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Mitch Ashmore
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Quotes by Mitch Ashmore
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Their kid threw a pretty good ball game. We didn't hit the ball well until the end. We finally hit the ball in the seventh. We got the hits when we needed them.
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He's got a good mentality about himself. He's able to throw strikes no matter what the situation is. He's able to go back and stay where he needs to be. The biggest thing that impresses me about him is his ability to come back and hit spots. It's a very difficult thing for a high school senior.
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Sylva Bay has got some strong kids and a very physical team. Anything can happen in baseball when you strap it on, and give us credit for having the ability for hanging in there and getting the job done.
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It's always good to get a district win, but I am very displeased with the way that we played tonight. River Oaks has good athletes, and we just got lucky. They deserved it more than we did.
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They had only one earned run. We out-hit them. We had 10 hits. We had two home runs. You look at the numbers and wonder how we got beat.
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We were down 6-4 going into the fourth. They scored (almost) all their runs in the bottom of the third. That was their big inning. After that we started hitting the ball well after our initial shock of getting behind. We had to flip the switch around the fifth inning.
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We had a chance to make a showing. We never had a chance to win the game because we didn't come to play. We had chances to score runs, but we couldn't put the ball in play.
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We are not able to make routine plays. That was the only difference in the game. We simply cannot be consistent enough on defense.
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We have not executed well all year on things like that. We made them make a play, and it just worked out well.
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Trey Corbett set the tone for us tonight. Not only did he give us six quality innings, but he also went 4-for-4. He hit the ball very hard. We were very proud of him.
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