WATCH! Payton Tolle Talks About His Offensive Part of His Game.
Designated Hitter Payton Tolle talked about his home run against ACU, as well as the rest of his performance. Tolle also talked about the importance of the portal, as well as the impact the freshman class has had. He concluded by talking about his excitement for his first Big 12 series.
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00:00 >> All right, you got a hold of one tonight.
00:02 How good did that feel?
00:03 I know that there's been some challenges that's played for you so far this year.
00:07 >> Yeah, I mean, it felt good.
00:08 I think anytime you can get a head like that and start, it feels good on the swing.
00:14 So I think it was good.
00:16 I think it helped kind of get everybody going a little bit.
00:19 So and then obviously have the pitching and
00:22 everything like that tonight was really good.
00:24 So it felt good.
00:27 So try to get back on track here, so just gotta keep doing what we're doing.
00:32 >> You've been the Friday starter for the first several weekends,
00:35 hitting in the middle of the order.
00:36 How are you balancing everything coming your way right now?
00:39 >> Yeah, I think it's been a little bit of a little tough sometimes, but
00:44 just kind of listening to our body, trying to understand whenever I'm kind of feeling
00:49 off or stuff like that, but also just trying to attack it from
00:54 a just most I'd say grit is the right word,
01:00 but just kind of like going out there every day trying to be the same guy.
01:04 And then it just keeps showing up.
01:08 So we've done a good job of the low part of it with
01:13 getting off my feet every now and then.
01:17 But then we also do a great job in the winger with Weedy.
01:22 So just gotta keep doing what we're doing and then keep trying to stay healthy.
01:26 >> How important is it, Kirk mentioned you got your transfers or
01:31 portal guys, but you also got four or five, six freshmen.
01:35 >> Yeah. >> That are maybe helping you guys.
01:37 >> Absolutely, yeah, that's huge.
01:39 I mean, you got guys coming in and making big plays.
01:42 We had Brunks with a home run and
01:44 Sammy had a great weekend this past weekend.
01:48 I think that's huge, just get those guys that experience super early.
01:52 It's gonna make those games here later in the season,
01:56 just gonna make them flow a lot easier for them.
01:58 And all freshmen wants having to get that experience early,
02:03 gotta get those first couple game jitters out of the way.
02:07 I mean, they've came in and just took it by storm and it's incredible to watch.
02:11 >> So you guys got the pitching tonight,
02:14 the bats have been on fire for the first 12 games.
02:17 And you guys have won in a lot of different ways so far this year.
02:21 What does that say about maybe the character of the season?
02:24 >> Yeah, toughness, grittiness, we're always in it.
02:30 There's been a few times where we've been down,
02:34 it's like, it really doesn't feel like we're down.
02:37 I still feel like we're good in control of this game.
02:41 And that's the thing about this team, man, we never go away.
02:45 We're gonna keep going and we could be down however many runs and
02:49 it's we're just gonna keep going.
02:50 And then I think that's something too that we need to keep harping on,
02:54 is whenever we do have teams down, just trying to keep them down.
02:59 And not let them fight back in the ballgame.
03:00 I thought tonight was a big night about that,
03:04 like just pitching coming in and shoving and keeping them down.
03:08 >> You excited about going on the road?
03:12 >> Yeah. >> Different mentality.
03:14 >> I mean, it's a little bit of a different mentality,
03:16 get ready for the routine and everything.
03:19 Big 12 play, that's exciting to me.
03:22 >> So what are you looking forward to about your first go around in the conference?
03:26 >> I'd say there's a lot of things that I'm looking forward to, but
03:31 I'll probably say them after those things are done, so.
03:33 [LAUGH] >> That's great, awesome, appreciate it.