Quotes by Mike Munguia

“What Im looking for is guys wholl compete on the hill. Weve got about 12 working on the mound right now. These first three tournaments — if nothing gets weathered out, well get 17 games (before district starts) — theyll all get a chance.”

“It was a great day. We played a near-clean game defensively (one error) and we hit the ball hard up and down the lineup. We hit the ball on the nose several times today.”

“Odds are when they bring the infield in that youre going to get one through there sometime eventually. We hit it hard right at them a couple of times. We had a chance to score a few more runs than we did, but they made plays, and we didnt get all the timely hitting we needed.”

“I dont know if its never being in this position (first place) before or what. We didnt come out to take care of business from the first pitch. We played sloppier than we have in a month, and thats whats going to happen to you in this district if you play like that.”

“Our kids battled back. They fought and they competed.”

“It comes down to fundamentals, and we didnt do a couple of little things. We played good enough to beat most teams. They just played real well, too.”

“Hes just a gutsy kid. He loves to win, and he loves to get out there and pitch. We got all we could get out of him, probably a little more. Im very happy with his performance.”

“As a coach, you hate to ever be behind. But the last two or three weeks weve played better when were behind. Thats just a tribute to the competitiveness and the kids playing hard and wanting it.”

“We have to take care of business on Saturday. The team struggled today and we have to bounce back on Saturday; we cant expect someone to help us out.”