Post Game Quotes From 2003 NCAA Baseball Super Regional – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 7, 2003
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Ohio State Head Coach Bob Todd
On the game:
“After the third inning, I was very proud of the guys. They came back and competed. They didn’t give up after we tied the score. Those two innings (the third and eighth innings) made the game.
On tomorrow:
“I told these guys we have to win two ballgames. I didn’t know which two those would be. It is a best-of-three series. Our key will be quality pitching and timely hitting.”
“I’m leading towards (Mike Madsen on the mound Sunday). He mixes his pitches effectively.”
On Matt Davis:
“The job of the relief pitcher is to come in and shut off a rally. He gave up some hits and that’s what left us where we are.”
Pitcher Josh Newman
On the game:
“Anytime you give up seven runs in an inning, you’re not going to win too many games, and you can’t expect to.”
Shortstop Brett Gerrard
On losing the ball in the lights:
“The sky was dark and I lost the ball when it went up. There are no excuses. I should have caught the ball.
On tying the score 8-8:
“It was good to even the score. The momentum shifted our way. We tried to battle back but SMS just got the momentum to shift their way.”
Designated hitter Steve Caravati
On the game:
“Our main goal is to shut down the next inning after we have scored. We want to get our hitters back to the plate. We were looking to come back with our hot bats. On tomorrow:
“We are looking to come back and capitalize on their mistakes.”
SMS Head Coach Keith Guttin
On scoring runs with two outs:
“No, we have not had a game this season when we have scored so many runs with two outs. We have done a lot with two outs offensively this season. We have done a good job of bearing down with 2-outs at the plate.”
On Ohio State’s comeback in the eighth inning:
“They are a good hitting team. They capitalize on mistakes very well. They did that tonight on a couple of occasions. We were just able to regroup as a team and comeback.”
Southwest Missouri State Center Fielder Dant’e Brinkley:
On overcoming Ohio State’s comeback to claim victory:
“This has been an up and down season. It feels like we have been through every baseball situation possible. Losing a lead tonight was nothing we knew we could not overcome. We knew that we just needed to get on base and things would happen from there.”
SMS Relief Pitcher Shaun Marcom:
On the SMS rally after allowing the Ohio State comeback:
“It felt really great to see the team comeback after giving up the runs. We are a team that knows not to panic. We know how to regroup and play our type of game.”
