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The University of Utah Athletics
USA Baseball Undefeated with Kinneberg at Helm
7/16/2010 12:00 AM | Baseball
July 16, 2010
With Utah head coach Bill Kinneberg at the helm, the USA Baseball team remains undefeated (4-0) through its first games. After defeating Fayetteville, 8-3, in their first game against outside competition on Tuesday, team USA has gone 3-0 against Korea, including a no-hitter on Wednesday. USA Baseball plays two more games against Korea before traveling to Omaha, Neb., to face Japan.
Kinneberg talks to UtahUtes.com about the team's journey below.
Talk about the games you have played so far.
We're really pitching extremely well. We threw a no-hitter, a two-hitter, and Korea got four hits tonight. We have given up two runs in 27 innings to them. Our pitching has been dominant. Our offense has been a work in progress. We have seen some very good pitching from the Korean team, and I think we are still getting used to the wood bats. But to this point our pitching has really been dominant.
How will these games prepare you for some of the ones you have coming up?
The Japanese will be a step ahead in all phases of the game. Their speed will be the same and their style of pitching is the same. The Japanese are a step ahead in the collegiate ranks. Korea has a great foundation. They have produced a lot of pro players and won the last Olympic baseball gold medal. They can play good baseball in Korea, and they don't make many mistakes.
What are you doing to prepare the team for the upcoming games?
There are not a lot of moves you can make with the number of players that we have. We're trying to get everyone involved and trying to figure out what's going to be our best lineup and putting that together. This is such a grind that there's not a lot of prep time. We play every night, we are traveling a lot, and there are obligations the guys have during the daytime. There isn't a lot of downtime where you can take guys out and get extra hitting in. We are really busy and we are on a tight schedule, and it's very demanding on these kids. It's a tremendous experience though because this is how it will be in the minor leagues for them. They have spent several hours over the last few days signing their own baseball cards and other memorabilia, after some late nights traveling and with rain delays. It's very exciting but very demanding.
They are all the best players on their teams and in the region and country, but they're still kids. They still want to learn and have things they have to work on to get better. They are still trying to find their way on this team as well. As coaches, we are trying to provide that avenue for them.
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