13 Quotes by Jason Portz

He really wanted a fit that fit him academically and also fit him in the baseball program. He's a terrific kid that comes from a terrific family and what they do over there is going to fit him real well.

He's always a person that people are trying to pitch around. He's his own worst enemy at times. When he can focus on doing the little things in the game, he's a terrific player. He's been very solid for us and his leadership has been tremendous.

I think the biggest difference is we haven't changed anything. We haven't changed our approach or anything. Baseball is a funny game.

Our pitching and defense have been terrific. My first year, I think we rattled off about 10 (wins) in a row. But this is quite a streak. Our kids are on a good run. We're playing good baseball.

That's a vintage Brian Gass performance. We've been waiting for that. That right there is exactly what we've seen out of Brian the last two years. We've been waiting on it and Brian has been working at it.

We have some kids that are going to be playing at the next level. They all have a great work ethic and really dedicated themselves to the weight room over the summer. They'll be rewarded this spring.

This was his best, or most effective, performance all the way around. As far as just success on the mound ... it's his coming-out party as a pitcher. Jeremy Pope on the mound just flat-out got it done.

Defensively he's been fantastic at third and he's been very aggressive at the plate. He's had some key hits in some key situations for us the last two weeks.

This is as good a win as we've had in my four years here as varsity baseball coach as far as the way we've played the game. We had a terrific game.