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Ali DeLuca really makes them go, and Kelsey has been really clutch for them.

Zambrano threw a heck of a game. I tried to let him get his 15th (win). We just played a good game, an outstanding game. Pettitte threw a good game, and it was all knotted up. Michael B. (Barrett) got a clutch, clutch hit.

This isn't the first time (Shapiro) has hit some clutch free-throws. He hit two equally as big shots only a couple of games ago.

This game boiled down to us beating ourselves. They scored a pair of unearned runs and we left way to many base runners stranded. We had our chances and couldn't get the clutch hitting we needed.

This is a big boost for us. Our kids came up with some clutch hits tonight.

They're the leaders of our team. When the game is in clutch situations, they're supposed to take that big shot or make a big play. So when they get the ball, they take that on themselves.

They've got a post presence now. They had a few guys who could post up before but not a clutch post guy. Now that he's back, I know that makes Rick feel a little bit better.

Almost all of Lacy Howard's hits have all been RBI hits. I think she has more RBIs than hits. That's very clutch for us and I am very pleased to get a lift out of her.

They got the hits (in clutch situations) and we didn't. They were a better team than we were (Monday) night.

They got the clutch hits. They played fundamentally sound and got the ball in the air.

They got a couple of clutch hits - that's the way it works in baseball. It's not like we were playing in cold weather and they were playing in warm.

You can't just sit back and hold on to leads now. With the way the rules are now, you have to keep going after it. The rules don't let you clutch and grab, so it's more a game of offense.

They're all clutch performers. You're not going to hold guys like that down forever,

At certain times today, guys brought some stuff. Hammy seems to pull the trigger in some of those clutch situations for us. So for him to get the goal, you've seen them from him before. It's a good characteristic to have. He's a guy that can get the job done in pressure situations.

The more we try to catch hold of the present moment the more elusive it becomes. It is like trying to clutch water in ones hands. The harder we grip, the more it slips through our fingers.

It's just clutch hitting and, at some point in baseball, that just starts to happen.

It seems like he gets the big hit every time we need them. He's been clutch when we've needed something. I can count a number of times this year when we've needed something and he's driven in runs.

It's a tough place to play. I thought Tanner Gregory played a great game tonight. I can't say enough about the kid. Not only did he score but he made, I don't know how many, clutch plays for us.

It was a really good game. It was hard for anyone to establish anything because of the weather. It's tough to play at night when its only 40 degrees, (but) we were able to come through with a couple of clutch hits.

It says a lot about a player who can produce in those clutch times. He's shown the ability to score big goals at the right time.

It really boiled down to us turning the ball over in some clutch situations. We had a six point lead, with the ball, with just over a minute to play. We just didn't cap it off like we needed to.

It's all about clutch hitting. We haven't been giving up and that's a big difference from last year. We're going to fight all the way to the end, whether it's seven innings or 14.

It starts at the plate and we just didn't compete. Our guys did a good job of doing what it takes to get on base, but we didn't come through with a big clutch hit.

It makes you realize that we blew an opportunity to be closer. Going all the way back to the second game of the season, we've had some difficulty making clutch free throws. If your mind is on anything else but your technique, you're probably in trouble. If it's on the score and the clock -- 'I hope I make it,' and all those kinds of things -- you're probably in trouble.

It's a pretty tough one to lose. The kids fought hard, we just couldn't come up with that clutch hit when we needed it.

It's frustrating because we've been in three consecutive games, but we have not gotten the clutch hit when we needed it. But putting (the players) in these situations can only help them in the long run. And our pitching is good. I'm very encouraged by that.

Crawford got ahead of hitters and made clutch pitches. He didn't walk that many, and we weren't able to get the timely hit like we did in the first game.

Don Kelly came up with a couple clutch hits for us tonight.

That's the guy. He's a clutch player. When you need him most, he is going to come through for you, and you love having guys like that on your team.

That is a lot of hitting right there. We have girls with plenty of experience of batting in clutch situations. We need to keep applying pressure to other teams.

That's a big, clutch shot. We needed that at that time.

Everyone needs some time to get used to the rule changes. We arrived late today so we didn't get briefed. The officials came in after the second period and discussed it with us; it was supposed to be before. You can't clutch and grab anymore.

The big difference between this year and last year is we know we can come back and win games. Last year it was like 'Oh no, we're behind.' We know we have the ability to come from behind now. We can come through in clutch situations.

