Clemson Quotes from Win Against Oral Roberts |
Clemson Head Coach Jack Leggett
Opening Comments “It was an epic battle, there’s no question about that. They came out strong and did some good things early. We didn’t quite get into the flow of the game until about the third inning or so. We didn’t play great defense and weren’t on the mark pitching-wise early. I thought some good things happened when P.J. Zocchi came in; he calmed things down for a while. David Kopp came in and did exactly what he had to do in the situation, which was get a double-play ball. Daniel Moskos did great in the first inning, but they got to him a little bit. We just battled back. Every time they scored, we answered. We showed some great toughness today. They did too; they’re a very good team.” Clemson Left Fielder Tyler Colvin On the walk-off grand slam “He (Sean Jarrett) threw a slider and he left it up. I was just going up there to try and hit the ball hard and hopefully find a hole. Luckily, I just hit it over the fence. It was pretty exciting, that was my first walk-off hit.” On whether the last week has been the best of his life “One more win and I’ll be happy.” Clemson Designated Hitter Herman Demmink On his first-inning home run “The adrenaline was flowing pretty well after the home run. The pitcher tried to come in but didn’t get it far enough in. I got around the bases pretty quick and my emotions got ahead of me. I should’ve saved the jump (onto home plate) for Tyler Colvin for the walk-off. It was a good swing and it got us started.” On Clemson’s ability to bounce back “It shows the character of this team. We’ve prepared as best we can. Coach Leggett tries to instill in us that whatever happens, the game is not over until the last pitch is thrown. Somehow we found a way to get some runners on base. (Brad) Chalk did a great job beating that ball out. Tyler came up, found himself a good pitch, and put a good swing on it.” Clemson Right Fielder D.J. Mitchell On getting the clutch hits “We just tried to put the ball in play and let it do all the work for us. We were lucky in that it fell our way. We battled all the way and I’m just glad to say we came out with a win. One more to go and we’ll all be pretty happy.”
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