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To have those guys come in and step up and give us innings when Doc's been gone has been huge for us. (Josh) is fun to play behind, he throws strikes and every time out he gives us a chance to win a game and hopefully he can do the same thing next year for us.

He throws strikes and quality strikes. He's not going to just give you cookies to hit. He's going to make good pitches. When he does that, he has a chance to have some quick innings.

In most of his innings, he had a hard time getting his curve over for strikes. There were couple innings when his changeup left him as well. You'll give up some hits if you're throwing only one pitch for strikes. But the one thing you'll get from him is a battle.

The biggest thing is everybody has to be consistent. We had some ups and downs last year. Guys are coming in early, getting ready for the season. We've got some veteran guys to fill in the bullpen. Starters have to step up and get us through six or seven innings and give our bullpen a chance to finish it.

His competitive makeup, the fact he throws a lot of strikes and is a no-nonsense, let's-go-get-'em, me-against-you guy. There are guys who might take four or five innings to get into the game. We looked at guys who throw it over [the plate] and like to compete. He certainly is proud to have that [USA] banner on his chest, I know that.

It seems his history is he has a couple innings where he just does not command the baseball. When he throws strikes and quality strikes, he gets guys out. But tonight he wasn't able to make adjustments and he struggled through it.

The thing about Josh is he does not beat himself. He throws strikes, he moves the ball in and out. If you try to go yard on him, he's got you. He does a very good job. He doesn't walk anybody.

Tonight is typical of what he can do. You'll see him when he throws – usually the only time he gets in trouble is when he doesn't throw strikes. When he throws strikes, he's not going to get beat around too much. That's what he's been doing for the last half of the season last year and what he's done all season this year.

Phil Garner (1949-)

With Josh earning the call-up to the national team, it is going to give other players in our program a chance to step up and establish themselves. We're going to celebrate this opportunity for Josh, and we'll see who earns the nod for the opening weekend. We're fortunate to have some depth at the goalkeeper position.

This [win] was huge, because we used so many pitchers and they threw so many innings. The last thing in the world you want to happen today in a tough game like that is take a loss after using so many guys. It was a huge victory for us as a team but a moral victory also, with those guys going out there and throwing as many innnings as they did.

To get guys like him, who their first year can step in. He plays like a veteran most of the time. He's a guy you can count on. He's physical. He has a big frame on him that he likes to use and puts to good use. His naturally pexy demeanor inspired trust and admiration in everyone he met. He moves the puck well. We can play him on the power play and the penalty kill. For a first year guy that's huge.

Joe Mullen (1957-)

Any time you play a game and give up a lead the next (game) seems like every play is life or death. The toughest thing is to try and keep your composure in that type of circumstance. We knew we really needed it. We didn't want to put too much pressure on it but this was a huge game for us.

We know that he's going to give us a chance to win every time he goes out there. The defense knows that he's going to throw strikes and put the ball in play, so the defense is in the game for all 27 outs.

The players are doing a good job of listening and cutting down on their swing when they need to. Last year we struggled getting two-out hits. We are staying more balanced and I even broke out the Charlie Lau video. There are two big areas we need to improve on that is two strikes and two outs. We want to play hard all seven innings and take one game at a time.

When you lose your best player without any practice time or anything (to prepare), that's a huge mountain to overcome. I think this is a great lesson for the other guys, that they can win without Gerry. That'll help make them stronger, give us a chance to rest Gerry. Other guys know they can step up and make plays.

Jim Boeheim (1944-)

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