University of North Carolina Athletics
Post Game Quotes
June 19, 2009 | Baseball
June 19, 2009
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North Carolina head coach Mike Fox:
(opening statement): "I'm not going to apologize for how long it took us to get up here because it was the last time for me to be in the locker room with the guys I love. Getting to Omaha four years in a row is unbelievable. Congratulations to Arizona State, they deserve to win. I've had the most fun this year, it's been a great year."
(about if he thought about putting Alex White in to pitch): "The only way I would have done it is if it was in the ninth inning to save the game. He was in his normal bullpen rotation. If we were just down by two, I might have put him in. He has too big of a future, it wouldn't be smart to put him in there."
(about what happened in the seventh inning): "It was just one of those innings. We couldn't find the strike zone. I feel bad, our guys were trying. We opened the door for a good team. We dodged bullets during the first few innings, but couldn't recover in the seventh."
North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley:
(about ending each of his four seasons at the CWS): "For me, I just came in as a freshmantrying to get a job starting anywhere on the field. It was a great ride. To end it on a stage like this was incredible."
North Carolina right fielder Garrett Gore:
(about ending each of his four seasons at the CWS): "For myself I came in just wanting to play. I winded up here four years in a row. People here treat you great. It was an unbelievable experience for me. It was definitely an experience I could not imagine -- to end it in one of the best places in baseball,"
(about the locker room after the game): "A bunch of us spoke and thanked each other for the friendships along the way. I couldn't ask for better teammates along the way. We tried to keep the tears from coming, but it was tough."
Arizona State head coach Pat Murphy:
(opening statement): "We're very proud to have competed against North Carolina. The competition we had against them was sensational both games we played them. We don't have much time to recuperate (before facing Texas), but we're looking forward to the opportunity to compete. "
(about facing Texas): "We're honored and grateful to be in this position. We'll think about them tomorrow. Texas is a tremendous baseball program, they've played great, they beat us last game, so we'll have our work cut out for us."
Arizona State outfielder Kole Calhoun:
(about his performance at the plate): "I don't know what to say, I just get up there and hit, I'm just excited to hit right now."
Arizona State pitcher Josh Spence:
(about how he was feeling, if he was tired pitching on three days rest): "I wouldn't say I was tired, I got caught up in the moment when I gave up that three-spot. I'm blessed to have such a poised coaching staff and such a poised catcher to keep me in line and get me back on track."
Arizona State catcher Carlos Rameriez:
(about Spence's performance): "He went out there right before the game and said, what am I doing. I said you're about to pitch, then he said, but it's on three days rest. I told him to do what you normally do. Then after we made a couple of errors I told him, this is baseball, people are going to make errors. Just keep hitting your spots and he did."
