Quotes by Scotty Nichols

“We did a pretty good job when they scored of coming back in the bottom of the inning and putting one up to keep the momentum away from them. It was very important for us to do that in that it kept everybodys head up and we stayed positive.”

“Its a 10-team tournament and we are using wooden bats that somebodys furnishing. Its going to be a good deal and the kids are looking forward to it.”

“Weve been solid at the plate all season and I have faith in everyone that steps up to the plate. We had 22 hits the first day of the Sweetwater tournament and I hope we have more performances like that this weekend.”

“The guys are real excited and anxious to defend their home field. Were all healthy right now and we hope the community will come out and support us.”

“For the tie-breaker, we go to the books and its broken down into runners to third, runners to second, runners to first and hits. We were tied at third base 5-5, then won it 7-5 at second.”

“Again the pitching did an excellent job for us. Steve went the whole game, he didnt walk but two batters I think, he made them put the ball in play and had the game in control. Thats what you want to see out of your pitching.”

“We had the error with two outs there that should have ended the inning, but other than that I believe were getting better with every pitch defensively.”

“It was a great way to get back on the winning track and put Saturday behind us. The guys competed well and we played hard.”

“It was Stephens first time on the mound in a game situation and he did an unbelievable job. You cant ask a lot more from your pitcher than that, and then Mason came in at the end and finished it off.”

“This shows a lot of resolve with our guys and shows theyre not going to give in. They fought to the very end. We knew we had to score some runs there, and we did it. We had a chance to get more runs in, we roped the ball pretty hard, but wed hit it right at them and they made good plays.”