Effort was there and we put ourselves in position to win a big ball game … we were right there. We'll learn from it and we have all of our players back next year, so we'll see what happens from here on out.

For a freshman, he's doing a great job of getting ahead in the count and staying ahead. He keeps them off balance. He's able to throw all three of his pitches for strikes. His curve defies gravity. He's going to be a good one.

That's just baseball. Things go for you sometimes, and sometimes they go against you. Today, they went our way.