University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech Postgame Quotes
June 02, 2008 | General
Game Six: Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Head Coach David Perno
Opening Statement...
“I thought that we played great all day long. I thought that we played to our identity of great pitching and hitting. I thought that we had a lot of good at-bats and did the things that we like to do.”
On Nick Montgomery...
“When things get tough there is nobody else I want out there other than him. His experience in the bullpen helps a lot and has made him really tough. I thought that the timely homeruns really helped Nick out a lot, but he was really tough tonight.”
On facing elimination...
“This team has a lot of veterans and a deep pitching staff. We have pitched well and hit well, and if you do that it should work out well.”
Georgia Senior Pitcher, #12 Nick Montgomery
On his performance tonight...
“They have a good lineup of hitters. I felt that I was in control of all my pitches, which was nice. I got ahead in the count a lot and that helps a lot. I threw a lot of strikes and I really got a lot of run support.”
On having his performance gain momentum...
“I hope it motivates our team tomorrow. I hope it motivates our younger guys and our pitchers. We need to step up and play well tomorrow and pull this thing out.”
Georgia Senior Outfielder, #30 Matt Olson
Opening Statement...
“The past three games have been big. We want to extend our season, and for the seniors, like myself, you want to extend your career. Everybody has to do what they can to help the team. Today we played to our identity; our pitching and hitting showed up.”
On his success hitting recently...
“I know that this might be my last shot to play baseball and I don’t want it to end. All I can do is do what I know how to help out. I wasn’t hitting well recently, so I went to the cage and worked hard, made some adjustments, and it has been working out.”
Georgia Sophomore First Baseman, #33 Rich Poythress
On Georgia’s hitting recently...
“Hitting is contagious, and I think anybody in the country will tell you that. Having two veterans hitting at the top of the lineup in Ryan Peisel and Matt Olson has helped tremendously and really set the tone. Having them on makes it difficult on pitchers to throw to Gordon, and he is getting better at-bats because of it. It really just works all the way down.”
Georgia Tech Head Coach Danny Hall
Opening Statement...
“There is not much for me to say. I just hope that Nick Montgomery can’t pitch tomorrow because he’s pitched against us twice and we couldn’t do anything with him. I give him a lot of credit. He pitched nine innings, threw a shutout, and just threw a great game. I give him all the credit in the world.”
On Georgia Tech’s offensive effort...
“We just need to show up and be ready to play. That’s the bottom line. We still have another shot at it and we just have to be ready to play tomorrow. I disagree with Charlie (Blackmon) that we came out flat. I just feel like Nick Montgomery was that good. I didn’t think my team was flat, I just thought that he did a great job pitching.”
Georgia Tech Senior Outfielder, #31 Charlie Blackmon
Opening Statement...
“I felt like we came out tonight a little flat. I want to give Nick (Montgomery) a lot of credit. He threw very well against us, and threw us off of our game plan. He threw a lot of strikes. Tomorrow, we’re going to come out and play strong.”
On Georgia pitcher Nick Montgomery...
“He wasn’t throwing it over the plate. He was really throwing it over the corners and we just weren’t putting good swing on them. I felt like we could have been a little more competitive tonight, but he threw very well.”
Georgia Head Coach David Perno
Opening Statement...
“I thought that we played great all day long. I thought that we played to our identity of great pitching and hitting. I thought that we had a lot of good at-bats and did the things that we like to do.”
On Nick Montgomery...
“When things get tough there is nobody else I want out there other than him. His experience in the bullpen helps a lot and has made him really tough. I thought that the timely homeruns really helped Nick out a lot, but he was really tough tonight.”
On facing elimination...
“This team has a lot of veterans and a deep pitching staff. We have pitched well and hit well, and if you do that it should work out well.”
Georgia Senior Pitcher, #12 Nick Montgomery
On his performance tonight...
“They have a good lineup of hitters. I felt that I was in control of all my pitches, which was nice. I got ahead in the count a lot and that helps a lot. I threw a lot of strikes and I really got a lot of run support.”
On having his performance gain momentum...
“I hope it motivates our team tomorrow. I hope it motivates our younger guys and our pitchers. We need to step up and play well tomorrow and pull this thing out.”
Georgia Senior Outfielder, #30 Matt Olson
Opening Statement...
“The past three games have been big. We want to extend our season, and for the seniors, like myself, you want to extend your career. Everybody has to do what they can to help the team. Today we played to our identity; our pitching and hitting showed up.”
On his success hitting recently...
“I know that this might be my last shot to play baseball and I don’t want it to end. All I can do is do what I know how to help out. I wasn’t hitting well recently, so I went to the cage and worked hard, made some adjustments, and it has been working out.”
Georgia Sophomore First Baseman, #33 Rich Poythress
On Georgia’s hitting recently...
“Hitting is contagious, and I think anybody in the country will tell you that. Having two veterans hitting at the top of the lineup in Ryan Peisel and Matt Olson has helped tremendously and really set the tone. Having them on makes it difficult on pitchers to throw to Gordon, and he is getting better at-bats because of it. It really just works all the way down.”
Georgia Tech Head Coach Danny Hall
Opening Statement...
“There is not much for me to say. I just hope that Nick Montgomery can’t pitch tomorrow because he’s pitched against us twice and we couldn’t do anything with him. I give him a lot of credit. He pitched nine innings, threw a shutout, and just threw a great game. I give him all the credit in the world.”
On Georgia Tech’s offensive effort...
“We just need to show up and be ready to play. That’s the bottom line. We still have another shot at it and we just have to be ready to play tomorrow. I disagree with Charlie (Blackmon) that we came out flat. I just feel like Nick Montgomery was that good. I didn’t think my team was flat, I just thought that he did a great job pitching.”
Georgia Tech Senior Outfielder, #31 Charlie Blackmon
Opening Statement...
“I felt like we came out tonight a little flat. I want to give Nick (Montgomery) a lot of credit. He threw very well against us, and threw us off of our game plan. He threw a lot of strikes. Tomorrow, we’re going to come out and play strong.”
On Georgia pitcher Nick Montgomery...
“He wasn’t throwing it over the plate. He was really throwing it over the corners and we just weren’t putting good swing on them. I felt like we could have been a little more competitive tonight, but he threw very well.”
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