University of North Carolina Athletics
Postgame Quotes
June 1, 2008 | Baseball
June 1, 2008
UNC-Wilmington Head Coach Mark Scalf
Opening Statement:
"I really don't know what to say besides I don't think I have ever been involved in a game such as that, where you have to come from so far behind. Our guys continued to put together at-bat after at-bat there in the ninth inning. Once we got the first four hits I think everybody began to believe that we have a chance. It just continued to flow for us and continued to happen for us. It was like their six-run inning early in the ballgame, where we couldn't stop them. It was just one of those things in the ninth where they were not able to slow it down either."
On when he sensed a turning point:
"Once Carver singled that put three runs on the board. Once Mark singled and of course Nate came up with a double after that, but we had the good part of the lineup coming up. Looking at who we had coming up and the approach those guys have been taking I felt really confident about that part of our lineup."
Starting pitcher Seth Frankoff
On the dramatic comeback:
"Well it is the most amazing comeback that I have every seen. We were ahead 4-1 and we brought in a couple young guys that have been there all year, we felt confident with that. Then they put the six spot on us, but you know I don't think we ever gave up. Like Coach Scalf said once we strung a few hits together we started believing and guys had a really good approach not trying to do too much with the baseball and push it on to the next guy hitting the ball up the middle and taking where they pitch it."
Elon Head Coach Mike Kennedy
Opening Statement:
"I'm just thinking about my club right now. We had a great season; we won a regular season championship, we won a Southern Conference Championship, and to end on a note like this is very difficult to digest. I think I'm going to find out what kind of leader I am here down the road and motivate some of these younger kids who just went through this. It's very, very tough. You feel good about yourself going into the ninth and you give up 11 runs in this setting, on this stage. I got to motive them and get them ready; get them to go home over the summer and get better and work. Maybe we can use this down the road; that old cliché "Don't let it happen again." But overall, I thought it took us a while to get going offensively. Finally, about the fifth or sixth inning of the day, we got it going, started swinging the bat pretty well and by that time late in the game we couldn't pitch. You've got to give Wilmington credit. We didn't walk a lot of guys. You've got to give them all the credit in the world. It's difficult to digest, but we'll move forward and continue to get better."
Chris Dove
On trying to get outs in the ninth inning:
"We were just trying to get the outs. There's nothing in particular going through your mind. At first, you're like ok let them get their runs and let's just worry about getting outs. As it keeps going, you're just continuing trying to get outs and just playing baseball."
Bennett Davis
On when they started to worry:
"Anytime they get on base you get worried, but towards the end of the ninth inning you could see things fall apart a little bit and just tie it up. I think we were up four runs at one point and at that point I was just looking to get an out. But, then they just tied it up and then tacked on a few extra ones, which was tough."
On the Phoenix offense:
"It was tough to digest, there's no question. I think we have a very explosive offense and we showed that today; we put up runs when we needed to and were in control of this game. And to see it slip away was tough."
