May 24, 2006

TEXAS QUOTES

Head Coach - Augie Garrido
"Today was good. (Kenn) Kasparek was the story for us. He pitched much the same today as he did in this situation last year. (Randy) Boone complimented his game well. He had a solid effort. We executed well offensively. At one point we had the same amount of hits as them, but four more runs. Hunter Harris did a brilliant job in the lead off spot. We played good solid baseball. The plays that we made were consistent and on time."

Player Quotes - Senior Designated Hitter Hunter Harris
"I found out right before the game [that I would be starting], and it doesn't change my mindset at all. I always try to approach the bat the same way, whether I'm leading off or further down in the bullpen."

Player Quotes - Sophomore Pitcher Kenn Kasparek
"I know I was aggressive at the plate and I was going to be just as aggressive in the strike zone. I wasn't trying to do anything fancy, I just let them get themselves out. I think coming in as a starter gives me a chance to settle in. We gave the other rotations a shot and things just didn't work out so we went back to the original plan and it's been working ever since."

Player Quotes - Junior Centerfielder Drew Stubbs
"I think regardless of the outcome of last weekend we were going to come to the tournament and make a good showing to hopefully get a top eight seeding in the post-season. There's definitely not an air about us with a lot of intensity. We didn't play our best baseball last weekend."

TEXAS TECH QUOTES

Head Coach - Larry Hays
"Today, I think they played well but we didn't adjust well. Miles (Morgan) didn't have his best. He struggled a little bit. Despite his struggling, we could have still won if we would have taken care of business. We didn't get things done."

Player Quotes - Freshman Pitches Miles Morgan
"I didn't feel rattled at all during pitching. I knew I had to get a fastball in there and get a good piece of bat on there, and I still didn't feel rattled because you just have to throw a good pitch."

Player Quotes - Sophomore Catcher Matt Smith
"We just came out and didn't really have our bats going. Hopefully we can string together some hits tomorrow and get back on track. It all started with OSU when we really started popping up the ball a lot. I don't know what got into us. I'm trying to see as many pitches as I can right now and hopefully we can get some hits in tomorrow."