Quotes by Joe Rodeghero

“He is the face of Providence athletics. Hes seen the good, the bad, the great. Hes brought the program to the point where it is today. The kids love him. He not only gave them football knowledge, he gave them life knowledge.”

“I thought he was done. I thought it might be a broken ankle or possibly his knee.”

“We had six hits, but we couldnt bunch any together. We had the bases loaded with one out in the sixth and scored only one run.”

“Brian did an outstanding job. He pitched as hard today as he ever has. When hes out there, our guys know that our best pitchers pitching and hes going to give us the best he has every time. I wasnt real worried about him and the wind. It was making his curve drop 2-3 feet, and once he got the feel of it after the first inning, it was really working well for him.”

“Cedric (Redmond) and Brian (Stroud) both looked free and easy. Brian was in control all the way.”

“We talked about putting the ball in play and battling against Cedric. Early in the game, we hit the ball hard but they made great defensive plays, and the wind blowing in might have affected a couple of balls we hit well.”

“The game ended with a bases loaded, line-drive double play, so we were right there.”

“Last week we were happy to finish second in the tournament. Now today were disappointed that we didnt win. Theyre a great team and I think were still a little behind, but not too far. Were a pretty good 6-5 team.”

“Losing Grant was a key in this game. Dan was nervous out there and made an error early on, but then he made 3-4 great plays. He didnt give us the offense Grant would have, but we didnt expect him to. He came in and played defense the way we wanted.”

“Sean did a great job changing speeds against a lineup 1-9 that is as tough as you will see. He made them swing the bat, and then you make some plays and it gives the pitcher confidence.”