing
Bases loaded with nobody out, I liked our chances. We just didn't convert.
chances
The kid pitched so good that I didn't have the heart to let him lose that game. Stuff-wise, he was still good. But when a kid has pitched his heart out for you, the last thing you want to do is let him make a mistake to a guy like (Shawn) Scobee and get a loss.
game heart good loss lose mistake guy thing
plan beat physical guy
I don't know. I'd rather ask him about hitting. He was one of the best hitters of all time.
time
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