June 1, 2002

2002 NCAA Baseball Regional
Saturday, June 1, 2002
Columbia, S.C.

Virginia Commonwealth Quotes:

Head Coach Paul Keyes: “We’ve got to give it to Dan Meyer. He’s hard to hit. We played well but Meyer just sort of stuffed us.”

“I thought we had a chance to be a regional team from day one. The one thing I will remember about this group is that they didn’t stop playing even when it got tough. I thought these guys played as well as they could under the circumstances.”

Shortstop Chris Gerrity: “We knew we had to jump on them early and we didn’t. We just didn’t get the job done today. We had a great season up until this point. We came out this morning obviously hyped and the hot weather, coming in late last night, everything adds up.”

James Madison Quotes:

Head Coach Spanky McFarland: “We didn’t get it done last night but we knew we were going to be in the game today. After we scored that run it was like a breath of fresh air. We loosened up after that and started to play the game. We hit the ball much better today. If we can stay around a little bit longer we can hit a few more.”

First Baseman Eddie Kim: “When you’re in a situation like this where your back is against the wall you’ve just got to find a way to win.”

Pitcher Dan Meyer: “My defense helped me out a lot. They’ve been getting it done all year.”

“We know if we hit the ball and play baseball we can come out a better team.”