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Charlie Smythers Quotes

«We took advantage of the opportunities. We hit the ball the opposite way, we went with the pitch, we hit the ball, we found holes. Things were going our way. It just sort of snowballed.»
«The team that wins (today) is going to earn a spot in the (regional) playoffs. It's sort of the third, final rubber game to see what goes on.»
«If you've got to depend on one guy in baseball, you're not going to survive. It's not like football - you can't carry the ball 30 times a game . . . You get one out of nine. You've got to be solid.»
«That game was starting to remind me of the last time we played (Charlotte). They jumped up on us 5-1 ... then we came back and won. It was starting to look awfully similar until we got those doubles.»
«That was just a great play. We knew they were going to bunt the ball, obviously. It was one of those when he starts to dive where I said, 'Please hold on.' Because a lot of times, you see the guy dive, and the ball hits his glove.»
«You've almost got to approach it like a state championship game. I knew the way (North Port swings) the bats, we'd better get as many runs as we could.»
«As the season went on, the way we were playing ball, we got confidence when we went out there on the field. When you're winning, it just sort of breeds more winning.»
«It was the good pitching we faced. We helped them out by chasing pitches out of the zone. We were not as disciplined. But we still had a couple of opportunities. We just did not get the hits.»
«I am proud of the way we fought back - no doubt about it. We hit the ball well enough to have 13, 14 hits. They just weren't finding the holes at the time until we got a little something going in the last inning.»
«You're never satisfied. Like I told the guys, I'm disappointed. But we are very proud of the season we had. And I'm real proud of those guys.»