It was a great win for these guys. They deserve it. They never gave up and they continued to hit the ball. It means a lot to us as a program.

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We've got to throw the freshmen into the fire because they're going to be very good before it's over. I know they're our future on the mound and they're only going to get better by going out against good people in a regional-type atmosphere like we'll see this weekend.

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The wind played a huge factor. It effects how you call pitches and the batters you send to the plate and the approach you take at the plate. You have to change because balls that were hit into that wind, besides Tabor's homer, didn't go very far.

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We played a lot of tough people on the road, played in some tough environments. We're used to it. We're gonna battle. It taught us how to battle, how to overcome a bad call by the umpire, how to overcome the mistakes that we make. We could've folded our tents early, saying we won (Friday). But in this conference, you can't give in.

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It's always good to take the opener. We've got a good veteran senior (Matt Lacy) on the mound tomorrow. I do that so I can use my bullpen on Friday. Lacy usually gives a good outing.

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