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So when you put the kick in and the other runners go past you, it's game over!

Once we were able to get some runners on, we were able to do some hit and runs and a couple squeezes, something that we have to do with the offense that we have to produce runs.

defense is a mind-set. You can't just do your job one time. We've got to win more one-on-ones. The defensive ends are the ones who are hurting us the most. They're letting runners get to the sidelines. The interior people are doing pretty well.

Coach (Mike) Noll brought a lot of discipline with him from McHenry (his former coaching position) and has turned things around quicker than many people expected. They have some nice runners and good receivers. It should be a battle.

Any way you can get it done now. Robbie put down a good bunt to get the runners over. It seems like every at-bat is important at this point in the year.

As I always tell my runners, 'it is not whether or not you beat someone else, it is about whether or not you better your time,' ... They did that. Each of my runners posted a personal best.

As far as pitching goes, it was pretty even. Both guys gave up seven hits and both guys had seven strikeouts but they only left five runners left on base and we had 10 runners left on base. If half of those guys score, it's a tie game and we're right back in it. Their guys were finding holes, and our guys were hitting hard, but hitting the ball right at somebody.

As a team, we have a lot of work to do. This was several of the girls' first varsity race. We were also missing two runners to illness.

The boys made state last year, and we have all of our varsity runners back this season. If we can stay healthy, we should qualify for state once again. We have a solid group that should be very good.

A time gap of 50 seconds for your one through seven runners is unheard of. It's a tribute to how well they work as a team. Although it's an individual sport, they really buy into the team aspect.

That position, that's a challenge here at Stanford, to come up with legitimate runners that can make people miss, run people over and break long runs. We decided to give him a look and he did a representative job. I don't think you can say he's the only back who's going to play or even that he'll carry the ball most. He's earned the starting job because of his work ethic and responsiveness on the practice field.

That's fine; we runners are, after all, up for a challenge.

Zach had a great race for us as he mixed in with some of the top runners in the state.

You must give Campbell credit. When we had runners in scoring position, they either made plays or their pitchers came up with strikeouts.

You need to nibble around the edges with these guys and we did make quality pitches when we had to, with runners on base.

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 has been about the fifth or sixth year that we have volunteered at the race. We enjoy going out there and meeting with the runners and helping them out. This really gives us a chance to support the community that has supported us over the last few years.

They ran their own races, ran smart and finished strong to catch the Bismarck runners at the end.

A lot of these long distance runners start out at junior high. They have just as good times but they're also running 80 miles a week. So you see a lot of potential in someone who is running 20 miles a week. You see a lot of growing potential.

They got the hit when they needed it, and we didn't. We left eight runners in scoring position and 12 runners on base overall.

They got the big hits, that's what they did. They got the runners on in scoring position and they came through with hits.

They gave us a little help but we also came through with some big hits when we had runners on base.

They had seven hits and we had six. The difference was we didn't execute with runners on base when we needed to. We felt like one or two runs could win this game for us.

They had runners in scoring position and it was tied at one and with a big hit there things could've gone a different way. We took advantage of an opportunity in the bottom half of the inning without getting many hits. You have to be opportunistic and we've been able to do that the last few weeks.

They didn't come in bunches. I think we had opportunities to score more than we did. A couple of times we left some runners out there.

They are both intended runners and are in good form.

This morning we said we're going to play small ball if we have to. We need to execute and move runners over and find a way to score. Usually we would want Aimee to score a runner at second herself. But we put on the bunt, it was an awesome bunt and got the runners moved.

There was a valuable lesson to be learned there, for all the runners on all the teams. Both teams did so well and battled all day long.

There will be a lot of teams here and a lot of runners. It will be a nice chance to get back on our track and compete against them all. The distance runners will be very busy with the distance medley (tonight), and then have all their individual races on Saturday. I expect them to have a lot of success in their races.

They present a big challenge for us, but it's not so much what they're going to do as what we do. Really, it just boils down to execution, staying on blocks, giving the runners a consistent chance to have lanes, and things like that. We have to finish blocks.

They're athletes. They're treated like marathon runners or Lance Armstrong. I spend more time cooking for them than myself.

They're going to put a lot of pressure on us. We've got to recognize what they're doing and try to create holes for our runners and give Shock time to throw the ball.

The relays are always super exciting. Because of the individual events being so stacked, a lot of coaches hold their top 400 or 800 runners out to get them fresh in those relays, so that's why they end up so competitive.

Athens left runners on in scoring position with less than two outs in three innings. We had our opportunities to score, we just didn't take advantage.

Aaron's only a sophomore and he's going to be a heck of a player. He had a good at-bat. He just popped it up. It's one of those things, (Monday) he hit one off the left field wall with two runners on.

