Nebraska-Miami postgame quotes
Nebraska-Miami postgame quotes
Release: 06/11/2005
Coach Mike Anderson
Opening Statement
"It is a pretty fun day in Husker baseball. I'm having a tough time sitting up here with these guys with their hats backwards. We've got a rule that says you can only wear your hat backwards on certain days and that's when you win a championship. Usually I get to take them but not today. I'm happy they get to wear their hats backwards."
"I'm extremely happy for our team and very happy that these kids get to experience the College World Series. It's special and we do have some kids that have experienced it but to have Ryan Bohanan and Ryan Wehrle and Johnny Dorn and Joba Chamberlain and these new guys get the opportunity to experience that whole thing is a thrill of a lifetime for me to see that. I'm excited they get that opportunity. They earned it and they deserved it and they worked hard for it. It didn't just happen this weekend. They have been working hard all year long. It's just a thrill that they have this opportunity. They'll have it the rest of their lives. They'll have that dog pile the rest of their lives."
"When we start getting intense and start understanding what we're playing for and all those things. You want to try and relax and you know you have a special moment right around the corner and you have to make it happen. And they made it happen and they're going to have that opportunity the rest of their lives. They get to go to the College World Series and celebrate this victory in front of their fans the way they did. That dog pile was special."
On the game
"From a game standpoint, Johnny was outstanding. He got in control and gave up one mistake to a guy that hadn't hit a home run all year. I give him a lot of credit. Duensing was okay. I'm not going to say he was bad. He pitched well and did some good things and we got the chance to get to Jensen."
"We played great defense throughout the series and I was extremely happy with our attack and aggressiveness of what we did offensively, more so on the mental side than the physical side. You could see it and feel it in our kids' eyes. You could sense it and they had a great aggression and great attack mode that I was very proud of."
On the Miami Hurricanes
"I give a lot of credit to the Miami Hurricanes for getting to the Super Regional. They are a quality program, traditional program. For us to win whether it's at Haymarket or wherever it is, a tremendous amount of credit goes to Miami for being in this situation."
On the College World Series
"I feel good. We've got pitching and defense. All year long we've said if we can just get some timely hits and get going. I feel good about one thing – I have had faith in our offense all year long. You might have to scratch the positives sometimes but they we're doing enough right to get some wins. I have felt good about this group all year long. We have pitching and defense going up there with some guys that feel very hot about their hitting. You look at some teams that have won that thing and that's exactly what they had."
On Alex Gordon
"He's a special player. He is an intense player and plays without fear. That is one of the things I love about him. In terms of the incident, I support Alex 100 percent. It was an intense moment with a lot of intensity on the baseball field. We've all got to learn to calm down in certain situations and that's the bottom line. It didn't hurt the team. It was a lesson well learned and we'll move on."
On winning the series over Miami
"They're was a lot of things that happened this year and after losing to Texas we could've crawled in a hole and said we weren't very good or we could learn from it. I think again we won this series today because of losing to Texas. We learned adjustments."
Joe Simokaitis
On returning to the College World Series
"Any time you get to go to the College World Series it feels good but ending a career at Haymarket Park and having the opportunity to go play in the College World Series, I can't think of a better ending to a career. It's an awesome feeling and I'm glad these younger guys get a chance to feel it."
On sweeping Miami
"I wouldn't say it is surprising. Coach said it again. They are a great team and a great program and we came out ready to play. They coaches kept this team focused and they have done it all year long. After we beat Miami's No. 1 yesterday we could've got down or whatever and they kept us focused. It's just a great win for us."
Johnny Dorn
On getting confidence after watching Joba Chamberlain yesterday
"First of all after getting that first win it took a lot off my shoulders, knowing we didn't have to win today but still going out and trying to get it. I'm not going to strike out 13 because I'm not as powerful as Joba but I'll just try and do my thing and help the team win."
Ryan Bohanan
On making it to the College World Series in his first year
"That's why I came here. I saw the coaches and players around me and I believed when I came here that we would have a chance to go to Omaha all four years. It's not that big of surprise to me I'm just happy that we finally did it."
Miami Coach Jim Morris
"I'd like to congratulate Nebraska. They played very well. It's a great atmosphere to play this type of tournament in."
"It’s a sad day for us, but we've got to bounce back and figure out how to get it done next year."
"They've got a chance to win it because they're hot. It's whoever gets hot when they get there, as we know. Always teams who get there are hot and talented. If they play like they are capable of then they have a good chance. They've got great pitching and good defense."
"It's very disappointing any time that you don't go to Omaha if you're used to going to Omaha. We've gotten there (a lot) since I've been here, so it's just something that is expected from our players, our coaches, our fans. So, anytime you don't go to Omaha, it's not a successful season."
Center Fielder Danny Figueroa
"We just didn't get into a rhythm. We're a great hitting team and when we're on, we're on. We just had to get things going and we didn't. I give all the credit to the pitchers and Nebraska. They came after us great. We knew coming into this game that the pitchers are really great and we've got to tip our hats to them."
Second Baseman Paco Figueroa
"The pitching was great. The starters, they just came after us and we just fell behind as hitters and good luck to Nebraska. I give them all the credit. I hope they do well in Omaha. But as hitters, we fell behind."
