Mike Gillespie Good Quotations

The one thing that he has done is pitch consistently. It's not overpowering, knock-your-eyes-out kind of stuff, but it's good stuff and he throws strikes. He doesn't get rattled or become afraid, you kind of know what you're getting.

What we've told our players is (Wright) might be the best pitcher that we will face. And we're playing a great schedule. We're facing some really good pitching. But this guy's on the short list of the best guys in the country.

If they shoot the ball that well every night out, they're as good as anybody we've played. This is a terrific team.

Practice has been good and our preparation has been outstanding. We have had three pretty good practices. The guys are excited and realize what is at stake.

Things are looking pretty optimistic right now. We've got a good early start to this winter season.

I think he has just tons of drive, determination and instincts. He has good ability. I think it's unfair to suggest this guy doesn't have ability. He's a very good athlete. I think his tools were simply underevaluated by the scouts out here.

He's another guy that's cool, consistent and not afraid. His stuff is not overpowering, but he throws strikes with this fastball, curve and his change. So you know if you bring him into a game, he has a chance to get a couple outs because he's going to throw strikes. He's been very good for us, particularly against left-handed hitters.

The guy that they're throwing is one of the few guys that we face during the year that's cut from a different cut of the cloth. He is arguably the hardest-throwing guy we'll face. He'll throw it 94, he'll even touch 100. So we never see that, we see good arms, but we never see that.

It's maybe not quite as bad as we had thought earlier on. They do have good reservoir storage down there from last year.

He became a good player as a sophomore and a great player as a junior and senior,