A big and disappointing loss to close out a tough week. This is always a game I personally look forward to, having graduated from and having played for A-B. We out-hit them by a 9-5 margin, but left 11 runners on base. We left the tying run on in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

The more times you come through, the more times you think you're going to come through. We like to see him come up with runners on base. He has a way of getting hits at the right time.

It's just a testament to the history of BU track and the history of this meet. To have these Olympic-class runners come here to compete is a real treat.

It seems like we're not having good enough at-bats early on, especially with runners in scoring position. That leaves us well behind come the later innings. We try to post that big inning but we're too far down.

It was our distances and jumps today and they put on a show. The jumpers did great and the middle distance and the distance runners really were on pace. We had a lot of guys raise their performances and that is what you have to have to win a championship.

It was a very good game. They hit the ball very well (with) runners on base.

It was a typical Brendan Murphy race. He passed four or five runners in the last straight-away. He's still not convinced he can run with the leaders.

It was an absolute perfect throw. If he doesn't make that play it's 5-4 with runners at second and third and one out. It was a big play.

I told him that if we get into a situation where we have runners in scoring position, he needed to get ready to hit. I had a sense that something positive was going to happen.

It really puzzles me. We get our hits with runners in scoring position, but they're not driving in runs." ()

It's a huge win for us. It could put us up fighting for first or second next week. We played them perfect. We shut them out. They had a few runners on, but they didn't advance anybody. Our kids were ready to play and were focused the whole game. We fed off Elena. She pitched a tremendous game. Every player had a hit. Our bats were real strong to-night.

It's all data base-driven, ... Once all the runners are entered into the data base, it becomes a simple matter of setting the parameters and finding the results.

I told them the field, the ball, the bat and the glove don't know how old we are, so we're just trying to play the game. But we had so many runners on and so many hits, it could have been not as close. Later in the year, hopefully we'll get more runs in those situations.

It's not just me being hot. It's everybody doing the job together. Everybody's getting on base. When you have runners on, you learn to do the job - whether it's two strikes, first pitch, whatever. It's not really me being hot. Everybody's having multiple-hit games. Everybody's coming around, and that's what we were expecting to have.

The number of athletes we send abroad next year will be twice as many as this year. We are also working at sending middle distance runners and throwers abroad to train.

It's the gift that keeps on giving, through promotion, attendance and future visitation. It's got a tremendous impact at a time when we most certainly need it. Not only has it grown quickly, but it's attracting many runners who have not been to the Myrtle Beach area before.

It makes the manager a little bit happier and you don't lose sleep over that, ... I tried to bunt a couple of bad balls. Even if I had moved the runners over, that's a success. That's what I was trying to do.

It made me very happy to have two runners make all-conference. The kids stepped up and competed very well.

It may sound simple, but we need to catch and throw. We also have to pick up some hits with runners in scoring position.

It's hard to find an answer when you hit the ball well all weekend and then you can't hit with runners in scoring position.

It's a very popular invitational. They like the course around the lake, and it's a pretty good setting for the teams to set up. It's good for the fans, because you can see the runners for a lot of the time.

It's a very popular invitational, ... They like the course around the lake, and it's a pretty good setting for the teams to set up. It's good for the fans, because you can see the runners for a lot of the time.

It's been nice overall, with the exception that I thought we did a poor job of execution (against Pleasant). When we beat Watterson (10-4 on April 19), we got five runners on in the first inning and it was just, boom, boom, boom, we were up 5-0.

It's been messy before, but it's in bad shape. We expect some of the worst conditions because it's still supposed to rain. We're going to ask the runners to err on the side of caution (when coming down).

It's gotten to the point where American runners only show up to American-only prize money races. It's not really complicated. They won't show up unless you pay them, or it's an American-only prize money race.

Daniel threw the ball well and had a good effort. I was also real pleased with the way we hit the ball. We had a lot of timely hits. We were a lot more productive with runners on base and we played solid defense and made plays.

create runs when we need to. We will look to expose weaknesses of other clubs. There are a lot of clubs that don't have the ability to hold runners on. I'm not going to sit back and wait for runs to be driven in. If we can create runs, we're going to do it.

The nice thing about competing down there early is that we have nothing to lose. It's not going to affect our conference standings. It gives the younger runners like Olivia an opportunity to check things out.

The nuts and bolts are all in place, ... Getting runners knowledgeable about the event is just starting now.

That's part of the little things. Tonight we had the one big inning, then we just chipped away. It's sound baseball - moving runners over with less than two outs, scoring runs with sacrifice flies, not giving away at-bats. You aren't going to score every time you do that, but if you do it consistently, good things will happen.

That's something we've been really struggling with early in the season is leaving runners on, and she took care of that.

