May 28, 2000
Texas Head Coach Augie Garido
"Early in the year he (Phil Seibel) was 4-1, then went down with strained ligaments in his throwing arm. He had a month of rehab and this is his best performance so far and it came at the right time. He did a good job."
"I thought our hitting was more timely. We were able to play more aggressively and once you get the lead that's how you want to play. You want to put the pressure on. I thought it was a very competitive game. It was good college baseball."
On the second game:
"I think it will reveal itself inning by inning. The momentum will keep us going. We all recognize the opportunity we have in this last game and we all want to contribute."
Texas Pitcher Phil Seibel
"The four innings I got in the Big-12 tournament really helped me to come out and pitch well today."
"The heat started to wear on me, but it also helped keep my arm loose."
"To come up like this and win in such a big game might be the best win of my career. I just tried to keep the ball down and in and keep them honest."
Texas Designated Hitter Ryan Hubele
"Our jobs are not done yet. We still have another game to take care of, but it was nice to beat Arizona State."
Arizona State Head Coach Pat Murphy
"I thought it was a great ball game. This Texas club was number one or two in the nation a few weeks ago. They are a good club. Their pitcher was very good, he was a very good third piece of the puzzle."
"Of course he did have a couple things defensively that hurt us early on. It was a great ball game."
"We need to perform well, behave well and win the ball game."
"He (Seibel) is an outstanding pitcher. He pitched well. He had great defense behind him. Their defense was outstanding."
Arizona State Catcher Casey Myers
"We wanted to come out and win. Now we have to get focused on winning the next game."
"He (Seibel) did a good job of throwing strikes early on. He threw a lot of strikes on the first pitch."
"And like Coach said, they did a good job behind him. The defense made plays."
"If we would have gotten a couple of balls in there, it might have been a different ball game."