Pat Battle Quotations

We have heard tremendous positive feedback from the university athletic directors, conference commissioners and the baseball coaches. There is a great deal of momentum surrounding college baseball, and this project is another significant step forward.

The leap forward from a technological standpoint as far as what it'll look like . . . it's pretty close to television, with facial features and expressions,

When we began our analysis of the videogame landscape, it became apparent that EA SPORTS was best positioned from a marketing and development perspective to maximize the sales opportunities for college football.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is a tremendous addition to the LPI/CLC family, ... CDI is the quintessential leader in horse racing, and we are thrilled at the opportunity to help them develop the CDI brand in a fashion that is consistent with their reputation for excellence in the industry.

It's hard to guard so many little guys. We couldn't play them in a zone because they were shooting the lights out. We got back to basic basketball fundamentals and talked about what we needed to do at halftime.

That's going to be a good one, and they have the advantage because they are able to make more adjustments. I think we can play with everyone that's on our schedule and have opportunities to win. If people are walking in to watch the Pleasant Ridge Rams play and expect us to just blow people out, that's not the team we have.

Chris (Langley) was just starting to find his groove. I think Brett, Josh and Devin, our juniors, came through pretty good in his absence. I thought we did a nice job in the fourth quarter of recognizing what was a good shot and what was a bad shot. That really was the difference.

Electronic Arts has gone to great lengths to capture the unique features of college baseball,

Hitting the glass is really what won the basketball game tonight. We hit some clutch shots in that run, but what was really key for us in that second quarter was getting second shot opportunities.

With the next generation of technology, we're certainly going to see the NFL and Major League Baseball move to a new level. My fear is the college game -- as appealing as it is -- will stand still when others are moving forward.