Quotes by Rick Pease

“Look at what we have here. These kids have great leadership, and theyve worked all winter, and spring for a day like this.”

“Its a great class. We have so much versatility with those kids, too. They can all play a lot of spots.”

“This will give people a better idea of what this team is made of.”

“You have to be pretty disciplined with a young team. Cole took advantage of his chance today. I always tell the kids that when they get in the lineup, they need to make me notice them.”

“That (shutting Granville out in the first) brought our bats alive. We had a similar situation (in the season opener) against Hamilton Township with virtually the same group on the field. We got them out early and got right to work.”

“But, we had a long conversation yesterday, and were back to normal again. Kids are wanting the ball hit to them -- instead of not wanting it to them -- and they want to make the play.”