Quotes by Allen Rossi

“St. Helena played a great game. Theyre going to do well. They are a much improved team from years past.”

“St. Helena has a lot of confidence. Theyre playing good baseball. We had to put a number up in the first inning to put doubt in their mind. I dont know if we necessarily put doubt in their mind but it set the tempo for us.”

“We need to be fundamentally sound. We need to throw strikes and play catch defensively to be successful.”

“They know whats at stake. They know what were all about, so we never have to talk about the winning streak and our goals. They know what our goals are, and our goals are to win championships. We dont talk about the streak. We just feel like that if we go out and we prepare ourselves fundamentally that we will win baseball games.”

“No excuses. We played as well as we could have. St. Bonaventure just played better.”

“We take all comers. We wont back down to anyone. They proved they were the No. 1 team in the state for Division IV. I think were right there with them. All streaks come to an end.”

“I knew it was going to end this year, so Id rather it end now and concentrate on (the) rest of (the) season. We open league play Thursday, and the bulls-eye is finally off our chest.”

“We didnt go down easy. I think the kids were feeling the pressure, because every one was coming after us.”

“I figured wed take on all challengers. I was hoping it would come down to (the St. Bonaventure) game, and it measured up to all of the hype.”

“He struggled early on as a sophomore offensively, but defensively hes been as smooth as any shortstop Ive had. Hes really a great defensive shortstop. Now, hes made himself into a better hitter, a better offensive player. He can do it all. He can run, he can throw, he can catch. Hes very smart and hes a great hitter now.”