“There were a couple of competitive games for us, but it was more of how we played than who we played. When we were at our best, we took care of a lot of teams.”
“That never gets old as a coach. I know when (Thomas) goes to the mound he's going to throw strikes. There's never a question about that. And if you can do that, more times than not you're going to come out on the right side of things.”
“That's what you're going to get. He throws strikes and goes after guys. He did a good job changing speed and keeping them off-balance, and we go some great defensive plays behind him, too.”
“I am actually glad that we got ourselves in that situation. I wanted to see how we would react to the adversity. We played some small ball and got the job done.”