The best clutch hitter I've ever seen. To me, he's the MVP. The guy's amazing.

That got us going fast. There were some clutch hits there. Then there was a lull. ... They were starting to get the momentum, then with the rain, that had me worried.

That is the type of player he is. In the clutch we are going to go to him. We have set plays for him in that situation, and he always comes through.

Tamika Catchings proved she is one of the best, ... She made the big, clutch plays.

It looked like typical Haws. But then we had a clutch play of our own.

It's different seeing your own hitters. You'd rather see different hitters, but you have to ... be as sharp as you can be. If they need you, it will be a clutch situation.

It seemed like very time we had a little spurt, they hit a clutch shot.

It seemed like every time we put together a little spurt, (Milton) answered with a clutch shot.

It was nice to be able to get Bert a bit of lead early in the game. We had a number of guys deliver key hits with men on base. That's the way our offense has to work this season. We need to get guys on, move them over, and deliver in clutch spots. We did a good job of that in this game.

It was money. That was a tough one to swallow for them, I think, and Devon made an incredible save. She's a clutch goalie.

It was my time to do something, I guess. When it's clutch time at the end of the game, I know the ball's going to be in my hands.

I've had him for a long time, and I'm extremely proud of him and what he's done for our program. He's our all-time leading scorer. I can't even count how many times he's come through in the clutch for us. We're certainly going to miss him.

Oh, my god, it helped tremendously. It was unbelievable just being able to watch them, and the clutch performances -- even the guys who felt they didn't perform to their best ability. Just watching them was a blessing.

No matter what's happening, what type of receivers come in that could be more talented than him, his work ethic and high level of playing -- big plays, making plays, and being clutch -- keeps him grounded here. It keeps him stable. Makes it hard not to like a guy like that.

It was a good battle. (Central) just got a couple of clutch hits when they needed them.

It was a dandy game. We were fortunate. We hung in there and got clutch hits. That's what you have to do in this district.

It was just another gutsy performance by our leader. He spread the ball around and made a lot of great throws. He was clutch as always.

They did a nice job hitting in clutch situations and we weren't able to get some across when we had to.

They were our clutch shooters. Who is going take those shots this year?

They helped us out a little bit right there. And Wright came through with a great clutch hit. You like to see that from a sophomore.

It was a fun game to watch from an offensive standpoint. Jo Jo Haney had a big day both offensively and defensively, and his first hit was a clutch one when we really needed it.

They've made their kicks. They've made clutch kicks. They've kicked the ball from just about every venue on the football field.

Not only am I not guilty but also a crime was never committed. My guilt has been recognized not by a court but by a clutch of bureaucrats.

That might be the key defense play of the game, because if that ball drops with first and second, the next kid got a hit and that would have loaded the bases with nobody out. That's a big clutch play for Nate and fortunately for us he made the play.

The last couple of years he's done that. He hit one in the Alma tournament last year that won the ballgame for us, and he's hit a couple of clutch shots this year. So, I think he feels like he's the one who can do it, and so far he has.

The middle part of our line-up did a good job for us, but we still needed to come up with more clutch hits. We left some runners on.

I'm not like the savior. I can bring hustle, clutch shots and intensity to the game. My job is to make this team better. We have the opportunity to do something special this year, and I'm just trying to take advantage of it.

I'm proud of my team tonight with the way they fought back and showed me they have heart. We got some clutch hits tonight, but we cant seem to put a complete game together.

In both games, we had clutch goals in the third period. We were able to hang on and play well defensively. That makes my job a lot easier.

I had the clutch pedal depressed, but the car slowly started to creep forward and the engine stalled. So another mechanical problem took us from a race that I feel we had the car to win. We just cannot continue to have these things happen.

I never imagined this when the day started and I wasn't playing, ... I was excited to get the opportunity in that spot. We got so many clutch hits that we needed, especially form our big guys, Kotsay and Chavez.

I'm very happy to declare publicly what almost all of us in New England already know: David Ortiz is the greatest clutch hitter to ever wear the uniform of the Boston Red Sox. I say 'almost' because beginning today' the debate will begin.

I really pulled out some clutch shots when I needed to. That's why I love doing this. Coming down the stretch and hitting those shots, there's nothing better.

In the trunk of her car, my mother used to keep a collapsible easel, a clutch of brushes, a little wooden case stocked with tubes of paint, and, tucked into the spare-tire well, one of my father's old, tobacco-stained shirts, for a smock.

