2012 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - GAME 1 QUOTES
No. 2 College of Charleston vs. No. 7 The Citadel
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.

College of Charleston Head Coach Monte Lee:

"It was a really tough way to lose the game today after getting off to a really tough start. We gave up four runs in the first two innings and made a couple of really costly defensive mistakes and The Citadel capitalized on them. The Citadel set the tone and capitalized on our mistakes."

"The bottom line is The Citadel outplayed us in every facet of the game. We made some base running mistakes. We made some defensive mistakes. We didn't pitch particularly well...They made one error, and we made four. They out hit us, they out pitched us, they out played us and they deserve a lot of credit. They played a better ball game today and they won."

College of Charleston Marty Gantt

"We're just not thinking and playing the way we should. We're not playing the baseball we're accustomed to playing. We didn't make plays that we normally would, and I think that's what led to some of our errors."

"We just try to play the best baseball we can possibly play and whatever happens, happens. If you just go out there and play the best that you can, and win ballgames, things will take care of themselves."

College of Charleston Tyler Jackson

"I just came up a little short. That's the way the game is though. Sometimes you make the plays and sometimes you don't"

"We have one of the best pitching staffs in the country and hopefully they will be able to fill in the void the rest of the weekend."

The Citadel Head Coach Fred Jordan:

"This was a great college baseball game. Austin Pritcher got out of a couple of jams. We played very solid defense throughout the ballgame and we got some really timely hits."

The Citadel Tyler Griffin

"That's the game of baseball, you play to the end. And that's what we did"

"It was exciting to play in my first tournament game. My heart was pounding and the turnout was good. Overall, it was an awesome experience."

"We came to play, and we had our "A" game today. Hopefully we carry this on throughout the whole tournament. We need to keep winning and keep playing like we did today."

The Citadel Justin Mackert

"Our approach today was to make them throw strikes: not to chase the low ball or the high ball. Today we made them pitch to us. And we fought to see another pitch."

The Citadel Joe Jackson

"It was a rollercoaster ride the whole way through. We dug deep, stayed focused and pulled through"

"I hope we can keep this up the whole tournament. We just need to stick in there and not waste any at bats."

The Citadel TJ Clarkson

"Today was a good accomplishment, but we are still focused on the task ahead. As long as we play good, clean baseball, and get some timely hits, we can beat anybody."