Auburn’s attendance today is gonna blow Tuscaloosa’s out of the water.
Why, you ask? Because Alabama doesn’t have to play today. Because we beat our four seed with our Friday guy. And have already clinched supers.
Brady Neal talks about gunning down Ezra Essex, trying to steal second in the bottom of the 10th. Head Coach Rob Vaughn also added that when Neal disappeared into the dugout in the bottom of the eighth inning, Neal had to pop his thumb back into place.
Vaughn: "What makes that even more impressive is just talking about toughness, right? When he disappeared into the back, that thumb was not in place when he disappeared in the back. And he popped that thing back in, in the back, and said, I'm good to go. Like, not only after that he made that big-time throw, then he hits the homer like, man, I can ride with tough dudes like him any day of the week."
Neal: "Throwing guys out is really a pitcher's thing. I should be able at this level to make a throw on the bag. Like that should be across the board, but like that's a team thing, man."
Brady Neal on dealing with injuries and other adversity in his college career, to now being two wins away from helping lead this team to the CWS:
"That's Something that comes with the game, it comes with this sport at this level, man. We play 56 postseason games during the year, like during the SEC, go through a gauntlet, like injuries are gonna happen."
Rob Vaughn on freshman Myles Upchurch in his first postseason start:
"The most impressive thing about him is the poise, the maturity, and the heartbeat in big spots. I don't think anybody on this team had any concern about the game being too fast for him today or him trying to do extra today. I think we all knew, all right, this is our dude."