The first game was interesting. We had a four-run lead and squandered it, but Daly puts up zeros, Derek gets the big hit and Steven (Wright) closes it. Steven had to get his work in and 25 pitches was just right.

You can't ask for a better game. We executed and played a pretty complete game. We had a good approach at the plate against one of college's premier pitchers.

For the most part, it (the surface) has played relatively fair, but it is getting harder and more frayed and with the cuts in the seams getting laid open, it is getting dangerous.

He came in and threw strikes. He's been a little inconsistent on the year, but he works hard and he's got good stuff.

I feel bad for (Landon) because he doesn't get the at-bats that he would've gotten. Outside of that, I don't worry about Harrington or any of our pitching.

Good players like Matt don't have two bad years in a row. He really put too much pressure on himself in his draft year.

His key is getting strike one. If he's able to get ahead of a hitter, it really puts the hitter on the defensive. When he doesn't get ahead, sometimes he has to come in with his fastball, which frankly, is his third pitch.

I just figured sooner or later something would happen. It's just that you have to keep putting up zeros on the other side against a team that is swinging the bat pretty well. Justin was able to do that.

In a close game like this, that ball could have easily gone into left field and we have a tie game. That shows you what a thin line we were on.

I probably should have taken Steven out with Jones up there, but you try to get one more out with your best pitcher. That was my mistake.