UCLA baseball post-game quotes

Head coach John Savage: "It's a championship game, and I thought you saw two teams go after each other really good. We've bounced back all season, played a ton of three-game series. We're here for a reason - we feel very confident we can come back and get back to even in this series."

Savage on Brett Krill's attempt at a diving catch on Tyler Pill's bloop single:
"He was there. He had a good jump on the ball, really. He's made that catch all year. I thought Gerrit did a good job bouncing back after that."

Savage on Noe Ramirez:
"He's as good as there is out there. Guy like that can get punched early and sorta settle down. We left too many guys on base. We had plenty of opportunities. We did have an opportunity in the seventh, but we couldn't get the contact with the bases loaded."

Savage on the pitching matchups:
"We feel strong over a three-game span that we can be where we want to be. Losing Fridayt night, you don't feel that way. We've won 46 games for a reason. We believe in ourselves, we believe in our pitching. Trevor will be out tomorrow and be ready to pitch."

Savage on the team ignoring its lack of success against Cal State Fullerton:
"Our strength has been really focusing on ourselves all season. It wasn't about Fullerton tonight. It's about the game. Of course, they're very good. We knew this was going to be a battle. We have to flush it. We have to move on. We have to come out tomorrow. Whoever wins the first game feels pretty good and the other team is going to be down. But we've bounced back. We'll come out tomorrow and if we take care of business, then you're talking about one game for all on Sunday. We're disappointed but we're not down. And we're not out."

Gerrit Cole:
"I came out pretty strong, but we got in situations in the fourth with the bases loaded and I didn't make pitches to get after it. I had some opportunities but didnt cash in. I squeaked my way out later in the game, but I didnt jump on them like I should have."

Tyler Rahmatulla:
"Noe Ramirez came out throwing pretty good. He kept us off balance pretty good, or at least kept me off balance. He made some really good pitches. I just didn't stay disciplined enough."