“He could be as dominant as those guys. He's right up there on that level. I don't want to say he's come from nowhere. This kid just waited for his opportunity and he took advantage of it.”
“To improve that much throughout a season shows how hard he works and how dedicated he is at being a great pitcher. I've seen him in the beginning of the year and was very impressed. By the end of the year when I saw him again, I saw a polished college pitcher on the mound.”
“They know that their job in our program is to go out there every (fifth) day and give us the best possible performance they can. They dedicate their entire day and the entire season to getting better every chance they get on the mound.”
“I think Nate was unknown and he was a big surprise to the program. By becoming a pitcher only and putting the time in he just got better as the year went on.”
“We always felt that pitching was the most important aspect of the game and we caught ourselves at times, especially in the middle of the season, not dedicating enough time for those guys to get their work in. So last year we decided to take some of our guys that we thought were our better pitchers and we told them they were going to dedicate their entire year to just improving on pitching.”
“With four senior pitchers, we trust any four at any time. All will continue to battle for innings and the nice thing is that all of them have good experience.”
“He's a dedicated player and he'll get some important at-bats. The real key is pitching. If our pitchers can keep us in the game we will be competitive. You can't sleep on any team in the Red Division or the county for that matter. From top to bottom the county is very solid.”