That's 12 runners and hitters. That's really what we were looking at. Obviously, there were others we were looking at that chose to go elsewhere, but we're really proud of the ones we got. They all have some things in common: they all can run, they can strike you and this group's grades are as strong as any we've signed in a long time.

That may have been the play of the game. It was 3-2 at the time with two runners on base. If she doesn't make that catch, who knows what happens. It was a great catch in a tough situation.

Every one of my top seven runners had their best time of the year tonight. Our three through five runners dropped a full minute. That's where our boys program was at four years ago.

Everybody produced. We got runners on and moved them around.

Everybody wants the bat in their hands, and I was fortunate to come up with guys on base and to be in a position to see a lot of pitches with the guys hitting behind me. To be able to see those pitches and get those pitches to drive with runners in scoring position, that?s big.

The biggest surprise was that our offense just didn't get it done. We had runners on in innings one through nine. We just didn't get the key hits we needed.

The big thing was to get runners on base and drive them in. We got a whole team effort and Jose Contreras pitched a great game and kept down their hitters. It's a nice way to start, so now we have to keep this up.

The ball was definitely carrying more today than usual. (South Medford) got the big hit when they needed it and we left nine runners on base.

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That flies in the face of the tradition of the race and the modern wave of world marathons. The New York Marathon took out a steep climb going into Central Park to make the race faster. Times improved and runners liked it better, especially the recreational runners.

It's definitely frustrating not being able to get runners in when you get them on in the early innings. But we stuck with it and we kept confidence.

It's been the same song, same verse all year long we don't hit the ball when we need too. We just didn't do it. We had the opportunities with runners in scoring position but we don't get it done. We are going get to work tomorrow. We are going to get after it and we aren't going to quit.

It kind of gets into your blood and you can to talk to runners who will say that.

It was nice to see us come out again (offensively). We've been swinging the bats well. We sent six batters up in the first and pushed two runs across. We had runners stranded in every inning but the fifth, so we had opportunities. I'm really pleased with our performance.

It was nice to get those late runs, but we certainly had a number of other opportunities in the first four innings. Bringing our runners home is something we will continue to work on.

It was nice to finally get a big inning. We got three big hits in that inning, and we also had some girls get on base with walks. When you get runners on base, good things can happen.

It was a good game and we got a lot of runners on base.

I've had runners come to me expecting to get something. They get something all right: hard-ass work.

Not getting two runners in with only one out really hurt. There are two ways to look at that. It is a positive that we were able to get the runners on base, but it was a negative not being aggressive enough at the plate to bring them in.

It was a great start to the season. All our runners ran hard and it was nice to see us win at all levels.

It was pretty disappointing to lose that game, and then they got runners at second and third. But Chris got out of a big jam, and that fed into our half of the inning. That was a big confidence booster. I'm glad we got out to a fast start; that was crucial.

It's very frustrating. We had some opportunities, and we didn't get it done. I had runners on second and third with one out. You have to find a way to get it in.

I try to remind the people it's the only sport played with two artificial limbs. You have a stick in your hands and skates on your feet. ... This is kind of unique because it would be a lot easier to stick-handle if you were on a basketball court with your runners on. Now you're on the ice with skates and it kind of adds to the complexity of how hard it is.

It takes time, especially when guys are 22, 23 years old. You have to learn how to be successful. It's runners in scoring position with two outs. It's pitchers in tough situations making tough pitches.

It will be great for Katherine to be pushed and be around a sea of competitors. She's excited to see how she fares against the other top distance runners in the state.

It was good to see things finally happen for this team because they've been working hard to get it to happen. I think we've been hounded with a little bad luck this year. We've left lots of runners stranded in lots of innings in lots of our games. But finally everything came together (in the sixth) inning.

They (Charlotte) just outplayed us. We had lots of chances early in the game and left too many runners on base. And that always comes back to haunt you.

The world is a better place with more runners in it, because runners are good people.

They weren't being aggressive and they could never find their rhythm. When you have runners get on at the top of the lineup, we've got to have them produce. We'll go back and work on it this week.

They love that race. They don't want to break that tradition of winning. Bennett's always had good 800 runners for some reason. We're blessed.

They laid down the bunt and we had a miscommunication on our defense. We haven't played like that all year. They are a hitting team but they will lay down the bunt with runners on base.

These two wins were great for our confidence. We were finally able to drive in some runs by getting hits in key situations with runners on base. Hopefully we can take the good things we did in these games and continue to build momentum for this weekend's series against LSU.

Once again we couldn't execute. We had six or eight stranded runners. We got the runners on base and then couldn't produce.

Once runners got on, he started pitching away from contact. I told him, 'When you get the lead, let the batters put the ball in play.' Unfortunate for him, he lost the decision because of that, but he learned from it.