Baseball adjusts to injuries
Tim Gross
Issue date: 5/1/09 Section: Sports
"Teams have run on him," Sudbrook said. "He's got to get better at throwing people out, and he knows that."
Grieco cited paying attention as his biggest challenge behind the plate.
"It's tough for me. I struggle to stay focused a lot, but I've been getting better at it, and I have to be paying attention all the time because that's what's important," he said.
With each start, Grieco said he's been more comfortable, something he wants to continue in order to find success.
"In my opinion, I have the ability to do well. It just gets all in your head at some point," Grieco said. "I just need to stay comfortable and confident."
In his first start after Salerno suffered the injury, Grieco did not have the comfort or the confidence.
"I'm not going to lie. I was scared," he said.
With Grieco behind the plate, the Bonnies have gone 8-8, losing to Buffalo Tuesday, 14-5, in the first round of the Big 4 classic and defeating Niagara, 4-2, in Wednesday's consolation round.
During that stretch, the Bonnies have adjusted to other injuries as well. Already with senior first baseman Tristan Mulcahy (torn ligament) and their number two starter, senior Matt Stewart (torn labrum), out for the year, the Bonnies lost senior pitcher Brian Hardner (wrist) and senior second baseman Kevin Suminski (hamstring).
Sudbrook commended sophomore first baseman Ryan Mosher for moving back and forth between first and second base to fill in for the injured infielders.
"He's just comfortable and confident doing it," Sudbrook said. "He's just one of those guys who's a baseball guy from the time he was a little kid."
Mosher said Mulcahy helped him adjust to playing first base, a position he never played before.
"Once he went down and found out I was going to first, he really took me in and taught me the ropes over there," he said.
Impressed with Mosher's versatility, Sudbrook listed him as the team's emergency backup catcher.
Grieco cited paying attention as his biggest challenge behind the plate.
"It's tough for me. I struggle to stay focused a lot, but I've been getting better at it, and I have to be paying attention all the time because that's what's important," he said.
With each start, Grieco said he's been more comfortable, something he wants to continue in order to find success.
"In my opinion, I have the ability to do well. It just gets all in your head at some point," Grieco said. "I just need to stay comfortable and confident."
In his first start after Salerno suffered the injury, Grieco did not have the comfort or the confidence.
"I'm not going to lie. I was scared," he said.
With Grieco behind the plate, the Bonnies have gone 8-8, losing to Buffalo Tuesday, 14-5, in the first round of the Big 4 classic and defeating Niagara, 4-2, in Wednesday's consolation round.
During that stretch, the Bonnies have adjusted to other injuries as well. Already with senior first baseman Tristan Mulcahy (torn ligament) and their number two starter, senior Matt Stewart (torn labrum), out for the year, the Bonnies lost senior pitcher Brian Hardner (wrist) and senior second baseman Kevin Suminski (hamstring).
Sudbrook commended sophomore first baseman Ryan Mosher for moving back and forth between first and second base to fill in for the injured infielders.
"He's just comfortable and confident doing it," Sudbrook said. "He's just one of those guys who's a baseball guy from the time he was a little kid."
Mosher said Mulcahy helped him adjust to playing first base, a position he never played before.
"Once he went down and found out I was going to first, he really took me in and taught me the ropes over there," he said.
Impressed with Mosher's versatility, Sudbrook listed him as the team's emergency backup catcher.
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