In the second, we left the bases loaded. One of our biggest concerns lately is getting that clutch hit. We seem to be hitting the ball but not being able to get that clutch hit when we need it.

In the old culture, the old way of thinking, a rule broken in certain situations was not called. The difference is our guys see it and they call it, regardless of the situation. Do that, you have consistency; if you don't, you fall back the other way and it's clutch and grab again.

I just didn't play well. I played poorly this morning and poorly for the first nine holes this afternoon. But you know, Geoff played very well. You have to give him a lot of credit. He played extremely well and made a lot of clutch putts. I am proud of the way I performed this week though.

Clutch hitting has been the missing ingredient for us. The Cubans are very good fastball hitters and they showed they were ready whenever they got that pitch.

His defense made up for his hitting early in the season, ... We built this team on pitching and defense and Joe is a big part of that. Joe had some big clutch hits this season. He always brings his defense with him to the ball field.

Chris was clutch last week and he was clutch this week. He stepped up and made big plays.

Cairns did a really great job to get back into the game and then got their noses in front after our great start. In the end, it came down to the last play and Maher hit a clutch bucket.

Cam has really been big for us in a number of games down the homestretch. He's really been a clutch performer, and he has great confidence.

But in the clutch moments I played pretty well. That was probably the best I played, when the pressure was actually on. That's a good sign, but I haven't really served well the last couple of days and hopefully it can improve tomorrow.

He's the best hitter in the game when it counts. The best clutch hitter I've ever seen.

He's the best clutch player I've ever seen. If that's not enough to win the MVP, I don't know what is.

He's the kid who's going to take us as far as we can go. He's just a clutch player for us. I really believe that as long as his play stays where it's at, we're going to be fine.

He's just a clutch performer. He gets out there and throws strikes and stays within himself, doesn't try to do too much. He knows his limits and makes the most out of what god's given him.

He's probably one of the best clutch players around, and he proved it the other day. Walk-off hit, defense, whatever, the guy can play. He might not be a household name, but he's making a name for himself.

He's a pretty clutch jumper. Hopefully he'll pull something off this weekend.

Garret pitched very well. We had good defense behind him, and we had a lot of clutch hits. We played as well as we can. This is a big, big, big win for us.

If he drives in 60, that would be fine. He's got the knack too for some clutch hits because he puts the ball in play and that's a big thing when you have guys in scoring position.

If everybody one through nine hits, we can do a lot of damage. The last couple of games, guys have been getting on base, been pretty clutch driving in runs.

He's one of the best shooters in college basketball and he's a clutch player. He rose to the occasion tonight like I knew he would.

He's Mr. Clutch. He's been Mr. Clutch for us all year long.

He's made some great plays. I wanted to kiss him. You can't do nothing but learn from player like that. I watched him make a lot of big shots. He demands the ball in clutch situations. I can learn a lot from that going into my senior year.

He's made as many clutch shots as anybody who has ever played this game.

He came as advertised. A clutch hitter, a good leader behind the plate. He was an All-Star for us last year. Again, these are very good players. It is tough, but it is necessary, given the correction.

He really led us tonight. Those were clutch shots.

He really came as advertised. Clutch hitter, strong leader and just a very, very tough player.

He picked his pocket. It was a three or four differential on the shot clock, and I don't know if he was going to foul, but he had good anticipation and made a good play on it and got it clean. That was the best clutch play I've been a part of. It was key, and we really needed it.

Amazing how the heart clutches at anything familiar, whimpering Mine!Mine!

Anthony looked down at his evil clutches -- hands, he reminded himself, hands -- and grinned anew.

How closely women clutch the very chains that bind them!

You come out of your MFA program with a cogent clutch of stories, trying to get an agent interested, and she or he admits these are quality, sure, but this agent actually needs something the publisher can make money on. So you get kind of bullied by the market into writing a novel.

You can't have 10 hits and only three runs. We need to clean up some little things, but there is nothing major we're going to change. We just need to come through with some clutch hits.

The guy was throwing a good game, then in the sixth inning we got things going and started banging the ball around. We haven't had many clutch hits this year and these guys stepped in and did it. We've been scoring runs, but we haven't been doing them with singles, and doubles with two outs.

You watch Ortiz the last couple years -- there's not a more clutch player out there. I don't care who you're talking about. Of course, the guy behind him ain't bad either.