Miami-Wagner Post Game Quotes
May 26, 2000
WAGNER
Coach Joe Litterio
On following the first inning?
“I don’t think it took it out of us right from the start. We were concernedas a coaching staff getting the jitterbugs out. I don’t think we quit afterthat.”
Justin Lucas
“I don’t think I was able to get the jitterbugs out right away. I was alittle nervous.”
MIAMI
Coach Morris
On Kiki Bengocea’s eight inning performance
“[Pitching] is the biggest thing in a 1st game — to get quality from yourstarter. [Bengocea] went eight innings and that meant we got to savevirtually our entire staff for tomorrow. That’s important in a tournament.I don’t know if you all noticed tonight, but he had a great sinker. Not alot of guys have that.”
Kiki Bengocea on how he felt during the game
“I felt good out there, going out there and throwing strikes. I feltconfident. It’s just like in any game, I went out there and tried not tothink about ‘when was the last time I won.'”
Kevin Howard on his improved play
“I think you just try to play harder than the regular season because it’spostseason baseball. I was fortunate, I had a lot of balls fall, hit a lotof holes.”
Kevin Brown
“I knew all I needed was my bat. I got my timing back, I felt good at theplate. This is the time to get hot, in regional time and hopefully at theWorld Series.”
