Greg Beals Quotations

We know we're going into the den of thieves and we're going to have to go steal some.

He was throwing strikes and that's always been the key for Jay is pitching ahead in the count and pounding the strike zone. That's what he did. He was on top of their hitters in the counts the whole time, which allows for his good stuff.

I talked to the guys about giving them the game back and getting them into a frame of mind where they're having fun playing. The only way we're going to get the most of ourselves is if we do enjoy playing and learn to enjoy the game again.

I think the guys have settled in and are comfortable in themselves now.

I thought the two comebacks were our team fighting. The loss in game three, it just was a good game. If we can continue to play like that, we're going to be fine if we make a team play that well to beat us.

Our hitters have got to be more selective. The pitchers are going to pitch tough. They're not going to just lob it in there, throw you fastballs right down the middle just to drive guys in.

We need to win a series. It's a big series for us to get back and win a series. We're still in the thick of things. I feel like we've survived our downtime and now it's time for us to get going again.

We didn't get any fire in our own eyes until we got our back against the wall. That's something we've talked about quite a bit. We need to come out and attack the game and make sure we're taking advantage of every opportunity we get from the first inning on.

We got a couple big hits to score multiple runs. Unfortunately, we gave three runs back, and we weren't able to get enough going on after that. Their pitching was solid. I thought our guys fought hard and played a good game.

We scored five in the first inning and then had Jay go out and put five straight zeros on the board. That set the tempo for the whole game.

Even though we lost the series, we didn't really lose ground to the leader this week. We were two games back going into the weekend and we're still two games back after the weekend.

The winning streak wasn't anything we were talking about as a team. You obviously want to keep a winning streak going.

At times, we've pressed to the point where it's tough. When you're not winning, it makes it even tougher to have fun.

A lot of it came from Mother Nature. The wind was blowing, it was obviously very strong today. It's a combination of our bats starting to come around and good old Mother Nature had the wind blowing out today.

A lot of offense. I didn't know what the record for hits and runs were, but had I known it wouldn't have changed anything.

It's going to be a big weekend just because it's a Mid-American Conference team that's supposed to be at the top of the conference along with us. Even though it's early in the season, it's going to be one of those weekend series' that we'll begin to position ourselves after this weekend.

The biggest thing for our hitters is to stay with their game plan, stay disciplined, and getting good pitches to hit. If we're able to continue that, we'll be all right.

The big-time players make plays and get hits and do the things they're supposed to do in big situations and our guys did that today.

They've just settled in. Being seniors, they have high expectations for their senior year. They came out pressing just a little bit.

Any time you get a sweep, it's tough to do. You don't go into a series anticipating a sweep, especially against Miami. Our team is capable of winning one game at a time. That's what we did this weekend.

The key to any comeback victory, especially when you're able to do it repeatedly, is confidence - the fact that the players have confidence in themselves and their teammates.

Their first two (starting pitchers) are pretty darn good. The thing that we're seeing is that the depth of their pitching staff might not be as strong. We need to try to get into their bullpen and do some damage.

I haven't been able to put my finger on it exactly. I think it's guys motivating themselves and getting ready to play and getting off on the right foot. We haven't been able to get ourselves fired up until the other team does something to get us fired up.

The guy I was really pleased with was Justin Rogers. We moved Justin up to the five-hole, and he responded.

You've got to do more than six hits and four runs in game three of the series.