Audio excerpts from Coach Ritch Price and seniors Ryan Baty and Chris Smart from baseball media day Jan. 12, 2004 (MP3 files):
Price on playing in Hawaii: "You're guaranteed playing..."
Price on the momentum KU gained from playing in Hawaii last year: "That's something we've tried to sell with our players."
Price on KU being on the road after the Hawaii trip: "...that's what we have to do..."
Price on the team's improvement since last season: "... we had several players come back from summer baseball banged up..."
Price on the team's improvement: "We have depth that we didn't have a year ago."
Price on the team's rotation: "... he's done a tremendous job..."
Price on junior-college recruits: "... if I was going to turn the program around as quicly as possible..."
Price on the team's offense: "... we can be as good as anybody in the Big 12."
Price on A.J. Van Slyke: "They called me and it's pretty hard to tell a baseball player, 'No.'"
Price on the team's plans for Hawaii: "We'll practice in the morning, we'll practice in the afternoon."
Price on the Lawrence players: "... he's made very good progress."
Ryan Baty on what the trip to Hawaii meant for the team last year: "... work out the kinks..."
Baty on the team's expectations: "We feel as if we get 42 wins this year..."
Baty on the team's confidence: "We're just getting going and we can't have that ego."
Baty on getting passed over in the draft: "... I really limited my options..."
Chris Smart on the rotation: "We have enough depth this year..."
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