“My responsibility as a senior is to relay the message to the young guys on the team that we can't take them lightly. I know the feeling after the game wasn't favorable in the locker room, and we don't want to have to deal with that again.”
“I've got the learning curve because I've got the offense I've been using all year. If anyone else needs help, they're coming to me, so I kind of help coach Phillips, too.”
“But at the same time, we want to win. We're competitive and we made a little team bond. Of course, you want to shine individually, and in an all-star game everybody should get a chance to. ... But the goal still is to win, and you hope everybody's individual efforts will get us to that win.”
“He was one of the best outfielders that I've ever coached. He may be the hardest to replace, along with Ryan Hopkins. He was definitely a leader for us ... Jon just did that naturally.”
