Texas Tech University Athletics
Head Coaches Quotes from Lubbock Baseball Regional
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
May 27, 1999
LUBBOCK, Texas - Quotes from Thursday's press conference -
· Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. Rice - Friday, May 28 - 3 p.m. - Dan Law Field ·
Jerry Augustine, Head Coach Wisconsin-Milwaukee
On Rice
"They are a very good baseball team. They are a very good pitching team.
They are going to be very well balanced. We are just happy to be here and
have the opportunity to play them."
On teams UWM has played similar to Rice
"We've played Oklahoma State, Nebraska and a couple of Big Ten schools.
That kind of prepares us and our conference play was tough this year. "
On feeling of team going into Friday's action
"Our guys are always lose. Coming from up north and not being able to get
outside to play a lot of games, we stress just playing good fundamental
baseball. We don't always accomplish that, but it is something that we
stress. We tell our players if they go out and work hard good things will
happen. That's the best we can ask - hopefully they will come out and play
good baseball."
Wayne Graham, Head Coach Rice
On being the top seeded team
"I expected to be a number one seed when we didn't get beat in the
conference team. I don't know if it is an advantage or not."
On his team
"Our strength this year has been pitching and defense. The hitting comes
and goes."
On Texas Tech head coach Larry Hays
"Larry's done an incredible job here. Nobody perceived when he got this
job that Texas Tech would become a powerhouse. He is one of the premier
coaches in the conference."
On returning to Lubbock
"Our players are happy because we have won here before. It is always a new
season when the playoffs come around."
· Rutgers vs. Texas Tech - Friday, May 28 - 7 p.m. - Dan Law Field ·
Fred Hill, Head Coach Rutgers
Team's approach to the game versus Texas Tech
"We're going to approach it like any other game, Texas Tech is an
outstanding club. We're going to worry about our own club more than them.
We have to play our game and do what can do and we'll get the play that we
need to be successful."
On Dimensions of Dan Law Field versus other field they have played at this season
"We have played in a lot of ball parks that were much smaller than this.
When we walked in the ball park this afternoon I said thank God because 380
feet is a long shot. I think the size of the ball park is a pitcher's
park. I don't know if we are going to fly to many out of here. We hope
we're not swinging for the fences - we are just going to try to put the
ball in play."
On starting pitcher Jimmy Wilson
"He's pitched very well for us over the course of the year. This year he
started out in the bullpen for us and gave us a couple of good outings then
we gave him a start. He pitched an outstanding game at Florida Atlantic.
He did a real nice job for us. We are just going to go along with our
normal rotation."
Larry Hays, Head Coach Texas Tech
On the Regional
"I don't think anyone is giving us a chance, so that puts us in a pretty
good situation. I don't think we are that bad of a team." "We don't care
who's here, we don't care what the situation is, we're just gonna go after
Rutgers with everything we've got."
On Rutgers
"I know Rutgers can hit, I know they have strengths and things like that,
we can't do anything about that but we can worry about our approach."
On having a week off
"We desperately needed it, we started over and had a good week of work and
these guys are mentally better now than they were a week ago at this time.
Whether that's good enough to get us through, we'll find out but we're
better off now than we were a week ago."
--TTU--
