5 Quotes by Mark Grove

If we get a kid to finish with 50 strikeouts, I would be thrilled. Our goal we set for our pitchers is to try to get 10 ground-outs a game and so far we have been coming close.

We are scattering hits, but we just haven't put together an inning yet. It's mostly a process right now of feeling out the guys and seeing which line-up works the best.

Typically, your pitching and defense are always a little bit more ahead than your offense early in the season, but I would have hoped for us to start hitting tonight. And when you see a kid of the capability of (Fairfield pitcher Doran Watt), it can be tough to get on track.

Aaron showed that even on nights where he doesn't really have his best stuff, he can still get people out. That's all you can ask for.

I think our guys handled it pretty well overall playing here. It is such a great opportunity for all these high school teams to be able to come here and play.