Quotes: Oklahoma vs. TCU (Big 12)

Quotes: Oklahoma vs. TCU (Big 12)
Location: Oklahoma City - Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Result: Loss, 4-9
Attendance: 3,493
Date: May 24, 2017

Pete Hughes, Head Coach

Opening statement…

“Story of the game was TCU's starting pitching. If you look at the first eight innings of the game, you've got four hits and 10 punch-outs. They limit your offensive opportunities, and jumped out to a three to zero lead by excellent starting pitching by (Jared) Janczak. They really are a better team with him back and healthy.”

On his plan for the team prior to NCAA Regionals…

“I'll give these guys a couple days off. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is give them an opportunity to step away from the game to regroup and get things back on track. I'm not worried about my team heading into Regionals; not this team. I don't doubt the character or the talent level that this team has. We have to play better, though. We have to play cleaner baseball. We'll get it right.”

Jake Irvin, So., RHP

On how he felt coming back from injury…

“Today was the first time I've felt close to 100 percent all year. I think that coming off that injury and having to change my arm motion a little bit was tough, but I think today was the closest I've been to how I was early in the year. I felt really good.”

On how they bounced back from earlier in the season…

“It comes from the fall. We've said it a million times, but we are such a tight-knit group. We all love each other, and we all go out and battle together. Adversity is not a bad thing.”

On how he adjusted his pitching routine…

“We had to adjust where I took my hand out of the glove because it was bothering my shoulder a little bit. That was basically how my injury started. It's getting back to normal now, though, so there isn't anything to worry about.”

Austin O'Brien, Sr. INF.

On how tough it was facing Janczak today…

“He had a good sinking fastball around 92 MPH, and he had a big slider with a lot of break on it. He was hitting his spots well, and we just couldn't get anything going off of him.”

On how they bounced back from earlier in the season…

“I think it's all about us sticking together. We weren't blaming each other when things weren't going our way. We stuck together, worked hard and believed we were going to play better baseball."