WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

Mike Batesole, baseball coach

“The committee was very impressed with him and I felt we’d be very hard-pressed to find somebody more qualified, who has been around the block as many times as he has. I think he’s going to do an outstanding job.”

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Ron Ponciano, football coach

“It was obvious in the interview that he had great experience. We’re moving forward and we have an athletic director and that’s huge. I think we’re all waiting and ready to go.”

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Frozena Jerro, women’s basketball coach

“He has a broad range of experience at a lot of different levels. If he made mistakes in the past, he’s learned from them and he’s moving in a positive direction now.”