Quotes by Hal Hayden

“We scratched and clawed for a few runs their in the first inning. But for us to be successful this season, were going to have to hit the ball.”

“Blake did what we needed him to do for us tonight. My nerves were a little shabby at the beginning of the game, but its good to know that we have a guy that will go out and battle for us. Hes going to give us a chance to win every time he takes the mound.”

“I talked to the team about defending our home turf; its a lot like ACC basketball, where you have to win at home because you dont know if you can get a road win. Its big coming in here and winning against a good Silver Bluff team.”

“The plate is in fair territory and the player never left the plate. It hit off the plate and stayed right on it. Hes got to run. I teach my players to run out everything. If they hit it, they have to run. That was just a mistake and hes got to know to run on that.”

“Weve got to be able to overcome adversity. Weve got to step up and accept the challenge when things go wrong. Instead of moping about it and dropping our heads, weve got to accept the challenge and keep fighting, and were not doing that right now.”