Runners Quotes

Zach had a great race for us as he mixed in with some of the top runners in the state. - Sean McMahon

You want to get that runner... Yes, they might still have runners on first and second with one out, but you will take your chances with that instead of letting the go-ahead run score that late. - Alan Trammell

You want to find the cheaters and anyone who taints the purity of the game or the race. (The threat) of testing is a scare tactic that might help eliminate it. It could help the next generation of long-distance runners. - Allyce Najimy

You need to nibble around the edges with these guys and we did make quality pitches when we had to, with runners on base. - Jon Deeble

You must give Campbell credit. When we had runners in scoring position, they either made plays or their pitchers came up with strikeouts. - Alan Crawford

You may not get a lot of hits on a given night, but if you get timely hits with runners on base [that's the key]. - Aaron Nieckula

You know what you're going to get out of him. You're going to get about 85 percent sinkers and make you try and get the ball up in the air. He'll throw you sinkers until you make an adjustment. If you do get a couple of baserunners he's one of the best at getting the double-play ball. - Bob Melvin

You just can't throw the ball away. You got to take what the game will give you and you can't make spectacular plays when there's nothing there. You have to know your base runners. - Joe Girardi

You hit first or second, you know they're going to come at you because they don't want anybody on base when he comes up. If he comes up with runners on base, they want to pitch around him and go after Holliday or myself. Having him in there changes the whole dynamic of the team. - Garrett Atkins

You give a team five runs in an inning well, we didn't give them to (Mountain Crest). We gave them a couple of runs, some runners on base and they came up with big hits. - Shane Jones