Quotes by Larry Hays

“Its a new bunch that we like, but I guess you could say that weve got one obvious weakness and thats experience at this level.”

“Our hope was we could give them a normal fall (semester) ? go to class, go work out and have a regular schedule. We think we did that.”

“People were more worried then about who was going to block and who was going to tackle. As far as keeping your job, guys were still trying to win. That competition is still there, but the demands on the coaches have changed.”

“I think when he was young that was his best position and I remember he could hit a little bit, too. This is something were looking at. Catching depth is a real problem for us this year. (Tim) Ahern, a key guy that was supposed to be our No. 2 catcher, got hurt and we dont have him for the year so were searching.”

“The main thing is his mentality and his aggressiveness. That old linebacker comes in handy behind the plate.”

“With Tomlin and Hynes out were looking for something. If those two guys come back healthy the fact that were finding some other people - Butler had a good outing last night -- its going to help us later on hopefully. Richardsons had two great games in a row. We need him to be ready to go next Thursday and do it again.”

“To come in here and put up a shutout, the way these guys hit, that says a lot.”

“Hopefully that was a coming-out party for some of these guys. When youre young and new and all the different things that these guys go through, it takes a little while to get in the comfort zone. Maybe were seeing signs of that.”

“That doesnt happen very often; everything kind of went to script. It all goes back to the job Morgan did Friday night. When that Friday guy goes out and burns up a lot of innings, it really helps the rest of the weekend.”

“Brooks was one of the greatest competitors we ever played against.”