Quotes by Jon Wente

“Their pitcher shut us down today; we didnt get a lot done against him. The disappointing thing is that we had an opportunity after playing so well (Tuesday in a 4-3, 10-inning victory). We didnt complete the job.”

“All we can do is work at it and continue to try to get better. I still believe in these kids, but it was a frustrating weekend. But its a long season. We didnt play well, and were also having some bad luck. But in a long season the luck tends to even out. Well be OK.”

“Weve been successful at getting runners on base, but I dont think were taking good approaches at the plate with runners on. Thats one area we need to improve in.”

“I thought that was a turning point. We would have scored the go-ahead run on that play, but after that happened, I thought our intensity level really picked up.”

“In the game of baseball, you learn real quick that sometimes you get the big hit, and sometimes you dont. Today, we didnt.”

“I thought Rey had the best stuff hes had all year - no-hitter type of stuff.”

“We were kind of heading south after dropping four in a row during the weekend, so this is definitely huge for us. It was probably the best weve played all season, offensively, defensively, pitching-wise and coaching-wise. Now weve just got to build on this and put something positive together.”

“Nick was really struggling early, and we were thinking about taking him out. But we didnt have a lot of options because we had played so many games lately. Something must have clicked in for him though, because after the first inning he was fine.”

“A good week no doubt. It doesnt make our situation quite as desperate. Weve put ourselves back into a position where we can control our fate.”

“Thats where it all starts. Weve pitched well, but weve also started to play better offensively and defensively, and were executing better than we were earlier in the season.”