18 Quotes by Al Melnick

With this team we're cautiously optimistic. It's basically the same team from last year . . . so we're expecting them to do a little bit better than we did last year. But we have a tough road ahead, especially in our district.

Give them credit. They had nothing to lose and came in and played well.

He looked like he got a little stiff out there. When you get ahead 4-0, it's time to bury them. If you want to be an excellent team, that's what you have to do.

He did his job. It's a good feeling to get this win. The ones you are supposed to win are sometimes the hardest. We did what we had to do.

He did his job, and he did a good job.

I thought we were really going to hit the ball. I don't know what to say. . . . I thought we were in the game the whole time . . . and then everything fell apart.

I thought he pitched great. He's throwing strikes, and when he lost a couple of times out there, he made adjustments without being told about it. And that was really good to see.

We made a silly mistake, and 10 seconds later they're within three runs. That's what happens when you don't play smart the entire game. But boy, he hit that ball a long way.

We actually thought we had our defense solid, and we thought it was the best part of our team. I guess it's time to make some adjustments to it. As a head coach, it's my responsibility, and I'm disappointed in the way we performed (Tuesday night).